Pakistan

KARACHI: Estranged Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNA Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Saturday warned Prime Minister Imran Khan against “appointing a new army chief” saying it would lead to a strong reaction from all over the country. In a video statement posted on his Twitter account, Aamir Liaquat said he had received reports that the PM was going to appoint a new …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers breached the Sindh House in Islamabad on direct orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan, and a case of “attacking Sindh province” should be lodged against the premier. Addressing a protest demonstration to condemn the “PTI attack on Sindh House”, Sindh information minister and PPP Karachi division president …

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, …

KARACHI: Calling for action from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the dissident lawmakers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Friday warned the rebellious MNAs that their move would “bury their political career”. Though he was not sure about any decision by the federal government to impose governor rule in Sindh, Mr Ismail was confident …

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: An accountability court on Friday acquitted two former prime ministers – Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf – as well as other individuals accused in a corruption reference, observing that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had failed to establish any allegations of financial gain or misuse of authority against the suspects. Accountability court judge Mohammad Bashir issued …

ISLAMABAD: Even before supporters of the government descended upon Sindh House on Friday — where a number of government-allied lawmakers had been staying until the previous day – the opposition moved quickly to relocate its ‘trump cards’. Highly placed PPP sources said that PTI dissidents were shifted from Sindh House on Friday morning to a safe place in Islamabad’s Sector F-8. This is the same …