Tag: PTI
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Asad Umar steps down as Finance Minister
Asad Umar has stepped down as Finance Minister, after serving term for only 8 months. There were rumors after cabinet reshuffle since past few days and he was said to be offered Petroleum Ministry. Earlier, he tweeted about the decision saying that the Prime Minister “desired” that he take the Energy Ministry portfolio instead of…
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Altaf Hussain: From Father of Nation to Leader of Nation
The people of Karachi, who are going through their worst times by facing issues like target killing, extortion and long hours of unannounced load shedding were pushed in another dilemma when the city’s main political party, MQM pasted posters, banners and hoardings with the pictures of Altaf Hussain, describing him as the Father of Nation in the…
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Karachi Elections 2013: Rigging, Harassment, and Criminal Negligence by ECP
The elections in Karachi were full of blatant rigging, cheating and harassment by MQM. ECP showed its criminal negligence while the LEAs have mostly stood aside, arguing that they have not received the orders to interfere. Zainab Imam sums up the rigging at NA-250, and why MQM is afraid of PTI, at her blog: MQM’s…
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Fall of Imran Khan is rise of PTI?
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan fall from a forklift while being elevated to a stage at a rally in Lahore. After the fall there were scene of chaos. Apparently the PTI organizers had no ambulances at reserve, nor there were any first aid kits or paramedical support available. Imran Khan was lifted like danda…
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Asad Umar leaves Engro Corporation to join Pakistan Tehreek Insaf
Asad Umar, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Engro Corporation Limited, has left his job of 27 years, to join Pakistan Tehreek Insaf. According to the Express Tribune: Umar’s 27-year career at Engro began in 1985, when the company was still a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, the global oil giant. “I still remember the exact…
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Azam Khan Swati resigns from Senate, quits JUI-F
Azam Khan Swati, a JUI-F Senator, has announced that he has resigned from Senate and also left his party. He said his reasons for resigning from Senate include the hike in corruption, inflation and other crises in Pakistan. However, Mr. Swati has not explained how come he got this realization when his term in Senate…
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Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi quits PPP, resigns from Parliament
Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former Foreign Minister and Senior PPP leader, has resigned from the membership of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He has also resigned from his seat in National Assembly. Qureshi is rumoured to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf soon. If he does that, it will certainly strengthen PTI in Southern Punjab and parts of Sindh…
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Imran Khan’s Vive la Revolution vs Pakistan Political Spectrum
It’s a reality, so no more hanky banky about the number of seats and whose “Jalsa†was bigger. Imran’s troops have really rattled the stage, and to put it right after a long lull there is something worth writing or talking. Imran Khan has matured well with time, as politics in Pakistan is a tight…
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PTI Jalsa in Lahore: Is the Silent Majority Awake Now?
Fifteen years of slow but steady struggle which sometimes looked like a one-man show and labelled as just a fan club by critics has surely turned the tables in one big show of strength. “The Lahore Jalsa†has shaken repeatedly tested corrupt giants. There is a fear in their ways, and you can sense it.…