Monday, February 15, 2010
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: After the demise of even working relationship between the executive and the judiciary, the second casualty of the current collision course among the state institutions is the departure of trust between Pakistan’s two main ...

Sunday, February 14, 2010
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: The government has asked General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to accept an extension in his tenure as Chief of Army Staff for another two years. The verbal offer was made to sound out General Kayani whether he would agree to or ...

Thursday, October 09, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: Dissatisfied with the contents of Wednesday’s briefing, the parliamentarians are unwilling to grant the much-needed “seal of approval” to the government on its policy of war on terror and a heated question-answer session ...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: With the withdrawal of money-laundering charges against Asif Ali Zardari by a Geneva prosecutor on Monday, the Co-chairman of the PPP must be a very happy man today after having fought the cases in several local and ...

Saturday, August 23, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: “Bring in the Holy Qura’an,” Asif Ali Zardari ordered one of his aides at the Zardari House on the evening of August 5, 2008 when he realised that once-bitten Nawaz Sharif was this time reluctant to believe in his word of ...

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: After happily pocketing the credit for getting Musharraf out of its way, the PPP has tied the restoration of the judges with indemnity to Musharraf on all charges that he might face in future—-violation of the Constitution ...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: The final push for Musharraf came from the Army top brass which was sucked into this controversy by the outgoing dictator himself primarily to save his skin from a sure impeachment, sources told The News on Monday. ...

Friday, August 08, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: "Uncle today we all are so happy, I don't know how happy I will be when the impeachment (inshAllah) would actually take place and we all are going out for dinner to celebrate, we are also distributing Mithai" ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has offered to resign in return for indemnity by parliament for his unconstitutional steps taken on November 3, 2007, sources told The News on Tuesday. The offer was made during recent ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Absar Alam
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party is all set to clip presidential powers and pre-empt the lawyers June 10 long march for the judges restoration by introducing the 18th constitutional amendment, which has almost been finalised, ...