ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has urged the federal government to dissolve the National Assembly and hold new elections amidst growing political tensions. This advice came from PPP Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, who emphasized the need for a fresh mandate if the government feels threatened. In an interview with a private television channel, Bukhari stated, “If the government …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has responded to corruption allegations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by forming a three-member committee to review governmental matters. The move comes after provincial minister Shakeel Khan raised concerns about corruption in the province. The committee comprises former Governor Shah Farman, Qazi Anwar, and Anti-Corruption Advisor Musaddiq Abbasi. Their mandate is to thoroughly examine the operations …
ISLAMBAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, has raised concerns over the recent Supreme Court decision involving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the allocation of reserved seats. During a press conference in Lahore, Tarar highlighted the dissenting opinions of two Supreme Court judges, Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, which have cast doubts on the majority …
ISLAMABAD: Senior PTI leader and former minister for parliamentary affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, has indicated that his party might be open to negotiating with the PML-N, PPP, and MQM-P to resolve ongoing tensions between the government and the opposition, provided PTI’s demands are met. Relations between the PTI and the PML-N-led coalition government — already tense since party founder Imran …
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced that Pakistan will observe Youm-i-Istehsal (Exploitation Day) on Monday, to mark the fifth anniversary of India revoking Kashmir’s special autonomy and to show solidarity with Kashmiris, the state-owned PTV News reported on Sunday. On August 5, 2019, India’s Narendra Modi-led government stripped the Muslim-majority territory of its special status by repealing Article 370 of the constitution, splitting the former state into two …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that the army owes an apology to him since he was “abducted” by the Rangers on May 9, 2023. The PTI leader’s remarks came during a media talk at Adiala Jail where he was asked that the army wants those behind violent protests of May 9 to apologise and whether he would …
ISLAMABAD: Justices Aminuddin Khan and Naeem Akhtar Afghan of Supreme Court have issued a detailed dissenting opinion regarding the top court’s short ruling on allocation of reserved seats to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, stating PTI was not a party to the current case. Last month, the apex court had declared Imran Khan’s PTI eligible for seats reserved for women …
RAWALPINDI: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has confirmed ongoing communication with the establishment, stating that no significant outcomes have emerged from these interactions. Gandapur, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), made these remarks following a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on Saturday. Speaking to the media, Gandapur said, “The government urges us …
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs has released significant data revealing which political party’s government in Pakistan borrowed the most from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and which repaid the most loans and interest. In a briefing to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Saturday, officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs disclosed that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) …
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said that Pakistan fully supported Iran’s call for an “extraordinary meeting” of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Tehran, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a press release. The Islamic Republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had earlier threatened a “harsh …