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MQM delegation calls on Zardari
KARACHI - A delegation of the MQM on Saturday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House. The delegation included MQM parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly Sardar Ahmed and provincial ministers Raza Haroon, Adil Siddiqui and Dr Sagheer Ahmed.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan was also present. Haroon told reporters outside Bilawal House that it was not a formal meeting and they were invited at the ceremony of the 19th Constitutional Amendment's signing. With
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan was also present. Haroon told reporters outside Bilawal House that it was not a formal meeting and they were invited at the ceremony of the 19th Constitutional Amendment's signing. With
Zardari telephones Nawaz
LAHORE - President Asif Ali Zardari telephoned Nawaz Sharif, a two-time former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, a private TV channel reported on Thursday night.
During 10 minutes phone call, the two leaders discussed the current political situation. Another channel reported that the president also discussed the heightened tension between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the PML-N.
President Zardari appealed to Nawaz to show restraint.
During 10 minutes phone call, the two leaders discussed the current political situation. Another channel reported that the president also discussed the heightened tension between the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the PML-N.
President Zardari appealed to Nawaz to show restraint.
Don’t issue hostile statements against partners, Zardari to PPP ministers
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari has said that lawmakers and ministers of the Pakistan People's Party should refrain from issuing hostile statements against coalition partners, and expressed hope that misunderstandings between the partners would soon be resolved.
During his meeting with the ministers, advisers and the lawmakers at the Bilawal House, and later talking to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, President Zardari said reservations expressed by the MQM were being
During his meeting with the ministers, advisers and the lawmakers at the Bilawal House, and later talking to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, President Zardari said reservations expressed by the MQM were being
‘Zardari, not Gilani, opposes blasphemy laws’
Lahore - Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) President Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair has said that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has nothing to do with the proposed changes in blasphemy law.
"It is President Zardari who is more interested in the changes, as if trying to fulfill his commitments, which he made with Pope Benedict in Vatican, last September," he said in an exclusive interview with Pakistan Today.
Dr Zubair talked about different issues including the
"It is President Zardari who is more interested in the changes, as if trying to fulfill his commitments, which he made with Pope Benedict in Vatican, last September," he said in an exclusive interview with Pakistan Today.
Dr Zubair talked about different issues including the
PPP to live in history, actors only in headlines: Zardari
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government was not scared of political actors' thinking, threats and their propaganda, as "we are the followers of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto."
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of PIA employees housing scheme, the president said, "We would live in history and the political actors in headlines. This difference would always remain between them and us." He said the people of the
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of PIA employees housing scheme, the president said, "We would live in history and the political actors in headlines. This difference would always remain between them and us." He said the people of the
Fazl to meet Zardari soon
ISLAMABAD - The government is still hopeful that JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman will revisit his decision of quitting the government at the Centre, as Interior Minister Rehman Malik has convinced Fazl to meet President Asif Ali Zardari in the coming days.
A JUI-F source told Pakistan Today on Saturday that Malik made a telephone call to Fazl on Thursday and convinced him to meet Zardari at a time of his choice to "review the post-JUI-F separation" situation.
The source said
A JUI-F source told Pakistan Today on Saturday that Malik made a telephone call to Fazl on Thursday and convinced him to meet Zardari at a time of his choice to "review the post-JUI-F separation" situation.
The source said
PIA dishes out Rs 20 million to welcome Zardari
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) administration has released more than Rs 20 million to a trade union, Super Peoples Unity, for putting up banners and billboards to welcome President Asif Ali Zardari at the inauguration ceremony of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Housing Scheme today (Saturday).
The union's president, Aamir Shah, who is not a PIA employee, was issued a daily wager card along with other 15 people by the national carrier on Friday and it is likely that he
The union's president, Aamir Shah, who is not a PIA employee, was issued a daily wager card along with other 15 people by the national carrier on Friday and it is likely that he
Pakistan can provide trade corridors to friends: Zardari
ISTANBUL - President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said Pakistan was well positioned to provide trade and communication corridors through its territory and ports to its friends and partners.
"We are ready to provide energy as a bridge and develop win-win scenarios," the president said while addressing the 11th summit of ECO (Economic Coordination Organisation) on Thursday. He said the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and TAPI gas pipeline projects should be seen in that context.
"We are ready to provide energy as a bridge and develop win-win scenarios," the president said while addressing the 11th summit of ECO (Economic Coordination Organisation) on Thursday. He said the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and TAPI gas pipeline projects should be seen in that context.
