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Maryam Ministry
The Maryam Nawaz provincial government is the Provincial Cabinet of Punjab, Pakistan headed by the present Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) The chief minister of Punjab (; ) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the provincial assembly for Provincial Assembly. ..., Maryam Nawaz. The oath-taking ceremony of Maryam as Chief Minister was held on 25 February 2024. The 18-member cabinet ministers took oath on 6 March. Marriyum Aurangzeb was made a senior minister, virtually making her the deputy chief minister of Punjab. Reportedly, due to Maryam Nawaz's lack of parliamentary experience, Aurangzeb, instead of being assigned to the Government of Pakistan, Federal Government, was transferred to the Punjab government to assist Maryam in handling the provincial government's affairs. This also caused a stir among the PML-N MPAs in Punjab Assembly. Reportedly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (, ) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. With a population of over 127 million, it is the Demographics of Pakistan, most populous province in Pakistan and the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, second most populous subnational polity in the world. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, central-eastern region of the country, it has the #Economy, largest economy, contributing the most to Economy of Pakistan, national GDP in Pakistan. Lahore is the capital and largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab, India, Punjab to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan
The Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan () also known as Mohajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi (MQM-Haqiqi), is a political party claiming to represent the Mohajir/Muhajir people (Urdu-speaking people) in Sindh, Pakistan. Its leader is Afaq Ahmed. History The Movement was originally established by Altaf Hussain in 1978 as All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO), in Karachi University. Originally, the movement was known as "Muhajir Qaumi Movement", a break away faction from the original Mohajir Qaumi Movement which was later established as the " MQM-L", headed by Altaf Hussain, who is living in self-exile in London. In 2016, a separate party, the MQM-P, was created by Farooq Sattar, who split it from MQM founder and leader Altaf Hussain. The MQM-Altaf based faction was later rendered as Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London. Controversies Afaq Ahmed's imprisonment Ahmed was arrested in 2004 but, after almost eight years of imprisonment, the court had not found him guil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Centre-left politics, centre-left political position, it is currently the largest party in the federal Senate of Pakistan, Senate, and second-largest in the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly; and is in government in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan. The party was founded in 1967 in Lahore, when a number of prominent Socialism in Pakistan, left-wing politicians in the country joined hands against the rule of Ayub Khan, under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It is affiliated with the Socialist International. The PPP's platform was formerly Democratic socialism, socialist, and its stated priorities continue to include transforming Pakistan into a Social democracy, social-democratic state, promoting egalitarian valu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the largest in the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The party was founded in 1993, when a number of prominent Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative politicians in the country joined hands after the dissolution of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, Islamic Democratic Alliance, under the leadership of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Party platform, party's platform is generally Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative, which involves supporting free markets, deregulation, Tax cut, lower taxes and Privatization, private ownership. Although the party initially supported social conservatism, in recent years, the party's political ideology and platform has become more Liberal conservatism, liberally conservative. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Punjab Provincial Election
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, the results of the 2023 digital census were approved by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Therefore, elections have been delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023, as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). On 2 November 2023, the ECP announced, in agreement with the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024. The election was held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections. Background In the 2018 election, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the largest party in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab after 25 independents joined it. However, the PTI was still 2 seats short of a majority. After the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) agreed to support t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriyum Aurangzeb
Marriyum Aurangzeb () is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as Senior Minister in the Government of Punjab, in office since March 2024. Previously, she was a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan twice and served as the Federal Minister of Information & Broadcasting twice first in the Abbasi ministry from April 2018 to May 2018 and then in the Shehbaz Sharif ministry from April 2022 to August 2023. She also served as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, twice, first from October 2016 to July 2017 in the third Sharif ministry and then from August 2017 to April 2018 in the Abbasi ministry. She was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 23 February 2024 and was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz as Senior Minister with various portfolio. Early life and education Marriyum was born to Tahira Aurangzeb and Raja Aurangzeb Abbasi in Lahore on 16 July 1980. She is the niece of Najma Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caretaker Government
A caretaker government, also known as a caretaker regime, is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it consists of either randomly selected members of parliament or outgoing members until their dismissal. Caretaker governments in representative democracies are usually limited in their function, serving only to maintain the '' status quo'', rather than truly govern and propose new legislation. Unlike the government it is meant to temporarily replace, a caretaker government does not have a legitimate mandate (electoral approval) to exercise aforementioned functions. Definition Caretaker governments may be put in place when a government in a parliamentary system is defeated in a motion of no confidence, or in the case when the house to which the government is responsible is dissolved, to be in place for an interim period until an electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohsin Naqvi Government
Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin ibn Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad. Islamic term In Arabic, it means "the one who ''beautifies'' or improves or enriches, particularly one's worship of or relationship with God, or one's actions or conduct toward others" and can mean helper, attractive, beneficent, benefactor, and charitable. It comes from the Arabic language triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (meaning "beauty, beautiful, benevolence, benevolent, excellence, excellent"), has two short vowels and a single . The word ''Muḥsin'' is the active participle of either '' ʾiḥsān'' "excellence of God's worship" (last of the three stages after '' ʾislām'' "submission to God's will" and '' ʾīmān'' "faith in God's word") or ''ʾaḥsān'', act of kindness or favor or good will for someone. Personal name Notable persons with that name include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
