Rabiya Maqbool
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001
Published stories: 147
Articles By Rabiya Maqbool
Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects Aitzaz Ahsan’s request on Gilani case The Supreme Court recently rejected the request of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s counsel, Aitzaz Ahsan, to postpone the announcement of the verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. Apart from that, the Supreme Court also adjourned the hearing of the contempt case against […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Imran Khan condemns PCNS’s resolution on NATO supply routes The chairman and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf party made a statement on Friday in which he criticised the decision made by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on the reopening of the NATO supply routes through Pakistan. Citing this as yet another […]
Apr 14 2012 | Posted in
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Gilani says recommendations of Parliamentary Committee on NATO supplies to be followed Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Thursday, said that recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) would be implemented in letter and spirit. Members of Parliament have approved a list of 14 proposals aimed at revamping relations with the United States. […]
Apr 13 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister of Pakistan censured by Supreme Court Seven member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) Thursday resumed the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was criticized by the court over his assertion that he cannot act upon the ruling for the time being. The counsel of the Prime […]
Apr 12 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister’s son leaves country after Supreme Court’s notice The son of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Musa, has left Pakistan after the Supreme Court issued him a notice in a case related to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the chemical Ephedrine, commonly known as “poor […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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Gilani in favour of energy conservation through stricter measures Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said power load shedding will be carried out on an equitable basis in all parts of the country as demanded by the Punjab, two weekly holidays will be observed and commercial markets will be closed at 8pm to save electricity. […]
Apr 10 2012 | Posted in
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Memo gate scandal almost at a standstill There seems to be no clear progress in the memo gate scandal in which the former Pakistani ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani is allegedly involved. The memo gate scandal is being over looked by the memo commission, whose investigation seems to be taking a long time […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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Pasha denies any plans of military coup after Osama’s death The former ISI chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has recently given statements in which he said that the military of Pakistan was not planning any coup after the death of Osama bin Laden by the United States. It had been indicated in the memo gate scandal […]
Apr 6 2012 | Posted in
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Hussain Haqqani not appearing before memo commission Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani, has recently given a statement in which he has said that he will not be available for the upcoming hearing on the memo gate scandal. The stance of the former Pakistani ambassador was made known to the memo commission […]
Apr 4 2012 | Posted in
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NATO supply lines may not open anytime soon The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently given a statement in which he expressed the stance of the government ruled by the Pakistan People’s Party that the decision on the reopening of the NATO supply routes through Pakistan will not be taken in a […]
Apr 3 2012 | Posted in
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NATO supply routes may open in case US stops drone attacks on Pakistani soil A Pakistani parliamentary panel that framed recommendations for resetting ties with the US is considering a proposal to link the reopening of NATO supply routes to the ending of American drone strikes in the country’s tribal belt. The Parliamentary Committee on […]
Mar 31 2012 | Posted in
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Supreme Court of Pakistan extends memo commission term by six weeks The Supreme Court of Pakistan has extended the term of the memo commission by a period of six weeks. The decision was made by the Supreme Court of the country today. The bench which is overlooking the memo gate scandal consists of a total […]
Mar 29 2012 | Posted in
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