Tag: SAPM
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Imran Khan recognized selecting Usman Buzdar as CM Punjab was mistake: Zulfi Bukhari
In a candid discourse at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London, Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, a close aide to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, publicly acknowledged that appointing Usman Buzdar as Chief Minister of Punjab was a monumental mistake for the party, as per Geo News. Speaking on the…
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How many people does PM Shehbaz need in his cabinet to run the country?
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has appointed seven more Special Assistants to the PM (SAPMs) on pro bono basis, as the federal cabinet swells to 85. As per details, the PM has appointed five new SAPMs including Members of National Assembly Rao Ajmal, Shaista Parvez, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Muhammad Hamid Hameed, Malik Sohail Khan, Chaudhary…
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‘Fawad Chaudhry’s face shouldn’t have been covered’: PML-N’s Malik Ahmad Khan
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Malik Ahmad Khan has said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry should not have been presented in court with a white cloth covering his face. “If any kind of brutality happens with Fawad, I will condemn it. If due process is not followed, or in case of mistreatment, I…
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From ‘Pinky Peerni’ to ‘Hum qabrain khodain ge agar hamaray gharon tak gaye’: PTI, PML-N’s heated debate on talk show
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar and Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Attaullah Tarar got into a heated debate during Dunya News programme, ‘On the Front with Kamran Shahid’. As the discussion veered towards corruption, Usman Dar said that he does not have prove the corruption allegations against his leader, PTI Chairman Imran Khan,…
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Imran se barra kaptaan nikla Shehbaz: Cabinet with 70 members
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif this week appointed eight more special assistants for himself. With the eight new special assistants to the prime minister (SAPM), the cabinet now consists of 34 federal ministers, including one without a portfolio, seven ministers of state, four advisers to the PM and 25 SAPMs. According to the notification, the…
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‘All pending cases would have been solved by December 2022’: former special assistant to Khan
Former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Accountability Brigadier (Retd) Musaddiq Abbasi said that all the pending cases of politicians would have been solved by December 2022. Abbasi was SAPM to Imran Khan. Speaking on Express News‘ political programme‘ Kal Tak‘ with anchorperson Javed Chaudhry, the former special assistant revealed that he was…
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PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi resigns after court stops him from working
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Hanif Abbasi resigned from his post as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) after Islamabad High Court (IHC) had stopped him “temporarily” from performing his duties. In a letter, the former federal minister addressed PM Shehbaz Sharif and said that he would be “unable to perform at present” and requested…
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Journalist turned politician, Fahd Husain appointed as SAPM to PM Shehbaz
Senior journalist and columnist Fahd Husain has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Shehbaz Sharif. The Cabinet Division issued the notification following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s approval on Friday. “The Prime Minister, in terms of rule 4(6) of Rules of Business, 1973, has been pleased to appoint Syed Fahd Husain as Special…
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IHC suspends plot allotments to judges in Islamabad
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Athar Minallah suspended allotment of plots to the capital’s judiciary in sectors F-14 and F-15, observing that this award of land was a conflict of interest, reported Dawn. The court also issued a notice to the attorney general and sought an explanation from the Ministry of Housing and…
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PM’s aide, judges allotted plots in Islamabad
Two special assistants to the prime minister (SAPM), judges of the superior judiciary, and top bureaucrats are among those who have been allocated residential plots in Islamabad’s F-14 and F-15 sectors, reported Dawn. Federal Housing Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema chaired the proceedings. Over 4,500 applicants were declared successful. A list was posted by the Federal…