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Pervez Elahi appointed President PTI

Lahore: Former chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi had been made the president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The notification in this regard had been issued. Fawad Chaudhry, PTI’s central leader met the former chief minister and presented the notification on behalf of PTI’s chief. Mr. Elahi said he was grateful to the PTI’s chairman. He said Imran Khan was making efforts for the supremacy of the constitution and fighting the case of ordinary men. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

NAB initiates inquiry against Elahi's confidante

Lahore: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday initiated an inquiry against former chief minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi’s confidante Muhammad Khan Bhatti in an “illegal assets” case. Sources privy to the development said that the accountability watchdog had sought Bhatti’s salary and session allowance records from the bank. The bank's records revealed that Mr. Muhammad Khan received salaries for 12 years despite being on forced leave from 2007 to 2018, as well as other benefits in millions of rupees, sources added. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

CM Elahi doesn't want to dissolve assembly: Governor

Lahore: Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman said on Wednesday that CM Pervez Elahi didn't want to dissolve the assembly. Mr. Rehman made the claim: "During the one-on-one meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, he (Mr. Elahi) told me that he is not of the view to dissolving the assembly." He told me he would persuade PTI chief Imran Khan not to dissolve the assembly, he added Read More…

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No early elections in sight: CM Punjab

On Monday, Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said that he did not see elections taking place in the next four months. In an interview with a private news channel, he said: "Elections cannot be held before four months; the federal and provincial governments need time to work and the elections may be delayed even after October next year." Although the PML-Q leader had repeatedly said that he fully backs the PTI chief's decisions, his statement is in contrast with Khan's threats of dissolving the assembly soon. Read More…

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Won't 'wait a minute' to dissolve assembly if Imran Khan orders: Pervez Elahi

Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said, he won't 'wait for a minute' to dissolve the provincial assembly if PTI Chairman Imran Khan asks him to. "I owe the Punjab government to Imran Khan. We stand with those whom we support," the chief minister, whose party, PML-Q, is an ally of the PTI, said in a video statement. The CM Punjab warned the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government in the Centre that in case PTI and its allies exit the country's assemblies, then their "government, which expands over a mere 27kms… Read More…

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Punjab CM suspends police officials over ‘video leak’ of Khan's attacker

On Thursday night, suspending the entire staff including the Station House Office (SHO) of the relevant police station, Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi has taken notice of the video statement of the suspected attacker who allegedly shot former prime minister Imran Khan. The suspect, who was arrested by the Punjab Police soon after the firing incident in Gujranwala, confessed that he shot the PTI chief. "I could see him misleading the nation. I only wanted to target Imran Khan and no one else," he said in a short video statement… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

Governor Punjab administers oath to provincial ministers

Lahore: Governor Punjab Baligh-ur-Rehman on Saturday administered the oath to 21 provincial ministers, who would become part of new chief minister Pervez Elahi's cabinet. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor's House in Lahore. PTI leaders Murad Raas, Yasmin Rashid, Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari, Raja Basharat, Khurram Shahzad Virk, and others have been included in the cabinet. Read More…

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Pervez Elahi is now CM Punjab, rules Supreme Court

Islamabad: On Tuesday, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court declared Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari's ruling in the Punjab Chief Minister election "illegal". I also ruled that Pervez Elahi will be the new CM of the province. "Deputy speaker's ruling is illegal. There is no legal justification for the Deputy Speaker's ruling," said the Supreme Court. Read More…

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By-election win success of Khan's narrative: Pervez Elahi

Lahore: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Monday said that the PTI's win in the by-elections on July 17 was the success of party Chairperson Imran Khan's narrative. Speaking during a meeting of the PTI and PML-Q, Elahi said that the former prime minister conveyed his message to the nation by running campaigns. "People gave their verdict in PTI's favour and rejected those who changed parties," said the speaker. Read More…

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CM Buzdar out, Ch Pervez Elahi in

On Monday, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) announced PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as its candidate for Punjab chief minister. The incumbent Usman Buzdar presented his resignation to the prime minister. In a message on Twitter, the prime minister's assistant on political communication, Shahbaz Gill, made the announcement. Later, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib also verified that Buzdar had presented his resignation to the prime minister. Read More…

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