
Showing little flexibility and withdrawing from his earlier position, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman conditionally agreed to end his boycott to attend the proceedings of Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). He made the announcement following a series of meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, PCNS Chairperson Senator Raza Rabbani and Pakistan’s Ambassador […]

Terming media hype as a malicious campaign against his son Ali Musa Gilani over his alleged involvement in a chemical quota case, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani took his cabinet into confidence. The cabinet expressed solidarity with the premier over the matter. Addressing to his colleagues, Gilani said that probes conducted by various departments […]

Prime Minister’s son leaves country after Supreme Court’s notice The son of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Musa, has left Pakistan after the Supreme Court issued him a notice in a case related to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the chemical Ephedrine, commonly known as “poor […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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Reiterating his demands for early election, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif said as long as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) rules, problems would not be solved in the country. While speaking to media on the occasion of PPP senator Anwar Baig’s inclusion in the PML-N, Nawaz Sharif said that the nation was not ready to […]

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son has left Pakistan before his name could be placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) for his alleged involvement in a chemical allotment case worth of Rs7 billion. Ali Musa Gilani, who was recently elected to the National Assembly, has departed for South Africa and is expected to […]

Linking the resumption of NATO supply line with a halt in drone strikes, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) finalized its recommendations for new terms of engagement with the United States. Sources said parties from across the political ambit are close to converging on re-engagement with the US and allied countries. Lawmakers are ready […]

Gilani in favour of energy conservation through stricter measures Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said power load shedding will be carried out on an equitable basis in all parts of the country as demanded by the Punjab, two weekly holidays will be observed and commercial markets will be closed at 8pm to save electricity. […]
Apr 10 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the chemical (Ephedrine) quota allotment case. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry also issued a notice to former DG Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Major General Shakil and Khushnud Lashari. The […]

In quite an odd move, the counsel for former law minister Senator Babar Awan on Tuesday filed an unconditional apology letter in the Registrar Office of the Supreme Court (SC). Minutes before the hearing of contempt case, Babar Awan through Advocate Ali Zafar sought apology from Justice Asif Khosa. Following his refusal to appear before […]

As the former president Pervez Musharraf had been declared as a proclaimed offender by a lower court, the Supreme Court denied giving an opportunity of hearing to him in a case regarding the registration of second FIR in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case against him and 12 others. During the hearing, the court asked the […]

Memo gate scandal almost at a standstill There seems to be no clear progress in the memo gate scandal in which the former Pakistani ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani is allegedly involved. The memo gate scandal is being over looked by the memo commission, whose investigation seems to be taking a long time […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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The Hidden Message of President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to India India-Pakistan relations have always been on the edge to the point where it seems like war may break loose at any moment, but President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari’s recent visit to the neighbouring country was definitely a good sign and had an even […]