Criticizing Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz (PML-N) for using taxpayers’ money for their publicity, PTI chief Imran Khan on Thursday demanded prevention of pre-poll rigging. Speaking to the media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Khan said that the PML-N is using its electoral mark lion’s icon on laptops distributed […]
Dec 14 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday asked people of Karachi not to vote for any party that has a militant wing if they want to bring back peace in the city of lights. Speaking to the media in Multan, the former cricketer turned politician said that his party has an alliance with […]
Dec 12 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Tuesday said his party has only the capability to build a new Pakistan, adding that the youth would prove their capabilities in the next general elections. Addressing a public rally in Lodhran, a district of Punjab province, the cricketer-turned-politician said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leadership should change […]
Dec 11 2012 | Posted in
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Lashing out at the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said that the slogan of Seraiki Province was just a political gimmick. Speaking to the media, the former cricketer said that the ruling party did nothing for development of the South Punjab and neither did they move an inch for […]
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Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the Frontier Corps (FC) couldn’t be called back from Balochistan at the request of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif. While speaking to the media, the minister said that the government would pull out the FC from Balochistan if Nawaz Sharif takes the responsibility […]
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President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the nation to come forwards and pledge to promote the blossoming of democratic culture in the country. In his message on the International Day of Democracy, the president said that it will strengthen the pro-democracy forces throughout the world and discourage potential dictators from curbing the aspirations of the […]
Sep 15 2012 | Posted in
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Apparently backtracking from its previous stance, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will not allow the PPP-led coalition government to divide Punjab. While speaking to the media representatives outside the parliament, the opposition leader said his party was not willing to be […]
Aug 30 2012 | Posted in
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Despite severe protest demonstration by opposition members, the Punjab Assembly has approved a resolution against the Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces (PCNP). Law Minister Punjab Rana Sanaullah moved a resolution against the formation of commission for creation of new provinces which was passed unanimously by the assembly. The resolution was approved amid a severe commotion […]
Aug 29 2012 | Posted in
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Lashing out at the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N), Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that it was creating hurdles in the creation of new federating units in the country. He claimed that the PML-N, which is the second largest party in the parliament, was not looked serious in creation of […]
Aug 29 2012 | Posted in
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In its first meeting, Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces (PCNP) appointed Senator Farhatullah Babar, who is also spokesperson to the presidency, its chairman. However, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) didn’t participate in the first session of the commission for forming two new provinces in Punjab. Nine out of the 12 nominated members were present in […]
Aug 28 2012 | Posted in
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Seeking a halt to the proceedings of the commission on two new federating units, Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan will dispatch a letter to National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza. Earlier, Speaker NA Dr Fehmida Mirza formed a fourteen-member parliamentary commission to form guidelines for creating two new provinces, Bahawalpur and South Punjab. According […]
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Drawing a quick parallel between him and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani asked the latter to carry out investigations against his son if he couldn’t conduct probe against his own son, Arsalan Iftikhar. While talking to media the premier observed, “I don’t have the right to investigate cases against […]