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Imran Khan urges CJP to take suo moto of party leader’s murder

Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan Sunday urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo-moto notice of the gruesome murder of his party leader Zohra Shahid Hussain in Karachi.   She was killed outside her home in Defence Area by unidentified people.   Imran Khan alleged the MQM is behind Zohra Hussain’s murder.   In a […]

Gen. Kayani discusses security issues with Nawaz Sharif

Army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani, Saturday met the country’s Prime Minister-in-waiting, Nawaz Sharif, and discussed with him security issues, PML leaders said.   PML-N senior leader Raja Zafar-ul-Haq confirmed the meeting and said it is a routine practice that the majority leaders are given briefing in the world.   General Kayani visited Sharif’s residence […]

President’s Spokesperson rejects Shahbaz Sharif statement

Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar has deplored the allegation leveled by former Chief Minister Mr. Shahbaz Sharif that the President was involved in making postings and transfers of senior officials in the government as “not only absolutely baseless but also highly irresponsible”.   Shahbaz Sharif alleged Friday that the caretaker Prime Minister, under […]

MQM call for NA-250 re-polling rejected

The Election Commission Friday rejected MQM’s request for re-polling in the entire NA-250 Karachi constituency.   The Commission while hearing the request in Islamabad said that re-polling will be held only in 43 polling stations.   The MQM had opposed the ECP move and also staged sit-in in Karachi for several days.   Meanwhile‚ Chairman […]

President Zardari will not resign, says spokesperson

Presidential spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar has said that President Asif Ali Zardari will not be resigning.   According to Babar, there is no question of a resignation.   Despite suffering a historic defeat at the centre and in three provinces, the Pakistan Peoples Party has surprised many by retaining its earlier position in Sindh by […]

Legharis join, NPP merged with PML-N

Two sons of former President Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and the Sindh-based National Peoples Party (NPP) was merged into the PML-N on Friday.   Owais Legahri and Jamal Leghari, both elected as independent from Dera Ghazi Khan, met Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif in Raiwind, and joined the PML-N, […]

PTI wins Chaudhry Nisar’s PA seat in recounting

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Nisar Ali khan Thursday lost provincial assembly seat to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Muhammad Siddique Khan in votes recounting.   The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had ordered recounting after PTI had demanded recounting.   Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan won a seat in the National Assembly from the NA-52 […]

PM Khoso promises on time transition to new gov’t

Caretaker Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Thursday promised to transfer power to the incoming government on time.   Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party of two-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, emerged as the single largest party in the May 11 general elections and he is set to lead the country for third time.   The […]

Imran Khan says will jointly resolve major issues with PML-N

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan says his party believes in democracy and will play the role of a strong opposition in the National Assembly.   In a video message in Lahore on Wednesday‚ he said despite political differences with PML [N]‚ we will jointly move forward to resolve the major issues being faced by the […]

PTI, JI, Sherpao party, Swabi group to form KPK gov’t

  Jamaat-e-Islami chief, Syed Munawar Hasan, Wednesday said that his party has reached agreement with the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf to form govt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.   Aftab Sherpao’s Qaumi Watan Party and Swabi’s Awami Jamhoori Ittehad, have also decided to join the government, the Jamaat chief told reporters after visiting Imran Khan at hospital in Lahore. […]

PML-N secures simple majority to form gov’t

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Wednesday got simple majority of members-elect of the National Assembly to form government.   The results announced so far shows that the PML-N has secured 124 seats of 272 general seats and several independent members-elect of the National Assembly have joined the party, taking the number of seat to the level […]

More independent MPs join PML-N

As the country is fast moving to transition, more independent members-elect Wednesday joined Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), raising the party’s number of seats to 220 seats in the National Assembly and 300 in the Punjab assembly.   Independent candidates will have choice of three days to join any political party after the announcement of official […]

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