Politics

Senate: Leader of house, opposition leader resign

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader has resigned as opposition leader of Senate, while Pakistan Peoples' Party's (PPP) leader Farooq H. Naek resigned as leader of the house, media reported. According to details, Mr. Dar has s...

JUI-F to support Nawaz for PM slot

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has decided to vote for Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in the election for the Leader of the House. Talking to media here following a meeting of the party's parliamentary party on Tuesday‚ the JUI-F chie...

No PPP-P candidate for Punjab leader of the House

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) Tuesday decided not to put up any candidate for the leader of the House, media reported. Sources said that no directive has even been yet received for supporting the candidate of either Pa...

Memo case: SC orders govt to ensure Haqqani's presence

ISLAMABAD: A nine-judge larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the infamous memogate case Tuesday, media reported. During today’s proceedings, counsel of former ambassador to the U...

Nawaz Sharif, Amin Fahim, Javed Hashmi file nomination papers

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the election of prime minister in the National Assembly, media reported. Contesting the election against Nawaz Sharif are PTI's Makhdoom Javed Hashmi and the PPPP's...

SC hears memogate case

Jan Mohammad Jamali takes oath as Balochistan Assembly Speaker

QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (ML-N)’s Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali has taken oath as Balochistan Assembly Speaker on Tuesday here, media reported. Elected unopposed, Jan Mohammad Jamali was administered oath by outgoing Balochistan Assembly ...

PPP-P refuses to withdraw from PM election

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) Tuesday refused to withdraw from the contest for the election of prime minister against Muslim League-Nawaz (ML-N), media reported. PPP-P president Makhdoom Amin Faheem said that his pa...

Balochistan Assembly speaker, deputy speaker to take oath today

QUETTA: The newly elected speaker and deputy speaker of Balochistan Assembly will take oath of their office Tuesday, media reported. PML-N’s Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali was elected unopposed the speaker of Balochistan Assembly while Mir Abdul Qadus...

Nomination papers for PM slot to be submitted today

ISLAMABAD: Nomination papers for the election of prime minister in the National Assembly would be submitted today (Tuesday). According to the National Assembly Secretariat, the nomination papers could be submitted till 2:00 pm today and scrutiny...

Nawaz Sharif to take PM oath on June 5 evening

ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif will take oath as prime minister in the evening of June 5 after earlier same day getting elected as leader of the House, media reported. President Asif Ali Zardari will administer the oath to Nawaz Sharif. Polling wi...

People rejected JI for indulging in feudal style politics: Baloch

WEHARI: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) General Secretary Liaquat Baloch on Monday said that the people turned down his party for indulging in feudal style politics, media reported. Talking to media men after the inaugural session of Jamia Tafheem-ul-Qura...

India lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan

WASHINGTON: A senior lawmaker from India's ruling Congress party said Monday that Pakistan's historic animosity toward New Delhi was fading and called for his country to change its own attitudes. Mani Shankar Aiyar, a diplomat turned politician...

PML-N nominates Shahbaz Sharif for Punjab CM

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Parliamentary Party has nominated Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif as Punjab Chief Minister during a meeting at the Alhamra Hall here Monday. The Parliamentary Party reposed complete confidence in the leaders...

STP falls apart as seven central leaders resign

HYDERABAD: Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party (STP) has fallen apart as seven central leaders including senior office bearers have announced their resignation en block on Monday here, media reported. Among those who resigned are: STP senior Vice Chairma...

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq elected NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has been elected as the 19th speaker of the National Assembly after securing 258 of out a total 313 votes cast. Shehryar Afridi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf bagged 31 votes, while ...

MQM offers unconditional support to Nawaz in PM polls

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has endorsed the decision of the party’s Coordination Committee, offering unconditional support to Nawaz Sharif in election for the office of prime minister. Addressing a joint meetin...

PPP to put up its own candidate for PM: Amin Faheem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) president Makhdoom Amin Faheem Monday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has approached his party for getting their prime minister elected unanimously, but PPP-P itself wo...

PPP to be formally approached to get PM elected unanimously: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Muslim League-Nawaz (ML-N) leader and expected interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday said that his party would formally approach Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for getting the prime minister elected unanimously, media reported...

National Assembly session underway

ISLAMABAD: The second sitting of 14th National Assembly started here Monday at 12:25 PM with the recitation of Holy Quran, chaired by Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza. The scheduled time of the session was 11:00 AM. According to the Order of the Da...

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