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‘Government will continue its mission for girls’ education in Pakistan,’ Yousaf Raza Gillani

Yousaf Raza Gillani

Islamabad: Chairman of the Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, has stated that the government will continue its mission until every girl has access to education. Speaking at an international conference on the education of girls in Muslim communities, Yousaf Raza Gillani said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of the Muslim … Read more

Yousaf Raza Gillani elected Senate Chairman unopposed

Yousaf Raza Gillani elected Senate Chairman unopposed

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and longstanding member of the People’s Party, Yousaf Raza Gillani, has beeb elected Senate Chairman unopposed. Similarly, the candidate from PML-N for the position of Deputy Chairman, Syedal Khan Nasir, also won uncontested in the election. No opposition candidate filed nomination papers against Gillani and Nasir, who were nominated by the … Read more

Gillani welcomes ECP decision to hold by-elections in country

Yousaf Raza Gillani

Former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Yousaf Raza Gillani has welcomed the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) not to postpone the by-elections in the country. He claimed that the statement of President Arif Alvi had destroyed Imran Khan’s narrative of a foreign conspiracy against his government as the … Read more

Ex-PM Yousaf Raza Gillani fell off stage while talking to flood victims

Ex-PM Yousaf Raza Gillani

This is the common thing that happens to any politician on the stage. In past Maryam Nawaz and Imran khan faced this situation too. Former PM said flooding ruined impoverished people’s homes. Yousaf Raza Gillani, ex-PM, fell off a stage Thursday while talking to flood victims in Punjab’s Rajanpur district. The video is here below. … Read more

Yousaf Raza Gillani files intra-court appeal against IHC’s decision

Yousaf Raza Gillani

Opposition leader in the Senate Yousaf Raza Gillani has filed an intra-court appeal against the Islamabad High court’s decision regarding the election of Chairman Senate. Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Athar Minallah had rejected the plea of ​​Yousaf Raza Gilani on which Gillani filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court. The Opposition … Read more

Yousaf Raza Gillani requests ECP to dismiss disqualification petition against him

Yousaf Raza Gillani

Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to dismiss the disqualification petition against him. As per the details, Gillani has requested ECP to declare the petitions against him as inadmissible. He claimed that the allegations made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government are baseless. He also called Parliamentary Leader … Read more

Yousaf Raza Gillani vows to work with all opposition parties

Yousaf raza gillani

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior member Yousaf Raza Gillani on Monday has assured to work with all opposition parties. He was speaking in the Senate during today’s session. He said that his party has not yet responded to the notice issued by Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Gillani added that being a senator is not an … Read more

Yousaf Raza Gillani bags the Opposition Leader seat in Senate

Yousaf raza gillani

Pakistan Peoples Party leader and former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has been appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. According to the details, the notification regarding Yousaf Raza Gillani was issued by the Senate Secretariat. The PPP had submitted the petition to the chairman of the senate with the signatures of 30 members. … Read more

ECP hears PTI’s petition seeking disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gillani

Yousaf Raza Gillani

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has heard the petition seeking disqualification of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. The plea was filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after the senate chairman election. The case was heard by a four-member bench headed by Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi. Central deputy secretary-general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Farrukh Habib and … Read more

Parliament’s Proceedings Cannot Be Challenged In Any Court: Anwar Mansoor

Parliament’s Proceedings Cannot Be Challenged In Any Court: Anwar Mansoor

Former Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan has said that opposition cannot challenge the election of chairman and deputy chairman of Senate. According to details, former Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan while talking in Bol News program National Debate said that the election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman cannot be challenged. Anwar Mansoor Khan said that … Read more

PPP Hints To Bring No-Confidence Motion Against Sadiq Sanjrani

PPP Hints To Bring No-Confidence Motion Against Sadiq Sanjrani

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has rejected the results of the election for the chairmanship of the Senate. PPP leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar in his statement said that we have two options, either we will go to court tomorrow morning or we will bring a no-confidence motion against Sadiq Sanjrani. He said that the announcement … Read more

Sanjrani Chairman, Mirza Afridi Deputy Chairman Senate Elected PDM Candidates Face Defeat

Sanjrani Chairman, Mirza Afridi Deputy Chairman Senate Elected PDM Candidates Face Defeat

Government candidate Sadiq Sanjrani was re-elected chairman of the Senate, while Mirza Muhammad Afridi was elected deputy chairman, while Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) candidates Yousuf Raza Gilani and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri have faced defeat. 98 members of the Upper House voted for the election of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate. Chairman Senate … Read more

Senate Election: Upper House Reelects Sadiq Sanjrani As Chairman

Government candidate Sadiq Sanjrani was re-elected chairman of the Senate, while the joint candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Party (PDM) has faced defeat. Presiding Officer Muzaffar Hussain Shah while announcing the result, said that Sadiq Sanjrani got 48 votes while Yousuf Raza Gilani got 42 votes, 7 votes of Yousuf Raza Gilani have been rejected. … Read more

