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A contempt plea was filed in Lahore Court against IG Punjab and Islamabad for not presenting PTI leader Fawad Chaudhary before the court despite the court orders. As per details, Azhar Siddique filed the contempt plea on behalf of Fawad Chaudhary’s relative Nabeel Shehzad. Read More…
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Islamabad: On Wednesday, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry alleged that three MNAs of the ruling PTI had been “offered money” to back the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led government. “Three of our MNAs including a minority and a woman member have reported that they have been offered money to give a vote in support of a no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan,” he said in a press conference. He railed against the Opposition for the alleged move and vowed that the ruling party will not allow anybody to… Read More…
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Lahore: On Jan 16, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhary said that those who fled after looting the country were giving lectures on the economy. "Imran Khan is needed by Pakistanis and the world of Islam and everyone wants that Imran Khan's leadership will prove to be very good in the interest of the region," he added. Talking to the media in Lahore, he slammed the opposition and said that there was a lack of trust among the opposition parties. Read More…
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On Thursday, Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry criticized opposition parties, proclaiming that PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz was "celebrating her defeat" in the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). "Instead (of celebrating), they should have visited their party workers in KP to boost their morale. They should have done national politics," he said. PTI showed dismal results as JUI-F won 17 seats as compared to PTI's 12 seats. Read More…
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On Tuesday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry stated that the rise of "religious extremist" political parties such as Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam would ultimately harm the country. He also added that the ruling PTI was the only "national party" in the country. His remarks came after the PTI faced a major upset in the first phase of KP local body polls, wherein the JUI-F bagged the highest number of mayor/chairman seats. Read More…
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In an interview, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry vehemently decried PTI Senator Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry's action of meeting TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi after he was released as "absurd". After the lynching of Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations, TLP was linked to the gory incident by netizens on social media. Read More…
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While Addressing a consultative conference on terrorism in Islamabad, Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry asserted that extremism was rather rooted in schools and colleges than madrassahs of Pakistan. He added that the teachers during the 80s and 90s were hired as part of a conspiracy to "basically teach extremism". Chaudhry said that the students of "ordinary schools and colleges" carried out notable incidents of extremism in Pakistan and not of madrassahs. Read More…
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Islamabad: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry asserted on Friday that the wealth of certain fractions of society had increased amidst growing inflation in the country. He agreed that the salaried class in cities were standing the economic squeeze countrywide. He also directed that the government had financed the agriculture and the infrastructure sectors, because of which the income of those associated with the sectors had increased. Read More…
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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday held the Sindh government responsible for the upswing in sugar and flour prices. He also criticized the financial schemes of the former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and PML-N leader Miftah Ismail while addressing a press conference alongside Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam. Read More…
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On Wednesday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry stated that despite the hike in petroleum products price, the prices of other essentials had been declined. "KP and Punjab are ready to become a part of the subsidy scheme. We want that Sindh and Balochistan to also become a part of this scheme," discussed in Ehsaas Program meeting with PM, he said. Read More…
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