LONDON - An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain’s finance ministry says.Before a referendum due in September 2014 on whether Scotland should split from the United Kingdom, the British ...

QUETTA -    Agitation over vote-rigging in national and provincial constituencies continued in Balochistan on Saturday, while National Party has succeeded in luring an independent to its strength of seven seats in May 11 pollsFrom the constituency of PB-47, MPA-elect Washuk Mir Mujeebur ...

WARBURTONIndependent candidate for PP-173 Ameer Ali Joyia has been mustering public support as a large number of notables are joining his campaign vigorously.He is ceaselessly carrying out his campaign and is making contacts with people of the area, especially the educated people.He believed that ...

Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI)‚ Imran Khan has said that if voted to power‚ his party will make Pakistan an independent and sovereign country.Addressing a public meeting in Khushab on Sunday‚ he said his party would transform the country into a self-reliant one. He said we ...

lakki marwat - An independent candidate for PK-76 (Lakki Marwat-III) backed by Achukhel tribe Gul Aslam Khan on Friday withdrew in favour of PML-N contender Akhtar Munir Khan Marwat on Friday.He made announcement to this effect at a big public meeting held at his residence in Begukhel village. Gul ...

PESHAWAR - An independent candidate from NA-46 Khyber Agency Qadar Khan Afridi on Friday withdrew in favour of former MNA Haji Muhammad Shah Afridi.The announcement he made during a news conference at the press club.On the occasion, Qadar Khan Afridi said that he had decided to contest election ...

MARDAN  - Independent candidate for PK-26 on Tuesday withdrew in favour of PML-N candidate. Speaking at a news conference at the Mardan Press Club, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, independent candidate for PK-26, said that he was an ideological worker of the PML-N and also contested the 2008 elections on ...

An independent candidate was killed in Jhal Magsi area of Balochistan on Tuesday.Levies sources said Abdul Fatah Magsi, who was contesting election from PB-32 constituency, was gunned down by unknown assailants in his area Jhal Magsi.The Election Commission has announced to postpone polls in PB-32 ...

PESHAWAR - An independent candidate Abdul Wahab Khalil from constituency PK-6 on Thursday withdrew in favour of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Fazal Elahi and assured full support in the upcoming elections. The announcement he made in the presence of PTI district Peshawar President Yasin ...

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has written a letter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan stating that an independent investigation should be conducted into allegations against him in the Rental Power Projects (RPP) case.According to sources, the prime minister has requested that an independent ...

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday said that the government believes in independence of media and media industry is enjoying freedom of expression that is vital for strengthening of democratic values in the country.While inaugurating a two-day South Asia Media Summit ...