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LAHORE / PESHAWAR: As ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supporters gathered outside the house of MNA Malik Ahmed Hassan Dehar to protest his switching loyalties, workers of the opposition Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) staged a rally outside the residence of another PTI dissident Noor Alam Khan to give moral support to him and his family. In Multan, PTI supporters, armed with batons …

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin acknowledged on Sunday that the International Money Fund (IMF) had asked the government to explain how it would fund a $1.5 billion subsidy package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan, adding that the Fund was subsequently provided the details. Embattled PM Imran, facing a no-confidence move to oust him from office by opposition parties, had last month announced a cut in …

National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser has summoned the session of the lower house to deliberate on the opposition’s no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 25 (Friday) at 11am. The session, which will be the 41st of the current National Assembly, was summoned after the joint opposition made the requisition for it under Article 54 of the Constitution along …

ISLAMABAD: Addressing widespread concerns of a possible clash between parliamentarians and political workers on Constitution Avenue, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday ruled against any political gathering in Red Zone which houses important government institutions including the Parliament House, Supreme Court, Presidency and the Prime Minister Office. Besides, Sindh House, Punjab House, Balochistan House, KPK House, Election Commission of Pakistan, …

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says the upcoming no-confidence motion is the first such move wherein no one is buying or selling votes. Mr Husain, who is a former prime minister, says it is being reported on news channels and newspapers, and even the prime minister mentioned the opening of sacks of currency notes in Sindh …

ISLAMABAD: When a group of demonstrators, led by a couple of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, were marching on Sindh House, the capital’s police force did not take any immediate action to quell the situation. Sindh House is located deep inside the high-security Red Zone and is surrounded by high-profile residences and other provincial houses. These areas are already covered by a security cordon …

ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court (IHC) declined to issue an interim order on Friday to restrain the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from proceeding against Prime Minister Imran Khan and federal ministers for allegedly violating the code of conduct during the ongoing campaign for local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ECP earlier issued notices to Prime Minister Khan, KP Governor Shah …

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday issued show-cause notices to 13 of its lawmakers on grounds of alleged defection, and sought an explanation from them by March 26 as to why they may not be declared defectors and disqualified as a member of the National Assembly. The notices have been issued to the following MNAs: Noor Alam Khan (NA-27 Peshawar-I) Dr …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday predicted that most of the dissident lawmakers of his party, whose potential vote against him in the looming no-trust move in the National Assembly could threaten his government, will return back to the PTI because of “public pressure”. Terming the no-confidence resolution against him a “wonderful opportunity”, he said, “I predict that as the …

The Supreme Court on Saturday issued notices to four political parties — PTI, PML-N, PPP and JUI-F — in connection with a petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking the SC’s intervention to prevent “anarchy” ahead of the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The apex court directed the Islamabad inspector general of police to submit by Monday …