The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the deadline for submission of declarations by parliamentarians that they did not hold dual citizenship until November 30. A private TV channel quoting Additional Secretary of the ECP Mohammad Afzal Khan as saying that the decision to extend the deadline was made on the request of […]
Nov 12 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has urged the federal government to take stringent measures to curb the elements who are playing with the lives of innocent people in Karachi. He issued a statement saying increasing incidents of target killings in the port city have shocked the nation, asking the authorities concerned to […]
Nov 12 2012 | Posted in
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Strongly dispelling the impression of any clash among state institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that they should forgive each other and move towards a new era of development and progress in the country. Speaking to the media, he said all the state institutions are working within their prescribed parameters. He said […]
Former Director Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen (Retd) Asad Durrani has said Rs140 million were collected for politicians, out of which Rs 70 million were distributed while the rest went into the ISI’s fund. While interviewing to a private TV channel, the former spy chief said that he was not aware of the funds being […]
Nov 10 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez pledged that they will dedicate all our energies to making Pakistan a real Islamic welfare moderate state and take Pakistan to the glory envisioned by Allama Iqbal. In his message on the 135th birth anniversary of the great thinker of Islam and poet of the East, Allama Mohammad Iqbal, he […]
Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has made it clear that parliament and not the apex court is the supreme institution of the country since it represents the will of the people. Speaking to reporters, the minister stated, “There is no doubt that the Supreme Court is the apex court in the country, but […]
Nov 7 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said full potential of South Asia could only be realized by resolving differences peacefully and solving problems purposefully. Addressing the SAARC parliamentarians, the premier said the SAARC countries should develop a comprehensive and holistic strategy to address the challenges faced by the region. He was of the opinion that […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said that 25 per cent of the party tickets will be given to the youth in the coming elections as only they could build new Pakistan. Addressing a PTI Youth Convention, the cricketer-turned-politician urged the youth to come forward and with their help will contest against the other political […]
Nov 5 2012 | Posted in
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The legal fraternity and representatives of civil society across the country held protests, rallies and meetings to condemn the imposition of emergency. Bar Councils and Bar Associations termed it the black day to condemn the imposition of emergency and promulgation of Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) on November 3, 2007 by the then general (Retd) Pervez […]
Nov 3 2012 | Posted in
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The government is reportedly making plans to introduce a bill in parliament which will convert death penalty into life imprisonment. According to the media report, the bill is likely to be tabled in the coming session of the National Assembly (NA). The reports quoting sources said that President Asif Ali Zardari was taking keen interest […]
Nov 3 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that the time had come to hold the looters of national wealth accountable and recover the pilfered public money. Addressing a party meeting in Raiwind, the PML-N chief said that every single penny looted by corrupt politicians should be returned and deposited back in the national […]
Nov 2 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be another slap on the face of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, speaker of the provincial assembly Aslam Botani has rejected his request for summoning a session of the Balochistan Assembly. The latest development occurred immediately a day after the Supreme Court questioned the constitutional authority of the provincial government. […]
Nov 2 2012 | Posted in
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