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, […]
Senator Shahi Syed, the chief of the Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh chapter, on Monday refused to meet newly-elected Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, saying he doesn’t believe in exhibitory sittings. After being elected 25th Prime Minister of the country, Raja Pervez Ashraf is currently visiting Karachi, the economic hub of the country. The ANP […]
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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Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that strengthening of institutions was the foremost priority of the government. Talking to journalists for the first time since assuming power, while his visit to the shrine of Benazir Bhutto, he said that there was a strong need to avoid any confrontation between various institutions. He […]
Lamented as one of the most corrupt politicians in the country, it was simply unsurprising when the PPP’s Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was nominated for Prime Minister and subsequently won with a brutal majority. Pakistan is perhaps the only country in the world where a person fighting a lawsuit in the Supreme Court is named as […]
Jun 23 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 […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said President Asif Ali Zardari has further strengthened his resolve to fight the government out of power by electing Raja Pervez Ashraf as Prime Minister of the country. Addressing a massive rally in Hyderabad, the gateway to Sindh, Imran observed, “I don’t just have to defeat you alone, Zardari, […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Felicitating Raja Pervez Ashraf for becoming 25th Prime Minister of the country, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the people were ultimate judges and they will give verdict sooner or later. Addressing the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected premier and federal cabinet, the president said that those had been defeated who attempted to […]
Newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, in his first speech touched on the festering issue of Balochistan, saying a resolve to the province’s problems would be priority of his government. He observed, “My party wants to kick off talks with the Baloch leadership to bring prosperity and development in the province”. While […]
Terming it a tragedy for the country, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said newly elected Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will not write a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against his boss. Addressing a public gathering in Sindh, the former two-times prime minister said Asif Ali Zardari was using scapegoats to conceal […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Following a week of political chaos, Raja Pervez Ashraf has been elected as the 25th Prime Minister of Pakistan. The issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for Makhdoom Shahabuddin, the first-choice candidate of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), proved the way for Raja Pervez Ashraf, the covering candidate. Without any doubt, an achievement which an average […]
The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) backed by coalition partners is required a simple majority to get its nominee elected as the new leader of the House and another one after his disqualification. The latest decision by the PPP to nominate Raja Pervez Ashraf for premiership will further exacerbate the ongoing confrontation between the apex court […]