The Senate Standing Committee on Defense‚ at its meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday‚ demanded of the government to make public the report of Abbottabad Commission. Chairman of the committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed said recommendations of the report should be implemented. He said the report should also be presented before the parliament for framing a better […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid has said there will be no load shedding during ‘Sehri‚’ ‘Iftar’ and ‘Taraveeh’ in the month of Ramazanul Mubarak. He was talking to media after meeting a delegation of Electronic Media Reporters Association in Lahore on Saturday. The Minister said economic stability‚ overcoming energy crisis‚ and establishing peace […]
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira scoffed at Dr Tahirul Qadri and the demands he had put forward during his long march in Islamabad on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of the government, Kaira responded to each of the four demands put forward by Qadri and questioned their credibility. “He wants the government, assemblies, parliament and […]
Jan 16 2013 | Posted in
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Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on her 5th martyrdom anniversary, Pakistan Peoples’ Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee (CEC) has expressed determination that the party will continue its struggle to strengthen and stabilize democracy in the country. The meeting held at Naudero on Thursday night was jointly chaired by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto […]
Dec 28 2012 | Posted in
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Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday said h the government would cooperate with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan if he engages with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). While speaking to the media, the minister made it clear that the government didn’t prevent PTI from going to South Waziristan but, in fact, informed him of […]
Oct 8 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has made it clear that he hadn’t said the government will not write the letter to the Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari. He, however, said that the government’s stance was that writing letter was unconstitutional until Asif Ali Zardari holds office of the presidency. […]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira, urged media owners to work sensibly, saying that the government has firm belief that independent and responsible media was imperative to flourish democracy in the country. Addressing an inaugural session of the two-day conference on media ethics, the minister commended the unprecedented sacrifices of the media […]
Jun 29 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the government is giving subsidy on electricity to share the burden of masses. While speaking to the media, the minister said the incumbent was buying electricity at Rs 25 per unit from power producers while selling it to the public at Rs 9 per unit, saying it […]
Jun 18 2012 | Posted in
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In order to overcome the deteriorating situation in Sindh, particularly the incident of May 22, the federal cabinet constituted a four-member special committee to investigate the killing of innocent people. The cabinet met with Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the chair, discussing host of issues including law and order situation in Balochistan and […]
Counsel for Prime Minister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will file an intra-court appeal against a contempt conviction, saying his client was not disqualified for defying an apex court ruling to write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. He accepted the role of Chief […]
While the media is seemed worried about the upcoming bars, Information Minister Dr. Firdous Ahsiq Awan dispelled the impression that the new laws and regulations that the government is proposing will threaten the freedom of media in the country. While addressing a news conference, she clarified, “No such rule will be imposed. We will seek […]
PM Gilani charged with court’s contempt The Supreme Court of Pakistan has charged Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani with the contempt of court on Monday, February 13. However, the Prime minister was not considered guilty of the charges that could remove him from his office or jailed him for six months. PM Gilani was convened […]
Feb 13 2012 | Posted in
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