Tag: MQM-P

All three presidential hopefuls get clearance to contest poll

--PTI's Alvi reaches out to Balochistan parties, MMA's Fazl seeks support from GDA, MQM-P --PPP's Aitzaz says he hopes Fazl will withdraw in his favour,...

PTI, allies in talks over share in ministries

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government-to-be and its possible allies are in talks over the share in ministries while an announcement is yet to be...

MQM-P, GDA to support Haleem for Opp leader slot

KARACHI: Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan has said that his party and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) have unanimously decided to support...

Relatives of politicians dominate reserved seats for women

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday issued a list, allocating reserved seats for women and minorities to political parties according to...

MQM-P leaders say Shamim Naqvi’s appointment as Opp leader may strain...

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izharul Hasan on Thursday warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against selecting Shamim Naqvi as leader of the opposition in...

Sattar, others appeal to CJP, COAS to take notice of rigging

Say ready to produce evidence, witnesses  Allege disappearance of POs on election night Claim that rigging was targetted to favour PTI KARACHI: Leaders of...

Alliance with MQM-P out of necessity than choice, says PTI Karachi...

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi President Firdaus Shamim Naqvi on Sunday said that the alliance with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was made due to...

Plea seeks disqualification of PTI’s ‘absconder’ MNA

KARACHI: An application has been submitted with the returning officer seeking the disqualification of newly-elected Member of National Assembly (MNA) Muhammad Aslam Khan from NA-254,...

MQM-P agrees to back PTI in Centre

PPP warns MQM-P that it will be deprived of govt in Sindh if it joins federal govt PTI leaders uneasy over MQM-P joining...

PTI supported by 169 in NA, 182 in PA: Fawad Ch

ISLAMABAD: More independent candidates are set to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after which the numbers will swell to 169 in National Assembly (NA) and...

Jahangir Tareen reaches Karachi to meet MQM-P delegation for coalition

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Tareen on Monday reached Karachi to meet a delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). According to media reports,...

MQM-P approaches ECP for vote recount in NA-239

ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) submitted a petition before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday, calling for a vote recount in Karachi’s...

Tareen set to visit Karachi, alliance with MQM-P on agenda

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen is scheduled to meet leadership of Muttahida Qaumi Movement- Pakistan (MQM-P) during a visited to Karachi on...

Despite PTI win, opposition fancies chances to turn tables on Khan

--PPP-PML-N alliance coupled with trump cards like MMA, MQM-P may spoil the party ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the largest party in...

MQM-P’s Dr Farooq Sattar suffers unprecedented defeat

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar suffered one of the worst election defeats in the past few years. The split from Mutthida...

‘Pawns of establishment’ suffer election rout, army critics win polls

--Election results show major upsets as so-called pro-army politicians Ch Nisar, Mustafa Kamal defeated ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of rigging allegations by the opposition parties with...

City disappoints political ‘bigwigs’ of PPP, MQM-P, PSP

KARACHI: As the election results are pouring in from various constituencies after successful and peaceful holding of general elections 2018 in the country, the...