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CNews ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has announced revolutionary steps in his policy speech at the floor of National Assembly after getting unanimous vote of confidence from the house on Saturday. The prime minister in his landmark speech increased the support price of wheat from Rs. 510 to 625 per 40 kilograms. He announced lifting of ban on student and trade unions, while changed the status of PEMRA to make it a subsidiary of the ministry of information. Muslim League (Q), Functional League, People’s Party Sherpao and Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced to support the prime minister. The prime minister in his speech thanked Almighty Allah for his election in this holy month. He also expressed his gratitude to People’s Party’s slain leaders Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, co-chairman Asif Zardari and the party workers, leaders of allied parties Nawaz Sharif, Asfandyar Wali, Altaf Hussain, Pir Pagara, independent members and oth...

CNews ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of the election results thus far, no party could obtain clear majority and the alliance governments in centre and three provinces seem imminent, while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has attained the position of forming its own government.Unofficial and provisional results showed that PPP has achieved the edge by obtaining maximum number of national assembly seats totaling thus far 88. Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) with 65 seats occupies coveted position, while the former ruling party Muslim League-Q could not obtain clear majority and it has bagged 37 seats. Among other major parties of the national assembly, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) secured 19 seats, Awami National Party 10, Muslim League (Functional) 4, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) 3, independent candidates and other political parties 27 seats.Among the provincial assemblies, PML-N has emerged as the largest party in Punjab assembly by securing 102 seats, PPP 78 and PML-Q got 66 seats. PP...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is holding general elections for 839 seats of the national and provincial assemblies and at least 81 million voters will exercise their rights of franchise by casting votes across the country. Polling for 268 seats of the national assembly and 570 seats of the provincial assemblies kicked off at 8.00 A.M. Monday morning, which will continue without any break until 5.00 P.M. in the evening. All arrangements have been finalized for making the election process transparent and peaceful. Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Dilshad announced to postpone the polling in NA-37 Parachinar-2. Earlier, the election was postponed in NA-42 Tribal area VII in view of the bad law and order, while in NA-119 Lahore-II due to the death of a candidate Tariq Banday and in NA-207 Larkana cum Shikarpur due to PPP Chairperson Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's murder in suicide attack. Elections would be held later on in these constituencies. In four Punjab Assembly constituencies—PP171,...

The people of Pakistan are due to vote in national and provincial elections on Monday. Here voters - and people boycotting - from across Pakistan describe their hopes and concerns. On election day they will be sharing their experiences on the CNews News blog. SHAHEEN ZEB, 44, SCHOOL TEACHER, PESHAWAR I am voting for the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) because it will help the poor. It is going to offer jobs to everybody and it will try to improve the economy. The party says it will help people start their own small businesses. We will get on the road to being self-sufficient and being able to feed our families. Education is also important to me. Everything is very bad in the government education system. Everything is rundown, we don't have many facilities, text books are basic. Even the teaching can be basic. Students just sit in rows and memorise lessons. As a school teacher, it is compulsory to have an official role at the polling station. I'm very scared about this becau...

Election symbols allotted to political parties ISLAMABAD: The incomplete Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a meeting, which was held today (Sunday) formally allot the election symbols to the political parties.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq presided over the meeting.Pakistan Muslim League was allotted bicycle as the election symbol, arrow to PPP, kite to MQM, flower to PML (F), thumb was allotted to PPP (SB).The MMA had fought the 2002 election with ‘book’ as election symbol. But it has not been able to surmount its internal differences at the moment. It faces division on the question of participation in the electoral process. Germany beat Australia to win Champions Trophy (Updated at 2020) KUALA LUMPUR: Germany won the 29th Champions Trophy after defeating Australia 1-0 in the final held at Bukit Jalil National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.Germany scored the goal in the fifth minute through Timo Wess.In the match for third place, the Netherla...

Corps Commanders vow to knock-off Extremism, terrorism (Updated at 1745) RAWALPINDI: President General Pervez Musharraf said that the imposition of emergency was a difficult decision but it was taken in the larger interest of the nation for knocking-off extremism and terrorism and for the political stability in the country. President General Pervez Musharraf told this to the participants of conference of the corps commanders, briefing them about the situation caused for emergency and the incidents which have taken place after emergency. He said that all necessary arrangements would be made for holding early the independent and transparent elections. The President said that the stabilized situation of law and order is vital for economic development and every possible action would be taken for knocking-off extremism. He praised the role of the Pak army in dealing with the extremism in the country. He gave a detailed briefing about the law and order situation in the country, particularly...

