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In what appeared to be an optimistic move, the National Assembly adopted a landmark bill that guarantees free education to children of five to sixteen years of age. The Senate, the Upper House of Parliament, has already passed the bill: Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012. The bill, originally, was meant for […]
Condemning blasts in Karachi and Rawalpindi, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has warned that militants were preparing to target more sites across Pakistan in order to sabotage the ongoing Developing Eight (D-8) Summit. The minister stated that miscreant elements are trying to destabilize the country, adding that they would not be able to succeed […]
Today, one of the most famous poets, influential journalists and revolutionary left-wing intellectuals, of sub-continent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz is being remembered on his death anniversary. One of the most prolific poets of the 20th century‚ Faiz was known to have reached out‚ through his work‚ to the wealthy and to those less fortunate alike. […]
The Federation Monday again filed a petition in the Supreme Court to review the apex court’s verdict in the Asghar Khan Case. Earlier on Saturday‚ the petition was returned as it did not include the Court fee of Rs10 thousand. The 16-page petition seeks review of the observations of the apex court vis-a-vis office […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday said the Reko Diq case would have to be taken to its logical conclusion, adding that Pakistan is a sovereign state that is capable to defend its law. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the case […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday admitted a petition against intervention from the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on the Reko Diq mining lease dispute for hearing. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary issued notices to all parties […]
Apparently unhappy by inaction on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the (National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said that it was merely the powerless men who have to endure jail terms while the powerful get NROs. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the former cricketer-turned-politician lashed […]
In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), the Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew contempt of court notice against Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf in NRO implementation case. Heading the hearing today, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, who penned down the ruling, said that the government complied […]
Expressing displeasure over the non-appearance of Hussain Haqqani, the Supreme Court asked Asma Jahangir to file a request for obtaining security for her client. The court directed the counsel for Haqqani to guide the Interior Secretary K M Siddiq Akbar as to what kind of security was required by her client, former envoy to […]
Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the opposition wants to build an atmosphere of confidence to bring self-exiled leaders of Balochistan to talks. Talking to the media outside the Parliament house, the opposition leader and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said that the government had not […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said widening the tax base and increasing tax-to-GDP ratio by raising the level of collection was imperative for sustainable development in the country. While presiding over a meeting of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the premier said that there was recorded an increase of 22 per cent in […]
Strongly dispelling the impression of any clash among state institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that they should forgive each other and move towards a new era of development and progress in the country. Speaking to the media, he said all the state institutions are working within their prescribed parameters. He said […]
