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What started as a difference in opinion over how to aid flood-affected people has now spiralled into a full-blown feud between the PML-N and the PPP, the two main partners in the ruling coalition. The spat, termed a ghar ka mamla by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Sept 30, has devolved into a public spectacle threatening the alliance between the two parties. The bad blood has escalated to the point that leaders from both sides hold daily press conferences to take potshots at the other side. And now, President Asif Ali Zardari appears to be making overtures to smooth over the situation. But how did the whole thing begin? Here’s what we know. How to help flood victims? It appears that differences developed between the PML-N and the PPP last month as the two bickered on how to help flood victims. Several PPP leaders, including Sherry Rehman, called for the utilisation of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to aid flood victims in Punjab, while the provincial government insisted it would use its own res...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a high-level meeting of senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders to discuss the ongoing political row between Sindh and Punjab, sources confirmed on Wednesday.

The continuing row between the PPP and PML-N escalated on Tuesday as PPP’s Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman warned the coalition ally of difficulties in the Senate without the former’s “clear support”. The PPP and the PML-N’s Punjab leadership have been engaged in a war of words for the past many days over issues ranging from flood compensation to water rights in the context of the Cholistan canals project. The PPP, which is in power in Sindh, has been particularly incensed by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s remarks, whose party is also leading the federal government. Talking about the matter in an interview on DawnNewsTV show ‘Doosra Rukh’, the PPP senior vice president said: “If you want to tear apart the whole coalition then I’ve already said in the National Assembly that don’t take our inclusion on the treasury benches for granted and don’t think that we will keep you stable no matter what you do.” “If you don’t need [us] then that’s your choice, but let me remind you we are the biggest party in ...

Behind-the-scenes efforts have intensified to ease growing political tensions between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), sources said on Tuesday.

The political rift between the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) widened on Monday as PPP lawmakers staged a walkout from the National Assembly, following an earlier protest in the Senate.

A new political confrontation has erupted between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after Sindh’s Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon criticized Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s government, drawing a sharp response from Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari.

PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday defended the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as a “tried and tested” method for providing flood relief, while criticising what he called the “harsh tone” adopted in recent exchanges between his party and its coalition partner, the PML-N. “In the past few days, such questions have been raised that now a dialogue has begun, which, in our understanding, is not appropriate. It is neither beneficial for politics, nor for democracy,” he said at a press conference in Lahore. “And this is our [PPP’s] view, not a suggestion to anyone,” he added. The PPP and PML-N continued to engage in a war of words over flood relief, as PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari asserted that the BISP was the “sole method” of providing relief to those affected by the recent floods in the country, while PML-N’s Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz accused his party of “politicising” the issue. Furthermore, the tensions between the ruling coalition partners on Tuesday flared in parliament as th...

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have agreed to address all outstanding issues through dialogue and mutual understanding, sources revealed on Wednesday.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira has criticized recent aggressive remarks by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders, terming such language inappropriate and undemocratic.

Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari on Thursday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has never played the “provincial card, canal card, or dam card,” stressing that the party has always prioritized national development over regional politics.

Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Information and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Affairs, Ikhtiar Wali Khan, has emphasized the pivotal role played by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership and workers in spearheading flood relief and rehabilitation operations in the flood-affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

LAHORE - Ruling coalition candidate and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah Khan was elected Senator from the Punjab province on Tuesday in a by-election boycotted by the Opposition.

ISLAMABAD: PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi , Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and PPP’s Raja Pervaiz Ashraf attend joint news conference on Saturday.

By-polls: PML-N, PPP to support each other

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalized its candidates for two crucial by-elections.

LAHORE - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has granted a Senate ticket to the senior party leader Rana Sanaullah Khan for a general seat from the Punjab Assembly.

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif held a high-level party meeting to complete arrangements for the upcoming Punjab by-elections, ARY News reported. The meeting was held at the central secretariat of the party, with participation from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The […]

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Crime Control Department (CCD) raided the farmhouse of PML-N MPA in Chontra and apprehended three of his employees wanted by the police. Following the CCD raid, the MPA, who is also the parliamentary secretary in Punjab, called the police emergency helpline “15” and lodged a report against the CCD in-charge, the SHO and others. According to sources, after the raid, matters took a turn as the MPA openly came out in defence of his employees. The MPA claimed that the CCD raided his farmhouse with 30 officials in police uniform and 15 in plain clothes. He said four office boys were present in the house, while two other persons were at the gate. The MPA alleged that CCD officials tortured Hamza, took cash, and took away three employees from the house. Meanwhile, the SHO Chontra and the duty officer reached the spot after receiving the police emergency call. Official sources said the CCD team conducted the raid to arrest a highly wanted suspect in a kidnapping case involving the making of...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Nawabzada Mohsin Ali Khan, a former provincial president and ex-minister from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), during which Khan, accompanied by his son Shehryar and a group of supporters, formally announced his decision to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

• Party now has the same number of seats as JUI-F, making it eligible for another reserved seat • ECP allows PML-N to count independent ‘notified’ later among its tally, rejects similar plea from PTI-P • ANP also denied relief, told allocation is calculated on basis of general seats, not by-election ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to allow the PML-N to retain a general assembly seat while rejecting a similar request by the PTI-Parliamentarians, saying it was not supported by the law. In its decision on a case about the allocation of reserved seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, announced on Tuesday, the commission provided relief to the ruling party that had sought a greater share in the KP Assembly reserved seats on the basis of the additional general seat handed to the PML-N, which was initially declared to be held by an independent candidate. The announcement followed a Peshawar High Court order, asking the ECP to redistribute reserved seats in the provincial assembly. With ...