Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday suspended the membership of two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) lawmakers, Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti and Muhammad Iqbal Khan for the current session over the use of abusive language during Paki
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari launched a fresh attack at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led grand opposition alliance, saying that the latter is hatching a conspiracy against the country under the grab of poll rigging claims, Geo News reported.
Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Zardari was sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan on Sunday, officially taking over as the head of the state for a historic second time after winning a one-sided presidential election a day earlier, Dawn reported.
Zardari, the joint candidate of the ruling alliance, secured a remarkable 255 electoral votes in the parliamentary election, beating the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council candidate, Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
The gathering included prominent figures from various parties in the ruling alliance, such as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan's Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party President Aleem Khan, Balochistan People's Party President Khalid Magsi, and P
It said that the proceedings of the trial of the leader by the Lahore High Court (LHC) and of the appeal by the SC do not meet the requirements of the fundamental right of a fair trial and due process enshrined in Articles 4 and 9 of the Constitution.
Amid the chaos and intense sloganeering in the National Assembly, lawmakers from both sides have called for the formation of judicial commissions to investigate the incidents of May 9 and allegations of election rigging, reported The Nation.
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, during his maiden speech in the National Assembly, endorsed the call of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) demanding a judicial inquiry into the May 9 riots, Dawn reported.
According to Bilawal, the PTI, under Imran Khan's leadership, has consistently avoided discussions with other political entities, limiting their potential collaborations.
"We did not have enough numbers to form the government. To take Pakistan out of this crisis,... Pakistan People's Party and Muslim League - Nawaz are going to form the government... I am hopeful that Shehbaz Sharif will be the Prime Minister of Pakistan once again," Pakistan People's Party C