KARACHI, (DNA) – Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair has on Saturday tendered resignation following landslide victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in General Elections 2018. As per details garnered, Zubair has forwarded his resignation letter to President Mamnoon Hussain. “President will appoint new Governor as per Constitution. I played my role effectively under the capacity of Sindh governor”, stated Zubair. Zubair—who succeeded Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui—was appointed 32nd Sindh governor by then prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Jan-2017. Zubair is brother of PTI’s would be finance minister Asad Umer. He is considered to beRead More

LAHORE, (DNA) – As many as four independent candidates who won the recently concluded elections on provincial level formally joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Saturday. The entrants include Bashrat Randhawa, Basharat Gillani, Haneef Patafi and Hussain Jahanian Gardezi who called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief, Imran Khan and pledged their allegiance to the party. With the inclusion, PTI takes its lead on the Punjab Assembly seats to 127 seats trailing behind PML-N which is leading with 129 seats as per the results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan. According to theRead More

ISLAMABAD,  (DNA): Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced final results of all the constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies on Saturday, more than 56 hours after the conclusion of voting for the 2018 General Elections in the country. According to an update issued by the ECP, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party has won 115 of the 270 National Assembly seats, emerging as the largest political party in the country. The PML-N grabbed 64 seats, while the PPP is in third place with 43 National Assembly seats. Similarly,Read More

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  leader Naeemul Haq on Saturday said Imran Khan will take oath as prime minister before August 14. Speaking to the media, he lamented that politician like Maulana Fazlur Rehman is expressing negative views. “Fazlur Rehman and Mehmood Achakzai should realize what direction people are headed,” said he. He urged those with plans to derail democratic system should not create hurdles for the upcoming government. He rejected the impression that there was a crisis of any sort regarding formation of government in Punjab and saidRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Friday sent out a tweet in Chinese language, expressing  its will to strengthen Pakistan’s relations with China. The tweet posted by the official Twitter account of the party came a day Imran Khan expressed his desire to work with China towards success of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and seek  Beijing’s help in elimination of poverty in Pakistan during his victory speech. English translation of the statement was also attached with the one posted in mandarin. PTI ✔@PTIofficial 我们的目标是加强和改善与中国的关系，我们希望CPEC项目能取得成功，并且希望派遣团队至中国学习扶贫工作，透过学习，能了解如何扶助国内那些最为贫困的底层人口。 我们可以向中国学习的第二件事是如何打击贪腐、杜绝腐败。#中国巴基斯坦加油! PTI ✔@PTIofficial WeRead More

KARACHI, (DNA)  – After losing the election, MQM– Haqiqi Chairperson Afaq Ahmed has said he will be resigning as party head. Despite party workers’ protests, he said he is not one to change his mind. Ahmed contested the election from NA-240 Karachi and lost to MQM-Pakistan’s Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan, who got 61,165 votes. Ahmed got 14,376 votes. He addressed a press conference in Karachi after the results were announced and said that he took full responsibility for losing the election. The party now needs new leadership, he said.