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PPP Stopped Nawaz’s ‘Zia Alliance’ Senate Elections an Insult to

in Senate Elections: Bilawal Sanctity of Vote: Maryam

“The votes you cast for Imran will go to Zardari and the votes you cast for Zardari will
“You [PML-N leadership] used to say ‘rok sako to rok lo’ (stop us if you can),” recalled Bilawal. “Look, we have stopped you,” he said go to Imran,” Maryam warned
Kotli Sattian: Addressing a rally in racy”, saying that the former prime Balochistan Assembly had passed Sangla Hill: PML-N politician PTI Chairman Imran Khan and
Kotli Sattian Tehsil on Sunday, PPP minister had tied democracy with a no-confidence motion against Maryam Nawaz on Sunday criti- PPP co-chairperson Asif Zardari
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto gloated his own victory and defeat. PML-N’s government because of cized the recent Senate chairman of political wheeling and dealing.
over PML-N’s loss in the Senate Referring to Sharif’s statement lack of development in Balochistan elections, terming the upper house “The ladla will say, ‘I have sold your
elections, saying the opposition had that came right after Sadiq Sanjarani under the ruling party’s administra- ballot “an insult to the people and votes’ and the chaheeta (darling)
defeated the ruling party’s “Zia alli- defeated PML-N’s Raja Zafarul Haq tion. the sanctity of the vote.” will say ‘I have bought your votes’.”
ance” in the upper house. in the elections for Senate chairman “Were they wound-up toys Addressing a massive gather- “The votes you cast for Imran
“You [PML-N leadership] used — where he referred to the opposi- too?” he asked. ing at a rally in Punjab’s Sangla Hill, will go to Zardari and the votes you
to say ‘rok sako to rok lo’ (stop us tion parties as “wound-up toys” — In his tirade, Bilawal also tar- Maryam — the daughter of former cast for Zardari will go to Imran,”
if you can),” recalled Bilawal. “Look, Bilawal said that the former premier geted Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s prime minister Nawaz Sharif — she warned.
we have stopped you.” himself was a “toy”. He claimed that Chairman Imran Khan, saying remarked: “Did you see the spec- Maryam said the two parties
He berated Nawaz Sharif for Sharif’s entire politics was based on that the former cricketer had “giv- tacle during the Senate elections? which, not so long ago, were level-
terming PML-N’s defeat in the Sen- using power to his advantage. en nothing to the country except Did you see how it was a market- ing accusations at each other, have
ate elections as a “defeat for democ- The PPP chairman said that the curse words and ... U-turns”. place where votes were bought and joined forces ‘out of their fear of
sold?”
Nawaz Sharif’.
Federal Government Not Ready to finally recognized those who had also denounced opposition parties’
Following her speech, Nawaz
She enquired if the people had
Place Sharifs on Exit Control List long been in collusion with each alliance in the Senate elections and
other, likely referring to PPP and
called Khan and Zardari “two sides
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s alliance
Hamza Shahbaz — who had
for the Senate chairman’s election of the same coin”.
years and/or those involved in anti- that led to the defeat of PML-N addressed the rally earlier — also
state activities, terrorism or associ- candidate Raja Zafarul Haq. criticized the PTI chief for ‘hiding
ated with proscribed organizations, “What will they say when behind containers and his allega-
and whose names were placed by the they come to the public to ask for tions of rigging’ against the ruling
ministry on the orders of superior votes?” Maryam said, accusing PML-N.
courts. Imran Khan Welcomes
Shahid Masood
Program Banned Amir Liaquat Hussain into PTI

for 3 Months K a r achi: is that people
the
change,”
P a k i s t a n
Islamabad: The Supreme Court Tehreek-i- PTI leader
Islamabad: The federal govern- prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, (SC) on Tuesday banned televi- Insaf (PTI) said.
ment is reluctant to place the names his daughter Maryam Nawaz, sons sion anchorperson Shahid Masood C h ai r m an Speaking
of the Sharif family members on the Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, from hosting his program for three Imran Khan on the occa-
Exit Control List (ECL) as recom- and son-in-law Captain (retired) months and asked him to submit a on Monday sion, Hussain
mended by the National Bureau of Muhammad Safdar on the ECL. written apology to the court. w el c o me d thanked Khan
Accountability (NAB), despite hav- The cases for ECL are dealt un- The news anchor offered the televangelist, for his support
ing discretionary powers to give re- der the Exit from Pakistan (Control) court an unconditional apology TV host and and said that
laxation to any person whose name Ordinance 1981, the Exit from Paki- “from the depths of his heart” for former Mut- PTI is the last
has been placed on the no-fly list. stan (Control) Rules 2010, and some being unable to prove his startling tahida Qa- party that he
The anti-corruption watchdog other notifications of the Ministry of allegations against the convicted umi Movement (MQM) lawmaker will ever join.
had recommended to the Ministry of Interior. rapist and murderer, Imran Ali, of Aamir Liaquat Hussain into his po- During the press conference,
Interior to place the name of former In 2015, when former interior six-year-old Zainab in Kasur. Chief litical party. Hussain also said: “I had earlier left
prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, however, Addressing a press conference behind siyah-sat (a dark trade), and
and others on the ECL. However, was heading the ministry, certain dismissed the verbal apology, say- in Karachi, Khan said, “We welcome now I am starting siyasat (politics).”
the interior ministry has been defy- parameters were designed for place- ing: “I will not forgive you without Amir into the party, these are the last “Amir may not remember the
ing NAB’s recommendations and the ment of names on the ECL. They punishment”. six months before the elections and time as he may have been too young,
names of the former premier and his included recommendations of the “I have been hearing about the we want people to join our political but I remember the time when Kara-
family members are yet to be placed Supreme Court of Pakistan, high ‘depths of your heart’ for a while campaign.” chi was actually the city of lights. We
on the no-fly list. courts, tribunals having equivalent now,” Justice Nisar remarked. “I believe that people change for used to vacation here, in fact, Saudi
The federal government has dis- status, defense headquarters, intel- The CJP then told Masood to the better. As long as people are try- Sheikhs used to vacation here,” Khan
cretionary powers to give relaxation ligence agencies, NAB, the Federal “suggest a punishment for himself ing to be better than before each day, said during the press conference
to persons whose names are placed Investigation Agency and the federal or the court will ban him for six they should not be questioned about while promising that if the people
on ECL. Last year, a top PIA official, government. months”. Masood first suggested a the things they said in the past,” of Karachi voted PTI into power, his
Bernd Hildenbrand, was allowed to The former interior minister ban for one month and then extend- Khan said, in response to a question party would “make Karachi the city
leave the country by the Ministry had taken measures to rationalize the ed it to two months. directed towards Hussain regard- of lights again.”
of Interior despite his name being ECL list in 2015. The federal govern- The SC announced a ban for ing remarks he had previously made Earlier, on Saturday, PTI leader
placed on the ECL. ment via a notification on September three months and ordered the an- about PTI. Imran Ismail had confirmed that
During the second week of Feb- 16, 2015 had deleted 4,987 names chorperson to submit a written apol- “I had a completely different Hussain will be joining the party.
ruary NAB had requested the inte- from ECL and it had retained only ogy. Justice Nisar warned Masood view of religion during my cricketing However, the leader had not speci-
rior ministry to place names of five those persons on the ECL whose pe- that the courts “were not the same days, but things have changed since fied what role the televangelist would
Sharif family members - deposed riod of placement was less than three as before”. then; the point I am trying to make be playing in PTI.
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