Shahbaz Sharif elected 23rd prime minister of Pakistan By: webdesk on April 11, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected as 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan unopposed in a National Assembly session boycotted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri chaired the NA session briefly before the party lawmakers left the house after which PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq supervised the proceedings. Shehbaz secured 174 votes as […]
NA session starts with single agenda of PM’s election By: APP on April 11, 2022ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session started here on Monday at 3:14 p.m. with the recitation of verses from the Holy Qura’an to elect a new Leader of the House after ousting Imran Khan by opposition parties through a joint resolution of no-confidence in the wee hours of the other day. Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri […]
NA to elect new leader of the house today By: News Desk on April 11, 2022The National Assembly will elect a new leader of the House on Monday (today), with former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the hot favorite. The PTI has proposed Shah Mehmood Qureshi as its prime ministerial candidate. Shehbaz Sharif, President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and joint opposition candidate, personally filed his nomination papers at the […]
Opposition knocks out PM Imran in no trust-move By: APP/ Web Desk on April 10, 2022ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Sunday defeated the ruling PTI government in the no-confidence resolution they jointly moved against Prime Minister Imran Khan with 174 votes, setting a new precedent in parliamentary history of the country for in-house change through a democratic and constitutional manner. In the 341-seat House (excluding a seat […]
PTI govt files review plea against SC to rvoke its decision to restore NA By: webdesk on April 9, 2022ISLAMABAD: The PTI-led government Saturday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision to restore the National Assembly and block NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s to dismiss the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The apex court’s five-member larger bench — headed by Justice Bandial and comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar, […]
No confidence motion: NA session resumes, voting expected after 8pm tonight By: Web Desk on April 9, 2022ISLAMABAD: The crucial National Assembly session to vote on the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has resumed after a long break. The delayed session resumed at 2:30 pm and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi continued his speech. The break had been prolonged, according to the source the voting is now expected to take […]
PM to address nation today, vows to fight for Pakistan till last ball By: APP on April 8, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that he will address the nation on Friday after chairing a cabinet session and parliamentary party meeting of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI). In his Tweet, he said, “I have called a cabinet meeting tomorrow as well as our parliamentary party meeting; & tomorrow evening I will address the nation. […]
Supreme Court declares deputy speaker’s ruling null and void By: webdesk on April 7, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan restored the National Assembly Thursday after it declared NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling against the Constitution. SC reserved judgment on suo motu notice of April 3 ruling of National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri. In the landmark verdict, the SC retained the opposition’s no-trust motion against PM […]
SC may rule in NA proceedings case today By: News Desk on April 7, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court may rule today on the National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s “unconstitutional” act to block the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the fifth consecutive day of deliberation on the matter. The CJP had taken suo motu notice of the constitutional crisis that erupted after Suri disallowed voting on […]
SC wants to wind up the case today, says CJP By: Web Desk on April 6, 2022Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial has stated that they wanted to wind up the case today as the Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing into its suo motu notice regarding National Assembly deputy speaker’s ruling rejecting the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial had […]