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6 MNAs of FATA to join PML-N

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

6 MNAs of FATA to join PML-N LAHORE: Six independent candidates who got success in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) joined Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday, In the general elections of May 11, the candidates managed to win National Assembly seats. These independent candidates announced their official decision to join PML-N, after conducting a meeting with PML-N’s chief...


ATC approves Musharraf’s bail in Benazir murder case

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

ATC approves Musharraf’s bail in Benazir murder case RAWALPINDI: Former military ruler Pervez Mushararf has received bail from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi in the Benazir Bhutto murder case on Monday. Pervez Musharraf has to submit two bonds of RS 1 million each. Earlier, during the case hearing Musharraf’s counsel argued that it was the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that had held the...


ATC to announce decision in BB murder case today

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

ATC to announce decision in BB murder case today RAWALPINDI: The anti-terrorist court (ATC) of Rawalpindi has sealed the decision of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s fate in Benazir Bhutto murder case. The court will announce its decision on Monday. Justice Chuadhry Al-Rehman of ATC Rawalpindi proceeded the case hearing. Pervez Musharraf’s counsel, Barrister Salman Safdar stated that the BB murder case against Musharraf...


Altaf asks MQM’s activists to apologise

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

Altaf asks MQM’s activists to apologise LAHORE: The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has asked to tender an apology to the members of Coordination Committee by his party’s activists. They workers violated organizational discipline at the party’s headquarters, Nine Zero. In order to register the protest against Imran Khan’s statement, MQM activists gathered at Nine-Zero late Saturday night. These...


MQM to sue Imran Khan with RS 50 billion

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

MQM to sue Imran Khan with RS 50 billion KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) leaders have decided to sue Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf”s (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for character assassination of MQM’s chief Altaf Hussain. The party has decided to sue Imran Khan with 50 billion rupees. MQM’s leader Wasay Jalil stated that party will soon send a legal notice to Imran Khan...


Zardari to hold party leaders’ meeting in Lahore, today

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 20th May 2013

Zardari to hold party leaders’ meeting in Lahore, today LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari is on a two-day visit of Lahore and would hold Punjab’s PPP leaders meeting on Monday. According to reports President Zardari attended a dinner hosted by the South Asia Free Media Association. There were rumors in the air that President would meet Imran Khan at Shaukat Khanam where Imran is...


PTI to hold protests over Zahra Shahid’s murder in Karachi

By: Sheraz Nasir, Uploaded: 19th May 2013

PTI to hold protests over Zahra Shahid’s murder in Karachi KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chief, Imran Khan said in his video-linked message that PTI will be protesting against the murder of their senior leader Zahra Shahid Hussain on Monday, Aaj news reported. Imran Khan said that he feels extremely sad over killing of Zahra Appa and he would not spare those who are responsible of her...


Past mistakes will not be repeated: Shahbaz

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 19th May 2013

Past mistakes will not be repeated: Shahbaz QUETTA: Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N and former Punjab chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that they would not repeat the mistakes done in past and his party would introduce a model government in the country. He was addressing a meeting of newly elected members of the National and Balochistan provincial assemblies of...


Re-polling underway in NA-250

By: Majid Siddique, Uploaded: 19th May 2013

Re-polling underway in NA-250 KARACHI: The re-polling in 43 selected polling stations of the National Assembly constituency NA-250 Karachi began smoothly on Sunday  morning. As many as 86,316 voters are eligible to cast there vote in the re-polling that began on Sunday morning and will continue till 5 p.m. The eligible voters include 48, 442 men and 37,874 women...


PTI’s senior vice president gunned down in Karachi

By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 19th May 2013

PTI’s senior vice president gunned down in Karachi KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) senior vice president Sindh, Zahra Shahid Hussain was gunned down here in Karachi, Aaj news reported According to reports, Zahra Shahid was shot dead in front of her house by an unknown gunman in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Karachi. According to police, robbers tried to steal Hussain’s hand bag and opened...


All set by ECP for Sunday’s re-poll in 43 polling stations of NA-250

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

All set by ECP for Sunday’s re-poll in 43 polling stations of NA-250 KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made all necessary arrangements including security measures for re-polling in 43 polling stations of NA-250, PS-112 and PS-113 (Karachi), on Sunday. As per the security plan, 3500 security personnel will discharge their duties. Policemen, rangers and army personnel would be deployed at each polling station. Inter-Services Public...


JUI-F to join PML-N alliance

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

JUI-F to join PML-N alliance ISLAMABAD: Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has decided to join the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) led affiliation in the centre, on Saturday. In order to reach a decision about joining PML-N or sitting in the opposition benches, a meeting has been called by JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman with party leaders on Saturday. However, Rehman...


General Kayani meets Nawaz Sharif in Lahore

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

General Kayani meets Nawaz Sharif in Lahore LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani arranged a meeting in Model Town, Lahore, on Saturday. Important matters were discussed in the meeting regarding security and the current country situation of the country. The meeting took place at Shahbaz Sharif’s residence in Model Town, where...


