Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012
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Articles By Tahir Khan

President Asif Ali Zardri Sunday welcomed the nomination of Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as the caretaker Prime Minister by the Election Commission of Pakistan. Senator Farhatullah Babar quoted the President as saying that the nomination of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was a culmination of a part of the constitutional process to ensure free […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan Sunday named, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, former judge of the Supreme Court, as the caretaker Prime Minister. Chief Election Commissioner, Fakhruddin G Ibrahim announced that Mr Khoso, also former Chief Justice of the High Court in Balochistan province, will lead the interim government. Justice Khoso,84, was the nominee […]

Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after remaining in self-exile for over four years to take part in the May 11 parliamentary elections, his party leaders said. A plane, carrying Musharraf, leaders of his party, and media persons from Dubai, landed at the port city of Karachi at 12: 45 p.m. where […]

Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh Barozai on Saturday was sworn in as caretaker chief minister of Balochistan. Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi administered oath to Barozai at a ceremony at the Governor house in Quetta. Later talking to newsmen‚ the caretaker Chief Minister said that free fair and transparent elections would be ensured. […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan Imran Khan Saturday promised thousands of his supporters to make Pakistan a corruption-free country, also taking pledge from them that they also not indulge in corrupt practices. Speaking at a big public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan, the PTI chief said that six promises with the nation to build a new […]

The Election Commission meeting for naming a caretaker Prime Minister ended without reaching any decision on the first day of consultations on Saturday. The Commission has now only one day to make a decision on Sunday. The Commission’s member from Sindh, Roshan Isani, could not reach Islamabad during the day time. Officials said […]

The election commission will name a caretaker Prime Minister within its specified two days after the country’s former ruling party and the major opposition group failed to reach on a consensus name in six days, a senior official said Saturday. The matter was then referred to the Election Commission late Friday which has time […]

Deadlock over the nomination of a caretaker Prime Minister persisted Friday night despite six days of consultations. A parliamentary committee, tasked to name Prime Minister for the caretaker set up, failed to reach consensus on a name in the list of four proposed names for the post of the interim Prime Minister, members of […]

The Election Commission on Friday issued schedule for the May 11 polls. The candidates will submit nomination papers from March 24 until March 29. The scrutiny will be held on March 30-April 5. Appeals against the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers will be filed on April 9. Decisions on appeals will be announced […]

Sindh High Court on Friday granted protective bail to former exiled military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing arrests in the country, just two days ahead of his return to the country after nearly five years, his lawyers said. Musharraf, 70, has been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned […]

An explosion in Balochistan province killed at least six people including two children and injured 40 others, police and hospital sources said. According to reports the blast occurred on the National Highway in Dera Allahyar town of Jaffarabad district. The bomb appeared to have been planted in a rickshaw parked at the roadside, […]

An American spy aircraft killed at least four people in North Waziristan tribal region early Friday and killed at least four people, official sources said. The sources said that the US drone fired two missiles on a house in Dattakhel Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency, when the people were asleep. There was no […]