
Amidst protests and shouting slogans, the National Assembly on late Monday adopted the Contempt of Court Bill 2012, putting aside warning of the apex court to strike down any law repugnant to the Constitution of Pakistan. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the main opposition party in the House staged a walk-out besides chanting slogans against the […]
Jul 10 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad sees protest against NATO supply routes The capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, saw a protest take place on Monday, 9 July, 2012 against the decision of the government ruled by the Pakistan People’s Party to re-open the supply routes for NATO forces situated in Afghanistan. The protest was carried out mainly by the religious opposition […]
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The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar has voiced her opinion about having a cooperative relationship with the US. The Foreign Minister expressed herself while she was in Tokyo for the Tokyo Conference in Afghanistan. The Foreign Minister of Pakistan was in a meeting with the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This was […]
Jul 9 2012 | Posted in
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Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has announced that he would contest election against Nawaz Sharif, the former two-time prime minister of the country. Talking to a private TV channel, the cricketer turned politician challenged President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif to be ready to face him in the upcoming polls. He was of […]
Jul 9 2012 | Posted in
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The government of Pakistan ruled by the Pakistan People’s Party is facing opposition in terms of the dual nationality issue as two upright legislators have voiced their views about opposing the bill if it gets put up in the National Assemble of the country sometime next week. The government of Pakistan has been planning and […]
Jul 7 2012 | Posted in
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Criticizing changes in the contempt of court law, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said the government’s recent move was aimed to weaken the superior judiciary in the country. Speaking to the media the cricketer-turned-politician said, “The new legislation pertaining to contempt of court law would sabotage the rule of the law by weakening the […]
Jul 6 2012 | Posted in
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The top management of the Pakistan People’s Party held a meeting yesterday in order to prepare for the National Assembly session that is scheduled to take place today. The session is of importance to the government because it deals with the issue of parliamentarians holding dual nationality. The Supreme Court of Pakistan had recently suspended […]
Jul 6 2012 | Posted in
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Terming parliament as mother of all institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the country’s solidarity and destiny lies in accepting of its sanctity and supremacy unreservedly. Addressing Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) parliamentarians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), the premier urged all the institutions to work within their defined spheres. […]

The government of Pakistan ruled by the Pakistan People’s Party is aiming to change a law in the constitution of the country that will grant immunity to federal as well as government leaders of Pakistan from being charged with contempt of court. The attempt is being made in light of the problems that the government […]
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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NATO supply routes reopened The NATO supply routes to Afghanistan have been reopened after an apology came from Washington about the losses in lives that the military of Pakistan suffered last year due to NATO air strikes on two of its border posts. The moss of lives suffered by the Pakistani military was the death […]
Jul 4 2012 | Posted in
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Rejecting the request of the government to give more names, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that he would stick to the names he had already proposed to a parliamentary committee for appointment of new chief election commissioner (CEC). Terming the government’s proposal to add more names to broaden the […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that people of Balochistan have first and foremost right over the Gwadar port, adding that they should be permitted to harvest all or most of its remuneration. While addressing a conference on Gwadar, the former two-time prime minister vowed that he will pay special attention for […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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