report in Dawn, Nov 20th, 2023In A major blow to Imran Khan and his party, PTI leader Ali Nawaz Awan made public appearance and joined the Istehkam-i- Pakistan Party (IPP) on Sunday, media reports said. Mr Awan who used to forcefully defend PTI in TV talk shows, held a meeting with IPP chief Jahangir Tareen and President Aleem Khan, according to Geo News. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, the IPP termed the former…
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By Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn November 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said he would administer the oath to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif if elected prime minister for the fourth time in the upcoming elections. In an interview with VOA Urdu, President Alvi said he would “comply with the constitutional requirements” of administering the oath to the elected prime minister. In April 2022, President Alvi excused to administer the oath to Mr Nawaz’s…
report in The Nation, Nov 16, 2023……..Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that if any party in the country can bring stability by taking everyone together, it is only his party, the PPP. He also added that PPP is ready to play on any pitch, but rivals should trust their own politics and party, and not seek help from someone else. According to the press release issued by Media Cell Bilawal House,…
by Syed Ali Shah in TheExpress Tribune, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: In a strategic manoeuvre ahead of the February 8 general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday secured backing from over two dozen influential figures in Balochistan, notably former chief minister Jam Kamal Khan – a political handshake that will potentially ensure the PML-N receiving the lion’s share in the polls. The development came as political manoeuvres have intensified, with the PML-N attempting to…
By Aftab Ahmed & Asim Yasin in The News, Nov 15, 2023MITHI: As Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif headed to Balochistan, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday advised the three-time prime minister to keep his focus on Lahore and address the problems his party faced in the Punjab instead. “I would suggest Mian Sahib to stay in Lahore and focus on its problems,” said the PPP chairman during a…
report in The News, Nov 15, 2023QUETTA: Over 30 prominent politicians of Balochistan announced joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz during former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his team’s visit to the provincial capital on Tuesday. Former Balochistan chief minister Jam Kamal, federal ministers Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hosni, Mujibur Rahman Mohammad Hosni, Mir Asim Kurd and Mir Dostin Domki joined the PMLN. Former Minister Khan Muhammad Jamali, Faiq Jamali, Ghafoor Lahri, Muhammad Khan Lahri, Salim Khosa,…
By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 15th, 2023QUETTA: At least two dozen prominent politicians from Balochistan joined the PML-N on Tuesday after a meeting in Quetta with its supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, who arrived in the provincial capital on a two-day visit to woo ‘electables’ in the lead-up to the Feb 8 elections. The former prime minister, who returned from London in October following four years in self-imposed exile, also met the leadership of several…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, November 12th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, apparently perturbed at being tagged by his opponents as ladla (blue-eyed) and his party a ‘favourite’ of the military establishment, asked party’s new manifesto committee to address this matter while finalising it later this month. On the other hand, PML-N has defended its current equation with the powers that be, wondering why such a question is being raised now when the party had…
Report in Dawn, November 10th, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will contest in general elections as the party expects his legal troubles to go away within two months. Talking to reporters on Thursday, PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said Mr Sharif would not wait for by-polls to contest the elections and expressed hope that cases against him would be decided before the Feb 8 elections. There had been speculations among the party ranks that if…
report in Daily Times, Nov 7, 2023Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed the party leaders to begin their preparations for the elections – scheduled to take place on February 8, 2024. The directions were issued in a meeting at the PML-N’s central secretariat in Lahore where the three-time prime minister was welcomed by party president Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N Senior Vice-President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz and other leaders. Khawaja Muhammad…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) president Asif Ali Zardari have shown determination to shape the country’s political landscape as they vowed to find a way to work together to safeguard the state and revive the economy, it emerged on Monday. The bigwigs of the two major political parties initiated contact over the phone and pledged their commitment…