Sunday, July 17th, 2022
Unofficial, preliminary results in by-elections have put PTI in leading position
Staff Report/DNA ISLAMABAD: The Unofficial, preliminary results in the by-elections have put the PTI in the leading position. As the unofficial results suggest PTI is leading on as many as 16 seats while PML N is likely to get only 3 seats while one seat went to the independent candidate. After these results PTI will now form the government in the Punjab province thus bringing down the Hamza Shehbaz government. PTI’s Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi, son of party vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has defeated PML_N’s Muhammad Salman in PP-217Read More
Shahbaz Gill arrested in Muzaffargarh for violating ECP rules
DNA MUZAFFARGARH: Punjab police Sunday arrested PTI leader Shahbaz Gill in Muzaffargarh, PML-N spokesperson and Punjab Home Minister Atta Tarar confirmed. According to Geo News, Gill has been arrested for allegedly visiting different polling stations during the by-elections in the city with his security guards who were dressed as FC personnel. As per the election code of conduct for political parties and candidates, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stated: “Carriage and display of all kinds of lethal weapons and fire arms shall not be allowed in public meetingsRead More
‘PM should step down: analysts’
Special Correspondent ISLAMABAD: After defeat in Punjab by elections, the position of the Central government has become weak. Political analysts believe, the viable and respective option for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is now to himself dissolve the assemblies and call early elections. The Punjab Chief Minister, most likely, Ch. Pervez Elahi, will take oath of the office on July22 after which a new tug of war between the Punjab and the Center may start that may further push the country towards economic chaos. Therefore to avoid any such situation theRead More
PML-N concedes defeat in crucial Punjab by-elections
Maryam says will try to overcome weaknesses LAHORE: PML N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has accepted the by elections results saying we accept these results and will try to find out factors that led to PML N defeat. In a Tweet she said PML N should accept the results adding the party would try to do even better in the general elections. PML-N’s senior leader Malik Mohammad Ahmed Khan has accepted that PTI has received a “landslide victory” in the hotly-contested Punjab by-polls. Khan said: “I accept that PTI hasRead More
A double-edged sword: Mr. Biden’s pilgrimage to Jeddah
US President Joe Biden’s controversial pilgrimage to Jeddah is part of a broader and more complex geopolitical puzzle with multiple Gulf and Red Sea littoral states attempting to hedge their bets and play rival global and regional powers against one another. Widely seen as a knee fall after the president refused, since coming to office, to interact with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mr. Biden’s visit is likely to prove a double-edged sword for the United States. Mr. Bin Salman and other regional leaders will have welcomed Mr. Biden’sRead More
Unofficial result: PTI’s Saif-ud-din Khosa wins DG Khan PP-288 by-poll
DERA GHAZI KHAN, JUL 17: As the counting of vote is underway in 20 constituencies of Punjab, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Saif-ud-din Khosa has won the crucial by-poll in PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan. According to the unofficial results, Saif-ud-din Khosa obtained 56,857 votes while his opponent Abdul Qadir Khosa could secure only 33,254 votes. As many as 216,996 voters, including 115,158 males and 101,838 females, exercised their right to vote in today’s (Sunday) by-elections.