Tag: Politician
Senior politician Rasool Bux Palijo passes away
KARACHI: Senior politician Rasool Bux Palijo, at the age of 88, passed away early Thursday morning, after a prolonged illness, media reported.
A leading human rights lawyer,...
Best dressed politicians in Pakistan
LAHORE: Politicians are usually in the limelight for scandals and corruption charges but we bring to you another side to the men and women who...
Imran should be next prime minister: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday while praising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said that the former cricketer turned politician...
German-Turks considering whether to launch complaint against far-rights
DRESDEN: Germany's Turkish community is considering whether to launch a legal complaint against a far-right politician for dubbing them "camel herders" and "caraway traders."
The...
British-Pakistani Lord Nazir’s residence robbed in London
SOUTH YORKSHIRE: British-Pakistani member of the British House of Lords, Lord Nazir Ahmed’s residence was robbed in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the...
75-year-old PPP Secretary General Taj Haider gets married
KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party Sindh’s Secretary General Senator Taj Haider, who is 75 years old, has married television anchor Professor Naheed Wassi.
According to the details,...
PML-N, Nawaz Sharif most popular party, politician: Gallup, Pulse surveys
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif have kept the top spot as the most popular...
Politician calls for ‘ban on Islam’ in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: A populist billionaire who is tipped to win, his Social Democrat rival and two leaders of anti-system parties will be in the spotlight this...
MQM and the new party
Nothing would affect MQM’s control
In political discourse, usually the public, for whom democracy actually exists, are forgotten.
A new political party has been declared against...
Mila Kunis called `dirty Jewess` by Ukrainian politician
Jewish organizations around the world are angry at the Ukrainian government, after their politician used an Anti-Semitic slur about Mila Kunis in a Facebook...
Indian politician jailed for life over Gujarat riots
An Indian court on Friday sentenced a former state minister to a minimum 28 years in jail for her role in instigating the worst...
‘Facts will speak’ in China murder trial: Bo’s son
The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has told CNN the "facts will speak for themselves" in the case of his mother, who...
Mazari calls on CM
A former provincial minister and noted politician Sardar Saleem Jan Mazari on Wednesday called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah at the...
Veteran Mukherjee to be sworn in as India president
Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was to be sworn as India's president Wednesday, with expectations that the veteran politician will breathe some fresh life...
Be a politician, not judge: Malik tells Nawaz
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday asked Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif to act like a politician instead of a judge, saying...
It pays to know a politician, especially after retirement
More than 50 retired officers of grades 18 to 22 are working on contractual basis in different departments of the Sindh government because of...
Resetting roles
Agencies have long held monopoly over patriotism
Better late than never. The intelligence agencies have been finally put in the dock. The Supreme Court has...