Islamabad: As the counting of votes started in Pakistan on Wednesday at various polling stations, early leads showed Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf ahead of Nawaz Sharif‘s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. According to the trends, the PTI was leading in 74 seats, PML-N in 54 and the Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari-led Pakistan Peoples Party[Read More…]
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Pakistan election 2018 Live Updates: 32 killed as people queued to vote
Adding to the casualties, 32 people have killed and 36 injured in a suicide bombing in Balochistan on as millions of voters queued up across Pakistan to elect a new government on Wednesday. Civil Hospital Quetta officials have confirmed the casualties. In early signs of poll violence, at least one person has[Read More…]
Pakistan: PTI lawmaker accuses Imran Khan of harassing women party leaders
An alienated woman, Ayesha Gulaili, a lawmaker of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday accused party chief Imran Khan of harassing women leaders in the party. Ayesha, who hails from South Waziristan tribal region, at a press conference alleged that “honor” of women affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was not safe. Announcing to[Read More…]
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi made interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
Pakistan Muslim League (PM-L) senior leader and former petroleum minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will run the PML-N government as interim prime minister of Pakistan until Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shahbaz is elected as member of parliament, Pakistan media reported. “Abbasi would serve as the chief executive of Pakistan for 45 days.[Read More…]
If judiciary wants, powerful can be held accountable: Imran Khan after PM’s disqualification
After Pakistan Supreme Court disqualified, Nawaz Sharif as the Prime Minister, Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan on Friday has said that “if the judiciary wants, the powerful can be held accountable. The PTI chief was addressing the media after the ground-breaking verdict. He also said that today the foundation of[Read More…]
Pak EC issues contempt notice to Imran Khan
Sharif is pushing Modi’s agenda in Pakistan, alleges Imran Khan
Imran Khan on Sunday accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of pursuing his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s interests in Pakistan as the government cracked down on the cricketer-turned-politician’s supporters with police arresting over 100 of them. “When Nawaz Sharif went to London for whatever kind of surgery, he on the hospital[Read More…]
Struggle of Kashmiris can’t be terrorism: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif today said India will be “mistaken” if it equates the “freedom struggle” of Kashmiris with terrorism. Sharif added that Kashmiris were fighting for their right of self-determination and Pakistan would continue to support them. “No power in the world can stop us from supporting the freedom[Read More…]