PTI strikes alliance with Sunni Ittehad Council, vows to form govt – Pakistan
• Imran-led party confident to form govts in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well• Says alliance with Sunni Ittehad Council aims to claim reserved seats; MWM still an ally• Talks with PTI-P hit snag ISLAMABAD: Two days after its decision to sit on the opposition benches and launch a countrywide campaign against alleged rigging in the […]
Bilawal says Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for president – Pakistan
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said his father Asif Ali Zardari would be the party’s candidate for the presidential election. The comments come a day after talks between PPP and PML-N to devise a power-sharing formula in the upcoming coalition government remained inconclusive, though both sides claimed “significant progress” in the discussions. Both parties […]
JI smells a rat in 2024 elections
LAHORE: Amid the uncertainty as to who will become the prime minister, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has said that the government should be given to the one who has been given the mandate by the people. “In the world, first elections are held and then the government is formed, but Pakistan is the only […]
MQM-P delegation set for crucial talks with PML-N
KARACHI: A high-level delegation from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) is scheduled to meet with the top leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Islamabad on Monday (today), addressing a range of issues, with a particular focus on government formation. The MQM delegation, comprising Senior Deputy Convener Syed Mustafa Kamal, Dr Farooq Sattar, and […]
PTI calls for judicial commission to probe ex-Rawalpindi commissioner’s rigging revelations – Pakistan
The PTI on Sunday demanded the formation of a judicial commission to probe the rigging allegations made by the former Rawalpindi commissioner. Another layer of controversy was added to the already disputed Feb 8 elections on Saturday after Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Justice Qazi Faez […]
PML-N’s Malik Ahmad alleges PTI ‘inciting hate’ against govt officials – Pakistan
PML-N leader Malik Ahmad Khan on Sunday alleged that the PTI was “inciting hate” against government officials, calling on the caretaker government to take action against the party. He made the remarks at a press conference in Lahore a day after Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha accused the Election Commission of Pakistan and Chief Justice […]
PTI, police face off in several cities amid protests against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
LADY police officers attempt to pull a woman out of her car during PTI’s protest against alleged election rigging outside its secretariat on Jail Road, on Saturday.—Murtaza Ali / White Star LAHORE: PTI workers and police faced off in multiple cities on Saturday during protests against alleged rigging in the Feb 8 general elections. In […]
ECP yet to notify results of majority of independents – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Even after the passage of more than a week, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is yet to notify the victory of most of the independent candidates who have won National Assembly (NA) seats in the general elections. More than 101 independent candidates — most of them backed by PTI — have won NA […]
PPP, PML-N unable to finalise ‘give and take’ in coalition talks – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The talks between PPP and PML-N to devise a power-sharing formula in the upcoming coalition government remained inconclusive, though both sides claimed “significant progress” in the discussions. The third meeting between the Contact and Coordination Committees (CCCs) of the two parties, which took place on Saturday, remained inconclusive and both decided to meet again […]
‘Fascist and shameful’: Political analysts, lawyers condemn PTI candidate Salman Akram Raja’s arrest in Lahore – Pakistan
Urge CJP to take notice, demand his immediate release. Pakistan-Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader and senior supreme court lawyer, Salman Akram Raja, was arrested in Lahore on Saturday while staging a protest against alleged poll rigging. When being whisked away by the police, Raja was heard saying to reporters, “They are arresting me unlawfully. I am with […]