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  • ‘No need to panic’: PM Shehbaz hopes Pakistan and IMF will sign deal this month

    ‘No need to panic’: PM Shehbaz hopes Pakistan and IMF will sign deal this month

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated on Sunday that Pakistan has successfully fulfilled all the prerequisites set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the halted bailout program. He expressed confidence that no obstacles remain in finalising a staff-level agreement between the nation and the IMF, emphasising that Pakistan is committed to resolving its financial challenges.

    During the inauguration of the Sabzazar Sports Complex in Lahore, Prime Minister Shehbaz hinted at a contingency plan, stating, “If there are further delays in reaching an agreement with the IMF, I will address the situation.” He urged the public not to panic, assuring them that Pakistan will be safeguarded by the divine will of Allah. He expressed hope that the government and the IMF will achieve a staff-level agreement within the current month.

    Highlighting the significance of political stability, the Prime Minister emphasised its crucial role in ensuring economic stability. He pledged to bring about economic prosperity in the country under the leadership of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.

    In strong criticism of the former ruling party, Prime Minister Shehbaz held deposed Prime Minister Imran Khan responsible for the events of May 9 and vowed to bring all those involved in the violent protests and attacks on civil and military installations to justice.

  • ‘Country will take off after Nawaz Sharif returns’: Maryam Nawaz

    ‘Country will take off after Nawaz Sharif returns’: Maryam Nawaz

    Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, criticised Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Sunday, accusing him of being the mastermind of the May 9 riots.

    Addressing a public rally in Shujabad, she further said that Imran is now begging for forgiveness.

    Calling the events of May 9- when PTI supporters clashed with law enforcement agencies- “painful”, Maryam Nawaz observed that it was good that the enemy of the country has been recognized. “The chapter of temptation and mischief is closed. Now the journey of development will begin,” she said.

    She also said that hands that build the country do not vandalize the country, rather they vandalize the vandals, promising that the country will take off after her father, former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, returns to Pakistan.


    Maryam Nawaz was also given a gold tiara and a traditional chadar at the workers convention.

  • Did Imran Khan just admit that Nawaz was removed by establishment?

    Did Imran Khan just admit that Nawaz was removed by establishment?

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has filed a petition in Supreme Court (SC) asking that an ‘undeclared martial law’ be termed unconstitutional.

    Imran Khan has nominated Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Azam Khan and others as parties in his petition.

    A passage in the petition has caught the attention of political commentators.

    “The respondents intend to create a wrong impression about the armed forces which is the main objective and target of Maryam Nawaz who found it is a great opportunity to take revenge for the removal of his father from power by the establishment,” the excerpt from the petition read.

    




    




    


    




    The words are being seen as an admission by Imran Khan that his arch rival, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif was removed from power as Prime Minister on the behest of the establishment.
    




    Nawaz Sharif has long maintained that his dismissal from the post of Prime Minister and his lifetime disqualification order by the Supreme Court was done at the behest of the establishment.
    




    Khan’s petition also read, “It is now matter of general information that the respondent Nawaz Sharif made a deal with establishment (statement of Khawaja Asif on TV) and there being a condition that the petitioner and his political party should be banned and declared a terrorist organization to pave the way for Nawaz Sharif and his daughter coming back to power.”
    




    


    





    




    The petition also requests the Supreme Court to declare the detention of PTI workers under Army Act and the Official Secrets Act illegal, and to order the immediate release of the PTI workers.
    





    Imran also asked the SC to make a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9 when party supporters are alleged to have attacked military and civilian installations.
    




    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    AJK man legally transfers thousands of kanals to Maryam Nawaz
    
			
    

    Zahid Hussain, a man hailing from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), handed down his land spread across thousands of kanals to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz via a legal procedure.
    




    He said that Maryam can use the land for whatever purpose she sees fit.
    




    On the legal deed, which has been shared on Twitter, the man stated, “I, Zahid Hussain, s/o Wilayat Hussain, hereby declare that I am of sound mind and have voluntarily decided to bequeath all the lands I possess, whether 50,000 kanals or 32,000 kanal, to Maryam Nawaz, d/o Nawaz Sharif, without any coercion or pressure from anyone”.
    




    Moreover, the affidavit stated that the PML-N leader is now the owner of 50 per cent of the property, excluding approximately 50 kanals which is the inheritance of Hussain’s children and other heirs, in the life of Mazhar (possibly an heir of Hussain). According to the man, she will be the owner of 100 per cent of the property, excluding the same as above, after Mazhar’s death.
    




    Reacting to the news, Maryam Nawaz said that it is “very touching”.
    




    “OMG! Why would he do that! It is very touching though,” Maryam wrote on Twitter.
    




    


    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘Kabhi petrol bomb phainknay waalon se mazaakraat nahin hotay: Javed Latif calls PTI ‘terrorist’
    
			
    

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Javed Latif, has expressed disapproval of the ongoing talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), saying that dialogue should never be held with a “terrorist wing” and the “ones who throw petrol bombs”.
    




