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Suspected dacoits gun down PPP leader in Pakistan

Mar 11, 2024, at 11:29 pm

Suspected dacoits shot dead a local  Pakistan Peoples Party leader in Pakistan's Khuzdar town on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistani doctor Saveera Parkash becomes first Hindu woman to file nomination for 2024 general polls

Dec 26, 2023, at 03:12 pm

A Hindu woman has filed her nomination papers for a general seat in the upcoming polls in Pakistan, making her the first Hindu woman in the country to take such a step.

Pakistan: PTI, PPP rallies heighten tension in Mirpurkhas

Apr 14, 2022, at 03:42 am

Mirpurkhas, Pakistan: Workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) gathered at main squares and roundabouts in several Sindh towns on Monday to resume their protest against the installation of ‘imported government’ at Centre.

Pakistan: Zardari ready to welcome Imran Khan as opposition leader in NA

Apr 08, 2022, at 09:53 pm

Islamabad:  As the Supreme Court nullified Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling to reject the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, former president and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said Imran Khan will be welcomed as the opposition leader in the National Assembly.

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: 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: 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.

Pakistan: Bilal Bhutto slams Imran Khan, says country is sliding towards authoritarianism, dictatorship

Feb 19, 2022, at 05:14 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and said under his regime the country is sliding towards authoritarianism and dictatorship.

Pakistan: PPP to launch ‘tractor trolley march’ today to support farmers

Jan 21, 2022, at 11:55 pm

Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) might soon launch the first phase of its “tractor trolley march” on Friday as they extend support to the  support to the country’s farmers who have been protesting over the alleged poor agricultural policies of the government.

Pakistan Peoples Party expects thousand will participate in Feb 27 long march

Jan 13, 2022, at 03:36 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said it expects to see thousands of activists from Karachi city to be participating in the Karachi-to-Islamabad long march scheduled to kick off on Feb 27 against the federal government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

PPP voices concern over Imran Khan govt's act of bypassing parliament in formulation of Pakistan’s first National Security Policy

Dec 30, 2021, at 02:57 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed concern over the act of Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of bypassing parliament in the formulation of the country’s first National Security Policy.

Refusal to join Ehsaas Ration Programme: PM Imran Khan condemns Sidh govt's move

Dec 20, 2021, at 03:33 am

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan recently expressed his condemnation as the Sindh government did not participate in the Rs 106.1 billion Ehsaas Ration Programme (ERP) starting from Dec 31 and lamented that people of the province will not avail benefits of the programme aimed at providing relief to 20 million inflation-hit people in the country.

Pakistan Peoples Party cadres protest in Sindh against PTI govt's economic policies

Dec 18, 2021, at 09:17 pm

Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) cadres on Saturday protested in Sindh region against inflation, gas supply crisis and the economic policies of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

PPP rallies in Nowshera, Peshawar will be held no matter what: Bilawal tells Imran Khan govt

Nov 19, 2021, at 08:38 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday warned the PTI government not to block its rallies in Nowshera and Peshawar or there will be “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar”.

PPP slams Imran Khan govt over electricity tariff hike

Oct 17, 2021, at 12:47 am

Pakistan Peoples Party has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government for increasing electricity tariff up to 40 per cent over the last three years.

Bill to criminalise enforced disappearances gathering dust in Pakistan, says PPP leader

Aug 13, 2021, at 05:10 am

Islamabad: Secretary General Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Farhatullah Babar recently slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said it does not seem serious in enacting its own bill to criminalise enforced disappearances.

Pakistan: Former MPA shot dead in Attock

Jul 09, 2021, at 09:54 pm

Taxila: Unknown man shot dead former Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Attock and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Malik Shahan Hakmeen Khan in Pakistan's Attock city on Wednesday.

Sindh water sharing: PPP president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro slams Imran Khan govt

Jun 16, 2021, at 09:34 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro recently slammed PM Imran Khan and accused the federal government of stealing Sindh’s share in water.

Pakistan: PPP calls for action against 'water injustice' in Sindh

Jun 02, 2021, at 02:10 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has called for immediate action to deal with the alleged injustice being meted out to Sindh by the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) and the Centre.

Plea to PPP and ANP to rejoin Pakistani opposition alliance

Apr 16, 2021, at 01:44 am

The chief of the opposition alliance in Pakistan has asked two constituents, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP), to “reconsider” their decision of quitting the alliance but declared that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will continue its struggle even if the two parties do not return to its fold, according to a report in Dawn.

Pakistan’s opposition alliance issues notice to PPP and ANP

Apr 06, 2021, at 12:17 am

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the umbrella alliance of opposition parties, has issued show-cause notices to two key opposition parties, the Pakistan People Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP), reports say.

Pakistan: MQM-P and PPP hold talks on Senate chairman poll

Mar 07, 2021, at 08:56 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan(MQM-P) and the Pakistan People's Party(PPP) on Saturday held a meeting regarding the upcoming Senate chairman election, with the MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui saying that his party's doors were "open for all political forces".

Pakistan: PPP wins Sanghar, Karachi by-polls

Feb 19, 2021, at 05:34 am

The Pakistan Peoples Party clinched victories in the by-polls held in the Karachi and Sanghar provincial assembly seats, Geo News reported citing  unofficial and unverified results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari slams Imran Khan over inflation

Feb 11, 2021, at 12:09 am

Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday targeted PM Imran Khan over the issue of inflation.

Challenging Imran Khan govt: Pakistan's key opposition alliance PDM to start long march on Mar 26

Feb 07, 2021, at 05:17 am

Islamabad: The key opposition alliance of Pakistan-Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)- this week announced that it will jointly contest the coming Senate elections and “start” its anti-government long march to Islamabad on Mar 26, media reports said.

Pakistan politics: Parties back PPP's no-confidence move against PM Imran Khan despite PML-N doubts

Jan 27, 2021, at 10:44 pm

Islamabad/UNI: PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Wednesday his party was trying to convince other opposition parties to back its proposal to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan despite the PML-N having some misgivings about the proposal.

Imran Khan challenged: Pakistan’s Peoples Party wins Umerkot by-polls

Jan 20, 2021, at 10:36 pm

Islamabad: PPP’s Ameer Ali Shah has clinched the by-polls in the Umerkot’s PS-52 seat, giving a challenge to the PM Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan.

Senior PPP leader slams Imran Khan, says his govt's stubbornness is hurting Pakistan

Jan 06, 2021, at 04:22 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday attacked PM Imran Khan and said his government’s stubbornness is causing damage to the country.

Resignation from assemblies: PPP unwilling to back PDM's decision

Dec 09, 2020, at 11:02 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is not willing to back a decision taken by Pakistan's major opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) over the issue of resignation from assemblies, media reports said.

PPP slams Imran govt for not laying PIDA Ordinance before Parliament

Oct 20, 2020, at 04:48 am

Islamabad: Targeting Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), one of the main opposition parties of the country, questioned why the  Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance has not been laid in Parliament.