Ali Zaidi sends Rs100m defamation notice to Miftah
National
May 7, 2021
KARACHI: Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi has sent a defamation notice to the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PMLN) leader Miftah Ismail, seeking Rs100 million in damages.
On Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Ali Zaidi shared the notice on his Twitter which stated that the comments made by Miftah Ismail during a talk show on Geo TV on April 25 tarnished his image and reputation.
The notice quoted the PMLN leader as saying, “Ali Zaidi does not pay tax and uses money distributed through Ehsas Programme in exchange to purchase votes, which is very unfortunate.”
ECC Approves First Installment to 35 IPPs
The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet on Wednesday approved payment of the first installment to 35 IPPs out of a total 47, whereas payment to the remaining 12 IPPs (under Power Policy 2002) may be withheld owing to the NAB investigation.
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Mr. Shaukat Tarin, chaired the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet today.
Power Division presented a summary before the ECC regarding the release of the first installment of payment to IPPs. Secretary Power Division briefed the Committee about the recommendations of the sub-committee constituted during ECC last week. The ECC approved payment of the first installment to 35 IPPs out of total 47 whereas payment to the remaining 12 IPPs (under Power Policy 2002) may be withheld owing to the NAB investigation.
Pak leader says Imran Khan govt facing repeated defeats
ANI
03 May 2021, 14:03 GMT+10
Narowal [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary-General Ahsan Iqbal has taken a jibe at Prime Minister Imran Khan s party, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wants to introduce electronic voting because it has repeatedly faced defeat in the elections.
Speaking to mediapersons here, Iqbal said that electronic voting was yet another drama staged by the ruling PTI to rig the elections, reported Geo News. The PTI did not think of introducing electoral reforms in the last three years but suddenly came up with the idea of electronic voting after facing defeat in by-polls again and again, said Iqbal.
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Imran Khan govt wants to introduce electronic voting due to repeated defeats in polls, says Pak leader ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 09:16 IST
Narowal [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary-General Ahsan Iqbal has taken a jibe at Prime Minister Imran Khan s party, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wants to introduce electronic voting because it has repeatedly faced defeat in the elections.
Speaking to mediapersons here, Iqbal said that electronic voting was yet another drama staged by the ruling PTI to rig the elections, reported Geo News. The PTI did not think of introducing electoral reforms in the last three years but suddenly came up with the idea of electronic voting after facing defeat in by-polls again and again, said Iqbal.
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