ISLAMABAD :The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday vehemently denied some media reports clarifying that no inquiry was pending in the NAB right now against Federal Minister Moonis Elahi. Therefore the question of arresting the said Federal Minister does not arise, a NAB spokesman said in a statement that the speculations about NAB’s arrest were […]
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NAB nothing to do with no confidence motion: Spokesman
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has vehemently denied some media reports, stating that the NAB had nothing to do with the no-confidence motion. According to spokesman, the NAB has always believed in carrying out its duties in accordance with the Constitution and the law. The NAB does not belong to any political party, group […]
Political dwarfs destined to face defeat: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan was the only political leader of the country. In a tweet, he dared the pigmies of the opposition to join hands and make an effort but he said the political dwarfs were destined to face defeat.
Qureshi sees opposition parties’ no-confidence motion as another attempt for fresh deal
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister and Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that opposition parties’ announcement to present no-confidence motion was another attempt at bargaining chip for a fresh deal. He said that PTI legislators and their allies in the parliament would collectively defeat such attempts by the opposition leaders to evade accountability. […]
Opposition’s tactics against govt failed : Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday said that all the tactics of opposition to derail the democratic process were miserably failed in the parliament. All nefarious political designs of corrupt opposition alliance have come to its logical end yesterday, he said while talking to PTV news. After Nov 17’s historic legislation passed […]
Leader of Tanzanian opposition party charged with terrorism
A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party with terrorism-related offences, following his arrest that drew international concern and criticism of the country’s new president. Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe was detained last week along with 15 other members of the party in a late-night crackdown government critics said bore the […]
Fawad calls for opposition’s ‘positive contribution’ towards Pakistan’s betterment
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said the opposition parties had the right to criticize the government policies but they should also give their long due ‘positive contribution’ towards the betterment of Pakistan. “Opposition should come up with their suggestions, we (the government) are ready to consider them,” he said […]
We will lock the assembly doors on unfair distribution of budget: Ghulam Shehzad Agha
PPP leader and member Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Ghulam Shehzad Agha, while speaking against the attitude of the government, said that Khalid Khurshid is not the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan but is working unilaterally as the Chief Minister of PTI. He said that if the government tries to ignore the opposition members in the development projects and […]
Opposition decides to withdraw no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker
The opposition has decided to withdraw the no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri at the request of the government. According to sources, the opposition will take back the no-confidence motion it filed earlier, today. It may be recalled that last week the joint opposition in the National Assembly had filed a no-confidence motion against […]
PTI attacked democratic norms, not opposition leader Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Secretary-Information Marriyum Aurangzeb says the PTI government attacked the democratic system of Pakistan on Tuesday not just the Leader of the Opposition and the Opposition. In a statement, Marriyum said in his pre-budget cabinet meeting Imran Khan did not order to eliminate inflation and taxes in the anti-people budget but instead ordered to […]