On Wednesday, a much-anticipated meeting between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and deputy leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Lahore’s Zaman Park ended without the release of a “joint statement.” Mr Qureshi, who was freed from jail after nearly a month the other day, stayed with the party president for about anRead More →

The disgruntled PTI leader Jahangir Tareen established a three-person committee on Tuesday to seek for defectors as he gets ready to found a new political organisation. A committee will be led by Awn Chaudhry, Sardar Tanvir Ilyas, and Ishaq Khakwani to ask PTI defectors to join Mr. Tareen’s political party.Read More →

Pervaiz Elahi, the head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former Punjab chief minister, will appear at Gujranwala’s anti-corruption court tomorrow. According to ACE officials, Pervaiz Elahi was held by the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE)’s Gujranwala branch in connection with a corruption case. Two corruption allegations were filed against theRead More →

Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, will attend Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s swearing-in ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, on June 3 (Saturday). By accepting President Erdogan’s offer to visit Turkey, the premier has significantly improved bilateral relations. Erdogan was re-elected to his position on May 28. According to Mumtaz Zehra Baloch,Read More →

Amjad Zaidi, the Speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Assembly, resigned on Wednesday after a no-confidence motion against him was successful. Following the failure of the discussions between the parliamentary committee, a no-trust motion had been brought against Mr. Zaidi. Advocacy for Nazir Ahmad will take his position.Read More →