The Commission on the creation of new province in Punjab Wednesday formally presented the report of the Commission to the Speaker National Assembly in her Chamber in the National Assembly Secretariat. The Speaker National Assembly expressed deep appreciation of all members of the Commission for completing the assignment and thanked them for finalizing and […]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had completed internal consultations over the dissolution of assemblies and the installation of a caretaker setup and was scheduled to begin its talks with the allied parties. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, Kaira said the government […]
Jan 29 2013 | Posted in
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As the Supreme Court has disqualified several lawmakers for holding dual nationality, now the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party has launched a counter attack and has demanded suitable legislation to bar dual nationals from becoming judges. Speaking on a point in the Senate on Friday to discuss the implications of an answer given last month […]
Islamabad: Farhatullah Babar, the head of the Parliamentary Commission for the formation of new provinces (PCNP), said here today that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) had not responded to the commission’s invitation. Babar, who was talking to the media men, said that the issue of Potohar province was not within the jurisdiction of the […]
Aug 29 2012 | Posted in
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Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday demanded release of Sarabjit Singh, saying Pakistan should sympathetically consider his case. Welcoming the release of Surjit Singh, he said that all such Indian prisoners who have completed their sentences should be released freed by Islamabad. Earlier, the government in an unusual way late on Tuesday took a […]
Jun 27 2012 | Posted in
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Blaming the Pakistan Muslim League-N for conspiring against Mohajir province, President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said the issue of a Mohajir province was raised just to take revenge from the Pakistan Peoples Party for its bold stand to create a Seraiki province. In an interactive session that lasted for three hours, the president took […]
Jun 1 2012 | Posted in
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The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers intensified their protest against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in both the National Assembly and Senate, keeping with their promise to not rest till the exit of the premier. The PML-N Senators walked out of the Upper House, threatening to continue the protest till the prime minister’s resignation, […]
Babar appreciates parliamentarians for acquiring right to formulate policies Islamabad: (Tuesday, March 27, 2012) Newly selected Senator and President’s spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said today that for the first time in the history of Pakistan the parliament had got its right to provide its input for the formulation of foreign policy. While congratulating the parliamentarians to […]
President Zardari arrives mysteriously in the early hours of Monday The mystery surrounding President Asif Ali Zardari’s arrival has come to an end after he reached Karachi in the early hours of Monday. His arrival was kept a secret as his protocol for landing was in place at both Islamabad and Karachi, however his place […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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NATO Attack blessing in disguise, says Mushahid Hussain Sayed Mushahid Hussain Sayed Chairman Pakistan-China Institute is realistic about the NATO helicopters’ attack on Pakistani military base and calling it a blessing in disguise. He upholds that due to the disastrous incident that carried out on the night of 25-26 November on a Pakistani border post […]
Dec 16 2011 | Posted in
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According to several speculations in the World media, President Asif Ali Zardari is all set to resign after suffering a minor heart attack on Tuesday evening. Mustafa Khokhar, the government’s adviser on human rights told a foreign news agency, “He had a minor heart attack on Tuesday. He flew to Dubai where he had an […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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