ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (FD): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers on Monday requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that they should not be denotified if NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf approves thier resignations. The PTI made the request after it informed the electoral body that their MNAs are withdrawing their resignations and the NA speaker has been informed about it. …
LAHORE, Jan 23 (EW): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday instructed his party leaders to expedite the election campaign against the government, local media reported. Imran Khan will consult his doctors for medical advice and will enter the campaign trail to give tough time to the government, sources revealed. He had issued instructions to prepare for the …
ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM/ISLAMABAD: Condemnations continued to pour in from across the Arab and Islamic worlds over theburning of a copy of the Quran by a Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) Party, burnt a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday. Saudi Arabia …
A power breakdown was reported across Pakistan on Monday morning after the frequency of the national grid decreased, according to the Ministry of Energy. The ministry said that the system of frequency of the national grid went down at 7:34am today resulting in a widespread breakdown in the system. “System maintenance work is progressing rapidly,” it tweeted. Earlier DawnNewsTV reported that …
Following the allegation levelled by members of the joint investigation team (JIT) — tasked to probe the assassination attempt on the life of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad — on its head and Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, the probe body has been reconstituted once again on Sunday. The development came after differences emerged …
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday said the judiciary should review its past decisions, urging it “rectify the injustices” done to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, whose return to Pakistan is expected soon. Responding to a reporter’s question during a joint press conference today, Abbasi said: “The injustices done to Mian Nawaz Sharif sahab — we talk …
LAHORE (EW), Jan 22: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan urged on Sunday his party members to speed up the electoral campaign, which he regard as “Election karao, mulk bachao” campaign. The deposed premier prepared a strategy to react to the acceptance of the PTI lawmakers’ resignation in the National Assembly. Mr Khan said once the PTI will completed …
Former bureaucrat Mohammad Azam Khan took oath as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker chief minister in a ceremony held in Peshawar on Saturday. KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administered oath to Khan, whose name for the provincial caretaker role was finalised after consultation between outgoing chief minister Mahmood Khan and Leader of the Opposition Akram Khan Durrani. Earlier today, Ali …
In reference to the cases registered against him across the country, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said Thursday that fervent “efforts are being made to disqualify me from politics”. During an interview with the BBC, the former prime minister noted that “they are trying their best” to disqualify him ahead of the general elections in the country. Khan added …
In separate developments, the Russian Federation and the US promised full support to Islamabad on Thursday, saying Pakistan was an important partner and they wanted strong bilateral relations with it in various sectors. A delegation, led by Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov, called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore and discussed cooperation in various fields to strengthen the …