Thomson meets Nawaz to discuss bilateral relations

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

Thomson meets Nawaz to discuss bilateral relations LAHORE: The British High Commissioner, Adam Thomson met with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif on Saturday. The meeting was based on mutual interest and bilateral relations between the countries. According to Thomson, the British government is an advocate of democracy. “Our government wants better relation with the future democratic government of Pakistan”, he...


PML-N Calls for a Parliamentary party meeting on May 20

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

PML-N Calls for a Parliamentary party meeting on May 20 ISLAMABAD: A meeting has been called by the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) on May 20 of its parliamentary party. According to the sources, the meeting would base on the formation of governments in the center, Punjab and Balochistan besides first 100-day plan. Several other issues would also discuss in the meeting such as relief in...


Musharraf’s remand elongated to 14 days in judges’ detention case

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

Musharraf’s remand elongated to 14 days in judges’ detention case ISLAMABAD: The special anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Islamabad extended the judicial remand of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for 14 days in the judges’ detention case, on Saturady. The case has been heard by the judge of ATC’s special court Kausar Abbas Zaidi. In the mean time, the court was informed that Aamir Nadeem Tabish...


Complaint withdrawn against Musharraf in judges’ detention case

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

Complaint withdrawn against Musharraf in judges’ detention case ISLAMABAD: The complaints against the former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf have been withdrawn by the lawyer who had filed a petition in the judges’ detention case, which is a surprising development for him. The decision by advocate Chaudhry came a day before the hearing of the case on Saturday  by the Islamabad Anti-Terrorism Court...


ECP orders recounting in NA-19 Haripur

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

ECP orders recounting in NA-19 Haripur KARACHI: The Election Commission Of Pakistan has has accepted a request filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ordered recounting in the NA-19 Haripur constituency. After losing against a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate in the May 11 polls, this request has been filed by Omar Ayub. According to the report, the ECP reversed its recounting...


Raja Pervaiz denies receiving kickbacks in RPPs case

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

Raja Pervaiz denies receiving kickbacks in RPPs case ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf appeared before the National Accountability Bureau over accusations on Friday that he had accepted recompense in Rental Power Projects (RPPs), while serving as minister for water and power. The questioning session lasted 30 minutes, in which the former premier denied allegations against him. The allegations levelled against him...


An impressive turnout of NA members in election 2013

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013

An impressive turnout of NA members in election 2013 ISLAMABAD: In this election, National Assembly has achieved an impressive turnout. Around seventy-two candidates for the National Assembly bagged around 10 million votes or 20 per cent of approximately 50 million votes cast in the May 11 elections. According to the unofficial results of ECP, each of the candidate secured more than a hundred thousand...


Aaj bureaus evacuated after bomb threat

By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

Aaj bureaus evacuated after bomb threat KARACHI: Aaj headquarters in Karachi and all its bureaus in Pakistan were vacated to help Bomb Disposal Squads to sweep for any security threat. Through a duly posted letter we received threats by a person who was audacious to the extent of mailing his CNIC copy as well. He also claimed association with the group...


President is not resigning, Farhatullah turns down rumors

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

President is not resigning, Farhatullah turns down rumors ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson of President Asif Ali Zardari, Senator Farhatullah Babar has spilled the beans that President will not be resigning from his post any time soon, on Friday. Turning down all such rumors, Farhatullah confirmed that there is no reality in resignation news. According to unofficial results PPP has won 67 seats in Sindh...


Imran Khan’s request rejected by ECP

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

Imran Khan’s request rejected by ECP ISLAMABAD: The request of PTI ‘s chairman Imran Khan to recount votes for Lahore’s NA-122 has been rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP),  on Friday. In order to recount the votes in six constituencies, Imran Khan gave three days to the ECP to accept his party’s demand. These constituencies were NA-57 Attock, NA-110...


President Zardari rejects resignation of Punjab governor

By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

President Zardari rejects resignation of Punjab governor LAHORE: The resignation of Governor Punjab Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood has been rejected by President Asif Ali Zardari. Moreover, Zardari has advised him to continue his work as Governor. After the defeat of the Pakistan People Party in general elections of May 11, the president Asif Ali Zardari had received a resignation letter from the the...


Police arrests chief of Ali Gilani’s kidnappers from Charsadda

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

Police arrests chief of Ali Gilani’s kidnappers from Charsadda NOWSHERA: The chief of the kidnappers, who abducted the son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Haider Gilani, has been arrested, on Friday. According to the local Police, it arrested the chief of kidnappers (Wazir) while search operation in Charsadda for the recovery of Ali Haider Gilani, Wazir, The convict was entering into Mardan...


Sindh govt claims, it did not write letter to ECP over re-polling

By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 17th May 2013

Sindh govt claims, it did not write letter to ECP over re-polling KARACHI: The government of Sindh has turned down the news about sending a written letter to Election Commission of Pakistan, excusing itself from holding re-elections in NA-250 of Karachi, which was scheduled to be held on May 19. According to reports, earlier Singh government wrote a letter to ECP late night on Wednesday, and mentioned...


 
 
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