President has to approach Court for indemnity in memo case: Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Pakistan has given one day more time to submit rejoinder and affidavit on behalf of federation and Hussain Haqqani; meanwhile apex court has observed that if any one willing to seek indemnity he has to approach supreme court.

Nuclear power being forced to surrender by rulers: Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has said that the masses are dying from hunger and millions of rupees are being spent by the government, adding that the nuclear program of the country is being to surrender by the present rulers.

Gilani smells conspiracy against government

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said Thursday conspiracies are being hatched to topple the democratically elected government.

PM, President discuss political situation

Islamabad: Amid fast changing political developments over secret memogate, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad to discuss political situation arising in the wake of memogate controversy.

NSC summons record of pacts with US

ISLAMABAD: National Security Committee of the Parliament has summoned the record of agreements signed with US and Nato for ongoing review of Pakistan’s relations with the superpower and the alliance under it.

President summons finance team amid political tension

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday summoned his finance team to get abreast himself about the economic situation amid fast growing tension between the government and the key state organs.

NATO attack probe: US forces acted in self-defence

Washington: An American investigator of the last month NATO rain on two Pakistani border posts which killed 24 soldiers has found that the US forces ‘acted in self defense and with appropriate force after being fired upon’.

Memo allegations cast doubts on ISI Chief: Haqqani

ISLAMABAD: Former ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani said through affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court on Thursday that allegations on DG ISI by Mansoor Ijaz cast doubts on his overall credibility.

PM’s address according to Constitutional norms, spirit: Ashiq Awan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Firdous Ashiq Awan has stressed that the Prime Minister’s address was in accordance with Constitutional norms.

PPP invites applicants for March Senate polls

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party has invited applications for Senate elections due in March next year.

Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project ECC committee clears appointment of financial consultant

Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) Steering Committee recommended the appointment of financial consultant on Iran-Pakistan (IP) Pipeline and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline projects and reaffirmed to go ahead with major Gas projects.

Time for rulers’ ouster has come: Nawaz

CHISTIAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that time has come to oust the ‘corrupt rulers’ who have been at the helm for time being.

Govt, opposition agree to uphold sanctity of parliament

ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition benches agreed to uphold sanctity of parliament.

Chaudhry Nisar demands defence minister’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday demanded of Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar to resign from his post after his statement which he submitted in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, saying the defence ministry has no control over country’s army and its intelligence agency ISI operations.

Rulers raising hue and cry to blackmail SC: Imran Khan

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Thursday accused the government of blackmailing the Supreme Court on memogate scandal.

Speaker accepts Khawaja Hoti’s resignation

PESHAWAR: Speaker National Assembly has accepted resignation of Khwaja Muhammad Khan Hoti from the assembly’s membership, sources said Thursday.

SC may form memo judicial commission

Islamabad: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday hinted at formation of a judicial commission to probe memogate scandal.