February 20, 2008

People’s Verdict is clear: HRCP

LAHORE, Feb 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has praised the people for “overcoming obstacles despite pre-poll rigging and giving a clear verdict in the favour of democratic

Election results against Musharraf: foreign journalists

The foreign journalists who came to observe Pakistan’s general election termed it a ‘referendum against Musharaf’ and the verdict of the people showed disagreement with Musharraf’s policies. These views were

13 NA general seats won by women

ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Women candidates have clinched 13 general seats of the National Assembly as against 12 in the previous NA. Ten of the winners are from Punjab and the

Protest lodged with Danish charge d’affaires

The Danish Charge d’Affaires was called to the Foreign Office Tuesday by Additional Secretary (Europe) Akbar Zeb to lodge a strong protest over the republication of the blasphemous cartoons in

Rigging alleged in Shikarpur

SHIKARPUR, Feb 19: The Pakistan People’s Party candidates Aftab Shaban Mirani (NA-202 Shikarpur-I) and Agha Arsalan Khan (PS-12 Khanpur) on Tuesday accused their rivals of committing large-scale rigging to win

Government cautions politicians about security

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday urged political leaders not to lower their guard and remain careful because chances of terror strike against them have not diminished altogether. “We should not

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