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Taliban quits peace talks with Pak Government

May 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

Islamabad , May 4 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that it is withdrawing from the peace talks with the Pakistan Government, saying negotiations cannot take place as long as security forces dont vacate the countrys remote tribal areas.



No US approval required on sacked judges restoration issue: Sharif

May 4th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

London, May 4 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that there is no need for Pakistan to seek the approval of the United States on the issue of restoring judges who were sacked on November 3, 2007 by the President General Pervez Musharraf.



Musharraf agrees to reinstate deposed judges: Sources

May 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan, Top News

Islamabad, May 2 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has conveyed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari that he would allow the reinstatement of the deposed judges, according to sources.



Sharif says resolution on judges restoration issue will be tabled on May 12

May 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

Lahore, May 2 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that the resolution in connection with judges restoration will be presented in the Parliament on May 12.



13 MQM ministers to take oath today in Sindh government.

May 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Sindh

KARACHI: According to the coalition formula between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), 13 MQM ministers will take oath of office at the Governor House on Friday morning.



Sindh govt wants greater share in Thar Coal Project

May 2nd, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh government wants to constitute a Sindh Coal Mining Company for the province to have a major share in the project, as mineral resources are an exclusively provincial subject, it declared.



Local government system: administrative devolution remains incomplete: study

May 1st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A World Bank study said that indirect elections of the district and tehsil nazims have put some question marks around electoral accountability of these important incumbents of the Local Governments (LG) system in Pakistan.



Judges to be restored through resolution: Nawaz

May 1st, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

DUBAI: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday after crucial talks with coalition partner Asif Ali Zardari that the deposed judges would be restored through passing a resolution. “It has been decided and reiterated that the restoration of the judges will take place as per the Murree declaration,” Sharif said after two […]