Tag: Pakistan People’s Party
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Bilawal pledges to eliminate 17 federal ministries if PPP voted into power
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), pledged on Monday to eliminate 17 federal ministries if his party secures victory in the general elections. This measure aims to save taxpayers a sum of “Rs300 billion.” Addressing a public gathering in Nawabshah, Bilawal said the 17 federal ministries should have been devolved to provinces…
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Is Bilawal expected to shake ‘Takht-e-Lahore’?
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has decided to challenge the Sharif brothers in Lahore, famously known as Takht-e-Lahore, for a high voltage competition in the metropolitan, Azaz Syed has reported for Geo News on Friday. The report states that the PPP chief has decided to contest elections from Lahore’s NA-128 constituency in Lahore,…
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PPP hints at legal action if elections are delayed
Reiterating their call for general elections within 90 days, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has reinforced on Friday that it agreed to endorse the digital census results at the Council of Common Interests (CCI) only after receiving assurances that the action wouldn’t hinder the timely conduct of elections. The move, however, is now being exploited…
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Sindh announces bus service for Hindu pilgrimage
Sindh Minority Affairs Department, under the direction of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has announced a bus service to facilitate Pakistani Hindus who cannot afford the travel expenses of the pilgrimage to Shri Hinglaj Mata. This was announced by Sindh Minister for Minority Affairs Giyan Chand Esrani at Swami Narayan Mandir while…
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In groundbreaking move, National Assembly passes bill granting paid maternity leave
In a historical move, yesterday the National Assembly passed the ‘Maternity and Paternity Leave Bill’ 2020, which has granted mothers the right to take up to six months paid maternity leave from their workplaces at their first birth, as well as leaves for three to four months during the birth of their second and third…
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TRIGGER WARNING- ‘If rape is imminent, then enjoy it’: PPP’s Nabil Gabol’s disgusting remarks once again get slammed on social media
Trigger warning: rape jokes, kidnapping, assault, sexual harassment Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) politician Nabil Gabol has proved that one can be a legislator in the highest offices and yet resort to making extremely offensive, misogynist jokes whenever they can. Twitter users have decried PPP for claiming that they are a progressive party, but providing important…
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Govt ministers come forward to aid elephant Noor Jehan, address poor facilities at Karachi Zoo
Social media got together to raise its voice for Noor Jehan, one of the elephants at Karachi Zoo, who was suffering from a joint and bone disease which had left her hind legs completely paralyzed. Pictures of the distressed elephant emerged on Twitter, prompting animal rights activists to demand that the government help with proper…
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‘I was forced into politics at a young age, I did not choose it’: Bilawal to CNN
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Wednesday that he was forced into politics at a young age. “I didn’t choose this life, it chose me,” said Bilawal in interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson. When Anderson posed a question regarding dynastic politics, Bilawal said,” Absolutely, dynasties exist and it would be unfair to…
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‘Islamabad kaamp raha hai,’ Bilawal Bhutto kicks off long march to remove PM Khan
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday began to march towards the federal capital. “You [people of the country] have heralded a war and let me tell you that Islamabad is trembling,” he said to the crowd. Chairman Bilawal said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan asks people not to worry due to price-hike,…
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Senior PPP leader Rehman Malik passes away
Senior politician and former Interior Minister Rehman Malik passed away at the age of 70. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senator was hospitalised in Islamabad due to Covid-19-related complications and his lungs had been severely affected. Riaz Ahmad Turi, Malik’s spokesperson, confirmed his death. PPP Senator Sehar Kamran had announced on Twitter earlier this month that…