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President orders PPP to get Punjab budget approved
Jun 16th
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday directed the members of Pakistan Peoples Party in Punjab Assembly to extend their support for having Punjab budget approved, Geo News reported.
According to PPP sources, the President not ordered the O…
Extravagant amount was spent on BBs welcome: WikiLeaks
Jun 15th
KARACHI: A secret cable of 2007 has revealed that then Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto (BB) decided to come to Pakistan on October 18, 2007 because a stupendous amount had already been spent on BBs reception.
On October 14,…
Fatima Bhutto and her songs of blood, sword and fairytales
Jun 15th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6435/fatima-bhutto-and-her-songs-of-blood-sword-and-fairytales/
Karachi should be de-weaponized: ANP
Jun 14th
ISLAMABAD: Vice President of ANP Senator Haji Muhammad Adeel on Tuesday said that Awami National Party (ANP) was committed to fighting against terrorism and extremists.
Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament, he said, “ANP will not bow before the t…
Change in Pak Civil-Military Dynamics: In Session 11 Jun 2011
Jun 13th
Contours of change in Pakistan’s Civil-Military Dynamics after May events like Osama raid, Mehran attack, Karotabad incident, Saleem Shahzad killing, Sarfaraz murder in Karachi, etc. Guests: Haroon UL Rasheed (Columnist), Sen. Mushahid Ullah Khan (PML-…
Civil-Military relations and the PML-N
Jun 12th
A couple of weeks ago, Ahsan Butt published an interview with anthropologist Tahir Naqvi that covered topics ranging from Muhajir nationalism to the MQM’s evolution as a political party. The metropolitan, and for want of a better word, unique nature of…
PPP had offered Chattha CMship of Punjab: Leak
Jun 12th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had offered the slot of chief minister Punjab to Hamid Nasir Chattha with an aim to win his support for getting Asif Ali Zardari elected as President, said a US Embassy cable leaked by WikiLeaks on Saturday.
T…
Local govt conundrum: ‘PPP is ready for polls but coalition isn’t’
Jun 12th
LG minister addresses meeting, discusses new drainage plan, cyclone preparation.
BB murder case: Arrest warrant for Musharraf issued
Jun 11th
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has issued arrest warrant against former president General (rtd) Pervaiz Musharraf in Benazir Bhuttos (BB) murder case, Geo News reported Saturday.
The court was hearing the case involving the …
Budget 2012: Sindh mixes populist pandering with institutional reform
Jun 11th
Police stations to be given their own budgets; health gets 40% more than last year.
