Tag: PTI ministers
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Hammad Azhar, Murad Saeed among PTI leaders declared ‘Ishtehari’
An anti-terrorism court has declared several leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) proclaimed offenders (POs) in three cases related to the May 9 riots. The decision was made by Judge Abher Gul Khan in response to separate applications filed by the investigating officers (IOs) of the cases. The IOs reported that despite strenuous efforts, the…
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Murad Saeed successfully escapes arrest
A police raid on a residence in Peshawar’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) narrowly missed apprehending former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader, Murad Saeed, as confirmed by authorities on Sunday. While Saeed managed to slip away, law enforcement officials disclosed that they had successfully detained some of his close associates, including a relative and…
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Fawad Chaudhry criticises PTI’s provincial governments for disappointing workers
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry criticised the party’s own provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for “disappointing party workers” and “not responding befittingly” to the attempted arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, May 25 crackdown, arrest and alleged torture of Shahbaz Gill and other political workers. “Let me make it clear to our…
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PTI’s Noor Alam wants PM Khan on the Exit Control List, party wants explanation
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday has decided to issue a show-cause notice to one of its members of the National Assembly (NA) Noor Alam Khan and has ordered him to explain why he criticised the current government. Federal Defence Minister Pervez Khattak issued a show-cause notice to Noor Alam to clarify his position. Noor…
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Finance minister says no option but to ask for IMF’s help, NA passes mini-budget
The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday passed the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021, termed widely as a “mini-budget”, despite vociferous protests by the Opposition over rejection of their proposed amendments and disagreement over the vote count. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led coalition government bulldozed 16 pieces of legislation. The approval of the supplementary finance bill was…
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ECP accepts apologies of PTI’s Azam Swati, Fawad Chaudhry for their disrespectful comments
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has reportedly accepted the apologies of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Minister for Railways Azam Swati and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for their remarks against the election body. Swati said that the ECP was responsible for destroying Pakistan’s democracy and it should be set on fire. On the other hand, Chaudhry…
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‘I am requesting Khan Saab to see how his ministers are making money’: PTI MNA
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Noor Alam Khan heavily criticised his government while speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’. Alam said, “I have to raise the voice for the people of Pakistan. I don’t care about the political seats, they are temporary.” Noor Alam Khan further said that he made certain promises…
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PTI’s Ali Zaidi criticises Sindh govt, offers to take over Karachi Zoo
Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, took to Twitter to express his frustration with the Sindh government over the tragic death of a rare white lion at the Karachi Zoo. Karachi Zoo is pathetic. Sindh government has destroyed it as their whole system is marred by corruption,” tweeted Zaidi. He further expressed that if…
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‘Reduce intake of sugar and bread,’ Ali Amin Gandapur’s response to rising inflation
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur, while addressing a gathering in Azad Kashmir said, “Today we say that sugar has become expensive. Can’t we sacrifice a little and reduce the quantity of sugar in our tea and eat less bread?” He was referring to the rising inflation in the country. “Have we…
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Roads for a truck driver
I am from a country where public transport has been in shambles since the time of dinosaurs. The sitting prime minister of my country won the elections by practically convincing the people that building roads and public transport was not important. So you can well imagine moving around the cities would be some sort of…