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In what appeared to be an optimistic move, the National Assembly adopted a landmark bill that guarantees free education to children of five to sixteen years of age. The Senate, the Upper House of Parliament, has already passed the bill: Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012. The bill, originally, was meant for […]
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, an elected president – Asif Ali Zardari – addressed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly – saying that the PPP-led government has strengthened the Parliament and forged unity amongst provinces by giving them their due rights. Zardari became the first ever elected president to have addressed a provincial […]
A female suicide bomber on Monday blew herself soon after former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad’s convoy passed through the Ghaiba Khwar area in the Haleemzai tehsil, Mohamand Agency. According to the reports, at least three persons including the JI leader’s bodyguard were injured in the incident. Political Administration Official Shamsul Islam while […]
In what appeared to be an expected move, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khursheed Ahmed Shah dissociated the government from Rehman Malik’s decision to ban riding motorbikes and cellular services in Quetta and Karachi. The latest development showed supporters of Interior Minister Rehman Malik are dwindling day by day. The religious minister made it […]
Accusing the government of being a slave to US approval for its internal, external and economic policies, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has declared attack on Malala Yousafzai a drama. Addressing the Islam Zindabad Conference in Karak, the JUI-f chief said the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai was a drama, adding that […]
Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has been barred by the British government from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) in retaliation for the bounty he offered for the murder of a US anti-Islam filmmaker. The minister offered $100,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film, ‘Innocence of Muslims’. According […]
Seeking support of MQM and ANP, opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strongly opposes the new accountability bill. The opposition leader while briefing the media said that some clauses of the bill were laughable, adding that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party-led government will make […]
Terming PTI Chairman Imran Khan a westernized and secular man, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) denied offering security to a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) peace-march to South Waziristan. TTP spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan issued a statement saying that the TTP was an ideological organization based on fundamentals of Islam and performed all activities in accordance with the teachings […]
Amid much uproar and protest from coalition lawmakers and nationalist parties, the Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the controversial Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO). Provincial Law Minister Ayaz Somro tabled the bill the lawmakers approved it clause by clause by raising their hands. The majority of 149 MPAs supported the bill while 18 members belonging […]
Terming the newly issued ordinance a significant step in the direction of devolution of power to the grassroots, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said that restoration of the Local Government System in Sindh would help in furthering harmony and brotherhood among the people. According to a statement, the MQM chief congratulated President Asif […]
In what appeared to be another shock to the government, Awami National Party (ANP), the other coalition partner of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), has rejected the Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO)-2012. ANP Spokesman Senator Zahid Khan issued a statement, saying that his party would not accept any such system made by the absolute […]
In what appeared to be a thaw after much hue and cry, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has inked the Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012, immediately bringing into effect a new system for governance in the province. After signatures of Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, the governor issued the ordinance to […]
