Posts tagged as: Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz Sharif vows economic explosion if voted to power

President Pakistan Muslim League PML (N) Nawaz Sharif declared on Monday in a mammoth public rally that he will carry out economic explosion like his 1998 nuclear tests.   He asked the people at the meeting in Mansehra not to be misled by jokers who are in the field to make filmy promises.   “If […]

Punjab assembly dissolved

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 […]

Lust for power: Shujaat wants to be caretaker PM

The man who has served as Pakistan’s Prime Minister for few months again wants to take the responsibility again.   Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Chief, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, said on Wednesday that he should be named as the caretaker prime minister.   He was talking to reporters at the PML-Q central office in Islamabad after […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to deal with challenges in PML-N manifesto

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Thursday launched its manifesto for the parliamentary elections as its chief Nawaz Sharif vowed to deal with the challenging issues of terrorism, militancy, poor law and order, corruption, worst power shortage, unemployment and inflation.   Political activities are gaining momentum for the elections planned in May this year as the current assemblies […]

PPP faces setback as Balochistan Raisani joins PML-N

Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday faced another political setback as senior leader from Balochistan, Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani formally joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N).   Raisani announced his decision during a meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif. Both leaders later appeared at a joint press conference.   A 22-member delegation of political leaders from Balochistan […]

Musharraf announces return to country this month

The self-exiled former President General ® Pervez Musharraf announced on Friday that he would return to the country later this month to take part in parliamentary elections.   Musharraf, the former Army Chief, had been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned from his post in August 2008, fearing […]

PML-N, PML-F agree on election alliance

The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-F) on Tuesday decided to enter into an electoral alliance in the general elections.   PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif and PML-F Chief Pir Pagara agreed on the alliance in a meeting in Karachi.   Sharif visited the residence of Pir Pagari and discussed political situation in […]

Nawaz Sharif laughs at MQM-PPP ‘tamasha’

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 […]

Malik asks Taliban to announce 30-day ceasefire for talks

Interior Minister, Rehman Malik Wednesday asked the Taliban to declare a 30-day ceasefire if they want dialogue with the government.   It was the first formal government’s response to the Taliban dialogue offer to end their attacks, which have killed nearly 40,000 people including security forces, in the past 10 years.   “The government is […]

Nawaz Sharif asks Nisar to begin talks on caretaker PM

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said he has asked Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to begin talks with the government on the caretaker Prime Minister, saying any delay in the interim setup could harm democratic process.   Talking to the media in Lahore, he demanded that a caretaker set-up should immediately be […]

Mystery shrouds Taliban dialogue offer

Pakistani Taliban offered conditional dialogue offer to the government on February 4 that raised hopes for an important move to end the years of violence which has claimed lives of nearly 40,000 people including security forces in nearly 10 years.   The government has not yet responded to the offer and Interior Minister Rehman Malik […]

Nawaz Sharif asks gov’t to begin talks with Taliban

Leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, on Thursday asked the government to start talks with the Taliban days after the militants offered dialogue to end the years of bloodshed in the country.   Taliban this week said they are ready for talks if the security forces gave guarantee of three senior political and […]

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