Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and national hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said ambiguity in the Supreme Court’s decisions has opened it to ridicule. Speaking to a ceremony hosted by Lahore Bar Association, the renowned scientist urged the apex court to decide all the cases on merit. Saying that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is […]
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President Asif Ali Zardari has sent a reference to Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza to form a commission to oversee the matter of the creation of the new provinces, signaling the creation of two new federating units including the Seraiki and Bahawalpur province, The commission will comprise six Senators to be nominated by Senate […]
Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has decided not to send the reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Yousaf Raza Gilani, saying there was no question of his disqualification as a member of the National Assembly (NA). The speaker announce the ruling a couple of days before the possible expiry of a […]
Apparently Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is not missing any opportunity to slash the government, particularly President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. In his latest remarks, Imran Khan termed President Zardari’s participation in the two-day NATO summit insult of the whole nation, saying that US President Barack […]
Following a six-month blockade of NATO supplies, first shipment of four containers of office supplies for American Embassy in Kabul crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan via Torkham border. A media report quoting senior official said that Pakistani government had never put bar on the transportation of supplies for the diplomatic missions. He clarified that ban […]
In quite an unprecedented move, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar delivered some interesting sound bites on Pakistan’s ties with United States and allied forces battling in Afghanistan. Despite her short tenure as foreign minister, she has already developed a striking ability to answer queries without answering them, which is quality of brilliant politicians. While interacting […]
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that the entire corrupt mafia of the country made alliance against Supreme Court as they all are frightened from accountability. He was speaking to the Women convention of the party here on Sunday. He said that now there is a time to finish corrupt mafia. “They […]
President of PML-N Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that his party came out for sovereignty of the country, protection to judiciary and eradicates corruption from Pakistan. He was talking to a public meeting which was held in Taxila on Saturday. Opposition leader Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan was also present on the occasion. Nawaz Sharif said […]
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers intensified their protest against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in both the National Assembly and Senate, keeping with their promise to not rest till the exit of the premier. The PML-N Senators walked out of the Upper House, threatening to continue the protest till the prime minister’s resignation, […]
In quite an unprecedented style, some new portfolios have been created to accommodate the lawmakers, belonging to Punjab province. Former law minister Maula Bux Chandio has also been accommodated and has been made the Minister of Political Affairs. The newly created portfolios have no offices or secretariat as well as the required staff. Surprisingly, Nazar […]
Following a detailed discussion over the allocation of portfolios to newly-inducted ministers, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani cited Qamar Zaman Kaira as the Minister for Information and Broadcasting by replacing Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan. Despite her severe efforts, she lost her-favorite portfolio, and has been given the charge of the Ministry of National Regulation […]
The energy conference, which held to seek curatives to deal with the ongoing energy crisis in the country, went through a power outage on its very first day. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani inaugurated the conference and rested the blame of the energy crises on the non-payment of dues. In his view, the energy […]