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  • PPP MNA raises questions about party’s Punjab chapter

    PPP MNA raises questions about party’s Punjab chapter

    Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) affiliated Member of the National Assembly (MNA) has expressed disappointment over his party’s performance in Punjab.

    ‘’Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cannot become Prime Minister (PM) with Sindh votes only,” he said at the ceremony at a local hotel on his father’s 85th birth anniversary.

    ‘’Punjab PPP leaders have been holding essential party positions yet failing to help Bilawal. Therefore, they must step down or be removed,’’ he stated.
    Jamiluzzaman, the son of the late PPP stalwart Amin Fahim observed that the same people vote for Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Marium Nawaz and former Prime Minister Imran Khan—but not for Bilawal Bhutto. He questioned his party ‘’Why do these votes not go to Bilawal? Why is the Punjab PPP sleeping? Why are Punjab people holding important positions?”

    He also hinted at leading a delegation to meet party leadership to reactivate PPP in Punjab.

  • ‘Aap ka vision hai’; Rana Mashood lauds Shehbaz Sharif for Arshad Nadeem’s gold medal

    ‘Aap ka vision hai’; Rana Mashood lauds Shehbaz Sharif for Arshad Nadeem’s gold medal

    In a small clip that went viral on social media, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Mashood sings praises of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while he watches Pakistani champ Arshad Nadeem win the Olympics gold medal in the javelin throw.

    In the clip, Mashood congratulates Sharif while the Prime Minister jumps up from his seat in excitement as Arshad takes the gold medal. “This is your vision, sir. You gave him [Arshad Nadeem] a chance,” says Mashood while shaking Shehbaz Sharif’s hand.

    Mashood also posted on X to let the people know about the Prime Minister’s views: “It is a matter of pride for me that Allah Almighty made me a resource to discover a talented young man like Arshad Nadeem.”

    According to Rana’s official X account, the Prime Minister also recalled, “The harvest that was sown by the previous Punjab government’s Youth Festival, its wonderful fruits are raising the status of Pakistan.”

  • The government has only two months, Imran Khan predicts

    The government has only two months, Imran Khan predicts

    Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has predicted that the incumbent government, led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), will last only two more months.

    Inside Rawalpindi Adiala’s jail, the former Prime Minister told journalists, ‘’The government is plunging into a quagmire; however, the rulers are fools and unable to understand this.’’

    ’I am predicting this from prison that this government has only two more months.’’
    He also said he has enough time, but the incumbent rulers are running out of time.

    Earlier, Imran offered to negotiate with the stakeholders in power by selecting Chief Milli Awami Party (MAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai from his side.

  • It is law: President approves bill restricting ‘lawmakers’ from changing parties

    It is law: President approves bill restricting ‘lawmakers’ from changing parties

    President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the Election Act Amendment Bill 2024, which aims to restrict independent lawmakers from changing parties.

    According to Geo News, the bill has been sent to the Senate Secretariat for official notification today.
    The approval comes when the Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have approached the Apex Court regarding the decision on reserved seats.
    The bill proposes that if a candidate does not submit a declaration of his affiliation with a political party to the returning officer (RO) before seeking allotment of the election symbol, they shall be “considered as an independent candidate and not a candidate of any political party.’’

    It further states that if a political party fails to submit its list for reserved seats within a prescribed time, it will not be eligible for reserved seats.
    Lawmakers also cannot change to another party after joining one within three days of winning the election.

  • PTI’s Aliya Hamza released from prison

    PTI’s Aliya Hamza released from prison

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aliya Hamza has been released from prison on bail after over one year behind the bars when she was arrested in cases related to May 9 riots.

    A district and sessions judge in Gujranwala approved Hamza’s bail and release orders on July 31.

    Meanwhile, Geo News reported that Lahore High Court’s Justice Ali Baqar Najafi restrained law enforcement agencies from arresting her in new cases until August 29.

    The former MNA is facing charges of involvement in arson and anarchy during the May 9 riots last year.

  • ECP, PTI approach Supreme Court on reserved seats verdict

    ECP, PTI approach Supreme Court on reserved seats verdict

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has moved the Supreme Court to review its decision in the reserved seats case involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Sunni-Ittehad-Council.
    The petition stated that’ ‘’Primary relief has been granted to the PTI.’’

