PTI won’t leave PM, CMs posts uncontested
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday nominated party’s acting Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan for the post of prime minister, Mian Aslam Iqbal for Punjab chief minister, Salar Khan for Balschistan Chief Minister and Aqib Ullah Khan for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly speaker. Acting PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan told the media that […]
PTI raises concerns on report of Bushra Bibi’s ill health at Banigala – Pakistan
The PTI raised concerns on Thursday upon a report surfacing about a deterioration in the health of party founder Imran Khan’s spouse, Bushra Bibi, and called for her urgent medical inspection. Bushra Bibi is currently incarcerated in the couple’s Banigala residence, which was declared a sub-jail for her, after their conviction and sentencing in the […]
MWM welcomes, JI weighs alliance offer from PTI
ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) began its consultation on Tuesday on joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independents to form a coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), while the Muttahida Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) welcomed the alliance with the PTI. Earlier, in the day, the PTI announced making a government at the Centre and in Punjab with the support […]
PTI to ally with Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen in Punjab and Centre, with Jamaat-i-Islami in KP – Pakistan
The PTI has decided to form a coalition in Centre and Punjab with the Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) as per the instructions of party founder Imran Khan, the party’s Central Information Secretary Raoof Hasan announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Hasan relayed decisions that Imran, who is incarcerated in Adiala Jail over a […]
PTI reacts strongly to PPP’s decision to support PML-N
In a fiery response to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s press conference, where he announced support for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s prime ministerial candidate while refraining from participating in the government at the Centre, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has unleashed a barrage of criticisms. According to a statement issued by a spokesperson […]
Shahbaz Gill makes ‘reconciliatory gestures’ at PTI rally near White House – World
PTI workers hold a demonstration at McPherson Square near the White House in Washington DC.—Photo by the writer WASHINGTON: Shahbaz Gill, former chief of staff to ousted prime minister Imran Khan, extended an olive branch to the establishment during a Sunday rally near the White House. In a 27-minute speech at the protest rally, he […]
PTI to field candidates for speaker, PM slots – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Even as PTI described alleged ongoing attempts to change the election results to convert the victory of its candidates into defeat as a malicious plot to plunge the country deep into a quagmire of political chaos and economic instability, the party on Monday decided to run for the offices of speaker, prime minister and […]
PTI strategies govt formation at Centre, Punjab, K-P
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is formulating a plan to form government in Centre, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amidst the rise of its backed independent candidates as leading contenders in the general elections held on Feb 8. A statement issued after the party’s core committee on Monday stated that specialised committees entrusted with the responsibility […]
PTI to join hands with ‘another’ to get reserved seats – Pakistan
• Barrister Gohar says firm no to power-sharing talks with PML-N or PPP, claims they would prefer to sit in opposition• Asserts that release of political prisoners, recognition of PTI’s mandate only ‘healing touch’ powers that be can offer• Party demands resignation of CEC, ECP members for ‘facilitating poll fraud’ ISLAMABAD: Realising that the lack […]
PTI alleges Form 47 of 18 NA seats ‘falsely changed’ by returning officers – Pakistan
The PTI said on Sunday that the Form 47 of 18 National Assembly (NA) seats allegedly won by the party were “falsely changed” by returning officers (RO). The February 8 general elections had seen mobile services suspended and a delay in the announcement of the preliminary results, an exercise which was extended till the weekend. […]