PTI senior leader Asad Qaiser on Saturday claimed he was prevented from reaching the Islamabad airport, resulting in him missing his flight to Skardu in connection with the ongoing election campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). The incident comes just a day after PTI MNA Junaid Akbar and his team were expelled from GB while they were […]
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Asad Qaiser claims airport access blocked
Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser alleged on Saturday that Punjab Police prevented him from reaching Islamabad Airport, causing him to miss a flight to Skardu. He said he was travelling for election campaigning ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan polls. The incident has intensified opposition concerns about fairness and political freedoms before the upcoming elections. In a […]
Govt offers to shift Imran Khan to Banigala
ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Wednesday offered to shift PTI founder Imran Khan from Adiala Jail to his Banigala residence, provided the PTI submits a written application requesting the move. Speaking on Asma Shirazi’s talk show on Hum News, the minister said that if declared a sub-jail, Banigala would allow PTI […]
PTI Nominates Sohail Afridi for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister
PESHAWAR– In a significant late-night development, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership has officially nominated Sohail Afridi as its candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The decision was made during an extraordinary meeting held at the Speaker’s House, attended by PTI General Secretary Salman Akram Raja, former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, […]
Court issues arrest warrants for Asad Qaiser
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday issued arrest warrants against former speaker national assembly Asad Qaiser in a case pertaining to the judicial complex attack case. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sapra issued a bailable heard the case and issued bailable arrest warrants. During the hearing of the case, the applications for exemption from appearance of […]
Asad Qaiser demands tax relief for FATA until stability returns
Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser has demanded that the government stop imposing taxes on the former FATA region until peace is restored. Speaking to media at the Parliament House, he said the area has not yet seen development or stability, so citizens should not be burdened with taxes. Qaiser argued that there is no justification […]
NA speaker resigns over no-confidence motion row
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Saturday announced his resignation and handed over the chair to MNA Ayaz Sadiq, one of the members of panel of chairmen, to advance the House proceedings on the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan. “I have decided that I will not continue as the speaker anymore […]
Lack of quorum leads to NA session’s adjournment
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Friday adjourned the House proceeding till Monday after the opposition members pointed out the lack of quorum. As the House proceeding started, Senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Syed Naveed Qamar and Khawaja Saad Rafique of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) expressed concern over not allowing the media […]
Who are the seven members banned from National Assembly?
National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser took action against seven members of the NA (MNAs) on Wednesday who used riotous and vulgar language in the House on Tuesday and banned them from entering the Assembly premises. According to the National Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker conducted the proceedings under the rules and regulations of the Assembly, […]
Opp leader greeted by loud jeers, slogans and whistles from PTI lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif was greeted by loud jeers, slogans and whistles from the treasury members when he started his speech on federal budget. As PTI lawmakers surrounded the opposition leader, PMLN lawmakers and other opposition members formed a protective circle around him. The jeering and slogans got louder as […]