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In quite a rare achievement by a civilian head of state, President Asif Zardari is ready to deliver a record fifth address to a joint sitting of the Parliament on Saturday. At the same time, the presidency successfully persuaded the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to step back its threat to disrupt the session. The president’s […]
In what appeared to be a quite positive omen for minorities, serious differences between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) members have emerged in the National Assembly (NA). However, it was not good for the party at all. On Thursday, the ruling party’s women and minorities members condemned the alleged kidnapping of Hindu girl Rinkal Kumari, (Faryal […]
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 […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the newly elected senator and counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, on Wednesday said President Asif Ali Zardari as head of the state enjoys blank immunity. While speaking to the media, the legal expert said President of Pakistan as per the Constitution could not be […]
Quashing rumors of another extension for Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday appointed Lt General Zaheerul Islam the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). After serving as the Commander of the V Corps, a key military administrative unit that is based in Karachi, Lieutenant-General Zaheerul Islam will […]
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 […]
In what appeared to be a quite an ironic development, the inglorious memogate scam, which was conceived of widening the rift between the security establishment and the government, has shown an example of harmony. Both the ISPR and the Presidency issued denials in reply to allegations of Mansoor Ijaz, the Pakistani-origin US businessman. While appearing […]
Both, President Asif Ali Zardari and the ISPR on Saturday rebuffed accusations of Mansoor Ijaz, saying they had not made any telephonic conversation on the night of May 1 and May 2. Referring to the statement of Mansoor Ijaz, the main character in the memogate scandal, as reported in the media, a spokesman of the […]
The commission resumed the cross-examination of memo author Mansoor Ijaz Friday through vide link from Pakistan High Commission in London. Nawaz Sharif’s Counsel Mustafa Ramdey and lawyer of MNA Andul Qadir Bloch and Sana Ullah Zehri, Sallauddin Mengal, asked questions from Ijaz. Responding the queries, the memo architect repeated the same story about his communication […]
Mansoor Ijaz, the architect of the Memogate scandal, Friday claimed President Asif Ali Zardari gave approval to Abbottabad operation that led to the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by the U.S. Navy Seals on May 02, 2011. “President Zardari gave approval to the U.S. Special Forces action,” Mansoor Ijaz said as he spoke […]
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah on Wednesday said that the joint session of Parliament would be convened on March 17 to discuss new terms of engagement with the U.S. and NATO in the light of recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). The minster while speaking in the meeting of […]
On advice of the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, the government on Tuesday named Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt as the new Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The premier advised the President, the supreme commander of Pakistan’s armed forces, to appoint Butt the new chief of the PAF as he […]
