PPP Shaheed Bhutto to challenge Bilawal, Zardari in by-polls on January 6, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party Shaheed Bhutto Chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto has announced to field candidates in by-elections against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who are scheduled to contest elections from two different constituencies of Larkana and Nawab Shah districts, respectively. She was talking to media after addressing a […]
Bilawal to launch mass contact campaign in Punjab on January 6, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will start his special people to people contact campaign in Punjab next week, said party’s provincial head Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday. Addressing a cake-cutting ceremony on 89th birthday of party founder and former premier Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s 89th birthday here at the party’s provincial headquarters […]
PPP terms CAO a democratic dictatorship of ruling Sharifs on January 4, 2017LAHORE: Strongly opposing the Civil Administration Ordinance (CAO) 2016 that has recently been imposed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab Chapter said that it is an act of the ruling Sharifs for establishing their ‘democratic dictatorship’ in the province. PPP Punjab President Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday said that […]
Draft bill against hate speech filed in PA on January 4, 2017LAHORE: A proposed draft of the private members’ bill against hate speech with a demand of creation of an online portal for lodging complaints was filed in the Punjab Assembly Secretariat on Tuesday. The bill also suggested observing ‘Stop Hate Speech Day’ at provincial level. The bill was jointly submitted by the 12 members of […]
Tariq Bashir in, Mushahid Hussain out on January 3, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has replaced Mushahid Hussain Syed by MNA Tariq Bashir Cheema as new secretary general of the party. According to the sources in the PML-Q, the party leadership replaced the secretary general due to busy schedule of Mushahid Hussain in the implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor […]
Transgender people demand govt to establish separate public toilets on January 1, 2017LAHORE: Though the society has started shown some recognition when it comes to the rights of transgender people, many of their issues are yet to be addressed by authorities concerned such as provision of separate public toilets. In the conservative third-world societies where male chauvinism overshadows rights of other genders, trans people routinely experience taunting […]
Transgender people demand govt to establish separate public toilets on January 1, 2017LAHORE: Though the society has started shown some recognition when it comes to the rights of transgender people, many of their issues are yet to be addressed by authorities concerned such as provision of separate public toilets. In the conservative third-world societies where male chauvinism overshadows rights of other genders, trans people routinely experience taunting […]
Legislature-executive tussle rules the roost in Punjab on December 29, 2016LAHORE: During the Punjab Assembly’s three-and-a-half parliamentary years, a traditional tussle between the representatives of democracy and state machinery was observed, as privilege of legislators was breached 31 times by bureaucrats, and thousands of questions were not replied to by the departments – violating rules. Since the start of start of the PA’s fourth parliamentary […]
Legislature-executive tussle rules the roost in Punjab on December 29, 2016LAHORE: During the Punjab Assembly’s three-and-a-half parliamentary years, a traditional tussle between the representatives of democracy and state machinery was observed, as privilege of legislators was breached 31 times by bureaucrats, and thousands of questions were not replied to by the departments – violating rules. Since the start of start of the PA’s fourth parliamentary […]
Jiyalas happy as Zardari and Bilawal to contest by-polls on December 28, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers on Tuesday backed the decision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Zardari and his dad Asif Zardari to join the National Assembly (NA). Talking to Daily Times, they termed it a positive act of their leadership for strengthening the party inside and outside parliament. PPP enthusiasts were of the view […]