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After MQM’s refusal, the PPP Wednesday inducted its own nine new ministers in Sindh cabinet. They include Syed Owais Muzaffar‚ Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani‚ Jam Mahtab‚ Jam Khan Shoro‚ Ali Mardan Shah‚ Javed Nagori‚ Dost Ali Rahmun‚ Gyan Chand and Mukesh Kumar Chaula. Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ebad administered oath to the new ministers at a […]
A PPP delegation Sunday visited the MQM headquarters in Karachi and formally invited the MQM to join the Sindh government. Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik, along with other PPP leaders, met the MQM leaders and discussed the future cooperation. The MQM leaders told the PPP team that the party’s Rabita Committee will discuss […]
The Human Rights Committee of the Senate Wednesday decided to give one last chance to the Defence Ministry to furnish its views June 30 on the draft legislation that seeks to vest in them legal powers to the state agencies and balances the same with a measure of civilian and parliamentary oversight. It also decided […]
The JUI-F, MQM and Qaumi Wattan Party have decided to vote for Nawaz Sharif in the election for the position of Prime Minister, to be held on Wednesday. Talking to newsmen in Islamabad after meeting of the party’s parliamentary party on Tuesday‚ JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said a delegation of PML-N had requested […]
Pakistan’s newly-elected National Assembly on Monday elected Sardar Ayaz Sadiq‚ candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sadiq secured 258 votes of a total 313 polled in the 342-member of the National Assembly, Lower House of the parliament, the outgoing Speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza announced. Sadiq’s Shehryar […]
The National and Punjab assemblies are set to elect Speakers and Deputy Speakers later Monday. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) fielded Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who had defeated Imran Khan in the election on Lahore seat. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its candidates Yousuf Talpur for the speaker and Ghulam Rasool Koreja for the office of […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PNL-N) party of the country’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Nawaz Sharif, Tuesday strengthened its position in the parliament as it secured 35 seats raising its strength in the National Assembly to 186. The National Assembly or Lower House of the parliament has a total of 342 seats. The Election Commission of […]
Aleema Khan, sister of PTI chief, Imran Khan said on Monday that the British government has contacted Imran Khan in connection with his concerns over the safety of party workers in Karachi. Aleema was talking to reporters in Karachi after she arrived in the city to attend the “soyem” of PTI leader Zahra Shahid […]
The Election Commission Friday rejected MQM’s request for re-polling in the entire NA-250 Karachi constituency. The Commission while hearing the request in Islamabad said that re-polling will be held only in 43 polling stations. The MQM had opposed the ECP move and also staged sit-in in Karachi for several days. Meanwhile‚ Chairman […]
British High Commissioner Adam Thomson has taken note of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s remarks about “separating Karachi.” Altaf Husain, while criticizing the establishment, in his telephonic address to his supporters from London, this week said that they would separate Karachi if the MQM mandate was not accepted. Thousands of complaints […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), led for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is leading in the general elections, the unofficial results suggested late Saturday. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf congratulated the PML-N on victory. The PTI leader Asad Omar said that the PTI is also emerging as the second largest party despite the fact it was a new […]
Jamaat-e-Islami, Sunni Ittehad and Muhajir Qaumi Movement on Saturday boycotted the elections in Karachi and Hyderabad due to what they alleged fraud by the Mutahida Qaumi Movement. The MQM also announced boycott in Lyari, the stronghold of the PPP. Jama at elections in Karachi and two constituencies of Hyderabad to protest against alleged […]
