Tag: Sindh Assembly

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...

PPP has over 38 votes out of 65 in Sindh Assembly...

The presidential election is set to be held on September 4 and each vote that will be cast by the members of the Sindh...

[VIDEO]: PTI’s Firdous Shamim mistakenly congratulates Murad Ali Shah on becoming...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member and Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim mistakenly referred to Murad Ali Shah as the prime minister on Thursday. Murad...

Elahi’s victory adds insult to PML-N’s injury

PTI supported Pervaiz Elahi bags 201 votes as 15 PML-N MPAs secretly vote against party’s nominee Iqbal Gujjar, fueling speculation of a forward bloc...

Both contenders for SA speaker tainted by corruption

--Newly-elected Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani has been indicted in three corruption references while his rival, MQM-P’s Javed Hanif is already in jail on graft...

Sindh Assembly inaugural session marred with traffic jam, mismanagement

The Sindh Assembly inaugural session suffered a delay in its commencement as mismanagement at the entrance gates could not allow the 164 newly elected members to enter...

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...

NAB fails to initiate inquiry against illegal appointments at Sindh Assembly

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seems reluctant to initiate an investigation into the massive financial corruption and illegal appointments of hundreds of persons...

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...

PTI names Firdous Shamim as opposition leader in SA

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Monday decided to appoint Firdous Shamim Naqvi as opposition leader in Sindh Assembly. Naqvi won seat of Sindh Assembly from...

Tanzeela Qambrani to be first ‘Sheedi’ woman to join Sindh Assembly

KARACHI: Tanzeela Qambrani from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will be the first Sindhi 'Sheedi' woman to be part of the provincial legislature. According to a...

Model Abbas Jafri wins PTI seat in Sindh Assembly

With the elections result pouring in, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has managed to get the support of not just fellow politicians but the artists...

Three minority candidates elected on general seats in Pakistan

For the first time in Pakistan's history, three minority candidates were elected on general seats in the National Assembly and the Sindh Assembly, a...

No legal standing of a verbal marriage: CJP

Justice Nisar says no place for any verbal dealings in law PPP leader Khuhro contracted 'verbal' marriage with third wife KARACHI: Lawyer Farooq H Naek...

Sindh, KP assemblies to complete tenures at midnight

KARACHI: The Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies will complete their respective constitutional five-year tenures at midnight on Monday. The last session of the Sindh Assembly is scheduled to be...

Couples given right of separation in amended Hindu Marriage Act

The Sindh Assembly on Friday amended the Sindh Hindu Marriage Act 2016, awarding the right of separation to both husband and wife in addition...

PTI moves resolutions against Nawaz’s controversial remarks

KARACHI/LAHORE: Resolutions condemning the recent controversial statement of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif regarding the Mumbai attacks were submitted in the Sindh and Punjab...