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Pakistan: Election Commission rules against allocating reserved seats to I
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a major setback for the already embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled that the backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), which is backed by Imran Khan-founded party, is "not eligible" for the reserved seats allotted to women and minorities, Ge
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Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf backed Omar Ayub to become opposition leader in N
Updated : 2 years ago IST
If elected, this would mark Omar Ayub Khan's third term in the position.
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PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif to take oath as Pakistan PM tomorrow
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif will take oath on Monday as Pakistan's 24th Prime Minister, as reported by ARY News, citing sources.
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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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Pak PM election: Shehbaz Sharif, Omar Ayub file nomination papers
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), and Omar Ayub, the nominee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council, have both filed nomination papers for the position of Prime Minister of the co
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Gohar Ali Khan again elected as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was elected unopposed as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) chairman on Thursday.
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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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Pakistan President Arif Alvi summons National Assembly session today 'subj
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pakistan President Arif Alvi has summoned a session of the National Assembly today "subject to some reservations", expecting the issue of Sunni Ittehad Council's reserved seats to be addressed immediately.
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Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz makes history as Punjab's first female Chief Minist
Updated : 2 years ago IST
She secured 220 votes in the election, triumphing over her opponent, Rana Aftab Ahmad of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), who received zero votes due to a boycott by SIC members.
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Pakistan: Sunni Council boycotts Punjab Assembly session as voting to elec
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The chief ministerial contest unfolded between PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif and Rana Aftab Ahmed of the Sunni Ittehad Council.
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Pakistan: Sindh, Punjab to decide their chief ministers today
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In Punjab, PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the party's candidate for the chief minister slot and against her is Rana Aftab Ahmed of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Meanwhile, in Sindh PPP's Murad Ali Shah will contend Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) candidate Al
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Pak: PML-N senior vice president Maryam Nawaz slated in one-to-one contest
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz is set to witness a one-to-one contest for the post of chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab on Monday as the nomination papers of PML-N nominee Maryam Nawaz and Sunni Ittehad Council's (SIC) Rana Aftab were declared valid
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