ANP finalizes candidates for Senate polls
February 8, 2012 by Trend PK
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PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) has finalized list six candidates for upcoming polls of the Senate in next month, TrendPK reported on Wednesday.
The ANP has nominated Azam Khan Hoti, Shahi Syed and Baz Muhammad Advocate for general seats’ polls of the Senate.
Ilyas Bilour has been nominated for technocrats’ seat, Zahida Khan for women seat and Amar Jeet Malhotra for minorities’ seat.
A meeting of the ANP Parliamentary Board, lead by Afrasiab Khatak, finalized the list of candidates for the Senate polls in Peshawar.
The ANP did not give ticket to Begum Nasim Wali, mother of the party chief Asfandyar Wali, for the Senate seat. TrendPK
Ministers, allies reach SC to escort Gilani
January 19, 2012 by Trend PK
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ISLAMABAD: Members of parliament, federal ministers and coalition partners reached Supreme Court of Pakistan to accompany Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at his arrival in the Supreme Court on a contempt notice.
PPP lawyers and leaders showered flower petals on the PM when he entered the court premises to face a 7-member bench, headed by Justice Nasir Ul-Mulk. The court started hearing the NRO implementation case at around 9:30.
Veteran lawyer and central PPP leader Aitizaz Ahsan will serve as PM’s advocate to defend him in the contempt case.
Those reached at the apex court early Thursday morning were PPP leaders Makhdum Amin Fahim, Rehman Malik, Maola Bux Chandio, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Samsam Bukhari, Khursheed Shah, Sharmila Farooqi.
Chief of PPP ally, Awami National Party, Asfandyar Wali also arrived at Supreme Court to join the PPP leadership.
PPP provincial chiefs, chief ministers of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkwa and Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir also accompanied the PM Gilani.
On the other hand, lawyers of Islamabad High Court (IHC) also reached the Supreme Court to show solidarity with the bench. The IHC has directed lawyers to reach the top court.
Security has been beefed up in and around the court with extra surveillance and police contingents. TrendPK
Gillani, Manmohan shake hands with players
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh reached the stadium together before the toss.
Both the leaders shook hands with the players after the anthem ceremony.
As this is a very short trip, PM Gilani will return to Pakistan tonight. The fifteen member delegation accompanying Prime Minister Gilani will include Asfandyar Wali, Dr. Farooq Sattar, Sherry Rehman, Qamar Zaman Kaira, and Federal Ministers Hina Rabbani Khar, Ahmad Mukhtar, Khurshid Shah, Engineer Shaukat Ullah, Abdul Qadir Baloch, Laiq Ahmad and and Munir Aurakzai.
PM telephones Altaf Hussain, Asfandyar, Rehman Malik
January 15, 2011 by Trend PK
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Prime Mininster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani telephoned Altaf Hussain, Asfandyar Wali, Chief Minister Sindh and Rehman Malik and discussed about the situation of Karachi.
PM has directed Interior Minister Rehman Malik to reach Karachi at the earliest. He has also directed Governor Sindh Ishrat ul Ibaad and Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah to devise a strategy in order to maintain peace in the city. PM talked to MQM leader Altaf Hussain and ANP leader Asfandyar Wali and told them to work on improving the situation in Karachi.
Kayani Said he Disliked Zardari: WikiLeaks
News Trends: Pakistan-s army chief COAS Kayani mused about forcing out civilian President Asif Ali Zardari who has made preparations for a coup or assassination, leaked US diplomatic cables said Tuesday.
The latest tranche of memos, obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks and reported by American and British newspapers, also showed that the United States was more concerned than it let on publicly about Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
General Ashfaq Kayani, chief of Pakistan’s powerful military, told the US ambassador during a March 2009 meeting that he “might, however reluctantly,” pressure Zardari to resign, according to cable cited by the papers.
Kayani was quoted as saying that he might support Asfandyar Wali Khan, leader of the Awami National League Party, as the new president — not Zardari’s arch-nemesis Nawaz Sharif.
According to Anne W. Patterson, the then US Ambassador to Pakistan, Kayani made it clear that regardless of how much he disliked Zardari, he distrusted Nawaz even more.
