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PML-N ministers submit resignations to PM
All the nine federal ministers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday handed over their resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gillani over the restoration of deposed judges issue. ANI
Gilani completes full political circle in 20 years by being asked to tame Nawaz once again!
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani seems to have completed one full circle of his political life, as he has been asked to make PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif fall in line once again, as he was made to do in 1986. ANI
Pak crisis may yield worse results than the political musical chairs of 1990s: Editorial
PML-Ns decision to walk out of the federal coalition government could be seen as a threat to Pakistans democracy and it might lead to political uncertainty which the country witnessed in 1990s, says an editorial in the Daily Times. ANI
PML-N ministers to resign from Pak Cabinet on Tuesday, says Sharif
Former Prime MInister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that as the May 12 deadline for the restoration of the over 60 sacked judges had expired, his partys ministers in the federal cabinet would be submitting their respective resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday. ANI
US media predicts fall of Pak govt over judges issue impasse
Even as todays deadline for restoration of deposed Supreme Court judges is almost certain to expire, and the PML-N expected to take a stand today regarding continuance of its support to the PPP-ld coalition government, the US media has predicted fall of the three-month old democratic government in Islamabad. ANI
PP-led coalition will survive even without PML-N: Paper
Since PML-Ns only condition of joining the PPP-led government in Pakistan (of restoration of deposed judiciary to pre-Nov 3 days) is not fulfilled, the party seems all set to move out of the government, but it wont affect the stability of the PPP-led federal government, said an article in The News. ANI
US not to be involved in resolving judges restoration issue in Pak
The US embassy in Islamabad has said that the restoration of judges issue was to be resolved by the Pakistan government only and that the US administration had nothing to with it. And, thats why US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher didnt discuss the issue with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif when he met the duo in London recently, said US Embassy spokeswoman Elizabeth Colton said in a statement. ANI
Nawaz to decide future of PML-Ns ties with PPP today
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif will chair a joint meeting of his partys Central Working Committee (CWC) and parliamentary group in Lahore today to decide whether to continue his partys support to the PPP-led government or move out of the coalition. ANI
PPP-PML-N London talks end in deadlock
Talks between key leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) on the sacked judges restoration issue being held here have ended in a deadlock. ANI
Another meeting between Asif Zardari, Shahbaz Sharif today
A meeting between President of Pakistan Muslim League-N Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has been set on Saturday evening, sources have said. ANI
Zardari-Nawaz London talks inconclusive
PML-L leader Nawaz Sharif has said that his talks with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari to resolve the issue of restoration of Supreme Court judges ended inconclusively last evening in London. ANI
PPP may propose judges restoration through Prez Ordinance
In order to break the deadlock over the restoration of judges issue, the PPP is learnt to have coined up a proposal to reinstate the judges through a Presidential Ordinance after passage of the proposed resolution by the National Assembly. ANI
Nawaz says political will required to reinstate deposed judges
PML-N leader and former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said that political will was required to reinstate the deposed judges. ANI
US Congresswoman says PPP is ok, but Nawaz a problem
The PPP was doing a good job in Pakistan, but former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was more of a problem and needed to be watched, said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who chairs the Pakistan Caucus on Capitol Hill. ANI
Zardari leaves for London tonight to meet Nawaz
PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is likely to fly to London tonight to meet PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and hold talks with him on current issues Pakistan was facing. ANI
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