Thursday, January 8, 2009

‘Politics’ News

Benazir Income Support Programme launched

Benazir Income Support Programme launched

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:18

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah along with Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Farzana Raja launched the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto income support program on Tuesday in front of the Mazar of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto at ...

Tagged with: ,
PML-Q to conditionally support govt on national security

PML-Q to conditionally support govt on national security

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 11:49

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Tuesday that his party will ‘conditionally support’ the government in issues related to national security, as “the PML-Q cannot support an act that results in embarrassment for ...

Tagged with:
PML-N drafting 18th amendment to scrap 17th

PML-N drafting 18th amendment to scrap 17th

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:20

Certain provisions of the 17th Amendment relating to increase in the number of seats of the National Assembly and the Senate, lowering of the voting age, protection to the February general elections and some others will remain ...

Tagged with: ,
PML-Q Consultative Meeting today

PML-Q Consultative Meeting today

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:04

The all-important consultative meeting of PML-Q will be held on Tuesday (today). Reliable Sources informed Online that the meeting will be presided over by President of the Party Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in PML House on Tuesday. Host of issues ...

Tagged with:
 PML-N supports JWP’s charter of demands

PML-N supports JWP’s charter of demands

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:56

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has supported the charter of demands of the Jamhoori Watan Party for establishing an independent commission to investigate the murder of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. This was announced by Chairman PML-N Raja Zafar-ul-Haq ...

Tagged with: ,
Parliament being turned into concubine: Nawaz Sharif

Parliament being turned into concubine: Nawaz Sharif

Monday, December 22, 2008 17:04

Muslim League-N Quaid, Nawaz Sharif has said that the promises made in the interest of the country have been thrown in the dust. In a statement issued here, ML-N Chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif said that every indicators of ...

Tagged with: ,
Shujaat Hussain urges political parties to unite

Shujaat Hussain urges political parties to unite

Monday, December 22, 2008 12:06

PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has stressed that all the political forces should get united on one platform to steer the country out of the prevailing crisis. He expressed these views while addressing the 90th birthday ceremony of a ...

Tagged with: ,
 Difference of opinion visible in coalition

Difference of opinion visible in coalition

Monday, December 22, 2008 12:02

Difference of opinion within the ruling alliance has surfaced during the ongoing session of the provincial assembly and workers of both the parties opined that the divergence of opinions would increase if the leadership of both the ...

Tagged with:
Zardari regrets Indian threats

Zardari regrets Indian threats

Monday, December 22, 2008 11:55

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday regretted threatening statements from India despite Pakistan’s serious efforts to defuse tensions following last month’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai. He was addressing a meeting of parliamentarians from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ...

Tagged with:
Majority prefer Nawaz Sharif as president

Majority prefer Nawaz Sharif as president

Monday, December 22, 2008 11:50

More than 60pc of Pakistanis would prefer PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif as president, the IRI survey has said. Seventy-three per cent of the respondents said the economic situation had worsened in the past year and 76pc rated the ...

Tagged with: