Tag: opposition leader

Turkey detains nine people over attack on main opposition leader

ANKARA: Turkey has arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AK Party, after the country’s main opposition leader was punched and his...

Balochistan Assembly without opposition leader since August

The Balochistan Assembly has been functioning without an opposition leader since the lawmakers took oath in August, a report published in local media pointed...

Maldives election body endorses opposition leader Solih’s victory amid threats

  MALE: The Elections Commission of Maldives on Saturday officially declared opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih winner of the country's national election, defeating president Abdulla...

Mini-budget is ‘inflation bomb’ for masses, Shehbaz tells Umar

--NA Opp leader criticises PTI govt for imposing Rs183bn taxes, burdening nation by increasing gas prices --Says slashing of PSDP funds will affect education, health,...

Opposition leader wins Maldives presidency amid storm

COLOMBO: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the president-elect of the Maldives, spent his youth marching in the streets for democracy. He was elected to Parliament at...

Russian security chief calls opposition leader to ‘duel’

  MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin's close ally and chief of the National Guard on Tuesday challenged Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a "duel" and...

PTI Sindh chapter falls victim to internal differences

--Joint opp in Sindh Assembly nominates PTI's Firdous Shamim as opposition leader, snubbing earlier candidate Haleem Adil Sheikh   KARACHI: With the deepening of internal differences within...

PML-N nominates Raja Zafarul Haq as opposition leader in Senate

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday nominated Raja Zafarul Haq as its opposition leader in Senate, reports said. A request has been submitted to...

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...

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...

Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after asylum bid fails

HARARE: Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was in police custody on Thursday after Zambia rejected his asylum bid and deported him, as fears...

PTI finalises Firdous Naqvi’s name for Sindh Assembly Opp leader

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), after becoming the second largest party of Sindh, has finalised Firdous Shamim Naqvi's name for the slot of leader of the...

GB opposition parties protest Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018

GILGIT: Thousands of people protested the Gilgit-Baltistan Order 2018 (GBO) on Friday, according to reports. The protestors said that Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) should not be governed via presidential...

Police in Russia detain opposition leader, activists before Putin’s inauguration

  MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead...

Malaysian opposition leader investigated under fake news law

  KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian opposition leader is being investigated for alleged defamatory remarks about the Election Commission and police, state news agency Bernama reported...

Treasury hails, Opposition grills Miftah over ‘unrealistic’ budget

-Asad Umar points out lack of focus on circular debt, heavy borrowing -Govt lawmakers hail 'tax-free' budget aiming 6.2 per cent growth rate ISLAMABAD: As the National Assembly...

Govt lied about overcoming the power crisis: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Sherry Rehman voiced her concern over the power shortfall that has led to power outages across the...