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Islamabad: (Monday, July 30, 2012) While the election commissioner office will issue final electoral rolls tomorrow, July 31, the next general elections in the country will be held on the existing constituencies. The news about keeping old constituencies in place has been confirmed by the Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed. Talking to the journalists, Ishtiaq […]
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 […]
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 […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel for Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt case, termed the prime minister’s sentencing against the law, saying the premier could not have been sentenced in the absence of a detailed verdict. Ahsan, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and key figure of the lawyers’ movement, […]
Following the Supreme Court of Pakistan has released its detailed verdict, the fate of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani lies in the hands of one woman, Dr. Fehmida Mirza, the Speaker of the National Assembly. Federal Law Minister, Farooq Naek, while speaking to the media said that the Speaker National Assembly only could decide […]
After the Supreme Court released detailed judgment in contempt of court case against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, legal experts started explaining different facets of the verdict. Majority of legal minds believe that the counting of Gilani’s possible disqualification as Member of the National Assembly (MNA) would start after the expiry of the 30-day […]
Contempt proceedings against Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto were commenced in 1976 in the National Awami Party (NAP) case, which was banned by the government and the decision was upheld by courts. Bhutto, however, could not restrain himself from airing statements against the party. The late Abdul Wali Khan, father of Asfandyar Wali, had then filed a […]
Some people are might going through their opinions when the Supreme Court of Pakistan had already unveiled its ruling. According to the expectations of many political pundits, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani was convicted for declining to write a letter to Swiss authorities to ask them to reopen graft cases against President of Pakistan, […]
In what appeared to be a quite confused situation, the Supreme Court of Pakistan awarded a token punishment to Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani for defying court’s orders, allowing him to continue his office with conviction. Its roots may lie in the gaping chasm between the weight of public expectation and letter of the […]
One day from today, Thursday, can prove to be D-Day for Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, as the Supreme Court of Pakistan is set to decide his fate in the contempt of court case. The premier will make his third appearance in front of the apex court, which will either exonerate him of all […]
Waheeda Shah, an example of feudal mentality, was obviously under the impression that as a politician running for a provincial assembly seat, she would not be asked about mistreat she will render with presiding officers. She also underrated, or may be forget about the intensity of the moment, the power of electronic media, particularly the […]
In what appeared to be a brave decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan, it disqualified Waheeda Shah for two years, terming her election null and void for slapping two female polling staffers. An apology and 25,000 thumb impressions could not save PPP’s Waheeda Shah, who executed her feudal powers in the recent by-elections. The […]
