Will Zardari relinquish key powers to create balance of authority with Gilani? London, July 8 (ANI): In an apparent bid to bolster the country's constitution and pull it out from the prevalent political pandemonium, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari may relinquish some of his key powers to share the balance of authority with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani....
Pak to share evidence of "foreign powers' involvement": FO Islamabad, July 5 (ANI): Pakistan would now share the evidence of "foreign powers' involvement" in activities being carried out against it, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit has said....
World powers trying to divide Pakistan, says NWFP Governor Lahore, June 29 (ANI): NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that there is a "great game" being played in the region, and some world powers were trying to divide Pakistan....
Centre will look into Armed Forces Special Powers Act: Chidambaram Srinagar, June 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the Centre would look into the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and take into account every essential aspect....
Taliban-planted land mines in Swat supplied by 'hostile foreign powers': Pak NGO Peshawar, Jun.1 (ANI): A Pakistan based non-government organization, Sustainable Peace and Development Organisation (SPADO), has claimed that the landmines planted by the Taliban in some parts of Swat, Lower Dir and Buner were provided by some 'foreign p...
Johnson's bone-breaking powers will be on Smith's mind: Ponting Durban, Apr 3 (ANI): Australian captain Ricky Ponting is sure that pacer Mitchell Johnson's bone-breaking powers will be playing on Graeme Smith's mind when the South African skipper returns to open in the first one-day international being played here today....
Stability of Pakistan depends upon Zardari relinquishing dictatorial powers: Sharif London, Mar 28 (ANI): The political stability in Pakistan depends upon President Asif Ali Zardari giving up his dictatorial presidential powers like power to dismiss parliament, according to PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif. harif asked Zardari to honour a pledge to trans...
Pakistan calls for abolition of UNSC veto powers United Nations, Mar.19 (ANI): Pakistan has called for abolishing the 'veto' power of five major nations in the UN Security Council....
Gilani says Govt. not planning to curtail Chaudhry's powers Islamabad, Mar. 18 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected reports that the government is planning to curtail the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry....
View of powers Bush sought after 9/11 made public Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): The secret legal opinions issued by the Bush Administration lawyers after the September 11 attacks included assertions that the president could use the nation's military within the US to combat terrorism suspects and to conduct raids without obtain...
Global meltdown helping Asian powers to rise, says Brit Minister London, Feb.28 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's special envoy on the economic crisis has said the global economic meltdown is accelerating Asia's rise to global power....
Aiyar acknowledges need for devolution of powers to local self-Govts New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Panchayat Raj, Youth Welfare and Sports Mani Shanker Aiyar has acknowledged the need for strengthening Panchayati Raj institutions by devolution of financial and legislative powers....