Tag: Pakistani Politician
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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf elected as NA speaker unopposed
Former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party leader Raja Pervez Ashraf was elected Speaker of the National Assembly unopposed on Friday following the en masse resignations by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members from the lower house of the parliament after the success of a no-confidence vote against former prime minister Imran Khan. It is to…
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Fawad Chaudhry welcomes Australian team, recommends Lahore and Karachi’s desi food
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has welcomed the Australian cricket team to Pakistan after they confirmed their tour to Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. Australia will play a full-fledged series in three Tests, three ODIs and a solitary T20I on their tour starting March 4. The minister also recommended…
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Shaukat Tarin returns to Washington as talks between govt and IMF progress for $6 billion loan
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin returned to Washington to join the on-going discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), his spokesperson Muzzammil Aslam announced in a tweet. The director of IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department, Jihad Azour stated that the talks between IMF and the Pakistan government for the six…
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‘I saw my world falling down’, PML-N’s Hina Butt opens up about divorce, being a single mom
Hina Pervaiz Butt, Member Punjab Assembly (MPA) from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has opened up about her divorce, being a single mother and how she became a politician. Hina shared a video on her Instagram telling her story, “Every vital voice is an ordinary voice to start with. My voice was no different. Like…
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‘Nothing to be proud of’: Sharmila Faruqi schools Iqra Aziz over Yasir’s father duties
Politician Sharmila Faruqi has commented under Iqra Aziz’s post featuring Yasir Hussain and their son Kabir. “I’m so glad your husband is hands on but it’s nothing to be proud of or anything special, all good, involved fathers do this for their kids. My husband bathes, changes diapers, feeds and takes our son for his…
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‘Shameful’: Fawad Chaudhry condemns vandalism of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has condemned the vandalism of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue at the Lahore Fort. “Shameful this bunch of illiterates are really dangerous for Pakistan image in the world,” tweeted Chaudhry. Punjab Police tweeted that the culprit has been arrested. A video went viral on social media in which…
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Shehbaz Sharif invites opposition leaders over a dinner to discuss PDM
Shehbaz Sharif has invited the opposition leaders for a dinner on Monday (May 24) at 07:30 PM in Islamabad, according to media reports. Reports say that among others, former President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and JUI-F chief and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) head Maulana Fazlur Rehman have been invited…
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Bushra Iqbal says Aamir Liaquat divorced her over the phone
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA and TV host Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s first wife Bushra Iqbal has opened up about her divorce and has revealed that Liaquat divorced her over the phone at the behest of his second wife Syed Tuba Aamir. In a social media post, Bushra Iqbal confirmed the separation and wrote: “Salam. I think…