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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said that meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) concluded inconclusive, adding that final decision regarding resumption of NATO supply-line will be taken after further consultations. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani chaired a high-level meeting to review Pakistan’s ailed relations with the United States […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel for Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt case, termed the prime minister’s sentencing against the law, saying the premier could not have been sentenced in the absence of a detailed verdict. Ahsan, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and key figure of the lawyers’ movement, […]
Pakistan indicated that it might review a decision that has put its ties with not only United States (US) but another 42 countries in a spin, realizing that it cannot keep the NATO supplies blocked for long. A lot of development was observed on Monday in Islamabad including a high-level civil-military meeting at the Presidency […]
Speaker National Assembly (NA) Fehmida Mirza has said that the Supreme Court had the right to interpret the constitution, adding that Prime Minister Gilani should not have said that he would only listen to the speaker. Speaking to a Private TV channel, she said that PM did not mean that he would not adhere to […]
Persisting power outages; PML-Q mulls quitting govt. coalition Rawalpindi: Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) yesterday threatened the government of quitting the coalition if the government failed to address the electricity load-shedding issue within a fortnight. Threatening the government of withdrawing their support, while addressing a party workers’ convention in Dhamial, Senior Federal Minister Chaudhry […]
Avengers top of the charts despite Depp’s release EVEN A-list star Johnny Depp was no match for The Avengers at the weekend box office, as the superhero adventure again dominated ticket sales and flew past the $US1 billion mark worldwide. After its $US207.4 million debut broke the record for the biggest opening – not adjusting for inflation […]
The Supreme Court expressed its displeasure over the deteriorating situation of Balochistan, saying the missing persons were the key issue of the province. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the missing persons’ case, saying evidence exists against Frontier Corps (FC). Chief Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar […]
Differences between the members of Planning Commission (PC) in the Thar Coal Project have been emerged, which may lead to jeopardize the pace of on-going development work. The project is believed to be a vital home-grown resource to meet the energy requirements of the country. Dr Samar Mubarakmand, the Thar Coal Project chief, alleged that […]
In quite an unprecedented move, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar delivered some interesting sound bites on Pakistan’s ties with United States and allied forces battling in Afghanistan. Despite her short tenure as foreign minister, she has already developed a striking ability to answer queries without answering them, which is quality of brilliant politicians. While interacting […]
Chairwoman of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dianne Feinstein, said that the Taliban could be defeated militarily in Afghanistan but the job was not done, claiming that the insurgents have safe heavens in Pakistan. While interviewing to Fox News, the US Senator claimed that the Taliban still have control more than a third […]
Landing back in Islamabad after detailed verdict of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to not backpedal in the face of political pressure calling for his resignation. Speaking to the media in the plane, the premier said that he would soon hold consultation with legal experts over the development and then […]
Azad Jammu Kashmir constitutes green benches Following the Supreme Court’s initiative to hear environment related cases, all high courts and the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir have constituted ‘green’ benches. The move comes in light of recommendations of the Bhurban Declaration 2012 titled ‘A Common Vision on Environment for the South Asian Judiciaries’ […]
