Tag: gillani
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Imran Khan wants to talk with PPP, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is ready to engage in discussions with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regarding the formation of government at the center, Geo News has reported on Thursday. PPP leader Kasim Gillani wrote in a post on his X (previously Twitter) that “Imran Khan’s call for talks with PPP, Pakistan’s sole political party with…
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ECP rejects PTI petition seeking stop on Gilani notification
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking to stop the notification of newly-elected Senator Yousaf Raza Gilani. According to reports, the election watchdog sought amendments to the petition. Last Wednesday, Gilani, who was fielded as a joint candidate of the 11-party Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on…
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Moonis Elahi denies PPP asking for Q’s support in Senate
Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari went to see Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday. Reports suggested that apart from inquiring after his health, Bhutto-Zardari asked the Chaudhrys for their support in the upcoming elections for chairman Senate. However, PML-Q’s Moonis Elahi has denied these reports in a tweet. Geo News anchorperson Shahzad Iqbal tweeted…
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PDM nominates Gilani as joint candidate for Senate chairman
Yousaf Raza Gilani, who defeated Minister for Finance Hafeez Sheikh in the recent Senate polls, has been nominated by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) as its joint candidate for Senate chairman. PDM decided this today in a meeting chaired by Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The elections for Senate chairman will be held on March 12 and…
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Will Hafeez Shaikh continue as finance minister?
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will soon be required to pick a new finance minister as Abdul Hafeez Shaikh’s tenure of six months is going to expire in June 2021 following his loss in the Senate election. Hafeez Shaikh, who took oath as Minister for Finance on December 11, 2020, was contesting for the Senate…
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PM Imran Khan to address nation tonight
Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation tonight at 06:45 pm. The development comes a day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Abdul Hafeez Shaikh lost his Senate seat in Islamabad. Reports suggest that the government has requisitioned a session of the National Assembly on Saturday so that the PM can seek a vote of…