PTI notifies office bearers ahead of schedule after ‘no contest’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a late night development, PTI announced that Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Omar Ayub were elected the party’s chairman and general secretary, respectively, after their opponents withdrew nomination papers. Similarly, provincial presidents of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapters were also announced. An election will now only be held to elect the Balochistan […]
PTI reminds IMF of ‘fair polls’ promise – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the PTI has urged the lender to endorse an audit of the 2024 elections for the sake of political stability in the country, before entering into a dialogue with Islamabad for a new bailout package. This was disclosed during a press conference addressed by PTI […]
PTI calls on IMF to link grant of financial facility with ‘good governance’ – Business
The PTI on Wednesday wrote a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling on the global lender to ensure that its guidelines regarding “good governance as well as conditionalities” were satisfied before granting a financial facility to Pakistan. It also demanded an election audit of “at least 30 per cent of the national and […]
PTI announces countrywide street protests against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
• Party leaders demand CJP’s intervention, allege victories in Balochistan changed to defeats overnight• Imran endorses Alvi’s refusal to call NA session• Amir Dogar nominated for NA speaker slot ISLAMABAD: The PTI has decided to take to the streets, again, to protest against the alleged theft of its mandate, urging all democratic forces to join […]
PTI team meets Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Mengal to seek support against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the sole agenda of raising a collective voice against the alleged rigging in the recent elections, a PTI delegation, led by Asad Qaiser, held separate meetings with Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal on Monday. While talking to Dawn, MNA Sher Afzal Marwat […]
PTI team meets Achakzai, Mengal to seek support against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the sole agenda of raising a collective voice against the alleged rigging in the recent elections, a PTI delegation, led by Asad Qaiser, held separate meetings with Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal on Monday. While talking to Dawn, MNA Sher Afzal Marwat […]
Imran taps Gohar again as nominee for PTI chief – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With its founder Imran Khan in prison, the leadership role has become a conundrum for PTI, as it has taken a U-turn and once again nominated Barrister Gohar Ali Khan for the party’s top post. Mr Gohar was elected as PTI chairman after securing Mr Khan’s backing in the December 2023 intra-party elections, which […]
Approached PTI before PML-N for govt formation: Khurshid
Senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Khurshid Shah, has said that his party’s attempt to engage with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for government formation was met with refusal, despite efforts to adhere to democratic norms. Addressing the media outside the Sindh Assembly, Shah asserted that the PPP currently holds the “key” to democracy, […]
PTI changes its Punjab CM nominee
LAHORE: The PTI has named Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan as its new candidate for the post of the Punjab chief minister following the provincial police’s attempt to arrest its earlier nominee, Mian Aslam Iqbal. PTI secretary general Hammad Azhar on Saturday wrote on social media platform X that Mian Aslam was nominated by the party’s […]
PTI protests bid to bar leaders’ entry to Punjab Assembly – Pakistan
LAHORE: In the presence of heavy police deployment, led by none other than the inspector general of police himself, the embattled PTI-backed winning candidates on Friday employed different tactics to enter the Punjab Assembly premises or reach close to the gate to protest against the “snatching of their mandate through rigging in elections”. Some policemen […]