Tag: Azadi March

Won’t give NRO to anyone, vows PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday vowed that there would be no reprieve for opposition leaders, likening the striking of a deal with the opposition...

Pakistanis won’t accept anything short of Imran’s resignation: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that Pakistanis and the opposition would not accept anything short of Prime...

Fazl adds 24 hours to PM’s resignation deadline

--JUI-F chief says next course of action to be decided by Rehbar Committee, rules out march towards D-Chowk --Fazl says ECP is more helpless than...

Govt renews talks offer, warns Fazl against blackmail

--NA Speaker Asad Qaiser calls JUI-F’s Akram Durrani, seeks meeting to hammer out differences --Firdous lashes out at Fazl in late-night presser, says JUI-F chief...

PPP, PML-N uncertain on attending Azadi sit-in

--PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif calls executive committee meeting on Monday to discuss Azadi March --PPP chief says party may join sit-in at H-9 ground if...

Shujaat, Elahi urge Fazl to opt for dialogue

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) leader Chuadhry Shujaat Hussain and Pervaiz Elahi calls Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday and urged him...

Maulana Fazl says D-Chowk is not his destination

--JUI-F chief says PTI govt's writ has ended and now 'we will peacefully run this country' --Warns govt not to malign Azadi March, says protest...

Arrests made after Taliban flags spotted in JUI-F’s Azadi March

A number of Azadi March participants were arrested on Saturday for hoisting Taliban flags during the protest. “The administration of the Azadi March has also...

PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan says Fazl’s statement asking protesters to arrest PM...

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) senior leader Aitzaz Ahsan said that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s statement inciting people to arrest the prime...

Opp mulls mass resignations, shutter-down strike across Pakistan

--PPP, PML-N leaders oppose JUI-F's suggestion to march towards D-Chowk --Rehbar Committee head says open to negotiations but govt's attitude is 'inappropriate'   ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition’s Rehbar...

Govt says no to PM’s resignation, snap polls

--Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak says protesters will face the music if they breach agreement --Says govt to move court against Fazl over making statement for...

JUI-F allows female journos to cover protests after uproar

After barring women from participating in the Azadi March, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has announced that there is no ban on female journalists from covering...

Govt seeks meeting with Fazl

--Rehbar Committee head Akram Durrani claims govt violated agreement by censoring Azadi March coverage As the Azadi March led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the...

No NRO, no resignation, vows Imran

--PM criticises PPP chief Bilawal for joining hands with right-wing JUI-F, calls him 'liberally corrupt'  --Says govt will send food to Azadi marchers but they...

Azadi marchers give PM Imran two days to resign

--JUI-F chief Fazl tells PM to go home, says protesters will change strategy if need arises  --Shehbaz calls Imran 'arrogant', 'brainless' leader, who snubbed Opp's...

Govt warns Azadi marchers against crossing ‘red lines’

--SAPM says Azadi March protesters should not endanger security of expatriates and residents living in Islamabad   ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday reminded the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl...

Islamabad police finalise security, traffic plans for Azadi March

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have concluded the security and traffic plan for Azadi March of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) which is expected to reach the federal capital...