Let’s befriend: Marwat and Gohar reconcile and resolve to improve relations.
ISLAMABAD (Politico.pk) – PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat paid a visit to Barrister Gohar on Saturday to settle their differences following a show cause notice issued by his party for making a statement against him. The PTI leaders hugged each other at a party headquarters and promised to improve theirContinue Reading
Rana Aftab succeeds Mian Aslam Iqbal as the PTI’s choice for chief minister.
LAHORE (Politico.pk) On Saturday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) abruptly changed their nominee for Punjab Chief Minister. The SIC [which comprises PTI-backed MPAs] has now chosen Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan as the chief minister candidate over Mian Aslam Iqbal. In light of the current political circumstances, the party leadership, in collaborationContinue Reading
Karachi police deploy tear gas and batons to appease JUI-F workers protesting ‘electoral rigging’.
KARACHI (Politico.pk) – Police used tear gas and batons to disperse JUI-F demonstrators in Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal as they attempted to march to the Karachi Press Club, where the party had organized a sit-in protesting suspected “electoral rigging,” according to Dunya News. According to reports, the protestors grew upset and hurledContinue Reading
Opposition suspends protest over ‘electoral rigging’ in Sindh.
KARACHI (Politico.pk) – The opposition parties in Sindh Assembly have called off their unified protest over alleged ‘election rigging’. The three party leaders – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), and Grand Democratic Alliance – made the statement outside the Karachi Press Club. The leaders declared plans to mark February 27Continue Reading
PML-N’s Malik Ahmad Khan chosen PA speaker, Malik Channer as deputy speaker.
LAHORE (Politico.pk) – Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been chosen as speaker of the Punjab Assembly, with Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channer serving as deputy speaker. Malik Ahmad Khan won 224 votes, beating Sunni Ittehad Council candidate Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, who received just 96Continue Reading
PTI electoral symbols: Election 2024
LAHORE – Election Commission (ECP) has assigned symbols to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) candidates running as independents in the upcoming elections. You can find PTI candidates names.Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has reserved its decision on the ECP petition challenging the bat for the PTI.
ISLAMABAD (Politico.pk/Web Desk) The Supreme Court has reserved its decision on whether the bat emblem belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf or not. As the Supreme Court started hearing the PTI symbol issue on Saturday, Barrister Ali Zafar, the party’s main lawyer, claimed that neither the Constitution nor the Election ActContinue Reading
The Senate passes a resolution calling for the elections on February 8 to be postponed.
ISLAMABAD (Politico.pk) In an unexpected action, the Senate on Friday passed a resolution postponing the February 8 elections because the country’s atmosphere is not suitable to the activity. With a majority vote, the House approved Dilawar Khan’s resolution. Senator Afnan Khan voted against the resolution. When the resolution was tabled,Continue Reading
Qureshi has been blocked from running in the Multan constituency elections.
MULTAN (Politico.pk): With four days left to rule on candidate appeals against rejections or acceptances of nomination papers by returning officers, appellate tribunals decided additional appeals on Saturday, allowing several candidates to run in elections. An electoral tribunal in Multan denied PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s request to run inContinue Reading
Imran Khan worries about the PTI’s lack of a level playing field.
Polls conducted in such conditions would be a “farce,” claims the PTI’s creator in a piece for a British journal. ISLAMABAD: As the country approaches a pivotal general election next month, former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has decried the absence of a level playing fieldContinue Reading