A new political controversy has emerged after officials revealed that the son of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Iqbal Afridi reportedly sought political asylum in Italy after travelling on an official passport. The disclosure was made by Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior. According to […]
Iqbal Afridi
PPP blames PTI-PML-N collusion for abrupt end to NA session
The PPP accused the PML-N of “colluding” with the PTI during National Assembly proceedings on Wednesday, after the speaker ended the session early when PTI’s Iqbal Afridi pointed out a “lack of quorum” ahead of an agenda item regarding the renaming of Islamabad International Airport. The last item on the day’s agenda was a calling-attention […]
“Dissolve it now”: PTI demands end to FATA committee
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly rejected the federal government’s recently formed committee for FATA under the convenership of PML-N leader Amir Muqam. PTI leaders demanded the committee be immediately dissolved, calling it an unconstitutional intrusion into provincial affairs. Speaking at a press conference, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, along with leaders Shah Farman, Sheikh […]