PM Shehbaz calls allies to discuss caretaker setup
A day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hinted at the possibility of dissolving the National Assembly on August 9, a critical coalition partners meeting has been summoned for today to…
PPP’s Khosa says people ‘not in PDM’s favour’
LAHORE: Former Punjab governor and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Sardar Latif Khosa on Monday dubbed the current political situation as reflective of a ‘fascist dictatorship’. “The Pakistan Democratic…
‘Significant progress’ made in dialogue with PTI, PDM tells SC
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition told the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday that significant progress had been made in the dialogue held with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regarding holding elections on…
Politicians stick to their guns on polls
PESHAWAR/ ISLAMABAD: Despite the chief justice of Pakistan calling for the government and opposition to reach a consensus on the elections through talks, the politicians are sticking to their guns…
Maulana Fazlur Rehman rejects Supreme Court-sanctioned talks with PTI over election date
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday rejected the possibility of holding negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan despite the directives issued by the Supreme…
Coalition huddle ponders future strategy
LAHORE: Leaders of the coalition parties met on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited allied parties in the federal government to discuss the ongoing situation in light…
Coalition partners to boycott NA by-elections in KP
PESHAWAR: The coalition government partners on Saturday announced that they would participate in the by-elections for three seats of the National Assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Pakistan Democratic Party K-P…
PDM reaches out to Siddiqui as MQM-P mulls quitting govt
KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders have assured MQM-Pakistan of addressing its concerns over “biased delimitations” as the latter mulls quitting the PML-N-led coalition government at the Centre,…
Govt struggles with messaging on assemblies dissolution
ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be the first official reaction to the Punjab assembly’s time-bound dissolution, the coalition government’s spokesperson issued a vague statement repeating the same-old rant against political…
K-P threatens protest outside National Assembly
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that the sole aim of the federal government is to abolish corruption cases against its leaders and serve alien interests, adding…