August 25 , 2008


PML-N parts ways with ruling coalition

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has formally announced to part ways with the ruling coalition led by Pakistan Peoples Party.
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 PML-N names Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui as presidential candidate
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N has decided to field Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui as its candidate...Full Story

Lawyers to stage sit-ins across country: Aitzaz
ISLAMABAD: President Supreme Court Bar Association, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan Monday said he has run out of patience while waiting for the restoration of the .....Full Story

Pak study department in American varsity soon
TEXAS: Department of Pakistan Study will be set up in the University of Texas in America. The establishment of the department will also enable...Full Story

‘PPP may quit Punjab cabinet’
LAHORE: The PPP ministers in the Punjab cabinet will resign if the coalition collapses due to the judges’ issue, Geo News reported PPP Punjab Senior Minister ..Full Story

Only Musharraf’s presence kept coalition together: Observer
WASHINGTON: Hostility to an unpopular president was the only unifying force in a fractious coalition government in Pakistan and with his departure, the stage is clear for a ruthless ..Full Story

Transport strike halts business activity in Karachi
KARACHI: The transporters’ strike entering day 7 today has caused a shortage of supply of certain essentials in the city. ...Full Story


JUI finds it hard to keep coalition with PPP: Fazal
PESHAWAR: Jamiaat-E-Ulemai Islam chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has said on Monday that Asif Ali Zardari’s remarks regarding PPP-PML-N agreements......Full Story

Mirwaiz, Gilani, Malik detained ahead of Kashmir rally
OCCUPIED KASHMR: Indian security forces detained three top Muslim leaders in Kashmir and enforced a strict curfew for...Full Story

Judges' restoration being unduly made a major issue: Fazl
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Sunday the restoration of deposed judges was unduly being made a major issue...Full Story

‘President should not have power to dismiss assemblies’ LAHORE: The president should not have the power to dissolve the parliament and that the head of state’s role should be...Full Story

Pakistan likely to get additional oil credit facility from Kuwait
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to get additional oil credit facility from Kuwait for a further 30 days...Full Story

Provincial bar councils divided over NCC formation
LAHORE: The provincial bar councils have split over the formation of the lawyers’ National Co-ordination Council (NCC), a recently formed body to steer the..Full Story

Minorities want Zardari as next president: APMA
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Chairman Shahbaz Bhatti on Sunday claimed that the country’s religious minorities supported PPP Co-chairman ..Full Story

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