Faisal Farooq
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Articles By Faisal Farooq
In what appeared to be a blatant statement, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has claimed that he still believes Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was murdered, as the establishment did not like him. While addressing a ceremony in connection with the Quaid’s 64th death anniversary, Altaf Hussain said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah belonged to […]
Over 289 people including women and children reportedly killed while several others sustained severe burnt injuries when fire broke out in a garments factory in Baldia Town, Karachi. According to the officials, rescue workers have recovered as many as 270 charred remains from the factory. They said that the fire departments had managed to control […]
Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old Christian girl accused of blasphemy for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran, on Tuesday expressed fears for her life. Speaking to first time to an American TV channel, she said that she might be killed by anyone. She observed, “I’m scared… I’m afraid of anyone who might kill us”. She […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that the best to make the country prosperous is to reiterate adherence to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. In his message on 64th death anniversary of the Muhammad Ali Jinnah, President Zardari has said that the observance of death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam is a day […]
Sep 11 2012 | Posted in
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China, the all-time friend of Pakistan, has assured its complete assistance to Pakistan on regional and international issues during a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao in Tianjin, China. Pakistani Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf is currently visiting China to attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum […]
Rejecting the allegations of secret funds categorically, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the Supreme Court to take strict action against those people who charged false allegations. The minister while speaking to the press conference completely rejected the impression that his ministry operated any secret funds. He was of the […]
Sep 11 2012 | Posted in
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Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) in locating Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has claimed that ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) funds militants in the country. He claimed, “It is now indisputable that militancy in Pakistan is supported by the IS and Pakistan’s fight against militancy is bogus. It’s just to extract money […]
Sep 11 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing concerns over the arrival of United Nations’ mission to investigate the issue of enforced disappearances in the country, members of the parliament (MPAs) termed it the first step to disintegrate Pakistan. On Monday, UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances held meetings with Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal and officials from the Ministry of […]
Heavy downpours triggered flash floods created widespread destruction across the country, breaking a 24-year rainfall record and leaving over 100 people dead in upper Sindh. The torrential rains wrecked devastation in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur areas and leaving five districts of eastern Balochistan cut off from the rest of the country. In Sindh, […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said the rule of law is the only solution to all social and economic problems, adding that better society couldn’t be developed without giving equal rights to people. While addressing a ceremony of new judicial year, the chief justice underscored the need for a better understanding of issues […]
In his first official visit to China, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday left for China on a four-day trip to attend the meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to be held from September 10 to 13 at Tianjin. While speaking to the media at Benazir Bhutto Airport, the premier said that the […]
Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon and one of the major characters in the Arsalan Iftikhar graft scandal, has refused to appear before Shoaib Suddle, the one-man commission probing the case. Zahid Bukhari, the counsel for Malik Raiz, while speaking to the media said that his client wouldn’t appear before the commission and he would […]