Tag: Province

Gilani hopes PML-N will consider attending meeting on new province

Welcoming the convening of a meeting of the Parliamentary Commission on Creation of New Provinces scheduled for August 28, former prime minister and PPP...

PPP committed to making South Punjab a province: Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that making South Punjab a separate province was part of PPP’s nation building process and the party would...

Syrian army shells Aleppo province as conflict hits Lebanon

Syrian forces bombarded towns in the northern province of Aleppo on Saturday, as the conflict spilled into neighbouring Lebanon, where two girls were killed...

Peccavi

The people of Sindh are, indeed, unfortunate because what they are witnessing in their home province during this democratic dispensation in the country...

Militant group of Sindhi nationalists calls for armed struggle

From slums of Karachi, Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) has started making its presence in urban part of the province, it is learnt. SDLA, a...

Zardari, Gilani poles apart on Seraiki province

Despite hectic lobbying by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari is reluctant to support the Seraiki province move and rather approves...

President makes a move for two new provinces in Punjab

In a major political move, President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday sent a reference to the National Assembly speaker calling for constitution of a...

MQM not for division of Sindh: Malik

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik Wednesday clarified that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was not interested to establish a new province in Sindh. Malik was speaking...

Sindhi Adabi Sangat opposes Muhajir province

Sindhi Adabi Sangat staged a demonstration in front of the National Press Club Islamabad against the demand of Muhajir province on Saturday. The rally was...

Langah terms Saraiki province due right

Chairman Saraiki Party Barrister Taj Muhammad Langah said Saturday that Saraiki province is the due right of the people which should be given to...

APMA welcomes Seraiki province resolution

The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) on Friday hailed Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s clear stance on the creation of a Seraiki province and...

‘No compromise on Bahawalpur’

A meeting of Core Committee for the restoration of Bahawalpur province was held under the Chairman Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood and GS Syed Waseem Akhtar...

‘ANP not consulted on Saraiki province’

The Awami National Party (ANP) has started expressing concerns on a bill tabled earlier this week in the National Assembly, espousing creation of new...

PPP moves resolution in PA for creation of new province

The PPP on Saturday tabled a resolution in the Punjab Assembly for the creation of South Punjab province. The resolution was moved by Opposition...

Basra greets nation over resolution for new province

Senior PPP leader Shaukat Basra on Friday congratulated the nation on passing resolution for establishing a new province to help resolve the problems of...

Durrani warns PPP against Seraiki province creation

Former senator Muhammad Ali Durrani has warned the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) coalition government against moving the 21st Amendment in Parliament exclusively for the...

Seraiki province to be carved out before general polls: Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Seraiki province will be carved out before the general elections. He said so during a meeting...