The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated on Friday that by-elections for 33 National Assembly seats, which became vacant after NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Asraf accepted the resignations of the PTI legislators, will take place on March 16.
ISLAMABAD: On Friday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the election commission’s (ECP’s) choice of media magnate Mohsin Naqvi to serve as interim chief minister of Punjab.
Following a meeting of the party’s general council, Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain was relieved of his duties as PML-Q president on Thursday, according to news.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a former prime minister, urged the judiciary on Sunday to revisit its earlier rulings in order to “rectify the injustices” against the soon-to-return Nawaz Sharif.
A Civil Court on Thursday acquitted Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Captain ® Muhammad Safdar in two cases for allegedly taking out rallies against the state institutions.
The PTI chief however took the ruling party to task, saying that instead of holding transparent elections, “it uses force, blackmail, police harassment and money to get votes”
He will also reportedly brief the party leader on important issues including the overall political situation of the country.
On Tuesday, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) and Speaker of the National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to “take notice” of a recent audio leak that allegedly included PML-Q MNAs Hussain Elahi and Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain and in which the two were heard discussing kidnapping a lawmaker.
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday (ECP) de-notified 35 PTI MNAs immediately after their resignations were accepted by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.
Asif Zardari, and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), held a lengthy discussion on potential solutions to avoid a defeat in the lower house of parliament in the event that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for a vote of confidence on Sunday.
Nawaz Sharif, the head of the PML-N, promised that the federal coalition would not be “blackmailed” by PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s demand to hold immediate elections in the nation while participating in a crucial party meeting via video link from London on Saturday
Syed Mustafa Kamal, the leader of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), declared on Thursday that his group would join the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
