Friday, July 22nd, 2022
Coalition partners rejoice Hamza’s victory, pay tribute to Chaudhry Shujaat
Following an end to Friday’s dramatic Punjab Assembly session which retained Hamza Shahbaz as the chief minister of Punjab, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Allah for the party’s victory today. “His [Chaudhry Shujaat’s] role today is the victory of democracy and constitutional values and I pay tribute to him for his contributions,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that former president Asif Ali Zardari has also played a “historic role” in his political maturity as he pulled the country out of the crisis. The premier also thanked all coalition parties and their respectedRead More
PTI to challenge Mazari’s ruling to reject PML-Q votes
LAHORE, JUL 22 – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced to challenge Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari’s ruling to reject Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) 10 votes in favor of Punjab Chief Minister candidate Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in light of party head Chaudhry Shujaat’s letter. While announcing the result, Mazari read Shujaat’s letter out loud. “As party head of Pakistan Muslim League, I have issued directions to all my provincial members to cast their votes in favour of Muhammad Hamza Shehbaz Sharif,” Mazari quoted Hussain as saying. The deputy speaker’s rulingRead More
Punjab CM election: Imran urges supporters to stage ‘peaceful protests’, says all eyes on SC
ISLAMABAD, JUL 22: Former prime minister and PTI leader Imran Khan on Friday urged his workers and supporters — particularly the youth — to register their protests tonight, adding that he now expects the Supreme Court to play its role in light of Hamza Shehbaz’s shock win over Parvez Elahi in Punjab CM election. “I am in shock at what happened in the Punjab Assembly,” he said referring to Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari’s ruling to not count PML-Q votes — a decision that reduced PTI-backed Parvez EIahi’s votes fromRead More
Top military brass reiterates resolve to respond to threats
The forum also exchanged views on the importance of peace in Afghanistan News Desk RAWALPINDI: A huddle of the military’s top brass was held Friday to discuss the defence and security environment of the country, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza chaired the meeting that took place at Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ), with all services chiefs in presence, the military’s media wing said. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi,Read More
Students from Newly Merged Districts Graduate from U.S. Embassy
DNA Islamabad, July 22 – At a graduation ceremony today, Ambassador Donald Blome congratulated 200 women students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who successfully completed the U.S. Embassy-sponsored English Works! Program. Two hundred women students of the English Works! Program hosted by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) Peshawar successfully completed this six-month program that improves English proficiency, develops computer literacy skills, and builds job market knowledge for motivated students with limited financial resources. During the graduation ceremony, Ambassador Blome also launched a new English Access Microscholarship Program that will provide twoRead More
Presidents of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan discuss issues of bilateral cooperation
Tashkent: The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon within the framework of the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, in the city of Cholpon-Ata. Issues of further strengthening good neighborliness, strategic partnership and alliance in the context of the implementation of agreements at the highest level were discussed. The main attention was paid to the promotion of joint projects of cooperation and practical interaction in trade, industry, agriculture, energy, transport and logistics. LeadersRead More