In another cable quoted by both newspapers, US Vice President Joe Biden recounted to Britain’s then prime minister Gordon Brown a conversation with Zardari last year.
Zardari told him that Kayani and the Inter-Services Intelligence agency “will take me out,” according to the cable. The paper said the cables also showed that Zardari has made extensive preparations in case he is killed.
Tensions between Zardari and the army are no secret, and Pakistan often witnesses coup rumors.
After Kayani met in September with Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the now-exiled Musharraf quipped: “I can assure you they were not discussing the weather.”
Countrywide protests against Geo ban
KARACHI: The journalist community across the country protested with Jang Group staff members against the burning of copies of The News and Daily Jang, and blocking of Geo TV transmission.
Demos were held at various press clubs and assembly buildings to protest the acts against media freedom. Journalists vowed that curbs on the media would not be tolerated at any cost.
KARACHI: Journalists and staff members of Geo TV staged peaceful demonstration in front of Karachi Press Club (KPC) to register protest against the blocking of Geo News and other private channels.
The protest rally then headed towards Sindh Chief Minister House where journalists chanted slogans for the freedom of press and media.
Later, the protestors gathered in front of the offices of WorldCall cable operators to mark their protest and to seek an explanation as to what led the administrators of cable offices to block Geo News and other private TV channels.
QUETTA: Journalists staged walk out in Balochistan Assembly in protest against the blocking the transmission of Geo News and another private TV channel.
ISLAMABAD: Supporters of free media also protested in front of National Press Club against the ban on free flow of information.
LAHORE: Likewise, the journalists held demo outside Punjab Assembly Building. They demanded immediate removal of ban.
Similar demos were held across country. Protestors condemned the burning of the copies of The News and the daily Jang. Terming the incident an attack on freedom of expression, they said the media would continue to write truth.
BB’s Murder: Head Of UN Probe Team In Karachi
The head of UN investigation team Harold Wooms into former Benazir Bhutto’s murder has reached Karachi today to collect further evidence.
During his two-day stay, he would meet with police high-ups and officials of interior department and would gather information about Karsaz incident.
Wooms would also call on Sindh National Front Chief Mumtaz Bhutto to record his statement
Missing Persons’ Case: Govt To Form Commission
The government has announced to form a 3-judge commission regarding the missing persons’ case.
During the hearing of missing persons’ case, Justice Javed Iqbal deplored that the number of missing persons is increasing instead of reducing, saying that the situation is alarming.
Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan told the apex court that every institution is working efficiently, however, added that no proceeding has been taken place in this regard.
He added that the government is going to form a 3-judge bench comprising a retired judge of Supreme Court besides two from the High Court.
The statement added that all the concerned ministries would be accountable to the said bench. The AG said that after getting Judges’ nod in this regard a notification would be issued to constitute a committee. Justice Javed Iqbal observed that if the law enforcement agencies feel that the laws could not tackle with terrorism and else than it should legislate new laws.
He remarked that he wanted to give verdict; however, he added that the judicial commission should be given more time.
CRC Concludes Work On Constitutional Amendments
Parliament’s Constitutional Reforms Committee has completed its work on constitutional amendments and draft of 18th Amendment would be presented in the National Assembly next week. Nawaz Sharif and Asfandyar Wali will jointly solve matter of renaming NWFP. The committee will start reviewing the draft of the proposed Constitutional Package on Thursday.
The committee decided to handover the collection of taxes on products to the federation and sales tax on services to the provinces. It was also agreed to carry out the management of the seaports by the Council of the Common Interests.
The committee could not solve the matter of renaming NWFP which would be solved outside the committee.
President, PM Gilani Discuss NRO in key Meeting
January 22, 2010 by Trend PK
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Presidency and informed the President about the opinions of the legal experts about the Supreme Court verdict on NRO.
The President and Prime Minister also discussed the appointment of the new judge at Supreme Court and the political and security situation of the country.
Earlier, the president hosted a luncheon in the honour of the leaders of the allied parties. Dr. Farooque Sattar and Asfandyar Wali attended the lunch while another government ally Maulana Fazlur Rehman was absent.
The president taken the coalition partners into confidence over the current political situation.
President, PM Gilani Discuss NRO in key Meeting was first posted on January 22, 2010 at 6:51 pm.
