The PPP slapped a court notice on PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday and demanded a “unconditional apology” for his “fabricated and scandalous remarks” accusing Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the PPP, of plotting his assassination.
Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has finally arrived in the provincial capital of LAHORE with a mission to “reorganise” the party in front of the key elections for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry was given a 14-day judicial remand by an Islamabad district and sessions court on Friday in connection with an allegation of inciting violence against a constitutional institution.
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.
