Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, took aim at the establishment on Friday, saying that the “neutrals” on the vote of confidence for Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi did not appear to be impartial in his eyes.
During is press conference, PTI chairman Imran Khan claimed today that a plan was made to assassinate him like former Punjab Governor leader Salman Taseer.
Senator Azam Swati was released from an Islamabad sub-jail on Tuesday after being detained since late November for his controversial tweets about senior military officers.
The PTI leader thinks the country will become more stable through honest elections and that there is no benefit to going back to the NA.
According to PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, the party has decided to launch a nationwide “protest movement” starting tomorrow (Friday). He added that party chairman Imran Khan will join supporters after three weeks.
The National Assembly (NA) spokesperson announced on Wednesday that a meeting between PTI legislators and Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been arranged for Thursday in order to personally verify the party MNAs’ impending resignations. This meeting had previously been postponed several times.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry charged Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, speaker of the National Assembly (NA), with “running away” from accepting the remaining resignations of his party’s legislators.
Punjab Governor Baligh Ur Rehman de-notified Pervaiz Elahi as Punjab chief minister, dissolved provincial cabinet
Political instability & continuation of policies were the reasons behind failures the country – Ahsan Iqbal
Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman had asked Elahi to take a vote of confidence by 4pm yesterday.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid tribute to the former senior president of the women’s wing of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and senior parliamentarian Najma Hameed for her contribution towards democracy and the party.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Dr. Afnan Ullah Khan Friday made it clear that the coalition government categorically rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman’s demand for early elections as assemblies will complete their constitutional tenure and elections would held be on time.
