The recent visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi—speaker of the US house of representatives—has angered China. China had made repeated warnings that the US official should not be making a visit to Taiwan which, if done, will be followed by consequences that would be gruesome and reactionary. There was quite an atmosphere of anxiety in […] The post Could Escalation On Taiwan Bring About A Ukraine In The Pacific? appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s Malik Saiful Malook Khokhar has challenged the Friday’s election for the Punjab Assembly speaker in the Lahore High Court (LHC), claiming that it was held in an ‘illegal and unconstitutional manner’. On Friday, Khokhar had lost the election to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Sibtain Khan. Today, in his petition, Khokhar stated that […] The post PML-N Moves LHC Against Sibtain Khan’s Election As PA Speaker appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sibtain Khan has been elected the Punjab Assembly speaker. He secured 185 votes while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar managed 175. Out of the 364 votes cast, four were rejected. Panel of Chairman Wasim Badozai presided over the provincial assembly session. Following, Sibtain’s victory, he administered […] The post PTI’s Sibtain Khan Elected Punjab Assembly Speaker appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.