Gujrat: (Monday, July 30, 2012) 21 of twenty two people have been found guilty in the 2002 Gujrat riots case and have been served with life imprisonment. The one, who has been spared from the life imprisonment, is a policeman who has been given a one year jail for dereliction of duty. A former BJP […]
Jul 30 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
World |
Read More »
Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), Mehmood Khan Achakzai has stressed for a new social contract between major national stakeholders. Addressing a public gathering, he said that this was quite imperative, in view of constant threatening global gestures that rulers, politicians, armed forces and intelligence agencies of the country should evolve such a social […]
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
Read More »
Following a lot of huffing and puffing in Punjab Assembly, everybody settled for what carried the appearance of a balanced resolution. In my view, it will be best interpretation of the unanimous resolution on the Seraiki and Bahawalpur provinces. It seems that the ongoing chest-thumping will be ended after passage of the resolution. Both the […]
May 11 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi on Saturday said that they would second the creation of new federating units in the country. Talking to media persons at Quetta Press Club, Hashmi said that the PTI would play its role for the establishment of new provinces which includes Bahawalpur province, Seraiki, Hazara, Potohar and FATA. […]
In what appeared to be a political point-scoring tactic, President Asif Ali Zardari camped out in southern Punjab, speaking in favor of a Seraiki province. The President suggested a new Seraiki Bank, overlooking the modalities and legality of the project. Prior to the upcoming general election, the PPP is playing up the emotionalism of the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday rejected the possibility of any caretaker setup, saying they would complete their constitutional term mandated by the masses. “Prime Minister is the strongest man at present. He will neither go upward nor downward and will not go inside or outside”, he said while talking to media in […]
PM Gilani backs Seraiki province at the floor of the house Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said that he was in complete support of the formation of new provinces, especially the Seraiki province. The statement has come from Gilani when he was addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday. The PM rebuffed the allegations […]