President Zardari vows to increase Pak-Kyrgyz trade
ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan need to work together to enhance connectivity and create institutional framework as well as infrastructure for promoting trade.
He said this during his meeting with the President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva on the sidelines of the 11th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit on Wednesday.
Matters relating to bilateral relations, mutual cooperation and further strengthening trade and economic
He said this during his meeting with the President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva on the sidelines of the 11th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit on Wednesday.
Matters relating to bilateral relations, mutual cooperation and further strengthening trade and economic
Zardari, Kyrgyz president discuss bilateral ties
ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that the democratic government of Pakistan had given new impetus to its relations with Kyrgyzstan and called for more work together to improve the working and implementation of the quadripartite Agreement on Transit Traffic.
The president was talking to Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva who called on him here on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) meeting. President Zardari said that
The president was talking to Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva who called on him here on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) meeting. President Zardari said that
Zardari, Gilani discuss MQM and ‘Plan B’
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday gave final touches to a reconciliation strategy with the Pakistan People's Party's major coalition partner - the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) - as well as a contingency plan in case the MQM decided to part ways with the government in the near future.
An informed source told Pakistan Today that during the crucial meeting held at the Presidency, the two leaders agreed that in case of any
An informed source told Pakistan Today that during the crucial meeting held at the Presidency, the two leaders agreed that in case of any
Gilani calls on Zardari
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday and discussed current political situation of the country.
Both the leaders discussed the recent visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Pakistan and also review the upcoming visit of President Zardari to Turkey.
On the occasion, President Zardari also hosted a lunch for Prime Minister Gilani. Besides relations with coalition partners, the president and the
Both the leaders discussed the recent visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Pakistan and also review the upcoming visit of President Zardari to Turkey.
On the occasion, President Zardari also hosted a lunch for Prime Minister Gilani. Besides relations with coalition partners, the president and the
Zardari wants action to stop misuse of blasphemy law
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said the government would take all appropriate measures -administrative, procedural and legislative - to stop the rising misuse of the blasphemy law.
Talking to a delegation of parliamentarians of minorities led by Minorities' Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, the president said the government would not allow anyone to misuse the blasphemy law against any one for settling personal scores.
The president hailed the role being played by
Talking to a delegation of parliamentarians of minorities led by Minorities' Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, the president said the government would not allow anyone to misuse the blasphemy law against any one for settling personal scores.
The president hailed the role being played by
LHC adjourns Rehman’s presidential pardon case
LAHORE: Hearing of a petition challenging the pardon granted by President Asif Ali Zardari to Interior Minister Rehman Malik was adjourned to December 24 by a full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday. Earlier, Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik had requested adjournment on behalf of the federation, citing Rehman's pending adjudication in Supreme Court as an excuse.
Barrister Farooq Hassan, representing the petitioner, opposed the request saying the government was
Barrister Farooq Hassan, representing the petitioner, opposed the request saying the government was
Zardari seeks Kuwait’s cooperation for GCC FTA
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari stated on Monday that Pakistan was keen to conclude a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and was looking for Kuwait's support in this regard. This, he said, would pave way for boosted commercial activity between Pakistan and the Gulf countries.
In a meeting with the Special envoy of Amir of the State of Kuwait Dr Abdullah Maatooq Almaatoq, who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President said that there was immense
In a meeting with the Special envoy of Amir of the State of Kuwait Dr Abdullah Maatooq Almaatoq, who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President said that there was immense
Nejad asks Zardari to hand over ‘terrorists’
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on Monday to arrest and hand over "known terrorists," the Iranian leader's office said on its website.
In a telephone call, the Iranian president "asked Zardari to order his country's security forces to quickly arrest known terrorists and hand them over to the Islamic Republic of Iran," Ahmadinejad's office said in a statement posted on its website. The phone call followed a suicide attack last
In a telephone call, the Iranian president "asked Zardari to order his country's security forces to quickly arrest known terrorists and hand them over to the Islamic Republic of Iran," Ahmadinejad's office said in a statement posted on its website. The phone call followed a suicide attack last
Let’s be friends again, Zardari tells Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: In another political manoeuvre, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday again engaged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif by responding to his letter written last month, in an attempt to mend fences with the PML-N at a time when the government's coalition partners are up in arms.
The timing of the response suggests that Zardari's move is more of a damage-control attempt after the Fazlur Rehman-led JUI-F's departure from the coalition government.
The timing of the response suggests that Zardari's move is more of a damage-control attempt after the Fazlur Rehman-led JUI-F's departure from the coalition government.
