Tag: Farrukh Habib
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POLITICS IN PAKISTAN; 2023 ROUNDUP
In all honesty, 2023 was more like a crazy roller coaster than a democratic process when it comes to Pakistani politics. Here are some of the significant events that happened this year: Assemblies dissolved On January 14, 2023, the provincial assembly of Punjab was dissolved while on January 16, 2023, Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was…
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PMLN aur IPP ka breakup ho gaya?
Discussions between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and the Istehkam Pakistan Party (IPP) about a potential electoral alliance have hit a roadblock. PML-N is hesitant to forge partnerships on a significant number of its seats, sources cited by The News have said. As per sources, PML-N is not ready to make adjustments on the seats…
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Friendship ended with PPP, now PML-N and IPP are best friends
The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) took a significant step on Thursday by submitting a list to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) committee, outlining its demands for seat adjustment ahead of the upcoming elections. The IPP is pushing for seat adjustments in 45 constituencies of the Punjab Assembly and 27 constituencies of the National Assembly. The deliberations…
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Hammad Azhar, Murad Saeed among PTI leaders declared ‘Ishtehari’
An anti-terrorism court has declared several leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) proclaimed offenders (POs) in three cases related to the May 9 riots. The decision was made by Judge Abher Gul Khan in response to separate applications filed by the investigating officers (IOs) of the cases. The IOs reported that despite strenuous efforts, the…
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Approval of Al-Qadir UNIVERSITY was done in a hidden manner, even we weren’t aware that Khan took watches from Toshakhana: Farrukh Habib
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and ex-federal minister Farrukh Habib announced his departure from the party on Monday, pledging allegiance to the Jahangir Tareen-led Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) during a press conference held at the IPP’s head office in Lahore. In a significant blow to the PTI, Habib condemned the May 9 riots, attributing the…
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PTI leaders arrested in Gawadar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Farrukh Habib, along with eight other people, have been arrested in Gwadar by security forces. Balochistan Caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai confirmed the arrests to Dawn. Security personnel in plain clothes conducted a raid and arrested Farrukh Habib and eight other people from a local hotel in Gawadar after…
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PTI decides to bring resolution against Shehbaz Sharif in NA
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has reportedly decided to bring a resolution against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif in the National Assembly (NA), reports Geo News. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib will present the resolution in the Lower House. Geo News’ sources state that Sharif will not…
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ECP releases list of 150 lawmakers for not filing asset details
The membership of 150 lawmakers from across the country, including some cabinet members, has been suspended by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not filing their statements of assets. The ECP on Monday released a list of MNAs, senators, and MPAs of the four provincial assemblies who failed to file their statements of assets…
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‘PML-N has seven concealed accounts, PPP has 12 hidden accounts from ECP’: Farrukh Habib
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday allowed the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to inspect documents related to foreign funding cases against the Opposition parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), reports Dawn. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib, while talking to the media, said that the PML-N…
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Government blames Nawaz Sharif for PM Khan’s phone hacking
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib, said that when Prime Minister Imran Khan’s phone was being hacked through Pegasus spyware, it was Nawaz Sharif’s government. Farrukh made this statement after The Guardian reported that the Indian government targeted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s phone for surveillance. Farrukh further added that while Indian Prime…