Fehmida Mirza makes history as first woman speaker
ISLAMABAD: Dr. Fehmida Mirza has been elected first ever woman speaker of National Assembly. Opposition had nominated Israr Tareen for speaker’s office. The voting was carried out through...Full Story

 PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaches Karachi
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reached Karachi from London on Wednesday....Full Story

No set rule for PM, Speaker need come from separate provinces
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader, Makhdoom Amin Fahim has termed this presumption, saying the Speaker and the Prime Minister could not be from same province, wrong.....Full Story

MQM to cooperate with new govt: Altaf
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain said his party is ready for negotiations with all the political parties; but it does not mean that MQM will beg for it....Full Story

US won’t stake every thing for one man only: Aitzaz
LAHORE: Following his meeting with US Ambassador Anne Patterson, SCBA President Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said there was no obvious change in US policy towards Pakistan, but it would...Full Story

Gillani emerges as frontrunner for PM slot?
ISLAMABAD: Yousaf Raza Gillani, the vice chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), appeared to be leading the race for the office of prime minister, a senior PPP member told.....Full Story

US should assist Pakistan rebuild institutions
WASHINGTON: The United States, says a report issued on Monday, must develop a strategic framework that works simultaneously and in a coordinated manner towards restoring democratic...Full Story

Opposition to play positive role in NA: Pervaiz Elahi
ISLAMABAD: The leader of the opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has congratulated the new speaker of the house Dr. Fehmida Mirza Wednesday after her....Full Story

Amin Fahim avoids writing ‘brother of Benazir’
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim did not write ‘brother of Benazir’ at the register during the meeting of PPP’s parliamentary party as he was directed to do.....Full Story

Zardari’s backed candidate to be PM: Raja Pervez
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Raja Pervez Ashraf said the candidate, who Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari would nominate, will....Full Story

Allocation of portfolios after PM’s nomination: Sherry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Information Secretary Sherry Rehman told the media on Tuesday that the cabinet portfolios would be decided after the government had finalised...Full Story

Gallup survey shows 88 percent support for PPP-PMLN alliance
ISLAMABAD: A survey released by Gallup Pakistan on Tuesday showed that 88 percent of Pakistanis supported the coalition of the Pakistan People’s Party ...Full Story

US advised to look beyond Benazir and not turn away from Pakistan
Washington: The United States has been advised to look beyond Benazir Bhutto’s assassination because a more serious concern is the future stability of Pakistan, and the....Full Story

Eid Miladun Nabi celebrations finalised
LAHORE: The Marqzi Milad Committee has finalised programmes with the city government to celebrate Eid Miladun Nabi. The committee’s president, Malik Aftab Ahmed Rabbani, said in a press conference...Full Story