Archive for: January, 2013

Florent Hassambay and Katinka Hosszu secure gold medals – 2012 Indian Ocean Meet

Florent Hassambay and Katinka Hosszu secured gold medals of the Men’s 100m freestyle and Women’s 800m freestyle respectively at the 2012 Indian Ocean Meet in St. Paul, Reunion. With his notable pace, he remained in a full body length lead over his challengers and reached the finishing end for gold medal by touching the wall […]

Newsmen murder in Quetta blast refreshes concerns at Pakistani journalists’ safety

International media groups have condemned the killing of two Pakistani newsmen in a deadly twin attacks in Quetta late Thursday, the killing refreshed serious concerns over the safety of journalists.   At least two journalists were killed and two others seriously injured when a bomb went off near a billiard hall in Quetta as the […]

Long March: Twin cities facing severe petrol shortage

In what appeared to be another shock to citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, petrol almost became a rare commodity in the twin cities.   The shortage was created after rumors that the government had planned to close sale of petrol before Tahirul Qadri’s proposed million-men-march on Islamabad on January 14.   Some of the petrol […]

MQM announces not to participate in Tahirul Qadri’s long march

The Muttahida Qaumi (MQM) Movement on Friday announced that it will not participate in Minhajul Quran International’s (MQI) million-man march, scheduled for January 14.   Interestingly, the MQM chief Altaf Hussain had stated yesterday that it would continue to support and participate in Dr Tahirul Qadri’s “million-man” march at any cost.   The announcement was […]

Why Altaf Husain prefers to defame Pakistan’s founder?

Altaf Hussain, the self-exiled leader of the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement or MQM, used his over two hours of telephonic address to his supporters to defame founder of the nation, Quad-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at a time when the people were receiving shocking news of the deaths of nearly 115 people in bomb attacks in Quetta […]

Government to forbid Tahirul Qadri’s entry to Islamabad

The government has decided not to allow Dr Tahirul Qadri’s rally to enter the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) without permission from the city administration, citing security concerns.   Interior Minister Rehman Malik, following a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Interior on Thursday, announced that the government could not allow Dr Qadri’s march in Islamabad […]

Movie Review: Rajdhani Express

There are movies that teach, like ‘3 Idiots’. There are movies that make a call for action, like ‘Rang De Basanti’. There are movies that show the so-called reality, like ‘Chakravyuh’. And then there’s ‘Rajdhani Express’, a movie that does all of that without getting all loud-and-shouty about it.   Crisp editing, strong compelling shots […]

Death toll from deadly Quetta, Swat blasts reaches 115

Death toll from a series of deadly bomb attacks in Quetta and Swat has reached 115 as more injured died of wounds in hospitals, police and doctors said Friday.   Three blasts Thursday ripped through crowded places in Quetta, killing 93 people and injuring nearly 235. At least two newsmen and several police officers were […]

Twitter lashes out at Altaf Hussain for his remarks about Jinnah

The remarks of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain about Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah have caused social media outrage.   The MQM chief, while addressing his party workers in Karachi, said Qauid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah took oath of allegiance to British King George VI. As a proof, Hussain read out the oath taken […]

Series of blasts in Quetta, Swat kill 75, injure over 100

At least 75 people, including security personnel and a TV cameraman, were killed in four deadly blasts in the country on Thursday, police and doctors said.   Nearly 53 people were killed in three blasts in Quetta, police said. Police sources said that one was suicide attack.   Two blasts rocked the city in few […]

Back to back blasts kill over 50 people in Quetta

Over fifty people including a cameraman of a private TV channel, several policemen and two Edhi volunteers were killed while 108 others were injured in a twin blasts that took place one after the other along Alamdar Road in Quetta.   According to media reports, one after the other repeated blasts occurred on Alamdar Raod […]

Imran Khan criticizes Altaf Hussain for his remarks about Jinnah

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has criticized Altaf Hussain’s remarks, saying the MQM leader distorted history by comparing his status as British citizen with the oath taken by the Quaid in 1947.   He posted on social networking website, “Independence in 1947 was not complete. Pakistan had dominion status under the British crown and […]

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