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Voting rights for Expats: Election Commission of Pakistan Islamabad: (Tuesday, February 14, 2012) The Election Commission of Pakistan decided today to give voting rights to over 3.7 million overseas Pakistanis in the general elections. The decision was taken today in a high level meeting chaired by the Secretary Election Commission Ishtiak Khan. Admitting the right […]
Our guilty Prime Minister The development that occurred in the Supreme Court on Monday was not much of a surprise. In its earlier rulings, the apex court had already opined that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, prima facie, contemptuous of the court. The Monday’s hearing was only the next mechanical step in the clockwork; […]
In order to protect the fellow parliamentarians, the Federal Cabinet approved the draft of the 20th Constitutional Amendment that was agreed between the government and opposition parties. It is expected that the draft will be presented in the National Assembly (NA), the lower house of Parliament, on Tuesday. Earlier, the cabinet reposed its complete confidence […]
After the US Congressional hearing on Baluchistan, the province is taking centre stage on the political landscape, but more because of what is happening in America than in the region itself. On one side, Pakistan accused Washington of meddling in the Balochistan while on the other hand the National Assembly unanimously passed an opposition-moved resolution […]
The last weekend witnessed well the dualities and contradictions inbuilt in the existing society. Our society, our country, Pakistan, is a land of two different societies. First, which was exhibited in the rally of Difa-e-Pakistan, apparently the conservative, rigid and orthodox, while the other was came upon in Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), the presumably liberal, […]
One of the hot issues is resumption of NATO supply route that is to handle at the moment. The military threw the weight on politicians by asserting that the decision to resume supply-line will be taken by parliament alone. On Monday, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani hinted at improved coordination with the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, flanked by his democratic credentials in the form of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Asfandyar Wali Khan, returned to the Supreme Court so that charges of contempt of court could be framed against him. However, he pleaded not guilty after the charges had been framed against him by a seven-judge […]
Pakistan to change its visa policy with immediate effect: Malik Islamabad: Federal minister for interior, Rehman Malik said today that Pakistan has changed its visa policy with immediate effect. He was briefing the journalists on this latest development here today in Islamabad. According to the new policy, all the foreigners travelling to Pakistan were required […]
Gilani committing contempt of court only to save Zardari’s Rs5bn: Imran Khan Karachi: (Monday, February 13, 2012) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan here said today that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was defying court’s order and committing contempt of court only to save President Asif Ali Zardari’s Rs5bn in Swiss banks. Talking to the […]
Experts stress for bilateral cooperation to bring prosperity to the region: SDPI Conference ISLAMABD:(13 February 2012) Bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and India can turn the climate change threat into an opportunity for ensuring peace and prosperity in both countries as well as in South Asian region, said delegates from India and Pakistan while speaking at […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday said that there was no moral justification left for Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to hold his office any longer. The PTI chief asked Gilani to tender his resignation after being convicted by the Supreme Court in contempt of court case instead of pressurizing the judiciary. […]
The Supreme Court, the apex court of Pakistan has been criticized by many over its dual standard proceedings. Some believe that the SC does not extend similar deference to the civilian government that it does with the military. It is quite fraught with danger in Pakistan to target the security establishment, which is used to […]
