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With Pakistan gearing up for its first transition of democracy in its 60-plus years of being an independent country, the nation which yearns for peace and security is facing another problem just months before general elections are to be carried out. Living abroad for the past four and a half years, the self proclaimed […]
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 […]
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa has denied the military’s involvement in the re-emergence of Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran, a local daily reported in its Wednesday edition. The report, published in ‘The News’, quoted the army spokesman as “categorically” denying the speculation linking Qadri to the […]
The Mutahida Qaumi Movement and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) have thrown weight behind the upcoming march by Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who returned last month after spending five year in Canada. He spoke to an impressive and a big public rally in Lahore and announced his future plans. The MQM, which enjoyed 10 years in government […]
Chairman Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri on Tuesday said that Islamabad was about to become world’s largest Tehrir Square on January 14, stressing that the revolution will be peaceful. The rally titled “Safar-e-Inqilab-e-Pakistan” was held at Jinnah Ground and was also addressed by MQM chief Altaf Hussain via telephone from London. He said that he […]
A bomb blast in Karachi killed at least three persons and injured 50 others on Tuesday evening, a police officer said. The bomb was exploded as people were boarding buses after they attended a public meeting of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement. Police said preliminary investigation suggests that the bomb was attached to a […]
Chairman of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran Dr Tahirul Qadri has made it clear that he did not want to become a caretaker prime minister. Addressing the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran workers convention, Tahirul Qadri said, “We will eradicate corruption from politics and no one will be allowed to loot the resources of the country.” On the occasion, […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that election will be held on time and there is no possibility of delay in this regard. Speaking to media, he said no one could become Bhutto by just pushing mikes aside. For becoming Bhutto one has to render sacrifices. Criticizing Punjab Chief […]
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has filed two review petitions against the Supreme Court’s verdict on delimitations in Karachi. The review petitions are filed in the apex court’s Karachi registry against the orders issued on November 26 and 28. The party had earlier shunned challenging the apex court verdict on the subject and said […]
A debate has opened in Pakistan following the remarks by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, chief of Minhaj-ul-Qura’an, at a mammoth public meeting in the shadow of ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ that he wants to ‘save Pakistan’, asking the rulers to ‘introduce electoral reforms in three weeks or face a march on Islamabad of four million people on January 14’. Independent political […]
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim on Thursday pledged that the task of drawing up new constituency boundaries in Karachi would be completed in the light of the Supreme Court verdict despite reservations of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). While chairing a consultative meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which […]
Although political leaders are struggling to enter into new alliances and seat adjustment ahead of the parliamentary polls, tradition electioneering and hustle and bustle have yet to pick up. The tenure of the current National Assembly four provincial assemblies will complete on March 17. A caretaker government will be installed for two months to […]
