KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) spearhead Farooq Sattar on Friday made an offer of reconciliation with party’s Bahadurabad faction by withdrawing from his powers to nominate Senate candidates. Speaking to the media, Sattar said that the party has offered Bahadurabad faction to nominate four names for Senate elections and that the party would ‘accept those […]
Senate elections
Ishaq Dar challenges rejection of his nomination papers for Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: Ishaq Dar challenged the rejection of his nomination papers for Senate seat on Thursday. The appeal was filed in the Lahore High Court’s appellate tribunal, according to details. Dar has questioned the returning officer’s call to reject nomination papers contrary to the facts. To this, Dar has contested his stance that all legal requirements […]
ECP rejects Ishaq Dar’s nomination papers
LAHORE: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday rejected nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar for upcoming Senate elections. Returning officer rejected Dar’s nomination papers during inspection after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had objected that the former finance minister had not presented an authentic declaration of his assets. Last week on Thursday, PTI […]
Farooq Sattar removed from MQM-P Rabita Committee convenership
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Rabita Committee removed Farooq Sattar from party convenership on Sunday saying that he ‘breached the committee’s trust’. Speaking to a press conference, MQM-P member Kanwar Naveed Jameel announced the decision. He accused Farooq Sattar of making amendment’s in party constitution without consultation with the committee. Jameel also accused the former committee […]
MQM-P fails to end internal rift, fields separate candidates for Senate elections
KARACHI: The internal rift in the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) over Senate elections tickets deepens as both the fractions submitted nomination papers of their candidates to the Election Commision of Pakistan (ECP) separately. MQM-P convener Dr Farooq Sattar was in favour of awarding Senate ticket to Kamran Tessori while the Rabita Committee was opposing this decision. February 8, today, […]
Senate elections: deadline to submit nomination papers ends
ISLAMABAD: The deadline to submit nomination papers of candidates for the Senate elections scheduled to be held on March 3 ended on Thursday. 144 candidates submitted their forms to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for 52 seats. Out of the total 144, there were 34 candidates each from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) while 28 from […]
Mushahid Hussain resigns from Senate, granted PML-N ticket
LAHORE: Senator Mushahid Hussain on Wednesday resigned from his Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) seat in the upper house. The PML-Q dissident leader will be contesting the upcoming Senate elections on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ticket. Mushahid submitted his resignation on February 5, which was accepted by Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani. Mushahid had parted ways with the […]
PPP, PML-Q leaders hold meeting at Bilawal House
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari hosted Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaders Shujaat Hussain, Pervaiz Elahi and others at Bilawal House on Sunday. Former prime minister Pervaiz Ashraf, PPP Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, peoples party members Faisal Saleh Hayat, Manzoor Wattoo, among others were present during the meeting between the […]
Senate elections: Forty-six candidates receive nomination papers in Punjab
LAHORE: Forty-six candidates have on Saturday received nomination papers for Senate elections in Punjab on March 3. Punjab Provincial Election Commissioner Sharifullah, in an official notification, announced details of election for 12 seats from the province. According to the notification, seven members from general seats, two members from the seats reserved for women, two members for […]
Nawaz chairs PML-N meeting at Jati Umra
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a party meeting at Jati Umra in which matters regarding the country’s political situation were discussed. In a meeting at the former prime minister’s residence, matters concerning PML-N’s election campaign, Senate elections and Pakistan’s political scenario were talked about. The meeting was attended Chief […]