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The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Wednesday took notice of anti-judiciary remarks of PTI chief Imran Khan and summoned him on August 2nd. The Chief Justice took notice on the note of Registrar based on press clippings of different newspapers containing the speeches/remarks of the Chairman, PTI Mr. Imran Khan, […]
The Chief Election Commissioner, Fakhruddin G Ebrahim Wednesday resigned amid continued allegations of rigging in the May 11 general elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that Ebrahim has sent his resignation to the President. Copy of the letter was released to the media by the ECP spokesman. Ebarhim, a former senior […]
The Council of Common Interests at its meeting in Islamabad Wednesday approved the new National Energy Policy. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The energy policy focuses on exploitation of cheap sources of energy including coal‚ hydel‚ solar and wind to overcome the electricity shortage. The policy envisages production of seven […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday the federal government respects mandate of the provincial governments. He was addressing the meeting of Council of Common Interests in Islamabad which discussed and approved a new energy policy. The prime minister said that federal government will provide all possible assistance to provinces in resolving the people’s problems. Chief […]
Mamnoon Hussain was born on March 2‚ 1940 in Agra‚ India and migrated to Pakistan after partition in 1947. Hussain served for a short time as Governor Sindh from June to October 1999. He was removed after the military coup of General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in October 1999. He was holding the position of the […]
The election chief Tuesday announced unofficial results of the Presidential Elections, which show that the ruling party candidate Mamnoon Hussain got 432 votes of the Electoral College while his rival Wajihuddin Ahmed received only 77 votes. The result was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim in Islamabad at the completion […]
Syed Mamnoon Hussain was elected new President of Pakistan on Tuesday with a big margin of votes in the national parliament and provincial assemblies, election officials said. Hussain, 73, was fielded by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He will be the country’s 12th President. Members of national parliament and provincial […]
Electoral authorities have started counting ballots Tuesday after members of national parliament and provincial assemblies in Pakistan voted to elect the country’s new President. Unofficial results will be announced at the conclusion of votes in few hours. The polling opened at 10:00 a.m. in the joint session of the National Assembly and Senate in the […]
The anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Rawalpindi on Tuesday ordered restoration of the frozen bank accounts and assets of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf had filed a petition for the recovery of his assets and bank accounts in the ATC, on which the court had reserved the judgment. Musharraf’s lawyer Ilyas Siddiqui pleaded the […]
Thirteen people were killed when a large number of heavily armed Taliban militants attacked Central Jail in Dera Ismail Khan late Monday night. According to Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Mushtaq Jadoon‚ those killed include four policemen‚ four prisoners and five civilians. He said several militants were also killed in the encounter. The Commissioner said 30 […]
Members of national parliament and provincial assemblies in Pakistan began voting on Tuesday to elect the successor of President Asif Ali Zardari being boycotted by the main opposition party, officials said. Polling opened at 10:00 a.m. in the joint session of the National Assembly and Senate in the capital Islamabad and four provincial assemblies and […]
Heavily armed Pakistani Taliban launched attack on a big jail in northwest of the country and killed four policemen, officials said Tuesday. They said nearly 100 Taliban stormed jail in Dera Ismail Khan late Monday to set free militants from the heavily-guarded prison. Unconfirmed reports said that dozens of prisoners escaped from […]
