Tag: Raja Pervez Ashraf

  • Shehbaz, Bilawal heap glowing praises on golden jubilee of the 1973 Constitution

    Shehbaz, Bilawal heap glowing praises on golden jubilee of the 1973 Constitution

    Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion of golden jubilee of the 1973 Constitution, took to Twitter and said that the ‘sacred document had weathered many storms over the past 50 years and held the federation together.’

    “The nation today commemorates the Golden Jubilee of the 1973 Constitution, a sacred document that has weathered many storms over the past 50 years & held the federation together. We pay our rich tribute to the framers of the Constitution for their political foresight,” tweeted the PM.

    “Constitution of Pakistan continues to be central to shaping our national character, identity & future trajectory. Time has come to place Parliament at the core of national life both in letter & spirit. Rules of the game framed in light of the Constitution show us the way forward.”

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that April 10 has always been a historic day for Pakistan.

    “It is the day in 1973 when we got our constitution. In 1986 SMBB received her historic welcome in Lahore. It is the day in 2022 when for the first time VONC was successful; selected was rejected & ejected by parliament,” tweeted Bilawal.

    The National Assembly (NA), under the leadership of Speaker Raja Pervez Asharf, is all set to celebrate 50 years of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973.

    The month-long celebrations are set to commemorate the country’s charter with a series of events that will commence on April 10. The celebrations will be followed by a joint session of the Parliament, scheduled for 2pm.

  • PM Shehbaz audio leaks: PTI Supreme Court pohanch gayi

    PM Shehbaz audio leaks: PTI Supreme Court pohanch gayi

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday to investigate the matter of Prime Minister (PM) House audio leaks of PM Shehbaz Sharif and his party members including some federal ministers.

    The former ruling party has requested the top court to seek criminal charges against PM Shehbaz and his team for hatching a “criminal conspiracy”.

    One of the many audio leaks allegedly concerns a conversation between PM Shehbaz, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Law Minister Azam Tarar, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and former National Assembly (NA) speaker Ayaz Sadiq about the resignations of PTI MNAs. The audio is said to be a recording of a cabinet meeting.

    Party leaders can be allegedly heard discussing whose resignations from PTI will be accepted. Moreover, the leaders can be heard saying that the final decision will be taken by PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif who is in London.

    “The incumbent prime minister and his cabinet members can be heard discussing a heinous strategy to outplay the petitioner from the parliamentary politics in a most illegal, unlawful and objectionable manner,” the PTI said in the petition about the audio leak.

    The petition said that the entire discussion revolves around a “criminal strategy/conspiracy” to affect and target the party through piecemeal acceptance of the resignations tendered by PTI’s MNAs on April 11.

    The party said that PM Shehbaz, Information Minister Maryum Aurangzeb and Rana Sanaullah have admitted the existence of audio leaks.

    The PTI claimed that the PM and his cabinet members with the aid of incumbent NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf violated their oath and utterly disregarded the law and constitution.

    A total of six audios featuring PM and his party leader have been leaked while two audio leaks featuring Imran Khan and his party members have come to light.

  • Imran Khan to set record for contesting on 9 NA seats

    Imran Khan to set record for contesting on 9 NA seats

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is set to create a record in the country’s history by contesting the by-elections from nine National Assembly (NA) constituencies.

    Imran Khan will run from Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, Kurram, Faisalabad, Nankana, Malir, Korangi, and Karachi South constituencies, i.e. NA-22, NA-24, NA-31, NA-45, NA-108, NA-118, NA-237, NA-239, and NA-246.

    Khan will file his nomination papers today (Saturday) for the three constituencies from Karachi.

    Speaking at a press conference, PTI leader Ali Zaidi said, “The by-elections will once again prove the love of Karachi and its people for Imran Khan.”

    “The PTI will launch an aggressive election campaign and we are very much hopeful that Khan sahib would also visit Karachi very soon,” he added.

    These nine seats were declared vacant after NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of PTI MNAs.

    By-elections in nine constituencies will take place on September 25.

    Imran Khan to contest by-elections on 9 vacant NA seats

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will be contesting by-elections on all nine National Assembly (NA) constituencies that had fallen vacant after NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf accepted 11 resignations of PTI members under Article 64(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.

    The announcement that Khan will contest from all nine constituencies was made on PTI’s official Twitter account.

    During the 2018 general elections, the PTI chairman contested elections from five constituencies and won all of them.

    Election schedule for nine vacant National Assembly seats announced

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on August 5, announced that it will be holding by-elections in nine constituencies of the NA on September 25.

    According to the ECP notification, the elections are to be held in NA-22 Mardan -III, NA-24 Charsadda-II, NA-31 Peshawar-V, NA-45 Kurram-I, NA 108 Faisalabad- VIII, NA-118 Nanakana Sahib-II, NA-237 Malir-II, NA-239 Korangi Karachi-I, NA-246 Karachi South-I.

    After Imran Khan was ousted through a vote of no-confidence, 123 PTI lawmakers resigned en masse from the National Assembly.

