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Pakistan lodges protest with India over diplomat’s manhandling

Pakistan Tuesday summoned a senior Indian diplomat and lodged protest over the manhandling of its diplomat in New Delhi, the Foreign Ministry. Officials say that Pakistan’s First Secretary (Trade) Zargam Raza and his driver Haider were beaten up by a group of men while the former was returning home from the High Commission Monday evening. […]

PML-N seeks PPP support for Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) seeks PPP support for Nawaz Sharif, the party candidate for the position of the Prime Minister, a senior party leader said Tuesday. Senator Ishaq Dar has said the PML-N is not working for evolving a consensus on the election of leader of the house in the National Assembly but is in […]

Khoso vacates PM house for new leader

Caretaker Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, vacated the Prime Minister House, for a new leader just a day before the election of the Leader of the House in the National Assembly. The National Assembly will elect new premier on Wednesday and he will be sworn in the evening. Khoso was appointed as the caretaker […]

Nawaz Sharif, Hashmi, Fahim submit nomination papers for PM slot

Prime Minister-in-waiting, Nawaz Sharif, Tuesday submitted nomination papers to contest for the position of Prime Minister.   The National Assembly or Lower House of the Parliament will elect new Prime Minister on Wednesday following the May 11 general elections.   Sharif’s name was proposed by Chief of Pakhtunkhawa Milli Awami Party Mahmoud Khan Achakzai‚ ally […]

Gunmen kill PTI’s MPA in Hangu

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s MPA from PK-42 Farid Khan Orakzai was gunned down by unknown assailants in Hangu on Monday.   He was immediately shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Hangu where he succumbed to his injuries.   He was elected as independent candidate and later joined the PTI.   Police said that gunmen sprayed bullets at the […]

National Assembly to elect Prime Minister on Wednesday

Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has announced that the election of the Prime Minister will be held on Wednesday.   He said the nomination papers can be filed by 2:00 pm on Tuesday. He said the election will be held by the division of the members.   Earlier Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of PML-N took […]

PML-N’s Sardar Sadiq elected NA speaker

Pakistan’s newly-elected National Assembly on Monday elected Sardar Ayaz Sadiq‚ candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.   Sadiq secured 258 votes of a total 313 polled in the 342-member of the National Assembly, Lower House of the parliament, the outgoing Speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza announced.   Sadiq’s Shehryar […]

Rana Muhammad Iqbal elected Punjab assembly speaker

Rana Muhammad Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) was elected Punjab assembly speaker for the second time with absolute majority. Iqbal secured 297 votes while his rival Raja Rashid Hafeez of PTI bagged 35 votes. Other opposition parties had supported Hafeez. The polling was held in the building of Punjab Assembly in Lahore on Monday. […]

Pakistan bags best actress, silver medal in SAARC Film Awards in Colombo

Pakistan won 2 prestigious awards at 2013 SAARC Film Festival awards ceremony held at the National Films Corporation Sri Lanka. Pakistan won awards in the categories of Best Actress and Best Feature Films in the 3rd edition of the annual SAARC Film Festival, which was held from 26th to 31st May 2013.   The Film […]

Afghan Taliban confirm their delegations visited Iran

Afghan Taliban Monday confirmed that their leaders paid two visits to Iran on the invitation of Iranian government.   Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousaf Ahmadi confirmed the visit a days after Iranian Foreign Ministry denied any such visit.   A delegation led by the head of political office of the Taliban in Qatar, Tayyeb Agha, […]

PML-N formally nominates Shahbaz Sharif for CM slot

The parliamentary committee of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Monday formally nominated Shahbaz Sharif for the position of chief minister Punjab.   Addressing the PML-N meeting in Lahore, Shahbaz Sharif thanked the members for nominating him and giving him another chance to serve.   “I will learn from my mistakes and together we will make Punjab […]

National, Punjab assemblies elect speaker, dy speaker

The National and Punjab assemblies are set to elect Speakers and Deputy Speakers later Monday. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) fielded Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who had defeated Imran Khan in the election on Lahore seat.   Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its candidates Yousuf Talpur for the speaker and Ghulam Rasool Koreja for the office of […]

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