Tag: Shibli Faraz
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Shibli Faraz escapes attack on vehicle at Darra Adam Khel
Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz on Sunday escaped an attack unharmed as he was on his way from his ancestral town of Kohat to Peshawar city. Unidentified assailants attacked his car, shattering the windows. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry tweeted moments after the news broke, saying that Faraz had been attacked…
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‘Local government elections can’t be held with EVMs, says Shibli Faraz
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has said that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are not designed for the type of local government elections we have in Pakistan. Shibli said that the EVMs could be used only for direct elections of nazims of tehsils and districts for which there is only one panel of…
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‘Shehbaz Sharif’s watch a gift from his father,’ PML-N responds to Shibli Faraz
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s spokesperson Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan on Sunday said that Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz’s comments regarding Shahbaz’s expensive watch are ridiculous and there’s a limit to telling lies. Shibli said that while the Opposition Leader always complains about inflation in the country, he himself wears a…
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Cabinet reshuffle, again
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has had another cabinet reshuffle this past week. The news of another reshuffle was doing the rounds for some weeks and finally it was announced on Friday, April 16. Except for one new but expected addition, all other portfolios have been given to already serving cabinet ministers. Only their portfolios…
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Cabinet reshuffled, again
Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again reshuffled the federal cabinet, appointing Shaukat Tareen as new finance minister. Tareen has replaced federal minister Hammad Azhar, who was appointed as the country’s finance minister a few weeks ago when the premier replaced him with Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. Other changes include Khusro Bakhtiar as the minister…
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Irresponsible? COVID-infected PM Imran spotted in meeting ‘with media team’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, was on Thursday spotted holding a meeting with his “media team”. In a picture tweeted by Information Minister Shibli Faraz, the premier was seen sitting with him as well as Senator Faisal Javed Khan among others. Netizens reacted to the picture rather strongly…
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Government demands resignation of Chief Election Commissioner
Seeking disbanding of the election watchdog, the ruling party has called on the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to resign for “failing to hold the recently-held Senate elections in a transparent manner”. “It was a longstanding demand of the prime minister that the power of money should not be used to influence elections,” said Minister for…
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Senate chairman vote: ‘Govt will do whatever is necessary to win this time’
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz has said that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will do whatever is necessary to ensure the victory of Sadiq Sanjrani in the Senate chairman election. Speaking in Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ as the country heads towards another critical vote following the government’s defeat…
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Did PM always know about MPAs selling their votes?
Prime Minister Imran Khan had claimed in April 2018 that he had a video of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lawmakers taking money ahead of the Senate election to vote against the party lines, but the video was released after a period of more than two years, only a day ahead of the Supreme Court hearing over the…
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Shibli, Fawad meet Shaan to condole Neelo Begum’s demise
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry met Shaan Shahid on Saturday to condole over his mother, Neelo Begum’s demise. The ministers offered condolences on the death of actress and offered prayers for her. Taking to Twitter, Shaan thanked Faraz and Chaudhry for visiting him…