ISLAMABAD: Amid an outcry by the opposition in the National Assembly, the government on Thursday defended its decision to join the Board of Peace led by US President Donald Trump, saying it was taken in the interest of the Palestinian people. Originally meant to oversee peace in Gaza after Israel’s two-year war on the Palestinian enclave, the Board of Peace’s …
KARACHI: National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Monday called for a “new Pakistan”, which is democratic, where there is rule of law, and where there is no cruelty. Achakzai — who is on a four-day visit to Sindh along with a delegation of opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) to mobilise the masses for a nationwide strike and protest rallies …
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has said that the party’s future participation in meetings of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) was conditional upon whether consultations would be allowed with incarcerated party founder Imran Khan. Neither Barrister Gohar nor Barrister Syed Ali Zafar — who represent PTI in JCP meetings — have attended recent sessions of …
ISLAMABAD: After a months-long delay, Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai was appointed leader of the opposition in the National Assembly on Friday. Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan had named Achakzai for the opposition leader’s slot in the NA in August last year. The notification, seen by Dawn, read: “Honourable Speaker has been pleased to declare Mr Mehmood …
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Sunday alleged that authorities blocked key routes in Karachi to prevent its workers from reaching the rally venue at Bagh-e-Jinnah, as the party’s convoy led by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi made its way to the ground amid reports of clashes and detentions. According to PTI, the convoy was travelling to the rally venue via the …
LAHORE: A delegation of the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), led by Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, on Saturday evening reached Minar-i-Pakistan, where the leadership is expected to pass a formal resolution. However, local authorities closed all doors and blocked people from entering the Minar-i-Pakistan ground. The TTAP delegation is currently in Lahore to rally support for the opposition’s …
KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reached Karachi on Friday, beginning his three-day visit to Sindh as part of PTI’s street mobilisation movement. Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani welcomed him at the airport. A video released from the minister’s office showed Ghani receiving Afridi and the two hugging at the airport. Ghani was also seen presenting Afridi a Sindhi …
LAHORE: A delegation of the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayin-i-Pakistan (TTAP) headed from Islamabad to Lahore on Thursday as part of the opposition’s street mobilisation campaign. The alliance’s spokesperson said on Wednesday that the delegation would depart on a three-day visit to Lahore as part of the opposition’s “street mobilisation”. He said the TTAP leaders will organise “political and social meetings” in Lahore, adding …
ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance Tehreek-i-Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) held an emergency meeting on Friday to review the country’s political situation in the wake of the 27th Constitutional Amendment’s passage. President Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent to the contentious 27th Constitutional Amendment on Thursday, enacting it into law. The TTAP had already announced a nationwide protest movement against the amendment since …
ISLAMABAD: Opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Saturday rejected certain changes suggested to Article 243 of the Constitution under the 27th Amendment, claiming they were “person-specific”. Yesterday, hours after the Constitution (Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Act 2025 was tabled in the Senate, the TTAP announced a nationwide protest movement against the proposed legislation starting today. Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman …