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25-member Federal Cabinet sworn in

  A 25-member federal cabinet Friday took oath, marking completion of the government formation following the May 11 general elections.   President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the cabinet members at Presidency in Islamabad.   The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif‚ Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq‚ parliamentarians‚ […]

Nawaz Sharif approves 26-member cabinet

Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has given approval to a 26-member cabinet which will take oath later Friday, sources said. President Asif Ali Zardari will administer oath to the Ministers and Ministers of state. According to sources‚ the cabinet is comprising seventeen Ministers and nine Ministers of state. Those expected to take oath as […]

PM takes notice of congratulatory ads

A spokesman of the Prime Minister’s Office has said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed his concern over recent advertisements appearing in the national media sponsored by Government departments and public sector organizations congratulating him on his assumption of the office of the Prime Minister.   The spokesman said that the Prime Minister […]

Shahbaz Sharif elected Punjab CM for third time

Punjab Assembly on Thursday elected Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif as 24th Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab for the third time with 300 votes while his sole rival from PTI, Mehmood ur Rasheed got 34 votes.   Polling for the Chief Minister was held during the Punjab Assembly session with Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan in the chair […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to solve energy crisis, eliminate corruption

The newly elected Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday announced to work day and night to change the destiny of the people and country.     In his maiden address to the National Assembly he said the country is faced with multiple challenges including power outages‚ price hike‚ unemployment‚ economic recession‚ lawlessness‚ terrorism‚ corruption and […]

Nawaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s Prime Minister for third time

The National Assembly on Wednesday elected Mohammad Nawaz Sharif as the country’s Prime Minister for third time.   Nawaz Sharif got 244 votes out of the total polled – votes while his close rival Makhdoom Amin Fahim of Pakistan Peoples Party secured 42– votes and Javed Hashmi, a third candidate of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party bagged […]

National Assembly elects Leader of the House on Wednesday

The National Assembly will elect Leader of the House later on Wednesday. Three candidates including PML-N’s Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif‚ PPPP’s Makhdoom Amin Fahim and PTI’s Makhdoom Javed Hashmi are in the run for the top slot. Their nomination papers have already been accepted. Election of Leader of the House will be held through division […]

JUI-F‚ MQM‚ QWP to support Nawaz Sharif for PM’s slot

The JUI-F, MQM and Qaumi Wattan Party have decided to vote for Nawaz Sharif in the election for the position of Prime Minister, to be held on Wednesday.   Talking to newsmen in Islamabad after meeting of the party’s parliamentary party on Tuesday‚ JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said a delegation of PML-N had requested […]

PML-N seeks PPP support for Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) seeks PPP support for Nawaz Sharif, the party candidate for the position of the Prime Minister, a senior party leader said Tuesday. Senator Ishaq Dar has said the PML-N is not working for evolving a consensus on the election of leader of the house in the National Assembly but is in […]

Khoso vacates PM house for new leader

Caretaker Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, vacated the Prime Minister House, for a new leader just a day before the election of the Leader of the House in the National Assembly. The National Assembly will elect new premier on Wednesday and he will be sworn in the evening. Khoso was appointed as the caretaker […]

Nawaz Sharif, Hashmi, Fahim submit nomination papers for PM slot

Prime Minister-in-waiting, Nawaz Sharif, Tuesday submitted nomination papers to contest for the position of Prime Minister.   The National Assembly or Lower House of the Parliament will elect new Prime Minister on Wednesday following the May 11 general elections.   Sharif’s name was proposed by Chief of Pakhtunkhawa Milli Awami Party Mahmoud Khan Achakzai‚ ally […]

National Assembly to elect Prime Minister on Wednesday

Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has announced that the election of the Prime Minister will be held on Wednesday.   He said the nomination papers can be filed by 2:00 pm on Tuesday. He said the election will be held by the division of the members.   Earlier Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of PML-N took […]

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