Friday, October 16th, 2020
PDM protesting against those who brought PM to power: Bilawal
LALAMUSA, OCT 16 (DNA) – PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that The Pakistan Democratic Movement’s protest is against those who brought PM Imran Khan to power. He said this while addressing a press conference in Lalamusa. The army should ensure the security of our borders, not elections, he said. The PM had promised to provide us with containers if we ever staged a protest and now he has placed containers to stop us from reaching the protest site, Bilawal said. “The government doesn’t even know how to handleRead More
Ijaz Shah rejects allegations of arresting PDM workers
ISLAMABAD : Interior Minister Ijaz Shah on Friday rejected allegations of arresting Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) workers ahead of public gathering in Gujranwala. In his statement, Ijaz Shah said that containers are placed only to stop the movement of the vehicles at the jalsagah route. No one is being stopped from going to Jinnah Stadium, he added. The interior minister observed that such allegations are levelled by the opposition, whenever they hold public rallies. Shah said no development has been made over the closure of cases registered against one ofRead More
PM Imran to chair meeting of parliamentary leaders today
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a meeting of parliamentary leaders from the ruling and coalition parties where he will give new guidelines in view of the current political situation. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 3:00 pm today at Parliament House where the premier will take the government and coalition lawmakers in confidence, whereas, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other leaders will also address the participants. It is pertinent to mention here that Prime Minister Imran Khan had chaired a meeting of the government’s spokesmen earlier onRead More
Minister holds past govts responsible for increase in medicine prices
ISLAMABAD : Minister of State for Parliament Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Friday said the government trying to ensure the availability of quality medicines to the people at reasonable rates. Responding to a calling attention notice in the Senate, Ali Muhammad Khan said that governments in past gave the right to hike medicine prices to the pharmaceutical companies. He asked the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to clarify why the pharmaceutical companies were given the right to increase prices of the medicine on their own? The ministerRead More
‘Can’t fix everything in 2 years’: Shibli blames opposition for rising inflation as Senate session convenes
Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Friday hit back at the opposition for criticising the government for rising inflation, stating that they were the ones responsible for the country’s sorry state. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, he said: “[The opposition] says that inflation is rising [but] you are its root cause. It is because of your policies and the collapse of government institutions over the last 40 to 50 years [yet] you expect us to fix this in two years. “We will fix it and will enable the countryRead More
Stage set for PDM power show in Gujranwala
•PML-N asks workers across Punjab to attend protest •Fazl, Bilawal will also be present •Nawaz will address rally, says Maryam •Number of containers placed on Gujranwala roads LAHORE: The opposition is confident about making its first rally in Gujranwala on Friday (today) a success with a claim that the event will lay the foundation for the ouster of Imran Khan’s government. The recently-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — which comprises 11 parties including the PML-N, PPP and JUI-F — has vowed to turn the Gujranwala rally into a ‘big powerRead More