Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) seeks PPP support for Nawaz Sharif, the party candidate for the position of the Prime Minister, a senior party leader said Tuesday. Senator Ishaq Dar has said the PML-N is not working for evolving a consensus on the election of leader of the house in the National Assembly but is in […]
Information Minister Arif Nizami said on Monday that the federal budget for the next financial year is likely to be announced in the first week of June. Responding to questions by newsmen after addressing a seminar in Islamabad, Nizami said Senator Ishaq Dar of PML-N is expected to be the Finance Minister in the […]
Expressing hopes for free and fair elections, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has quashed the hopes of those desiring to manipulate results in the upcoming polls with elimination of large number of bogus votes. Addressing party workers, the premier said that they have entered the […]
Criticizing the government, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the incumbent was making efforts to postpone the general elections by reintroducing local body system. While speaking to the media, the opposition leader warned the government against using delaying tactics to slow down the electoral process. He observed, “If […]
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Lashing out at the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N), Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that it was creating hurdles in the creation of new federating units in the country. He claimed that the PML-N, which is the second largest party in the parliament, was not looked serious in creation of […]
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Instead of facing criticism on many fronts, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided to move on for fresh elections, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. The report quoting sources claimed that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will announce the roadmap for the next general elections on August 14. […]
Explaining the tough phase of bilateral ties, PML-Q leader and Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said the US apology over Salala attack alone will help the two countries to bridge their trust deficit. While speaking to a private TV channel, the former key figure of the Pervez Musharraf’s cabinet said Islamabad would not make any […]
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Backed by all 24 opposition members, including seven from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Ishaq Dar has been declare new opposition leader in the Senate, the Upper House of Parliament. Senator Dar submitted an application in office of the Chairman Senate signed by 17 senators, pleading to be notified as opposition leader. No other member […]
Terming the ineligibility of non-Muslims to become president or prime minister unjust, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Haji Adeel demanded to abolish the condition. While speaking in the Senate, he observed, “This ban is discriminatory and against the basic political rights.” He was referring the sub-clause two of the Article 41of the Constitution, “A person […]
With 54 Senators taking oath, the ruling Pakistan People’s Party has been emerged as single-largest party in the upper house of the parliament. In quite an expected move, Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari, currently leader of the house has been replaced with Senate Chairman Farooq H Naek, while Senator Sabir Baloch was replaced with Jan Muhammad […]
Following the March 2 elections, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman group (JUI-F) is facing troubles in upholding its top opposition slot in Senate. In a bid to save the position of opposition leader in the upper house of parliament, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri and his party are working to convince the allied parties. SThe JUI-F’s […]
The federation and Punjab, apart from cooperating each other to reduce the loss of toxic drugs, are giving statements against each other. In the latest move, Punjab has rebuffed the statement of the Prime Minister that Punjab was a hurdle in formation of Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA). Media reports quoted PML-N’s senior leader, Ishaq Dar […]