QUETTA, Pakistan (AP)  Pakistan’s deposed chief justice arrived in his hometown Monday to a hero’s welcome as he launched a drive to win back his old job and deal another blow to embattled President Pervez Musharraf.
ISLAMABAD: It came as no surprise that Yousuf Raza Gilani was selected Monday by the Parliament to become Pakistan’s 22nd prime minister. He was put forward for prime minister Saturday by the Pakistan Peoples Party, which is the largest in the new parliament.
The runner-up in last month’s national balloting, the party headed by former prime […]
ISLAMABAD, Mar 19 (APP): Dr Fehmida Mirza Wednesday won thumping majority in the election for the office of Speaker to the newly elected of National Assembly.
Winning the confidence of 249 members amongst 328 members who have taken oath so far, Dr Fehmida Mirza, the PPPP and coalition partners supported candidate became the first woman Speaker […]
ISLAMABAD: A survey released by Gallup Pakistan on Tuesday showed that 88 percent of Pakistanis supported the coalition of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for the formation of the new government.
The coalition partners are strongly expected to garner at least 20 votes in addition to their own numbers in the secret ballot for the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of National Assembly today.
According to well-placed party and official sources, such a show of strength has become imperative for the coalition components to send a […]
ISLAMABAD, Mar 18 (APP): The nomination papers of Dr. Fahmida Mirza, Israr Tareen, Faisal Karim Kundi and Khushbakht Shujaat for speaker and deputy speaker respectively have been approved after scrutiny.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and opposition parties have submitted nomination papers of their candidates for speaker and deputy speaker of National Assembly on Tuesday, private TV […]
ISLAMABAD (AFP)  Pakistan’s new parliament met for the first time on Monday, with opponents of US-backed President Pervez Musharraf vowing to end his “dictatorship” after trouncing his allies in elections.
Slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto’s party will head a hostile coalition government after winning the most seats in the February 18 vote, with the grouping […]