Pakistan's main ruling party on Friday named Raja Pervez Ashraf as its nominee for Prime Minister after a court issued an arrest warrant for its first choice, Makhdoom Shahabuddin.

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Raja Parvez Ashraf was elected Pakistan's new prime minister on Friday after the Supreme Court dismissed Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt, the speaker of the lower house of parliament announced.

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Faced with a non-bailable arrest warrant against Makhdoom Shahabuddin, its first choice for Prime Minister's post, ruling Pakistan Peoples Party on Thursday fielded senior leader Qamar Zaman Kaira

Pakistan Peoples Party on Thursday dropped Makhdoom Shahabuddin as its Prime Ministerial candidate and is now backing Raja Parvez Ashraf after a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against the form

Lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan People's Party on Wednesday pledged the democratic process would continue 'without any disruption' after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's disqualification by the Su

The people of Pakistan will never permit the undermining of legislature on different pretexts, President Asif Ali Zardari has said, contending that the era of 'packing the parliament through back door

Pakistan’s National Assembly has been convened on Friday to elect a new prime minister with the name of outgoing textile minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin emerging as the main contender for the post.

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Leader of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zardari has chosen veteran politician Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the replacement for ousted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, state-run media reported

A Pakistani court on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Pakistan Peoples Party prime ministerial candidate Makhdoom Shahabuddin in connection with alleged irregularities in the impor

The ruling Pakistan People's Party has nominated senior leader Makhdoom Shahabuddin for the post of premier following the Supreme Court's disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, accordi