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  • Next elections will be held in 2029, Tarar responds to Maulana

    Next elections will be held in 2029, Tarar responds to Maulana

    Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Culture and National Heritage Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday that general elections will be held in 2029 after the completion of the current government’s tenure.

    Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had demanded fresh elections in the country.
    Attaullah Tarar said that the parliament is the only appropriate platform for politics in the current situation. “The solution to all the problems in politics lies in negotiations and dialogue,” Tarar added.  

    The federal minister called on Maulana Fazlur Rehman to appreciate the government’s economic policies as they are for the betterment of the country.

    Fazlur Rehman on Sunday demanded fresh elections after rejecting February 8 polls. The JUI-F chief said that the government has no authority to address their concerns.

  • Government condemns ‘political party’ for propaganda in Kyrgyzstan incident

    Government condemns ‘political party’ for propaganda in Kyrgyzstan incident

    Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on May 19 condemned a political party, a thinly veiled reference to PTI, for spreading disinformation and negative propaganda online regarding the Kyrgyzstan incident in which mobs attacked Pakistani students.

    The minister exclaimed that “wrong news” was being spread on social media by a single political party to “humiliate the government” and it is utterly condemnable.

    It should be noted that social media was flooded with news of deaths and rapes of Pakistani students which has turned out to be not true.

    “I believe that such shameful act should not be done in politics,” he stressed.

    Tarar said there was a clash between local students and Arab students, after which this incident took place. He added that the government is helping the students who want to come back.

    “Kyrgyz foreign minister has said that no deaths have occurred in the incident and that the situation is peaceful,” said Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during a press conference.