Divided without definite position on how Europe should act in Iraq. The permanent representatives of the 28 member states of the EU without agreement on Tuesday closed an extraordinary meeting to discuss the open conflict in the country, where the terrorist group Islamic State (EI) aims to establish an independent caliphate. The consensus among the […]
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The Ethics Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) approved on Tuesday the use of experimental treatments on the victims of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, although its effectiveness has not been proven. The recommendation has a clear cause: “The measures used in prevention of other outbreaks of infection, control and monitoring of […]
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Without waiting for a possible European consensus on the issue, France announced on Wednesday morning to deliver weapons “in the coming hours” to the forces fighting the jihadists of the Islamic State (EI) in Iraq. The day before, the Permanent Representatives of the 28 EU countries in Brussels had failed to agree on a common […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Javed Hashmi is reportedly agreed to participate in the planned ‘azadi’ march after discussion with the party leaders in Multan on August 13, 2014. Javed Hashmi had earlier left for Multan due to his reservations on the long march. Javed Hashmi will leave for Lahore along with his supporters from where he […]
It is reported from Islamabad that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif have met with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif this Wednesday August 13, 2014 in Rawalpindi. Interior Minister, Shabaz Sharif and General Raheel Sharif discussed the security situation in the light of forthcoming Azadi march of […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari has said regardless of the Lahore High Court’s order disallowing the long marches, her party will continue with the planned azadi march on August 14. Lahore High Court has ruled on Wednesday August 13, 2014 that long marches of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Party are unconstitutional and are not […]
According to reports from Islamabad, government has written a letter this Wednesday August 13, 2014 to the Registrar of the Pakistan Supreme Court to form a judicial commission to investigate the allegations of rigging in the 2013 elections. It is expected that names of the 3 judges will be announced later today. Prime Minister Nawaz […]
Pakistan Awami Tehreek(PAT), headed by Tahir-ul-Qadri, will set out for their inqilab March on the morning of 14th August, at 10am. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who returned from Canada in June, has promised his supporters that he will rid the country from the current leadership. On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, headed by the enigmatic Imran Khan, has […]
Minister of Defence, Khawaja Asif, believes that the army will play no role in politics of the country, given the current situation of the state. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf along with Pakistani Awami Tehreek have launched a nationwide protest over the alleged rigging in the 2013 elections. Both plan to overthrow the government, asking for the […]
Jamat-e-Islami chief Sirajhul Haq had a telephonic conversation with Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, regarding negotiations with the PTI over the on going conflict. Sirajul Haq is a respected politician, who is trying to defuse the situation between PTI and PML(N). The JI chief met with Imran Khan at his residence to discuss the […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) opted not to attend an important meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms on Tuesday August 12, 2014. The committee members were surprised by the absence of the PTI representative as its leader Imran Khan has been asking for election reforms and complaining about the rigging in 2013 polls. PTI representative […]
Punjab government has challenged the Lahore High Court jurisdiction in a decision asking to remove the containers placed at various locations to block the roads on Wednesday August 13, 2014. The review petition states that the Court does not have authority to interfere in the provincial government’s security and administrative matters. Government of Punjab had […]