Caretaker Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, vacated the Prime Minister House, for a new leader just a day before the election of the Leader of the House in the National Assembly. The National Assembly will elect new premier on Wednesday and he will be sworn in the evening. Khoso was appointed as the caretaker […]
Prime Minister-in-waiting, Nawaz Sharif, Tuesday submitted nomination papers to contest for the position of Prime Minister. The National Assembly or Lower House of the Parliament will elect new Prime Minister on Wednesday following the May 11 general elections. Sharif’s name was proposed by Chief of Pakhtunkhawa Milli Awami Party Mahmoud Khan Achakzai‚ ally […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s MPA from PK-42 Farid Khan Orakzai was gunned down by unknown assailants in Hangu on Monday. He was immediately shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Hangu where he succumbed to his injuries. He was elected as independent candidate and later joined the PTI. Police said that gunmen sprayed bullets at the […]
Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has announced that the election of the Prime Minister will be held on Wednesday. He said the nomination papers can be filed by 2:00 pm on Tuesday. He said the election will be held by the division of the members. Earlier Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of PML-N took […]
Pakistan’s newly-elected National Assembly on Monday elected Sardar Ayaz Sadiq‚ candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sadiq secured 258 votes of a total 313 polled in the 342-member of the National Assembly, Lower House of the parliament, the outgoing Speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza announced. Sadiq’s Shehryar […]
Rana Muhammad Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) was elected Punjab assembly speaker for the second time with absolute majority. Iqbal secured 297 votes while his rival Raja Rashid Hafeez of PTI bagged 35 votes. Other opposition parties had supported Hafeez. The polling was held in the building of Punjab Assembly in Lahore on Monday. […]
The parliamentary committee of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Monday formally nominated Shahbaz Sharif for the position of chief minister Punjab. Addressing the PML-N meeting in Lahore, Shahbaz Sharif thanked the members for nominating him and giving him another chance to serve. “I will learn from my mistakes and together we will make Punjab […]
The National and Punjab assemblies are set to elect Speakers and Deputy Speakers later Monday. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) fielded Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who had defeated Imran Khan in the election on Lahore seat. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its candidates Yousuf Talpur for the speaker and Ghulam Rasool Koreja for the office of […]
Pakistan Muslim League (N) Sunday nominated Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch of National Party as its candidate for the slot of Chief Minister of Balochistan. This was announced by PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif while addressing a news conference after the meeting of the party and coalition partners to discuss formation of government in […]
President Asif Ali Zardari says that he will not seek another presidential term after his present five-year period expires in September this year. Zardari’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) faced defeat in the general elections in the center and three provinces and has formed government only in southern Sindh province. Speaking to TV anchors […]
Nawaz Sharif was on Saturday formally nominated as candidate for the position of Prime Minister by newly-elected members of the parliament, party sources said. Sarif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party had won majority seats in the May 11 general elections and is in a strong position to form government. Lawmakers of the PML-N, who met […]
The newly-elected members of Pakistan National Assembly Saturday took the oath, following the May 11 general elections. The first session of the National Assembly or Lower House of the parliament marked the first phase of transition of power to the newly-elected people’s representatives at the center and four provinces. The Speaker of the outgoing […]
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