Muharram is the deadline: Imran on October 1, 2016LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, announcing not to hold more rallies like the Raiwind march, has vowed to shut Islamabad down after the holy month of Muharram in case Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not present himself for accountability in the Panamagate. Addressing a mammoth gathering at Adda Plot near the Sharifs’ residence […]
Chief secretary assures complete security to PTI marchers on September 28, 2016LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Captain (r) Zahid Saeed has assured Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed that no Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker would be arrested during the party’s scheduled Raiwind march tomorrow. According to opposition leader’s spokesman Hafiz Zeshan Rasheed, the Punjab chief secretary gave this assurance during a meeting with the […]
Resolution against Indian foreign minister filed in PA on September 28, 2016LAHORE: Opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday filed a resolution against Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on her statement in United Nation (UN), while Punjab Governor Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana has summoned the 24th session of the assembly on October 14. The resolution against Indian Minister Sushma Swaraj, who belongs to the Bharatiya […]
Any PML-N PM except Nawaz acceptable: Imran on September 28, 2016LAHORE: Reiterating that he was not against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) per se, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that his party will accept any other person from the “Nawaz League” as the prime minister in place of Nawaz Sharif, who has been “proved guilty in the Panamagate”. He said this while […]
PPP against protesting in front of opponents houses on September 28, 2016 LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah, while criticising the government’s weak foreign policy regarding India, has urged upon calling a joint session of the parliament to discuss the Kashmir issue. He said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to violate the water treaty, as there was no foreign […]
Imran warns govt against disrupting Raiwind march on September 27, 2016LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has warned the government that the party will strongly react if the authorities tried to disrupt his Raiwind march. Imran was in the city on Monday to check preparations and arrangements regarding the scheduled march and public meeting outside the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s residence at the end […]
Govt looting nation with both hands: Sarwar on September 26, 2016LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Punjab governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has termed the receiving of Rs 1,000 billion as petroleum and gas taxation a robbery, saying that the government has been looting the nation with both hands. While meeting the delegation of Insaf Tiger Force (ITF), under the leadership of Waseem Chaudhry on […]
PTI scraps sit-in, march still on on September 24, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) bigwigs have decided not to hold an Islamabad-like sit-in at Adda Plot, Raiwind – the venue decided for holding a public protest scheduled on September 30 – near the residence of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. According to sources, the PTI has decided to hold a peaceful protest at Raiwind but […]
PUNJMIN imports latest equipment to explore mineral resources on September 23, 2016LAHORE: Punjab Mineral Development Corporation (PUNJMIN) would import latest machinery to explore mineral resources of the province soon. “All necessary arrangements are being finalised in this regard. The latest machinery can help the country curb the problems it has been facing for a long time,” said PUNJMIN Chairman Mian Numan Kabir while meeting a delegation […]
PTI asks govt to draft law to protect whistleblowers on September 22, 2016LAHORE: Following the passage of the Whistleblower and Vigilance Commission Bill 2015 by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded the Punjab government to draft a law encouraging people to expose corruption and get 30 percent of the recovered ill-gotten money as a reward. The demand was made by the PTI legislator […]