Pakistan, Maryam Nawaz Sharif is not sitting on a couch and enjoying the worldly pleasures of staying home. Despite widespread opposition, she’s still gaining enormous strength. “Realising people’s misery… she’s there with them and for them, no matter what. Without taking into consideration the extreme weather or her circumstances. She’s just there for everyone to […]
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Opposition protests against ‘secrecy’ of govt’s references
The opposition has voiced strong concerns over government’s apparently secret action against the judges. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday decided to protest in Parliament against the government’s decision to file reference against judges in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The PML-N’s parliamentary group which was presided over by PML-N Vice President […]
Who is she?
Sir: Uproar is being created quite unnecessarily in an uncalled for manner over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s calling PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as “Sahiba” while addressing a big public gathering in Wana in tribal areas the other day. PPP is demanding PM to apologize over his statement in the National Assembly, PPP’s Syed Khurshid […]
An appeal to all
Sir: No federal government be it of PPP, PML(N) or incumbent PTI wants to borrow loans for running the national affairs and more importantly carrying out developmental activities in different sectors if everyone is paying taxes and duties due from him. But most unfortunately, if only one per cent of entire population is paying taxes […]
MPA Butt seeks constituencies for MPAs on reserved seats
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN)’s legislator, Hina Pervez Butt, on Monday, sought allocation of constituencies for the members of Provincial Assembly on reserved seats to avoid hurdles in launching different development works. She demanded this through “Provincial Assembly of Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Bill 1972,” submitted in Punjab Assembly. The objective of the said Amendment Bill […]
Changing of The Financial Guard
After weeks of intense speculation over about his possible exit, Asad Umar resigned as the Federal Minister for Finance. Subsequently he refused the offer of joining the Cabinet and becoming the Energy Minister. For the record, Asad deserves kudos for husbanding Pakistan’s economy from what was essentially a no-hope economic situation. The irony of it […]
Why be afraid of NAB?
Sir: Former ruling parties PPP and PML(N) leaders continue to harp on theme of dubbing NAB as draconian black law and calling for its being amended or scrapped altogether. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established in November 1999 constitutionally as an independent and autonomous body. It is pertinent to mention that both the former ruling […]
Ephedrine Case: PMLN’s Hanif Abbasi out on bail
Lahore’s Camp Jail, on Saturday, released Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader, Hanif Abbasi, on bail following the verdict given by Lahore High Court (LHC). A large number of PML-N workers thronged outside the jail as they showered flower petals on Abbasi. He went on to visit the shrine of Data Darbar. The bail had […]
Tectonic changes in Pakistan’s political landscape
After 1971 two national parties came into being: PPP and PML (N). With following in all the four provinces of Pakistan they had a certain ethnic touch and different strength in different provinces. The PPP lost its national status after Benazir Bhutto was killed and Asif Ali Zardari played havoc with a genuinely popular national […]
Instant results from deliverers
Like most countries, Pakistan also suffers from ‘Instant Results Syndrome’ (IRS). Deliverers are the ones who suffer most from this misgiving. In the end, short term greed prevails over long drawn gains of the nation. Since October 1958 when the first usurper took control of the country in the name of development, common good became […]