24th December, 2012
Qadri wants electoral reforms, interim govt in three weeks
Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has given Islamabad three weeks to announce an independent interim government which could hold fair and transparent elections within 90 days.
17th December, 2012
Govt intends to come up with poll date soon
If a close aide to President Asif Ali Zardari is to be believed, the government’s plan for general election will be clear towards the end of this month or the beginning of next month.
10th December, 2012
PML-N recovers lost ground in Punjab
Confident, buoyant, ready to take on all comers: the PML-N in Punjab is a party unrecognisable from a year ago.
8th December, 2012
Maryam, Hamza vie for limelight
“Maryam Bibi has no formal responsibility within the party, whereas Hamza is already playing an active role.”
6th December, 2012
No probe against Nawaz in ISI funds case: PPP
“The Asghar Khan case is buried,” declared Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, the chief negotiator of the government with the opposition, while talking to reporters.
5th December, 2012
Building Kalabagh without consensus not in Pakistan’s interest: Nawaz
Opposing the Sindh local government law, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said his party stood with the nationalist parties on the issue of the LG system.
5th December, 2012
PPP-Q League alliance under cloud after PML-N’s big win
Some PML-Q members began questioning the usefulness of their party’s electoral arrangement with the PPP as the alliance could win only one out of six provincial and two NA seats in the by-polls held.
3rd December, 2012
Nawaz stresses consensus on Kalabagh dam issue
The PML-N chief was speaking to a public gathering on the occasion of inducting former federal minister Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti into his party’s folds.
3rd December, 2012
Shahbaz accuses Zardari of robbing billions from nation’s wealth
Chief Minister Shahbaz said the Pakistan People's Party-led government had taken the country to the brink of destruction.
2nd December, 2012
Politicians for pro-people approach
There is reason to question if politicians themselves understand the impact of a monetary policy.
29th November, 2012
Nawaz pledges to put country on road to progress
Apparently criticising PTI chief Imran Khan, the PML-N chief said, “Pakistan’s problems wouldn’t be miraculously resolved in 90 days as claimed by few politicians.”
28th November, 2012
SC issues notice to IB officials over conspiracy against Punjab govt
The court was hearing a suo motu case over alleged utilisation of IB’s ‘secret fund’ by the PPP in a bid to topple the PML-N Punjab govt in 2008-09.
13th November, 2012
Opposition near consensus on caretaker PM: Nisar
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the PML-N would come out with a final name after holding a consultative meeting of the leadership.
12th November, 2012
ECP to decide fate of over 200 lawmakers today
According to sources in the ECP, there are 212 lawmakers who did not submit the affidavit by Nov 9, the deadline set by the ECP on the basis of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the dual nationality case.
12th November, 2012
Govt in a fix on ISI-IJI funding probe
According to analysts and political insiders, the PPP’s dithering over launching the inquiry and the PML-N’s demand for strict implementation of the court judgment, have their own valid grounds for doing so.
10th November, 2012
PML-N, Taliban think similarly, alleges Kaira
Speaking at a press conference, Kaira said PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif had also been accused of taking funds from Osama bin Laden.
9th November, 2012
Nawaz also blames ‘generals’ for conspiring against his govt
The PML-N chief blamed that gunny bags full of money were brought in Punjab to topple his elected government in the past.
9th November, 2012
Detailed judgment in Asghar Khan case issued
In its detailed verdict in the Asghar Khan case, the Supreme Court held that unlawful orders by superior military officers or their failure to prevent unlawful actions by their subordinates were culpable.
3rd November, 2012
No possibility of political alliance with PML-N: Shujaat
The PML-Q chief said that he was satisfied with his party’s alliance with the Pakistan People’s Party.
3rd November, 2012
PML-N to move resolution against SPLGO in parliament
The new local govt system has been passed only to serve interests of the two parties in Sindh, said the chairman of fact-finding committee of the PML-N.