Lahore, May 3 (ANI): A federal minister in the Pakistan government, who is actively involved in the process of reinstatement of deposed judges, has said that the federal government had no plans to consult President Pervez Musharraf over the issue.
He said the government had no intention of taking Musharraf on board on its plan […]
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) After the reinstatement of the deposed judges May 12, Pakistan will see a mixed bag of judges - those who refused to bow to President Pervez Musharraf and those who did, a newspaper said Saturday. “This will shatter the dream of millions of struggling Pakistanis, who have been hoping against […]
Xinhua Islamabad, May 3 (Xinhua) Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif will not contest the by-elections scheduled in June, his party spokesman Siddiqul Farooq said Saturday. Sherif was banned from taking part in the Feb 11 parliamentary elections because of the corruption charges against him during the regime of President Pervez Musharraf.
Earlier, he had […]
DPA Peshawar, May 3 (DPA) Islamic militants Saturday released four people, including two workers of a US based non governmental organisation (NGO), who had been taken hostage a few days ago in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said. “All the four hostages were released through the mediation of a tribal Jirga (tribal elders’ […]
DPA Karachi, May 3 (DPA) Thousands of radical Islamists gathered in Pakistan’s southern port city Karachi Saturday to condemn an anti-Islam film by a Dutch lawmaker. More than 5,000 demonstrators chanted slogans “Death to Holland” and “Death to Geert Wilder”, the Dutch anti-immigrant opposition parliamentarian who released the film “Fitna” on the Internet in […]
By Muhammad Najeeb Lahore, May 2 (IANS) All deposed judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court will be restored to their posts through a parliamentary resolution May 12, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif announced Friday. Addressing a press conference here after his party’s Central Working Committee meeting, Sharif said: “The deposed judges will be restored May […]
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.
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.
Islamabad, May 2 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday directed the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Supplies Corporation (PASSCO) to immediately arrange for the supply of 100,000 tons of wheat for the people of Balochistan, which is regarded as the country’s largest and most underdeveloped province. The announcement was made after his […]
QUETTA: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said an All Parties Conference (APC) will be convened soon to resolve the issues of Balochistan and to find measures to undo injustices done to the people of province in the past.