Faisal Farooq
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Articles By Faisal Farooq
Declaring linkage of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) prices with those of other petroleum products illegal, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued an interim order in a case about weekly review of gas prices. A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary ruled that the court said that […]
In what appeared to be good news for overseas Pakistanis, the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the federal government’s notice of a new tax on incoming international calls. The petitioner who raised this issue in the LHC had claimed that the federal government had unconstitutionally and without notifying any competent commission, levied this tax through […]
Criticizing the republican candidate, Chairman of the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry has said that Mitt Romney has no clear policy for dealing with Pakistan. Responding to Republication presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s remarks on Pakistan and other foreign policy issues in the third and last direct debate in Florida with President Obama, […]
Oct 26 2012 | Posted in
USA |
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Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh while giving Hajj Sermon called upon the Muslim community to follow teachings of Islam to promote peace and brotherhood. In his Hajj Sermon at Masjid-e-Namra in Maidan-e-Arafat Thursday‚ he said Islam teaches patience and tolerance and abhors all types of violence in the society. He said it […]
At least nine suspects have been arrested up till now in connection with the shooting of 14-year-old child activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban, CNN quoted police officials. The officials added that the main suspects, however, remained at large. Malala, who spoke against the Taliban, was shot in the head […]
Accepting the invitation of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Senate Standing Committee on Defence decided to visit troops at the front line in militancy-hit tribal region of the country. According to the media reports, the invitation appeared on the heels of a heated political debate on whether the military should undertake another […]
Expressing displeasure over Supreme Court’s verdict in Asghar Khan’s case, former military chief General (Retd) Aslam Beg has said that he was heard properly in the court. He stated, “I don’t expect justice from this judiciary; instead, I will go for investigations by the governmental institutions. And, I am ready for the penalty, if the […]
Pakistan ranked a low 134 out of a total 135 countries in the Gender Gap Index 2012, according to The Global Gender Gap Report. The Global Gender Gap Index, introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 is a measure to capture the scope and magnitude of gender disparities. The report bases itself on four […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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Lashing out at bureaucracy, the Supreme Court Wednesday questioned the method for reviewing petroleum prices on a weekly basis and its linkage to CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) prices. A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the case on mechanism of fixing petroleum prices and of linking prices of gas to petrol. […]
At least three persons have been killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan. The media reports quoting security officials said that at least three persons along with three cows, apparently meant for sacrifice on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, were targeted in the attack. One missile hit […]
Pakistani film actor Humaima Malick won the South Asia Rising Star Film Award in the Best Lead Actress category for her role in the movie Bol. Humaima was contesting against Indian actors Tanishtha Chatterjee, Parineeta Chopra, Rasike Dugal and Preeti Desai in the category. She was the only Pakistani to be nominated in the category. […]
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that Pakistan Premier League (PPL) would be held in March next year. Addressing a press conference, he said that international payers were being contacted as the premier league would be a success only after a large number of international players took part. He hoped that international cricket […]
Oct 24 2012 | Posted in
Sports |
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