Prime Minister directs prioritizing building of airport in Mirpur
Islamabad; March 13(PFP)-Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, directed the Secretary Ministry of Finance, Secretary EAD and other relevant authorities to prioritize the building of an international airport in More...
Outgoing senators to be remembered in history as proud members of parliament: President
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (PFP): President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday said the outgoing senators will be remembered in the Parliamentary history as proud Members of the Parliament that unanimously removed the traces of dictatorships More...
SC suspends membership of 28 lawmakers
The National Assembly would lose nine and the Senate would lose three members for the time being. – File Photo ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday suspended memberships of 28 lawmakers of the national and provincial More...
Syria rejects Arab League call for power change
DAMASCUS(PFP): Syria on Monday rejected an Arab League (AL) plan for President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to his deputy, calling the initiative a “flagrant interference,” state TV quoted an official More...
Mansoor Ijaz refuses to come to Pakistan
ISLAMBAD(PFP): Mansoor Ijaz’s counsel Akram Sheikh advocate said his client is being trapped by and may be arrested upon his arrival in Pakistan. Mansoor Ijaz refuses to come to Pakistan and asks the commission More...
President enjoys immunity, Gilani tells SC
ISLAMABAD(pfp): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday defended himself against contempt charges before the Supreme Court (SC), refusing to apologise in a case that could see him disqualified from office More...
By-Polls be held on authentic voters lists : SC
ISLAMABAD(PFP): During proceedings of the computerised voters lists case the Supreme Court ruled that by-elections could not be held on the old lists as the Election Commission had itself admitted that 30 million More...
No visa application from Mansoor Ijaz: FO
ISLAMABAD(PFP): The Foreign office on Thursday said that none of Pakistan’s embassies had received the passport of Mansoor Ijaz for issuance of visa. Briefing the media Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said More...
Letter should be written to Swiss authority: Aitzaz
LAHORE: PPP central leader Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan on Saturday said that democracy is only threatened by extra constitutional steps. Talking to media, PPP leader said that his opinion is different from the party More...
I don’t need vote of confidence: PM Gilani
ISLAMABAD(PFP): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has invited opposition to draft a new unambiguous constitution. Ha said that he does not need a vote of confidence. Prime Minister Gilani while speaking on the floor More...
