Tag: Democracy

Pakistan’s future linked with democracy: COAS

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that Pakistan's future is linked with democracy He said this while addressing...

There is only one umpire in Pakistan and that is the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said there is only one umpire in Pakistan and that is the people. Addressing the media here on...

Shah sees no difference between PTI govt, dictatorship

--'Credit' goes to Shah for destroying national institutions, reacts Fawad Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah criticised the ruling PTI government by saying...

Zardari terms Shehbaz’s release from jail a ‘good omen for democracy’

ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday congratulated Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on...

Pakistan one point up in Corruption Perceptions Index 2018

Transparency International on Tuesday released its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2018 report in which Pakistan scored 33 out of 100, scoring one point better...

PPP demands amendments in NAB laws, across-the-board accountability

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Secretary General Farhatullah Babar on Tuesday expressed the need for amendments in the laws of the National Accountability...

Rule of law prerequisite for democracy: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that the rule of law was a prerequisite for the functioning of a...

Sri Lanka Supreme Court restores sacked parliament

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled President Maithripala Sirisena's dissolution of parliament and ordered a halt to preparations for snap elections next...

Zardari extends olive branch to PTI govt

--Education minister Shafqat Mehmood welcomes former president's support, assures govt will reciprocate   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said the government and...

EU lauds continuity of democratic process in Pakistan

The European Union Chief Election Observer Michael Gahler called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday. The two sides discussed the successful...

Remembering Begum Nusrat Bhutto: Mother of Democracy

Begum Nusrat Bhutto was an iron lady who stood against undemocratic forces in Pakistan. She was awarded the highest civilian award for democratic struggle...

Top Kashmiri leaders under house arrest ahead of polls

Tensions up ahead of local polls with India deploying additional 40,000 troops to ‘maintain order’ SRINAGAR: Ahead of the local elections in the Indian-held Kashmir...

Bilawal says ‘selected govt’ should focus on real problems

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Wednesday said that the ‘selected government’ of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) does politics on non-issues instead of...

All institutions should function according to law: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that all institutions should work within their constitutional limits. In a message on the eve...

Democracy fostering in Pakistan: COAS

-- ‘Democratic institutions are quickly becoming more robust and will only get stronger with the passage of time’   ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General...

Govt assures growth of free, responsible media

-- Info minister says independent media is essential for strengthening of democracy and nurturing of democratic values in the society ISLAMABAD: Federal Information and Broadcasting...

Opposition integral part of parliament: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Opposition is integral part of the parliament and the PTI respects...