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Attorney General Irfan Qadir has said the president has the right to reject name of any judge about whom he has reports of involving in immoral activities and corruption. A five-member special bench of the apex court headed by Justice Khilji Arif resumed hearing the president’s reference regarding appointment of judges in higher judiciary. […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said Islamabad would continue cooperation for peace process in Afghanistan, the uneasy neighbor of Pakistan. In an interview to France’s Le Monde daily‚ the foreign minister said democratic government of Pakistan wants to maintain bilateral relations with neighboring countries. In her view, trilateral conference in Ankara would […]
Highlighting deep flaws in a taxation system that has drawn repeated criticism from Western aid donors, a report claimed that almost 70 percent of Pakistani parliamentarians didn’t file income taxes last year. The Center for Investigative Reporting in Pakistan (CIRP) in collaboration with Umar Cheema, an Investigative reporter of The News, released the report […]
Parliamentarians from Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday concluded two days dialogue in Islamabad and stressed the need to promote an across-the-board visa-free travel between the two countries. This can begin by allowing visa-free travel for diplomats and business persons and to gradually move forward to apply across to all citizens in two countries, said a […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has said that president or the prime minister under the 18th amendment has no right to oppose judges’ appointment. A five-member bench of the apex court resumed hearing of the presidential reference Wednesday. During course of arguments, President’s counsel Advocate Waseem Sajjad requested the bench to summon the […]
Pakistan army has contacted the Election Commission for its possible cooperation in the upcoming door-to-door voters’ verification campaign in Karachi, the Secretary Election, Ishtiaq Ahmad said on Wednesday. Last week, the Supreme Court had asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to carry out a fresh door-to-door verification of voters in the city with the assistance […]
In quite a positive development, India’s Supreme Court Wednesday freed aging Pakistani microbiologist Dr Mohammad Khalil Chishti in connection with a murder case. The court said Dr Chishti has already spent one year and four months in prison and no further custody is required. The Pakistani scientist has fought a 20-year-long legal battle. He […]
Expressing hopes for free and fair elections, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has quashed the hopes of those desiring to manipulate results in the upcoming polls with elimination of large number of bogus votes. Addressing party workers, the premier said that they have entered the […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that Pakistan wanted to expanded relations with France and both countries would support each other on global issues. Addressing a joint press conference French President Francois Hollande and President Asif Ali Zardari following their talks at Elyse Palace‚ said that they had discussed regional situation and increasing […]
Federal Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Tuesday said that the United States will reimburse $600 million under coalition support fund (CSF) in few weeks. Speaking to a private TV channel, the finance minister said his talks with World Bank, IMF and American officials were quite effective. He further stated that during his […]
Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that New Delhi would press for handing over of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafeez Saeed during Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s visit beginning December 14. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday that he had raised the issue of Saeed […]
Pakistani and Afghan members of parliament Tuesday opened two days of dialogue in Islamabad on ‘issues that impact the relationship between the two countries’, organizers said . The talks are taking place at the initiative of a think tank a time when tension has again heightened between the uneasy neighbours following the last week attack […]
