Politics

MQM nominates Moin Amir Pirzada as opposition leader in SA

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Sindh Assembly members on Wednesday called on acting speaker Shehla Raza, media reported. According to reports, the MQM lawmakers submitted an application for allotment of opposition benches in the Sindh Assembly...

Dual nationals can’t hold party posts, says ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on Monday that holders of dual nationality could not hold any office in a political party. The commission was hearing a petition challenging the qualification of Dr Tahirul Qadri to head ...

Nawaz, Pir Pagaro shake hands on electoral alliance in Sindh

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) may have cause for concern after their old allies, Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) decided on Tuesday to side with the ruling party’s arch-rivals – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). PML-F as we...

Chavez congratulates Castro for re-election

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is convalescing in a Caracas hospital, issued a statement Monday congratulating President Raul Castro for his re-election to a final five-year term. Chavez sent his "warmest congratulations to the revolu...

Kerry sees 'diplomatic path' on Iran nuclear issue

BERLIN: US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday there was a "diplomatic path" to be forged with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme, as world powers and Tehran held crunch talks. "There is a diplomatic path," said Kerry after meeting ...

Mursi's opponents decide to boycott Egyptian elections

CAIRO: An alliance of Egyptian opposition parties decided on Tuesday to boycott forthcoming parliamentary elections in protest at an election law that they say favours the Muslim Brotherhood, increasing the chance that Islamists will sweep the vote. ...

PML-N, PML-F and NPP agree on electoral alliance

KARACHI: An electoral alliance has been formed between the PML-N, PML-F and National Peoples Party (NPP). PML-N President Nawaz Shairf met PML-F chief Pir Pagara and NPP chief Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi here on Tuesday. The meeting was also attended by Opp...

Fake degree cases to be disposed by March 16: ECP

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) claimed Tuesday that all cases regarding fake/unverified degrees would be disposed of before March 16 and letters have been sent to courts for quick completion of fake degree cases still pending with t...

Electoral alliance with MQM not possible: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: PML-N deputy secretary general, Ahsan Iqbal has claimed that PPP, PML-Q and MQM had gained support of banned outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba in past elections, media reported. Addressing a press conference here Tuesday, Ahsan Iqbal said, in 2002 PML...

Police disrupted party elections: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has accused the Punjab police of sealing their polling stations during party elections in Rawalpindi. “The stay order used for sealing the polling station has no relation to the election.”...

President Zardari to leave for Iran Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari would undertake a two day official visit to Islamic Republic of Iran from Wednesday. Spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that during the visit, the President will hold talks with Iranian leadership on a h...

Nawaz Sharif arrives in Karachi

KARACHI: Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif has arrived in Karachi on the invitation of PML-F leader Pir Pagaro Tuesday, media reported. Talking to the reporters at Karachi airport, Nawaz Sharif told that he has come on t...

MQM welcomes Pir Mazhar apology

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) Coordination Committee has accepted the apology offered by Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq over his remarks against formation of a university in Hyderabad. In a statement issued here, the coordinati...

No rift between party leadership, Sindh governor: MQM

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has denied the reports regarding rifts between the party leadership and the Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad Khan, terming it 'baseless'. According to the statement issued here, MQM's coordination committee said th...

Intra-party elections of PTI today

LAHORE: Second and one of the most crucial phases of the PTI intra-party elections will take place on Tuesday (today) in Lahore and other parts of Punjab in which votes will be polled for the slot of district presidents. In Lahore, a tough contest is...

Always supported democratic process: COAS

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said that free and fair elections are his dream and he is glad that his dream will be realized soon, media reported Tuesday. According to senior columnist of Jang Irfan Siddiqui, the...

MQM gets opposition benches in Senate

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate has allotted opposition benches to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Senate on Monday, media reported. According to details, Secretary Senate Secretariat Iftikharullah Babar confirmed that Chairman Senate has allotted oppos...

MQM demands apology form Pir Mazharul Haq

ISLAMABAD: Seeking an apology, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers/senators Monday staged a walkout protesting Sindh education minister Pir Mazharul Haq's statements against the establishment of a public sector university in Hyderabad and from h...

Delimitation not possible at this stage: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has submitted a petition to the Supreme Court stating that undertaking a process of delimitation in Karachi was not possible at this stage and sought a stay in the apex court's order for the new de...

Dual nationals cannot hold party posts: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that dual nationals cannot hold any post within a political party. According to the ECP, the same rules which apply for parliamentarians under the Political Order 2002 are also applic...

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