Islamabad: Pakistan has finally managed to secure a 7.6 billion dollars loan from International Monetary Fund payable within next 5 years’ period. This was announced at a joint press conference by Governor State Bank Dr. Shamshad Akhtar and Finance Ministry’s Advisor Shaukat Tareen in Karachi this afternoon. Shaukat Tareen said Pakistan will have [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari in his maiden address to the joint session of the parliament announced to constitute a committee to review the powers given to president by Article 58-2-b and 17th amendment of the constitution. He said that the day of bypassing the parliament over decisions on the crucial national issues has been [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 18, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Opposition leader in National Assembly and central leader of PML-N Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Thursday there was no difference in policies of current and previous governments. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he said President Asif Ali Zardari should announce clear-cut policy on war against terrorism, setting up of Truth and Reconciliation [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 5, 2008
Polling for the presidential election will be held today. The contest will be between Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party, retired Justice Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui of Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Mushahid Hussain Syed of Pakistan Muslim League (Q). Polling would be held simultaneously at the Parliament House and the four Provincial Assemblies from 10 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 4, 2008
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court in Rawalpindi has adjourned the hearing of three cases against Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and other members of their family till 7th of next month. The Special Judge (Central) Shaukat Ali Sajid has adjourned the hearing of three corruption references against the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other family members [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 4, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N termed current judicial restoration as an attack on independence of judiciary. Talking to media men, PML-N Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal said that the way Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) adopted for restoration of judiciary that would let not come true the dream of independent judiciary. He said that PPP Co-chairman to be [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Farooq H Naek has said the PPP government is not filing new cases against Sharif Brothers as it does not believe in politics of victimization. Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament house in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said some old cases are pending with the NAB against the Sharif brothers and the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
LAHORE: Muslim League (Nawaz) has formally contacted with Muslim League (Q) for alliance and to field joint candidate in the presidential election. Senator Ishaq Dar and former Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Ghous Ali Shah held meeting with President PML (Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and the party Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Syed and exchanged views [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
PM congratulates coalition partners on Musharraf’s resignation Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has congratulated the participants on resignation of President Pervez Musharraf and said that 17th amendment in the Constitution would be undone as per commitment of the coalition partners to ensure supremacy of the parliament. He stated in the joint parliamentary party meeting of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
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
LAHORE: PML-N Punjab President Zulfiqar Khosa said on Saturday that President Pervez Musharraf was looking for safe exit from the present crisis, saying “he is the same person who had prevented Sharif brothers from returning to the country”. Talking to journalists here, he said his party would not allow a safe passage to Musharraf. Popularity: 16% [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 16, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Two thirds (67%) of a national sample of men and women are still interested in the judicial crisis that has gripped the country since March 2007 when the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry, was deposed by President Musharraf on accounts of nepotism and abuses of office. According to Gallup Pakistan latest press release, [...]
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...Monday, August 11, 2008
During his nine years of dictatorial rule of Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has committed financial irregularities, violations of the Constitution and ‘criminal acts’ that warrant an open trial not just impeachment. It was stated by Dr. Akram, Senior Vice President and Chairman, Media and Communications, Pakistan Muslim League USA while taking to the media about [...]
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
Federal Minister for Education Ahsan Iqbal has said that impeachment of the President would promote national harmony and strengthen the federation. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Saturday, he said the impeachment move had become inevitable because of the policies of the President. Popularity: 24% [?]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the resolution relating to the impeachment of the President would be presented in the Punjab Assembly on August 11, that would demand of the President to take vote of confidence from the assemblies. Talking to the media on his arrival from Islamabad here, he said [...]
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...Friday, August 8, 2008
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