Politics

Distribution of nomination papers begins

ISLAMABAD: Following completion of the printing of the amended nomination forms, they are being dispatched across the country. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a meeting with the political leaders on Monday. Sources sai...

Nisar withdraws Justice (retd) Shakirullah’s name as caretaker PM nominee

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has announced that the name of Justice (retd) Shakirullah Jan has been withdrawn from the opposition’s list of nominees for caretaker prime minister. Speaking to the media, Nisar said he would spea...

No overseas Pakistani should remain deprived of right to vote: CJ

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Infitikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Friday said that no overseas Pakistani should remain deprived of his right of franchise, media reported. Sc three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Ch...

PM's farewell address to nation Saturday night

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will deliver a farewell address to the Nation tomorrow (Saturday) night at 8.00 P.M. The draft of the PM’s speech has been prepared. In his speech PM would highlight the successes of PPP government during ...

Former PM Gilani files review petition against conviction

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has filed a review petition against his conviction in contempt of court case in NRO implementation, media reported. Seven-judge SC bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk on April 26, 2012 had convicted...

Amended nomination forms being dispatched

MQM recommends names for caretaker premier

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has recommended names of Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid and former governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Ishrat Hussain for caretaker premier, media reported. In this regard, Parliamentary leader of MQM in the ...

Justice (retd) Tariq Pervez named caretaker CM KP

ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have nominated former judge of Peshawar High court Justice (retd) Tariq Pervez as caretaker chief minister of the province, media reported. This was announced by Chief Minister KP Amir Ha...

Altaf urges Urdu-speaking Sindhis to show more patience

LONDON: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader, Altaf Hussain, has said that the Urdu-speaking should show some more patience just as they have been doing in the past, media reported. In a statement issued here, he said, “If the high public offices of...

March 23 rally will be 'battle of Panipat': Imran

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan Thursday said that his next rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on March 23 will not just be a public meeting but 'a battle of Panipat'. "This battle will decided whether a change will come or the loo...

Violation of ECP ban: Massive hiring in Sindh govt department

KARACHI: Days before its tenure expires the Sindh government has inducted thousands of people in different departments. According to a media report, new recruitments have been carried out in education, finance, excise and taxation departments. The re...

Former KPK IG Abbas Khan likely to become caretaker CM

PESHAWAR: The government and the opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have hammered out consensus on the name of caretaker chief minister, media reported on Thursday. Sources said that former IG police Abbas Khan was likely to be made caretaker chief min...

Female dancer performs at Q-League cultural show

ISLAMABAD: A sizzling performance by a female dancer at Q-League’s cultural show prompted the Election Commission of Pakistan to seek a copy of the video of the program held here on Thursday. Party chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and secretary general...

ECP forms committee on media code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission on Thursday formed a committee, which would present a code of conduct for media to the electoral body within two days. Sources said the committee headed by Election Commission Secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan was formed...

E-voting be made possible for overseas Pakistanis: CJ

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday directed to make e-voting possible for the overseas Pakistanis. Heading a three-judge SC bench which conducted the hearing of a petition relating to the overseas Pakistanis' ri...

Pakistan parliament makes history by completing term

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's parliament made history Thursday by becoming the first national assembly in the country's history to complete a full term in office, dissolving in a low-key session that paves the way for elections. "The session that started on ...

ECP preparing to limit media during elections

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized the preparation to restrict the media during the forthcoming general elections. Under the code of conduct, the ECP wanted to bind the media to only broadcast official results of the elect...

Kabul most important capital for Pakistan: Khar

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Thursday that the country’s foreign policy during the last five years was based on trust. During a news conference, Khar said the 66-year old policy regarding India was changed and confidence buildin...

Lord Nazir suspended for 'Jewish conspiracy' comments

LONDON: Britain's Labour Party suspended Pakistan-born peer Nazir Ahmed on Thursday over reports that he blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his imprisonment over a fatal car crash, a spokesman said. The Times newspaper said Ahmed, who was jailed for dang...

Q-League's Sheikh Waqas joins PML-N

LAHORE: Federal Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram has announced to join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Thursday, media reported. According to PML-N sources, Q-League’s minister Sheikh Waqas Akram had met with CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif at Model Town to...

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