PPP to give Punjab govt a taste of its own medicine over power outages on April 25, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has announced to observe “Panama Week” in Punjab. The party has also decided to hold a party meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan against the Punjab government over power outages on May 4, said Pakistan People’s Party central Punjab president Qamar Zaman Kaira during a press conference here at the party office […]
Amid boycott, PA passes resolution in favour of PM on April 25, 2017LAHORE: The Supreme Court’s verdict in Panamagate echoed in the Punjab Assembly on Monday when treasury and opposition benches backed the decision by shouting slogans against each other. The opposition tried to move its already submitted resolution to seek Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation but the speaker said that as per Rule 115, the resolution […]
Opp renews call for PM to resign on April 22, 2017 LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Mehmoodur Rashid has said that the opposition parties will not allow the joint investigation team (JIT) – as announced by the Supreme Court to probe corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – to work until he (PM) resigns from the office. He also filed a resolution […]
SC verdict turns PM into lame duck on April 21, 2017LAHORE: Legal and constitutional experts said on Thursday that the Supreme Court’s decision in Panamagate was not in favour of the Sharifs and the PM has become a lame duck now. Talking to Daily Times, they added that due to the verdict, the PM’s office has become weaker before the Pakistan Army, especially after a […]
Ahead of Panamagate verdict, PML-Ns pro-PM campaign raises many eyebrows on April 19, 2017LAHORE: Hundreds of posters hanging across the streets of provincial capital in favour of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of much-awaited Panamagate verdict have raised many eyebrows. The ruling party launched its ad-campaign just 24 hours before the announcement of final verdict of Supreme Court in Panama case today (Thursday) at 2pm. Talking to Daily […]
Ahead of Panamagate verdict, PML-Ns ad campaign raises many eyebrows on April 19, 2017LAHORE: Hundreds of posters hanging across the streets of provincial capital in favour of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of much-awaited Panamagate verdict have raised many eyebrows. The ruling party launched its ad-campaign just 24 hours before the announcement of final verdict of Supreme Court in Panama case today (Thursday) at 2pm. Talking to Daily […]
Bilawal in love with Lahore and literature on April 18, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated a three-day Benazir Literary Festival at Alhamra on Monday. Addressing the event, Bilawal said, “It is a privilege speaking in Lahore where in 1940 a group of visionaries sat to gather and made a pledge that led us to create a Pakistan seven years later.” […]
Peasants decry landlessness, seek release of their arrested leaders on April 16, 2017LAHORE: The Anjuman-e-Mazaraeen, the biggest movement for the rights of tenants in Pakistan, held a seminar here on Sunday to mark the day. Unfortunately, no prominent event was organised at government level despite 70 percent of Pakistan’s economy is based on it. However, speakers at the seminar unanimously demanded the government that all farmlands must […]
Lahore to witness yet another literary festival on April 15, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will inaugurate the three-day Benazir Literary Festival on Monday at Alhamra. The festival is being organised by the Benazir Literary Society, a newly registered civil society organization, which has raked in Rs 1.5 million funds for the event. Among the organisers are main office-bearers of the […]
Hordes of PML-N candidates defect to PML-Q on April 12, 2017LAHORE: Party switching is not something new in the political arena of Pakistan, especially ahead of general election, but when some staunch supporters of a political party switch their affiliation, it raise many eyebrows. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) suffered a set-back on Wednesday when its key supporters belonging to PP-155 and PP-159 constituencies […]