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PTI to take legal action against a British Newspaper On Wednesday, November 23, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said that his party will take legal action against the newspaper that published a report alleging that he was introduced to US Ambassador Cameron Munter in the presence of the Director General of the Pakistani intelligence […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority reverts ‘obscene’ sms ban On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Pakistan rowed from demands that text messages containing nearly 1,700 “obscene” words should be blocked, following outrage from users and campaigners. On November 14, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) distributed a list of 1,695 words in English and Urdu to operators, giving them […]
Mansoor Ijaz claims knowing Husain Haqqani for more than 12 years Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, who is at the centre of the Memogate scandal with Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani, has alleged that he has known the ambassador for more than 11-12 years and that his claims of having met him three or four […]
Husain Haqqani reaches Islamabad from US Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani arrived in Islamabad after a week of hectic events that may cost him his job, and even create a new precedent for the country. Haqqani’s plane from Doha was due to land at Islamabad airport at a little over 2 am early […]
Two British Nationals killed in a Drone Strike in North Waziristan On Friday, November 18, 2011 Britain was looking into reports of two British nationals, accused of extremist links, killed in a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region. According to reports the names of the men were Ibrahim Adam, 24, and Mohammed Azmir, 37-year-old. Reports […]
Hussian Haqqani hopes to silence anti-democracy elements after offering resignation Just hours after he offered to resign from his post as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani says the point of his offer to resign was to silence those who want to target democracy via the memo. In a statement issued from the […]
Karachi blast leaves six dead in Pakistan A blast in Karachi killed two police constables and at least four suspected terrorists under mysterious circumstances in Karachi’s posh Sea View locality near the Village restaurant on Wednesday night at around 10:30pm. While police claimed that the heroics of their two constables Maula Bakhsh and Mamraiz Iqbal […]
Plans to sell Pakistan’s fighter jet JF17 Thunder hit a setback Pakistan’s ambitions to sell JF-17 fighter jets to prospective buyers suffered a setback on Monday when one of the aircraft in the ‘Thunder’ fleet crashed in Attock district during a routine flight, killing the pilot. The tragic incident took place a day after Pakistan […]
US to keep hands off our Nukes: Pakistan Pakistan sought a firm guarantee from the US that its nuclear arsenal is secure during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Islamabad last month. Officials familiar with Clinton’s meetings with Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders said that concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear […]
Top militant leader in North Waziristan threatens to break peace pact with Pakistan government The most powerful militant leader in the North Waziristan border region Hafiz Gul Bahadur has threatened to tear up a peace accord and turn his fighters against the government. Bahadur has an unofficial non-aggression pact with the military, focusing instead on […]
United States content with the ongoing progress in Pakistan and India relations Appreciating the constructive approach shown by Pakistan and India at a meeting between their prime ministers in Maldives on Thursday, the United States has said cooperation between the two regional powers would be a win-win for the entire region. State Department Deputy Spokesman […]
Amnesty International rejects Taliban call to reduce civilian casualties Human rights group Amnesty International stated that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s call for fighters to reduce civilian casualties was “hypocritical”. Amnesty said the statement issued in Omar’s name last week to mark the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha was “more about propaganda and less about […]
