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Alliance with the PPP: With ministries on offer, PML-Q to woo party dissidents
A crucial meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) parliamentarians will be held at Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s residence where the party leadership will brief their members on the prospects of an alliance, and their ongoing negotiations, with the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). While Shujaat officially denies working out a deal with the PPP for joining the [...]
Continue reading...Finding new partners: PPP to appoint governor after PML-N deadline elapses
9. January 2011
KARACHI: Although the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has not yet named the new governor of Punjab President Zardari is expected to appoint close aide Sardar Latif Khosa to succeed Salmaan Taseer, officials said. Sources in the party say the announcement would come after the deadline given by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) expires. “Khosa [...]
Continue reading...PM Gilani says Illiteracy root cause of terrorism
18. October 2009
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said that education is his government’s top priority as illiteracy is the root cause of terrorism. Speaking at the inauguration of up gradation of NUML College in Mianwali to university, the Prime Minister praised PTI Chairman Imran Khan for setting up the institute and said giving [...]
Continue reading...Political leadership for maintaining writ of state
16. October 2009
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mainstream political parties reaffirmed Friday to establish and maintain the writ of the state to weed out terrorist elements from country’s soil, reports Voice of Pakistan Inc. The resolve was made in a high-level meeting of the parliamentary leadership of key political parties held on the invitation of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza [...]
Continue reading...FM Qureshi, Joe Baiden discuss regional situation
15. October 2009
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has called on US vice-president Joseph Baiden here on Tuesday, Geo news reported. According to details, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held meeting with US vice-president Joseph Baiden here while matters pertaining to Kerry-Lugar Bill and regional… Share: Blog this! Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Share [...]
Continue reading...Change of Venue of Fourteenth Annual General Meeting
14. October 2009
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Continue reading...INTERVIEW – Pakistan min says Waziristan operation imminent
11. October 2009
Pakistan said on Sunday a long-planned operation against militants in its troubled south Waziristan region was “imminent” after an attack on the army headquarters near the capital. “It has been decided, the civilian leadership has decided.. the operation is imminent,” Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters in an interview in Singapore. He said members of [...]
Continue reading...19 killed as rebels? ambush peace jirga F.P. Report
25. September 2009
At least eight members of the peace Jirga were shot dead while several were injured when armed insurgents ambushed a convoy of tribal elders here at Khasor area of Janikhel on Thursday. The tribal elders were on their way to participate in the jirga which was being held to maintain peace in the area when [...]
Continue reading...FM of Foreign Affairs condemns attack in the Orakzai, Pak
15. September 2009
French Minister(FM) of Foreign and European Affairs, Mr. Bernard Kouchner has strongly condemned the recent terror attack in the District Orakzai of Pakistan. In a press statement, he said, “France very strongly condemns the brutal attack against the children of Shia community in the Orakzai District in Pakistan, which has killed four and injured six.Through [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf is given safe exit: Zardari
15. September 2009
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari confirmed that the former President Pervez Musharraf is given a safe exit from Pakistan as a result of a deal that was arranged by international powers. During chat with journalists at the Presidency, President said the guarantors had decided that ‘Musharraf would play golf in his post-presidential life’. Gen Musharraf’s [...]
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28. April 2011
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