Former Federal Minister and PPP candidate Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has withdrawn from NA-110 in favour of the PTI candidate contesting from the constituency. PTI candidate Usman Dar is among the candidate for the seat which also include PML-N candidate Khawaja Asif and JI candidate Arshad ...

ISLAMABAD (PR): The Board of Directors of IESCO has appointed Muhammad Yousaf Awan as Chief Executive Officer of IESCO with immediate effect in place of Javed Parvez who was not granted extension. The Board had already recommended the name of Muhammad Yousaf Awan for appointment as CEO IESCO being ...

ISLAMABAD - The ongoing tussle between Minister for Communications Arbab Alamgir Khan and Chairman NHA Javed Iqbal Awan on some official matters is yet to be resolved even after the intervention of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on the matter.“The transfer matter of some NHA officials led ...

Former federal law minister Dr Babar Awan has again made unconditional apology in front of the Supreme Court in contempt of court case.A two-member bench of Supreme Court comprising Justice Ijaz Afzal and Justice Ejaz Chaudhary, on Thursday, held hearing of the contempt of court case against Dr ...

Supreme Court Thursday decided to trigger contempt of court proceedings against former Federal Law Minister Babar Awan, to be announced on March 20. The Supreme Court announced its reserved verdict on the show-cause notice issued to the PPP leader, Babar Awan for his contemptuous address to a press ...

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, PPP senator-elect Dr Babar Awan and former president Pervez Musharraf on a petition regarding the murder of Benazir BhuttoThe petition seeks lodging second FIR of the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto.A three-judge ...

The Supreme Court has reserved the verdict in contempt of court case against PPP leader Babar Awan and will announce its decision on March 8.The two-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan and Justice Muhammad Azhar, is hearing the contempt of court case against former ...

Former Federal Law Minister Babar Awan Thursday said the next general elections 2013 would be held on their appointed time.Talking to media, he said the man who authored National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) is the creator of present Contempt of Court Law.Responding to a question, Babar noted the ...

The Supreme Court has suspended license of federation lawyer and former law minister Babar Awan in contempt of court case. The SC in its judgment said Awan’s behaviour after receiving the contempt court notice was inappropriate on January 4. While announcing the verdict, the CJ asked ...

The government has decided to make Senator Babar Awan, whose license was suspended by Supreme Court on Tuesday in a contempt case, as federal minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs. Senior PPP leader Khurshid Shah told journalist that the government had decided to appoint Babar Awan as ...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Babar Awan's licence to practice law should be revoked for his ridicule of the Supreme Court and of the contempt of court notice that had been issued to ...

During the hearing of the Bhutto reference case on Thursday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry took serious notice of former Law Minister Babar Awan's comments in media after the court issued a contempt notice to him and other members of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).The 11-member SC bench, ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued contempt of court notices to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders including Senator Babar Awan, Khursheed Shah, Firdous Ashiq Awan and Qamar Zaman Kaira over derogatory remarks against judiciary in a press conference held on January 01.Earlier, the apex court ...

Former law minister and PPP leader Dr Babar Awan has said that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif wants clash among institutions. While talking to a public gathering in Rawalpindi, Awan said that Nawaz’s era was over, adding that the world knows who attacked the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Babar said ...

As Pakistan mourns Dhaka debacle amid precarious political situation prevailing in the country, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Babar Awan has said that rope has been tightened around parliaments neck. Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, he slammed PML-N chief and former Prime Minister ...

Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former law minister Babar Awan said on Thursday that nefarious rumour mills were operating against the government which did not merit any discussion or response. Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad, Awan said a media-trial of one individual ...

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that Shah Mehmood quit Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for principles but the issue of ministerial portfolio. Talking to journalists here, she termed Qureshi as opportunist and condemned his criticism of party ...

Former Law Minister Doctor Babar Awan said on Wednesday that Sharifs plan of dissolving the Punjab Assembly (PA) has completely failed. Former Law Minister Doctor Babar Awan expressed these views while talking to media at Islamabad High court. He said that PML-N during its tenure never generated ...

PPP leader Babar Awan has said statement given by chief minister Punjab is non-serious adding those who have become disappointed in politics should not give such statements. Babar Awan said this while addressing a press conference here in Islamabad on Monday. He held Public Accounts Committee ...

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that he did not issued any edict (fatwa) declaring former federal law minister Babar Awan as liable to be killed, saying that he was misquoted and his statement was taken out of context. "I just talked about his corruption, hypocrisy and political ...

PPP Punjab's Parliamentary Committee on Monday announced that disorder and commotion will not be created when the Punjab Government announces their budget. PPP Punjab's Parliamentary Committee meeting took place under the chairmanship of former law minister Babar Awan. Speaking to the media after ...

Former law minister Babar Awan said that the commission will be formed before the start of parliament session. Babar Awan while talking to journalists on the premises of the Supreme Court, said that the investigative commission would be independent and have authority to summon anyone. He also asked ...

Federal Law Minister Babar Awan on Tuesday said those who wanted early elections should partake in the Senate and local bodies elections, report said. Speaking to media representatives after meeting a Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) delegation at his residence, Awan said the government was making amendments ...

PPP has started a series of protests against turncoats (lotaism). Federal Minister Babar Awan said that PPP would not allow rule of turncoats in Punjab. PPP staged a protest against turncoats of Unification Block in Shahdara Lahore on Saturday, in which, activists chanted slogans against PML-N and ...

Federal Information Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has expressed her mystery over Shah Mehmood Qureshi's dissent / desertion from Cabinet, coinciding with that of Former President Musharrafs arrest warrants. Talking to state run TV, she expressed her concerns and disgust at the fact that after ...

Federal Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the government would contact to Interpol for return of former President Pervez Musharaf in the country because he is nominated as accused in Benazir Bhutto assassination case. Talking to media after offering Dua at martyred site of Benazir ...

PML (N) Senator Pervez Rashid has said that why Federal Law Minister Babar Awan is speaking in the favor students who himself own a fake and bogus degree. He said that the Law Minister is promoting the lawlessness in the country specially in Punjab. According to a private TV channel, Pervez Rashid ...

Federal Law Minister Babar Awan on Sunday claimed that only the rich are being brought into the tax net. Talking to media after sending a truckload to the flood victims in Rawalpindi, the minister said that the Centre would help Punjab government if it is short of funds to help the flood victims. ...

Dubbing Federal Law Minister Babar Awan as Abu Jahal of the lawyers, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the former always misinterpreted law. Talking to mediamen in Lahore on Wednesday, Sanaullah said that Babar was adept in the art of minting money. The minister condemned Musharraf ...

Strongly criticizing Federal Minister for Law and Justice Babar Awan, Provincial Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah on Monday underlined that he has no knowledge whatsoever of law rather he is a money minter. While talking to a Private TV, he was of the view that country is passing through tough legal ...