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 […]
In order to control the worsening situation of Balochistan, the clear-cut announcement of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to call an All-Parties Conference (APC) on Balochistan was recognition of the fact that they were serious to find a resolution. Those people, who considered it a serious attempt aimed at resolving the issue, are now […]
The PML-Q was famous bedfellow of the clerical Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), created by Musharraf through tweaking the 2002 elections while the PML-N was the well known for its leadership of the inglorious Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), created by the ISI to defeat the PPP in 1990 elections. Apart from some exceptions, the Muslim League, […]
There was a move by the well-wishers of the Muslim League to realign all factions after the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) cobbled together a ruling coalition in the aftermath of the 2008 elections, and after the failed experiment of getting together of the PML-N under the 2006 Charter of Democracy (CoD). However, it did not […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said he was ready to appear before the Supreme Court to produce documentary evidences with regard to Mehran Bank scandal. “The money Younis Habib had distributed is on record and I will produce evidences in the court if it summons me,” the minister said while talking to media outside Parliament House. […]
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 […]
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said that they are going to hold elections for all party positions, saying it will be only party in Pakistan history where all leaders will be elected by all the membership. On social website, Imran observed, “PTI will become a political institution rather than a vehicle […]
Younis Habib, the disgraced chief of a defunct Mehran Bank, dragged up the history of the security establishment’s foul interference in political progress made for an extraordinary and unprecedented vision. Singing like a bird, Younis Habib has spilled the beans in as own up a manner as the stuff racy headlines are made of. He […]
Hitting out at the anticipated extension of DG Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said if the government tries to extend his tenure for another term then it seems that the memogate scandal was fake. In a hurried press conference, which apparently organized to […]
Despite wide and large cries, the issue of missing people has been somewhere in the air for quite some time now. Sometimes media chose to talk about it and sometimes not. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a few days back, ordered the intelligence agencies to show up of the missing persons. Only seven out of […]
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 […]