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All Parties Conference to be held on Decmeber 2

30. November 2008

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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has postponed his scheduled state-visit to Hong Kong, said by his spokesman here Sunday. The PM was scheduled to leave for Hong Kong on a five-day official visit to attend the Asia meeting of Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). However, a spokesman of PM House announced that the PM Gilani [...]

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PPP celebrates Foundation Day

30. November 2008

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KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party, Karachi on Sunday organized a gathering to mark the 41 Founding Day of the party at Peoples Secretariat here. Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Mian Raza Rabbani, Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Acting Speaker Sindh Assembly, Ms Shahla Raza, and Advisor to Sindh CM, Rashid Rabbani, President PPP [...]

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Zardari, Gilani for country strong democratic foundation

30. November 2008

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed their resolve to give Pakistan a strong democratic foundation, peace, progress and prosperity. In his message on the occasion of forty-second founding day of Pakistan Peoples Party, President said party workers are determined to build a modern, progressive, egalitarian and democratic [...]

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Sultan for President’s constitutional role

29. November 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Peoples Muslim League (PML) AJK President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has asked President AJK Raja Zulqurnain to advise Prime Minster AJK Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan to resign or get vote of confidence. During his meeting with the President at Kashmir House here, both the leader discussed about the ongoing political crisis in AJK; [...]

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PML-N, PPP want govts to complete its term: Awan

27. November 2008

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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan on Thursday said that present federal and provincial governments would complete the constitutional term. Talking to media men after holding meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, he said that Nawaz Sharif and the government had complete unanimity of thought that the current assemblies [...]

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Anti- Punjab govt conspiracy to be foiled: Babar Awan

27. November 2008

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LAHORE: A four-member PPP delegation comprising Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan and Punjab senior provincial minister Raja Riaz Ahmed called on PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif at Raiwand on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various issues including misunderstanding and confusions prevailing between PPP and PML-N. Nawaz Sharif on [...]

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Intellectuals condemn media campaign against CJP

27. November 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Intellectuals and writers hailing from various parts of the country have strongly condemned the ongoing-One Channel, One Newspaper-media campaign against Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. A unanimous resolution which was passed here in a meeting held here under the aegis of Pakistan Intellectual Forum ( PIF), Islamabad saying ” a [...]

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Athar snubs Qasoori’ for pointing deposed CJ

26. November 2008

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NEW YORK: Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s spokesman Atharminallh Advocate on Wednesday said that some forces wanted to present deposed CJ US visit negatively. Earlier, senior advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan Ahmed Raza Qasoori said that some critics exaggerated the deposed CJ US visit but actually he (deposed CJ) was awarded by “clearance chit” saying [...]

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Who is flag-bearer for Punjab development; Sharifs or Taseer?

25. November 2008

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Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) information secretary Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that Governor Punjab Salman Taseer was hatching conspiracies against Punjab government. Taking to media men after addressing a seminar at NUML here, he said that he started hatching conspiracies in frustration as he could not digest the good governance in the province saying the [...]

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Obama could be won over halting US attacks: Imran

25. November 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that US President-elect Barack Obama could be convinced over halting drone attacks on Pakistan’s territory. Talking to VoA on Tuesday, he said that it is unfortunate that the nation could not attach expectations to President Asif Ali Zardari of taking daring steps to initiate dialogue with [...]

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Nawaz for Zardari, Gilani following 1973 constitution

24. November 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif has urged that President and Prime Minister should run the government under the constitution of 1973 instead of running it in accordance with system given by the former president. Talking to media men after meeting with the foreign envoys on Monday, Nawaz Sharif said that discussions were held [...]

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Hashmi snubs govt for Musharraf’s exit

24. November 2008

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MULTAN: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Javed Hashmi on Monday strongly criticized the government for letting former President Musharraf to leave the country. Addressing a press conference here, he said that he must be prosecuted under clause six of the constitution as he breached the constitution and imposed martial law twice. He said that despite [...]

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ISI political wing disbanded: Foreign Minister

23. November 2008

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MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that the political wing of the ISI was disbanded and termed it a positive development. While talking to the media persons at the local airport Sunday, Qureshi pointed out that ISI is a precious national institution and it wants to focus fully on counter-terrorism activities. He [...]

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Is there a Plan B, Mrs Alva?

23. November 2008

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Does Margaret Alva have a Plan B? The battles of Delhi are never fought about the past; they are relevant only because they concentrate on the future. Why did Margaret Alva, once considered so close to Mrs Sonia Gandhi that her compatriots shuddered before crossing her path, choose this moment to accuse her party of [...]

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We’ll carry on anti-poll campaign: Mirwaiz

22. November 2008

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SRINAGAR: Condemning the restrictions to thwart peaceful protests against the elections, chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said government can’t suppress the aspirations of Kashmiris by pressure tactics. “The authorities fear to face the reality. They fear that if people assemble there will have to face outburst of sentiment. The façade [...]

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Dr. Shahid Masood resigns from his job

21. November 2008

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Special Advisor to Prime Minister, Dr. Shahid Masood has resigned from his latest portfolio of Special Advisor to PM. According to the details he was appointed by the Prime Minister in his cabinet as Special Advisor but Shahid Masood has resigned sources said. Dr. Shahid Masood earlier was taken the charge of Chairman of state owned [...]

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MCOCA and Malegaon Blast Accused

16. November 2008

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The ongoing twist-and-turn in the investigation of the Malegaon bomb blast of September 29 is stranger than a John Grisham novel. At this point of time, it may be difficult to say with certainty in which direction the investigation will lead to, but there are enough inputs and indicators to make an assessment. Going by the [...]

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Singh a Song

15. November 2008

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One does not know whether Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, September 29 Malegaon bomb blast accused, did ’sing’ or she is made to sing but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already chosen to sing a song. The singer is none other than a Singh who firmly believes that his ability to sing a song of ‘cultural [...]

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‘Barack Obama, a unique change in world’s politics’

11. November 2008

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I learnt the results of the US Presidential elections on 5th of November 2008 in UK and heard President elect Mr. Obama’s speech with a great interest. His victory has not only revived the concept of modern democracy where dissent can be expressed through ballot, but a huge turnout (over 70 %) proves that [...]

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No justification for wild Cabinet expansion

5. November 2008

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Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has said spreading out Cabinet is unjustified in the current hard times. Government may need another IMF’s loan to cater for the needs of expanded Cabinet. In the prevailing economic crisis, there is no justification for such an unwarranted expansion to overburden the public exchequer, said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President, Pakistan [...]

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