Archive | May, 2008
Will Musharraf step Down
Will President Musharraf step down or no or face impeachment. This question remained the main subject of discussion Thursday in Pakistan. What exactly happened Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq held a long meeting with President Musharraf at army House Wednesday night-early Thursday and informed about various changes he was making in Army. [...]
Continue reading...Food crises endangers children
30. May 2008
The UNICEF has said that an acute food crisis has endangered thousands of children suffering from malnutrition around the world. According to a report the world body said that recent food crisis has badly impinged on efforts to save lives of African children facing malnutrition. It is feared in the report that prevailing crisis could [...]
Continue reading...Deputy Speaker meets Australian high Commissioner
30. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi has said that Pakistan values high its relations with Australia and both the countries have similar views on global and regional issues. The Deputy Speaker said this while talking to High Commissioner of Australia, Zorica McCarthy, who called on him in the Parliament House on Thursday. Popularity: [...]
Continue reading...PPP reluctant to reinstate Justice Iftikhar: Asma Jahangir
30. May 2008
Asma Jahangir said that PPP was afraid of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, that’s why it was reluctant to reinstate him and intend to continue justice Dogar. ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International Pakistan has issued its annual report revealing severe human rights violation in Pakistan. According to details, one hundred and thirty five people are hanged in one year [...]
Continue reading...Increasing Road Accidents in Pakistan
30. May 2008
I was startled by the number of news items telling how many lives claimed due to road accidents today. Reading another news item about the ratio of road accidents in America; instigated me to calculate the damage Pakistan has to bear as a result of road accidents occur daily. While Copmparing Pakistan with US; Pakistan [...]
Continue reading...PM for Islamic democratic welfare state
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that despite enormous challenges Pakistan will be made a real Islamic democratic welfare state with the help of the people. He was delivering a lecture on the topic of “My Vision of the Future Pakistan” at the National Defense University here on Thursday. He said the [...]
Continue reading...PM meets a delegation of National Commission of Human Development
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is committed to providing improved education and health facilities to the people at their doorstep as envisioned by Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed and provided in the manifesto of Pakistan People’s Party. The Prime Minister said this while talking to a delegation of [...]
Continue reading...Country cannot afford confrontation: PM
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the Government was pursuing constitutional and legal course as the country cannot afford confrontation. He was responding to questions by newsmen in Islamabad on Thursday. Asked to comment on reports about impeachment of the President, the Prime Minister said there is an opinion but it [...]
Continue reading...PM for telecom sector development
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that government is fully committed to the development of telecom sector and has taken a number of initiatives aimed at supporting the mobile sector to leverage its strength for growth of economy and social inclusion of all sections of population. He said that Pakistan has become [...]
Continue reading...Parliament to be made supreme through constitutional package: Sherry
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sherry Rehman Thursday said the government of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its allies would take all political parties into confidence to run affairs of the state. “Restoration of the constitution of 1973 and the initiation of the agendas of Charter of Democracy (CoD) are not something ordinary, it [...]
Continue reading...Senate body recommends autonomous status for APP
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, which met at the Parliament House today under the Chairmanship of Senator Liaquat Ali Bangulzai, has recommended that the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) be made an autonomous organization in order to ensure survival of this vital national entity under changed circumstances. The Committee also [...]
Continue reading...Manzoor Wattoo joins PPP
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Minister Punjab and Member National Assembly Mian Manzoor Wattoo announced his joining of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the presence of PPP Co-Chairman Senator Asif Ali Zardari here on Thursday at a ceremony held at the at the Parliament Lodges. Manzoor Wattoo said that he had worked closely [...]
Continue reading...India concern about peace process
29. May 2008
NEW DLHI: India has said it is concerned over the future of the peace process because of the differences between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over issues. However India reiterated that it will deal with any set up in power in Islamabad. Quoting an official source an Indian news agency has [...]
Continue reading...UN mission to be attentive to the basic causes of the disputes: Senate
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee of the Senate for Defense has advised United Nation Peacekeeping Mission to also be attentive to the basic causes of the disputes along with deployment of the peacekeeping force for law and order as insecurity is wide spreading in the world. The standing committee of the Senate met Thursday here in Parliament [...]
Continue reading...National kabaddi camps from June 3
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: National Kabaddi and National Beach Kabaddi training camps under the aegis of Pakistan Kabaddi Federation will be commencing at FESCO Sports Complex, Faisalabad from June 3. This was stated by the Secretary, Pakistan Kabaddi Federation, Rana Muhammad Sarwar. He said that 25 players for Kabaddi and 16 players for Beach Kabaddi have been [...]
Continue reading...KSE delegation calls on Syed Naveed Qamar
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: A KSE delegation called on Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs, Revenue, and Privatisation & Investment here today. Issues relating to Stock Market and Economy of Pakistan were discussed at length. KSE delegation suggested to the Finance Minister GoP’s proposed steps for investor friendly confidence building measures aiming to arrest the [...]
Continue reading...PPP announces party tickets for by-polls
29. May 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary Board has announced party ticket allocation for three National Assembly Seats and 18 Provincial Assemblies’ seats from all four provinces of the country for the Bye-elections to be held on June 26, 2008. According to press release issued from the Press Office Zardari House on Thursday, the tickets were allocated [...]
Continue reading...Arena provides art entertainment facilities in Pakistan
29. May 2008
KARACHI: Dr. Shahzad Qaiser Secretary Ministry of Tourism, performed the inauguration of the 2nd Phase of Arena (Miniature Golf & Rock Climbing) here in Karsaz (Next to Bahria Auditorium). At the inauguration Dr. Shahzad Qaiser said, “It is a privilege and an honour to inaugurate this new premises, for recreation and for leading a healthy [...]
Continue reading...Afzal Guru urges Kashmiris to boycott polls drama
29. May 2008
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri leaders Muhammad Afzal Guru, who is on a death row over alleged attack on Indian Parliament, has called for “complete boycott” of the upcoming Assembly elections in occupied Kashmir, according to media reports. “Some so-called leaders back home, while standing beside the graves of martyrs declare that elections are not an issue. But [...]
Continue reading...Mirwaiz gets Pakistani invitation
29. May 2008
SRINAGAR: After days of speculations, the Pakistan foreign ministry has formally invited Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to visit that country for consultations with its leadership. An invitation letter from Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Quershi to Mirwaiz Umar reads: “On behalf of Government of Pakistan, I’m pleased to extend an invitation [...]
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