During intra-party elections on Thursday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ranks re-elected Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as the party’s chairman, unchallenged, in an important event. Meanwhile, Dr. Yasmin Rashid won the Punjabi presidency with little competition, and Omar Ayub won the post of Central General Secretary. Following the Supreme Court’s decision …
Read More »A bitter taste of unpopular decisions
LAHORE: The ‘unexpected’ sweeping victory of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the all-important Punjab by-polls is set to influence the political as well as economic future of the country. The result establishes that the voters didn’t like the unpopular decisions of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz both on economic and political …
Read More »Imran takes aim at ECP as five PTI MPAs notified
SAHIWAL: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan once again trained his guns on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday as he alleged pre-poll rigging, especially tampering with electoral lists, ahead of by-elections on 20 seats of the Punjab Assembly on July 17. But even as the former premier …
Read More »‘All sectors performed exceptionally well under PTI regime’
• Imran calls on people to come out in large numbers on July 2 • Reiterates his govt ousted under US-backed conspiracy ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said all sectors were performing exceptionally well and 5.5 million jobs had been provided during the …
Read More »KP Budget: PTI budget — an eye to the future
That a budget can be ‘populist and fiscally expansionary’ and yet advance governance and financial reforms is the key takeaway from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s budget proposals for the next fiscal year. The Rs1.33 trillion budget prepared with an eye on the next general elections is a distinctive combination of the populist …
Read More »Lahore ATC grants interim bail to PTI leaders over long march vandalism
A Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday approved interim bails of top leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Punjab a day after it issued non-bailable arrest warrants for them over multiple charges including alleged violations of Section 144 and attacks on law enforcement agencies on May 25 — the …
Read More »Govt and PTI deny reports of deal, Imran says ‘absolutely not’
The incumbent government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday dismissed reports that a deal had been reached between the two sides as the former ruling party’s long march made its way towards the federal capital. Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed in a …
Read More »Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz dares Imran Khan to show proof of “assassination plot”
President Maryam’s comments came after Khan claimed on Saturday that a “conspiracy” to assassinate him was being hatched in Pakistan and abroad, warning that if anything happens to him, the people will come to know about the perpetrators through a video message he has recently recorded and placed in a …
Read More »‘No deal’: Ended Azadi March to avert bloodshed, says Imran
PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday dispelled reports that he had struck a deal in exchange for ending the party’s Azadi March, saying that he did so in order to avoid bloodshed. He expressed the views while addressing a press conference in Peshawar, adding that he …
Read More »PM Imran announces Rs30bn subsidy for Naya Pakistan Housing Project
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced a grant of Rs30 billion for Naya Pakistan Housing Project (NPHP), urging the construction industry and investors to take advantage of this opportunity as the government tries to ease the economic impact from coronavirus.He said, “This means a grant of Rs0.3 million will …
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