Lawyers in Punjab and Sindh are on strike today (Tuesday) in protest of the ‘unconstitutional’ annulment of the no-confidence motion and dissolution of the National Assembly (NA). The Punjab Bar Council (PBC) has called for a general strike across the province on Saturday (today) in protest of the government’s ‘unconstitutional’ actions. “Lawyers have a life-long […]
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SC to hear suo motu notice on NA proceedings today
The Supreme Court of Pakistan is scheduled to hold a hearing on Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s suo motu notice regarding the constitutional crisis that erupted following the deputy speaker of the National Assembly declaring the no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan “unconstitutional.” “Any orders and actions taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan and […]
PML-Q leader Parvez Elahi claims to have more numbers than opposition
LAHORE: PML-Q leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi claimed on Sunday that his party’s numbers in the race for the chief minister slot are greater than the opposition’s. After a scuffle between the government and the opposition, a session of the Punjab Assembly to elect a new leader of the House was adjourned […]
Make hay while the sun shines
On March 8, the united Opposition filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi in the National Assembly. The stance of the annexed opposition is that the country is on the path of decline instead of progress. The majority in this confederated opposition is comprised of the classes that had been in […]
Jahangir Tareen group meets today
Members of the Jahangir Khan Tareen group met today in Lahore for talks and to review PML-Q leader Pervez Elahi’s nomination as Punjab’s next chief minister. Jahangir Tareen, the dissident leader of the PTI, will address his group members through video links. The unhappy group members previously agreed that the final decision would be made […]
PM Khan to preside over PTI’s political committee meeting today
As both the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the opposition parties work feverishly to gain an advantage before voting on the no-trust motion in the National Assembly (NA), which is expected to take place next Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan will once again preside over the PTI’s political committee meeting in Islamabad today (Tuesday). PM […]
Shujaat Hussain dismisses all rumours about divisions within Chaudhry family
President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has dismissed all news and rumours about divisions within the Chaudhry family and the party following Chaudhry Pervez Elahi’s decision to side with the PTI government on the no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly. Pervez Elahi’s decision came when Imran Khan offered […]
PM did not surprise the opposition, but rather Buzdar: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
PML-N senior politician and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to demand the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, saying that the PM did not surprise the opposition, but rather Buzdar. Abbasi was speaking to the media outside the accountability court in Islamabad on Tuesday, where he […]