Majlis-e-Shoora

Type: Organization
Name: Majlis-e-Shoora
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Political risk in Pakistan severe, rights group says

ISLAMABAD, April 29 (UPI) --Pakistan is to have parliamentary elections May 11. Human Rights Watch blamed the Taliban and other militant groups in Pakistan for more than 20 attacks that left 46 people dead and more than 190 injured since campaigning began ... [Published UPI - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Acid thrown on three women in Multan

MULTAN: Two people have thrown acid on three women, a mother and two daughters, in village Nauranga on the outskirts of Multan. Police said that they have arrested one suspect and the injured were shifted to Nishtar Hospital Multan.According to police, ... [Published DAWN Group - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Contentious issue: Senate to debate Article 63 of Constitution

ISLAMABAD:The Senate is all set to debate Article 63 of the constitution to elaborate the conditions under which one could be disqualified from Parliament or be barred from contesting elections.The upper house will discuss the proposed bill called ‘The ... [Published The Express Tribune - Apr 15 2013]
First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Jamaat to go solo from today

LAHORE, April 13: After failing to woo PML-N and PTI for seat adjustment, the Jamaat-i-Islami has advised its leaders and workers to launch an extensive election campaign from Sunday (today) in order to attract voters in the constituencies across the ... [Published DAWN Group - Apr 14 2013]
First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 1 reports

MJAH on adjustment with ‘N’

LAHORE, April 13: Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Chief Prof Sajid Mir says since the consultative body (Majlis-e-Shoora) has decided to go for seat adjustment with PML-N, he is not empowered to change it. — Staff Reporter ... [Published DAWN Group - Apr 14 2013]
First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 1 reports

COMMENT: The gimmickry of electoral scrutiny Lal Khan

There is hardly any candidate possessing the credentials listed in Articles 62 and 63. Hence all will lie, take false oaths, and hypocrisy will prevail like never before The entire process to scrutinise the electoral applications of the candidates for ... [Published Daily Times - Apr 14 2013]
First reported Mar 05 2013 - Updated Mar 06 2013 - 1 reports

Pakistan: OIC delivers fully-serviced village to flood victims in Pakistan

Source: Organisation of Islamic CooperationCountry: Pakistan The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has delivered one hundred housing units, a school, a health center and a mosque to the people of the D. G. Khan village in Multan, Punjab Province, the ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 05 2013]

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...Indeed, in October 2012, Imran Khan claimed that the Taliban were fighting a 'holy war' justified by Islam in neighbouring Afghanistan: "It is very clear that whoever is fighting for their freedom is fighting a jihad… The people who are fighting in Afghanistan against the foreign occupation are fighting a jihad." The PPP’s approach towards TTP and its affiliates is comparably ‘soft’...
...We had given them mandate. However, Fyodor Dostoevsky, a Russian novelist, had wisely remarked: "Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up." These legislators left us in March 2013 and also left workers suffering with uncertainty following the passage of IRA 2012 in haste...
"Pakistan's interim government should use law enforcement agencies and, if essential, the army, to provide as much protection as possible to candidates and political parties from Taliban attacks" he said in a statement
The editorial said that while a court in Pakistan convicted Gilani of contempt of court and sent him home, it should not forget the fact that ` "democracy' takes a long time to take root and if it is not allowed to function normally, it is bound to be derailed."

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Misplaced Optimism [Published Outlook India - May 15 2013]
SHC dismisses plea for re-polling in all consti... [Published The News International - May 14 2013]
Pakistan: Misplaced Optimism – Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - May 13 2013]
Labour laws: Political manifestoes lack vision [Published Business Recorder - May 01 2013]
Political risk in Pakistan severe, rights group... [Published UPI - Apr 29 2013]
Afzal Guru pioneer of rejuvenated movement: Gee... [Published South Asian News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
Acid thrown on three women in Multan [Published DAWN Group - Apr 23 2013]
Musharraf's assertion to 'save Pakistan' not of... [Published Meri News - Apr 20 2013]
Pakistan wants meaningful talks with India: pre... [Published The News International - Apr 18 2013]
Contentious issue: Senate to debate Article 63 ... [Published The Express Tribune - Apr 15 2013]
MJAH on adjustment with ‘N’ [Published DAWN Group - Apr 14 2013]
Jamaat to go solo from today [Published DAWN Group - Apr 14 2013]
COMMENT: The gimmickry of electoral scrutiny La... [Published Daily Times - Apr 14 2013]
High treason or high drama [Published Pakistan Today - Apr 13 2013]
Could Pakistan bridge the U.S.-China divide? [Published IntelliBriefs - Mar 27 2013]
Pakistan: OIC delivers fully-serviced village t... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 05 2013]
''Overzealous'' Pak judiciary must stop its ''o... [Published Topnews.in - Aug 18 2012]
US ready to give time to Pak to re-evaluate tie... [Published Topnews.in - Jan 20 2012]
Pakistan ‘abolishes religious minorities minist... [Published Topnews.in - Jul 01 2011]
Biography for Makhdoom Amin Fahim [Published Able2Act - Oct 02 2007]
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Could Pakistan bridge the U.S.-China divide? [Published IntelliBriefs - Mar 27 2013]
By Ziad Haider  Monday, March 25, 2013 - 11:23 AMAs the Obama administration seeks to "responsibly withdraw" from Afghanistan by 2014, it must also retool its policy toward a more strategically important, nuclear-armed, and volatile Pakistan. Given U.S. ...
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