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Zardari welcomes caretaker PM nomination

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 […]

Mir Hazar Khan Khoso named as caretaker Prime Minister

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 […]

Musharraf returns home after self-exile

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 […]

Imran Khan promises corruption-free Pakistan

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 […]

Election Commission undecided on caretaker PM

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 […]

Election Commission in session to decide caretaker PM

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 […]

PPP, PML-N fail to name caretaker PM

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 […]

Election Commission issues polls schedule

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 […]

Musharraf gets protective bail ahead of his return

  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 […]

Blast, attack on NATO trucks kill 7, injures 40 in Balochistan, KPK

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, […]

U.S. spy aircraft kills 4 in North Waziristan

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 […]

Pakistan rejects allegations in Indian court’s Mumbai attacks verdict

Pakistan on Thursday rejected accusations against the country’s security agencies in the Indian top court’s verdict in the 1993 Mumbai series attacks.   The Indian Supreme Court in its final verdict delivered on Thursday claimed Pakistan’s hand behind the serial blasts, saying the ‘management and conspiracy of the explosions were done by underworld don Dawood […]

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