Pakistan People's Party News

PPP fears threats in Sindh * Nawaz has accepted the PPP's mandate in Sindh, but his party, a member of the 10-party alliance is a threat By Razzak Abro KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party , which was busy finalising arrangements to form its government in Sindh, fears a threat to its mandate, given by... SHC orders recounting at PS-22 KARACHI: Sindh ... (more)

ISLAMABAD: The numerical strength of the opposition parties in the 342-member National Assembly will cross the 100-mark with the inclusion of the reserved women and minority seats.

For the first time in six decades, we are witnessing a proper democratic transition take place in Pakistan.

Staff Report LAHORE: The Pakistan People's Party , who has a majority in the Upper House of parliament and can stop any unconstitutional move from the Lower House , has declared the mini budget presented by the interim government 'unconstitutional'. The PPP, while criticising the caretaker government's recent act of presenting a mini budget, is of ... (more)

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday directed all party workers to postpone all ongoing protests until further notice.

By Razzak Abro KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party is geared up to show flexibility on controversial issue of local government system in Sindh in an attempt to induct its former government ally, Mutahidda Qaumi Movement into the new setup, to be formed by PPP.

LAHORE: President of Pakistan and Co-Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party Asif Ali Zardari has constituted a special committee to ascertain the reasons of his party's defeat in May 11 elections, while claiming an national and international conspiracy was behind his party's rout.

Pakistan's National Assembly elections on May 11 provided a significant victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.

With general elections scheduled for May 11, we believe the incumbent Pakistan People's Party faces an uphill struggle for re-election. The government's handling of the economy and its relationship with the US are likely to be its key political liabilities.

The PML-N has gained nearly nine hundred thousand more votes compared to the previous 2008 polls while the PPP-P has lost nearly four million votes in comparison with the 2008 elections.

Pakistan's prime minister-elect Nawaz Sharif Monday called for peace talks with Pakistani Taliban militants at war with the government, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.

President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that conspiracies being hatched by national and international institutions were the reason for the election defeat of the Pakistan People's Party .

Smaller parties and independents elected in the May 11 elections are, one after the other, joining the PML-N, as a result of which the party of Mian Nawaz Sharif is growing in strength and the 'converts' can expect a role in the future setup, which is likely to get functional by the end of the current month.

Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs.

Several independent candidates belonging to influential political families of Punjab and Sindh provinces are among those who have joined the PML-N, which emerged the single largest party in the May 11 general election by winning 124 seats.

ISLAMABAD: Since the announcement of election results, many Pakistan People's Party stalwarts, including the Punjab governor and Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman, have resigned, but Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir is not ready to resign and wants to continue until the president tells him to do so.

Amid many incidents of violence and bloodshed aimed at thwarting the parliamentary elections, Pakistanis have voted for a democratic transition from one civilian government to another -- the first since the creation of Pakistan in 1947.

Pakistan Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif won enough seats in Saturday's parliamentary election that he won't need to form a coalition with other major parties to push through badly needed reforms, final figures showed on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior leader of Pakistan People's Party , Raja Pervez Ashraf failed to appear before the National Accountability Bureau investigators in relation to the Rs22 billion Rental Power Projects scam on Tuesday.

Karachi, May 15 : Pakistan president and Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari has approved a coalition government with Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Sindh province, according to PPP leader Naveed Qamar.