Tag: Resignation

Khosa sees CEC’s resignation vindication of PPP’s stance

Chief Election Commissioner Fakhuruddin G Ibrahim’s resignation has vindicated the Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) decision of boycotting the presidential elections, PPP Secretary General Latif...

President approves Punjab’s governor resignation

 President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved the resignation of former Punjab Governor Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmood and authorised the Punjab Assembly speaker to...

Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi resigns

Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has resigned from his office and forwarded his resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari. The resignation of Zulfiqar Ali...

Pope resigned after findings blackmail, corruption, gay sex at Vatican

The Italian media is reporting that Pope Benedict XVI resigned after receiving the results of an internal investigation, delivered in a 300-page, two-volume dossier,...

Senator Abidi withdraws resignation

PPP Senator Syed Faisal Raza Abidi has withdrawn his resignation which he had submitted earlier. Abidi withdrew his resignation during a meeting with PPP Chairman...

Finance Ministry denies Hafeez Shaikh’s resignation reports

Finance Ministry spokesman denied reports that Federal Minister for Finance Dr Hafeez Shaikh had resigned, and said that Shaikh would continue to discharge his...

‘Crazy to stop playing for no reason’

Sachin Tendulkar received support from unexpected quarters with five-time world champion chess wizard, Viswanathan Anand, urging him to continue playing as long as he...

Three PPP MPAs resign from membership

Three Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) members of Punjab Assembly have resigned from their memberships, stating conflicts with the party as the cause. Private TV channel...

Mercedes chief prepares to step down

Norbert Haug's 22-year reign as head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport is to draw to a close at the end of this year. During his time in...

NA accepts PML-N MNA Sabeen Rizvi’s resignation

Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has accepted resignation of Sabeen Rizvi, MNA PML-N with effect from November 29, 2012. National Assembly Secretariat has sent...

Marc Grossman to step down

US Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman is stepping down on December 14 after leading the American diplomatic campaign in the region for...

Zardari likely to quit PPP office

Senior leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) reportedly advised President Asif Ali Zardari to quit his political office and the deliberations in this connection...

Shahbaz challenges resignation if his dual nationality proved

Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that he holds only Pakistani nationality and would prove it in the Supreme Court. Talking...

Dr Tahir secures political future through resignation

Head of unification block in Punjab Assembly Dr Tahir Ali Javed resigned from assembly membership for because of his dual nationality and pending cases...

Simon Taufel to step down from elite panel after ICC World...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced that Simon Taufel will step down from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires at the...

President PbOA reverses resignation decision

President, Punjab Olympic Association, Syed Shahid Ali Shah, has reverses his decision of resignation, ending a controversy that surfaced after his resignation last week....

Australian great Hayden quits cricket

Veteran Australian opener Matthew Hayden has called time on his glittering playing career, opting not to play in Australia's domestic Twenty20 series this year,...