Unknown miscreants Saturday set ablaze in office of Jamaat-e-Islami in Nazimabad area of Karachi, the party leaders said. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Muhammad Hussain Mehnati has condemned the incident and demanded of the caretaker Chief Minister Sindh and Election Commission to take notice of it. Meanwhile Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hasan has urged the […]
The Election Commission Tuesday allotted symbols to different political parties for the upcoming general elections. Symbol of Tiger has been allotted to PML-N‚ Bicycle PML-Q ‚ Scale Jamaat-e-Islami‚ Lantern Awami National Party‚ Kite MQM‚ Flower Pakistan Muslim League-F‚ Wheel Jamhoori Watan Party‚ Missile Tehrik-e-Tahafuz Pakistan‚ and Book has been allotted to JUI-F. The […]
Political and religious leaders have demanded judiciary supervision of elections in the tribal regions to block any attempt of rigging. The leaders also called for vote right to hundreds of thousands of tribesmen who are still living as displaced persons, particularly from South Waziristan and Khyber agencies. Speaking at a joint press conference […]
Senior political and religious leaders on Thursday called for talks with the Taliban militants to end bloodshed in the country. A day-long conference, attended by leaders of 24 mainstream parties, greed that attaining peace through dialogue should be the first priority’. The All Parties Peace Conference was called to formulate a joint stand […]
The All Parties Conference started in Islamabad on Thursday to announce a joint stand against terrorism and to discuss response to the Taliban dialogue offer. Organized by Awami National Party‚ about 27 political parties and lawyer organizations are participating in the conference. Opening the conference‚ ANP Chief Asfand Yar Wali Khan appealed to […]
Routine life was disrupted in the commercial center of Karachi on Friday on a strike call by religious parties against the recent target killing of Islamic scholars by terrorists. The strike was called by the Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and was supported by Jamiat ulema-e-Islam, Jamaat-e-Islami and several other groups. Traders had also joined […]
Rallies were held across Pakistan and Azad Kashmir on Tuesday to show solidarity with the people of Kashmiri fight India rule. Political and religious parties as well as the government organized demonstrations to reiterate support for the people in the Indian-held Kashmir. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in […]
Former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, passed away in Islamabad early on Sunday morning of cardiac arrest, his son and party said. Qazi Hussain, 74, died in a hospital where he was admitted three days ago after he suffered heart problem, his son, Luqman Asif Qazi said. His funeral prayers will be […]
Pakistan army has contacted the Election Commission for its possible cooperation in the upcoming door-to-door voters’ verification campaign in Karachi, the Secretary Election, Ishtiaq Ahmad said on Wednesday. Last week, the Supreme Court had asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to carry out a fresh door-to-door verification of voters in the city with the assistance […]
Qazi Hussain Ahmad, former head of the Pakistani right-wing political party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, survived a suicide attack on his convoy in the Mohmand tribal region on Monday, November 19, 2012. The politician and party he represents have always been known to have a soft corner for religious extremist groups like the Taliban, but someone […]
Nov 19 2012 | Posted in
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Condemning the government’s decision to resume NATO supply-line into Afghanistan, thousands of charged activists marched towards the Afghan border. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a leading right-winger party and active member of the Difa-e-Pakistan Counsel (DPC) organized the march, demanding blockage of supply line into Afghanistan. JI chief Syed Munawwarul Hasan while addressing the rally said that the […]
Jul 17 2012 | Posted in
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In order to put the genie of sectarianism back into the bottle, top slot the religious leaders are set to launch a new non-political forum. According to the reports, the proposed Islamic Front will help resolving bigoted sectarian differences by harmonizing Friday sermons in the mosques. Furthermore, the panel will also work for implementation of […]