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ISLAMABAD: The wife of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is one of the main beneficiaries of the recent loan write-off policy of the National Bank of Pakistan. The bank waived a loan of over Rs 38 million loan taken by Pak Green Fertiliser Limited (PGFL) which she owned as one of its main partners, a [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national assembly on Thursday unanimously approved reforms stripping President Asif Ali Zardari of key powers in a move to bolster parliamentary
ISLAMABAD: A High level meeting jointly presided over by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari had decided that the PPP government would go ahead with the tabling of the constitution reforms package before the parliament despite hurdles. The meeting deliberated upon current political situation in the country in the backdrop [...]
LAHORE: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif asserted his earlier stance about judges’ appointment and said individual should not appoint judges and Chief Justice of Pakistan must head the Judicial Commission. He was addressing the media here in Lahore. He rejected the impression of taking a U-turn in judges’ appointment. Earlier dismissing talk of a political crisis [...]
MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that dictatorial labour laws of 2002 will be repealed and a new labour
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was informed by the law enforcing agencies that India is involve in the string of coordinated explosions in Lahore. PM chaired a high level meeting in Islamabad to review the security situation prevailing in the country. The law enforcing agencies informed that evidence of Indian involvement was found in [...]
ISLAMABAD: The state-run National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak), a prestigious professional organisation, has also been hit by controversial appointments, tales of corruption in so many other national institutions notwithstanding. The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) chairperson former Senator Rukhsana Zuberi confirmed to The Statesmen that she recently wrote a letter to the prime minister questioning the [...]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani paid a tax of only Rs82,973 during 2008-09. The revelation has been made in Mr Gilani’s response to media queries about a huge increase in cash in hand from his 2008 declaration of assets. The annual declaration of assets filed by the PM to the Election Commission did not [...]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has pledged to restore the 1973 Constitution to its original form and said his government
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said there was a clear point of difference in the views of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms reached agreement on Tuesday on proposed constitutional amendment over procedure for appointment of
KARACHI: Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday he was stepping down to focus on his private business interests. Tarin’s resignation (as aleady reported earlier) is not expected to destabilise the government but international donors will be keen to see a respected minister appointed in his place. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani accepted [...]
LAHORE: Hamara to wazir-e-khazana ja raha hay (Our finance minister is leaving), Prime Minister Gilani was caught telling former finance minister Ishaq Dar, moments before the start of Monday’s press conference after his meeting with PML-N leaders. Perhaps not realising that at least one among the array of microphones on the table in front of [...]
LAHORE: After a breakfast meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters here on Monday he would ask the parliament’s constitutional reforms committee to complete its report on amending the Constitution before March 23. The package of amendments, he said, would be based on the Charter [...]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari expressed satisfaction on Friday over the end of confrontation between the government and
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari signed on Wednesday a new summary regarding appointment of three judges of the Supreme Court and 22 additional judges of Lahore High Court (LHC) and nine of Sindh High Court (SHC), presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said. The president, on the advice of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, appointed Justice Saqib [...]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that his government has accepted the recommendations of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. Gilani
Powers of the executive and chief justices are likely to be conclusively settled in the forthcoming judgment of the apex court on
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of parties in the ruling coalition urged President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday to withdraw the notifications regarding elevation of Lahore High Court judges to end confrontation between the government and the judiciary. Sources said the proposal was made at a meeting attended by Farooq Sattar of MQM, Maulana Fazlur Rehman of JUI-F, [...]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani directed the Ministry of Culture on Wednesday to make necessary arrangements for the transfer of confiscated antiques of Pakistan origin from Italy and United Kingdom. Official sources told our correspondent that Gilani asked the ministry to urgently send a two-member technical delegation to resolve the matter. Earlier, Italian [...]
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