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"People en masse starving...govt servants unpaid": PoK activist shows mirr
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Exiled rights activist from PoK, Amjad Ayub Mirza, on Sunday called out Pakistan's PM-elect Shehbaz Sharif over raking up (India-administered) Kashmir in his victory speech in the National Assembly, saying he spouted 'lies' about the region.
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"A stolen mandate": Shehbaz Sharif's PTI rival for PM calls polling in par
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After Shehbaz Sharif was picked as the country's next Prime Minister by the majority members during polling in the National Assembly, winning PTI-backed Independent candidate and a rival for the top post, Omar Ayub Khan, came down heavily on the ruling coalition on Sunday, calling the for
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In a gaffe after being elected Pakistan PM, Shehbaz Sharif calls himself "
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Shehbaz Sharif, in a slip of the tongue, referred himself as the 'Leader of Opposition' while addressing the National Assembly on Sunday, Geo News reported.
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Pak parliament calls joint session to elect President on March 9
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif was picked as the PM-designate, the joint session of the National Assembly was called on March 9 to elect the next president of the country, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
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Pak PM-designate Shehbaz Sharif calls for 'freedom of Kashmiris, Palestini
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Addressing the National Assembly after being picked as the next prime minister of the ruling coalition of the PML(N), PPP and other small outfits, Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called out the 'global silence' on the prevailing situiation in Gaza while seeking a bipartisan resolution in the Hou
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Pak: Expenditures of National Assembly paid by borrowed money, laments new
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, highlighted the economic crunch faced by the country and said that even the expenditures of the National Assembly were being paid by borrowed money.
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Amid ruckus in National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's PM
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced Shehbaz Sharif has been elected Pakistan's PM as he secured 201 votes while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) candidate for prime minister, Omar Ayub Khan, received 92 votes.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party says won't let National Assembly function unl
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Coming down hard on the ruling alliance, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Junaid Akbar warned that they would not let the National Assembly function until provision of their "due rights," Geo News reported on Friday.
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Sardar Ayaz Sadiq elected as Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At a time when the political parties in the country are fighting a neck-to-neck battle to rise to supreme power, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has been elected as the 22nd speaker of the National Assembly (NA), according to ARY News.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf seeks JUI-F's support for PM, National Assembly S
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to details, the PTI delegation comprising its nominees for Pakistan Prime Minister Omar Ayub and National Assembly speaker Amir Dogar and others visited JUI-F chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman's house in Islamabad.
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Nepal coalition rift: Maoist, Congress vie for National Assembly chairmans
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Maoist Centre, upon concluding its Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday, decided to contest for the chairmanship of the National Assembly.
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Pakistan: Prime Minister's election scheduled for March 3
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The National Assembly (NA) Secretariat has released the timetable for the prime ministerial election to be held on March 3. Aspirants for the premiership can submit their nomination papers by 2 pm. The final list of candidates will be issued following scrutiny of the nomination papers.
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