He was suffering from chest pain

Nisar contested July 25 election independently

The former interior minister said he is not part of the PML-N

We were so used to their presence in the Lower House. This term, however, has no room for them

PML-N leader Raja Qamarul Islam is in jail. His son, Salar Islam, is running his campaign

Disgruntled PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar has dismissed the allegation that he is supporting a political group contesting the election with the ‘jeep’ symbol. “I am not part of any ‘jeep group’,” said the former interior minister while speaking to media persons in Islamabad. “My focus is on four seats from where I’m contesting. I have…

The PML-N is in my and my family’s blood, said former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday night, he said he did not start the rivalry between him and Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N founder did. He said that the PML-N is no longer the same and does not have the…

Disgruntled PML-N leaders Chaudhry Nisar and Zaeem Qadri have been allotted the jeep as their electoral symbol. Nisar is contesting the elections from NA-59 and NA-63 as an independent candidate after the PML-N refused to issue him tickets. The PML-N had told Nisar to formally apply for election tickets and to appear before party’s parliamentary…

No one party can resolve Pakistan’s problems, said PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif. If we want to make Pakistan strong, everyone will need to work together to do it, he said while speaking in Lahore on Saturday. The PML-N head said his party will form the federal government even with a simple majority. Commenting on the…

Javed Hashmi has criticized PTI chairman and said that Imran Khan is his own enemy. “I have never opposed Imran Khan,” Hashmi said, addressing a press conference in Multan on Friday. “I have never targeted any individual in my political career.” The Multan-based politician said there were rifts among the leaders and the workers of…

The 12-year-son of PML-N’s Qamar-ul-Islam Raja has announced that he would be running the election campaign for his father after the NA-59 candidate was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau. “We will contest and win the elections,” the 12-year-old said. Islam, PML-N’s candidate against Chaudhry Nisar, was arrested by NAB on June 25 over his…

  Former Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said the PML-N is still a frontrunner in the election and it will win the elections on its “Vote Ko Izzat Do” narrative. The PML-N leader said his party had no issues with the establishment but it wants the rule of law and the constitution in the country. “We…

Disgruntled PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar said he had always advised Nawaz Sharif against fighting with the military and judiciary. The former interior minister said that he remained loyal to an individual, hinting at Nawaz, for 34 years but he got nothing in return. “All the people have left him but he still doesn’t care about…

Disgruntled PML-N leader Zaeem Qadri has announced that he will register a new political party with the Election Commission of Pakistan after July 25 elections. Mr. Qadri said he will get Muslim League (Nazaryati) registered in the ECP after the elections. Sources said Qadri has also contacted estranged PML-N leaders Chaudhry Nisar and Chaudhry Abdul…

The National Accountability Bureau has summoned former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif to its Lahore office on July 5 for questioning in the Saaf Pani Company scam. Disgruntled PML-N leader Zaeem Qadri has also been called for questioning by the NAB tomorrow (June 27). Qamarul Islam, the chairperson of the Saaf Pani Company and party’s…

The National Accountability Bureau has taken action against former Saaf Pani Company head Qamarul Islam for corruption. Islam earlier announced that he would be contesting the election against Chaudhry Nisar. Here’s Sabir Nazar’s take on the matter.

The National Accountability Bureau has arrested PML-N leader Qamar-ul-Islam over his alleged involvement in Punjab’s Saaf Pani Company scam. Qamar-ul-Islam, the PML-N candidate and Chaudhry Nisar’s opponent in NA-59 (Rawalpinidi), was one of the board members of the Saaf Pani company. The company’s Chief Operating Officer Waseem Ajmal was also taken into custody by the…

The PML-N candidate for NA-63 has said that the true competition will be between his party and the PTI, not Chaudhry Nisar. Dismissing Nisar’s importance in the area, Sardar Mumtaz has said that the real competition will not be with Nisar but between the two political parties. In this constituency, a single person cannot get…

Political parties will begin their election campaigns from Sunday, a month ahead of the election on July 25. PTI chief Imran Khan will begin his election campaign from Mianwali. The cricketer-turned-politician will hold a rally in Mianwali’s Hockey Stadium. Mianwali is Khan’s hometown. It’s NA-95 is one of the four constituencies from where the PTI…

The PML-N has announced its national and provincial assembly candidates for the general elections from Punjab. The party has finalized its candidates for 116 out of 141 national assembly seats. Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz will be contesting from Lahore’s NA-125. PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif will be contesting from two national assembly constituencies NA-132 and…

PML-N leader Rai Mansab decided on Saturday to quit the party after not being awarded an election ticket. The former MPA is likely to join the PPP and would contest the election from PP-219, Multan on the PPP’s ticket. He will formally announce his departure from the party in a press conference later in the…