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Faisal Farooq
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Minorities in Pakistan enjoy full protection; says Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation

Following emergence of reports that Hindus start migrating to India, Sindh Minister for Exercise and Taxation came forward to clear the picture and dismissed the notion that the minorities were feeling lack of protection in the country. Speaking to various delegations, the provincial minister, Mukesh Kumar Chawla said that minorities in the country enjoy full […]

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan says no death threat made to Imran Khan

In quite a shocking development, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday denied reports in the media that they had threatened to kill Imran Khan if he came to Waziristan for peach march. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan while talking to the media said he was misquoted in an interview to a foreign news agency. Replying to […]

Supreme Court indicts Malik Riaz in contempt of court case

As expected, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday indicted Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, with contempt of court charges. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the contempt of court case against Malik Riaz, the former chairman of Bahria Town. Dr Basit, the counsel for Malik Raiz, rejected […]

Legislation is solely right of parliament; says Qamar Zaman Kaira

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that legislation was solely the right of parliament, adding that no government offices have the right to intervene in the lawmaking. Addressing a seminar on Civil Military Relations in Islamabad, the minister said that successive martial law regimes have weakened government departments and the country […]

Asma Jehangir terms August 8 Black-day of history

Terming August 8 as yet another Black Day in the judicial history of the country, Asma Jahangir criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling that issued show-cause notices to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While speaking to the media, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) […]

TTP threatens to attack Imran Khan

In quite an unexpected development, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday threatened Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against a planned march to Waziristan to protest US drone attacks. TTP spokesperson Ahsanullah Ahsan while speaking to Associated Press said that they would attack the former cricketer, who is a greatest opponent of […]

Rehman Malik submits renunciation certificate to Supreme Court

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday submitted his renunciation certificate to the Supreme Court, asking it to dispose dual nationality case against him. The minister, in his reply to the court, said that his dual nationality case had stirred a controversy and that he had to resign as a senator because of it. He, along […]

Nine injured in remote-control bomb blast

At least nine people including three security personnel were injured when unidentified militants targeted a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle. According to the media reports, a remote control bomb went off when an FC vehicle was passing away at Jamrud Road, Gulabadad area of Peshawar. The vehicle was enroute to Peshawar Saddar from Phase 6 Hayatabad […]

Government files review-petition against court’s verdict

In order to fight the battle on legal grounds, the government has filed a review petition against ruling of the Supreme Court that declared Contempt of Court Act 2012 null and void. Abdul Shakoor Paracha, the counsel for federation filed the petition on behalf of the government. A five-judge bench of the apex court headed […]

Aitzaz Ahsan says judiciary is stepping out of the domain

Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the judiciary was stepping out of the domain of the constitution in some matters and was getting too independent. While interviewing to BBC Urdu, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that the activism of the apex court […]

Supreme Court issues show-cause notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over his failure to implement its directive of writing a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The apex court in its short-order, which has already dismissed prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani over […]

PPP decides to fight against the Supreme Court

In quite an expected move, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to strongly resist all the new centres of power confronting the parliament. This fight, however, will be within the legal and constitutional limits. A meeting held at the presidency with President Asif Ali Zardari in the chair in which Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]

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