Tag: Tahirul Qadri

PM not resigning at any cost: Saad Rafique

ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Tahirul Qadri want to...

Overview: Parliament meets over political crisis

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's lawmakers held an emergency session Tuesday over the political crisis roiling the country as thousands of anti-government protesters remained camped out in...

Parliament Joint Session: Allies, opposition ensure support to government, Hashmi makes...

Islamabad- The joint session of the Parliament began on Tuesday around 12pm. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived at the Parliament but did not address the house. During...

Sharif won’t resign…or be sent on leave!

The meeting sparked speculations in the electronic media with some television channels claiming that the army chief had asked the premier to go on leave or tender resignation for at least three months so that a Supreme Court commission could probe into the election rigging allegations. However, soon after the speculations started to make their space, the PM House as well as the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the armed forces, strongly contradicted the rumours. Nevertheless, an official statement issued by the PM House quoted the premier resolving not to tender resignation or go on leave under "any pressure".

Islamabad crackdown: Three deaths confirmed

ISLAMABAD- Spokesperson of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) confirmed three deaths from the clashes between police and protestors from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Awami...

Islamabad: Clashes between police, protesters continue, 498 injured

ISLAMABAD- Around 498 people have been wounded in clashes between police and protesters in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, hospital officials said Sunday, as a fortnight-long...

SC says it can invoke Article 190 if Qadri’s supporters don’t...

Bench says dealing with protests on Constitution Avenue an administrative matter and court will not intervene in political affairs     The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday ruled...

‘Elahi provides cloth for ‘kafan’ to Inqilab March participants’

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) senior leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has provided thousands of meters of cloth to the participants of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)’s...

PML-N senator suggests PM Sharif to offer PTI deputy-PM post

ISLAMABAD- A senator belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) on Wednesday suggested that a post of deputy prime minister be created and offered...

PTI, PAT sit-in updates: Petition filed in SC for treason case...

In a two-pronged strategy, 34 lawmakers of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) resigned to step up pressure on the Nawaz Sharif government but followed...

PAT, PTI Protest rallies: PTI resumes talks with govt

ISLAMABAD- There was no breakthrough in the deadlock between the government and protesting parties – the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) –...

Marchers barring justice in quest for justice, says SC

CJP says apex court will not give any order on the situation in Islamabad as it was an administrative matter for which govt is...

PTI, PAT protest rally Day 8: PTI suspend talks, alleges govt...

ISLAMABAD- Albeit a deadlock on the issue of prime minister’s resignation, ice has finally started to melt as the dialogue process between the Pakistan Muslim...

Day 7: PAT, PTI camp outside Parliament

LAHORE- On Pakistan’s 68th Independence Day, anti-government drives by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) headed towards Islamabad to protest against alleged electoral...

We will be patient, says Rashid

ISLAMABAD APP   Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Tuesday said that the government would maintain the policy of peace as human...

Army wants both parties on the table

Upon reaching PM’s Secretariat, PTI chief Imran Khan told his supporters that they would celebrate “Azadi” for the next 24 hours and then move to Prime Minister’s House in case the PM still refused to submit to the protesters’ demands of stepping down from his office and arrange a re-election.

Govt, Opp form committees for talks, Khan and Qadri dig in...

Imran, Qadri set PM's resignation precondition for dialogue process as govt, opposition announce separate committees for talks Ahsan Iqbal says govt negotiators scheduled to meet...