Faisal Farooq
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Articles By Faisal Farooq

Hitting out at the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said that the ruling lot reaped what it seeded by clashing with the superior judiciary. While addressing a public gathering in Swat, the President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz said the prime minister had to go home in shame. He noted, “We were with the […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan on Wednesday said that the United States could not get desired results in the region, urging it to offer apology over the NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistan troops at Salala check-posts. Chairman of Committee Senator Haji Adeel while addressing the concluding session of the […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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The apex court has apparently taken an extraordinary and an unfortunate step to disqualify a sitting and democratically elected prime minister of the country. The whole situation could have come out in a different way if the apex court had channelized a course of action that now brought the parliament, executive and the judiciary in […]

Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, the council for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case on Wednesday clarified that they would not file appeal against disqualification of the premier. While talking to media, the renowned lawyer and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that he was aware of […]

The million dollar question in the present scenario is that what will be fate of the decisions taken by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani between 26 and June 19. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has clarified that the premier stood disqualified since April 26, the day the court convicted him on contempt […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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Commending the verdict of the Supreme Court, President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif has said by disobeying the court’s verdict, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani not only dishonored the judiciary but also hurt his own dignity. While speaking to a private TV channel, the former two-time prime minister termed the disqualification of the […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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Welcoming the verdict of the Supreme Court for disqualifying Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said he and his party is standing by the apex court its decisions. It is vital to mention here that the PTI along with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) filed petitions against the Speaker’s ruling […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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Kabul once again blamed Islamabad for strikes inside Afghanistan, saying regional spy agencies were behind a rare suicide blast targeting Shia Muslims that killed more than 80 per cent people in an indirect reference to Pakistani security agencies. Afghan Attorney General Eshaq Aloko while speaking to the media said two men had been apprehended over […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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In a bid to safeguard the dignity of parliament, the treasury benches of the National Assembly passed a resolution in support of Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza’s ruling in the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s case. However, the timing of the holy statement was more important than its text. The Supreme Court is might ready […]

In what appeared to be a unique example of parliamentary history, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has disqualified Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, setting aside ruling of the National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza. According to the verdict, Gilani is no more Member of the National Assembly (MNA). It said the office of the […]

As per directives of the Supreme Court, Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir has formed a three-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the alleged payments made by real estate tycoon Malik Riaz to Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. According to the media reports, the JIT consists of the Inspector […]
Jun 19 2012 | Posted in
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Attorney General Ifrna Qadir submitted a resolution of the parliament before the Supreme Court which supported the Speaker National Assembly’s ruling in favor of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in reference to the contempt of court case. A three-judge headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the petitions filed against the speaker’s […]
Jun 19 2012 | Posted in
National,
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