Pakistan

    Parliament to decide on judges’ restoration: Gilani

    LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the parliament will decide about the issue of restoration of deposed judges. He was responding to questions from media after attending the Saarc seminar on ‘Economic Freedom’ held at a local hotel here.


    Rule of law not too far off: Justice Iftikhar

    KARACHI: Deposed chief justice, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Tuesday said the lawyers’ movement is aimed at ensuring supremacy of the Constitution and law and the time not far off when law of the land will rule in the country.

Nawaz, Zardari and Wali key meeting ends without any breakthrough on judges issue

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan, Top News

ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition on Tuesday could not finalise a formula to restore the sacked judges, and decided to hold a series of meetings on the issue.



NA passes resolution against blasphemous caricatures

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly in unanimous resolution Tuesday strongly condemned publication of blasphemous caricatures in newspapers of Denmark and release of offensive, derogatory documentary on Islam by a Dutch Parliamentarian.



PPP-PML-N agree on judges restoration

Apr 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The top leadership of the ruling coalition is all set to announce schedule of moving the resolution for complete restoration of the pre-Nov 3 judiciary in accordance with the aspirations of the nation and according to true spirit of the Murree Declaration.



Bilawal Bhutto more influential than Bush

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

ONLINE: The Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari may figure on TIME magazine’s 2008 list of the top 100 influential people.



Musharraf continues deliberations on defence, trade, investment with Chinese leaders

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

BEIJING: Further progress was made Monday on Pak-China talks on joint investments, trade, defence and energy sectors as President Pervez Musharraf continued deliberations with the Chinese leaders on the fifth day of his State visit to China. Chinese minister for Defence, President of Chinese Exim Bank, Chairman China Investment Corporation (CIC) and CEO China International […]



Parliament calls for UN probe into Benazir’s murder

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan, Top News

ISLAMABAD: Parliament on Monday called on the government to ask for a United Nation probe into the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto.



PPP, PML-N, ANP to meet over differences

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Leaders of Pakistan’s new coalition will meet this week to settle differences over the restoration of judges dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf who could reopen legal challenges to his rule.



Pakistan Power Cuts Spark Rioting

Apr 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

MULTAN: A crowd protesting power cuts rioted Monday in the home city of Pakistan’s new prime minister, ransacking the office of the state electricity company, torching a bank and leaving at least 13 people injured.