Tag: JUIF
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‘Company CEO more respected than us’: BNP, JUI-F not happy with PM Shehbaz led govt
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-Mengal) — boycotted a federal cabinet meeting over a controversial bill regarding the revival of the Reko Diq copper and gold mine project in Balochistan. Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif formed a cabinet committee to address the grievances of JUI-F and BNP-M while assuring them that an amendment…
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Sindh local govt elections turn into a bloody ground with two deaths
The first phase of Sindh local government in 14 districts has been completed. According to unofficial results, the provincial ruling party Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is ahead of all the parties with the highest number of winning candidates as 885 out of 946 representatives were already elected unopposed when the polling started. The Grand Democratic…
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‘FC, Rangers will handle security on the day of no-confidence vote’: Sheikh Rasheed
In a press conference, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that Rangers and Frontier Corps (FC) will handle the security of Parliament House, Parliament Lodges, and MNA Hostel in the capital on the day the National Assembly (NA) votes on the no-trust motion against Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan. Sheikh also warned that he will not…
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Today’s highlights: Opposition submits no-confidence while PM remains unfazed
A total of 86 lawmakers from the Opposition parties signed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday in an effort to oust the PM. Opposition leaders — Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman confirmed the submission…
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EXCLUSIVE: Decision on when to kick out PM Khan to be announced in one hour
The three notable Opposition leaders — Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, and Jamat-e-Ulema Islami-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman — have decided the date for moving a no-confidence motion, confirms senior journalist Hamid Mir to The Current. Mir without revealing names took to Twitter…
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Fazl to host dinner for Zardari to discuss no-confidence motion today
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari will meet Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad to discuss the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, reports Geo News. According to the media outlet’s sources, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief will also host a dinner in honour of the former president. The two…
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KP LG polls: PTI loses, Shibli Faraz says party lost because of ‘PTI vs PTI’
In the first phase of local government elections held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Opposition parties have had a combined lead over the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), according to unofficial results. Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz said that the ruling party lost because “PTI was contesting against PTI”. “If it was not PTI vs…
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KP LG polls: JUI-F leader accidentally kills himself with celebratory gunfire
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Zakariya Khan accidentally took his own life on Sunday when he fired a gun in celebration of his victory in the local government elections in Khyber district. Police said they would thoroughly investigate Zakariya’s death before registering a case. Rocket attacks, firing, and suicide bombings at various locations in Khyber…
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Jamaat-e-Islami proposes law to ban gender reassignment surgeries, condemns current law
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) presented a bill in the upper house of Parliament Senate seeking an amendment in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, for the creation of a medical board that would recommend “whether a person’s gender should change, instead of them seeking a reassignment on the basis of their personal identity”, reports Dawn.…
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Fazl summons meeting to finalise PDM’s anti-govt strategy, Nawaz will attend
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah disclosed that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman had called for a virtual meeting, which is reportedly to finalise its anti-government strategy today (Monday), reports Geo News. Hamdullah said leaders of the Opposition alliance will consult each other on anti-government protests and finalise PDM’s strategy. Major political…