Tue, 21-Oct-2025

‘Focus of Imran Khan’s politics is opposition, not performance or people’

Human rights organisations

ISLAMABAD: Commenting on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent remarks against the opposition, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice-President Sherry Rehman on Monday said that the focus of Imran Khan’s politics was opposition parties, not performance or people. While answering callers’ questions live on national television yesterday, Prime Minister Imran Khan had warned his opponents that if … Read more

Mini budget to kick up tsunami of inflation in country, claims Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice-President Sherry Rehman on Thursday said the government’s mini-budget would bring a tsunami of inflation in Pakistan. “The government will not pass the Finance (Supplementary) Bill but bulldoze it in the National Assembly today. The artificial numerical majority is only being used to bulldoze the bills. Everyone realises that after … Read more

Opposition grills PTI govt, holds it responsible for Murree tragedy

The leaders of the opposition parties, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and others criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government and held it responsible for the loss of precious lives in Murree. Read more: Emergency declared in Murree after at least 16 die trapped in vehicles amid snowfall Opposition Leader in the … Read more

Commodity prices being raised on weekly basis, says Sherry Rehman

PPP Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice-President Sherry Rehman on Monday said prices of commodities were being raised on a weekly basis in the country. In a tweet, Sherry Rehman said after the announcement of the mini-budget, inflation would further intensify. Read more: Gas crisis will continue till summer due to govt’s mismanagement: Sherry Rehman “In … Read more

Is the PTI’s NSP a step in the right direction?

NSP

Sherry Rehman, PPP leader   T he NSC and the federal government have given a nod to NSP, 2022-2026, yet we only found out through the media that the new NSP will be based on economic centrality. Despite being the primary arena for policy development, the NSP has not been presented in the parliament and … Read more

Sherry Rehman slams PTI govt for rupee devaluation

Sherry Rehman slams govt on falling rupee against dollar

ISLAMABAD: Criticising the government over its incapability to control the declining price of the Pakistani rupee against the US dollar, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sherry Rehman held the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and its policies responsible for currency’s devaluation. Read more: Rupee may remain in hot water next week Sherry took to Twitter on Tuesday … Read more

Gas crisis will continue till summer due to govt’s mismanagement: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice-President Sherry Rehman on Friday claimed that the ongoing gas crisis would continue till next summer in the country due to the government’s mismanagement. Read more: Despite buying expensive LNG, govt failed to ensure gas supply: Sherry Rehman In a tweet, the senator said the government bought gas at record-high … Read more

Despite buying expensive LNG, govt failed to ensure gas supply: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice-President Sherry Rehman on Tuesday said despite buying the most expensive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in Pakistan’s history, the government failed to ensure supply of gas to citizens. In a tweet, Sherry Rehman said there were reports that Gunvor, an LNG trading company of Singapore, would not be able to … Read more

Govt going to increase electricity price by Rs4.33 per unit: Sherry

Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice-President and member of Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Sherry Rehman on Monday said the government was going to increase electricity price by Rs4.33 per unit in terms of fuel adjustment. “This will rob the people of more than Rs40 billion. A burden of billions of rupees is passed … Read more

PM thinks everyone except him is in politics to do corruption: Sherry Rehman

Sherry Rehman slams govt on falling rupee against dollar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice-President Sherry Rehman on Saturday claimed “Prime Minister Imran Khan thinks that everyone has come into politics for corruption except him.” Read more: ADB’s inflation forecast for Pakistan a wake-up call for govt: Sherry Rehman “The prime minister thinks that everyone except him has come to do corruption in politics, … Read more

ADB’s inflation forecast for Pakistan a wake-up call for govt: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Senate and party’s vice-president, Senator Sherry Rehman, said the forecast of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) about upcoming wave of higher inflation in Pakistan must be a wake-up call for the government. Expressing concerns on the forecast, she said the incumbent government has pushed the … Read more

PTI govt took Rs20.7 trillion debt in three years: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice President and Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday said the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government had taken Rs20.7 trillion debt in just three years. “By the end of the PPP government, the country’s total debt was 16.2 trillion rupees. In 2018, loans reached Rs 29.8 trillion. In 2021, Pakistan’s … Read more

‘Tabahi Sarkar’ creating one crisis after another: Sherry Rehman

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday slammed the government for its failure to tackle the looming crisis of petrol and take action against those involved in the crisis in the past. In a series of tweets, Sherry Rehman said the ‘Tabahi Sarkar’ was creating one crisis after another. “Petrol had … Read more

