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1 month ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to convene a high-level security conference again in the light of the resurgence of terrorism in the country. Speaking at a gathering of PPP leaders at the Governor’s House Lahore on Monday, Bilawal stressed the need for an inclusive national security meeting, ensuring the participation of all political parties, including those who had previously opted out.
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1 month ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE: Dialogue is the only solution to the prevailing tensions between India and Pakistan. This was the crux of a discussion held under the aegis of the Institute of Peace and Connectivity (IPAC) here on Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE: On the Private Members Day in Punjab Assembly on Tuesday, a resolution calling for the setting up of a body named Punjab Council quite similar to Senate was passed by the Punjab Assembly. The resolution which was jointly moved by a number of ruling party MPAs as well as PPP Parliamentary leader Syed Ali Haider Gilani submitted that Punjab is the most populated province of Pakistan with a population even more than several nations of the world.
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2 months ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE: Terming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founding Chairman Imran Khan a ‘hard’ person, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has said the doors for negotiations are open to the PTI.
Talking to the media on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) South East Asia Regions Joint summit on Friday at the Punjab Assembly, he said he was available to everyone in his chamber and his doors were open to the opposition.
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2 months ago | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Contrary to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s claim, security sources on Tuesday revealed that no letter from the incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir was received.
Sources privy to the matter said that the news about the letter came to the military brass via the media, Geo News reported.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE:Punjab Assembly members on Wednesday expressed anger over the absence of livestock minister and secretary during the question hour session in PA.
During the question hour session related to Livestock and Dairy Development, Opposition MPAs started to raise objections over the absence of the secretary concerned as well as the apathetic attitude of Punjab ministers towards the assembly business.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE:Punjab Assembly on Monday passed 12 bills including the Punjab Prohibition of Kite Flying (Amendment) Bill amid boycott from the Opposition.
After the Opposition pointed out the quorum and its members staged boycott of the proceedings, the government completed the required numbers and passed 12 bills in its Monday sitting. Deputy Speaker Zaheer Iqbal Channar later adjourned the session.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE:Ordering stern action against elements behind sale of adulterated milk and food in Punjab in guidance with the judicial framework of Lahore High Court, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan has directed Punjab Food Department to perform its duty diligently.
Announcing imposition of emergency over the sale of adulterated milk, the PA speaker directed Price Control and Commodities Management Department to come up with concrete results in this regard.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE: Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar has warned that the country could face anarchy if the dialogue between Imran Khan and the government suffers a failure.
Speaking on the floor of Punjab Assembly on Friday during the debate on law and order, the Opposition leader urged the PMLN government to get itself 'empowered' first and hold negotiations with those who possessed actual powers.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thenews.com.pk | Faizan Bangash
LAHORE: After Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), PMLQ, another ally of the PMLN government, has opposed a ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and supported the initiation of dialogue with it. Elder son of PMLQ President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain opposed any move to ban the PTI, the party founded by former prime minister Imran Khan.
