Abstracts of reports, editorials and opinion articles published in Pakistan's English press including Dawn, News, Nation, Daily Times, Statesman and The Frontier Post.
Daily Times, 13 May 2008
Editorial: Parting is such sweet sorrow!
The PMLN has quit the cabinet but not the coalition after reaching a deadlock with its coalition-partner, the PPP, over the modalities of restoring the judges. Thus, so far, it has not become part of the opposition in parliament. The PMLN wanted the judges reinstated on the lines demanded by the lawyers' movement, the APDM and the media, namely, through a resolution and an executive order; but the PPP wanted it done through a constitutional amendment. The basis of their discussions was the March 9 Murree Declaration which contained a deadline of thirty days from the day the government took ...
Daily Times, 13 May 2008
PML-N federal ministers to submit resignations to PM today: We will not sit in opposition: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: All federal ministers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will resign from their posts on Tuesday because of differences with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) over the framework for the restoration of the sacked judges, but the party will not sit on the opposition benches, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said on Monday. 'Our ministers will submit their resignations to the prime minister tomorrow,' he told a press conference following a crucial party meeting. '[But] we are not going to sit on the opposition benches at the moment.'
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News, 13 May 2008
Commonwealth re-admits Pakistan
Commonwealth re-admits Pakistan
LONDON: After being out for seven months following the imposition of emergency on Nov 3, Pakistan has regained admission in the 53-member Commonwealth organisation having met all the obligations in accordance with the club's fundamental values and principles
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