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PPP’s Gangsters Threaten PML-N In Punjab...

Category News | Posted on September 8, 2008 | 24 Comments

Having first threatened Imran Khan of dire cosequences, Qasim Zia, who could only win his provincial seat thatnks to the cooperation of PML-N, to threatened PML-N with “worst consequences.” Putting aside the recent loss in presidential poll, Salman Taseer claimed Shahbaz government was without...

Pakistan To Dr. Aafia’s Children: Buzz Off?...

Category News | Posted on September 5, 2008 | 22 Comments

According to news reports, “US State Department has told the court that the Pakistani government was not willing to recognise and secure the release of the children from Afghanistan,” leading to the possibility the children will have to live in US. Though the Afghan government has been supportive,...

U.S. Coalition Raid: Parliament Hollers, U.S. Calls In The Bluff...

Category News | Posted on September 5, 2008 | 40 Comments

While the “supreme” parliament shed crocodile tears and thumped its chest over the helicopter raid that left at lease 35 dead — mostly women and children — U.S. led forces continued their killing spree and said there was more to come. On the other hand, to show their prowess Pakistani...

Firing on Gilani’s motorcade...

Category News | Posted on September 3, 2008 | 16 Comments

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan’s prime minister survived an apparent assassination attempt Wednesday when at least two shots hit his limousine as he drove toward the capital. Pakistan prime minister escapes gunfire on limo Link to BBC Urdu Article

Zardari Purges PPP of Benazir Bhutto’s Top Advisors...

Category News | Posted on August 31, 2008 | 19 Comments

In his bid to become president, Asif Zardari has purged many of the top advisors of his late wife from the ruling party leaving many party workers disallusioned. According to Nawab Yusuf Talpur, only four or five members of Benazir’s team have made transition to the Zardari camp. On the other...

PML-N asks PPP to quit Punjab government...

Category News | Posted on August 31, 2008 | 5 Comments

Saying it was the decent thing to do, PML-N has formally asked PPP to quit the Punjab government and sit in opposition as PML-N has done at the Centre. PPP says it intends to stay put. Link to Dawn article

PMLQ Offers Joint Presidential Candidate to PMLN...

Category News | Posted on August 29, 2008 | 34 Comments

PMLQ’s leader and acting Chairman Senate Mohammed Jamali has offered a joint Presidential candidate to Nawaz Sharif. Link to Daily Jang News Update

Zardari Moved to Secure Location...

Category News | Posted on August 29, 2008 | 15 Comments

The favorite to be Pakistan’s next president has moved into a guarded government compound over security fears, officials said Friday as a militant campaign against the government led to more violence in the country’s volatile northwest. Link the Yahoo News Article

Swiss Judge Upset Over Zardari’s Probe...

Category News | Posted on August 29, 2008 | 38 Comments

GENEVA: A Swiss judge who investigated Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, for alleged money laundering said on Thursday that he was disappointed the case had been dropped at the request of the Pakistan government. Daniel Devaud, the Swiss magistrate who brought charges...

Kiyani meets US Military Chief Secretly on Aircraft Carieer...

Category News | Posted on August 28, 2008 | 26 Comments

American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Adm. Mike Mullen) secretly met Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Musharraf Kiyani on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday to discuss how to combat the escalating violence along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This...

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