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A house for every Pakistani family – PML-N
Promise Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a promise before General Elections 2013 that his party would strive to eventually provide a house to each Pakistani family through a public-private partnership. He made this promise at a press conference for the unveiling of his party’s Manifesto 2013. Background The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, under its 1996 United …
We’ll work for creation of Hazra Province – PML-N
Promise President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has promised that his party would initiate steps for the creation of Hazara province if voted to power. Mr Sharif made the promise to the people of Hazara while addressing an election rally at Mansehra district. Detail/Background In April 2010, when the highly publicized Eighteenth …
People in KP reject ‘Goldsmith Agenda’ in by-election – JUI-F
Statement Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Chief of Jamiat UIema-e-Islam (JUI-F), has said “People in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have rejected ‘the Goldsmith Agenda’ in by-elections.” Maulana was referring to his and JUI’s main political rival in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) – in a reference to PTI using a reference to the name “Goldsmith”, the former father-in-law …
“PTI to end VIP culture in KP,” promises Imran Khan
Promise In the run-up to May 11 [this year’s] general election; Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan promised – if voted to power – PTI will end VIP (very important person) culture in the country. Plan Spelling out in detail the plan to eradicate the deeply entrenched VIP culture, the PTI research wing – Insaaf Research Wing – in …
PTI to bring White Paper against election rigging
Promise Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), in early August, announced it would bring a White Paper against alleged election rigging. While addressing reporters at a press conference on August 5, in Islamabad, party chairman Imran Khan said that his party would issue a White Paper on August 16 regarding widespread election rigging in the 2013 general elections. Later, …
Terrorist acts on rise compared to the past- ANP Chief
Statement “Lawlessness and terror-related activities are on the rise [in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] as compared to the past”, said Asfandyar Wali Khan, central president of the Awami National Party (ANP). Wali, talking to reporters in his hometown of Charsadda on August 10, demanded that the PTI-led coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resign on moral grounds …
Muslim Ummah’s Titanic is sinking – Altaf Hussain
Statement Altaf Hussain, a London-based Pakistani political leader and Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), warned the Muslim world that the ‘Titanic’ of the Muslim Ummah (community) had started to sink and if urgent steps to rescue it were not taken the whole ship would collapse and sink. Background Altaf Hussain gave that statement …
Imran-led PTI is incompetent to lead the KP government – Fazal-ur-Rehman
Statement “Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leadership is incompetent and not capable of leading the coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,” says Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman – Ameer [head] of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami (JUI). The JUI leader in a televised interview with one of the Pakistani leading news channel said the Imran Khan-led PTI party is not capable …
Party tickets will go to youth – PTI
Statement Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan had stated that 35 percent party tickets would be awarded to youth in general elections of 2013. He made this announcement in a press conference on April 15, 2013. Background The PTI emerged as a political party claiming to represent the youth of Pakistan. Imran Khan said …
KP Speaker Asad Qaiser running election campaign – ANP leader Sardar Babak
The Statement The parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Sardar Hussain Babak, said the speaker of the provincial assembly, Asad Qaiser, is not attending the house proceedings and is busy running a PTI campaign for by-elections in violation of the law, therefore undermining status of the speaker as custodian …