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ISLAMABAD: The PML-N and MQM-P on Friday signed a formal agreement to empower local governments, which will be directly established and draw powers from the federation instead of provinces. The memorandum of understanding, signed at Parliament House, relates to the two parties’ resolve to introduce the 26th amendment to the Constitution. The two-point agreement was signed by Ahsan Iqbal of …

LAHORE: As political wheeling and dealing has reached its peak in the aftermath of the Feb 8 vote in which not a single political party could secure a simple majority, the PML-N and PPP have formally started consultations to form a government in the Centre with the help of their allies. Against the backdrop of the dialogue with the PPP, …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have agreed to scale down mutual tensions by withdrawing the allegations of vote buying and attack on election offices against each other in NA-127. Representatives of both parties in the said constituency and the candidates of Punjab Assembly’s constituency PP-160 which falls under NA-127, have agreed on following the code …

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N, a major political rival of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, and its ally in the upcoming elections, Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP), have hailed the special court’s judgement against ex-premier Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case, with PTI fou­n­der’s erstwhile confidante Jahangir Khan Tareen saying that both are reaping what they sowed. On the other hand, the …

Despite the absence of the traditional electoral pomp and show on the streets, an overwhelming number of candidates are vying for National Asse­mbly seats in the upcoming polls. A careful analysis of the final candidate list, issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), reveals that a total of 5,160 candidates, including 312 women and two transgender persons, are in …

PTI Senator Saifullah Abro has stated that the PPP and PML-N should move a no-confidence motion against Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani if both parties opposed the recent passage of a resolution seeking to delay the February 8 general elections. A thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament on Friday had become the talk of the town after it adopted a …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pak­istan (MQM-P) pledged to jointly contest the upcoming general elections in Sindh and strengthen local governments (LGs) nationwide through constitutional cover. These commitments were made during a delegation-level meeting at the residence of PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal. The PML-N delegation included Ahsan Iqbal, Ayaz Sadiq, Saad Rafique, and Bashir Memon, while the …

PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl is the most vulnerable among mainstream political parties to militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while next on the list are the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Awami National Party, said the home and tribal affairs department in a report. Political leaders, who are businesspersons by profession, too, are threatened by militant groups into paying extortion, according to …

In an unexpected turn of events, the PML-N and MQM on Tuesday announced they would contest the upcoming general elections together. The development comes days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and President Arif Alvi agreed on February 8, 2024, as the date for polls — an announcement that has stirred activity in the camps of major political parties. In the …

Two days after the budget was formally presented in the National Assembly, the PML-N and the PTI continued to butt heads over each other’s economic performance and the state of Pakistan’s external debt on Sunday. Earlier today, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb took to Twitter to share a video clip of a news package featuring former finance minister Shaukat Tarin. The clip was …