Shahbaz Sharif becomes interim chief of ruling PML-N
Lahore, Feb 27 : Shahbaz Sharif was unanimously elected as interim president of Pakistan’s ruling PML-N today while his elder brother and ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was made the beleaguered party’s ‘Quaid’ (top leader) for life time. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) elected its new head days after the Supreme Court disqualified 68-year-old Nawaz […]
Sohrabuddin Sheikh case has claimed another judge: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi today raked up the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case saying it has claimed yet another judge, after the pleas in the matter were assigned to a new single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court. He also cited media reports that the judge hearing the case has been replaced, […]
AIMPLB plans silent march against triple talaq legislation
Jaipur, Feb 27:Terming the triple talaq legislation as “defective”, the All India Muslim Personal Law board today demanded the Centre withdraw it in the interest of Muslim women. The board also announced a silent march of Muslim women will be taken out here tomorrow in support of its demands. “It is a totally defective bill […]
Pakistan to attend WTO talks in New Delhi upon Indian invitation: report
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce Pervaiz Malik will attend an informal WTO ministerial meeting taking place in New Delhi on March 19-20, The Indian Express reported Monday. Quoting unnamed diplomatic sources, the newspaper said the Pakistani side has confirmed the participation of the minister. The invitation comes in the wake of the late-December secret back-channel […]
Rahul questions PM over delay in setting up of Lokpal
Ramadurga (Karnataka), Feb 26: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of favouring the “super rich” and questioned why he had still not appointed a Lokpal to fight corruption. Gandhi, who has been targeting Modi in all public rallies in poll-bound Karnataka, also quizzed Modi over his “silence” on issues such as […]
Delhi CS assault case: Govt mulling live streaming of official meetings
New Delhi, Feb 26 : The Delhi government is mulling live streaming of all official meetings following the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at the chief minister’s residence last week. Prakash was allegedly assaulted by AAP MLAs and others during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on February 19. A senior […]
Interpol response awaited on request to arrest Hussain Haqqani
ISLAMABAD: The government is waiting for an Interpol response to its request regarding arrest of Hussain Haqqani, former ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and principal accused in the Memogate scandal. A senior official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told Dawn on Sunday that the agency had sought assistance of Interpol in arresting […]
Shah attacks Cong after CBI books Punjab CM’s son-in-law for bank fraud
New Delhi Feb 26 : BJP chief Amit Shah today hit out at the Congress over an alleged bank fraud case in which Amarinder Singh’s son-in-law has been booked, saying it is shameful that the Punjab chief minister’s relative pocketed the money meant for hardworking farmers. Shah questioned why the Congress deleted a tweet about […]
Delhi government employees demand action against Kejriwal, Sisodia
New Delhi: The Delhi Government Employees Joint Forum on Monday alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia were part of a conspiracy that led to an alleged attack on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two AAP MLAs and called for action against them. Pooja Joshi, one of the members of […]
Musharraf treason case: Special court to resume hearing on March 8
ISLAMABAD: A special court in Islamabad on Monday fixed for hearing a high treason case against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. A three-member bench headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Yahyah Afridi will resume on March 8 the hearing of the case pertaining to the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in the country in […]
