Pakistan

    Bye-elections postponed till August 18

    ISLAMABAD : Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday has postponed fresh/bye-elections till August 18, this year, said a press release here.


    Restoration of deposed judges: PPP, PML-N committee to meet today

    ISLAMABAD : PPP and PML-N joint Committee formed for the restoration of deposed judges will meet on Monday.
    Committee earlier met on Saturday under tight security. Law Minister Farooq H Naek has said that issues of restoration of deposed judges and existing judges were discussed.
    He said mandate of committee is the restoration of deposed judges […]

Rumpus in Rawalpindi Bar function

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

RAWALPINDI : Scuffles erupted between lawyers in a function of Rawalpindi Bar Association on Monday, during which cameramen of different private channel were also manhandled.



PPP condemns postponement of bye-elections: Spokesman

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan, Top News

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Monday that party leadership was surprised and dismayed over the Election Commission’s decision regarding postponement of bye-elections.



Postponement of bye-elections irks Zardari

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, on Monday, condemned the two-month postponement of bye-elections to the vacant National and Provincial Assemblies seats.



Frontier Corps withdraw forces from Quetta and Gwadar

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

QUETTA: Frontier Corps Balochistan on Sunday withdrew its personnel from provincial metropolis and Gwadar district and police replaced the FC on their check posts, FC sources told APP. They said over 600 FC personnel have been withdrawn from 28 check posts in the provincial capital while over 600 personnel of FC have also been called […]



Qatar to import 30000 Pakistani workers this year

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Gulf state of Qatar would hire 30,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers from Pakistan this year.
In this regard, both sides signed an additional protocol pertaining to the existing labour agreement which was inked between the two countries in 1987.
A labour agreement signed in 1987 was to regulate export of manpower to the State of […]



PML-Q leadership not being changed: Tariq

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Former minister and PML-Q Senator Tariq Azeem has denied any change in the party leadership and claimed that Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain would continue as president of the party.
In an interview with the Voice of America, he termed the reports that Chaudhry Shujaat was being replaced by other Leaguers, adding that he would complete his […]



Zardari to get same protocol as accorded to Pak President, PM

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

Islamabad, May 5 (ANI): Pakistan government has decided to extend official protocol and security cover for PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari at par with the countrys President and Prime Minister.



Musharraf put off from list of predators of press freedom

May 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Washington, May 5 (ANI): After losing the February 18 general elections, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lost powers and is no more in the capacity to harm the press, hence his name has been put off the list of predators of press freedom prepared by Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based press freedom group.