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Pakistan NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq suspends five security officials following arrest of Opposition lawmakers

September 11, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. File | Photo Credit: X/@AyazSadiq122 Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) suspended five security officials following the arrest of Opposition lawmakers belonging to jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party from the Parliament building. Mr. Sadiq, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, took action…

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s party reiterates demand for CEC’s resignation over alleged poll rigging

June 23, 2024 admin

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party on June 23 reiterated its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja’s immediate resignation for failing to hold “free and fair” elections and protested against the “injustices” being committed against the party, according to media…

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Pakistan’s ruling coalition in Punjab loses 27 reserved seats after SC ruling

May 11, 2024 admin

Representational image of Pakistan Supreme Court | Photo Credit: Reuters The ruling coalition led by the Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) in Pakistan’s Punjab has been jolted as the provincial assembly’s speaker restrained 27 lawmakers on reserved seats after the Supreme Court’s ruling suspending a lower court’s verdict denying the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) its…

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Pakistan’s Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz lands in trouble for donning police uniform

April 27, 2024 admin

File photo of Maryam Nawaz. | Photo Credit: Reuters Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has once again landed in trouble, as the Session Court has been moved against her for donning a police uniform while attending a passing-out parade on April 25, according to ARY News. In his plea, the plaintiff claimed that Ms. Nawaz’s…

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Pakistan’s ruling PML-N win majority of seats in by-elections for national and provincial Assemblies

April 22, 2024 admin

Supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s party ‘Pakistan Muslim League-N. File. | Photo Credit: AP The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got the lion’s share in the key by-elections by winning at least two National and 10 provincial Assembly seats, according to the unofficial results on April 22. By-elections were held on Sunday…

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Pakistan Peoples Party nominates former PM Gilani for Senate chairman

April 6, 2024 admin

Former Pakistan prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Former Pakistan prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been nominated by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as its candidate for the coveted post of Senate chairman as part of the power-sharing agreement between his party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz…

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Ishaq Dar appointed as Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister

March 12, 2024 admin

Ishaq Dar leaves after a press briefing in Islamabad. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ishaq Dar, a four-time former finance minister, has been appointed as Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, as the new government settled in to tackle myriad problems at the domestic and external fronts, including its relations with India and other neighbours. Prime Minister…

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Pakistan gets first Sikh minister in Punjab province

March 7, 2024 admin

Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, an influential minority leader, who has been sworn-in as a provincial minister in Pakistan, making him the first Sikh to occupy a ministerial position in post-partition Punjab. | Photo Credit: PTI Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, an influential minority leader, has been sworn in as a provincial minister, making him the first…

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Maryam Nawaz becomes first-ever woman Chief Minister of a province in Pakistan

February 26, 2024 admin

Senior PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on February- 26, became the first-ever woman Chief Minister of a province in Pakistan when she was elected to head the Punjab province, describing it as an ‘honour’ for every woman in the country. Maryam, the 50-year-old senior vice president of…

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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif moves to restore appeals against convictions

October 22, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif releases a dove as he arrives to address a welcoming rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed applications on his return to Pakistan to restore pending appeals against his convictions in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia corruption cases….

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