
Leaders of different political parties have rejected the demands of Chief of Minhajul Quran Tahirul Qadri as unconstitutional and undemocratic. Begum Naseem Akhtar of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) while speaking to Radio Pakistan said that assemblies cannot be dissolved on the dictation one person. 180 million people have given mandate to the present government […]
Jan 16 2013 | Posted in
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Disgraced former Balochistan chief minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has termed the imposition of Governor’s Rule in the province and dismissal of his government an assault in darkness. A defiant Raisani, however, said he had been expecting such an action for the past three years. He said what had happened to him was unfair. Talking […]
Jan 15 2013 | Posted in
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Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, leading thousands of his supporters, entered Islamabad late Monday to mount pressure on the government to introduce ‘electoral reforms’ to stop corrupt elements from taking part in elections. Qadri told his marchers that the sit-in will continue until the government resigns, the demand described as ridiculous by the Information minister. Interior Minister, Rehman […]

Hours after the government imposed governor rule and dismissed chief minister, Nawabzada Aslam Raisani, members of Shia community ended their four days of protest for deployment of troops and also buried those killed the string of the Thursday’s bomb attacks. Over 100 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in three bomb blasts […]

The much-publicized and highly controversial long-march of Allama Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, Sunday kicked off to press the government to introduce ‘electoral reforms’ to bar what he calls corrupt elements from taking part in elections. Dr Qadri started the march from the eastern city of Lahore and the participants are scheduled to stage sit-in outside the […]

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab President Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo said on Friday that a caretaker government will not be formed on directions of Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri even if he launches several ‘long marches’. Following a meeting here with PPP leaders, Wattoo advised Qadri not to become part of an […]
Jan 12 2013 | Posted in
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Minhaj-ul-Quran chief Tahir-ul-Qadri could not have had it any worse with just three days remaining till what he has set to be a historic long march towards Pakistan’s capital city, Islamabad as MQM head Altaf Hussain decided to point his ‘Political Drone Attack’ towards Qadri and launch it when all preparations were at their peak. […]

Altaf Hussain, the self-exiled leader of the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement or MQM, used his over two hours of telephonic address to his supporters to defame founder of the nation, Quad-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at a time when the people were receiving shocking news of the deaths of nearly 115 people in bomb attacks in Quetta […]

The remarks of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain about Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah have caused social media outrage. The MQM chief, while addressing his party workers in Karachi, said Qauid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah took oath of allegiance to British King George VI. As a proof, Hussain read out the oath taken […]
Jan 11 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has criticized Altaf Hussain’s remarks, saying the MQM leader distorted history by comparing his status as British citizen with the oath taken by the Quaid in 1947. He posted on social networking website, “Independence in 1947 was not complete. Pakistan had dominion status under the British crown and […]
Jan 10 2013 | Posted in
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday released details of assets of political parties in Pakistan for the financial year 2010-11, showing the ruling PPP among the poorest parties of the country. Without having any immovable property anywhere in the country, the PPP -Parliamentarians had only Rs 435,397 in its account on June […]
Jan 10 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that the stance taken by Tahirul Qadri was not unjust but they would still not be taking part in the January 14 long march to Islamabad. The cricketer-turned politician said his party will only move against the government if it fails to form a neutral caretaker […]
Jan 9 2013 | Posted in
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