Tag: home-politics
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PMLN says Peshawar High Court’s decision regarding PTI’s ‘Bat’ symbol is ‘pre-poll rigging’
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has labeled the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) recent decision about the iconic bat symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as “pre-poll rigging”. Last week, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) nullified PTI’s internal elections and revoked their bat symbol. However, on Tuesday, the PHC suspended the ECP’s declaration, prompting strong reactions from…
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Tareen got Asad Umar fired; Asad settled score by getting rid of him: Fawad Chaudhry
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has made some explosive revelations by claiming that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) failed to bring “tabdeeli” [change] due to the in-fighting between Asad Umar, Jahangir Tareen and Shah Mahmood Qureshi after the formation of its government, which was followed by the ouster of the political class from…
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PTI govt moves FIA against Khalid Butt for mocking Imran Khan
According to journalist Anas Mallick, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is moving FIA against Khalid Butt, Faysal Chaudary and Mustafa Chaudhry for their political satire mocking Prime Minister Imran Khan. Mallick claims that the PTI government is seeking to register an FIR against the satire team. Khalid Butt and his team host a satirical show…
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Punjab govt gives an ultimatum to Nawaz Sharif
The Punjab government on Thursday gave former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif an ultimatum to submit his medical records within three days. If Sharif doesn’t submit his records, the relevant authority would then decide if his application for an extension to stay abroad for medical treatment should be accepted or not. Punjab Home Department sent a…
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Fathers to get paid paternity leave
The Senate on Monday passed ‘The Maternity and Paternity Leave Bill, 2018’ that was moved on private members’ day by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Quratulain Marri. According to the details, while the bill was passed by the Upper House with a majority, the treasury benches opposed it. The bill will now go to the…
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More than 2,500 govt officers were taking benefits from the Benazir Income Support Programme
PTI government decided to delete over 800,000 names from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) last month as it had come to their notice that some government officers and their families were also BISP beneficiaries. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar explained that they did this by…
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Video: PM Khan loses his way in Parliament
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday lost his way in Parliament House. After attending a meeting of the PTI parliamentary committee, PM Khan started walking towards his chamber in the Assembly. PM Khan was so busy talking to Interior Minister Ijaz Shah that he suddenly found himself in unknown territory. He asked his security official…
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‘Ahsan Iqbal should be hanged for 3 days’: Faisal Vawda
Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda had said on Monday that Ahsan Iqbal should be hanged for three days. In a tweet, Mr. Vawda said: “Ahsan Iqbal alias Aristotle alias hypocrite is a bigger thief than Nawaz Sharif. He should have been arrested first but he was caught so late. I will bring forward the…
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Rao Anwar blacklisted by the US
On International Human Rights’ Day, former Malir SSP Rao Anwar was blacklisted by the United States. Rao Anwar was blacklisted on Tuesday for engaging in “serious human rights abuse” by carrying out alleged fake police ‘encounters’ in which scores of individuals including Naqeebullah Mehsud were killed. Rao Anwar is among 18 individuals from six countries…