Tag: mass resignations
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‘PTI MNAs can return to Assembly if PM announces elections’: Asad Qaiser
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) can return to the House if Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif announces date for general elections. Speaking to Dawn News’ Adil Shahzeb on Thursday, the PTI leader said, “I am telling you about the party policy. But first, they need to…
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Maryam says no U-turn on long march, mass resignations
Amid reports of a rift in the opposition’s ranks, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz has said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will decide on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) proposal to move a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Addressing media persons after a parliamentary meeting of the PML-N, Maryam Nawaz said every…
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Zardari says PDM united to send govt home
In an apparent attempt to bridge the rift between the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties, former president Asif Ali Zardari said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the PDM will send the “failed and incompetent” government home by all means. In a statement issued by PPP leader Chaudhry Manzoor on Sunday, the former president said…
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PPP says will not quit assemblies, won’t take ‘dictation’
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to oppose the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) decision to submit mass resignations, saying it would provide the government with an opportunity to undo democratic legislation. The decision was made during a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee that had met to mull the options of mass resignations…
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Maryam says over 95 per cent PML-N lawmakers have submitted resignations to her
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said that out of 160 Punjab lawmakers, 159 MPAs have submitted their resignations to the party leadership in line with the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) strategy to ramp up pressure on the government. Speaking to reporters ahead of her visit to Sindh to participate in a…