Repeating his claims of receiving threats from Pakistani officials, Pakistani-origin US business tycoon, Mansoor Ijaz, has said he had not afraid of anyone and nothing can stop me from visiting Pakistan. While speaking to an Indian TV channel, Ijaz reinterred that nothing can stop him from coming to Pakistan, adding he will bring his BlackBerry […]
Amid a tense standoff between Pakistan’s civilian-military leadership, Attorney General Maulvi Anwar ul Haq told the Supreme Court on Friday that the government had no intentions of sacking Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Ahmed Shuja Pasha for their unconstitutional and illegal replies in the memogate case. […]
Pakistan is going through a making or breaking situation and the ongoing week could be crucial for the democratic process. The last week concluded on a comparatively peaceful note with civil-military leadership sitting together at the same place in front of cameras. They were got together at the Defence Committee of the Cabinet meeting in […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani has asked President Asif Zardari to instruct Prime Minister to withdraw his statement to Chinese media about army and ISI chiefs, private TV channel reported on Saturday. Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani called on President on Saturday evening at Aiwan-e-Sadar before going to Prime Minister’s […]
Pakistan’s foremost political and military leadership are set to decide on the future of the relationship between the South Asian nation and the United States of America. A set of rules is said to be prepared which will lay down the law for the relationship between the two countries, a relationship which has been under […]
Supreme Court issue complete verdict of its December 31st order on Memogate Islamabad: (Thursday, January 12, 2012) The Supreme Court has issued complete verdict of its order on December 31 on Memogate issue. The detailed 81-page order on the case has been written by Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, while senior judges […]
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in
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With rumors of a possible military coup gaining momentum in the present scenario, as politics in Pakistan took another gloomy turn on Wednesday. The Chief of Army Staff in an ISPR press note hit back against the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s statement in which he spoke about the unconstitutional moves of military chief […]
In the current dilemma being faced by the reigning government, the chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has clearly presented the perspective of his political party on Wednesday. He cited that his party will not back up any unconstitutional move in the country; no matter it is made by the government or any other […]
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in
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Army Chief, General Ashfaq Kayani has said in his affidavit that the prime minister’s remarks on national forces were unconstitutional and illegal. Chief responded on Wednesday issuing an official statement that, “no allegation more serious. This has very serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country.” Currently, the military and the government […]
Apparently, the memogate saga is going worsen with every passing day. Both the judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court and the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) are probing the issue alongside. The parliamentary panel will formally issue summons Tuesday to DG ISI Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha and Hussain Haqqani for appearing before the […]
Jan 10 2012 | Posted in
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Supreme Court and memogate scandal The recent verdict of the Supreme Court, which declared the inglorious memogate case maintainable and formed a three-member commission to investigate the matter, raised many eyebrows. A nine-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair said that the court will probe the controversial […]
Dec 31 2011 | Posted in
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Hussain Haqqani, Gen Kayani, ISI Director Pasha in for tough interviewing The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has decided to summon Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani in January to grill him about the inglorious memogate scandal. According to the media reports, Haqqani will face the parliamentary panel next month, […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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