The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has retained both the NA-77 National Assembly constituency in Gujranwala and the PP-203 Punjab Assembly seat in Sahiwal in Sunday’s by-elections, according to unofficial results. PML-N candidates Rashid Basheer Virk and Muhammad Asad Hanif Jutt won their respective contests, while voter turnout remained relatively low in both constituencies. In…
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned Information Minister Attaullah Tarar over an alleged violation of its Code of Conduct during campaigning for the upcoming by-election in NA-77 Gujranwala-I. The commission took notice after Tarar reportedly travelled to the constituency by helicopter and addressed an election gathering in support of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)…
Political differences between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its coalition partner, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), are resurfacing in Gujrat, with disagreements over political influence, administrative responsibilities and local leadership creating uncertainty ahead of the proposed local government elections. The tensions have also highlighted internal differences within the PML-N’s district organisation. Local leaders and…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to discuss the party’s future political strategy and priorities in the province. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Islamabad, with the prime minister set to chair the proceedings. According to party sources, the meeting was…
Senator Faisal Vawda has said that the emergency and governor’s rule imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are unlikely to end within the next 90 or even 180 days. Speaking on a television programme, Vawda commented on the province’s new administrative arrangement and the wider political situation in Pakistan. Vawda said no political party currently had…
The upcoming by-election in Punjab Assembly constituency PP-203, Chichawatni, has drawn attention to divisions within the influential Jutt family and the entry of youth-led social movement Tehreek-e-Ehsaas. The contest comes after the death of Punjab Assembly member Chaudhry Hanif Jutt, whose seat has become the focus of renewed competition among local political groups. Tehreek-e-Ehsaas has…
Political tensions between the federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have intensified as the ruling coalition considers constitutional options for imposing an emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to a report by Dawn, leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) discussed a plan to bring the province…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has passed a majority resolution seeking action against Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz under Article 6 of the Constitution, intensifying political tensions between the governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The resolution was approved during Friday’s session after the house suspended its scheduled agenda. KP Law Minister Aftab Alam Afridi moved…
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a formal notice to Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar over alleged violations of the election Code of Conduct during the NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election. The notice was issued by the District Monitoring Officer (DMO) Bahawalpur following a complaint submitted by Muhammad Bilal Baloch. The complaint…
LAHORE/MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has intensified consultations over the formation of the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), with senior leaders Shah Ghulam Qadir and Tariq Farooq emerging as leading contenders for the prime minister’s position. A meeting chaired by Nawaz Sharif reviewed the political situation in AJK, possible…
