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Faisal Farooq
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Former Minister Sher Afgan Niazi passes away

Former federal minister for parliamentary affairs Dr. Sher Afgan Niazi after battling liver cancer for six months succumbed to his ailment on Thursday. According to the family sources, the former minister was unconscious for the past four days. He had been fighting liver cancer for the last six months. Sher Afgan Niazi was elected to […]

Supreme Court orders thorough investigation of Dera-Bugti incident

Ruling out request of Advocate General Baluchistan to discharge the case, the Supreme Court has ordered that the girls and the tribal elders involved in the Dera Bugti wani incident be presented before it. A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary in the chair asked the authorities to thoroughly […]

Imran Khan still wants political solution of terrorism

Terming the ongoing war in Afghanistan as a Jihad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that there was no other way to resolve the issue of militancy except political solutions. He, however, avoided commenting whether the war in Pakistan’s tribal belt could be labeled as terrorism or not. Reiterating his stance on finding […]

Malala Yousufzai is out of immediate danger: Doctors

As the nation waited with bated breath through most of time, the doctors treating Malala Yousufzai on Thursday said that her condition is gradually improving after three-and-a-half-hour surgery. According to the latest reports, the young-peace-activist starts moving her body parts and her health is improving gradually. A panel of senior doctors has examined Malala Yousufzai‚ […]

Attack on Malala Yousufzai pours worldwide condemnation

Terming it a cowardice attack, leaders from across the globe voiced their outrage and strongest condemnation over the shooting of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani peace-activist. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US President Barrack Obama, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UK’s Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi condemned the attack on Pakistani peace-activist. A statement issued […]

PTI will clean sweep in general elections: Imran Khan

Imran Khan, the cricket-legend, said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will sweep the upcoming general elections in the country. While speaking to CNN, he said, “Youths in a huge number are supporting the PTI and once the electoral process sets in, people will see the party succeeding, as they want change and his party is this […]

PML-N to oppose new accountability bill; says Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan

Seeking support of MQM and ANP, opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) strongly opposes the new accountability bill. The opposition leader while briefing the media said that some clauses of the bill were laughable, adding that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party-led government will make […]

Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani condemns attack on Malala Yousafzai

Terming Malala Yousafzai an icon of courage and bravery, Chief of Army staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has condemned the brutal attack on peace activist. He paid a visit to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar to inquire the health of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by unidentified gunmen The military […]

Malala Yousafzai; a brave national hero

Someone brilliantly exposed the mentality of attackers who shot Malala Yousafzai in the head, “To shoot a little girl in the head, inside your heart and soul must be dead.” Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who was awarded the National Peace Award, was injured in a firing incident on Tuesday when she was on her way home […]

Imran Khan announces to protest against drone strikes in front of United Nations

Imran Khan, the cricketer-turned-politician, has said that they will go to New York and stage a protest outside the United Nations against US drone strikes. While speaking to the media, he declared his peace-march an achievement and announced two more steps to pace up his campaign against US drone strikes – a rally in front […]

US drone strike killed five in North Waziristan

Days after PTI’s Imran Khan took out an anti-drone rally; a US drone targeted a militant compound in North Waziristan, killing at least five people. A security official while speaking to the media said, “Several US drones flew into the area before dawn and fired four missiles on a compound, killing five militants.” The strike […]

Supreme Court approves amended draft of Swiss letter

In what appeared to be a thaw in confrontation between the judiciary and executive, the Supreme Court has approved the amended draft of a letter to be written to the Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. A five-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, gave approval […]

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