Tag: Ali Haider Gillani

  • PPP, PML-N to run Punjab together

    PPP, PML-N to run Punjab together

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Ali Haider Gillani has said on Sunday that the Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government accepted all the demands of his party related to development funds and shares in governmental committees in Punjab.

    The young MPA confirmed that the government will give development funds to the PPP and obliged his party by giving it key administrative positions.

    Earlier, the PPP has asked the government for development fund allocation and party’s representation in administrative committees including market committees, zakat committees and Baitul Maal committees.

    The negotiating committees of both parties met in the federal capital on Sunday. Raja Parvez Ashraf, Ali Haider Gilani and Hassan Murtaza were representing PPP while Malik Ahmed Khan, Rana Sanaullah, and Khawaja Saad Rafique joined the huddle from the PML-N side.

  • PPP distances itself from PML-N’s defamation bill 2024

    PPP distances itself from PML-N’s defamation bill 2024

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday decided to distance itself from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on the defamation bill 2024, SAMAA has reported.

    PPP leader Ali Haider Gillani has said that “The PPP was not taken on board over the defamation bill. The PPP has never wanted to become a part of the defamation bill.”

    Gilani said that party lawmakers were absent during the bill’s approval.

    “It was the directive of the party leadership for the lawmakers to remain absent during the bill’s approval,” said Gilani.

    Earlier, a few days ago, the Punjab government had proposed the defamation bill 2024 in the Punjab Assembly, which was criticised by masses across the country.

    Punjab Information Minister, Azma Bukhari, said on Wednesday, while addressing a press conference, that “Now, nobody will be allowed to insult others on social media. The affected person can file an application through the tribunal. The defamation case will have to wrap up within 180 days.”

    “Three proceedings will be held in 21 days,” she said.

    She said, “There is a dire need to end the process of hurling allegations against each other.”

  • Senate Election: After Gillani’s video, Sindh minister’s alleged audio suggests horse-trading

    Senate Election: After Gillani’s video, Sindh minister’s alleged audio suggests horse-trading

    As lawmakers elect colleagues to the upper house of the Parliament amid controversies, Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah has purportedly been heard in a leaked audio making assurances to ruling party lawmakers.

    The audio clip being reported as a conversation between Punjab MPA Ali Haider Gillani and Shah emerged shortly after a video of former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gillani’s son instructing a lawmaker on how his vote can be wasted in the Senate election went viral on social media.

    In the audio, two people can be heard talking about offers of millions of rupees to PTI lawmakers ahead of the Senate polls.

    Ali can allegedly be heard saying that he spoke to Shah, who asked him to bring down the “offer”. An assurance is given in the audio that development work will be done in constituencies as per the wishes of PTI lawmakers.

    “We could carry out uplift projects worth around Rs100 million,” said a voice being attributed to Ali.

    The son of the Senate candidate allegedly said it would be difficult to carry money if payments are made in cash as it would attract attention.

    The same voice further said that ‘friends’ (PTI lawmakers) were standing with him and wanted to talk to the provincial information minister.

    “Tell four of them that they would be taken care of,” another man responded. The voice is said to be of Shah.

    The provincial information minister has denied that the voice is his.