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Deadlock over the nomination of a caretaker Prime Minister persisted Friday night despite six days of consultations. A parliamentary committee, tasked to name Prime Minister for the caretaker set up, failed to reach consensus on a name in the list of four proposed names for the post of the interim Prime Minister, members of […]
The Election Commission on Friday issued schedule for the May 11 polls. The candidates will submit nomination papers from March 24 until March 29. The scrutiny will be held on March 30-April 5. Appeals against the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers will be filed on April 9. Decisions on appeals will be announced […]
Sindh High Court on Friday granted protective bail to former exiled military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing arrests in the country, just two days ahead of his return to the country after nearly five years, his lawyers said. Musharraf, 70, has been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned […]
Members of the parliamentary committee, tasked to create consensus on the name of a caretaker Prime Minister, Thursday ended without making any decision, however claimed substantial progress. Syed Khurshid Shah, Farooq Naek of the PPP and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain of the PML-Q, hoped they will resolve the issue at the committee. They told […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) member of the Parliamentary Committee, Senator Pervez Rashid, has claimed there is no deadlock over choosing a caretaker prime minister. The eight-member parliamentary committee continues consultations on Thursday as the panel could not reach any consensus on the first day on Wednesday. Pervez Rashid, the PML-N member of the […]
Punjab assembly was dissolved on Wednesday hours after the chief minister Shahbaz Sharif sent a summary to Governor, Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmud. Shehbaz Sharif had disagreed with other provinces on the date of the dissolution and sent the summary after the three assemblies had been dissolved. The chief minister had earlier sent a […]
The Election Commission on Wednesday that schedule for the May 11 parliamentary polls will be announced on March 23, the day Pakistan also celebrates its republic day. President Asif Ali Zardari has set May 11 for parliamentary elections, presidential spokesman senator Farhatullah Babar said. A spokesman of the Election Commission announced that the process […]
President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday announced that general elections to the National Assembly shall be held May 11, 2013, presidential spokesman said. Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President announced the date as soon as the summary was received from the Prime Minister a short while ago Wednesday. The […]
After The Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N failed to reach consensus on the name of a caretaker Prime Minister, the matter has now been referred to a parliamentary committee to make a decision in three days. The eight-member committee meets in Islamabad Wednesday afternoon. Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza […]
Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has constituted the committee on appointment of the Caretaker Prime Minister as the PPP-PML-N could not remove the deadlock, the assembly secretariat said Tuesday. According to the notification the Speaker has constituted the Committee in pursuance of the constitutional provisions. The committee was formed after the Pakistan […]
Former President Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jehangir Tuesday declined to accept the role of caretaker Chief Minister in Punjab. The PPP had proposed Asma Jehangir in its list which also included Mian Amir, former Lahore mayor and a PML-Q leader. He also refused to accept the role. The PPP had also proposed the […]
The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan on Tuesday dissolved the provincial assembly on the advice of Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti. The Governor signed the summery sent to him by the Chief Minister at 2:12 pm. The Chief Minister while exercising his power under article 112 (1) of the Constitution has sent […]
