President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday approved the appointments of Saleem Haider, Faisal Karim Kundi and Jaffar Khan Mandokhail as governors of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, respectively. Kundi has already taken oath as the KP governor.
Sardar Saleem Haider has been appointed as Punjab's governor, Faisal Karim Kundi as the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sardar Jafar Khan Mandokhail as Balochistan's governor, as confirmed by an official announcement from the presidency.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has slammed the opposition for using derogatory language during President Asif Ali Zardari's speech to parliament on Friday, and added that his party has a history of opposing dictators and that they are not afraid of the "jungle
Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday suspended the membership of two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) lawmakers, Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti and Muhammad Iqbal Khan for the current session over the use of abusive language during Paki
While referring to the Article 41 of the Constitution, the PTI leader said that the president represents the federation, adding that Zardari has not submitted his resignation as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman so far.
Toshakhana, a government department tasked with storing gifts bestowed upon rulers, parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and officials by foreign heads of state and dignitaries, was at the centre of the case.
Quite similar to balancing on a sea-saw, Pakistan is also dangling between maintaining its relationship with both Saudi Arabia, and Iran amid regional security concerns and persistent economic challenges.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari called for a joint session of the Parliament on April 16 (Tuesday) at 4 pm, reported Geo News citing the press wing of the President House.
During the Senate session, the newly elected senators are slated to recite their oaths, with the election for the chairman and deputy chairman positions set to take place on the same day, according to sources.