Elections before Feb 15: President Musharraf (Updated at 1640) ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf said that the general elections will be held before February 15, 2008.He also announced to take off his uniform before taking oath as the president for the second time."General elections in the country would be held by February 15 next year," Musharraf was quoted as saying after chairing a meeting of the National Security Council. "The tenures of the national assembly and provincial assemblies were ending on different dates and after studying the option whether to hold elections on separate dates, it was decided to go for holding the election simultaneously on or before February 15, 2008," it quoted him as saying. Musharraf said he was "committed to holding general elections and the transition to full democratic civilian rule in the country," it added. State television also reported that Musharraf renewed his pledge to quit as army chief before taki...

CNews PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman called on MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahmed here on Monday.Maulana Fazlur Rahman visited the residence of ailing Qazi Hussain and inquired about his health. The two leaders also discussed political situation of the country. They agreed to convene MMA supreme council meeting after recovery of Qazi Hussain Ahmed. Jamat Islami leaders Shabbir Ahmed Khan and Ghulam Ali were also present during the meeting.

CNews BANNU: Secretary Muttahida Majalis Amal (MMA) Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said President Musharraf is disqualified to hold presidential office and advised the military avoid to be a party in national politics. Addressing a public meeting in Bannu Sports Complex he said the pro US policies have driven Waziristan to a warlike situation and destroyed peace in the region. He demanded withdrawal of all check posts from North Waziristan and said that he didn’t refuse to cooperate for peace in the region.

CNews NOWSHERA: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf President Imran Khan has said that unnecessary delay in dissolution of NWFP Assembly severely damaged the cause of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) and those responsible for it should be taken to task. Addressing a seminar on the 'role of political parties and media in general elections', he said that if he was Nawaz Sharif, he would have taken prompt action against those responsible for it. He blamed Maulana Fazlur Rehman for inflicting irreparable loss on APDM by playing a underhand pivotal role in the presidential election. Criticising Benazir for striking a deal with General Musharraf, Imran said that now the new duo would play American plotted drama in tribal areas and shed blood of innocent tribal people. National Reconciliation Ordinance has been promulgated to give protection to those who plundered the national exchequer, he added. Jamaat-e-Islami District President Asif Luqman Qazi said on the occasion that matter of NWFP a...

CNews ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid has said a bond of trust has been built between President Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto and they need no intermediary now for communication between them. He said the NWFP Assembly was heading towards dissolution and it is a big crack in MMA. In a chat he called for conciliation with other parties. Replying a question Rashid said that he has spoken at every forum that Nawaz Sharif and all other political parties should be allowed to contest in the election. He said that no political leader in the country could bag 2/3 majority in the assemblies in upcoming election. Commenting on dissolution of NWFP Assembly, Shaikh Rashid told Geo News that the step doesn’t applied any pressure over the government but it shows cracks in the MMA ranks.

CNews PESHAWAR: NWFP Chief Minister, Akram Khan Durrani has said that in spite of the extremist attitude of the Jamaat-e-Islami, he would continue making efforts to save MMA from disintegration. He said that Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming under the shadow of the National Reconciliation Ordinance was shameful. Talking to CNews News correspondent, Amjad Aziz Malik, after shifting to his private residence, Akram Khan Durrani told that he has always upheld the politics of tolerance and forbearance and he kept making efforts to keep the relations of the province with the federation amiable so that the province could develop. Without mincing words, he said that the attitudes of the Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami National Party hurt him. He said that he has fully devoted his services for the development of NWFP province and for the prosperity of its people during all these five years of his tenure, of which, he is proud of. Akram Khan Durrani said that he couldn’t make law against the father keeping ...

CNews PESHAWAR: Opposition in Frontier Assembly has decided to withdraw the no confidence motion against Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani and urged chief minister to take vote of confidence from the assembly. Information Secretary of Muslim League (Q) and member provincial assembly Nighat Orakzai has confirmed that opposition has unanimously decided to withdraw the no confidence motion against chief minister. Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Peoples Party (Sherpao), independent members and two members of Muttahida Majlis Amal(MMA) had submitted the no confidence motion to additional secretary Frontier Assembly Amanullah Khan. Thirty-one members had signed the motion.

