Finally, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the country after the conclusion of intense negotiations between the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and its coalition partner Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). The government on Monday issued a notification declaring that Pervaiz Elahi, who holds of the portfolios of Defence Production and Industries, […]
Leader of PML-Q Makhdoom Faisal Salah Hayat refused to sit in the cabinet headed by newly elected Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. Talking to a private TV channel he said that he cannot work under Raja Pervez Ashraf . He said that the decision regarding not taking ministry is his personal one because he is […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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The entire country’s gaze was gripped on the National Assembly on Friday, as the end-result was not surprising at all. The Supreme Court sent home an elected chief executive and the timing of the arrest warrants for first replacement was a reminder that democratic system still treads on dangerous ground. The selection of candidate was […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and its allied parties on Friday failed to convince Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rehman to drop his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister. A delegation comprised Khurshid Shah, Chaudhry Shujaat, Qamar Zaman Kaira and other representatives from coalition partners visited Maulana Fazlur Rehman hours before the National Assembly […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and its allied parties failed to evolve a consensus on any candidate out of the two short-listed names. However, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is reportedly leading the race for the premiership in the information circles. PPP’s leaders including Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Qamar Zaman Kaira submitted nomination papers for […]
The electricity crisis is not a new phenomenon in the country but the nation is being fed up with false promises of the government, ineptness of the bureaucracy, power outages of about 16 to 22 hours and the rising cost of energy. People, whether live in rural or urban areas, resorted to protests, mostly violent […]
The million dollar question in the present scenario is that what will be fate of the decisions taken by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani between 26 and June 19. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has clarified that the premier stood disqualified since April 26, the day the court convicted him on contempt […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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Giving an ominous warning to fellow politicians, President Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said that real estate tycoon Malik Riaz holds several secrets about the rise and fall of past governments. While speaking to the media he stated that many innocents will be exposed if he reveals them, adding that people should not […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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Terming the opposition’s attitude unethical and unconstitutional, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the civil society and the media did not like the extremely un-parliamentary, undemocratic behavior of the opposition party. He was addressing a parliamentary party meeting of the PPP MNAs and coalition partners held at the Parliament House under his chair […]
Challenging the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to bring a no-confidence motion against him, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said he is an elected premier and will go in the same way. While speaking to the media along with PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, he observed, “If anyone has the courage to call for a […]
May 19 2012 | Posted in
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The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers intensified their protest against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in both the National Assembly and Senate, keeping with their promise to not rest till the exit of the premier. The PML-N Senators walked out of the Upper House, threatening to continue the protest till the prime minister’s resignation, […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the famous lawyer and activist of the party, turned the tables within few days. Aitzaz Ahsan while showing his agreement to contest contempt of court case of PM Gilani lashed out every move of Babar Awan to take up any legal or political task for the party. He also assured that Awan was […]