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Faisal Farooq
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Blast injures at least twelve in Quetta

At least twelve people including three policemen and a child reportedly injured when a bomb exploded near Zarghoon Road in Quetta, the provincial metropolis of Balochistan. According to the official sources, the blast took place near the offices of the Department of Urban Development, injuring at least twelve persons and damaging a rickshaw, motorcycle and […]

Government to back Imran Khan if he engages Taliban: Qamar Zaman Kaira

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday said h the government would cooperate with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan if he engages with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). While speaking to the media, the minister made it clear that the government didn’t prevent PTI from going to South Waziristan but, in fact, informed him of […]

Supreme Court asks government to deploy new officers in Balochistan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday directed the government to deploy the newly-appointed police officers in Balochistan, the insurgency-hit region of the country. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Balochistan Bar Association on the law and order situation […]

PPP expresses mourning over seven deaths in public gathering

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Monday announced Mourning Day after seven people were killed in an attack on a public gathering organized by the party in Khairpur. According to the media reports, party has suspended all the political activities for a day to mourn the killings. Meanwhile, President Asif Zardari has sought report from the […]

Imran Khan terms mission accomplished despite rally falls short of destination

Although the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) peach march failed to enter South Waziristan, Imran Khan claimed accomplishment of his mission while addressing a rally against US drone attacks in Tank. After the security forces denied permission to Imran Khan’s peace-rally, he addressed the participants in Tank. Khan and his followers had bypassed road blocks to reach […]

West Indians clinch ICC T20 Word Cup

Marlon Samuels played a brilliant all-round game, guiding the West Indian to a 36-run victory over Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 cricket final on Sunday. West Indies’ victory is an important moment for world cricket as the former cricket powerhouse finally added another major trophy to their cabinet. West India skipper Darren Sammy while […]

Punjabi Taliban warn Imran Khan for severe consequences

As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) really begins its journey towards South Waziristan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Punjab faction has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf peace-rally is forcing them to take strict actions. A statement issued by the TTP Punjab warned the participants of the peace-march to not endorse the rally, adding that they will have […]

Chief Justice urges government to implement proposal of NJC

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the Law and Justice Commission did not implement the recommendations of the National Judicial Committee, urging the government to implement the proposals as soon as possible. While chairing a meeting of the committee in Balochistan High Court building, the chief justice said that benefits of judicial policy […]

PTI’s peace-rally starts its journey towards South Waziristan

A caravan comprises hundreds of vehicles departed from Islamabad under the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in the anti-drone march rallying toward South Waziristan. While speaking to the media on his departure, the cricketer-turned-politician said the people of South Waziristan would provide security to the peace-march. He observed, “I am leading the […]

Rehman Malik demands drone technology from United States

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the United States (US) to provide drone technology to Pakistan, saying that it could use in better way in war against terrorism. While speaking to the media at Pakistan’s Embassy in Washington, the minister stated, “They had given us F-16’s, we haven’t used them against India, instead they were […]

State Bank decreases interest rate to 10 per cent

In response to what have been characterized as steadily improving inflation figures, the State Bank of Pakistan has cut its benchmark interest rate from 10.5% to 10%. The SBP earlier in August had reduced the interest rate by 150 basis points amid an improved inflation projection for 2012-13 and for encouraging private investment. The move […]

TTP denies offering security to Westernized Imran Khan’s rally

Terming PTI Chairman Imran Khan a westernized and secular man, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) denied offering security to a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) peace-march to South Waziristan. TTP spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan issued a statement saying that the TTP was an ideological organization based on fundamentals of Islam and performed all activities in accordance with the teachings […]

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