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LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and allied parties are convinced that unlike Islamabad, Punjab will not see any legal and procedural impasse that may warrant judicial intervention for electing the new chief minister of the province. “The elements resisting and delaying the polls for electing the new Punjab chief executive are fairly weakened after abortive moves for manipulating the constitutional …

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Thursday accelerated his efforts in the turbulent political scenario to woo opposition lawmakers for not only his own election as the Punjab chief minister, but also to protect the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government in the province. Prime Minister Imran Khan has already sought the resignation of incumbent CM Usman Buzdar and sent it …

LAHORE: In a significant move, the major opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) reached out to the Jahangir Tareen group — a disgruntled faction within the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) — and endorsed the latter’s stated stance of removing Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. “The PML-N and Jahangir Tareen group have agreed that CM Buzdar should be removed as the political and …

ISLAMABAD: Top leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) were criticised in the Senate on Tuesday over alleged mega corruption and money laundering amidst walkout by the opposition against ‘absence of ministers’. The objection against absence of the minister concerned was raised by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of Jamaat-i-Islami on the very first question pertaining to …

LAHORE: After almost a year of strained relations over the issue of en masse resignations from assemblies, the top PPP and PML-N leadership met here on Saturday and agreed to leave the thorny issue behind for a common cause — sending Prime Minister Imran Khan home — and pledged to weigh all options to achieve the goal, including a no-confidence …

LAHORE: Main opposition parties Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party took exception to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s threat that he would become more dangerous if pushed out of power. PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz termed it a ‘hollow threat’ from a defeated person, while PPP secretary general Nayyar Bokhari dubbed it “boastful talk” by a person sitting on a sinking ship. …

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib on Monday accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of operating multiple secret bank accounts. Talking to reporters outside the Election Commis­sion of Pakistan (ECP), he said the perusal of financial documents of the two parties revealed that the PML-N and PPP hold nine and eleven undeclared bank accounts …

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: In a renewed attempt to muster support for an anti-government movement, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday approached the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and other opposition parties and vowed to launch Tehreek-i-Nijaat (movement of riddance) against the ‘unprecedented’ inflation and ‘lopsided’ accountability allegedly covering corruption of the ruling alliance. PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif contacted PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari …

ISLAMABAD: As the government showed its determination to set up the controversial Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) to regulate the country’s media, the opposition parties on Tuesday vowed to resist the move, terming it an attempt to further gag the media and the voices of dissent. Calling it a ‘draconian law’, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party …

ISLAMABAD: Expressing concerns over the reports coming from various parts of the country regarding shortage of Covid-19 vaccine, major opposition parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — on Sunday accused the government of committing a “criminal negligence” and called for audit of the coronavirus funds. PML-N president and Leader of the Opposition in the …