Faisal Farooq
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Articles By Faisal Farooq
The Supreme Court has granted time to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf till September 18 in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. On appearing before the Supreme Court in the contempt case, the premier sought at least four to six weeks to consult his legal team to resolve the issue. A five-judge bench headed by […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf might face the same fate as his predecessor Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. The Supreme Court on Monday has given time to Prime Minister Ashraf till September 17 to show commitment and write letter to Swiss authorities against his boss President […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
National,
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader and Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro has said that his party would willingly sacrifice ten prime ministers but would not write a letter to Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari. Earlier, the Supreme Court had last month issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has confirmed killing a Taliban leader namely Mullah Dadullah in the eastern Kunar province. A statement issued by the allied forces said, “The Taliban leader Dadullah was one of several insurgents killed in a precision airstrike in Shigal district, Kunar province, yesterday”. Dadullah, who was also known as Jamal, was […]
After hectic efforts, the Khosa family reportedly agreed to patch up with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz from which it separated ways for unknown reasons. According to PML-N Leader Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif held one-one-one meeting at the Sharif residence in Raiwind and have reconciled their differences. While speaking to […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) senior leader and General Secretary of Sindh Chapter Taj Haider expressed serious concerns over the verification of electoral lists, asking the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to restore electoral rolls of 1998. In a letter written to Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, the PPP leader said his party […]
Following Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s announcement of its economic policy, key leaders of the party have disclosed their assets on the official website of the party. Some leaders including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Javed Hashmi, Dr Arif Alvi, Jahangir Tareen, Asad Umar, and Shireen Mazari have declared their assets. It is vital to mention here that chairman PTI […]
Aug 25 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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Over the directives of the Supreme Court, Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) has decided to define the term obscenity in the context of electronic media. It called a meeting after the court had taken notice on petitions filed against obscenity and vulgarity on the TV channels. Although the existing laws bar TV channels or […]
Aug 25 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Society |
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Giving priority to education and health sector, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has revealed its economic policy to make the country prosperous and flourishing. PTI Senior Vice President Asad Umar presented the plan in a seminar titled Economic Policy Vision. While shedding light on the plan he observed, “No effort has been made in the last […]
Vowing to build new Pakistan through their economic planning, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said his party will inspire people to pay taxes. Addressing a seminar the cricketer-turned-politician said, “Pakistan is a country which pays more charity than taxes because people know their money would not be used properly. Even I feel bad about […]
Aug 25 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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Terming drone campaign of unmanned US aircrafts as severe violation of international law and sovereignty of the country, Pakistan on Friday once again asked the United States to halt the spy attacks. At least 18 more people killed in three more US drone attacks in North Waziristan on today just after a day after Islamabad […]
In order to overcome the sectarian violence, the government has decided to take all stakeholders on board and form a united body. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while speaking to the media said that the government was going to create inter-faith council to create religious harmony in the country. He explained that the council will […]
Aug 24 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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