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Pakistan: MQM-P formally joins opposition

Mar 31, 2022, at 12:11 am

Islamabad: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), a key ally of PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led coalition government, on Wednesday announced to part ways with the ruling PTI.

PM Imran Khan to address nation today, fuels speculation over resignation

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:57 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is all set to address the nation on Wednesday, triggering speculation over his resignation after members of ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement quit the federal cabinet to give him a jolt.

No confidence motion: Imran Khan's PTI govt likely to lose majority after ally MQM strikes deal with opposition

Mar 30, 2022, at 02:43 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is all set to lose his majority after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's key ally and coalition partner  Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) decided to desert him and join hands with the Opposition.

Pakistan: Voting on no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan to take place on Apr 3

Mar 30, 2022, at 03:00 am

Islamabad: Voting on the no-confidence motion brought against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will take place on April 3.

Pakistan: NA session adjourned till March 31 after tabling of no-confidence resolution against PM Imran Khan

Mar 28, 2022, at 11:58 pm

Islamabad: The political battle in Pakistan turned intense as Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on Monday tabled in the National Assembly a no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Imran Khan claims foreign powers are behind ‘conspiracy’ to overthrow his govt

Mar 28, 2022, at 03:23 am

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said foreign powers were involved in the ‘conspiracy’ to send his coalition government at the Centre packing through a no-confidence motion tabled by the country’s joint opposition.

Pakistan: Imran Khan's aide quits cabinet, joins opposition

Mar 27, 2022, at 10:03 pm

Islamabad: Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, who was serving as the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant (SAPM) on Reconciliation and Harmony in Balochistan, on Sunday quit his position, giving a jolt to Imran Khan ahead of the  no-confidence motion against him.

Pakistan: 50 ministers belonging to Imran Khan’s party go “missing”

Mar 27, 2022, at 01:23 am

Islamabad: Amidst the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, at least 50 ministers belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have gone 'missing' from the political front, The Express Tribune reported citing sources.

Pakistan: No-confidence vote likely to take place on April 3 or 4

Mar 27, 2022, at 12:20 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Saturday that the no-confidence vote, to be tabled against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly, will most likely take place on April 3 or 4, Express Tribune reported.

Pakistan: PMO’s YouTube channel renamed to ‘Imran Khan’

Mar 26, 2022, at 11:10 pm

Islamabad: As the Pakistan National Assembly was set to vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the YouTube channel of the Prime Minister's office was renamed to "Imran Khan", Geo News reported on Friday.

Pakistan: NA session adjourned without tabling of no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan

Mar 25, 2022, at 07:31 pm

Islamabad: The highly-anticipated  session of the National Assembly with a crucial no-confidence motion — filed by the opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan — on the agenda was adjourned till Monday.

Pakistan: PM Imran Khan's trouble deepens as more allies abandon PTI Govt

Mar 24, 2022, at 06:39 pm

Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: The Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan finds itself in political isolation as more of its allies have switched sides with the opposition on the no-confidence motion, The Dawn reported on Thursday.

Pakistan poll panel fines PM Imran Khan

Mar 22, 2022, at 11:02 pm

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Prime Minister Imran Khan and five others for addressing a public meeting in violation of the election code of conduct, the Dawn reported on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Bilwal Bhutto calls PM Imran Khan a 'foreign-funded' agent

Mar 22, 2022, at 12:06 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday targeted and accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of being a ‘foreign-funded’ agent.

Opposition would lose this match badly: Imran Khan warns on no-trust motion

Mar 21, 2022, at 01:09 am

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan warned Pakistan's opposition parties, which have filed a no-trust motion against him in the National Assembly, that they are going to 'lose this match badly'.

Pakistan: PTI issues show-cause notice to 14 dissident lawmakers

Mar 20, 2022, at 03:35 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday has issued show-cause notices to 14 of its lawmakers on grounds of alleged defection and asked to submit an unconditional apology and rejoin the party ranks within 7 days, local media reported.

Pakistan: PPP announces no-confidence motion to oust PTI-led K-P govt

Mar 19, 2022, at 11:45 pm

Islamabad:  Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa President Najmudddin Khan on Saturday announced that the opposition has decided to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in K-P through a no-confidence motion, reports The Express Tribune.

Pakistan: PM Imran Khan rules out imposition of Governor's rule in Sindh province

Mar 19, 2022, at 02:40 pm

Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government led by Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of imposing governor's rule in Sindh, Dawn reported on Saturday.

Pakistan: PDM chief urges entire nation to 'march' towards Islamabad on Mar 23

Mar 15, 2022, at 02:44 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Monday urged the entire nation to march towards Islamabad on Mar 23  for an anti-government long march.

No confidence motion against Pakistan PM to be held after Mar 27: PTI Senator

Mar 14, 2022, at 11:55 pm

Islamabad: Senator Faisal Javed on Monday announced that the no-confidence motion voting against the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government will take place after Mar 27.

PM Imran Khan should not have slammed Western powers publicly: Pakistan Finance Minister

Mar 11, 2022, at 06:49 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Finance Minister Shau­kat Tarin has admitted that Prime Minister Imran Khan could have avoided slamming Western powers publicly.

Pakistan: Opposition leaders submit no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan

Mar 09, 2022, at 12:03 am

Islamabad: The Opposition leaders of Pakistan on Tuesday submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly Secretariat, media reports said.

Enjoying majority in House: Pakistan Muslim League (N) challenges PTI-led govt to convene National Assembly session

Mar 08, 2022, at 12:56 am

Lahore, Pakistan: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has challenged the PTI-led government to convene a session of the National Assembly in case it is confident of enjoying the majority in the House.

Pakistan: PM Imran Khan hits out at opposition leaders over hype created around no-confidence motion

Mar 08, 2022, at 12:52 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday lashed out at the opposition leaders over the hype created around the no-trust motion and said he is fully prepared to tackle the moves made by a ‘bunch of thieves’.

PM Imran Khan should resign before we table no-confidence motion: Zardari

Mar 06, 2022, at 10:12 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari targeted PM Imran Khan and said he should resign before the joint Opposition tables the no-confidence motion against the incumbent government.

Pakistan mosque blast leaves at least 56 killed, 194 injured

Mar 05, 2022, at 04:20 am

Peshawar/IBNS: At least 56 people were killed and 194 injured on Friday in a suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country since 2018.

Pakistan: PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto declares 'war' on 'illegally elected' PM Imran Khan

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:57 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has declared a ‘war’ on the 'selected government' of Imran Khan and accused him of being elected as the Prime Minister of the country illegally.

2018 Pakistan polls: PPP provides ‘confidential’ report on ‘rigging’ to CEC

Mar 03, 2022, at 01:57 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has handed over a report on the alleged rigging in the 2018 general elections to the chief election commissioner and urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ‘take punitive action’ against those involved in ‘glaring theft of the entire general elections’.

Pakistan: Biawal Bhutto Zardari launches march to protest against Imran Khan govt

Mar 02, 2022, at 04:29 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday began a march towards Islamabad from the Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum with the pledge that the long march would demonstrate that Imran Khan’s government had lost the nation’s trust.

PECA Amendment: Pakistan PM supports move despite criticisms from all corners

Feb 24, 2022, at 12:00 am

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan defended the newly promulgated ordinance amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, despite criticisms from different corners of the society.