Shehbaz Sharif
Pak PM Shehbaz, Hina Rabbani Khar's discussion on ties with US leaked
As per the leaked documents, Khar said that Pakistan should avoid appeasing the West and that the country's desire to maintain a strategic partnership with the US would sacrifice the full benefits of its original strategic partnership with the long-term friendly nation China, Geo News reported.
Pakistan government, PTI begin table talks to end political unrest
On Thursday, the first round of formal talks between the two sides took place in which, designated delegations from both parties sat across the table at Parliament House in Islamabad. The decision to have table talks is being seen as a major breakthrough and first positive step from both sides to put an end to the persisting political chaos in the country, which is directly impacting the economically challenged position of the country.
Shehbaz Sharif to seek vote of confidence
Officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the PM decided to seek a trust vote after holding consultations with lawmakers of the ruling alliance at a luncheon held on Thursday, Geo News reported. Shehbaz Sharif was supposed to take the vote on Wednesday afternoon but the exercise was deferred till Thursday, as per a report in The News.
Shehbaz Sharif says SC has no power to act as arbitrator between govt and PTI
"The function of the Supreme Court is not that of a panchayat, but to give judgments according to the Constitution and law," Sharif said in a televised address after meeting his coalition partners, The News reported. The premier had called the meeting of the coalition partners on Wednesday, as the deadline for talks with PTI, ordered by the Supreme Court, nears.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif mulls seeking vote of confidence
The coalition partners of the incumbent government have proposed Sharif to seek a vote of confidence from the Lower House of the Parliament amid Supreme Court's deadline regarding general elections in Punjab, Samaa TV reported. The primer will hold consultation with the Cabinet regarding the vote of confidence.
Pakistan struggles to secure loans from global lenders
According to statistics issued by the Economic Affairs Division, the country received foreign loans worth $7.76 billion during July-March of fiscal 2022-23 (July 2022-June 2023), which is nearly $5 billion short of the $12.7 billion it received in the same period of the previous fiscal, The Express Tribune reported.
Shehbaz stands firm on Parliament's supremacy amid SC standoff
Legal brains of the party -- federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Attorney General Mansoor Usman and former law minister Zahid Hamid -- briefed the premier about the possible consequences the government could face after the Act, became law despite the apex court's order, Dawn reported. The Supreme Court had halted implementation of the bill seeking to curtail the Chief Justice of Pakistan's (CJP) powers to take suo motu notices and constituting benches.
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz hold 'positive' meeting with Saudi Crown Prince
During the meeting, both sides discussed the current issues being faced by Pakistan and the solutions to them in detail, Geo News reported. According to sources, the meeting between former Prime Minister Sharif and the Crown Prince was positive. Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz are currently in Saudi Arabia where they performed Umrah along with their other family members.
Judiciary cannot re-write Constitution, says Shehbaz Sharif
"It does not happen anywhere in the world that a court issues a stay order against a legislation which is still in the making," Sharif said while addressing the launch ceremony of the 1973 Constitution mobile application, Geo News reported. He said that it is time for the state institutions to get united for upholding the Constitution in order to keep the national interest supreme, the report said.
Pakistan's ruling alliance rejects conditional talks with PTI
The Prime Minister reiterated unity among the allies and expressed his satisfaction on the completion of a year in power, since the ouster of former premier Imran Khan in April last year, Samaa TV reported. Sharif chaired a meeting of the allied parties to discuss the Punjab elections and the current political situation in the country.
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