Posts tagged as: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Afghan refugees told to leave KP

Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Ministry has directed the illegal Afghan refugees to leave the province immediately, while the refugees with valid registration cards have been given time till December 31. In a statement issued by the provincial home ministry here today, the government vowed to take strict actions against the Afghan refugees and citizens […]

Nawaz’s son in law’s party memberships suspended

Lahore: (Saturday, July 28, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) General Secretary Iqbal Zafar Jhagara has suspended party membership of the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif’s son in law and President of the PML-N Youth Wing, Captain (Retd) Safdar. According to the sources, the decision has been taken on directives of the PML-N president Nawaz Sharif. […]

Ramzan starts in Saudi Arabia

Ramzan starts in Saudi Arabia Muslims in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia would begin fasting today (Friday), as moon was sighted there on Thursday evening. However, the Muslim community in UK and USA is divided. Some people would start fasting from Friday while others would have first fast from Saturday. Whereas, Pakistan […]

Horse-trading and rigging still on rise in Senate elections

The Senate elections did take place despite all the rhetoric of conspiracy by the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). As expected, the party that stands victorious following the polls is undisputedly the same party. However, horse trading and culture of rigging was on rise in the polls. In quite an unexpected move, most of the […]

Stage set for Senate Elections

Regardless of many hurdles, the Senate elections are underway where as many as 98 candidates will contest 45 seats, with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) having finalized all arrangements to hold the polls at the four provincial assemblies and the National Assembly (NA). The newly-elected members of the upper house of parliament will replace […]

Secret agencies not superior to civilians: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the report submitted by the intelligence agencies in missing prisoners’ case, terming it unsatisfactory and an inadequate. The displeased apex court sent a stern message to Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) saying, “You need to take this out of your mind that you intelligence agencies […]

I-LAP distributes food items among 2,000 flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

I-LAP distributes food items among 2,000 flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) Interfaith League against Poverty (I-LAP), an Islamabad based non-government organization, distributed food items among 2,000 floods affected families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. The food packs included 20kg rice, 40kg wheat flour, 4kg split peas, 2kg sugar, 2.5kg cooking […]

US has not interrupted civilian aid to Pakistan, says Victoria Nuland

US has not interrupted civilian aid to Pakistan, says Victoria Nuland The spokesperson for the US Department of State, Victoria Nuland has stated that United States is dedicated to maintain a strong and mutually respectful relationship with the South Asian country and has not interrupted the civilian assistance. She told that despite of the consequences […]

MQM tables bill in National Assembly to seek creation of new provinces

MQM tables bill in National Assembly to seek creation of new provinces Islamabad: (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) here today floated a bill in National Assembly (NA) to seek creation of new provinces in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In today’s NA session, chaired by deputy speaker Faisal Karim Kundi, MQM proposed […]

ANP not against new provinces, provided that all constitutional requirements are met: Iftikhar

ANP not against new provinces, provided that all constitutional requirements are met: Iftikhar Peshawar: (Friday, January 06, 2012) as the debate on the creation of new provinces heats up in National and Provincial assemblies, Minister for Information Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mian Iftikhar Hussain said today that his party was not against the creation of new provinces, […]

FATA parliamentarians demand distinguish provincial status

FATA parliamentarians demand distinguish provincial status   As the representatives from FATA (Federally Administrated Tribal Area) made a demand for distinguish provincial status, the Awami National Party (ANP), the ruling lot of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, precipitated showing its consent for a referendum in the area. In quite an unparallel move, the ANP agreed and suggested […]

Nawaz Sharif on contact spree to woo angry leaders

Nawaz Sharif on contact spree to woo angry leaders Realizing the loss of senior leader of the party, Javed Hashmi, the PML-N leadership has started a contact drive to redress the grievances of the party leaders and workers to pre-empt further defection. At the start of the drive, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif telephoned Syed Ghous […]

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