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Express Tribune
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
PPP endorses need for dialogue with PTI
The PPP has thrown its weight behind calls for dialogue with the PTI, following the surfacing of a letter on social media purportedly written by PTI Punjab's incarcerated leadership. The letter, penned from behind bars, advocates initiating a national dialogue to pull the country back from the brink of political paralysis. PPP Information Secretary Nadeem Afzal, responding to a social media post featuring the letter, said that if the letter was genuine, it represented a positive development. He added that the government should engage PTI in dialogue to strengthen democracy. Afzal said there was a need for a visionary approach, akin to that of former PPP leader Benazir Bhutto, under whose leadership the Charter of Democracy was formulated. The letter, reportedly written by four jailed PTI leaders — former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former provincial ministers Mehmood-ur-Rasheed and Yasmin Rashid, and former Punjab governor Umar Sarfraz Cheema — stressed the urgent need for dialogue across all platforms, including with the government and the establishment. It also called for the PTI leadership to be granted access to the party's patron-in-chief, Imran Khan, so they could seek his continued guidance on all matters. PPP Central Punjab General Secretary Hasan Murtaza, speaking to The Express Tribune, said dialogue was the appropriate path to resolving longstanding political issues, but stressed that dialogue should be held only with political stakeholders. He said it was time for PTI's founder to "start behaving like a party chief, not a military chief". Commenting on recent developments in the Punjab Assembly, Murtaza said the PPP supported actions taken against PTI's provincial assembly members, arguing that their conduct had warranted such measures.
Express Tribune
01-03-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Pakistani national wins big in UAE weekly lottery draw
Listen to article Two expatriates in the UAE, one from Pakistan and the other from Portugal, have each won AED 250,000 in the Big Ticket weekly e-draw held in Abu Dhabi. Nadeem Afzal, a UAE resident from Pakistan, purchased his winning ticket, number 272-339880, online. Expressing his excitement, he called the win a life-changing moment. The second winner, Edward Fernandes, a 58-year-old expatriate from Lisbon, has lived in Dubai for 29 years and has been trying his luck since 2004. 'I don't remember how I first heard about Big Ticket in 2004,' Fernandes said. Despite two decades of attempts, he remained hopeful. When he received the winning call, Fernandes sensed something special. 'I thought something was there if Richard was calling,' he said. Fernandes plans to use his winnings to pay off loans and support his son's medical treatment. However, he remains optimistic about future draws. 'I am purchasing lots of tickets even for this month. I have three tickets for March 3. If I win the grand prize, I have so much hope and many dreams,' he added. Big Ticket draws continue, with tickets available online at or at counters in Zayed International Airport and Al Ain Airport.