This winter masses will neither have gas, nor flour: Sherry

Human rights organisations

ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the wheat crisis, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said this winter masses would neither have gas, nor wheat flour for cooking. “While the country struggles with a crippling gas deficit, this winter the last staple left to eat is also under threat: roti,” Sherry Rehman … Read more

Pakistanis need relief from this govt, says Sherry Rehman

Sherry Rehman

LAHORE: Slamming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over increasing inflation, Vice-President Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sherry Rehman said, “It is no surprise that Pakistan has been ranked at 4th out of 43 countries by The Economist for the highest inflation rate in the world, which was already at 9% in September.” “The government needs to … Read more

PPP slams government over power price hike

Sherry Rehman

LAHORE: Slamming the government over back-to-back price hikes, Pakistan Peoples Party vice president Sherry Rehman said, “Over the past three years, this government has been responsible for increasing electricity prices up to 40%. Now they have increased the rates by Rs1.68 per unit, while the Federal cabinet has also approved this price hike. Is anyone … Read more

Sherry Rehman leads Senate opposition’s walk out over petrol price hike

Sherry Rehman

LAHORE: After slamming the government for the recent increase in prices of petroleum products, Vice President Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday led a walk out of the opposition members in Senate. While addressing the Senate before the walk out, Rehman said, “Once again Tabahi Sarkar has dropped a petrol bomb in … Read more

Sherry Rehman flays the government over economic crisis

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ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the unfolding economic crisis in Pakistan, Senator Sherry Rehman said that the country is facing an economic crisis with no respite in sight. “It comes as no surprise that according to a recent Ipsos survey, 62% of Pakistanis have expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government’s performance when it comes to controlling inflation. The … Read more

PPP’s Sherry Rehman slams PTI over threats issued to ECP

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LAHORE: PPP Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over the threats issued to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). “The PTI government’s comments and allegations on the ECP are completely disgraceful. A constitutional institution has refused to bow down to their demands so, they want to burn it down? Do … Read more

PPP asks federal govt to release report of its three years performance

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) on Friday demanded the federal government to present the three-year performance of the PTI-led government before the masses. PPP vice president and parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman said that the PTI had promised to eradicate corruption and bring revolution in three months. “Today after three years, why … Read more

PPP rejects formation of PMDA

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LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice President and Parliamentary Leader in Senate Sherry Rehman on Tuesday urged the federal government to withdraw the decision of forming Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as journalists and their bodies have already rejected the formation of PMDA. She claimed that the PMDA law is a ‘media martial law’. “The … Read more

PPP Senator Sherry Rehman says Parliament is under attack in unparalleled ways

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  “Make no mistake, nor is democracy. Telling truth to power has always been a challenge but today it is under threat in dangerous ways,” Sherry Rehman said on Twitter. Speaking at a convention on the occurrences on judiciary and media in Pakistan, she warned that a “storm is coming”. “The first and last blow … Read more

Govt. Showing Dubious Growth Figures To Cover Up Incompetence: Sherry Rehman

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Parliamentary Leader Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sherry Rehman said that the government is showing dubious growth figures to cover up their incompetence. She took to Twitter and said, “in contrast to the government report, IMF announced 4% growth rate at 2% and the World Bank at 1.5%. This is not the first time the government … Read more

‘#TabahiSarkar’: Sherry Rehman slams PTI Govt over soaring trade deficit

PTI

Pakistan Peoples Party leader Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday aimed guns at the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Government over the alarming rise in the country’s trade deficit. According to the details, the Senator in her tweet said that the oil prices in the international market have dipped for the fourth straight day, but the … Read more

‘PTI Government has no Policy and Vision’

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Parliamentary Pioneer of the PPP within the Senate, Sherry Rehman has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan take U turn on every commitment he makes to the public. A person with dual citizenship cannot become a Member of Parliament. According to the details, in her recent statement, Senator Sherry Rehman while in her response to … Read more

Twitter brawl between Zulfi Bukhari and Sherry Rehman

Twitter brawl between Zulfi Bukhari and Sherry Rehman

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistan Syed Zulfi Bukhari and Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Sherry Rehman blamed each other on Twitter for conducting coronavirus test on Pakistanis returning from abroad. The war of words between Zulfi Bukhari and Sherry Rehman began when Sherry Rehman claimed on Twitter that the federal government are … Read more

Pakistan will be suffering from recession after health crisis

Shah Mahmood

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while addressing the floor of National Assembly warned that Pakistan will be suffering from recession after health crisis. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said recession will follow the coronavirus health crisis. “The world is saying this. The global economy is going to contract by 3 per cent. It … Read more