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MQM allotted opposition benches in Sindh Assembly
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has been allotted opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday. Speaking to the media in Karachi, MQM leader Raza Haroon said the party was considering four names for leader of the Opposition. Sources have revealed that the names of MQM leaders Raza Haroon, Faisal Sabzwari and Syed Sardar [...]
Continue reading...Marvi Memon resigns from National Assembly
23. June 2011
ISLAMABAD: Outspoken critic of present government’s economic policies, Marvi Memon of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) resigned from her seat in the National Assembly on Wednesday, while also giving up the membership of her party. Memon was among the few legislators in parliament who voted against the Finance Bill 2011. “I tried to prevail upon the [...]
Continue reading...APML convention – FIR registered against Musharraf
20. June 2011
LAHORE: The City Division police on Saturday registered an FIR against 50 workers of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) including the party president, Pervez Musharraf, for holding a public gathering allegedly without obtaining the permission from the district coordination officer. The FIR was registered with the Tibbi City police station at around midnight after [...]
Continue reading...Remove Rana Sanaullah for statements against Babar Awan
15. June 2011
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution against Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, saying the provincial government must remove him from his post over his statements against Senator Babar Awan. After the budget was announced on June 10, Sanaullah criticized Awan and Punjab Governor Khosa, calling them “black sheep in black coats”. Sanaullah claimed [...]
Continue reading...Indian foreign secretary due in Pakistan to discuss Kashmir
15. June 2011
India’s Foreign Secretary is due to visit Pakistan this month to discuss the Kashmir issue, a Pakistani official said on Tuesday, the first formal talks between the two countries on their core dispute since the Mumbai attacks in 2008 froze their peace process. “She (Nirupama Rao) is expected here later this month to discuss peace [...]
Continue reading...Punjab Assembly – Unification Bloc to skip Money Bill vote
13. June 2011
The Unification Bloc is likely to boycott the Punjab Assembly on June 22, when there is due to be a vote on the 2011-12 budget, to avoid getting into legal trouble. The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) believes it can pass the bill with a simple majority of the members attending the assembly on that [...]
Continue reading...Political games: Mirza returns, reshuffle in cabinet expected
31. May 2011
KARACHI: Former home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has returned from leave after two months, leading to speculation that a major reshuffle in the Sindh cabinet is in the works. Mirza, who is also a senior vice-president of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), went abroad on sick leave in the beginning of April. He was accompanied [...]
Continue reading...Undelivered warrants: Musharraf declared a fugitive
31. May 2011
RAWALPINDI: Former president Pervez Musharraf was declared a fugitive by an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi after investigators returned the court’s warrants undelivered. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials told the court that Musharraf lived in Britain and the UK authorities had not received the warrants, saying there was no extradition treaty between the two countries. Special [...]
Continue reading...Future strategy: Military brass in huddle to discuss new US wish list
31. May 2011
ISLAMABAD: Top military commanders are expected to hold a “special meeting” this week to consider the latest US demands, including the initiation of a full-scale operation against the Haqqani network, allegedly based in the North Waziristan Agency. The meeting of the corps commanders, which is to be chaired by Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, [...]
Continue reading...Patch up: Gilani says ISI, CIA conduit is back
29. May 2011
LAHORE: In a sign of thawing relations between the estranged War on Terror allies, Pakistan and US, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that ties between the ISI and the CIA have improved following the raid in Abbottabad. Talking to journalists in Lahore, Gilani said Pakistan will continue intelligence sharing with the US. However, he said [...]
Continue reading...No to foreign aid for Punjab: Shahbaz Sharif
16. May 2011
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday announced that Punjab will not accept foreign aid anymore in order to safeguard the dignity of Pakistan. Sharif was speaking to the media after a cabinet meeting at the Chief Minister House in Lahore. The announcement comes as United States senator John Kerry, who is known for brokering [...]
Continue reading...PML-Q rejects Punjab governorship offer
29. April 2011
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) refused to take the Punjab governorship which was offered to it by President Asif Ali Zardari. According to sources, PML-Q rejected the offer saying it did not want to be the part of the failed government of Punjab as their party will also have to shoulder the blame. There [...]
Continue reading...Shahbaz says protests won’t stop the drones
28. April 2011
If Pakistan stops accepting foreign aid, the US will stop its drone attacks in the country, said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday adding that condemnations and protests are not enough to halt the strikes. The chief minister was referring to the protest organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf against drone strikes earlier this week. Speaking [...]
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21. July 2011
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