Author Archives: Zulqernain Tahir
4th April, 2013
Hiring and firing scene: PPP ‘casts aspersions’ on Sethi
Najam Sethi courted controversy when the PPP expressed its disappointment over his decision not to fire the retired bureaucrats Shahbaz Sharif had recruited on different important positions.
Najam Sethi courted controversy when the PPP expressed its disappointment over his decision not to fire the retired bureaucrats Shahbaz Sharif had recruited on different important positions.
3rd April, 2013
Administrative shake-up expected
LAHORE, April 2: Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said from ‘SHOs (station house officers) to secretaries’ all are going to be replaced shortly.
LAHORE, April 2: Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said from ‘SHOs (station house officers) to secretaries’ all are going to be replaced shortly.
30th March, 2013
Moonis won’t run for Lahore seat
LAHORE, March 29: PMLQ leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi will not contest from Lahore constituency of the Punjab Assembly (PP-152) after reaching an understanding with the PPP for PP-118 (Mandi Bahauddin).
LAHORE, March 29: PMLQ leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi will not contest from Lahore constituency of the Punjab Assembly (PP-152) after reaching an understanding with the PPP for PP-118 (Mandi Bahauddin).
26th March, 2013
PPP and PML-Q agree to keep alliance intact
LAHORE, March 25: The PML-Q and PPP have decided in principle to keep the alliance intact.
LAHORE, March 25: The PML-Q and PPP have decided in principle to keep the alliance intact.
23rd March, 2013
Zardari quits post of PPP co-chairman
President Asif Ali Zardari has finally quit the office of PPP’s co-chairman, making his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the party’s patron-in-chief.
President Asif Ali Zardari has finally quit the office of PPP’s co-chairman, making his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari the party’s patron-in-chief.
21st March, 2013
Is it parting of the ways?: PML-Q to start awarding tickets
LAHORE, March 20: Following suspension of seat adjustment talks with the PPP, the PML-Q leadership has decided to award party tickets without taking into account the reaction of its former coalition partner.
LAHORE, March 20: Following suspension of seat adjustment talks with the PPP, the PML-Q leadership has decided to award party tickets without taking into account the reaction of its former coalition partner.
20th March, 2013
Seat adjustment in doldrums: Stop wooing candidates, Q tells PPP
LAHORE, March 19: The seat-adjustment talks between two former partners in the federal coalition government have come to a halt after the PML-Q showed its annoyance over the ‘efforts’ being made by the
LAHORE, March 19: The seat-adjustment talks between two former partners in the federal coalition government have come to a halt after the PML-Q showed its annoyance over the ‘efforts’ being made by the
8th March, 2013
Waqas Akram’s degrees: LHC to resume hearing after two years
LAHORE, March 7: After a gap of two years, the Lahore High Court will take up on March 12 a writ petition challenging the graduation degree of Federal Education and Training Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram who belongs to PML-Q.
LAHORE, March 7: After a gap of two years, the Lahore High Court will take up on March 12 a writ petition challenging the graduation degree of Federal Education and Training Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram who belongs to PML-Q.
6th March, 2013
Accord on dissolution of Punjab assembly
“Yes we have decided in principle that the National and Punjab assemblies should be dissolved on the same day so that general elections could be held simultaneously,” said Rana Mashhood.
“Yes we have decided in principle that the National and Punjab assemblies should be dissolved on the same day so that general elections could be held simultaneously,” said Rana Mashhood.
5th March, 2013
Zardari seeks to allay US concerns
Allaying concerns of the United States, over the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project, the president said that Pakistan did not intend to offend anyone by pursuing this project.
Allaying concerns of the United States, over the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project, the president said that Pakistan did not intend to offend anyone by pursuing this project.
3rd March, 2013
PML-Q to contest polls with its own symbol
“President Zardari told the Chaudhrys that the two parties will contest elections on their own symbols — arrow and bicycle.”
