In a surprise move, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Ifthikar Khan Jhagra and Pakistan Muslim League Q’s Nighat Orakzai publicly announced that they would be leaving behind their political parties and joining the ruling Pakistan People’s Party unconditionally. Mr. Jhagra was a well known figure of the PPP before making a move to the PTI during the […]
Karachi: (Tuesday, July 10, 2012) President Asif Ali Zardari said here today that he had to take into account Pakistan’s future for 30-40 years down the line. He said that it was within this context that his party, Pakistan People’s Party, had to join hand with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pakistan Muslim […]
Jul 10 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
PML-Q appreciates govt. for Budget 2012-13 Islamabad: (Friday, June 01, 2012) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, President Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q), while welcoming the federal budget 2012-13, has appreciated the government for allocating a significant chunk of money for resolving the energy crisis in Pakistan. Being considerate of the relief that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party led […]
Persisting power outages; PML-Q mulls quitting govt. coalition Rawalpindi: Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) yesterday threatened the government of quitting the coalition if the government failed to address the electricity load-shedding issue within a fortnight. Threatening the government of withdrawing their support, while addressing a party workers’ convention in Dhamial, Senior Federal Minister Chaudhry […]
20th constitutional amendment: PM Gilani takes Shujat in confidence Islamabad: (Wednesday, February 01, 2012) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today took Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) chief into confidence over the proposed 20th constitutional amendment. During the meeting with Chaudhry Shujat Husain at the Prime Minister House, the two leaders also pondered on the present […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
Latest News |
Read More »
PPP Allies not comfortable in Sindh Karachi: (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) Coalition partners of Pakistan Peoples’ Party, including MQM, PML-Q and PML-F, which are more than happy with it in the centre, seem uncomfortable with the ruling party in Sindh Province. In centre, for having direct interaction with the coalition partners, President Asif Ali Zardari, […]
Jan 17 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Debate over formation of new provinces is unconstitutional, says Senator Raza Rabbani Senator Raza Rabbani has strictly opposed the idea of formation of new provinces to be debated in the National Assembly and declared it as unconstitutional. Rabbani, the draughtsman of 18th amendment came forward on the issue of development of new provinces, saying that […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
Politics |
Read More »
Unending season of rallies It seems that we are going through an election season, as the numbers of political and agitational gatherings and rallies are increasing day-by-day. Those on the political empyrean commenced their election campaigns prior to the exact time. Following in footsteps of Imran Khan’s PTI, many political parties started to organize demonstrations, […]
Jan 5 2012 | Posted in
Opinion,
Pakistan |
Read More »
Parliamentary Committee asks to public US, NATO accords The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has finalised its recommendations to fix the terms of relations with the U.S. and NATO in connection with the war on terror. On the other hand, the Foreign Office showed its unawareness about DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen. Ahmed […]
Jan 5 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
Read More »
Parliamentary Committee on National Security divided over terms of engagement with US Differences appeared to have emerged in the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) as various political parties Tuesday looked divided over the country’s role and association with the US in terms of war on terrorism. “Jamat-e-Islamai (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) have recommended that Pakistan […]
Jan 4 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
Read More »
Imran advises PML-N to quit assemblies to get rid of Asif Ali Zardari Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, advised the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) to resign the legislatures to get rid of President Asif Zardari. Speaking at a press conference at the party’s Central Secretariat, in Islamabad, the cricket-turned politician alleged that the […]
What are the prospects of a credible alternative to the two major political parties, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Group (PML-N), that have dominated Pakistan’s political scene since 1988? Is it possible to discover a new breed of politicians that are totally honest and fully committed to public with […]