Tag: Azadi March

Talks fruitless if Azadi marchers adamant on resignation, says PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that there was no need for negotiations with the Azadi March protesters if his resignation was their...

Imran green lights Nawaz’s departure

--PM's aide says Imran made decision after seeing medical reports of ailing former premier --Maryam says she wants to accompany father, but can't do so...

Talks useless without PM’s resignation, says Fazl

--Fazl welcomes ISPR DG's statement, says 'consider JUI-F workers your own people and they will always stand with you'   ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana...

‘Don’t worry,’ PM tells comrades as Fazl digs in heels

--Imran says govt will bring hoarders to the book ISLAMABAD: As the Azadi marchers led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) remain...

Govt offers judicial probe into ‘rigging’ but Fazl won’t budge

--Pervaiz Elahi says govt won't accept demand of PM's resignation, hopes for breakthrough in talks --JUI-F chief says govt shouldn’t bother with dialogue if Imran Khan’s...

Elahi calls on Fazl, seeks to break impasse

--PA speaker says any breakthrough will require 'patience and hard work' --JUI-F chief demands end to 'lopsided' justice and accountability, wants govt to withdraw case against...

PM Imran directs CDA chief to assess Azadi marchers’ needs

--JUI-F tells PM to keep his relief offer in his 'pocket' ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Amer...

Two Azadi March protesters die of cardiac arrest

Two participants of the JUI-F’s Azadi March died Wednesday morning after suffering cardiac arrests. Another protester died a day earlier and his funeral prayers were...

JUI-F’s central executive committee to meet today

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has called a meeting of his party's central executive committee at his residence in Islamabad today...

Govt, Opp fail to break Azadi March impasse

--Defence Minister Pervez Khattak says govt has agreed to several of Opp's demands, talks will continue --Rehbar Committee chief Durrani says Opp sticking to demands...

Bilawal seeks party workers’ permission for joining sit-in

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday left the decision of joining the sit-in in Islamabad to his party workers as he...

Opp decides to extend Azadi March sit-in for two more days

--Govt, Opp hold talks as JUI-F MNAs submit resignations to Fazl --Khattak hopeful for positive outcome in the next meeting --Fazl says Opp united against govt,...

JUI-F’s Azadi March curbs freedom of movement in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: From blockade of main arteries of Islamabad and inter-city highway to the suspension of business activity and closure of schools and transport, the...

Not negotiating any deal with PML-N, PPP, says PM Imran

--PM says 'there's enough evidence to suggest that foreign hands were behind Azadi March' --Says 'state comes first and then comes politics'   ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan...

Army will continue to support state institutions, Gen Bajwa reaffirms

--Corps commanders say won't allow reversal of security gains at any cost --Army chief calls for 'cohesion of all stakeholders on key national issues'   RAWALPINDI: The military...

Govt to raise Azadi March issue in NA on Nov 7

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to bring the matter of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam's (JUI-F) Azadi March to the parliament for a political solution. In...

Gen Bajwa gifted perfume to Fazl after ‘heated argument’, claims anchorperson

TV anchorperson Rauf Klasra has claimed that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was gifted a bottle of perfume by Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...