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In quite a rare public appearance, Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani rejected allegations about the involvement of secret agencies in the kidnapping and forceful disappearances, saying only 47 people are missing in Balochistan. Interacting to senior journalists at a farewell reception given in the honour of outgoing Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar […]
Backed by all 24 opposition members, including seven from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Ishaq Dar has been declare new opposition leader in the Senate, the Upper House of Parliament. Senator Dar submitted an application in office of the Chairman Senate signed by 17 senators, pleading to be notified as opposition leader. No other member […]
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has on Wednesday rejected the allegations of kidnapping two persons by its official, saying it had no intelligence officer namely Major Tariq. The Ministry of Defence on behalf of the ISI submitted its reply with the Islamabad High Court (IHC) through Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. A single member […]
In order to control the worsening situation of Balochistan, the clear-cut announcement of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to call an All-Parties Conference (APC) on Balochistan was recognition of the fact that they were serious to find a resolution. Those people, who considered it a serious attempt aimed at resolving the issue, are now […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the newly elected senator and counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, on Wednesday said President Asif Ali Zardari as head of the state enjoys blank immunity. While speaking to the media, the legal expert said President of Pakistan as per the Constitution could not be […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed annoyance over the workings of intelligence agencies, terming their activities beyond given mandate. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that the secret agencies were not working as per their mandate saying, “We cannot comprise on the interests of the State”. The apex court resumed the hearing of infamous Mehrangate […]
In quite a distinctive way, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) decided to adopt US style party’s election process, believing the new initiative will strengthen the democratic process in the country. The PTI, in a US-style nomination and ticket-holding process, will introduce caucuses on district level throughout the country, which in return will elect a local party leader […]
The flimsy process of the establishment of democracy has taken another step forward towards maturity with the Senate elections. The ruling coalition and the opposition parties showed remarkable commitment to the maintenance of a cordial relationship by electing both the Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate unopposed. Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari belongs to the federal capital […]
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has filed an application with the Islamabad High Court, seeking removal of stay order on the appointment of Community Welfare Attachés (CWAs) in different countries. On Tuesday, the IHC sought explanation from Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis over allegedly illegal appointments. Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi on February 21 had stayed the […]
In quite an astonishing move, an unidentified man set fire to Rida mosque, in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on Tuesday, leaving the Muslim community in a deep shock. The imam (prayer leader) of the mosque lost his life in an act some linked to tensions between Sunnis and Shias, the two sects of Muslim […]
The PML-Q was famous bedfellow of the clerical Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), created by Musharraf through tweaking the 2002 elections while the PML-N was the well known for its leadership of the inglorious Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), created by the ISI to defeat the PPP in 1990 elections. Apart from some exceptions, the Muslim League, […]
There was a move by the well-wishers of the Muslim League to realign all factions after the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) cobbled together a ruling coalition in the aftermath of the 2008 elections, and after the failed experiment of getting together of the PML-N under the 2006 Charter of Democracy (CoD). However, it did not […]
