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The NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election is shaping up as a contest between PML-N’s Malik Munir Iqbal Channar and independent Wali Dad Cheema. Polling is scheduled for Sept 27, with the PML-N candidate receiving support from PPP after its withdrawal. PTI has boycotted the election, while the separate province debate and sympathy following the late MNA’s death remain key factors. Read More…
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Iftikhar Gilani has been sworn in as the 17th prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Newly elected PM Gilani took the oath of his office at a ceremony held at the AJK Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad on Friday before delivering his maiden address to the house. Gilani secured 30 votes for the PM slot in the legislative assembly, defeating Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Mukhtar Khan, who received 14 votes. The PML-N leader was first elected to the AJK Legislative Assembly in… Read More…
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that rivalry was a normal part of politics but differences should not be allowed to escalate into enmity. Addressing a party meeting in Murree — attended also by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nawaz said he had not expected the Pakistan Peoples Party to raise objections over the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections, as the party was in power in the region. Read More…
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Friday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was mistaken in believing it would form the government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Addressing a public rally in Bagh district of AJK, the PPP leader claimed: “In fact, their [PML-N’s] government in Islamabad is also at risk.” Bilawal reiterated that the countdown for the PML-N government has started, adding that “it was started by their own people.” Read More…
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Prime Minister's Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Monday claimed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured a simple majority to form the government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after winning 23 of the 45 seats. Addressing a press conference alongside Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam in Islamabad, the senior PML-N leader claimed victory on 13 seats in the second phase of the AJK elections, including four of the seven seats in Muzaffarabad, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured three seats. Read More…
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said the state must decide whether national interest or the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) interest was more important, while criticising the conduct of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections. Addressing a workers’ convention in Muzaffarabad, Bilawal thanked the people of Mirpur for their support and said they had given the PPP a majority through their votes. He said the party's responsibility was now to protect those votes. Read More…
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said that incumbent coalition government led by the PML-N is planning to abolish the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), pledging that his party would protect the scheme. "It is unfortunate that the rulers want to end the Benazir Income Support Programme. We will save the Benazir Income Support Programme," Bilawal said while addressing a public gathering in Gilgit-Baltistan's Skardu. Read More…
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that if it were proven that medical treatment was deliberately withheld from incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, it would constitute criminal negligence and could not be justified. Speaking on the Senate floor, Sanaullah, who is also the prime minister's adviser on public and political affairs, said that the opposition wanted to raise the issue of Khan's health, particularly an eye problem, but maintained that the facts had already been clarified before the Supreme Court. Read More…
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The ruling PML-N hailed the Toshakhana 2 verdict against PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, with ministers saying the sentence awarded to the couple is in line with the law. Reacting to the verdict, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the Toshakhana 2 verdict was based on justice, saying state gifts were fraudulently undervalued so a smaller amount was paid to the government and claiming the exchequer suffered losses of millions of rupees. Read More…
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The Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have formally signed a no-confidence motion against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, marking an end to the political deadlock, PPP AJK Secretary-General Faisal Mumtaz Rathore said on Wednesday. Talking to media,, Rathore said that the no-confidence motion had been signed by both parties, with PML-N’s Raja Farooq Haider putting his signature on behalf of his party. “We currently have the open support of 37 members,” he said, adding that five additional assembly members have assured… Read More…
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