Following the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests against alleged rigging in February 8 general elections, the party said that the police tortured one of its arrested workers in Lahore, and he has been hospitalised in critical condition, according to The Express Tribune.
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
Speaking to reporters at the Peshawar Press Club on Saturday, PML-N provincial president Amir Muqam said that the PTI workers, who were involved in the incident, also chanted slogans and used derogatory language against the woman lawmaker.
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.
In a statement shared on social media platform X, the PTI leader said that Sharif had lost the constituency and acquired it by manipulation of Form-47 on February 9, which is a day after the elections held on February 8.
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
Following the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests on Saturday, the party announced that its "peaceful protestors" in Lahore are being arrested as they staged protests against alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections, as reported by Dawn.
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.