Pakistan Peoples Party

Pakistan People’s Party Distances Itself From Views To Ban PTI

One of the key allies of the ruling coalition in Pakistan, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) disowned itself from statements issued by some of its members opposing the government's plan to ban opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) as a political party, terming the opinion as "personal". Distancing the party from the...

Pakistan’s Escalating Debt Crisis: IMF Intervention as a Potential Lifeline

A new government in Pakistan is being negotiated, assuaging initial concerns about instability in the nuclear-armed country after last week's inconclusive elections. However, there is still a chance of a full-blown economic crisis. Securing a new, much larger program from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is widely regarded as the...

Bilawal Bhutto Seeks Asif Ali Zardari’s Comeback as President

Former Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, demanded on Tuesday that his father, Asif Ali Zardari, be restored to the presidency, Dawn reported. From 2008 to 2013, Zardari presided over Pakistan as its eleventh president. After the party met for two days in Islamabad,...

PTI-backed independents leading in close race with PML-N, PPP, according to media reports

Pakistani local media reported that in a close race between the two major parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), independent candidates supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) are leading with 73 seats as the general election count moves forward. PTI-backed independent candidates are leading on 73 seats...