Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan on Friday congratulated Mahmood Khan Achakzai on his appointment as leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. At the same time, he renewed the government’s call for dialogue with opposition parties, emphasizing that the Prime Minister’s invitation for negotiations remains open. Read More: PM approves […]
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Achakzai named opposition leader in National Assembly after months-long delay
ISLAMABAD: After months of delay, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, chief of the Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP), was formally appointed leader of the opposition in the National Assembly on Friday. Read More: Achakzai set to become NA opposition leader this week, says PTI The notification, seen by Dawn, confirmed that Achakzai’s tenure as opposition leader takes effect from January […]
Govt, opposition reach consensus on appointing opposition leader
The government and opposition have reached a consensus on appointing a new opposition leader following the disqualification of PTI’s Omar Ayub as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, According to sources, Achakzai will be the sole candidate of the united opposition. NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq assured that Achakzai will be appointed as […]
Achakzai set to become NA opposition leader this week, says PTI
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that Mahmood Khan Achakzai is expected to be formally notified as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly by Thursday, ending a months-long vacancy for the key parliamentary post. Read More: Process to appoint NA opposition leader set in motion Speaking to reporters at […]
Opposition leader appointment set as NA session summoned
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the National Assembly session on Monday, paving the way for the appointment of the leader of the opposition. The development follows the withdrawal of petitions by PTI’s Omar Ayub in the Supreme Court and high courts challenging his removal, which had previously delayed the process. Read More: Speaker, […]
Imran Khan demands recognition of Achakzai, Nasir Abbas as opposition leaders
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has voiced concern over the government’s delay in notifying Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas as leaders of the opposition in the Senate and National Assembly, respectively. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Khan urged the government to […]
Opposition leader asks Imran Khan to step down, calls PTI ‘incapable’
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has expressed grave concern over the worst loadshedding of electricity, making lives of the people miserable amid scorching heat. In a statement, he said the amount of loadshedding was alarming despite ‘excess’ power generation capacity in the system. He said that the people were starving, the school […]
Shehbaz Sharif files contempt petition against six FIA, airport officials
Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Monday submitted before the Lahore High Court (LHC) a contempt petition against six officials for barring him from flying abroad despite the court’s order granting him permission to do so. On May 8, the opposition leader was not allowed to fly to the United Kingdom via […]
Rwandan opposition leader released from jail
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was unexpectedly freed from jail on Saturday after President Paul Kagame permitted her early release, alongside two thousand other prisoners. “I thank the president who gave me this liberation,” Ingabire said as she left Mageragere Prison in the capital Kigali. “This is the beginning of the opening of political space […]
MQM-P did not take me into confidence over Firdous Shamim’s nomination: Khawaja Izhar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan has denied having any knowledge about the nomination of next opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly. Earlier, the Sindh chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with the consultation of its allies parties finalised the name of Firdous Shamim Naqvi for the post of leader of […]