PML-Q rejects Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Q rejected the proposed renaming of NWFP as Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa at a time when Pakistan Muslim League-N, Awami National Party (ANP) and Peoples Party Sherpao Group (PPP-S) reached a consensus on the issue.

The meeting of constitutional reforms committee was also attended by Q members Senator Wasim Sajjad and S. M. Zafar. However, they did not attend the consultative meeting.

According to sources, Q-league members established contacts with party’s leadership, which outrightly rejected the new name.

It was decided that PML-Q would write a dissenting note about the name.

Senator Wasim Sajjad said that his party had no objection on the judicial commission.

China to be ”involved” in Iran sanctions push:Clinton

OTTAWA: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said China will play a role in international efforts to pen sanctions against Iran at the United Nations, and that Beijing recognizes the threat of Iran”s nuclear program.

“I think as the weeks go forward and we begin the hard work of trying to come up with a Security Council resolution, China will be involved,” Clinton said Monday in an interview with Canadian television.

“China is part of the consultative group that has been unified all along the way, which has made it very clear that a nuclear-armed Iran is not acceptable to the international community,” she said.

Balochistan Package Named ‘Aghaze Haqooqai Balochistan’

Pakistan: Balochistan Package Named ‘Aghaze Haqooqai Balochistan’. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani held a detailed meeting with Governor Balochistan, Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, Chief Minister, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, Senators as well as MNAs from Balochistan and Members of the Balochistan Cabinet at Prime Minister House on Monday. Prime Minister took them into confidence on the Balochistan package prepared by the Parliamentary Committee.
The meeting, which was also attended by the members of Balochistan Committee, unanimously approved the name of the Balochistan package as “Aghaze Haqooqai Balochistan”. Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, who is the head of Parliamentary Committee on Balochistan, gave a detailed briefing to the participants of the meeting on the proposed recommendations incorporated in the “Aghaze Haqooqai Balochistan” package in order to address the long-standing grievances of the people of Balochistan and bringing them into the mainstream by removing their sense of deprivation.
He informed the members that the package contains three parts including constitutional, administrative and economic measures. The constitutional part will be looked by the constitutional reforms committee while administrative and economic side will be taken care of by the Prime Minister. It was decided that input given by the members belonging to Balochistan will be incorporated in the final draft to make the Balochistan package more effective and successful.
Prime Minister on this occasion said that the federal government attached high priority to socio-economic development of Balochistan as this is must for the country’s progress and prosperity. He said, “all out efforts would be made in that direction to bring Balochistan at par with the developed areas of the country.” Gilani said his government is sincerely working towards comprehensive proposals acceptable to all. Today’s meeting, he added was in continuation of his consultative process to take all stakeholders on board to make “Aghaze Haqooqai Balochistan” a success. Prime Minister said the government believes in developing consensus on all issues of national importance as this is imperative for the success and effective implementation of policy decisions.

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Balochistan Package Named ‘Aghaze Haqooqai Balochistan’ was first posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:11 pm.

Sheikh Khalifa Re-elected UAE President

DUBAI : Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan was re-elected president of the United Arab Emirates for a second five-year term on Tuesday.

The Supreme Federal Council, made up of the rulers of the seven emirates in the UAE, selected Sheikh Khalifa, 61.

He first rose to the presidency as oil-rich Abu Dhabi’s ruler in 2004 on the death of his father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, who founded the Gulf state in 1971.

The council designates both the president and vice president.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum, who is also the country’s prime minister, defence minister and ruler of Dubai, has served as vice president since 2006.

The UAE, an OPEC member which produces 2.2 million barrels of oil per day, held its first indirect legislative election in 2006 to designate 40 members of the consultative National Federal Council.

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Sheikh Khalifa Re-elected UAE President was first posted on November 3, 2009 at 6:14 pm.