Tag: PML-N

Pakistan: Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi resigns as PML-N senior vice president

Abbasi who is among the top leaders of PML-N and was entrusted with the office of prime minister after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the court in the Panama Papers scandal.

February 1, 2023

Maryam Nawaz’s elevation furthers Sharif political dynasty in Pakistan

Many senior party leaders are upset with this appointment, The News reported. Following the recent notification issued by the PML-N president, Maryam Nawaz has formally become the second senior-most leader in the party after Shehbaz Sharif.

January 7, 2023

Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif’s party withdraws ‘unnecessary’ no-trust move against Punjab CM

The opposition leaders headed by PML-N chief Tahir Khalil Sindhu reached Punjab Assembly to withdraw their no-confidence motion submitted on Monday, citing that the Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman's notification to remove Elahi as chief minister yesterday made the notice "infructuous".

December 23, 2022

Nawaz Sharif may return to Pak in Dec: PML-N source

A party source said that Nawaz Sharif, if all remains well, will return in December to take back the reins of the party.

November 12, 2022

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif returns from London after 4 months

"Just landed in Islamabad � maintain a distance from one another and try to stay at your homes so that none of us are forced to part with our loved ones due to this virus...," he said in the tweet.

March 22, 2020

Nawaz Sharif was also ‘selected’ PM: Bilawal Bhutto

The PPP leader said if the comparison was made between Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and his former counterpart in Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, the former was better.

February 23, 2020

Imran Khan government may call in army to deal with Opposition’s protest march in Islamabad

Maulana Fazl, chief of JUI-F has announced a 'Azadi March' supported by opposition parties including PML-N, PPP, ANP and PkMAP on October 31 to Islamabad to topple the Imran Khan government.

October 19, 2019

Pakistan’s losers must introspect

As Imran Khan’s PTI starts work on government formation after its general election victory, parties on the losing side which are blaming their loss on rigging, may consider adopting a two-pronged approach as they move forward. The first would obviously be to test the PTI leader’s offer of cooperation in investigating possible irregularities on election...

July 29, 2018

Imran Khan prepares to form govt as opposition demands ‘transparent’ re-election

Contacts leaders of different parties and independent candidates; PTI says it has clinched 137 National Assembly seats, needs 172 seats in all to form government

July 28, 2018

Pak EC rejects rigging allegations; PML-N warns of protests

The results were expected by this morning, but the CEC only announced what he called was the “first non-official, preliminary result”.

July 26, 2018

Pakistan Elections 2018: PTI celebrates as Pakistan heads towards hung assembly

The country seemed to head for a hung National Assembly late on Wednesday, as the leads from counting centres showed no party getting a clear-cut majority. 

July 26, 2018

Pakistan Elections 2018: Imran Khan’s party leading on 64 seats; PML-N on 46

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of former president Asif Ali Zardari was leading on 28 seats, indicating that he could play a 'kingmaker' in case of a hung parliament, according to media reports.

July 25, 2018

Imran Khan summoned for ‘misusing’ government copters

Khan had claimed at a party meeting that he had not used official helicopters of the province for personal use.

July 12, 2018

Will use ‘any strategy’ to defeat Sharif’s PML-N in polls: Imran Khan

Khan will be contesting elections from Bannu constituency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Islamabad II in the Capital Territory, Mianwali I and Lahore IX in Punjab province and Karachi in Sindh province.

June 27, 2018

Shape of things to come in Pakistan

AS the PML-N government enters its final weeks in office before the dissolution of the assemblies ahead of this year’s general election, the shape of things to come is already becoming apparent. And, as the pieces of the jigsaw lock into place, it is clear that unless the voter is extraordinarily stubborn and resourceful, a...

April 17, 2018

PML-N top brass holds key meeting in London

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived here from Saudi Arabia to hold a key consultative meeting on Monday with his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party leaders, including current Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Talking to media after his arrival at Heathrow Airport on Sunday night, Sharif said he...

October 30, 2017

Sharif’s election as party chief challenged

The Islamabad High Court has admitted a petition aimed at preventing ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from heading the PML-N. After admitting the petition on Tuesday, High Court judge Aamer Farooq issued notices to Sharif, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary, Attorney General for Pakistan and others, Dawn news reported. The same petitioner, who has...

October 25, 2017