Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PTI believes in supremacy of constitution and law: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

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  • PTI leader said, “We are the bearers of the constitution and the law.”
  • He said PTI  give cease-fire message to Govt and after consultation.
  • He said PTI approached IHC and LHC against police action .

LAHORE: Former federal minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that there is an attempt to put the country in such a situation that it will be difficult to resolve.

Talking to the media outside the Lahore High Court, Vice Chairman PTI has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a party that believes in the supremacy of the Constitution and the law.

He said, “We are the bearers of the constitution and the law and want to protect the fundamental rights that are being violated, so why would we violate the constitution and the law.”

He further said “If the police want to comply with the court order, they should tell us because the address written on the court order is of Bani Gala, so it is not Bani Gala and the main mistake is that you take the court order. You have come to Zaman Park while you should have gone to Bani Gala.”

Shah Mahmood Qureshi has described the scene of the previous day and said that since now when the police have come to Zaman Park, PTI give them a cease-fire message and after consultation with the party chairman, we will find a way that will not cause any loss of life.

PTI leader said that the police agreed with him and when he reached Imran Khan for consultation, law enforcement agencies started shilling, and the situation that arose after that was in front of everyone.

He said, “Government is bent on making the situation worse and we have decided that we will take the legal route for which we have gone to Islamabad High Court and Lahore High Court.”

He further said that the PTI petition is currently under hearings in the courts and the party would like the judiciary to decide and find a way that will ensure legal compliance and also avoid the danger to life and this is the mischief of the caretaker government.

The former federal minister said that yesterday when Imran Khan was in contact with the international media, he kept shilling shells in front of him for the world to see and even today all the bullet shells found have been collected and the media can see what the situation is made.

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Former federal minister Sheikh Waqas Akram joins PTI

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  • Sheikh Waqas Akram met Chairman PTI Imran Khan and joined PTI.
  • Imran Khan extended a warm welcome to the former federal minister.
  • He lost to PTI candidate Ghulam Bibi Bharwana in general elections of 2018.

LAHORE: Former federal minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sheikh Waqas Akram along with his supporters has joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Sheikh Waqas, who served as federal minister during the tenure of the PML-N government from 2013-18, met with PTI Chairman Imran Khan and joined PTI along with his companions.

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The former premier extended a warm welcome to the former minister on joining PTI.

Former federal ministers Aamir Kayani and Fawad Chaudhry were also present during the meeting with former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Earlier, Sheikh Waqas Akram announced his support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates in the Jhang by-elections. The by-elections were held in Jhang on the constituencies PP-125 and PP-127 in June 2022.

In the 2018 general elections, Waqas Akram contested the NA-115 Jhang seat as an independent candidate but remained unsuccessful. He lost to PTI candidate Ghulam Bibi Bharwana.

Waqas Akram’s father Sheikh Muhammad Akram won the 2013 election from the platform of the PML-N.

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Formula for national elections should be decided: Fawad Chaudhry

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  • He said that the process of appointing NAB chairman is controversial.
  • PTI leader said that PTI has nominated SMQ as the leader of the opposition.
  • He that political forces should be moved towards country stability.

ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry has said that the formula for national elections should be decided.

In his Twitter message, former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the process of appointing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman is controversial. He said the court has suspended the notification of resignation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members.

He said that Tehreek-e-Insaf has nominated Shah Mehmood Qureshi as the leader of the opposition.

Fawad Chaudhry said that Imran Khan has given a message today to unite and adopt the path of dialogue.

He said that in this background, the process of consulting the government and the opposition in the appointment of the new NAB chairman has not been done legally.

He said that politics is the guarantor of the state in this difficult situation.

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Fawad Chaudhry strongly criticizes ECP for not holding meeting  

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  • He said ECP should have held a meeting today for polls.
  • “Don’t make a joke of the Constitution and court orders.”
  • Earlier, ECP has summoned a special meeting on Monday.

ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Fawad Chaudhry strongly criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not holding a meeting on Punjab general elections despite court orders.

