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Citing security reasons, the administration of South Waziristan Agency has refused to permit the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to lead a peace-march in Kotkai area of the conflict-hit region. Quoting an official Dawn.com said, “Neither the condition in Waziristan is favourable nor the political administration has the capacity to provide security to about 100,000 participants of […]
Amid much uproar and protest from coalition lawmakers and nationalist parties, the Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the controversial Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO). Provincial Law Minister Ayaz Somro tabled the bill the lawmakers approved it clause by clause by raising their hands. The majority of 149 MPAs supported the bill while 18 members belonging […]
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will move a resolution in Parliament regarding the formation of an All-Parties Commission on the Balochistan issue. The opposition leader while addressing a press conference in Islamabad said that his party was making efforts to bring back […]
In what appeared to be a shocking turn-around, three witnesses who had testified against Qari Khalid Jadoon for leveling blasphemy allegations against Christian girl Rimsha Masih backtracked from their statements. In a statement submitted to a District and Sessions Court in Islamabad, they claimed that they were forced by the police to do so. The […]
Extending his support for overseas Pakistanis’ right to vote in the country, Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that they always supported the dual nationals and will always stand by them. While addressing the International Convention of the party, he observed, “We are committed to the idea that dual-nationals should be […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has blamed successive governments for the ongoing separatist insurgency in Balochistan, saying that the Baloch people have been compelled to rebel against the state. Addressing to a gathering in Naseerabad, the former two-time prime minister said, “An East Pakistan-like situation has been created and the Baloch people have […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has claimed that the government was opposing peace-march to South Waziristan, adding that people who do not want peace-march towards the war-torn area are against peace rally. While addressing a press conference along with western delegates, the cricketer-turned-politician claimed nobody including Taliban opposed his party’s peace-march except the rulers. […]
At least three persons have been killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan near the Afghan border. According to the media reports, the spy attack targeted a vehicle in the Khaider Khel area of Mir Ali district, the major town of North Waziristan. A security official while speaking to the media said that […]
Despite the criticism of friendly opposition, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is currently the most popular party in the country while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) popularity goes down, a survey report said. According to a survey carried out by the International Republican Institute (IRI), 28 per cent of the respondents agreed to vote for PML-N, closely […]
After completion of hearing, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Rawalpindi reserved its verdict on the petition for the de-freezing of the accounts of former President General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf. It is vital to mention here that the trial court earlier had frozen of the former ruler’s bank accounts and seized his property, declaring him absconder […]
After passage of more than two weeks, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has adopted a resolution condemning the anti-Islam film and also the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in a French magazine. According to a statement issued by Foreign Office, the foreign ministers attending the OIC strongly condemned the film ridiculing Islam […]
Rejecting the impression that acquittals in terrorism cases are because of weakness of courts, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said such acquittals were a direct consequence of faulty investigation and poor prosecution. While addressing a seminar in Karachi, he said that the steps to be taken for combating terrorism are not to be restricted […]
