The Pakistan government plans to file a review petition against the Supreme Court order calling for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 16 others over corruption charges. ...
10:34 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Pakistan's political crisis seems to be deepening. The Supreme Court there intends to keep the heat on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a corruption case. To add to the government's troubles, Sufi cleric Tahir-ul Qadri is drawing thousands at his rally against the government and has set a midnight deadline for the Zardari government to quit. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Pakistan Prime Minister Raza Pervez Ashraf's aide Fawwad Chaudhry speaks about the political crisis of the country. ...
11:59 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Thousands of protesters led by Canada-returned cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, rallied in Islamabad for the third day in a row today, giving the government time till January 16 night to quit and dissolve the national and provincial assemblies to pave the way for electoral reforms. Qadri, who marched into Islamabad with his supporters on January 14 and began a protest near parliament, outlined four demands during his speech this afternoon, including electoral...
05:31 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The arrest of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf comes at a time when elections are not too far off. With Dr Tahirul Qadri's march into Islamabad and the constant ceasefire violations along the LoC, is democracy under threat in Pakistan? Is the Army trying to sabotage the civilian administration? And how much should India and the other neighbours be worried about the uncertain political climate in Pakistan? Author &...
04:33 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Even as corruption charges threatened to topple Pakistan's second Premier in a row, the country's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar drew a parallel with India, saying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had also faced "very big" allegations. "The problem of corruption plagues many countries within South Asia and elsewhere also," Khar said. ...
01:38 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Thousands of people in Pakistan are out on the streets supporting pro-army Sufi cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri's call for a crackdown on government corruption and an indefinite delay in elections. Protestors are threatening to stay on streets till their demands are met. ...
01:06 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The Pakistan government has been trying to decide its course of action after the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a power project corruption case. Pakistan's apex court took the extreme step of calling for the prime minister's arrest despite the fact he has not been convicted. ...
10:05 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh broke his silence saying that after the "barbaric act", there cannot be "business as usual" with the neighbouring country. ...
09:02 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Pakistan is facing a political crisis as its Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf could be arrested for corruption in power projects following a Supreme Court order. Pakistan is scheduled to elect a new national assembly in a few months. ...
03:21 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Pakistan government has imposed governor's rule in the troubled province of Baluchistan after dissolving the ruling provincial government. Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf made the announcement late Sunday night after prolonged talks with Hazara Shia leaders who were staging a sit-in to demand the dismissal of provincial government and the army control of Quetta. ...
07:40 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The Pakistan government has launched a last-ditch effort to stop cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri from going ahead with a "long march" from Lahore to Islamabad on January 14 by initiating talks with him through PML-Q leaders. PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, called on Qadri at his residence in Model Town here late last night and conveyed a message from President Asif...
04:08 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minster Raja Pervez Ashraf has given up smoking, becoming the only member of Pakistan's power troika of premier, president and army chief to stop using tobacco, according to a media report on Wednesday. Ashraf made the decision to quit smoking when he was in Mecca in October to perform Haj at the special invitation of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. President Asif Zardari, who too is a...
02:55 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew a contempt notice issued to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf earlier this year after he failed to approach Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali retracted the contempt notice after Law Minister Farooq Naek presented a receipt that showed the Swiss authorities had received the government's recent letter for the...
12:40 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Parliament is likely to be dissolved in January 2013 and a caretaker government installed to oversee elections to be held by April. Speculation has increased in political circles about the government preparing a preliminary roadmap for the next general election, which is scheduled for early 2012. The National Assembly or lower house of Parliament is likely to be dissolved on January 16 or 17, The News daily quoted...
01:20 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Islamabad: In what may spell trouble for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was willing to revoke the Attorney General's letter that had asked for the closure of graft cases against the President. Ashraf was charged with contempt of court after repeatedly failing to implement the SC's order to reopen graft cases against Zardari. The issue relates to...
10:43 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appeared in Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a contempt charge. A day before the prime minister's second appearance in the top court, the government once again hinted that it has no plans to reopen graft cases against the President. "The Prime Minister is expected to go to the court tomorrow. However, there is no change in the government's position that the cases...
10:19 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is expected to appear in Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a contempt charge but the government has no plans to reopen graft cases against the President, an aide to the premier said on Monday. "The Prime Minister is expected to go to the court tomorrow. However, there is no change in the government's position that the cases against President Asif Ali Zardari...
10:20 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna reached Islamabad on Friday on a three-day visit. Upon his arrival in the capital, Krishna said that he brought a "message of goodwill from India for the people of Pakistan". "India wants a stable and prosperous Pakistan. We are committed to finding solutions to all issues through peaceful dialogue," he said. Krishna is expected to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja...
12:52 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Islamabad: Issues between Pakistan and India that divide opinion will not be easy to solve, said a Pakistani daily as Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna reaches Islamabad on Friday on a three-day visit. Krishna, who will be in Islamabad and Lahore before leaving for home on Sunday, has said he comes with messages which he hopes can solve all the mutual problems between the two countries. "The note of...
12:27 PM, Sep 07, 2012
