By Mumtaz Alvi & Sher Ali Khalti in The News, Dec 09, 2023LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif said on Friday his party wanted not only to form governments after winning elections, but also conduct accountability of those who staged his ouster in 2017 and destroyed Pakistan. Addressing a PMLN leaders and the parliamentary board meeting here, Nawaz said he did not return to the country only to form a government, but…
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report in The Express Tribune, Dec 9th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his party was not in pursuit of power, but gave priority to the accountability of those people who were responsible for implicating him in “fabricated” cases that led to his ouster as the prime minister in 2017. “This [accountability] is necessary so that the truth can be known to the people and justice can prevail,” he said while addressing a…
by Mansoor Malik in Dawn, December 7th, 2023LAHORE: In a ‘historic’ political development on Wednesday, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif visited PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at his Lahore residence and both parties agreed to prepare proposals for an electoral alliance in the upcoming Feb 8 elections as well as long-term political relationship. Nawaz Sharif visited Mr Hussain 15 years after the latter had parted ways with the PML-N and joined former army chief and military…
report in The Express Tribune, Dec 5, 2023LAHORE: Setting the stage for an electoral alliance, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday met to actualise their seat-adjustment strategy and other joint electoral initiatives, including making a foray into Sindh through MQM-P’s aid. The high-profile gathering, held at the PML-N Secretariat located in Lahore’s Model Town, marked the second meeting between the political heavyweights since Nawaz’s return to the country on…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, December 5th, 2023LAHORE: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday held a second meeting with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in two weeks, where both pledged to move ahead together to take on their rivals in the Feb 8 polls. The PML-N is largely banking on JUI-F in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is considered a stronghold of Imran Khan’s PTI, and believes its position will be stronger in Balochistan if the JUI-F…
Report in The Nation, Dec 3, 2023QUETTA – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Saturday that if, God forbid, either the PML-N or the PTI comes to power as a result of February 8 general elections, they will destroy the country and the people through their politics of revenge. The PPP leader went on to say that it is not possible to run a similar campaign in 2024 as in the 2018…
By Ali Raza in The News, Dec 01, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif met different party leaders including former premier Shehbaz Sharif, here on Thursday. Along with party Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz, he reached the PMLN Model Town office and spent a busy day there. Shehbaz, in his meeting, congratulated his brother Nawaz Sharif on his acquittal in Avenfield reference. He expressed good wishes for him and…
by Abid Mehmood in Dawn, November 26th, 2023• PML-N supremo says Imran’s sponsors equally responsible for economic mess• Calls for political stability, long-term policy to rake in investmentsNAROWAL: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday touted the policy and economic achievements during the tenure of PML-N and said the decision to impose PTI chief Imran Khan on the country stopped the wheel of progress. Addressing a ceremony at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry,…
REPORT in The Express Tribune Nov 26, 2023Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, on Saturday, reiterated his “Mujhe Kyun Nikala” (why was I ousted?) narrative that he previously used at public gatherings after being removed as prime minister in 2017. He questioned the panel of five judges, suggesting that by removing him in the Panama case, they achieved nothing substantial but to install a person, referring to PTI Chairman Imran…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 24th, 2023• Predicts no single party will secure two-thirds majority• Acknowledges ‘talented’ Bilawal needs more experience in politics• Defends Imran’s ouster, accuses him of plotting to extend stayISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday anticipated the formation of a “national unity government” after the upcoming general election, insisting that no single party would be able to secure a two-thirds majority. Mr Zardari expressed confidence that the Feb…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 21, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif assigned two of his close aides on Monday to act swiftly to reconcile the differences among the party leadership in Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), before his visits to those provinces as part of his efforts to bring the ‘electables’ to the party fold. According to an Express News report, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo took notice of the differences among the…