Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said President Asif Ali Zardari has further strengthened his resolve to fight the government out of power by electing Raja Pervez Ashraf as Prime Minister of the country. Addressing a massive rally in Hyderabad, the gateway to Sindh, Imran observed, “I don’t just have to defeat you alone, Zardari, […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Terming it a tragedy for the country, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said newly elected Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will not write a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against his boss. Addressing a public gathering in Sindh, the former two-times prime minister said Asif Ali Zardari was using scapegoats to conceal […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Following a week of political chaos, Raja Pervez Ashraf has been elected as the 25th Prime Minister of Pakistan. The issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for Makhdoom Shahabuddin, the first-choice candidate of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), proved the way for Raja Pervez Ashraf, the covering candidate. Without any doubt, an achievement which an average […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan condemned police torture on the party’s rally in Karachi, saying that they will not let judiciary alone in the testing times. Addressing a rally in Islamabad, the cricket-turned-politician said that the PTI as well as the entire nation was standing with the chief justice of Pakistan. He asserted, “The […]
Jun 19 2012 | Posted in
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The present state of affairs will go to discredit the coalition partners of Sindh that they have failed to abandon Karachi, the business hub of the country, from killers and extortionists during the past half and four years. It will be a specialized task to manage a tally of the killed people in the metropolis […]
1619 complaints received against Sindh Police Karachi: (Saturday, June 16, 2012) The complaint centre established by the Sindh Home Minister has received highest number of complaints (1619) against police from different parts of the province from September 2010 to June 13, 2012. According to the details, 359 complaints of different crimes including target killing, robbery, […]
Jun 17 2012 | Posted in
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Dual Nationality case: SC suspends membership of 3 MPAs Islamabad: (Wednesday, June 13, 2012) Pursuing with the dual nationality case, the Supreme Court has suspended membership of two Punjab MPAs and one MPA from Sindh. From the Punjab provincial assembly, the members to lose their membership included Muhammad Akhlaq and Amina Buttar, while Ahmed Ali […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Javed Hashmi said the present constitution has no space for creation of new federating units, urging political parties to bring an amendment to the constitution in this regard. Apparently the PTI appeared to have found common ground with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as far as the creation of new provinces […]
Jun 8 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jun 7 2012 | Posted in
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In a bid to acquire public support, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the new province will be created before the next elections, clarifying that there was no link between the upcoming general elections and the national budget. The premier while speaking to the media said that the elections will be held according […]
Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh will present the national budget for the next fiscal year 2012-13 with total outlay of nearly 3 trillion rupees in the parliament on June 01. According to the reports, the focus of the upcoming Budget will be enhancing revenues to minimize dependence on the external finances, cutting down the government […]
May 31 2012 | Posted in
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President Zardari wants elimination of criminals; orders crackdown operation in Sindh Karachi: (Monday, May 28, 2012) President Asif Ali Zardari, reacting upon the unending incidents of target killing and street crimes in Karachi, has directed the authorities to form a joint task force of intelligence and law enforcement agencies to better curb the crimes and […]