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The government of Switzerland showed its consent to cooperate with other states requesting mutual legal assistance through established ways despite expressing complete neutrality on the corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. “Contrary to misperception, Swiss banking regulation is no obstacle for authorities to prosecute. It was regularly lifted in all kinds of investigations including […]
Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that his client was not guilty of contempt of court but should bow to pressure and write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopening corruption cases against the president. It indicates that Aitzaz Ahsan will suggest the premier to step […]
Pakistan’s revolutionary literary icon, Saadat Hasan Manto, whose fifty-seventh death anniversary is today (Wednesday), not only enriched Urdu literature to a greater extent, but inclined writers to look into the psyche of humankind. He was not only the leading Urdu short-story writer of the twentieth century but also a journalist, critic and film writer. He […]
Some people believe it is more comfortable and easy to be a dacoit than to be a journalist in Pakistan. Being a journalist in Pakistan is not only your own life is at stake indeed your family too. In some cases, journalists forced to take refuge in foreign countries in fear of life threats. Considering […]
One of the key founders of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and close aide of former president Pervez Musharraf, Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday announced quitting the floundering party, alleging that the process of decision making in the party lacked democratic spirit. Speaking to the media, the spokesperson of Musharraf stated that the spirit of democracy was […]
A high-profile drama was observed on Tuesday when Pakistan had a law minister in the morning; none in the afternoon; a new one picked-up for the evening; and the old one refuse to go at night. Earlier, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khurshid Shah said the government had decided to replace Maula Bakhsh Chandio with […]
In quite a brilliant move, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has appointed Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan as his counsel in the contempt of court notice. He will brief the premier about legalities and technicalities of the case and will accompany him in the hearing before the Supreme Court, on January 19. Earlier on January 16, […]
PML-N seems bewildered In the current political scenario, the PML-N appeared to have to be a bewildered party. Has the party been run by post-exile Nawaz Sharif, who looks to have been learned structure and dynamics of constitutional democracies? Or is it the party of Nawaz Sharif who submitted a petition in the apex court, […]
In quite an expected move, the Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily suspended the legal license of federation’s counsel and former law minister, Dr. Babar Awan for not submitting a reply in the contempt of court case against him. An eleven-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of […]
Cynics of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani may think that his days in the PM Secretariat have been counted after a contempt of court notice by the Supreme Court. Conversely, his followers believe that it is not more than a notice and the premier will explain his position before the court. He has many […]
Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned politician and chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has been generating a lot of buzz lately and accordingly a lot is being written about him in the print media as well as online forums. However, his followers (not all but many) will have to learn patience to bear criticism on him. Although […]
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) summoned Pakistani-origin US business tycoon, Mansoor Ijaz, on January 26 to appear before the body in the controversial memogate scandal. Mansoor Ijaz was the main character who buzzed the entire episode of memogate scam. The panel directed Mansoor Ijaz, Husain Haqqani and DG, ISI Lt Gen. Ahmed Shuja […]
