ISLAMABAD: The leaders of ruling coalition have gathered at Zardari House here on Monday to discuss scenario after President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation earlier on Monday. Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan and Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam Amir Fazal-ur-Rehman have arrived at [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 17, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ruling coalition’s draft committee has finalized the charge-sheet against President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday. The final round of the consultations of draft committee was held at the residence of Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman in Islamabad. Talking to media men, Sherry Rehman said the draft of charge-sheet has been finalized which will be [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 16, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Back-channel negotiations were on between Pakistan’s ruling coalition and Pervez Musharraf yesterday over modalities of a graceful exit for the president from the country’s political scene, officials said. Musharraf’s media adviser, retired Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, however dismissed it, saying: “The president has no plans to quit. He will face the impeachment motion if [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman has described the resolutions passed against President Pervez Musharraf by the Punjab and NWFP assemblies with thumping majority as an overwhelming endorsement of the coalition government’s decision for impeachment. “The verdict of the people is already out,” said the Information Minister in a statement. She further said “impeachment [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet will meet at Prime Minister Secretariat on Wednesday on August 13. It will be presided over by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Meeting will ratify the impeachment motion of President Pervez Musharraf. The cabinet will be apprised about details of the charge sheet prepared by the coalition partners. The Prime [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 10, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Muslim League-N Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday said that political leadership of the country could answer the question regarding provision of safe passage to President Pervez Musharraf. Talking to media in Islamabad, he said ruling coalition has obtained the numbers required for the impeachment of the president. PML-N senator said President Musharraf should [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
ISLAMABAD: FATA four senators, while announcing their support to the ruling alliance’s move to impeach the President, said that the president’s resignation before the process of impeachment would be in the interest of the nation. Abdul Razzaque Afridi, Hafiz Abdul Malik Qadri, Hafiz Rashid Ahmad and Engineer Rasheed Ahmad Khan in their joint statement said [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said that he was reviewing political developments in the country and will decide future course of action after considering allegations leveled by the ruling coalition. Musharraf was talking to Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain who called on him here. Ch. Shujaat asked President Pervez Musharraf to face [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 8, 2008
Popularity: 24% [?]
Continue reading...Friday, August 8, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) has rejoined the cabinet after an agreement with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on President Musharraf’s impeachment and restoration of judiciary pre Nov-3rd. In the first step total four PML-N members will rejoin the cabinet as Ahsan Iqbal will be Minister of Education, Sardar Mehtab Abbasi Minister of Railway, Khawaja Saad [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 8, 2008
WASHINGTON: Any impeachment of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is unlikely to hamper US “war on terror” efforts, experts say, as Washington quietly hopes the military will remain on the fringes amid political tensions in Islamabad. The US State Department reacted cautiously to the move Thursday by Pakistan’s ruling coalition to impeach Musharraf, saying it was [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 7, 2008
The United States has termed impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf by the government as Pakistan’s internal matter, sources said. Earlier, Co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Asif Ali Zardari at a joint press conference with Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif, here at Zardari House announced that President Pervez Musharraf would have to face impeachment under Article [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 7, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The coalition parties have decided to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf and restore all deposed judges strictly in accordance with the Murree Declaration immediately after impeachment of the President. This was stated in a joint communiqué read out by PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari at a joint news conference with PML-(N) [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 7, 2008
A surprise move by President Pervez Musharraf to re-appoint eight deposed judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) threw a spanner in the works of the ruling coalition, severely affecting their earlier agreed plan to impeach him. The day-long political drama appeared to be turning into a farce in the evening when the presidency deliberately [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 5, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition has presented a proposal urging President Pervez Musharraf to secure vote of confidence in the parliament. The President would be formally asked to secure the confidence vote if the proposal was approved. Popularity: 19% [?]
Continue reading...Friday, June 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ruling coalition comprising PPPP, PML-N and ANP secured maximum seats in bye-polls held in 28 National and Provincial Assemblies seats on Thursday. According to unofficial results announced by the Election Commission, the coalition won all the five National Assembly seats with three secured by PML-N and two by PPPP. For Punjab Assembly, PML-N won [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 1, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League- N (PML-N) leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that every effort would be done to keep the coalition intact. In an interview with a television channel on phone from Dubai Thursday he expressed his resolve that they would not bow before the oppressive and tyrannical elements in the country. [...]
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Monday, August 18, 2008
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