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Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will fully support peaceful transfer of power after the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May. “We will accept election results wholeheartedly. If the people elect good or bad people, it is not our responsibility. It is our constitutional responsibility to […]
Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan off-spinner, has expressed that his team is desperate to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and said that there is nothing like winning a global event. Since the ICC World T20 2007 in South Africa, the Green Shirts have done remarkably well in the ICC events, qualifying for the […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday claimed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have links with each other. Talking to media in Jehanian near Khanewal, Rehman Malik said that Malik Ishaq and Allama Ludhyanvi are leading two groups of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi with the new name ‘Ahli-Sunnah wal-Jamaat’. The Interior Minister said due to the action […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader, Nawaz Sharif Sunday laughed at the MQM’s decision of parting ways with the PPP after enjoying ministries for four years and eleven months. Sharif told reporters in Lahore that the nation will shortly know intentions behind this mysterious move, which he termed as a ‘tamasha’. Former Prime Minister […]
Renowned human rights activist and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Asma Jahangir has said that she has no desire of becoming the caretaker prime minister. The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had rejected Asma’s name after reports suggested that she could also be nominated as the caretaker prime minister. […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Pakistan will demand handing over of Taliban leader Maulvi Faqir Muhammad from Afghanistan through the Interpol. Talking to reporters in Islamabad on Saturday Rehman Malik said Maulvi Faqir Muhammad arrested by the Afghan authorities is wanted in different cases. “W want his deportation to Pakistan so that […]
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Friday walked out of the National Assembly session to protest the Sindh government’s decision to repeal the Sindh Peoples Local Government Act 2012 (SPLGA). Speaking on a point of order, MQM’s Asif Husnain said that the government had negated the basic principles of democracy by repealing the SPLGA and […]
Chief Justice (CJ) of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Friday observed the elections cannot be called fair and transparent if millions of overseas Pakistanis are deprived of the right. The CJP was hearing a petition on granting voting rights to overseas Pakistanis following the Election Commission’s unwillingness to make arrangements for the voting of overseas […]
Law Minister Farooq H Naek Friday said that Governor’s rule in Balochistan will be lifted by March 14, just few days before the government completes its five-year term. The statement is thought to be politically-motivated as the current assemblies are scheduled to be dissolved on March 17. Governor rules was imposed in Balochistan […]
Mr. Jawad Hussain and Mr. Sajid Hussain Turi, who were elected as independent members of the National Assembly, from NA-39 (Orakzai Agency) and NA-37 (Kuram Agency) Friday announced to join Pakistan People’s Party in meeting with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. While talking to the Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf, Mr. Jawad Hussain and […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan Wednesday decided to make information public regarding assets‚ tax returns and loans of the candidate in general elections. The Commission also decided to make public other information which will help scrutinizing of nomination papers in a transparent way. Senior officials of Federal Board of Revenue and State Bank […]
President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday signed the Fair Trial Bill into law, which empowers the security agencies to intercept private communications in order to catch terrorists. Under the new law, intelligence and law enforcement agencies will now be able to tap phone calls, emails, SMS, internet communication and conduct human intelligence of any individual […]
