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The announcement of former president, General Pervez Musharraf, to put off his return to Pakistan barely came as a surprise for people since he had been proroguing his plans to come back from self-exile on one excuse or the other. In the latest pretext, he observed that his party’s core committee and close aides had […]
General elections any time after budget – Gillani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has hinted that general elections will be held in Pakistan any time after the budget and said categorically that as a result of the recent events Pakistan is reviewing its foreign policy. The government of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) […]
The federation and Punjab, apart from cooperating each other to reduce the loss of toxic drugs, are giving statements against each other. In the latest move, Punjab has rebuffed the statement of the Prime Minister that Punjab was a hurdle in formation of Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA). Media reports quoted PML-N’s senior leader, Ishaq Dar […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani rejected the impression that the incumbent was considering giving extension to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (DG), Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in order to normalize civil-military relations. While speaking to the media after his return from World Economic Forum, he observed, “It’s disinformation that meetings with the military brass […]
Chaudhry Nisar says PML-N will not negotiate on 20th amendment Opposition leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the PML-N would not be the part of any negotiation process on the expected 20th amendment. Speaking to the media, he observed that the government had proved with its four year performance that […]
As expected, former president and All Pakistan Muslim League chief Pervez Musharraf has delayed his scheduled return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, repeating threats by the country’s leadership that he would be arrested upon arrival. APML Secretary General Barrister Mohammed Ali Saif announced at a crowded news conference on Friday that the situation […]
Gilani does not fear prison The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently claimed that he is ready and willing to go to prison if that would be the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan made the statement while he was in Davos attending the World Economic […]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Fazlur Rehman has vowed to make Pakistan an ‘Islamic Welfare State’, claiming that his party would sweep the elections if the establishment stopped meddling in politics. While addressing a huge-crowd in the Islam Zindabad’ rally in Karachi on Friday, he observed, “Why are institutions not accepting that they have failed? The […]
Khurram Rasool’s case to be sent to trail court The case of Khurram Rasool has recently been sent to a trail court from the banking court on order of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The reason given by the Chief Justice is that the nature of the case was fraud which is […]
A chance for the Supreme Court to retrieve erstwhile esteem A common complaint against the Supreme Court is that it seems to have focused its rage on the democratic government, even though its rulings have been legally sound and powerful. At the same time people say that the apex court spares the far more powerful […]
Rehman Malik terms Shahbaz Sharif’s statement contempt of court Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced to move the apex court against Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, saying he had committed contempt of court by offering security to US-business tycoon, Mansoor Ijaz. While speaking to the media on Friday, the minister also informed that he would […]
In order to eliminate fears among the international community about Pakistan’s stability and the survival of its democracy, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday rejected a notion that democracy was under threat and a creeping coup was taking place in the country. He asserted, “Democracy is not under threat. The people, civil society and […]
