After facing severe criticism from different circles of society, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, at long last, took suo motu notice of the deaths of over 100 heart patients due to use of spurious drugs distributed by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). The CJP while taking notice into the matter, on […]
America officially acknowledges US drone strikes in Pakistan President Barack Obama offered a dynamic defense of the use of drone strikes to kill Al Qaeda operatives and other militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas, officially confessing the CIA drone program, which had not been publically acknowledged before this. Obama said he believed that they had to be judicious in how they […]
Afghanistan Govt and Taliban planning to hold talks in Saudi Arabia Afghan government officials and representatives of the country’s former Taliban rulers are to hold peace talks in Saudi Arabia, a Riyadh-based Afghan diplomat revealed on Monday. “An Afghan government delegation and a Taliban delegation will hold talks in Saudi Arabia,” he said without giving […]
Textile industry shifts to Bangladesh to seek more profit Monday, January 30, 2012: The Textile Minister, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, has divulged that the textile industry in Pakistan is shifting to Bangladesh to seek more profit. The Minister turned down that claims that industries were reallocating themselves to Bangladesh because of the shortfall of electricity and gas […]
Sharp Escalation of Regime Violence in Syria, the world to condemn it in UN SC meeting Washington DC: (Monday, January 30, 2012) The United States has condemned in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Syrian regime’s violent and brutal attacks on its own people. In the past few days the world has seen […]
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I-LAP distributes food items among 2,000 flood affectees in KPK Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) Interfaith League against Poverty (I-LAP), an Islamabad based non-government organization, distributed food items among 2,000 floods affected families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. The food packs included 20kg rice, 40kg wheat flour, 4kg split peas, 2kg sugar, 2.5kg cooking oil, […]
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Apex Court directs ISI and MI to produce detainees before it Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan today directed the intelligence agencies to produce seven people in their custody on February 9, before it. The petition to probe into the matter was filed by a woman whose three sons were picked […]
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Counterfeit medicines: Supreme Court takes suo motu notice Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken suo motu notice of the tens of deaths caused by counterfeit medicines distributed by Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) to heart patients in Lahore. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will start a probe into the matter […]
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Mariam Nawaz Shareef: A new chapter in Pakistani politics Mariam Nawaz Shareef, daughter of Muslim League N’s chairman Nawaz Shareef, has taken a rather unconventional approach to gain popularity among the young masses. The young politician is seen spending a substantial time of her day on Twitter, a social networking site that enables people to remain […]
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Husain Haqqani to fly to the US by tomorrow: Sources Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani is expected to fly out of Pakistan by tomorrow morning after getting permission from the Supreme Court. According to the well placed sources, Haqqani is expected to travel to Doha tomorrow […]
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Monty Panesar confident England can bounce back against Pakistan England’s spinner Monty Panesar is confident his side can bounce back in the final Test of the three match series against Pakistan in Dubai. Pakistan have already won the series by winning the opening two games comprehensively and will be eying a whitewash against the number […]
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Zardari to salvage party image in Sindh, stresses ministers to reach out to the people Karachi (Monday, January 30, 2012) It seems President Asif Ali Zardari has finally realized the fact that the day is not far when his party will have to face the people again for their votes as during a meeting here […]
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