    11 PTI MNAs whose resignations were accepted by Speaker NA
    • Ali Muhammad Khan (NA-22)
    • Faisal Muhammad Khan (NA-24)
    • Shaukat Ali (NA-31)
    • Fakhar Zaman Khan (NA-45)
    • Farrukh Habib (NA-108)
    • Ejaz Ahmad Shah (NA-118) )
    • Jameel Ahmad Khan (NA-237)
    • Mohammad Akram Cheema (NA-239)
    • Abdul Shakur Shaad (NA-246)
    • Dr Meher Ansa Shireen Mazari (Reserved Seat)
    • Shandana Gulzar Khan (Reserved Seat)
  • Resignations of 11 PTI MNAs accepted

    Resignations of 11 PTI MNAs accepted

    National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf accepted 11 resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members under Article 64(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.

    The announcement was made on the official Twitter handle of the National Assembly on Thursday.

    The PTI leaders had tendered their resignations together after former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was ousted through a no-confidence motion.

    According to the notification, the NA speaker has accepted the resignations of the following PTI members:

    1. Ali Muhammad Khan — NA-11, Mardan-III

    2. Fazal Muhammad Khan — NA-24, Charsadda-II

    3. Shaukat Ali — NA-31, Peshawar-V

    4. Fakhar Zaman Khan — NA-45, Kurram-I

    5. Farrukh Habib — NA-108, Faisalabad-VIII

    6.Ijaz Ahmad Shah — NA-118, Nankana Sahib-II

    7. Jamil Ahmed Khan — NA-237, Malir-II

    8. Muhammad Akram Cheema — NA-239, Korangi Karachi-I

    9. Abdul Shakoor Shad — NA-246, Karachi South-I

    10. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari — Reserved Seat for Women (Punjab)

    11. Shandana Gulzar Khan — Reserved Seat for Women (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

  • Richest politicians in Pakistan: ECP releases data

    Richest politicians in Pakistan: ECP releases data

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday released the data on the assets owned by Pakistani politicians and their spouses.

    Imran Khan

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s assets for the year 2021 have witnessed an increase of Rs60 million as compared to the year 2020.

    Khan owns assets worth Rs142.1 million while he has inherited houses in Zaman Park and Mianwali and three in Bhakkar. He has a bank balance of more than Rs63 million and he has $329,000 in his two other accounts. The PTI chief has also declared four goats worth Rs200,000 in his assets.

    Bushra Bibi

    Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi’s net worth is Rs142.11million. Bushra Bibi owns 52 kanals of land in Pakpattan while she also has 379 kanals of land in Pir Ghani and 267 kanals of land in Okara. She is also the owner of a three-kanal house in Bani Gala.

    Asif Ali Zardari

    Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s wealth increased by around Rs40 million to Rs714.23 million in 2019-20 compared to the previous year. He owns thousands of acres of agricultural land, 20 horses, hundreds of camels, cows, and buffaloes as well as other valuables. The arms he possesses are worth Rs16.6 million.

    Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

    PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is a declared billionaire, having a total wealth worth of Rs1.6 billion. However, the bulk of his wealth remains outside the country.

    Bilawal has more assets in the UAE than in Pakistan and his 25 properties and other assets in Dubai are worth Rs1.44 billion, whereas in the country he has 19 agriculture and non-agriculture properties, around Rs122.14 million cash in hand or banks and arms valued at Rs3 million.

    Shehbaz Sharif

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif owns assets worth more than Rs245 million, and he also owes Rs140 million. The prime minister has Rs2 million in his bank account.

    “PM Shehbaz has borrowed Rs63.9 million from his son Suleman Shehbaz, however, his bank account in London is empty,” stated the document, adding that he is indebted with Rs140 million.

    Shehbaz Sharif also declared the assets of his wives.

    Nusrat Shehbaz

    Nusrat Shehbaz has wealth worth Rs230.29 million and owns nine agricultural properties and one house each in Lahore and Hazara divisions.

    Tehmina Durrani

    Shehbaz’s second spouse Tehmina Durrani has Rs5.6 million.

    Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

    Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and his wife own two houses in Islamabad and 40 tolas of gold. He gifted his shares in Air Blue airline worth Rs60 million to his son.

    Shah Mahmood Qureshi 

    Former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi turned out to be the owner of assets worth Rs219.6 million – even more that those of his party chief, Imran Khan.

    Raja Pervez Ashraf 

    National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf declared the value of his assets as Rs23.6 million while his wife owned 100 tolas of gold.

    Hammad Azhar 

    Hammad Azhar owns assets worth Rs402 million.

  • If Khan is arrested, protests will be held across the country: PTI

    If Khan is arrested, protests will be held across the country: PTI

    Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan is still a member of the National Assembly, adding that he is yet to resign, reports Geo News.

    The speaker has sent letters to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members in order to confirm their resignations.

    It was further reported that PTI has decided not to appear before the Speaker National Assembly to confirm their resignations. It is also being reported that the PTI fears that more than two dozen members may refuse to confirm in front of the speaker.

    Geo News further reports that if Khan is arrested, protests would be held across the country and important highways would be blocked.