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April 8, 2021
KARACHI: After the PDM s component parties had jointly taken part in the recent by-polls held across the country, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is confident that it may gain support of all major political parties, including the PPP, ANP and JUI-F in the upcoming NA-249 by-polls in Karachi.
But after the recent differences in the ranks of the PDM, PML-N leaders are worried that the PPP may not support its candidate, former federal finance minister Miftah Ismail, in the NA-249 by-polls. Balloting will be held on April 29 to elect the public representative of the NA-249. The last NA-249 election had been a close contest, with Vawda securing 35,344 votes to defeat Shahbaz Sharif, the PML-N’s central president and former chief minister Punjab polling 34,626 votes.
Top Story
April 8, 2021
KARACHI: After the PDM s component parties had jointly taken part in the recent by-polls held across the country, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is confident that it may gain support of all major political parties, including the PPP, ANP and JUI-F in the upcoming NA-249 by-polls in Karachi.
But after the recent differences in the ranks of the PDM, PML-N leaders are worried that the PPP may not support its candidate, former federal finance minister Miftah Ismail, in the NA-249 by-polls. Balloting will be held on April 29 to elect the public representative of the NA-249. The last NA-249 election had been a close contest, with Vawda securing 35,344 votes to defeat Shahbaz Sharif, the PML-N’s central president and former chief minister Punjab polling 34,626 votes.
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Chinese envoy meets Zardari, Bilawal
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April 7, 2021
KARACHI: Chinese ambassador Nong Rong called on former president Asif Ali Zardari and PPP’s Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the Bilawal House Tuesday. PPPP’s Vice President Sherry Rehman was also present.
The ambassador was accompanied by defence attache Major General Chen Wen Rong, Consul General Karachi Li Bijian and other diplomats who exchanged views with the PPP leadership on areas of mutual cooperation and long-standing brotherly relations between the two neighbouring states and the two political parties, the PPP and CPC (the Communist Party of China).
Zardari and Bilawal thanked the Chinese government for launching CPEC project and provision of vaccines for preventing COVID-19. Both sides agreed to build on this strong relationship over three generations of the PPP and the CPC.
Bilawal calls CEC meeting on April 11
PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani says PML-N won t quit assemblies ‘even if we do’
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhuto Zardari. SCREENGRAB
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KARACHI:
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has convened a meeting of the party s central executive committee (CEC) on April 11 (Sunday) to discuss the issue of en masse resignations from the assemblies.
Nayyar Bukhari, the party’s general secretary, on Wednesday said the CEC meeting of would be held at Bilawal House in Karachi.
“Members who cannot attend the meeting due to Covid-19 will participate in it via video link,” he added.
Senate opposition leader Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the PML-N did not want to quit the assemblies and only wanted to blame the PPP for the opposition alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement, falling apart.