On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Supreme Court postponed the by-election in the constituency where PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif would have run, before the controversial Lahore High Court ruling on Monday, [see previous post]. Following Monday’s development, supporters of Nawaz’s party reacted with outrage, and PML-N lawmakers staged a walkout from the National Assembly on Tuesday. According to [...]
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On Wednesday, The News, quoting unidentified sources, reported that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf “has offered to resign in return for indemnity by parliament for his unconstitutional steps taken on November 3, 2007.” However, what exactly were these unconstitutional steps? According to The News, which cited “legal and constitutional experts,” there were three main steps taken [...]
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On Monday, President Pervez Musharraf swore in 24 members of the new Prime Minister’s cabinet, six weeks after opposition parties swept the elections. According to the BBC News, “Twenty of those who took oath are from either the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) or the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).” Reuters, in its piece on the development [...]
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On Wednesday, Pakistan’s The News reported that the ruling party of the country’s new coalition government, the Pakistan People’s Party, “will set up a new institution for accountability after abolishing the National Accountability Bureau.” All pending cases in the NAB against [former PPP stalwarts who switched over to the PML-Q] Faisal Saleh Hayat and Aftab [...]
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Since the February 18th elections and the formation of a new coalition government in Pakistan, the issue over the country’s Prime Minister candidate has been clouded with intrigue and conflicting stories. Although the reported PM front runner following the elections was reportedly Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the PPP’s vice chairman, recent reports indicated that the senior [...]
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On Monday, Pakistan inaugurated its new Parliament that the Associated Press noted was “dominated by opponents of President Pervez Musharraf who have vowed to crimp his powers and review his U.S.-backed policies against Islamic militants.” The news agency added, “At stake is the future course and political stability of this nuclear-armed nation of 160 million [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Coalition, PML-N, PPP on March 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Several significant events have unfolded over the past few days - On Monday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif called PPP vice chairman and reported PM fronter runner Makhdoom Amin Fahim an “untrustworthy person” because of his connections with President Pervez Musharraf. On Geo TV, he said, “Makhdoom Amin is a respected man [...]
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On Sunday, Pakistan’s main opposition parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party officially entered into an agreement to form a coalition government. Pakistan’s Daily Times specified the power-sharing formula would apply to central government as well as the provincial government in Punjab. The news agency added, “According to the deal, the prime [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Coalition, PML-N, PPP on February 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Saturday, the Daily Times reported that elected members of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) endorsed Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the party’s vice chairman, for their candidate as Prime Minister. The news agency cited a PPP official statement, which said, “In a meeting at the Zardari House in Islamabad, they also vowed an end to the [...]
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Posted in News Briefs, tagged Coalition, Musharraf, PML-N, PPP on February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On Thursday, news sources reported that the Pakistan People’s Party, PPP, (technically the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians), and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the two main victors of Monday’s election, agreed to form coalition governments. According to the NY Times, “The speedy accord, just three days after the overwhelming defeat of Mr. Musharraf’s party [PML-Q], [...]
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