Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister

Sheikh Hasina was Sunday sworn-in the prime minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with her 48 cabinet members, who include 29 ministers, 17 state ministers and two deputy ministers. President Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office of the prime minister to Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina and to the new members of […]

Rahul meets prime minister

Rahul meets prime minister

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday ahead of the party’s core group meeting. The meeting lasted for nearly 30 minutes and was followed by the Congress’s core group meet. According to party sources, anti-graft bills were on top of the agenda. Some of the important anti-corruption bills pending with parliament […]

Would welcome visit by Indian PM, says Pakistan

Would welcome visit by Indian PM, says Pakistan

Pakistan Friday said it would welcome a visit to the country by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who said he would visit Pakistan if circumstances are “appropriate”. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, asked at briefing in Islamabad if any visit by the Indian prime minister was the offing, said: “There is an outstanding invitation […]

Khaleda will face trial for violence: Hasina

Khaleda will face trial for violence: Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people of her country to vote in Sunday’s parliamentary elections without being complacent about “impending victory”. She also said her opponent, BNP leader Khaleda Zia, would have to face trial for the pre-election violence if the Awami League returned to power after the elections. She also directed […]

Musharraf skips court appearance citing security threats

Musharraf skips court appearance citing security threats

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf Wednesday again failed to appear before a special court for a hearing in a high treason case against him, with his lawyers citing security threats. A three-member bench had summoned Musharraf to formally frame charges of high treason against him. However, his defence lawyers told the court that the former […]

Musharraf moves court over treason trial

Musharraf moves court over treason trial

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf Tuesday filed an appeal against the special court constituted to try him for treason. The petition was filed in the Islamabad High Court against Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan’s decision rejected all three pleas of Musharraf against the special court formed to try him for treason, Geo News reported. Musharraf is […]