It was recently reported from Karachi that the former President of Pakistan, General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf has been allowed by the special court to leave the country in order to fully recover from his medical conditions. This has been a problem for the Pakistani special court for quite some time now. General (Retired) Pervez […]
Sources in Islamabad claim that the Special Court, which was required to give a final verdict on the case of General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, is going to indict the former president for treason today. Pervez Musharraf was responsible for kicking out Nawaz Sharif’s previous government as he came into presidency through a military coup. Now […]
Speculations regarding the postponement of elections became rife after Tahirul Qadri announced a long march on Islamabad at the head of four million people, seeking electoral reforms to stop corrupt elements from contesting elections. His abrupt appearance and the demand of changes are certainly very confusing. He is hardly the ideal of virtue and […]
Jan 2 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that the time had come to hold the looters of national wealth accountable and recover the pilfered public money. Addressing a party meeting in Raiwind, the PML-N chief said that every single penny looted by corrupt politicians should be returned and deposited back in the national […]
Nov 2 2012 | Posted in
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After completion of hearing, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Rawalpindi reserved its verdict on the petition for the de-freezing of the accounts of former President General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf. It is vital to mention here that the trial court earlier had frozen of the former ruler’s bank accounts and seized his property, declaring him absconder […]
Sep 29 2012 | Posted in
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A local court on Friday sent the leader of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. He, who is nominated in 44 cases in which 70 people were killed, sent to Kot Lakhpat jail. Earlier on Thursday, Model Town Investigations Police had arrested Ishaq from him the Allama Iqbal […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the Supreme Court couldn’t adopt any middle way in the NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) implementation case. Speaking to private TV channel, the renowned jurist predicted that the apex court would give a similar ruling against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as it did against Yousaf […]
In a bid to level the field for the upcoming elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has announced that he would expose the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Talking to the media, he said that it was the Sharif family which had escaped to Saudi Arabia after signing a deal with former […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader and Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro has said that his party would willingly sacrifice ten prime ministers but would not write a letter to Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari. Earlier, the Supreme Court had last month issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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In quite a shocking development, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani appointed right-man of former president General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, Fawad Chaudhry as his Special Assistant on Political Affairs. What many others can never do in their political careers spanning over decades, Fawad Chaudhry has gained within two months of joining the party. He was […]
In what appeared to be a quite odd step, the Hizbut Tahrir (HuT), the banned outfit, has started openly defending Brigadier Ali Khan and four other military officers who are currently being court-martialled due to their alleged relationships with the banned militant organizations. The banned outfit through a media statement resentfully flayed criticism on the […]
The government of Switzerland showed its consent to cooperate with other states requesting mutual legal assistance through established ways despite expressing complete neutrality on the corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. “Contrary to misperception, Swiss banking regulation is no obstacle for authorities to prosecute. It was regularly lifted in all kinds of investigations including […]