Tag: MNAs
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PHC extends stay on reserved seats MNAs oath
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has extended its stay order on the oath-taking ceremony of lawmakers notified on reserve seats, which were denied to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) after a verdict to the effect issued by Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP). The court issued its order during a hearing of a petition filed…
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Newly-elected MNAs to take oath today
Newly-elected Members of National Assembly (MNA) are set to take oaths today in the inaugural session of the 16th session of the lower house.The development comes as the convening of the assembly’s session, required to be held on the 21st day after the polls under Article 91(2) of the Constitution, was surrounded by uncertainty after…
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Record of Toshakhana gifts will be posted online soon, promises Khawaja Asif
The federal cabinet under the supervision of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has decided to make the details of state gifts received over the past two decades available to the public soon. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif announced the development on his Twitter account where he revealed that the declassification of Toshakhana records has been allowed…
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PTI decides to take back resignations of remaining MNAs: Asad Umar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-General Asad Umar has said on Monday that 44 party lawmakers have decided to withdraw their resignations from the National Assembly (NA). Taking to Twitter, Umar announced that the remaining 44 MNAs of the party, whose resignations are yet to be accepted, have decided to take back their decision to leave the…
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Is Imran Khan coming back to National Assembly to take PM Shehbaz out?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has hinted at the possibility that his party may return to the National Assembly (NA) to table a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif. The PTI fears that its dissenting member Raja Riaz who is holding the parliamentary party leader’s position in the NA may decide to…
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It will be easy to take legal action against IK if he dissolves assemblies: PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan dissolves provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) it will be easy for law enforcement agencies to take action against him if they want to. Talking to Geo News’ programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath‘, the…
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‘Fight your political battle outside court’: IHC tells PTI to go back to parliament
Athar Minallah, Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), on Thursday has told legislators belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to go back to the National Assembly. The court was hearing a petition filed by PTI Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) pertaining to the matter of the acceptance of 11 of their resignations. On…
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PM Shehbaz audio leaks: PTI Supreme Court pohanch gayi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday to investigate the matter of Prime Minister (PM) House audio leaks of PM Shehbaz Sharif and his party members including some federal ministers. The former ruling party has requested the top court to seek criminal charges against PM Shehbaz and his team for hatching a “criminal…
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‘Use of teargas shells, rubber bullets will be considered’: Rana Sanaullah ahead of PTI’s long march
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah talked about the long march call given by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The minister said that “it is not possible to talk to a person like Imran Khan, Khan has to prepare but we are fully prepared”, reports Geo Urdu. On the question about controlling the participants of the…
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PTI MNAs using govt residences despite resigning from NA
After former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was ousted through a no-confidence motion, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Members of National Assembly (MNAs) tendered their resignations together. Months have passed but the party’s MNAs still have not evacuated the residences given to them by the government at the parliamentary lodges. It has been reported that not even…