The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), led by Maulana Fazl, and Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have “agreed on increasing party-level contacts” as the former pulled up for starting a nationwide movement against election rigging, according to Geo News. Asad Qaiser, the central leader of the PTI, verified that he spoke with JUI-F […]
PTI links human rights violation with ‘FATF grey listing’
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given an irrational response to President Arif Alvi’s letter which drew his attention towards the constitutional provisions, Tribune reported. On Friday, Alvi wrote a letter to Shehbaz, asking him to direct the authorities concerned to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan with the holding […]
PTI will resist if it gets weak mandate in Punjab: Imran Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said that the PTI will resist if it gets a weak mandate in Punjab and the Centre, Pakistan-based TV Network ARY News reported. According to Khan, the incumbent government has failed to cope with economic challenges and the country entered default phase up to 90 […]
Shah Mahmood Qureshi PTI’s new parliamentary group leader in National Assembly
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi is PTI’s new parliamentary group leader in the National Assembly (NA). The former Foreign Affairs Minister replaced his party Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan as leader of the party in parliament. Khan cannot enter the National Assembly, the lower legislative house of Pakistan’s bicameral parliament after […]
Imran Khan’s PTI starts long march today to demand early elections
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan plans to start his “Haqeeqi Azadi Long March” on Friday to press for his party’s demand for an early election. The march will take off from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk at 11 am on Friday and will head off to the capital city of Islamabad, the […]
PTI calls supporters to protest amid possibility of Imran Khan’s arrest
Amid the possibility of Imran Khan’s arrest, the members of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) urged the party workers and supporters to take to the streets to protest against the possible arrest of former prime minister. This comes after PTI Chief, Imran was booked in a terrorism case on the complaint […]
PTI observes ‘thanksgiving day’ after SC’s verdict on Punjab CM by-polls
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) termed the Supreme Court’s verdict, making Pervaiz Elahi the new Punjab Chief Minister, as “supremacy of the Constitution” and the party decided to observe ‘thanksgiving day’ on Wednesday. A day earlier, the Supreme Court announced that Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi, an ally of ex-PM Imran Khan, would be the […]
Imran Khan’s PTI to begin protest march to Islamabad on May 25
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced that his party’s long protest march to Islamabad will begin on May 25 demanding the dissolution of the National Assembly and a date for the next general election and invited people to join in large numbers. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday […]
PTI to announce dates for protest march to Islamabad between May 25-29
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the tentative dates for his party’s long march to Islamabad can be announced between May 25-29. However, he is yet to finalise the dates. “We have to decide between May 25-29. And the day after tomorrow, […]
Pakistan: Lahore HC issues notices to Hamza Shehbaz on petitions filed by PTI, PML-Q against CM elections
The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to Punjab chief minister Hamza Shehbaz and four others on separate petitions filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and PML-Q’s leader and Punjab Assembly speaker Chaudhary Parvez Elahi requesting the court to declare CM elections as illegal. The High Court Chief Justice […]
Pakistan: PTI decides to resign from National Assembly
Ahead of the election of a new Prime Minister in the National Assembly, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to resign from the assembly. This development comes after Imran Khan said that he will not sit in the assemblies with ‘thieves’, reported ARY News. “The man who has 16 billion and 8 billion […]
Pakistan: PML-Q to move court against PTI’s dissidents ahead of Punjab CM poll
The ouster of the Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has made the task of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) to mobilise the requisite number for the Punjab Chief Minister’s election tougher. The PML-Q has now decided to file a petition against the PTI dissidents in the Lahore High Court on […]
Pakistan: PTI threatened lawmakers from voting against PM, accuses PML-Q
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Tariq Bashir Cheema accused the Pakistani government of threatening its lawmakers from casting vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Tariq, citing the interview of PML-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi on a Pakistani channel in which he severely criticized the government, said that he had spoken his heart […]