SRINAGAR: Independent member of legislation assembly (MLA) Engineer Rashid was beaten up by BJP legislators in Indian occupied Kashmir Assembly on Thursday for hosting beef party in hostel on Wednesday. According to reports, BJP MLA Ravinder Raina thrashed Rashid for acting against the ban.
DUBAI: Pakistan People's Party is facing a serious crisis as differences have crept up amongst senior leaders whether or not Asif Ali Zardari should remain at the helms of the party, Samaa reported. Our correspondent quoting party sources reported that leadership crisis in the party has deepened as some PPP senior leaders have expressed lack of confidence over Zardari's leadership during their recent meetings in Dubai.
Muslim legislator, Engineer Rashid, who was thrashed on Thursday by two BJP MLAs for hosting a beef party, staged a protest here on Friday and along with his supporters outside Jammu and Kashmir Legislature Assembly complex. Police detained many of Rashid's supporters. Watch this report.
"Muslim League-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi revealed that over 70 leaders of PML-N will renege on their party--a potentially big setback to the ruling party."
ISLAMABAD: The ruling PML-N and opposition parties on Wednesday agreed in principal to constitute a 12-member parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of offshore companies, money laundering, loan waiver and kickbacks against politicians.
KARACHI: Former Senator of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Faisal Raza Abidi, who was arrested and shifted to jail on remand last week in a case of illegal weapons' possession, has been granted bail by a local court, Samaa reported Thursday.
BAHAWALNAGAR: A man was killed and three others were wounded in a gun attack on a sit-in staged by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) against local police on Monday.
KARACHI: Farooq Sattar, senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Thursday said ongoing targeted operation in Karachi against criminal elements is being used to "eliminate" his party. Addressing a press conference here, Sattar said a conspiracy is being hatched to sideline MQM from political arena and to replace it with some other political party by using the targeted operation.
OKARA: Just like NA-122, images of PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari are unambiguously missing from the banners and posters put up by the party in the whole of NA-144 constituency, Samaa reported Friday. According to Samaa correspondent, Zardari's pictures was not made part of party banners and billboards on directives of Sajjad-ul-Hassan, PPP's candidates from NA-144 where by-elections are scheduled for Oct.11.
LAHORE: Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insa (PTI) Chairman, smelt a conspiracy of rigging in NA-122 by-elections, where his party candidate was defeated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Ayaz Sadiq. "We are investigating the number of PTI votes thrown out of NA122 at the last minute & will then approach the ECP," Imran wrote on his verified Twitter account.
LAHORE: Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insa (PTI) Chairman, smelt a conspiracy of rigging in NA-122 by-elections, where his party candidate was defeated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Ayaz Sadiq. "We are investigating the number of PTI votes thrown out of NA122 at the last minute & will then approach the ECP," Imran wrote on his verified Twitter account.
"KARACHI: After their surprise return to Pakistan, former leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM), Mustafa Kamal lashed out at the party leadership and its London-based supremo Altaf Hussain, creating waves in Karachi's politics, Samaa reported Thursday."
KARACHI: Former mayor Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal, who lambasted Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leadership and announced to form a new party yesterday, claims to have received overwhelming response and support, Samaa reported Friday.
"Khawaja Izharul Hassan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member of Sindh Assembly, criticized opposition parties for what he called showing haste on Rangers issue in the assembly. Watch what he had to say."
"Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Dr. Farooq Sattar protested against the Rangers raid at party's election office located in Burns Road area of Karachi."