
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reserved its ruling on the review petition filed by Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The judgment is expected to be announced in a day or two. He challenged the court’s June 14 order regarding the controversy relating to allegations of a corruption worth Rs342 million […]

In its first meeting, Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces (PCNP) appointed Senator Farhatullah Babar, who is also spokesperson to the presidency, its chairman. However, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) didn’t participate in the first session of the commission for forming two new provinces in Punjab. Nine out of the 12 nominated members were present in […]
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In quite an a surprising and unprecedented move, Islamist groups including Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC), Khatm-e-Nabuwwat and All Pakistan Ulema Council (APUC) condemned the arrest of a young girl for allegedly burning pages from Quran. According to the media reports, Pakistan Interfaith League along with Islamic groups came out in support of Rimsha, seeking punishment for […]
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Pakistan one-day skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said that his teammates are extra motivated to register a series triumph against Australia – a thing they have not done for last 10 years. Just before the T20 World Cup, the two teams are meeting in a three-match One Day International (ODI) series. After locking horns in three 50-over […]
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In what appeared to be a severe criticism on Obama administration, former Attorney General of the United States of America Ramsey Clark has termed the US drone strikes criminals. Clark while speaking as chief guest at an award ceremony of the Pakistan American Democratic Forum in Karachi, he urged the Pakistani media to be more […]
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Seeking a halt to the proceedings of the commission on two new federating units, Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan will dispatch a letter to National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza. Earlier, Speaker NA Dr Fehmida Mirza formed a fourteen-member parliamentary commission to form guidelines for creating two new provinces, Bahawalpur and South Punjab. According […]
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Urging the international community for giving market access to Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that it was time for it to help those countries most adversely impacted by the war on terror. In his view, preferential treatment and greater market access for Pakistani products would help the country in establishing its economy. While […]
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the Supreme Court couldn’t adopt any middle way in the NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) implementation case. Speaking to private TV channel, the renowned jurist predicted that the apex court would give a similar ruling against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as it did against Yousaf […]

Lahore: Nawaz Sharif, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz said here today that the government was mocking the people by not implementing the orders of the Supreme Court and constantly seeking more time. While talking to the journalists, Nawaz said that if the government would have observed the law, the situation would not […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad: Former Home Minister Sindh, Manzoor Wasan said here today that the government is striving to reach to a middle ground on the NRO implementation issue. He was of the view that a solution would be reached after the next hearing of the case on September 18. Wasan further said that the assemblies would be […]
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Islamabad: Attorney General of Pakistan, Irfan Qadir said here today that the Prime Minister is not answerable to the court, he further said that a legal position will be taken before the court. Qadir, who was talking to the media personnel outside the Supreme Court Building just before the Prime Minister’s appearance before the court […]
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Islamabad: The Federal Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik said here today that they have always respected the judiciary and that unlike others, they never dared attacking the Supreme Court. Malik, who was talking to the journalists upon his arrival to the apex court building here today, said that the Supreme Court’s orders would be implemented […]
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