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In what appeared to be an ironic development, the Local Bodies elections have been held regularly under military rulers, elected governments are generally averse to letting the grass root bodies share power with them. In the Charter of Democracy (CoD), the PPP and PML-N had committed themselves to strengthening the LB system through timely elections. […]
In an extraordinary message by the head of the state, President Asif Ali Zardari has made it clear that there would be no military offensive without evolving a consensus, vowing that the government is committed to rooting out terrorism in the country. He, however, said that the opposition was not in a mood for negotiations […]
Rejecting an investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the Asghar Khan’s case, the Pakistan Muslim League-N has said it accepted the decision and will welcome the probe by an independent commission. The apex court a couple of days ago declared that the 1990 elections had been rigged by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), ruling […]
In order to the remove the grievances of dissented Baloch, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government was making efforts for socio-economic development of Balochistan and accorded priority to the province. While speaking to a delegation of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), the president said the government was aware of the […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said that the mindset responsible for the attack on Malala Yousafzai was the same one which took his mother’s life. He said this while speaking on the fifth anniversary of the Karsaz incident, assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto which she narrowly escaped. The chairman of […]
Terming Malala’s attackers a threat to nation, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the shooting of 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban was an assault on all girls in the country. Addressing an economic summit in the Azerbaijan capital Baku, the president gave most poignant remarks on the incident, pledging not to let her shooting […]
In order to overcome the energy crisis, President Asif Ali Zardari has called for accelerating work on joint projects like the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, electricity transmission lines and rail and road schemes. During a meeting between President Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 12th ECO summit in Azerbaijan capital […]
Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has been barred by the British government from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) in retaliation for the bounty he offered for the murder of a US anti-Islam filmmaker. The minister offered $100,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film, ‘Innocence of Muslims’. According […]
Seeking support of MQM and ANP, opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strongly opposes the new accountability bill. The opposition leader while briefing the media said that some clauses of the bill were laughable, adding that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party-led government will make […]
In what appeared to be a thaw in confrontation between the judiciary and executive, the Supreme Court has approved the amended draft of a letter to be written to the Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. A five-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, gave approval […]
Over the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has completed arrangements for shifting Malala Yousafzai to Dubai for medical treatment, who was shot in the head by cowardly militants in Swat. Managing Director PIA Junaid Yunus while speaking to the media said a makeshift air-ambulance is ready to airlift critically injured […]
Condemning attack on National Peace Award winner Malala Yousafzai, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf had been enduring the torment of terrorism for a long time. Addressing a session of the Senate, the premier further stated that the attack on Malala Yousafzai was a manifestation of the sick mindset and they will have to fight against […]
