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Rise and falls of former Law Minister Dr. Babar Awan (Part One) Generally politicians take years and years to become famous and if they make it, they never move back. But the quick rise and fall of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Dr. Babar Awan in the political arena was unique and exceptional. The top […]
Despite the general elections are looking far away, many of the political parties started unannounced election campaign. The PML-N and the PPP, the two major parties of the country, are busy in highlighting their development projects and making promises to undertake more if they are returned to power. The ruling Pakistan People’s Party is making […]
In quite an astonishing way, as many as 182 political parties have been registered hitherto. Apparently, at least one party is for every million people. The question is why so many people would wish to set up such parties which rarely play a useful role, as many of these entities exist virtually only on paper. […]
Rejecting leave application, the Sindh Assembly Thursday unseated former chief minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The Sindh Assembly voted on a motion on the leave of Arbab Ghulam Rahim, declaring his seat (PS-60) vacant. In the next phase, the assembly secretariat will issue a notification and approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The latest […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said the ‘tsunami’ is moving towards rural Punjab, saying that countryside areas will also feel the impact of change. Addressing a large gathering in Bahawalnagar, the cricketer-turned politician said that law and order situation was worsening day-by-day in the country. The robberies and blood-letting has become trademark of the […]
Nawaz Sharif rejects allegations of Younis Habib Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the second largest party in parliament, said that he had never seen or met Younis Habib in real life till his appearance on television in recent days when he leveled the charge that he had paid Rs3.5 million to Nawaz Sharif in person. […]
Amid shouts of protest from opposition parties of the house, President Asif Ali Zardari made history on Saturday when he delivered the fifth consecutive address to a joint session of Parliament. Asif Ali Zardari is the first president of Pakistan to deliver a fifth address in accordance with clause 3 of Article 56 in the […]
Marvi Memon, the former MNA and a recent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) recruit, expressed pleasures that she averted a gross mistake by not joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In her view, the PTI had fast become a Pakistan Muslim League Quaid part two, pointing towards the joining of political stalwarts such as Javed Hashmi and […]
The PML-Q was famous bedfellow of the clerical Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), created by Musharraf through tweaking the 2002 elections while the PML-N was the well known for its leadership of the inglorious Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), created by the ISI to defeat the PPP in 1990 elections. Apart from some exceptions, the Muslim League, […]
There was a move by the well-wishers of the Muslim League to realign all factions after the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) cobbled together a ruling coalition in the aftermath of the 2008 elections, and after the failed experiment of getting together of the PML-N under the 2006 Charter of Democracy (CoD). However, it did not […]
Terming the ineligibility of non-Muslims to become president or prime minister unjust, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Haji Adeel demanded to abolish the condition. While speaking in the Senate, he observed, “This ban is discriminatory and against the basic political rights.” He was referring the sub-clause two of the Article 41of the Constitution, “A person […]
With 54 Senators taking oath, the ruling Pakistan People’s Party has been emerged as single-largest party in the upper house of the parliament. In quite an expected move, Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari, currently leader of the house has been replaced with Senate Chairman Farooq H Naek, while Senator Sabir Baloch was replaced with Jan Muhammad […]
