PPP will form next government in Centre and all provinces: Zardari on February 6, 2018LAHORE: Former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would form the next government after winning the 2018 general elections. He was addressing a public rally organised by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Lahore to mark the Kashmir Day. More than 10,000 people attended the rally. “I can […]
Without a unanimous opposition candidate, all 12 seats in Punjab appear to be secured for N-League on February 5, 2018LAHORE: Despite its two-third majority in the provincial assembly of Punjab, PML-N can still lose at least one Senate seat from the province if the opposition manages to unite behind a single candidate. Though both PTI and PML-Q have announced their candidates, Sunday’s round of meetings among representatives of three major opposition parties in the […]
Haroon Bukhari again absent from PA question hour on February 3, 2018LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering (HUD&PHE) Syed Haroon Bukhari yet again excused himself from the question hour in the ongoing session of the Provincial Assembly on Friday. It was the third such occasion during this parliamentary year when the minister skipped the question hour, leaving Speaker Rana Iqbal Khan […]
Ch Sarwar to contest Senate polls on February 1, 2018LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee member and former Punjab governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Wednesday formally announced to participate in the upcoming Senate election from Punjab. According to declaration issued by Former Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Wednesday, said his party was popular political and democratic party of country as Imran Khan is […]
Opp suggests declaring CPR a cheque-like instrument on February 1, 2018LAHORE: Both the treasury and the opposition legislators in Punjab Assembly terming the progress of public departments “zero” have suggested the government to declare the sugar mills’ CPR (cane procurement receipt) as equal to a bank cheque for easy and in-time payments to the cane growers across the province. The legislator also demanded to nationalise […]
Opp assails govt over policies for employees, teachers on January 31, 2018LAHORE: Legislators from both the opposition benches on Tuesday strongly criticised the government over its failure to deal with problems facing government employees as well as fill vacant teaching posts in the province. The Punjab Assembly session on Tuesday started an hour and 13 minutes late from its scheduled time. The session was chaired by […]
PA session summoned; Kasur incident to be discussed on January 27, 2018LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly’s 34th session has been summoned for Monday evening after a break of 65 days. The session was delayed due to the opposition parties’ political agitation. However, the political situation has normalised after the withdrawal of the strike call given by religious groups over the issue of Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s resignation […]
Opp unites against PML-N on January 18, 2018LAHORE: The opposition was united on Wednesday in demanding immediate resignations of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah to ensure justice for the heirs of Model Town, Islamabad and Kasur martyrs. The historic event took place in front of the Punjab Assembly building in the city where heads of all opposition political […]
Opp all set to hold ‘power show’ against PML-N in Lahore today on January 17, 2018LAHORE: The stage is set for one-day protest by opposition parties to get justice for the victims of the Model Town carnage as well as seven-year-old Zainab and chief architect of the event – Dr Tahirul Qadri of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) – has announced that Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and […]
Bilawal tells establishment not to ‘interfere’ in politics on November 14, 2017LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday criticised the role of the establishment in local politics and urged it not to interfere in politics. Bilawal started street politics in the city by visiting the family of a deceased worker Hara Sain in Nawaz Sharif’s native constituency NA-120 at Abid Market in […]