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President Asif Ali Zardri Sunday welcomed the nomination of Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as the caretaker Prime Minister by the Election Commission of Pakistan. Senator Farhatullah Babar quoted the President as saying that the nomination of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was a culmination of a part of the constitutional process to ensure free […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan Sunday named, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, former judge of the Supreme Court, as the caretaker Prime Minister. Chief Election Commissioner, Fakhruddin G Ibrahim announced that Mr Khoso, also former Chief Justice of the High Court in Balochistan province, will lead the interim government. Justice Khoso,84, was the nominee […]
Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after remaining in self-exile for over four years to take part in the May 11 parliamentary elections, his party leaders said. A plane, carrying Musharraf, leaders of his party, and media persons from Dubai, landed at the port city of Karachi at 12: 45 p.m. where […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan Imran Khan Saturday promised thousands of his supporters to make Pakistan a corruption-free country, also taking pledge from them that they also not indulge in corrupt practices. Speaking at a big public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan, the PTI chief said that six promises with the nation to build a new […]
The Election Commission meeting for naming a caretaker Prime Minister ended without reaching any decision on the first day of consultations on Saturday. The Commission has now only one day to make a decision on Sunday. The Commission’s member from Sindh, Roshan Isani, could not reach Islamabad during the day time. Officials said […]
The election commission will name a caretaker Prime Minister within its specified two days after the country’s former ruling party and the major opposition group failed to reach on a consensus name in six days, a senior official said Saturday. The matter was then referred to the Election Commission late Friday which has time […]
Deadlock over the nomination of a caretaker Prime Minister persisted Friday night despite six days of consultations. A parliamentary committee, tasked to name Prime Minister for the caretaker set up, failed to reach consensus on a name in the list of four proposed names for the post of the interim Prime Minister, members of […]
The Election Commission on Friday issued schedule for the May 11 polls. The candidates will submit nomination papers from March 24 until March 29. The scrutiny will be held on March 30-April 5. Appeals against the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers will be filed on April 9. Decisions on appeals will be announced […]
Sindh High Court on Friday granted protective bail to former exiled military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing arrests in the country, just two days ahead of his return to the country after nearly five years, his lawyers said. Musharraf, 70, has been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned […]
Members of the parliamentary committee, tasked to create consensus on the name of a caretaker Prime Minister, Thursday ended without making any decision, however claimed substantial progress. Syed Khurshid Shah, Farooq Naek of the PPP and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain of the PML-Q, hoped they will resolve the issue at the committee. They told […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) member of the Parliamentary Committee, Senator Pervez Rashid, has claimed there is no deadlock over choosing a caretaker prime minister. The eight-member parliamentary committee continues consultations on Thursday as the panel could not reach any consensus on the first day on Wednesday. Pervez Rashid, the PML-N member of the […]
Punjab assembly was dissolved on Wednesday hours after the chief minister Shahbaz Sharif sent a summary to Governor, Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmud. Shehbaz Sharif had disagreed with other provinces on the date of the dissolution and sent the summary after the three assemblies had been dissolved. The chief minister had earlier sent a […]
