Tag: senate elections
PTI terminates membership of 14 MPs in KP Assembly
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday terminated the membership of 14 lawmakers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly after the expiry of the period given to...
SC wants Ishaq Dar in court on May 8
--CJP says former finance minister should obey court orders or court 'will make whatever decision we deem appropriate'
--Says Prime Minister Abbasi met 'absconder' Dar in...
NA speaker hints at reforms in Senate elections’ procedure
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday hinted that the Parliament could take up reforms in the process of Senate elections soon after...
Shah Mehmood says Nawaz’s narrative can split PML-N into two factions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's political narrative can divide Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
PTI MPAs step forward to deny horse-trading allegations
PESHAWAR: Rejecting the party chief’s horse-trading charge against them, some PTI MPAs insisted that they did not sell their votes in the recent Senate elections.
They...
Catch 22: KP treasury, opposition in a fix as constitutional crisis...
PESHAWAR: Constitutional crisis looms as the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has lost majority in 124-member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly but the number-strong opposition is also...
Kh Asif questions process of Senate elections
ISLAMABAD: Khawaja Asif on Wednesday questioned the election of members, chairman and deputy chairman of Senate after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) disclosed the names of its...
Asfandyar urges politicians to avoid taking political matters to court
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan said that the country was being pushed towards unnecessary crisis and added that the parliament...
PM asks Imran, Zardari to come clean on ‘horse-trading’ in Senate...
Abbasi says Law Ministry working on draft law to curb 'horse-trading', will bring amendment in parliament if all parties give their approval
Says...
Imran moves ECP against PM, wants him to prove Sanjrani’s ‘horse-trading’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday filed a petition in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in connection with Prime Minister...
Javed Hashmi tells army to stay out of politics
MULTAN: Veteran politician Makhdoom Javed Hashmi advised Pakistan Army’s public relations arm to “avoid involving itself in civil affairs”.
“Institutions should not be turned into...
ECP rejects pleas of independent senators for joining PML-N
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected the applications of independent candidates for joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the...
ECP to get FIA, intelligence agencies’ assistance to probe Senate ‘horse-trading’
CEC laments 'vote-trading' by parliamentarians
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday hinted that it might seek help from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...
Scuffle mars Sanjrani’s victory in Senate elections
PTI lawmaker claims to be assaulted by son of PM Abbasi
The victory of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led alliance’s Sadiq Sanjrani did...
Senate elections: Battle intensifies as parties joust for influence
PML-N, JI back Rabbani while PTI puts weight behind Balochistan CM’s panel
ISLAMABAD: As the election for Senate chairmanship is drawing near, the ruling and...
Pakistan not ready to become US proxy state, says Khawaja Asif
Foreign minister says situation on LoC, WB has been rapidly deteriorating since 2017
Says govt will make efforts for detained Pakistanis in Saudi...
MQM-P MPA Heer Soho joins PPP, confesses voting for PPP in...
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) MPA Heer Soho on Thursday formally announced to join the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The announcement came at a...