    Addressing a press conference, Latif, who is considered close to PML-N head Nawaz Sharif, went on to say that dialogue could never be held with a person who “is spreading anarchy in the country, especially at a time when Pakistan’s economy is stabilising and the country is progressing without IMF’s aid”.
    




    He urged “individuals in institutions” to take responsibility for “producing” a person like Imran Khan, Chairman of PTI, and for the consequences of their actions. He also claimed that some people are trying to reinstate the PTI chairman as Prime Minister.
    




    The PML-N leader said that the elections won’t be held without the participation of his party supremo Nawaz Sharif.
    




    The third and final round of talks will be held tomorrow. As of yet, no census is in sight.
    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Nawaz isn’t coming back to Pakistan, leaving for London from Saudi
    
			
    Nawaz isn’t coming back to Pakistan, leaving for London from Saudi
    
			
    

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has concluded his tour of Saudi Arabia and is set to return to London.
    




    The former Prime Minister, who was accompanied by his daughter and Senior Vice President of his party, Maryam Nawaz, will fly back to the British capital where he has been living since 2019 after leaving Pakistan for medical treatment. Maryam Nawaz, however, is expected to return home on Wednesday around midnight.
    




    Nawaz was in the Kingdom from April 11 on the invitation of the Saudi royal family. His meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made headlines back home, especially given that Maryam Nawaz was a part of it.
    




    During his stay, Nawaz also performed Umrah and also visited the Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH).
    




    Speculations were rife among political circles that Nawaz might come back to Pakistan after almost three years of living abroad. However, the Sharif family never confirmed the rumour.
    




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    Nawaz Sharif, Maryam meet Saudi Crown Prince
    
			
    

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss bilateral relations and the current problems faced by Pakistan.
    




    


    




    The meeting was confirmed by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, she said: “The leaders discussed further improving Saudi-Pak brotherly relations and solutions to the issues Pakistan is facing. Nawaz Sharif expressed his good wishes for the Saudi leadership.”
    




    Nawaz and his family are currently in Saudi Arabia, where they performed Umrah.
    




    The Sharif family reached Saudi Arabia on April 11 on the invitation of the royal family. The former Prime Minister (PM) is visiting Saudi Arabia after six years.
    




    According to media reports, Saudi’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz invited Nawaz — who is considered close to the royal family — and Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif to the kingdom as a gesture of goodwill.
    




    It is also speculated that Nawaz may come to Pakistan after winding up the tour of Saudi, however, there has been no official confirmation yet.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    ‘Election won’t be held on May 14’: Rana Sanaullah
    
			
    

    Contrary to the Supreme Court’s (SC) order to hold elections in Punjab on May 14, federal Minister for Interior, Rana Sanaullah has said that polls will not be held on the said date.
    




    The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said that elections would be “held together” throughout the country, under a caretaker setup.
    




    “If elections are not held in May, then October is not too far away either,” said Sanaullah.
    




    Calling Khan a “fitna”, Sanaullah said that he had been brought to power through a “conspiracy”. “Their [PTI’s] policies over four years created a crisis for the country.”
    




    “It was [Imran Khan’s] government that signed the agreement with the IMF, not us. The difficulties are only due to the previous government’s agreement.”
    




    Sanaullah also said that party supremo Nawaz Sharif would reach the country as soon as electoral preparations begin, adding that he would supervise the party’s election campaign.
    




    “The PML-N has always taken the country out of the crisis,” he emphasized.
    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Fact check: Did passengers refuse to travel with Nawaz Sharif in a plane?
    
			
    Fact check: Did passengers refuse to travel with Nawaz Sharif in a plane?
    
			
    

    Claim: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has reached Saudi Arabia from London to perform Umrah.
    




    A fake screenshot was shared by multiple Twitter accounts that passengers have refused to travel with Nawaz in the same airplane.
    




    The screenshot was taken from 7News and it has the name of the reporter Rana Waheed.
    




    Fact: However, the news turned out to be old and the reporter himself clarified that this has nothing to do with Nawaz’s recent visit to the Kingdom.
    




    In a tweet, he said, “This news and screenshot are old. I left 7news three years ago, and now I am working in PNN as a special correspondent.”
    




    


    




    Political Secretary to Maryam Nawaz, Zeeshan Malik, also retweeted the clarification of the reporter.
    




    


    




    Sharif is expected to spend the last 10 days of Ramzan as well as celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia on the invitation of the royal family.
    




    

    
			
    
		
    
		
	
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    Parliament rejects the verdict of Supreme Court
    
			
    

    The National Assembly (NA) has passed a resolution rejecting the verdict of the three-member bench of the Supreme Court about holding polls in Punjab on May 14.
    




    The resolution was moved by Balochistan Awami Party lawmaker Khalid Magsi and approved by a majority of the lawmakers. 
    




    Previously, the govt demanded a full bench for the hearing of the suo moto case, however, many judges recused themselves from the hearings.
    




    Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo Nawaz Sharif urged the parliament to file a reference of misconduct against Chief Justice Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar who gave the verdict.