Awami Muslim League Chief, and former Interior Minister Shaikh Rasheed claimed that matter with regards to general elections have been settled. According to him the nation soon will hear a news regarding the dates of elections in the same year in November. Former President, Asif Ali Zardari wrote in tweet that even those in quarantine […]
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PTI’s Sibtain Khan elected as new speaker Punjab assembly
LAHORE: PTI’s MPA Sibtain Khan Friday got elected as the new speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He was a joint candidate of his party and the PML-Q, as the new speaker. The Punjab Assembly speaker’s seat fell vacant after the former office bearer, Pervez Elahi was elected as the Punjab chief minister. Sibtain obtained 185 […]
Sibtain Khan, Saiful Malook to contest Punjab speaker election
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Sibtain Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Saiful Malook Khokhar have submitted their nomination papers to contest election for the Punjab Assembly speaker slot. The latter has also support of the Pakistan Democratic Movement member parties. The election for the PA speaker would be held through secret ballot at the assembly chambers on […]
CM Punjab election: Voting process ends, counting begins
The contest, which began after a delay of three hours, is expected to shape the country’s future political scenario. The process of voting ended at about 8:50pm after which the counting of votes began. Pervaiz Elahi among all Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has voted to elect the new Punjab chief minister in the provincial assembly […]
PM lauds Hamza for holding peaceful by-polls, Maryam for best campaign
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday acknowledged the efforts of the leaders and workers of Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz for ensuring the holding of by-elections of the Punjab Assembly in a peaceful manner. In a tweet, the prime minister appreciated the government of Punjab under Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz for conducting peaceful elections. “The […]
Polling concludes for by-polls in 20 Punjab constituencies
LAHORE: The polling for by-elections on 20 Punjab Assembly seats concluded on Sunday evening, Provincial Election Commission sources said. The polling process continued from 8am till 5pm, without any break. However, after 5pm, the voters present inside the polling stations were allowed to cast their votes. Overall polling remained peaceful except for minor incidents of […]
PM urges people to reject politics of divide, disharmony with power of their votes
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged the people to reject the politics of divide, discord, and bad blood with the power of their votes. In a series of tweets on his twitter handle, the prime minister in veiled reference to Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan said that his ego, way of politics, […]
By-Elections: Shah Mahmood Qureshi expresses satisfaction over smooth polling process in PP 217
MULTAN: Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed satisfaction over the polling process which was in progress peacefully in PP-217 here on Sunday. While talking to media persons, Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated that the polling process was heading forward smoothly. Police is highly alert and he is satisfied with the polling process. He maintained […]
Simran Singh says his victory strengthens Khalistan movement
ISLAMABAD: Simranjit Singh Mann, President Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and a leader of Sikh Khalistan Movement in Indian Punjab, who made it to the Indian parliament, Monday declared that with his success, the Khalistan movement had entered into the final stages. According to the Indian media, his victory and announcement to strive for the rights […]
President returns Elections (Amendment) bill 2022 unsigned
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has returned the Elections (Amendment) EVM/OP bill 2022 unsigned after citing certain reasons and recording his observations. The president said that he had been pursuing the issue of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Overseas Pakistanis Voting (OP) with all the governments, in the parliament, as well as at the Supreme […]