Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif Elected as the PM For The 2nd Time

03 Mar 2024

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Leader Shehbaz Sharif, was elected as the nation's 24th prime minister by the Pakistan National Assembly on Sunday. The proceedings began with members of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) raising a commotion by yelling slogans, according to Pakistan-based Geo News. Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly...

Protesters Held For Going Against electoral malpractice, says PTI

02 Mar 2024

Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party announced on Saturday that "peaceful protestors" were being detained for staging protests against suspected electoral malpractice on February 8th, Dawn reported. PTI members who were led by former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, including those from its Insaf Lawyers Forum, assembled in front of the Lahore...

Pakistan: Sunni Ittehad Council Avoid Punjab Assembly session

26 Feb 2024

The Punjab Assembly session convened on Monday to elect the Chief Minister took an unexpected turn when members of the opposition Sunni Ittehad Council (comprising of PTI-backed independents) chose to boycott the proceedings, creating a chaotic environment, ARY News reported. The session, presided over by newly-elected Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik...

Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N to officially unveil party manifesto on January 27

23 Jan 2024

According to ARY News, Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has declared that it will formally present its party manifesto on January 27. Under the direction of Senator Irfan Siddique, the PML-N established the manifesto committee in October 2023 to develop the party's platform. The Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N has set...