CM Punjab gets vote of confidence A total of 186 members voted for him in PA Opposition boycotted the session LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi retained his post after taking a vote of confidence in the Punjab Assembly (PA) last night (Wednesday). The members of the provincial assembly showed their trust in him … Read more
the grandson of India’s freedom leader Mahatma Gandhi, withdrew out of the contest He said he wanted to “foster national consensus in addition to Opposition unity” For July 18, national and state lawmakers will vote on a new president. After a coalition of opposition parties presented his name for president, the grandson of India’s freedom … Read more
More than 200 anti-government protestors were detained by Armenian police on Tuesday, as opposition parties increase pressure on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his handling of a territorial dispute with Azerbaijan. Protests erupted in Yerevan on Sunday with the opposition demanding Pashinyan’s resignation accusing him of plotting to cede to Baku all the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh … Read more
Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Former skipper Shahid Afridi shared his thoughts about it. Taking to Twitter, Afridi, said: “Congratulations to Shahbaz Sharif on being elected the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan,” the all-rounder and star cricketer said in a tweet. “…I hope that he will be able to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Thursday said the opposition would face defeat in vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan as most of the parliamentarians from opposition parties were in contact with the government to join the treasury benches. Talking to a private TV channel, he … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The opposition leaders on Friday said National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser became a tool for Prime Minister Imran Khan by adjourning the assembly session, to conduct voting on the no-confidence motion, till March 28. Asad Qaisar has adjourned the session till Monday evening saying that the opposition’s demand for a no-confidence motion against Prime … Read more
LAHORE: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday said the opposition should resolve the issues with the government through compromise. He said no violence or collision should take place between them. Talking to newsmen in Lahore, the interior minister said the umpires were supporting Pakistan. He also said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had delayed … Read more
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said Prime Minister Imran Khan would defeat the no-confidence motion against him as the opposition did not have the required number, said Radio Pakistan. Read more: Aleem Khan not acceptable under any condition for Punjab CM, Buzdar tells PTI In a statement on Wednesday, he said that the opposition … Read more
Pressure mounts on the government as the opposition has submitted the no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly Secretariat, Bol News reported on Tuesday. Read more: Aleem Khan group joins Tareen group as opposition vies for no-trust numbers More than 100 members of the opposition parties have signed the motion, Bol News … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed hope that the opposition would help the federal government in passing the bill for creation of South Punjab province. “The PTI manifesto promises to create a separate province for the people of South Punjab. I am thankful to Imran … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said the opposition would return to their homes along with their failed movement to dislodge the government and balloon of its hallow claims would become punctured. In a tweet, he said empty claims of Jamiat Ulema e Islam-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan … Read more
Special Assistant to PM on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill accused the opposition of trying to destabilize the country through a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The PTI leader took to Twitter on Thursday and said, “The opposition is not trying to bring a no-confidence motion [against PM] but a no-stability motion in the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the opposition and some of its like-minded in media were extremely disturbed over the relief given to the masses in the fuel and electricity prices despite the global inflation. “It is strange that the opposition and its sympathizers in the media are furious over … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan has said opposition parties were staging a drama to get relief for their leaders from the corruption cases. Talking to a private news channel, he said the opposition parties were trying to get NRO from the government but they would not succeed in it, Radio … Read more
The opposition has stated recently that it would like to bring a no confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly. However, many argue that the chances of such a vote to succeed is a long shot. Bol News asks four political analysts to give their opinion on the issue. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Responding to the opposition’s criticism, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday sought solution from the opposition parties on how not to enhance petrol price. “Opposition parties have been criticising the rise in prices of petroleum products, but the main aspect of any criticism is that you offer alternatives. Now … Read more
JHELUM: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain on Monday said the Prime Minister had no personal enmity against the opposition parties but he just wanted the recovery of amount plundered by them. The opposition parties would once again fail in their designs against Prime Minister Imran Khan, said Fawad Chaudhry while speaking … Read more
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday rejected the claims made by opposition leaders regarding some PTI parliamentarians being in contact with them. Had the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) members of parliament (MPs) been in contact with the opposition parties then how the bill regarding the State Bank of Pakistan got passed, … Read more
Special Assistant on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill reiterated on Thursday that corrupt leaders would have to face accountability and return the plundered amount. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, he said both the PML-N and the PPP had got together to save the looted amount. He, however, said Prime Minister Imran Khan would not sit … Read more
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was not afraid of the opposition and would complete its constitutional tenure. Talking to a private TV channel, he said the opposition parties were disintegrated, as their leaders always tried to dodge one another for lacking trust. He said many opposition … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Sunday said the security forces are ready to give a befitting response to any terrorist activity in the country. Addressing media in Islamabad, he paid tribute to security forces for killing 20 terrorists in 72 hours. Regretting the opposition’s attitude, the minister said it is fortunate that they were talking … Read more
The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan on Monday said the government welcomes suggestions on its law reforms package approved by the cabinet recently to dispense speedy justice to the people, Radio Pakistan reported. Talking to the media in Islamabad, he clarified that the law reforms package will not be … Read more
KARACHI: The opposition leaders on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government as Pakistan left 16 more countries behind in corruption index of the Transparency International (TI). According to the TI, corruption has further boosted in Pakistan forcing the country to drop to 140 ranking in the corruption index. Reacting … Read more
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
ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Friday raised serious concerns over talks about a presidential form of government in the country. PML-N lawmaker Ahsan Iqbal, when given the floor by the speaker, criticised the concept of the presidential form of system about which talks are being circulated at the moment. “We do not need any enemy if … Read more
LONDON – Britons in London called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step down after he apologised in parliament for attending a drinks gathering in his Downing Street office during lockdown. The opposition leader called him a “man without shame”. Opposition leader Keir Starmer and even members of his own party have called for him … Read more
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said that the opposition parties coming out on the roads had done nothing for the country. Addressing the media in Islamabad on Thursday ahead of the National Assembly (NA) session this evening, he asked, “what the people who are coming out on the roads have … Read more
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
