Saturday, July 28th, 2018
PML N decides to take oath of assemblies
ISLAMABAD (DNA) The PML N has decided to take oath of National Assembly seats thus turning donw Mounala Fazal ur Rehman request. During yesterday APC PML N president Shehbaz Sharif had told the leaders that he will discuss the matter with the party and then inform the Moulana. Now the PML N has decided to take oath of assemblies, which is a blow to Mouhala Fazl efforts. PPP has already made it clear that it would not be part of any such APC. After this development Moulana Fazl seems toRead More
Senator Mushahid meets ECP Secretary; apprises him of ‘irregularities’
ISLAMABAD, JULY 28 (DNA) Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed on Saturday met with the Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan Babar Yaqboob and apprised him of PML N reservations on election process. The PML leader also urged the election commission officer to look into their complaints and order early redressal. Senator Mushahid presented proofs of irregularities committed in various constituencies. Sources day the Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan assured to look into the matter. It may be mentioned here that the PML N had raised serious concerns about the electoral exercise claimingRead More
Indian actor Ayushmann Khurrana congratulates Imran, says father predicted his premiership in 1992
NEW DELHI, (DNA) – As felicitations for new Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan continue to pour in from all around the globe for a meritorious victory in general elections 2018, renowned actors, and actresses from across the border also send congratulatory messages to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief. Khan’s rousing win and undeterred struggle, was recently lauded by India’s famous actor VJ Ayushman Khurrana, who in his new tweet, said that his father had long predicted that the cricketer-turned-politician will one day become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Recalling Imran’s victory speechRead More
ANP announces protest on 30th
CHARSADDA: (DNA) – Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali on Friday accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the army and the caretaker government of rigging the polls as he announced a protest on July 30. Speaking at a press conference after holding a meeting of the party’s think-tank at the Wali Bagh here, he alleged that the soldiers kept telling the voters to stamp the “bat” on the ballot paper. ANP Central General Secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Secretary Information Zahid Khan, Afrasiab Khattak, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, Syed AqilRead More
China agrees to give $2b loan to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – In a major development, China has agreed to immediately give a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, a move meant to arrest the sliding official foreign currency reserves and provide much-needed breathing space to the new government. The $2 billion loan will be categorised as an “official bilateral inflow”, said sources in the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). They said that over $1 billion has already been transferred to the SBP accounts this week, and would reflect in the reserves’ data to beRead More
PTI’s Jahangir Tareen to visit Karachi to woo MQM
KARACHI: (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Khan Tareen is due to visit Karachi today. Citing unnamed sources, the PTI leader would hold a meeting with the leadership of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. During the meeting, he would invite the MQM to join coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the sources said. The PTI has emerged leading party in the parliament falling short of forming a government. The PTI leaders have been tasked with contacting the independents and political parties to achieve the required numbers in the lower house of theRead More