Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as prime minister of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif took the oath of office as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, a day after being elected the premier for the second time. The premier was administered the oath by President Arif Alvi at the President House. PML-N leaders including Shehbaz’s brother, three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif, also attended […]
Issue of missing persons must be resolved: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Senior PML-N leader Khawaja Asif has stressed the urgent need to address the longstanding issue of missing persons in Balochistan. Addressing the media in Islamabad, he expressed concerns over the prevailing situation in the province, saying it was high time that the unfortunate norm of missing persons was resolved. “The time has come for […]
Pakistan to seek $6b in new IMF loan
Pakistan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund to help the incoming government repay billions in debt due this year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a Pakistani official. The country will seek to negotiate an Extended Fund Facility with the IMF, the report said, adding […]
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 […]
Fractious poll fertile ground for disinformation
ISLAMABAD: Fake boycotts and fictional ballots: a deluge of disinformation accompanied Pakistan’s contentious election, with a delayed vote count underway on Friday. Pakistan’s poll is the most fraught of recent years, with ex-prime minister Imran Khan jailed and his arch-rival Nawaz Sharif appearing to be the favourite of the powerful military-led establishment. Early results show […]
Bilawal challenges ‘myth’ about PML-N performance
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari challenged the “myth” that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government fared better than his party’s government in Sindh, expressing the hope that the people would vote for “real” performance. Bilawal, who is contesting on three National Assembly constituencies from Larkana, Shahdadkot and Lahore, said in a […]
Election campaign culminates today
ISLAMABAD: In anticipation of the upcoming general elections scheduled for Thursday, February 8, Tuesday (today) marks the culmination of an intense campaign period as political parties and candidates make their final push to sway voters. As per the election schedule, the political parties and candidates are required to wrap up their campaigns by midnight tonight. […]
Nawaz’s poll ‘popularity’ under scrutiny with Imran incarcerated
Political analysts raised concerns on Wednesday over the exclusion of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from the upcoming election race. This exclusion has led experts to assert that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif is gaining popularity through questionable means, sparking a heated debate in political circles. The Express Tribune Chief Editor Naveed Hussain shared his […]
Final candidates for NA reserved seats notified
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the final list of 31 candidates in the race for the National Assembly’s reserved seats in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8. A total of 10 of them belong to the PML-N, seven to the PPP, five to the JUI-F, four to the Jamaat-e-Islami, […]
K-P voters to decide fate of five party chiefs
PESHAWAR: The general elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa offer several key contests as the province’s voters will decide the fate of at least five political party chiefs and six former chief ministers, besides a number of ex-federal and provincial ministers on February 8. The previous elections in the province proved disastrous for several party chiefs, who lost […]