“President Zardari told the Chaudhrys that the two parties will contest elections on their own symbols — arrow and bicycle.”
27th February, 2013
Bahawalpur Janoobi Punjab bill: PPP trying to get support of PML-N lawmakers
LAHORE, Feb 26: The Pakistan People’s Party and Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood are making efforts to get the support of a dozen south Punjab MNAs of the PML-N for the proposed Bahawalpur Janoobi Punjab bill being tabled in the National Assembly shortly.
LAHORE, Feb 26: The Pakistan People’s Party and Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood are making efforts to get the support of a dozen south Punjab MNAs of the PML-N for the proposed Bahawalpur Janoobi Punjab bill being tabled in the National Assembly shortly.
26th February, 2013
Mashhood says: PPP MPAs resignations accepted on Feb 17
LAHORE, Feb 25: The saga of resignation of nine Pakistan People’s Party MPAs defecting to the Muslim League-Nawaz took another turn on Monday when the Punjab Assembly deputy speaker declared that their
LAHORE, Feb 25: The saga of resignation of nine Pakistan People’s Party MPAs defecting to the Muslim League-Nawaz took another turn on Monday when the Punjab Assembly deputy speaker declared that their
17th February, 2013
Friday’s defections: PPP desperate to pay ‘N’ back in same coin
LAHORE, Feb 16: In the ongoing competition of making people in political arena change their loyalties, the PPP could bring only a few district level office-bearers of the PML-N into its fold on Saturday as against the
LAHORE, Feb 16: In the ongoing competition of making people in political arena change their loyalties, the PPP could bring only a few district level office-bearers of the PML-N into its fold on Saturday as against the
15th February, 2013
PPP-Q deadlock over seats, symbol persists
No decision has yet been taken on the high-profile seats the PML-Q and PPP stalwarts are interested to contest simultaneously in Punjab.
No decision has yet been taken on the high-profile seats the PML-Q and PPP stalwarts are interested to contest simultaneously in Punjab.
14th February, 2013
Workers want closer interaction with chairman Bilawal
LAHORE, Feb 13: Pakistan People’s Party workers wanted the party chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s longest stay in the Punjab capital to be more eventful, wishing a closer interaction with him and President Asif Zardari.
LAHORE, Feb 13: Pakistan People’s Party workers wanted the party chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s longest stay in the Punjab capital to be more eventful, wishing a closer interaction with him and President Asif Zardari.
13th February, 2013
‘Nawaz doesn’t want to meet Zardari’
PML-N president Nawaz Sharif does not want to meet President Asif Ali Zardari for talks on caretaker setup, scheduled to be installed after March 18.
PML-N president Nawaz Sharif does not want to meet President Asif Ali Zardari for talks on caretaker setup, scheduled to be installed after March 18.
9th February, 2013
President at new Bilawal House
LAHORE, Feb 8: Anticipating court’s ‘ire’ over his political activities, President Asif Ali Zardari decided against going to the Governor’s House after arriving here on Friday and drove directly to his new residence — Bilawal House — in Bahria Town
LAHORE, Feb 8: Anticipating court’s ‘ire’ over his political activities, President Asif Ali Zardari decided against going to the Governor’s House after arriving here on Friday and drove directly to his new residence — Bilawal House — in Bahria Town
5th February, 2013
PPP picks ex-judge for caretaker CM slot in Punjab
The party has finalised the names of Justice (retd) Chaudhry Muhammad Arif and Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi (Nawab of Bahawalpur).
The party has finalised the names of Justice (retd) Chaudhry Muhammad Arif and Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi (Nawab of Bahawalpur).
4th February, 2013
Raja replaces Wattoo in talks with PML-Q
PM Ashraf is likely to hold first meeting on arrangements for the elections with Chaudhry Shujaat and Pervaiz Elahi in Islamabad this week.
PM Ashraf is likely to hold first meeting on arrangements for the elections with Chaudhry Shujaat and Pervaiz Elahi in Islamabad this week.
