Tag: Punjab Assembly
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PTI leaders clash in Punjab Assembly over credit for September rally
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders had an altercation at the Punjab Assembly amongst themselves after having a heated debate over the party rally at Kahna on September 21. PTI’s Lahore President, Shiekh Imtiaz Mehmood and Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Farukh Javed Moon fought over the credit for the party rally, while the opposition leader of the…
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Governor Punjab urges provincial government to review defamation bill 2024
Punjab Governor Sardar Salim Khan has called on the provincial government on Thursday to review the controversial Defamation Bill 2024 that the Punjab Assembly approved recently. While talking on the Geo News programme Capital Talk, the Governor said that the recently approved bill is not the final word and the provincial government needs to reconsider…
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PPP distances itself from PML-N’s defamation bill 2024
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday decided to distance itself from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on the defamation bill 2024, SAMAA has reported. PPP leader Ali Haider Gillani has said that “The PPP was not taken on board over the defamation bill. The PPP has never wanted to become a part of the defamation bill.”…
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Drama stirs up as Khan’s presence in Punjab Assembly takes stage
Imran Khan, incarcerated founder of PTI, caused chaos in the Punjab Assembly on Thursday as a portrait of the former prime minister was placed on the opposition leader’s seat, leading to disorder in the house. Members of the treasury walked out after the chair refused to take any action. During Thursday’s budget session, which resumed…
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‘It took me 12–13 years to make my place in PML-N’, says Maryam Nawaz
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Friday that she struggled for 12 to 13 years to make her place in the male-dominated Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). “My presence here is a message to mothers, daughters, and sisters that if you want to do something, then being a woman is not an obstacle in achieving…
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Maryam puts women first in first speech as Chief Minister
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz on Monday was elected as Punjab’s chief minister amid a boycott by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) of the polls. Maryam, who has become the first-ever female chief minister in Pakistan’s history, won the election after receiving the backing of 220 MPAs in the provincial assembly. After announcing the…
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Punjab Assembly members to take oath today
The Punjab Assembly will hold its first session after the February 8 elections today with members poised to take oath. The Punjab Assembly is the first assembly out of five provincial houses to hold its first opening session after the general elections in Pakistan on February 8. The assembly meeting is scheduled to begin shortly.…
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PMLN aur IPP ka breakup ho gaya?
Discussions between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and the Istehkam Pakistan Party (IPP) about a potential electoral alliance have hit a roadblock. PML-N is hesitant to forge partnerships on a significant number of its seats, sources cited by The News have said. As per sources, PML-N is not ready to make adjustments on the seats…
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Friendship ended with PPP, now PML-N and IPP are best friends
The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) took a significant step on Thursday by submitting a list to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) committee, outlining its demands for seat adjustment ahead of the upcoming elections. The IPP is pushing for seat adjustments in 45 constituencies of the Punjab Assembly and 27 constituencies of the National Assembly. The deliberations…
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Pervaiz Elahi facing arrest for irregular hiring of 200 Punjab Assembly employees
Former Punjab Chief Minister (CM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is likely to be arrested for irregular recruitments in the Punjab Assembly without following rules and regulations. Reportedly, the anti-corruption department is keeping an eye on the case while the government has completed an inquiry against him. The former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid…