Tag: Democracy
Haqqani to return tonight
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has departed from US and will arrive in Islamabad tonight, according to local media sources.
A source...
Memo was excuse to target democracy: Hussain Haqqani
Pakistan’s ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani has said that President Asif Ali Zardari will make a decision about his (Haqqani) future.
Speaking in a TV...
Zardari succeeds in calming MQM chagrin
As former Sindh home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza once again ignited a situation that brought the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s relations with the Muttahida...
With every new logo come additional expenses
Following the revival of the commissionerate system in the province, the new logo of recently restored Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) had to be introduced...
SC warns army against ‘illegal actions’
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry reminded the country’s armed forces on Saturday their functions as prescribed in the constitution, saying any...
Army action sans government permission unconstitutional: CJ
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has said that any action of the military without express permission of the government will be illegal...
A surreal peace
In the backdrop of more than six decades of an adversarial relationship, the bonhomie created between the Pakistani and Indian Prime Ministers on the...
Heir unapparent
After Manmohan Singh who? The political parties and the people are prying into the affairs of the ruling Congress to make a guess. It...
‘Nawaz is thinking of sacrificing democracy’
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif is thinking of sacrificing democracy, as the PML-N considers citizens as sacrificial animals due to which it...
Altaf Hussain is ‘guarantor of democracy’, says Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has bestowed a new title upon Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, calling him ‘guarantor of democracy’ on Sunday....
PU seminar on challenges to democracy, governance
“A creative, innovative and incorruptible leadership is needed to meet the challenges confronting Pakistan today. The goal can be achieved by following the vision...
No justice without democracy: Asma
Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jahangir has said the judiciary is performing its constitutional duty by keeping a check on the performance of...
Nawaz is a backstabber: Firdous
Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif was a “backstabber”, who was raising political slogans against the PPP leadership...
Nawaz’s idea of democracy limited to his rule: Firdous
Information minister Dr Firdous Aashiq Awan has said that Nawaz Sharif’s idea of democracy was limited to his own rule.
Addressing a press conference in...
Nawaz plotting against democracy, Sindhi president: Memon
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Wednesday that Nawaz Sharif and his cohorts were conspiring against democracy and Sindhi president of the...
US wants strong democracy in Pakistan: State Dept
The US has said it wants to see a strong democracy in Pakistan while warning that extremist groups pose enormous threat to Pakistan, and...
Altaf phones President, PM; vows to work jointly for democracy
MQM chief Altaf Hussain had a telephonic conversation with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik...