For the second time in Pakistan’s parliamentary history, Zardari was able to win the majority of votes cast in the electoral college, which is made up of the provincial assemblies and the parliament. The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), which supported Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the candidate who represents PTI independents, only managed to garner 181 votes,…
The MQM-P’s negotiation committee, which consists of Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui as convener, Syed Mustafa Kamal, and Dr. Farooq Sattar, has reportedly been given the authority to decide following the dissolution of the Rabita Committee. According to those with knowledge of the developments, “the three-member negotiation committee will now decide on casting vote to Pakistan…
Speaking at a news conference today in Lahore, she announced that everyone will receive their Ramadan packages at their doorstep rather than having to wait in line during the fasting days. CM Maryam had already instructed the relevant agencies to guarantee that the Ramzan gift contained high-quality items. She was given an overview of the…
Akbar S. Babar, a founding member of the PTI who later fell out with its leadership, has appealed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the party’s recent “fraud” intra-party election. Babar later asked that the PTI’s intra-party elections’ results be ruled void in an interview with the media. Babar stated that 940 voters,…
The chief minister, who presided over a meeting today in Lahore about the “Apni Chaat Apna Ghar” project, asked for a detailed plan to carry out the announcement to build 100,000 dwellings. During the conference, it was determined to build around 3000 low-income houses in each district of Punjab. She gave the go-ahead for officials…
The ECP timetable states that voting in the presidential election will take place on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The examination of the nomination papers takes place on March 4, and at 1:00 pm on March 5, the final list of candidates for president will be revealed. Asif Ali Zardari called Khalid…
Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the president of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), had earlier said that the Quetta municipal government had “aided” his move into a Quetta mansion. Omar Ayub stated in the National Assembly that there had been raids on Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s home. He denounced the raid and declared that a resolution against…
Omar Ayub Khan, the opponent of Shehbaz Sharif and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), received 92 votes against Sharif’s 201. The National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq presided over the session, which started with Jam Kamal of the PML-N taking the oath of office. SIC legislators held up images of the PTI founders and screamed…
The newly-elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly convened on Friday and elected Ali Amin Gandapur, the nominee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as the Chief Minister of the province. Gandapur secured a solid victory, gathering a total of 90 votes, while his opponent from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Ibadullah Khan, received 16 votes. After…
Senator Irfan Siddiqui, renowned for his close ties with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, asserted that Senator Ishaq Dar is poised to rejoin the federal cabinet as the Minister for Finance and Revenue. He informed journalists that Dar is anticipated to retire from the Senate in March 2024 but will promptly seek re-election, as per…