Hamza Shahbaz elected as CM Punjab in accordance with SC’ verdict By: APP on July 23, 2022ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said that Hamza Shehbaz was elected Chief Minister of Punjab as a result of the implementation of the Supreme Court verdict. She said that Supreme Court in its verdict had given the authority to vote only to the party chief. She said that the President […]
‘Even traitors can’t do what Mazari has done’, says Pervez Elahi By: Web Desk on July 23, 2022Pervez Elahi, the leader of the PML-Q and PTI’s candidate for the position of chief minister, criticized Dost Mazari, the deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly, for rendering a contentious decision regarding the election of the chief minister of Punjab, claiming that the article 6 of the Constitution applies to him. Pervez Elahi spoke to […]
Hamza Shehbaz vs Pervez Elahi: Punjab Assembly to elect new CM today By: Web Desk on July 22, 2022Today (Friday), Punjab will once again be the center of attention as all eyes are focused on the crucial session of the Punjab Assembly to hold the process of electing the new chief minister between incumbent CM Hamza Shahbaz and Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervez Elahi. It is anticipated that the contest will influence the political […]
ECP issues victory notification of 19 candidates in Punjab by-elections By: Web Desk on July 21, 2022The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued victory notifications for 19 candidates as MPAs following the most recent Punjab by-elections. After the ECP removed PTI dissident MPAs from their seats, by-elections were held on July 17 to fill the 20 vacant seats in the Punjab Assembly. The outcome of PP-7 Rawalpindi is being suppressed […]
Punjab CM elections: Shujaat declares support for Pervaiz Elahi By: Web Desk on July 20, 2022Ch Pervaiz Elahi will be the candidate for Punjab Chief Minister, according to Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) President Ch Shujaat Hussain. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ch Shujaat indicated unequivocally that Elahi would be the party’s candidate for CM. He claimed to have cleared this not once, but twice or three times previously. He […]
Shops, markets in Punjab to close again at 9pm from today By: Web Desk on July 20, 2022The Punjab government restored the notification for the province’s markets and stores to close at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, after giving it a reprieve in honour of the religious celebration of Eidul Azha. Starting today, all shops, markets, and shopping malls must close at 9:00 p.m., while all hotels, restaurants, cinemas, and theatres must close […]
ECP seeks deployment of Army in five Punjab constituencies By: APP on July 15, 2022The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday sought the deployment of the Pakistan Army outside the polling stations in five sensitive constituencies of Lahore and Multan to prevent any untoward incident during the upcoming by-elections. Army should be deployed outside polling stations in four constituencies in Lahore, one in Multan, the ECP said in […]
IG Punjab orders strict implementation of code of conduct during by-polls By: News Desk on July 1, 2022 Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan has said that every possible resource should be used by supervisory officers for peaceful conduct of by-elections in 20 constituencies of 14 districts of the province. IG Punjab directed that apolitical role of police would be ensured in all cases during the entire election process. […]
Hamza will remain CM Punajb, PML-N still have majority of 177 votes, Tarar claims By: Web Desk on June 30, 2022Attaullah Tarar, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), claimed Thursday that Hamza Shehbaz would remain Chief Minister of Punjab because the PML-N still maintained a 177-vote majority in the Punjab Assembly. Attaullah Tarar told the media after the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the PTI’s intra-court petitions against Hamza Shehbaz’s oath as Chief Minister […]
Lahore High Court directs re-counting of votes for Punjab CM election By: Web Desk on June 30, 2022In a significant development, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered a recount of the votes cast in the Punjab chief minister’s election, excluding the votes of 25 PTI dissidents, while declaring the outcome of the party’s petitions contesting Hamza Shahbaz’s election to the post. On Thursday, a five-member LHC bigger bench led by […]