ISLAMABAD: Joint session of the Parliament summoned by President Asif Ali Zardari would be held today to brief the elected representatives of the people on the security situation in the country. The joint session would also be informed about the security measures as well as steps being taken to fight out terrorism and to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 3, 2008
HYDERABAD: Senior Vice Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim said that President Asif Ali Zardari has represented Pakistan in UN General Assembly session in an effective manner. Talking to visitors and mediamen who visited his residence at Hala to exchange Eid greetings, Makhdoom Amin Fahim said President Asif Ali Zardari visited United Nations [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 2, 2008
Rumors about the death of Taliban leader in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, late on Monday after suffering kidney failure made Chaand Raat lugubrious for some and cheered few in Pakistan. Mehsud is the head of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organization for Islamist militant groups operating across Pakistan’s northwest. Based in the restive tribal agency of [...]
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...Saturday, September 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Farooq H. Naek said about ninety per cent of the judges who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) have been restored by the government and there is no PCO-judge in the country. Talking to media persons here soon after the oath taking ceremony [...]
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...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...Monday, August 18, 2008
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman and son of former Premier slain Benazir Bhutto on Monday hailed the resignation of Pervez Musharraf, saying the next president would be from his party. “After the martyrdom of my mother I said that democracy was the best revenge - and today it was proved true,” said 19-year-old Bilawal [...]
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...Sunday, August 10, 2008
KARACHI: Vice Chairman of Pakistan People Party, Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Sunday that he would respond to the party in similar manner like he was treated by it. About resignation of Makhdoom Jamil, he said that Makhdoom Jamil-ul-Zaman was independent in his decisions and he had no connection in this regard. Talking to media [...]
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
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
Popularity: 24% [?]
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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...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 [...]
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