Category: Politics

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has seen significant developments late into the night as Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Omar Ayub were elected as the party’s chairman and general secretary, respectively. This came after their opponents decided to withdraw their nominations. Alongside these national positions, the regional presidents for the Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber ... Read more

ISLAMABAD – Several leaders from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) made a distinctive appearance in the National Assembly by wearing masks bearing the face of Imran Khan during the first session since the General Elections 2024. Members such as Sher Afzal Marwat and Ali Mohammad Khan, as well as other PTI leaders, entered the parliament’s lower house wearing ... Read more

On Thursday, the inaugural session of the 16th National Assembly took place, seeing new members take their oaths. The session was overseen by Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the outgoing Speaker of the National Assembly, who also administered the oath to the members. Before the oath-taking began, elected Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) were seen arriving ... Read more

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly is set to have its first meeting today, even though there’s a dispute over certain seats that the PTI-Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) alliance claims. President Arif Alvi agreed to start the session, after initially being hesitant, following a late-night decision. A formal notice announced the session would commence at 10 am on ... Read more

The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has announced the nomination of Ali Amin Gandapur for the Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Speaking informally to reporters at Adiala Jail post the hearing of May 9 cases, Imran Khan confirmed Gandapur’s nomination. Khan explicitly rejected any coalition possibilities with Pakistan ... Read more

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has officially nominated Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for the position of Prime Minister of Pakistan. In addition, Maryam Nawaz Sharif has been named for Chief Minister of Punjab. Expressing gratitude to the people of Pakistan and the political parties and leaders supporting them, Nawaz Sharif conveyed ... Read more

Lahore High Court’s Justice Ali Baqar Najafi has rejected 18 separate legal petitions that contested the declared results of various constituencies in the recent general elections. The basis for these challenges was centered on issues related to Form 47s. Among the petitions dismissed were those filed against prominent leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), ... Read more

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was actively considering its role in the formation of a new government following the latest elections. The party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) convened in Islamabad to discuss the post-election landscape and the idea of joining a coalition government. However, they adjourned without a definitive conclusion on the matter, planning to ... Read more

The United States has called for Pakistan to conduct an independent inquiry into the alleged irregularities surrounding its recent elections, suggesting that the country’s legal system should initially handle the process. On Monday, Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the US State Department, was asked about the demands for an independent investigation into the election. He ... Read more