ISLAMABAD: Constitutional Reforms Committee has agreed to appoint the judges as per Charter of Democracy (CoD). Under the decision, appointments of all the judges including Chief Justice of Pakistan would be made by a Parliamentary Commission. In the meeting of Constitutional Reforms Committee under the chairmanship of Mian Raza Rabbani in Islamabad, the proposed Parliamentary [...]
February 11, 2010 | Posted in
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بہاولپور… پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے قائد میاں نواز شریف نے کہا ہے کہ چولستان کے بڑے رقبے پر فوج کا قبضہ تشویشناک ہے انتظامیہ مقامی لوگوں کو اراضی دے، کروڑوں روپے کے فنڈز کے باوجود چولستان ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی نے مقامی لوگوں کی بہتری کیلئے کچھ نہیں کیا۔ ان خیالات کا اظہار انہوں نے گزشتہ [...]
February 6, 2010 | Posted in
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PESHAWAR: Chief of his own faction of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that by not implementing the Charter of Democracy President Asif Ali Zardari had disappointed him and also increased problems for himself. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of the party’s provincial council at the residence of PML-N general [...]
پشاور…مسلم لیگ ن کے قائد میاں نوازشریف نے کہا ہے کہ صدر زرداری نے میثاق جمہوریت پر عمل درآمد نہ کرکے مایوس کیااور وہ خود بھی مشکلات کا شکار ہیں۔پشاور میں پریس کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے انہوں نے کہا کہ ملک کو اس وقت مشکلات کا سامنا ہے۔ ملک میں انقلابی سوچ اور اقدامات [...]
January 29, 2010 | Posted in
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Pakistan has almost reached a point in its history when major power players will have to take critical make-or-break decisions if the state has to avoid a total collapse into constitutional, judicial and political anarchy. And it is not just President Asif Zardari who has to make up his mind, all other players have to [...]
January 24, 2010 | Posted in
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مسلم لیگ نواز کے قائد میاں محمد نواز شریف نے کہا ہے کہ جمہوریت کو فوج سے کوئی خطرہ نہیں ہے ،میں نے اور محترمہ بینظیر بھٹو نے میثاق جمہوریت پر چارسال پہلے دستخط کئے لیکن اس پر اب تک عمل نہیں ہو،ہمیں بہت سے تحفظات ہیں تاہم اسکے باوجود حکومت کو کام کرنے کا [...]
January 14, 2010 | Posted in
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ISLAMABAD: In yet another move to keep a check on the power’s of the president, the Constitutional Reform Committee has transfered the authority to appoint service chiefs from the president to the prime minister. Sources revealed on Thursday that the decision was unanimously agreed upon by all the major political parties, including the PPP, PML-N, [...]
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers demand a comprehensive framework to regulate activities of foreign security agencies in Pakistan including DynCorp, on Tuesday. The PML-N legislatures moved a bill in the National Assembly demanding regulatory framework for the security agencies. The bill demanded formulation of the regulatory mechanism at the interior ministry level. It said all personnel of foreign [...]
January 12, 2010 | Posted in
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ISLAMABAD: The government and the opposition crossed swords over a perceived political fightback by President Asif Ali Zardari at the start of a National Assembly session on Monday after both sides agreed to put off a debate on Karachi violence until Wednesday. Strangely, at least two members of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from Karachi [...]
January 11, 2010 | Posted in
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ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday asked as to who has given authority to the ministers of Pakistan People’s Party to issue statements meant to disintegrate the country? He said this while addressing the National Assembly session here. Chaudhry Nisar said a close friend of President Asif Ali Zardari and provincial Minister has [...]
The end of Musharraf’s rule, return of leaders of our mainstream political parties, restoration of the representative electoral process, restitution of independent-minded judiciary, recent rulings in the PCO judges case and the NRO, together with the role of our diligent media and civil society all mark the advent of an age of constitutionalism, rule of [...]
January 10, 2010 | Posted in
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2009 was a turning point for Pakistan. A time when history went into high gear. There are many strands to the annus mirabilis of 2009 – the rebirth of idealism, the appearance of civil society and lawyers on the political landscape as powerful allies of democracy, a crusade against high-level corruption, a thirst for rule [...]
January 7, 2010 | Posted in
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KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the Charter of Democracy (CoD) should be implemented as decided by all political parties. Addressing a joint press conference with Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at the CM house, Nawaz said government must repeal the 17th amendment. Nawaz Sharif said the opposition [...]
January 6, 2010 | Posted in
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QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has empowered a Baloch jirga, headed by Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani and the chief of Jhalawan Sardar Sanaullah Zehri, for removing differences between his party and the Pakistan People’s Party. “The PML-N will accept whatever verdict the jirga gives according to Baloch traditions and on the [...]
QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s chief Nawaz Sharif Monday called on the government to honour its commitment and lashed out at the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) over its “delaying tactics” regarding the 17th amendment. The PML-N chief was addressing the media in Quetta during his visit to Balochistan. He also demanded the trial of [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N has threatened to launch a movement, similar to the one initiated for restoration of judiciary, to force the government to fulfil its commitments to repeal the 17th Amendment. Addressing a press conference on Friday, PML-N spokesman Ahsan Iqbal said his party would “give another chance” to the PPP-led government to implement [...]
January 2, 2010 | Posted in
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The long-awaited Charter of Democracy (CoD) was approved and signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif late on Sunday night after several hours of clause-by-clause discussions on the document by the enlarged negotiating teams of the PPP and the PML-N in London. – Text of the Charter of Democracy The following [...]
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