In his twitter message, former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said, “Election Commission of Pakistan should have held a meeting today for Punjab polls, don’t make a joke of the Constitution and court orders.”

He further criticized the ECP, saying there was a general impression that since the electoral watchdog comprised of “Munshis” (clerks or personal assistants), it won’t hold provincial elections like it did in Islamabad.

“This fiddling with the Constitution will cost the country dearly,” warned the former information minister.

Senior leader of PTI told the ECP that the Constitution is the only agreed document, and if that is also “trampled, then the state of Pakistan will be in serious danger”.

“Enough is enough, our movement for the supremacy of the Constitution is ready. This movement will start with Jail Bharo [movement] and will continue till the restoration of the Constitution,” said Fawad Chaudhry.

Earlier, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned a special meeting on Monday to discuss the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision of holding elections in Punjab in 90 days.

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Government fabricating confusion about polls: Asad Umar

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  • ECP believe that the polls are to be held in 90 days.
  • He said PTI will issue tickets to the candidates soon.
  • Asad Umar hoped PTI will win elections in Punjab and KP.

LAHORE: Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf(PTI) leader Asad Umar said that the government is deliberately creating confusion about holding elections.

After the hearing of the case of issuing the election schedule, Asad Umar while talking to the media along with his lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar in the Lahore High Court and said that the Governor and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) believe that the elections are to be held in 90 days, but they are not ready to announce the schedule of elections.

The former federal minister said that the Election Commission itself has written that 54 days are required for preparation, and the government is deliberately creating ambiguity, after today’s court proceedings there is no confusion in holding the elections.

Asad Umar said that Imran Khan is reviewing the proposals of the Parliamentary Board and the PTI chairman will issue tickets to the candidates soon. He directed the workers not to waste a single day and prepare for the elections. He hoped PTI will win elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

PTI leader said that the foreign exchange reserves have gone to the lowest level but the government is focusing on arrests. He said the government has arrested Sheikh Rashid, Imran Riaz Khan, and others while the constitution is being trampled underfoot by registering cases of treason.

PTI leader Asad Umar said instead of giving relief to the people the resources have been diverted toward arrests while the government is focusing on revenge.

He said that 220 million people in the country will not let anyone take away their rights and people will not bow down to those who work against the rule of law. He said the country should not be prevented from going to new elections.

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MQM leader Babar Ghauri arrives in Karachi

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  • Babar Ghauri has reached Karachi from Dubai.
  • Former federal minister left Airport after immigration.
  • FIA official said that Babar Ghauri was not arrested.

KARACHI: Former federal minister and Muttahida Qaumi Movement(MQM) leader Babar Ghauri has arrived in Pakistan.

In this regard, sources said that MQM leader Babar Ghauri has reached Karachi from Dubai on Emirates Airlines flight EK 606.

Sources said that Babar Ghauri left Airport after immigration.

Regarding this, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials said that Babar Ghuri was not arrested as he was on protective bail from the court.

It should be noted that there are cases against Babar Ghauri in FIA under terror financing and money laundering, NAB is also investigating him for illegal recruitment in Karachi Port.

 

ARACHI: Pak Sarzameen-e-Pakistan (PSP) and faction of former MQM convener Farooq Sattar have announced to merge into Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).

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Delayed accountability trials

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KARACHI: An accountability court in Karachi indicted former federal minister for petroleum Dr Asim Hussain in 2016 for allegedly curtailing gas supply to the agriculture sector to benefit a particular group associated with the fertilizer industry, inflicting a cumulative loss of Rs462.5 billion to the national exchequer. The National Accountability Ordinance 1999 provides for the … Read more

Abdul Qadir Baloch Formally Announces His Separation From PML-N

Abdul Qadir Baloch Formally Announces His Separation From PML-N

PML-N Balochistan President and former Federal Minister Lieutenant General (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch has formally announced his separation from PML-N. Addressing a meeting in Quetta, Abdul Qadir Baloch said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had decided to part ways with the PML-N after a meeting in Quetta on October 25. Abdul Qadir Baloch said … Read more