Tweet Akbar Bugti wasn’t murdered, he committed suicide: Musharraf.All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has claimed that Nawab Akbar Bugti was not murdered, but had committed suicide, DawnNews reported.
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Tweet President Patil’s speech marred by disruptions.Disruptions on issues like Telangana, atrocities on Sri Lankan Tamils, sub-quota for minorities, and shortage of fertilisers marred President Pratibha Patil’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Monday. MPs raised slogans to press their demands during Patil’s last address to Parliament before she completes her term in [...]
Jaganmohan’s assets case: SC notice to 6 Andhra ministers, 8 IAS officers
Posted in general-information, India, Politics on Mar 12th, 2012
Tweet Jaganmohan’s assets case: SC notice to 6 Andhra ministers, 8 IAS officers.The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to 6 Andhra Pradesh ministers and 8 IAS officers on a plea alleging that the CBI was not proceeding against them despite having sufficient evidence that they helped former Congress leader Y Jaganmohan Reddy accumulate massive illegal assets.
Meera,s husband has runaway,Rehman Malik should recover her husband in 24 hours,Sheikh Rasheed
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, Media, News, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 12th, 2012
Tweet Meera,s husband has runaway,Rehman Malik should recover her husband in 24 hours,Sheikh Rasheed
Who wants snap elections and why
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Mar 11th, 2012
Tweet Who wants snap elections and why.Nitish Kumar faces no serious challenge from RJD and towers over partner BJP. He did well in the last Lok Sabha elections and is confident of doing well again. Hopes to be a PM candidate if BJP fails to get the numbers TMC, 19 MPs: Mamata is working for a non-Cong , [...]
Tweet Contempt case: PM says apex court orders are ‘not clear’.Despite the court’s recent direct order to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani regarding the writing of a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, the premier still says he is “confused”.
Tweet Akhilesh Yadav: SP govt to focus on maintaining law and order.Law and order will be the priority of the new SP government in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister- designate Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said, maintaining that no discrimination will be made on the basis of caste and creed.
Tweet IPS officer’s killing: MP govt orders judicial inquiry; Digvijaya alleges CM involved in illegal mining.With the brutal killing of young IPS officer Narendra Kumarevoking strong reactions across the country, theMadhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the officer’s death would not be spared. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry to [...]
Tweet NA secretariat: PML-N submits missing persons resolution.Days ahead of the commencement of the National Assembly’s fifth parliamentary year, the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday took up the chronic issue of missing persons. Submitting a resolution, signed by every single MP of the party, to the National Assembly, the PML-N demanded the constitution [...]
Musharraf interview: Praise for Pasha, no comment for Kayani
Posted in general-information, Military, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 9th, 2012
Tweet Musharraf interview: Praise for Pasha, no comment for Kayani.Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that if he was in the position, he would give an extension to Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence Lt General Shuja Ahmad Pasha, saying he is an “able officer” and a “good man”. He, however, repeatedly refused to offer any [...]
‘JUI-F will not allow Nato supply resumption’
Posted in general-information, News, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 9th, 2012
Tweet ‘JUI-F will not allow Nato supply resumption’.Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) General Secretary and Senate opposition leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said that they will not allow restoration of Nato supplies through Pakistan.
Tweet Trinamool will not rock UPA boat: Dinesh Trivedi. Railway minister and senior Trinamool Congress member Dinesh Trivedi says his party will not rock the UPA boat, and continue to support the government. Asked about his comment in a newspaper that early elections could happen, he said it was an individual analysis. “As far as the [...]
Tweet Mulayam meets governor, Samajwadi MLAs favour Akhilesh as CM.After scoring a spectacular victory, the Samajwadi Party was today faced with a demand from within for making Akhilesh Yadav, son of party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, the chief minister, as the two leaders met the governor and staked claim to form the government. A day [...]
