Multan, Aug 30: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has revealed that Ali Hassan Gillani, a former federal parliamentary secretary, has resigned owing to his differences with the chief minister and the PML president.

Also a favourite MPA of the chief minister, Mir Badshah Qaisrani, has switched to PPP, a press release quoted the minister as saying on Thursday.

He said the PML leaders should deal with all legislators with an open mind and shun differences to ensure the party’s success in the general election. The opposition, too, was facing split.

“Dialogues are the part of political process and news about deal had been there for the last three to four years,” he said, adding that they would raise their voice against the PPP and the PML-N no matter there was a deal.

KILLED: Four people, including a child, were killed and four others injured when a car overturned near Adda Faizabad in Rajanpur on Thursday.

Reports said the car overturned after skidding off the road when its driver lost control over the steering in a bid to save an oncoming motorcyclist.

Four-year-old Tanzila Bibi, Maqsood Bibi, Jannat Mai and Bahar Mai died on the spot while Tasleem Bibi, Abdul Qadeer, Jamil Ahmad and Nazim Husain, the car driver, suffered injuries. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Fazalpur.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...