The PTI submitted a reference to the Senate chairperson on Thursday, seeking the disqualification of Senator Saifullah Abro for defecting from party line and voting in favour of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. PTI Senator Ali Zafar posted about the development on his X account, saying: “Saifullah Abro went against party line by voting in favour […]
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PTI-backed Khurram Zeeshan wins Senate seat
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate Khurram Zeeshan won the Senate seat vacated by Shibli Faraz. Faraz, the former opposition leader in the Senate, was disqualified after being convicted in cases related to the May 9, 2023 riots. Khurram secured 91 votes, surpassing the required 75 votes to win. The PTI confirmed the result through an official […]
Omar Ayub ‘withdraws all petitions’ against his disqualification
Veteran Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub has withdrawn all petitions against his disqualification in the Supreme Court. The development comes as the SC’s five-member constitutional bench on Monday hears the cases related to the disqualification of Ayub and another PTI leader Shibli Faraz. The hearing was conducted under the chairmanship of Justice Aminuddin Khan, […]
Petition filed for disqualification of 3 MNA’S
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday served notice to respondents in a petition challenging the eligibility of three Members of National Assembly (MNAs)of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI): Maleeka Ali Bokhari, Tashfeen Safdar and Kanwal Shauzab. The applicants argued that the three MNAs did not meet the criteria to hold participation of the Parliament under Article […]
Pre-electoral rigging began the day i was ousted and disqualified: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday remarked that pre-electoral rigging had already begun like it does every time before elections. While addressing the media outside accountability court hearing Avenfield reference case, Nawaz remarked that prior to elections there is always hype of rigging, which has already commenced. Sharif claimed that rigging had […]
Maryam dubs Khawaja Asif’s disqualification “fixed match”
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has termed the life time disqualification of Khawaja Asif a “fixed match”. “Whoever you are certain you cannot defeat through a fair game, you get them disqualified through a fixed match,” Maryam tweeted while responding to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision which disqualified the foreign minister for […]