PM contempt case: ‘Aitzaz wasted court’s time with irrelevant questions’
Posted in general-information, News, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 7th, 2012
Tweet PM contempt case: ‘Aitzaz wasted court’s time with irrelevant questions’.The contempt case hearing against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was adjourned on Wednesday on the note that most of the time during the proceeding was “wasted with irrelevant questions by [Gilani’s counsel] Aitzaz Ahsan.”
Bigger plot: ‘HuT has formed a shadow govt for Pakistan’
Posted in general-information, News, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 7th, 2012
Tweet Bigger plot: ‘HuT has formed a shadow govt for Pakistan’.Brigadier (retd) Ali Khan, who is accused of plotting to topple the democratic government and mount attacks on the army headquarters, had met the chief of banned group Hizb-ut-Tahrir for Palestinian territory while he was conspiring to overthrow the government and create Islamic caliphate, the BBC quoted [...]
Irked lawyers storm University of Sargodha over CM’s ‘broken promise’
Posted in general-information, News, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 7th, 2012
Tweet Irked lawyers storm University of Sargodha over CM’s ‘broken promise’. Irked by the chief minister’s unfulfilled promise of building Sargodha High Court, the lawyers in the district tried to get their voices heard by storming the University of Sargodha at the laptop distribution ceremony on Wednesday.
Rebel China village revolution unlikely to spread
Posted in China, general-information, News, Politics on Mar 7th, 2012
Tweet Rebel China village revolution unlikely to spread.Residents of a Chinese village who voted for new leaders in weekend elections after rising up against corrupt officials are hoping they will become a model of democracy in the one-party state.
Marri vs Rashdi: Of make-up, poor English and intimidation
Posted in general-information, News, Pakistan, Politics on Mar 6th, 2012
Tweet Marri vs Rashdi: Of make-up, poor English and intimidation.Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri and MPA Marvi Rashdi continued their row in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday bombarding each other with personal allegations. The ruckus erupted after Rashdi presented a resolution in the assembly saying that the identity cards of adopted children should have the [...]
Elections results 2012: BJP, Cong in neck-and-neck race in Uttarakhand
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Mar 6th, 2012
Tweet Elections results 2012: BJP, Cong in neck-and-neck race in Uttarakhand.A neck-and-neck race is on inUttarakhand in the 70-member Assembly.
SAD-BJP set to create history in Punjab with repeat win
Posted in general-information, India, Politics on Mar 6th, 2012
Tweet SAD-BJP set to create history in Punjab with repeat win.Shiromani Akali Dal is all set to create history in Punjab. The party, along with its ally BJP, is cruising to victory, bucking anti-incumbency for the first time in the state’s electoral history. The winning streak began early on Tuesday, and by 2 pm, SAD [...]
Election results: SP inching towards majority in UP, set to form govt
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Mar 6th, 2012
Tweet Election results: SP inching towards majority in UP, set to form govt.The Samajwadi Party is inching towards simple majority in Uttar Pradesh and is likely to form the next government in the state.
Cong says it will play crucial role in formation of UP government
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Mar 5th, 2012
Tweet Cong says it will play crucial role in formation of UP government.Congress on Monday claimed it will play a crucial role in formation of the next government in Uttar Pradesh and dismissed as personal views Union minister Beni Prasad Verma’s suggestions for a tie-up with BSP. “We will cross the bridge when we come [...]
Tweet Achakzai’s idea: ‘Give foreign nationals Pakistan residence’.The chief of the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) has proposed that all ‘foreign nationals’ living in the lawless tribal regions should be given permanent residence in Pakistan, if they aren’t willing to return to the countries of their origin.
Tweet Shahbaz named PML-N Punjab president.Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been named the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Punjab chapter, Express News reported on Monday.
Govt intensifies drive against NGOs, to scrutinize workings of 77 more organizations
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Mar 2nd, 2012
Tweet Govt intensifies drive against NGOs, to scrutinize workings of 77 more organizations.The government intensified its drive against NGOs it suspects of being hostile to national interests, with the home ministry zeroing in on 77 organizations whose activities will be scrutinized following a crackdown on four NGOs for allegedly fanning protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant. A [...]