CNews PESHAWAR: Thirty-six MPAs of Jamaat Islami (JI), Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Awami National Party (ANP) have resigned from the NWFP Assembly today.The NWFP law minister said that the MPAs of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (F) would not submit resignations as the Assembly would be dissolved on October 8.At the meeting of the NWEP Assembly held in Peshawar, 24 MPAs from Jamaat Islami, eight from ANP and four from PML (N) submitted their resignations. Speaker NWFP Assembly Bakht Jahan Khan received the resignations of the JI members from Provincial Ameer Siraj-ul-Haq while the resignations of PML (N) were submitted by parliamentary leader Anwar Kamal Khan Marwat.The ANP members presented their resignations before the speaker after delivering their speeches and left the house.Two JI members, speaker Bakht Jahan Khan and Raja Faisal Zaman did not resign.After the resignations were submitted, the speaker announced to adjourn the meeting till 10 am on Monday.

PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Parties in the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) on Tuesday requisitioned a session of the NWFP assembly to discuss a four-point agenda.The move came one day after opposition members had filed a no-confidence resolution against Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani, pre-empting APDM move to get the assembly dissolved.The requisition, signed by 39 lawmakers from the ruling MMA, Awami National Party, Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, seeks a debate on net hydel profit, annual development programme, Tameer-i-Sarhad Programme and the law and order situation in the province.Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan told Dawn that the assembly would be summoned on Wednesday to discuss the four-point agenda.The no-confidence motion, though unlikely to get through owing to the absolute majority enjoyed by the chief minister in the 124-member house, was moved on Monday to prevent the dissolution of the NWFP assembly and enable President Musharraf to get re-elected for the ...

ISLAMABAD: 162 National and provincial assemblies members of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) have submitted their resignations on Tuesday. However two MPAs from Balochistan and one from Sindh Assembly took back their resignations. Members of APDM belonging from NWFP assembly had postponed their resignations after the no confidence move was moved against CM NWFP Akram Khan Durrani. 86 APDM members of National Assembly presented their resignations to Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Hussain. Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was the first parliamentarian who tendered resignation. After him other APDM leaders submitted their resignations. Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman submitted resignations of MNAs of Majlis-e-Amal to the speaker, while Muslim League-N leader Javed Hashmi presented resignations of the parliamentarians of his party. Total 86 opposition members tendered their resignations including 62 of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, 20 of Musli...

PESHAWAR: Opposition members have submitted a no-trust motion against Chief Minister of NWFP Akram Khan Durrani at assembly secretariat here on Monday.The opposition lawmakers had earlier decided to file a writ petition in Peshawar High Court against Chief Minister Akram Khan Durran to stop dissolution of the provincial legislature. In an unexpected move today, members of Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Peoples Party Sherpao, independents and two Muttahida Majalis Amal lawmakers reached the assembly secretariat and submitted no-confidence motion with Additional Secretary Amanullah against chief minister of the province.Thirty-one members of the provincial assembly including 10 members of Muslim League (Q), 15 PPP-Sherpao members, four independents and two dissidents of MMA Ghaliba Khurshid and Akramullah Shahid have signed the motion.

اسلام آباد.................پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی پارلیمنٹیرینز کے سربراہ مخدوم امین فہیم نے کہاہے کہ مسلم لیگ ن کے بغیر بھی اے آر ڈی قائم ہے اوروہ اے پی ڈی ایم کے استعفوں کے فیصلوں کی پابندنہیں۔انہوں نے کہا کہ ان کی جماعت سپریم کورٹ کے صدرکے دوعہدوں کے بارے میں فیصلے کا احترام کرتی ہے۔جیونیوز کے نمائندے آصف علی بھٹی سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے امین فہیم نے کہاکہ انہوں نے صدرکے حق میں دستبردارہونے کا ابھی فیصلہ نہیں کیا۔امین فہیم نے کہا کہ جمہوریت بحال نہ ہوئی تو استعفوں کا راستہ اختیار کریں گے ،انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم جمہوریت بحال کرائیں گے تاہم اس کے لئے توڑ پھوڑ کی سیاست نہیں کریں گے۔اے آر ڈی کے مستقبل کے حوالے سے کئے گئے سوال پر انہوں نے کہا کہ ایک یا دو جماعتوں کے نکل جانے سے اتحاد ختم نہیں ہوتا اوراے آر ڈی موجود ہے ۔بینظیربھٹو کی وطن واپسی پران کے استقبال سے متعلق گفتگو کرتے ہوئے امین فہیم کا کہنا تھا کہ پیپلز پارٹی ان کے استقبال کی تیاریاں کر رہی ہے اورآج اے آر ڈی نے بھی ان کے استقبال میں تعاون کی یقین دہانی کرائی ہے ۔ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------...