‘Step down and go home’, Zardari advises Imran
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari, who is in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody, on Friday advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down from his office and go home. “I give…
Hassan, Hussain and Dar will soon be brought back, says Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz and former finance minister Ishaq Dar will soon be brought back to Pakistan so that they…
PPP selects Nawabshah to launch anti-govt movement on June 21
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) announced on Thursday to launch a movement against the federal government in Nawabshah on June 21. The PPP leadership and workers will protest against the arrest of party…
All provinces should follow Sindh’s lead in fighting HIV, says Bilawal
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday appreciated the Sindh government’s decision to set aside a Rs1 billion fund for the welfare of HIV infected patients. He also advised all…
Speaker refuses to immediately issue production orders of Asif Zardari
ISLAMABAD: After refusal of Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar to issue immediate production orders for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Zardari, it is surfacing as obvious that he won’t be able to attend…
Asif Zardari produced before accountability court in money laundering case
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has been produced before the accountability court in mega money laundering case on Friday. Police ensured strict security arrangements outside the court and in the adjoining area.…
Ruckus in NA mars budget debate
–PTI lawmakers heckle NA Opp Leader Shehbaz Sharif, Pervaiz Ashraf’s addresses –Shehbaz Sharif says ‘govt’s attitude will only worsen situation and environment [in the NA] will be strained further’ –Fawad Chaudhry accuses…
PPP fails to mobilise Lahoris against Zardari’s arrest
–Only a few dozen show up for sit-in at Charing Cross LAHORE: Despite promises of staging impressive demonstrations and strikes against the arrest of former president Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan People’s Party…
55 PPP workers booked for protesting Zardari’s arrest
Police on Wednesday registered a case against 55 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) workers who took to the streets in Mandi Bahauddin’s suburban Gojra area to protest the arrest of party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari…
NA speaker says Zardari’s production order will be issued next week
–Asad Qaiser reportedly refuses to issue production orders for PTM leaders Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Wednesday said that he will issue production order of former…
Bilawal chastises NAB over arrest of Hamza Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday disapproved the arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), local media reported. “NAB’s only target…
Courts not PTI punishing opposition, says Sumsam
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information Syed Sumsam Bukhari said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is not involved in any way in the ongoing cases against the opposition. Courts of Pakistan are completely…
Zardari fit as a fiddle, declares medical board
ISLAMABAD: The medical board on Monday after completing medical checkup of former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, declared him fit. The medical board comprising Dr. Asif Kamran, Dr.…
Bilawal strikes a defiant note, says ‘weak’ govt is scared of criticism
–PPP chairman says Zardari’s arrest won’t deter him from continuing struggle for democracy –Demands resignations of NA speaker and deputy speaker for showing ‘biased’ attitude during parliamentary session ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)…
PPP’s ruckus mars NA session
–PPP members protest after deputy speaker refuses to allow Bilawal Bhutto to speak before Sheikh Rasheed –Shehbaz Sharif slams Zardari’s arrest, asks deputy speaker to issue PPP co-chairman’s production orders –PPP’s Shazia…
Sherry questions PM Imran’s ‘obsession’ with amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman said on Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the nation was only an advertisement of the amnesty scheme. The PPP leader said that…
Making Shehbaz NA Opp leader was biggest mistake, says Rasheed
Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Saturday said that appointing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif as Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) was the biggest mistake. Addressing a press…