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Prime Minister Gilani assured the public that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has always respected national institutions and will continue to follow this path, highlighting the party's history of confronting dictators to uphold the rule of law and Constitution. He praised PPP founder Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for
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Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) will witness yet another sham election on June 26, pitting the Muslim League (Nawaz) against the traditional rivals, the Muslim Conference and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Despite Prime Minister Gilani's assurance of free, fair, and transparent elections, concerns of rigging persist.
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The opposition party, Pakistan People's Party (PPP), has offered to support the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the passage of the budget for fiscal year 2011-12, conditional upon the removal of Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah from the cabinet for making derogatory remarks against PPP leader Dr
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has emphasized the importance of ensuring free and fair elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. In a joint meeting with the senior leadership of the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Gilani stressed the need for transparency, political decency,
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Pakistan's fragile stability will persist as the country navigates through challenging economic and political landscapes. A relatively broad-based ruling coalition has emerged, reducing tensions, but inter-party relations remain volatile. Tensions between the government and the army may escalate due to the killing of Osama bin Laden, threatening political
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A move by the Pakistan Army to hold an in-camera briefing to parliament has been seen as positive by all stakeholder parties in parliamentary politics. The briefing, aimed at addressing concerns and rumors surrounding Osama bin Laden's presence in the country and the US operation in Abbottabad, has
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The President of Pakistan Peoples Party, Punjab, Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, has attributed the increase in foreign exchange reserves, workers' remittances, and exports to the best policies of the present PPP-led government. In a recent address, President Asif Ali Zardari urged political parties to work together to address important national
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A long-standing movement for a Seraiki province in southern Punjab has received an unexpected boost from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which has announced that it will include the demand for a separate Seraiki province in its manifesto for the next elections. This decision is seen as an
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Farid Toofan, a prominent Pakistani politician, has joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) after being expelled from the Awami National Party (ANP). He is now preparing to become a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Toofan alleges that ANP leader Asfandyar Wali Khan maneuvered to keep him
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The Joint Opposition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly staged a walkout on Friday against a resolution moved by the government in favor of former Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice Deedar Hussain Shah. The opposition was also not allowed to hold a debate on the "much important" issues,
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The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) has made a significant move towards cooperation with the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) after weeks of tension between the two parties. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif revealed that he had contacted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani three days ago to ease political
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Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (Sherpao), has called for the formation of a task force to address the economic and industrial challenges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He highlights the alarming rate of industrial closures, with at least 307 units shut down, and the flight
