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In order to avoid technicalities, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has decided not to file appeal against the Supreme Court’s verdict in the contempt of court case. According to the media reports, Prime Minister Gilani discussed the matter of challenging the apex court’s verdict at length with his close legal and political advisers and […]
First session of talks between Pakistan and India concluded fruitlessly on Friday without any decision about much awaited liberalized and soft visa agreement between the two neighbors. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while speaking to the media said Islamabad had taken a firm decision to liberalize visa regime with India. He, however, said the agreement […]
Rejecting allegations leveled against him by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former president Pervez Musharraf said the killers of Benazir Bhutto were in the government but the incumbent was not serious to arrest them. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of late Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari, said that Pervez Musharraf had killed his mother by […]
Expressing annoyance over Lyari operation, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday formed a three-member committee to investigate the violence and submit a report at the earliest. The president issued the directives after a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP)-MNA Abdul Qadir Patel held at the Bilawal House. MNA Qadir Patel, Senator Yousuf Baloch and […]
At least four alleged militants were killed and several others injured when a US drone fired missiles on a compound in North Waziristan, Pakistan’s tribal area bordering Afghanistan. According to the media reports, the attack took place early Saturday, at a house in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan. This region is a famous hideout […]
In what appeared to be a shock to many legislators, the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended National Assembly membership of Farahnaz Ispahani, the wife of former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani, for having dual nationality. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing into a petition against […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan lashed out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for calling the creation of Sindh’s division, saying that it was Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif who demanded to divide the province a few months ago. While speaking to the media, the cricketer-turned-politician said that the creation of new provinces within […]
Hours after getting a clean chit from National Assembly Speaker in regard to his conviction by the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani termed her verdict a victory of the democracy. Speaking to a gathering of educators, the premier also recited a verse of Ghalib: “Bay khudi bay sabab nahin Ghalib; Kutch tau […]
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan accused Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza of misusing her authority by not sending a reference of disqualification against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Lashing out at the speaker’s ruling, he said Fehmida Mirza has become a part of […]
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and son of slain Benazir Bhutto said former president Pervez Musharraf killed his mother, vowing to play a bigger political role in his home country. While speaking to CNN, Bilawal said the ex president sabotaged security of his mother when she returned to Pakistan, back in […]
Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has decided not to send the reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Yousaf Raza Gilani, saying there was no question of his disqualification as a member of the National Assembly (NA). The speaker announce the ruling a couple of days before the possible expiry of a […]
The issue of the enforced disappearances and subsequently killings allegedly at the hands of the security forces in Sindh is nowhere near the levels it is in Balochistan. Nationalist politicians have been speaking for some time that they are increasingly being harassed and threatened. The certainty of this allegation appears to be corroborated by the […]
