2017 ~ Pakistan Islamabad

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Rogue elements from establishment may have been involved in Benazir's murder: Musharraf

December 27, 2017 Qasir testing

LONDON: According to British media, former president Pervez Musahrraf has said that during his government there may have been people within the establishment that conspired with the Taliban to kill former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. As per British media report, when Pervez Musharraf was asked whether rogue elements within the establishment could have been in touch with the Taliban for Benazir's murder, the former president replied: "Possibility....

Musharraf murdered my mother: Bilawal

December 27, 2017 Qasir testing

GARHI KHUDA BAKSH: Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday accused former president Pervez Musharraf of being the 'killer' of his mother. "Musharraf is the murderer of my mother," he alleged, while addressing a rally in Garhi Khuda Baksh on the occasion of the 10th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. He also attached some blame of his mother's unresolved murder case to the judiciary, saying the...

ISLAMABAD: Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav met his wife and mother at the Foreign Office here on Monday amid tight security. The meeting continued for half-an-hour as both landed in Islamabad in the early hours on Monday. Indian deputy high commissioner was also present in the meeting.

December 25, 2017 Qasir testing

Pakistan allowed the wife and mother to visit him eight months after he was sentenced to death by a military court. Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former officer in the Indian Navy, was arrested in March 2016 in Balochistan. The case added to tensions between Pakistan and India. Pakistan released a picture of Jadhav’s mother, Avanti, and wife, Chetankul, seated at a desk and speaking to him from behind a glass window. The mother and wife of Commander Jadhav were sitting comfortably in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan. “We honour our commitments," Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal said in an earlier Twitter posting when the women first arrived at the ministry in Islamabad. India’s...

Opposition refuses to end NA boycott

December 17, 2017 Qasir testing

ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties continued the boycott of the proceedings of the National Assembly for the fourth consecutive day as they vowed to continue their struggle till the Fata people got their due rights. However, the opposition parties on Thursday failed in their attempt to get the House adjourned due to lack of quorum. To the embarrassment of Fata parliamentarian Shah G Gul Afridi, the House was found in order when he pointed out lack of quorum following the opposition members’ walkout of proceedings against the Fata Reforms Bill missing from the agenda of the day. The House, however, saw some rumpus during the speeches of Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who has been opposing merger...

Kaira asks Speaker to share his concerns with parliamentary leaders

December 15, 2017 Qasir testing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Friday said Ayaz Sadiq's remarks have raised many questions, in a reference to the National Assembly Speaker's interview in which he expressed doubt that the government would complete its tenure. Speaking to media, he said Ayaz Sadiq is a responsible person who would not discuss things without information. He said protests and rallies could not become impediment as PPP always...

Imran Khan gets clean chit, Jahangir Khan Tareen disqualified

December 15, 2017 Qasir testing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran on Friday averted disqualification as the Supreme Court of Pakistan announced decision on petitions filed by Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Hanif Abbasi . The apex court, however, disqualified PTI Secretary General Jahangir Khan Tareen as Member of the National Assembly for life under article 62-1(f). PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi had sought disqualification of PTI Chairman Imran Khan...

Army to be part of proposed grand dialogue: ISPR

December 14, 2017 Qasir testing

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Monday said it will be part of the grand dialogue proposed by Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani if it was organised in the country. The army said civil and military are not separate and difference of opinion should not be construed as problems in the civil-military relations. “We are united as Pakistanis and civil and military are not two separate sides,” Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

MQM files reference to deseat 11 lawmakers

December 13, 2017 Qasir testing

ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)-Pakistan has filed reference to deseat the lawmakers who have left the party, according to Geo TV on Thursday. The reference against 11 lawmakers was submitted by MQM leader Farooq Sattar in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The lawmakers include two members of the National Assembly and nine members of the Sindh Assembly. The party requested the electoral body to deseat MNAs Asif Husnain...

Religious parties revive MMA in Karachi

December 13, 2017 Qasir testing

KARACHI: A meeting of the five major religious-political parties held in Karachi has decided in principle to fully revive the defunct Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA). As per details, the five major religious-political parties have decided to revive the alliance because they are certain of winning a good number of seats in KP and other provinces if they contest elections on a joint platform, whereas Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-S (JUI-S) had earlier distanced...

Seems assemblies won’t complete term: NA speaker

December 13, 2017 Qasir testing

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday feared that the assemblies might not complete their term, adding he was seeing a ‘greater plan’ in the offing. Speaking on Geo News show “Aj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath”, the Speaker said that all the opposition parties except one intend to see the government complete its tenure.“Disappointment is a sin but for the first time in my political career, I am now disheartened,” Sadiq added. He...

172 killed in tribal clashes in central South Sudan

December 13, 2017 Qasir testing

JUBA - The number of people killed in clashes between rival Dinka tribe clans in central South Sudan has risen to 172, a local official said on Tuesday. "The death toll is 172 and the wounded people are 213. Some of the injured victims are dying," said Dharuai Mabor Teny, Member of Parliament in Rumbek East of Western Lakes State. Earlier reports put the toll of the clashes, which started on Dec 6, between the Rup and Pakam clans, at 60. The fighting...

Chinese auto giant to end petrol vehicle sales by 2025

December 12, 2017 Qasir testing

BEIJING: One of China´s largest state-owned automakers has said it will phase out sales of all petrol vehicles by 2025, as Beijing considers taking all fuel-burning cars off the country´s roads. Beijing Automotive Group Co (BAIC) chairman Xu Heyi said over the weekend the company will phase out sales of conventional cars in Beijing by 2020 and nationwide by 2025, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The decision only applies to cars the...