Faisal Farooq
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001
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Articles By Faisal Farooq
In what appeared to be severe violation of human rights, police reported forced a man and woman to parade naked in Gambat, area of interior Sindh. BBC Urdu reported on Saturday the police committed this act charging them with intentions of adultery. Interestingly, the law police registered the case by itself and also decided to […]
Aug 4 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said that there should be no confrontation among judiciary and Parliament, adding it could derail the system. Speaking to the media, the party president said that the institutions should not clash with each other that could lead towards destruction of system. It is vital to mention […]
Former chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Attaur Rehman looked unsatisfied with the much-talked water-kit capable of powering a car. He rejected the viability of the water-kit based on the scientific law of conservation. While speaking to the media he observed, “The car has not been subjected to scientific examination and yet the […]
Aug 4 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing his disappointment at the way politicians were busy in mudslinging campaign against each other, Jamiat Uleme-e-Islam (JUI-F) Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the current political drama was beyond his understanding. While speaking to reporters, the JUI-F chief expressed strong resentment at the way leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were busy […]
Aug 4 2012 | Posted in
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After showing an uninspiring game, the Green-Shirts lost against Great Britain in the men’s hockey tournament of the 2012 London Olympics, played at the Riverbank Arena in London. Ashley Jackson, the brilliant midfielder of the Great Britain, inspired his team to a comfortable victory over Pakistan. He was at the heart of almost everything as […]
Aug 4 2012 | Posted in
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A British court has jailed a Pakistani-origin couple for lifetime for killing their westernized teenage daughter after the jury found them guilty of the incident. In an apparent episode of honor killing, the conviction from the parents came after the girl’s sister turned against them, telling a jury how her mother and father suffocated 17-year-old […]
Aug 4 2012 | Posted in
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Striking down the recently passed Contempt of Court Act 2012 as null and void, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday said the new law was in conflict with Article 63(1) (g) of the Constitution. Reading out the order, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry declared the law unconstitutional and illegal. “The government did not have the […]
As the heels of Captain Safdar’s episode are not recovered yet, the resignation of Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will rock the party’s boat wide and large. The PML-N is already struggling to reduce damages from the confrontation of Captain Safdar, the son-in-law of Nawaz Sharif, with the bigwigs of the […]
The seven Pakistani crew members, who were released by Somali pirates following a $1.1 million payment, have received a huge welcome at the Qauid-e-Azam Airport Karachi. Families and government officials gathered to welcome the crews’ members who were released after being held hostage for one and half year. The released Pakistanis, who were part of […]
Aug 3 2012 | Posted in
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After a lot of talk and wait, the United States has finally released $1.1 billion to Pakistan of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), the first installment of its kind since December 2010. The United States released the funds after Islamabad and Washington inked an agreement governing Ground Line of Communications (GLoC) for NATO forces battling […]
Aug 3 2012 | Posted in
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The leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) kept in beating their drums for proving their popularity among the masses. Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan accused PTI chairman Imran Khan of not paying taxes on his income, asking him to make details of his assets public. He […]
Under the directive of the Supreme Court, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has dissolved the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), tasked to probe the allegations of Malik Raiz about under-the-table deal between him and Dr Arsalan Iftikhar. NAB Prosecutor General KK Agha informed the apex court that the decision of dissolving the bureau’s special team was […]
Aug 3 2012 | Posted in
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