
Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has appointed Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhary as Advisor Finance, Incharge Ministry of Finance, the PM office said Monday. The Prime Minister has also approved the transfer and postings of the following Federal Secretaries: Mr. Taimur Azmat Usman Secretary Food Security Mr. Ahmed Baksh Lehri […]

The Election Commission Sunday de-notified 11 former parliamentarians for possessing fake and invalid degrees. The Commission directed to register cases in lower courts against these members. However‚ they can take part in polls until convicted. These former parliamentarians will have to return their perks and privileges to the national exchequer. These include […]

A bomb attack Sunday killed an ‘Awami National Party’ (ANP) leader in Swat, raising concerns about attacks on the political leaders ahead of the May 11 elections, police said. Mukram Shah came under attack when he was going in his car in Swat valley, a police officer said. The car was hit by the […]

Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso met the Minister for Interior Malik Muhammad Habib Khan and stressed that the caretaker ministers should avoid issuing political statements. During the meeting the issue of statement made by the Interior Minister pertaining to Nawaz Sharif came under discussion. The PM office said the Interior […]

A blast near a passenger coach Saturday killed at least nine persons in the town of Mattani, witnesses said. The bomb exploded when the coach was passing at Matani bazaar, some 30 kilometers from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Matani is located at the edge of the tribal town of Darra Adam Khel […]

Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday requested the Supreme Court to form a full bench to hear the treason case against him. Five petitions, seeing high treason proceedings, have been filed in the apex court. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain is hearing the […]

The Islamabad High Court on Friday ordered removal of Managing Director of Pakistan Television, Yousaf Beg Mirza, as his appointment was declared as illegal. A single member bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Ahsraf Azeem, a former MD PTV against the appointment of Yousaf Beg […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan has directed caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to remove Inspector General Police. Talking to newsmen in Election Commission Secretariat‚ Secretary ECP Ishtiaq Ahmad said on Friday that the Commission is trying to ensure impartiality in all four provinces. Replying to a question about delaying reports‚ he said ECP […]

The Election Tribunal in Lahore on Friday accepted Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers for NA-120. PPP member Sohail Malik had raised objections that Nawaz was a defaulter in the Asghar Khan case and objected to his nomination papers for NA-120. Malik also said that Nawaz was not “sadiq” and […]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disposed of 233 cases whereas 402 new cases have been instituted during the period from Saturday 06th March 2013 to Friday 12th April 2013. The backlog remains 19092, a SC statement said on Friday. The backlog in the apex Court on 05th March 2013 was 18923 cases. […]

Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has constituted a three-member committee to give concrete and practical recommendations to overcome Pakistan Steel Mills present financial woes. The Prime Minister was presiding over a high level meeting to review the overall performance of PSM, its issues and challenges, the PM office said. The […]

Former President Pervez Musharraf Friday appeared in a court in Islamabad to reply to the charges about his action to impose emergency rule during his 1999-2008 government, lawyers said. A case had been filed in an Islamabad police station against Musharraf, charging him of placing hundreds of top judges under house arrest when he […]