    With his counsel Salman Akram Raja, PTI chairman barrister Gohar Ali Khan approached the apex court to restrain ECP from allocating reserved seats to other parties.

    “Such reserved seats belong to PTI and its candidates whose names are present in the list presented before ECP in accordance with the judgement of the Supreme Court dated 12-7-2024. Candidates may be declared elected to the reserved seats for women and non-Muslims,” the petition read.

    On July 12, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the former ruling party was eligible for the reserved seats. After implementing the decision, PTI will become the largest parliamentary party.

  • ‘Resilient spirit’, Pakistan extends solidarity with the people of Bangladesh

    ‘Resilient spirit’, Pakistan extends solidarity with the people of Bangladesh

    As Bangladesh grapples with the the end of a historic uprising, Pakistan extended solidarity with the country’s people and wished for peace and normalcy.

    The Ministry of Foreign Office (MOFO) stated in a press release that, ‘’the government and people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with the people of Bangladesh and sincerely hope for a peaceful and swift return to normalcy’’.
    ‘’We are confident that the resilient spirit and unity of the Bangladeshi people will lead them towards a harmonious future,’’ the statement further stated.

    On Monday, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ended when demonstrators stormed into her palace and parliament.

  • One lawmaker opposed the resolution on Kashmir

    One lawmaker opposed the resolution on Kashmir

    The Youm-I-Istehsaal-i-Kashmir Day Resolution, presented by Safron and Kashmir Affairs minister Amir Maqam in the national assembly, was unanimously supported, demonstrating strong unity in the cause of Kashmir except for one lawmaker, Chief of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai.

    The Member National Assembly opposed the resolution, arguing that the draft should be amended before being passed by parliament.

    In a hard-hitting speech, he said, ‘‘We should ask the Kashmiris which country they want to join’’.

    The resolution demanded India release political prisoners, stop the ongoing violation of human rights, provide humanitarian aid, and sincerely implement the relevant resolution of the United Security Council so that Kashmiri people can determine their future through the democratic process of a fair and partial plebiscite under the define guidance of the United Nations.

    In response, after being called ‘havaldar’ by the achakzai, the speaker elaborated that he was proud of being called a havaldar as he is the country’s frontline soldier.

  • Pakistani man with strong ties to Iran charged in US with attempt to carry out assassinations

    Pakistani man with strong ties to Iran charged in US with attempt to carry out assassinations

    A United States Federal court in Brooklyn has charged a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran, Asif Merchant, also known as “Asif Raza Merchant,” 46, with murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government officials on U.S. soil, including potentially former President Donald Trump.

    Asif travelled to New York in June to meet with people he thought he was recruiting for carrying out assassinations, including paying $5,000 advance to two men, who turned out to be undercover law enforcement officers, Associated Press reported.

    He was arrested in July after he told his would-be assassins that they would get further instruction, including the targets’ identities, in August or September after he returned to Pakistan.

    “This dangerous murder-for-hire plot exposed in today’s charges allegedly was orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran and is straight out of the Iranian playbook,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

    The Associated Press also reported that Asif also indicated to his associate that he wanted a “political person” to be killed, mapping out on a napkin the different strategies on how the target could be killed.

    Journalist Iftikhar Firdous posted on X, “His case file on the U.S. Justice Department’s website shows that he has a wife and children both in Iran and Pakistan while he has been consistently travelling to Iran, Syria and Iraq. This would be the second incident this year where Pakistani nationals with ties to Iranian militias in the Middle East have been arrested by the FBI.”

  • Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s family donates more than 30 thousand sq ft land to Balochistan

    Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s family donates more than 30 thousand sq ft land to Balochistan

    On Pakistan’s 77th independence day, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and his family have donated more than 30,000 square feet of land to the Balochistan government.

    Geo News reported that the Qazi family wrote a letter to the government of Balochistan donating land amounting to 31,680 sq feet.

    The letter stated that the donated land was located next to the Quaid-i-Azam Residency in Ziarat.

    The letter further stated that the land could be used for an environmental centre in the public interest and handed over to the government on August 14th.