Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has asked Tahirul Qadri not to add to the multiple challenges facing the country and adopt constitutional course to achieve his objectives. He was addressing a news conference in Islamabad tonight. The minister expressed his surprise that the chief of Tehrik Minhajul Quran is expressing no-confidence […]
Jan 14 2013 | Posted in
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday released details of assets of political parties in Pakistan for the financial year 2010-11, showing the ruling PPP among the poorest parties of the country. Without having any immovable property anywhere in the country, the PPP -Parliamentarians had only Rs 435,397 in its account on June […]
Jan 10 2013 | Posted in
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Feeling the heat from the long march announced by Tahirul Qadri, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has contacted the leadership of major coalition partners and opposition parties and assured them of the government’s resolve to protect the democratic process against all odds. Ashraf phoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and Awami National […]
Jan 5 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that elections would not be postponed under any situation in the country, adding that Shaiku-ul-Isalam (Tahirul Qadri) wanted to adopt a way of chaos. Nawaz Sharif went to Bilour House to condole with Ghulam Ahmad Bilour on the martyrdom of his brother Bashir Bilour. While talking to media outside […]
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Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa has denied the military’s involvement in the re-emergence of Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran, a local daily reported in its Wednesday edition. The report, published in ‘The News’, quoted the army spokesman as “categorically” denying the speculation linking Qadri to the […]
The Mutahida Qaumi Movement and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) have thrown weight behind the upcoming march by Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who returned last month after spending five year in Canada. He spoke to an impressive and a big public rally in Lahore and announced his future plans. The MQM, which enjoyed 10 years in government […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday felicitated the Pakistani nation on the eve of the New Year and termed year 2013 as “year of change”. In his felicitation message to the nation, Imran Khan termed year 2013 as “year of change” and urged the people to vote for a change in year […]
Jan 1 2013 | Posted in
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Highlighting deep flaws in a taxation system that has drawn repeated criticism from Western aid donors, a report claimed that almost 70 percent of Pakistani parliamentarians didn’t file income taxes last year. The Center for Investigative Reporting in Pakistan (CIRP) in collaboration with Umar Cheema, an Investigative reporter of The News, released the report […]
Dec 13 2012 | Posted in
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Rejecting the new local government law in Sindh, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday stated that this was an attempt to separate the province. He said his party would solve problems of Sindh after coming to power. People of Sindh are being subjected to discrimination and LG Ordinance was tantamount to […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) General Secretary MushahidHussain Syed has said US played role in past but it would not act in the upcoming elections. Addressing a seminar on the topic “long-lasting regional peace”, here on Tuesday he said that the peace in the region could not be maintained without Pakistan as the country has […]
Nov 14 2012 | Posted in
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Former federal minister for parliamentary affairs Dr. Sher Afgan Niazi after battling liver cancer for six months succumbed to his ailment on Thursday. According to the family sources, the former minister was unconscious for the past four days. He had been fighting liver cancer for the last six months. Sher Afgan Niazi was elected to […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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Seeking support of MQM and ANP, opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strongly opposes the new accountability bill. The opposition leader while briefing the media said that some clauses of the bill were laughable, adding that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party-led government will make […]
Oct 10 2012 | Posted in
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