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  • Another PTI MNA resigns from core committee after Omar Ayub’s resignation

    Another PTI MNA resigns from core committee after Omar Ayub’s resignation

    After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub, another lawmaker has resigned from party’s core committee, ARY News reported on Saturday.

    Member National Assembly (MNA) Junaid Akbar resigned from the party’s core commitee, articulating that he is not part of any group and will never be.

    The MNA criticized mystery individuals without naming them, stating that some people are using the party for their personal benefits, adding that only these folks can approach incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

    “These individuals meet Imran Khan, and they don’t let us meet him,” Akbar added.

    Juniad Akbar also said that party leadership is not ready to listen to his concerns and they don’t involve him in decision-making.

  • PTI hits out at Khawaja Asif for Afghanistan remarks

    PTI hits out at Khawaja Asif for Afghanistan remarks

    The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly criticised recent remarks by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif about launching anti-terror cross-border attacks inside Afghanistan, saying, “We don’t allow any interference in our country, so we shouldn’t interfere in any other country.”

    In a recent interview, Khawaja Asif ruled out the possibility of “negotiations” with the banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a policy undertaken by the PTI government previously.

    PTI leaders opined that such inflammatory statements can not only endanger “brotherly relations with Afghanistan” but regional peace as well.

    “Our ties with India are based on rivalry, and now we are trying to treat Afghanistan similarly. We cannot afford further escalation of the conflict and disorder,” remarked the former NA speaker Asad Qaiser outside the Assembly

    Leader of the Opposition in the NA, Omar Ayub, questioned the defence minister, “India is leading many terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Why didn’t the defence minister remark about launching attacks inside India?”

    The PTI leaders emphasised that Pakistan shouldn’t be dragged into “someone else’s war.”

  • No load shedding from 10pm to 6am in Sindh, Nasir Shah orders

    No load shedding from 10pm to 6am in Sindh, Nasir Shah orders

    Energy Minister in Sindh, Nasir Hussain Shah, has told K-Electric, Hyderabad-Electric, and Sukkhur-Electric that load shedding is unacceptable between 10pm and 6am in the province, adding that it will help citizens reduce their burden during crucial hours.

    He stressed that all power companies need to take initiatives to reduce load shedding.

    However, the minister said if load shedding is inescapable, the public must be informed in advance to avoid inconvenience.

  • Install two ACs instead of one, Nawaz Sharif says about Khan’s jail condition

    Install two ACs instead of one, Nawaz Sharif says about Khan’s jail condition

    Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, addressed a budget session in the provincial assembly today, saying, “Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government was busy setting records of incompetence; they were busy removing people’s air conditioners.”

    She clarified, “The Punjab government has never done anything to remove the facilities of opposition, and neither have we used power against them.”

    The opposition shouted slogans against Maryam Nawaz, to which she responded with assertiveness, “Sit down, don’t be too loud or your throats will be damaged.”

    She also stated, “Nawaz Sharif has said to provide him [Imran Khan] with two ACs instead of one.”

    The Chief Minister addressed the assembly saying, “For the first time, a tax-free budget has been created in Punjab.”

  • Muhammad Zubair wants to join PTI, says Rauf Hassan

    Muhammad Zubair wants to join PTI, says Rauf Hassan

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Rauf Hassan has said that former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and ex-Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair is interested in joining PTI, ARY News reported on Thursday.

    Rauf claimed that former president Arif Alvi had sent a message that Muhammad Zubair wanted to join the party.

    “If Muhammad Zubair is interested in joining PTI, Imran Khan will take the final decision,” saidRauf Hassan. However, he also stated that PTI will not accept those who left the party in difficult times.

    Rauf Hassan also confirmed that there is no possibility of a forward bloc in the party.

    “The PTI is a big party, and there might be groups of people,” Rauf Hassan added.

  • Imran Khan alleges intelligence agency officials interfere in prison affairs

    Imran Khan alleges intelligence agency officials interfere in prison affairs

    Founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Thursday filed a petition in Islamabad High Court (IHC), emphasizing the crucial need for the court’s intervention in the matter of intelligence officials interfering in prison affairs.

    In the petition filed through his counsel Shoaib Shaheen, Khan made the startling revelation that the prison is effectively under the control of two intelligence officials.

    He also stated that despite IHC’s orders, the superintendent of Adiala Jail didn’t allow him to meet with party members.

    “This whole process has been dealt with by the colonel and major of ISI who create interference and indulgence in the civil administration due to having a mala fide intention against the petitioner and due to their interference the petitioner is unable to consult with party leadership and his fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution are not protected,” said Khan in his petition.

    He also said that Nawaz Sharif, when he was imprisoned, was allowed to meet with more than 15 people a day without any interruptions.

  • Social media trolls Joe Biden for weak debate with Trump

    Social media trolls Joe Biden for weak debate with Trump

    President of the United States (US) Joe Biden and Donald Trump had the first public debate of the 2024 US presidential race; however, Biden struggled to articulate his points at several moments, often fumbling his words.

    Netizens did not spare Biden as memes ruled the social media with many Democrat supporters disappointed at Biden’s inability to articulate his words, his old age and infirmity shining through.

    Thursday evening’s performance took place at the CNN news network’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia. It marked the first time since October 2020 that the two candidates met on the debate stage.

    But from the moment Biden stepped on stage, the Democratic president seemed to wobble, muttering as he approached the podium.

    At one moment during the speech, Biden talked about border control with slurred speech, to which Trump replied, “I really don’t know what he said at the end of his speech; I don’t think he knows what he said either.”

  • Zartaj Gul shuts down Ayaz Sadiq’s misogynistic remarks

    Zartaj Gul shuts down Ayaz Sadiq’s misogynistic remarks

    In an unusual development in the National Assembly today, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Zartaj Gul requested the Speaker of House Ayaz Sadiq to “look into my eyes” when she addressed the floor with the speaker replying, “I don’t look into women’s eyes.”

    The PTI leader stated, “This is a request, sir, that if you don’t make eye contact with me, I cannot conduct my speech. I am a leader who won this seat through 150,000 votes from the people.”

    The speaker of the National Assembly replied, “I will listen to you but will not make eye contact with women.”

    The female PTI leader clapped back, “If you ignore the 52 percent female population and don’t make eye contact with them, then only selected leaders will get to this House.”

  • Chaudhry restore family relations, agree to keep political paths separate

    Chaudhry restore family relations, agree to keep political paths separate

    Former Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi met his cousin and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain in a bid to improve family relations, putting aside the decision to choose a different political path.

    During the meeting between the two, both confirmed that family relations between the cousins have been reestablished.

    “Reconciliation was achieved between the Chaudhry brothers and family relations have been restored,” sources confirmed.

    The politicians who were also present at the meeting between the Chaudhry brothers disclosed that both cousins agreed to keep their political paths separate, adding that Chaudhry Shujaat invited Parvez Elahi to rejoin PML-Q.

  • Khan, Bushra Bibi’s pleas seeking sentence suspension in Iddat case rejected

    Khan, Bushra Bibi’s pleas seeking sentence suspension in Iddat case rejected

    A district and session court in Islamabad has rejected petitions submitted by incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, seeking suspension in the Iddat case filed against them.

    Judge Afzal Majoka announced the reserved verdict today. On February 3, a local court sentenced PTI founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi to seven years in prison on a plea filed by Bushra Bibi’s former husband, Khanwar Maneka.