Tag: Shahbaz Sharif

Nawaz promises to rebuild houses in flood-affected areas

“The government will continue to support the people till the danger is completely over and the last drop of floodwater goes into the sea,” Sharif said.

Shahbaz ventures in rain to dispense relief

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif closely monitored the situation arising due to heavy rains in Lahore and other areas of Punjab. He issued necessary...

Qadri tells supporters to vacate Parliament premises

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday directed his supporters to vacate the Parliament House premises by today (Thursday) per the Supreme...

Try rulers for treason for not upholding Constitution: Qadri

*PAT chief says rulers have violated Constitution by not implementing clauses related to provision of basic human rights *Rebukes allegations of violating Constitution, having army’s...

Audit exposes mega scam in PML-N laptop scheme

The Punjab government distributed 110,000 laptops to university students across the province allegedly to counter the rising popularity of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan among the youth just one year before the 2013 General Elections.

Sharif brothers, others booked in Model Town killings case

The prime minister enjoys immunity as long as he remains in office, and has refused to step down despite two weeks of protests that at their height saw tens of thousands of people break into the capital's so-called Red Zone and camp outside parliament.

Model Town Incident: PM, CM Punjab charged with murder in FIR

LAHORE- Th first investigation report (FIR) of Model Town Incident was filed on Thursday, nominating Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and...

Model Town murders come to haunt PML-N

The embattled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday found itself grappling with yet another challenge after a private news channel aired contents of the judicial commission’s report into the Model Town killings incident in which the investigating judge has laid the onus of the massacre of 14 political workers on the Punjab government administered by Sharif’s younger brother, Shahbaz Sharif.

Qadri doesn’t just want Sharifs’ resignations… he wants to see them...

Nawaz and Shahbaz must resign and hold themselves accountable before the law

LHC orders police to register Model Town killings FIR on PAT...

At least 14 workers of Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were killed and over 100 people injured in clashes with police on June 17 in the Model Town locality.

Judicial Commission report holds Punjab govt ‘responsible’ for Model Town bloodbath

According to the JC's report, which has been kept secret by the Punjab government, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had not ordered the police to "disengage" from the clashes with Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) supporters, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 people and injuries to over 80 others.

PML-N supporters come on Punjab roads to show muscle

A large number of PML-N workers participated in the rallies led by their respective elected representatives.

48 hours or else…

“Either I will wear this ‘kafan’ or Nawaz Sharif’s government will wear this,” the Canada-based cleric said, declaring that his protest had entered its “last phase”.

Shahbaz Sharif denies Basra’s claim that he’s stepping down from office

Pakistan Peoples Party leader Shaukat Basra had claimed that the government was ready to register the First Information Report over the Model Town incident, which had claimed the lives of at least 14 people on June 17, and was also considering the option of Shahbaz Sharif's resignation. Basra had further said that Raja Ashfaq Sarwar and Mujtaba Shuja were being considered as options for the post of chief minister if Shahbaz were to resign.

Shahbaz insists nation has rejected long marches

Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the nation has rejected ‘Azadi’ and ‘Inqilabi’ marches, adding that the orchestrators of these protests have...

‘Secret footage’ aired by TV channel claims Rana Mashhood took ‘bribe’...

A close examination of the footage reveals that alleged meetings between Mashhood and Asim Malik took place on various days in February 2012. However, the authenticity of the footage could not be independently verified.

Sharifs vow to protect democracy at all costs

Nawaz Sharif says if anybody thinks that they will oust a popular government through a protest or sit-in, they are mistaken.