Polling process ends for the Knife-Edge election of Senate Chairman

Senate Elections

The polling process for posts of Senate Chairman has been completed. According to the details, the polling for the Senate chairman ended after 98 senators voted in the elections. The two voters that did not vote were Ishaq Dar, who is yet to take oath of officer. While JI Senator Mushtaq Ahmed abstained from voting. … Read more

“Hidden cameras installed over polling booth in Senate,” Claims Opposition

Senate

Senators hailing from Opposition parties has claimed that they have found spy cameras on top of the polling booth ahead of Chairman, Deputy Chairman Senate elections. According to the details, Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar in his tweet claimed that he has found spy cameras right over the polling booth. Myself and Dr … Read more

Sanjrani Vs Gillani: Knife-Edge elections for Senate top posts today

Sanjrani

The Senate will be electing its Chairman and Deputy Chairman through secret ballot after the oath-taking of newly elected members of Upper House of the Parliament in Islamabad today. When Will The Session Start? The session will meet in the morning at 10:00 a.m. for oath-taking of the newly elected senators. Who are Contesting? Sadiq … Read more

‘Our senators are being asked not to vote for PDM candidate,’ Claims Maryam Nawaz

Maryam Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz claimed on Thursday that her party’s Senators were being told not to vote for the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) candidate. According to the details, taking to Twitter, Maryam Nawaz claimed that PML-N Senators were being called and asked not to vote for Gillani in the upcoming … Read more

Senate Elections 2021: ECP issues victory notifications of senators

ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday has issued victory notifications of senators in the Upper House. According to the details, the Election Commission issued notification of the victory of 48 senators including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, and Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf … Read more

Senate election: IHC rejects plea against Yousuf Raza Gilani’s victory

Yousaf Raza Gillani

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) plea against the victory of PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani has been rejected by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) member Yousaf Raza Gillani earlier won the Senate election with 169 votes, beating PTI’s Abdul Hafeez Sheikh. PTI had challenged the decision in IHC. … Read more

ECP discards plea seeking stay on victory notification of Gillani

ECP

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday rejected the plea seeking a stay on the victory notification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani as a Senator. According to the details, the victory of former prime minister was challenged by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PTI’s lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar, Parliamentary Leader for Railways … Read more

PTI challenges Gillani’s victory in Senate Elections in Islamabad High Court

Yousaf Raza Gillani

On Tuesday, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) has challenged the victory of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and joint candidate of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Yousaf Raza Gillani in the Senate elections in Islamabad High Court (IHC). According to the details, PTI leader Ali Nawaz filed a plea against the success of Yousaf … Read more

110 percent hopeful for the victory of Yousaf Raza Gillani, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Shahid Khaqan

Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Wednesday that he is 110 percent hopeful for the victory of Pakistan People’s Party member Yousaf Raza Gillani. He was addressing media outside the Parliament House on Wednesday. However, he did not respond to the question related to the leaked video … Read more

Toshakhana reference hearing adjourned till January 6

Toshakhana

Islamabad Accountability Court on Thursday heard the Toshakhana reference against ex-president Asif Ali Zardari and former premier Yousaf Raza Gillani. According to the details, the accountability court’s judge Azam Khan heard the reference. Prosecutor Irfan Bhola and lawyer Rafay appeared in the hearing. The prosecutor pleaded to the court that two witnesses including Zulfiqar Ali … Read more

PDM Jalsa Multan: Aseefa Bhutto to address people on 30 Nov

Aseefa Bhutto PDM Jalsa Multan

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the youngest child of former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, will attend Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) jalsa in Multan on November 30. As per details, former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said while speaking to the media that Aseefa Bhutto will reach Multan on November 30.  Pakistan People’s Party … Read more

Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Issued for Nawaz Sharif

Non bailable

The accountability court on Thursday has issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif over continuous absence in Toshakhana case. As per details, Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani appeared before the court. During the hearing, the court approved PPP co-chairman and former president Asif Ali … Read more

Toshakhana reference: Court issues arrest warrant for former PM Nawaz Sharif

Arrest warrant

An accountability court Friday issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and directed former President Asif Ali Zardari to appear on June 11 in Toshakhana reference. As per details, former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani appeared before the court while Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in London for medical treatment, and … Read more

NAB files reference against Nawaz, Gillani and Zardari in fake accounts case

N A B

Anti Graft Body, National Accountability Bureau (N A B) nominated former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif, Yousaf Raza Gillani and former president Asif Ali Zardari accused as per recent development in fake bank accounts case. The reference is filed at the accountability court Rawalpindi. It was reported that new reference filed by the anti-corruption watchdog, it … Read more