Tag: Presidential
Putin accepts Russian presidential nomination
Vladimir Putin accepted his ruling United Russia party’s nomination on Sunday as its candidate in the March 4 presidential vote, paving the way for...
Putin awaits Russia’s presidential nomination
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will be nominated to run in Russia’s March presidential polls Sunday in a ruling party congress that hopes to ride...
Presidential aide, bodyguard killed during Sri Lanka vote
A presidential aide and a bodyguard were shot dead during Saturday's local council elections in Sri Lanka's capital in a contest seen as a...
Presidential regulation challenged
Terming the law recently promulgated in the Tribal Areas as illegal, unlawful and inhuman, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday challenged...
Presidential staff avoids air catastrophe
A C-130 aircraft carrying the presidential entourage to Iran had to make an emergency landing 30 minutes after take-off from Chaklala Air Base on...
SC rejects presidential reference against PCO judges
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has rejected the presidential reference against five judges who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order...
SC rejects presidential reference against PCO judges
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has rejected the presidential reference against five PCO judges.
According to a private television channel, the chief justice...
SC to resume hearing of presidential reference today
An 11-member larger bench of the Supreme Court will today (Monday) resume hearing in a presidential reference seeking a review of the death sentence...
Saleh wants early presidential election
Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told thousands of supporters on Friday that he wants an early presidential election to end a political crisis...
Nigeria presidential poll results show north-south divide
KATSINA - Nigerian presidential poll results Sunday showed sharp divides between the mainly Muslim north and mostly Christian south after a largely peaceful vote, though sporadic riots broke out over rigging fears.
Millions of voters turned out for Saturday's election as Africa's most populous country bid to put years of rigging and badly flawed ballots behind it and hold the cleanest polls for head of state in nearly two decades. Observers gave the polls an initial thumbs up,
Millions of voters turned out for Saturday's election as Africa's most populous country bid to put years of rigging and badly flawed ballots behind it and hold the cleanest polls for head of state in nearly two decades. Observers gave the polls an initial thumbs up,
Nigeria bids for history in crucial presidential election
ABUJA - Nigerians turned out in large numbers Saturday to vote for a president as Africa's most populous nation sought to make history by holding its cleanest polls for head of state in nearly two decades.
Voting began in a generally calm atmosphere in most of the country, though two explosions hit the northeastern city of Maiduguri late Friday and early Saturday, with no casualties reported.
The same city was hit by two blasts during parliamentary polls last week.
Voting began in a generally calm atmosphere in most of the country, though two explosions hit the northeastern city of Maiduguri late Friday and early Saturday, with no casualties reported.
The same city was hit by two blasts during parliamentary polls last week.
Presidential reference on ZAB case – Supreme Court and PPP on...
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) lawyers and ministers were pleasantly surprised on Wednesday when the Supreme Court (SC) admitted a presidential reference to reopen the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case, a petition most legal experts had said would be dismissed as "not maintainable". The level of respect that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's showed for Bhutto came as a complete surprise. "I am getting emotional today," said the chief justice, referring to the reopening of
SC takes up presidential reference today
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court will today (Wednesday) take up for preliminary hearing the presidential reference seeking a review of the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto hanging case. A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani will conduct the hearing and will be assisted by the attorney general.
The reference was filed by President Asif Ali Zardari under his advisory jurisdiction to seek an opinion on revisiting the
The reference was filed by President Asif Ali Zardari under his advisory jurisdiction to seek an opinion on revisiting the
PLF hails presidential reference on ZAB’s case
LAHORE - The People's Lawyers' Forum (PLF) Punjab chapter on Saturday hailed the presidential reference filed in the Supreme Court (SC) to revisit the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) hanging case.
PLF Punjab Senior Vice President Malik Nasir Awan and Additional General Secretary Rana Sufyan Arshad said that ZAB's death was a judicial murder, as the judges who gave the decision have also accepted that it was a wrong decision. They said that revisiting the case will also be helpful to
PLF Punjab Senior Vice President Malik Nasir Awan and Additional General Secretary Rana Sufyan Arshad said that ZAB's death was a judicial murder, as the judges who gave the decision have also accepted that it was a wrong decision. They said that revisiting the case will also be helpful to
SNGPL defies presidential orders
LAHORE - The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has defied orders of the president of Pakistan. The SNGPL MD had assured the president that industry will be supplied gas for five days a week from March onwards. Poor management from SNGPL has triggered a potential loss of $1.0 billion in exports and has rendered millions of workers jobless.
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) spokesman lamented that SNGPL was adamant on destroying the textile industry by
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) spokesman lamented that SNGPL was adamant on destroying the textile industry by
World’s highest hotel opens in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International
Palin takes own tack in US presidential prelude
WASHINGTON - If Sarah Palin is going to run for the Republican US presidential nomination in 2012, she is sure going about it her own way. A conservative TV idol and household name, the former Alaska governor sees little need to behave like a traditional presidential candidate.
Palin has been nowhere to be seen recently in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, while potential rivals scour in search of staff and supporters. Instead, Palin has relied
Palin has been nowhere to be seen recently in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, while potential rivals scour in search of staff and supporters. Instead, Palin has relied
