Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif accused Pakistan Tareek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan of ‘backstabbing’ him in 2013 by carrying out protest rallies despite assuring him of cooperation after elections, reported Dawn. Addressing a meeting of the PML-N’s Central Working Committee (CWC) in Lahore, Nawaz said upon assuming power in 2013, he visited … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s national assembly elected PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif PM for a second term on Sunday amid shouts of “chor, chor, mandate chor” by opposing legislators, nearly a month after inconclusive national and provincial polls marred by accusations of rigging and an internet blackout meant to allegedly manipulate the results.Ally PPP’s co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Addressing the National Assembly after being unanimously picked as the next prime minister of the ruling coalition of the PML(N), PPP and other small outfits, Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called out the ‘global silence’ on the prevailing situiation in Gaza while seeking a bipartisan resolution in the House advocating ‘freedom‘ for Kashmiris and Palestinians, … Read more
Islamabad: Shehbaz Sharif, returning as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time on Sunday when his brother declined a fourth term, has played a crucial role holding together a disparate coalition for 16 months after rival Imran Khan was ousted. Sharif, 72, won a parliamentary vote for premier, resuming the role he had held until … Read more
LAHORE: The surprise nomination of Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s next prime minister is being seen here as a likely end of his elder brother Nawaz Sharif‘s political career after he failed to secure the coveted post for a record fourth time. Shehbaz Sharif, 72, is expected to become prime minister after a post-poll alliance of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s key political players have not finalised the name of the country’s new prime minister even as consultations between them have been on for four days following the controversial national and provincial elections, considered the most rigged in Pakistan’s history.The names of former three-time PM Nawaz Sharif (74), his brother, ex-PM Shehbaz Sharif (72), … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Following the Election Commission of Pakistan‘s (ECP) order, President Arif Alvi approved the removal of the advisor to caretaker Prime Minister Ahad Cheema, The Express Tribune reported. On the instruction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the caretaker prime minister sent the summary to the President for the removal of Cheema from his … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The communication between the Pakistan government and Baloch protesters has reached a ‘dead end’ as the agitators alleged that the authorities have not released all individuals participating in the protest highlighting the issue of Baloch people’s disappearances, The Express Tribune reported on Monday.It reported citing an official statement issued on Sunday night that the … Read more