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Faisal Farooq
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Electricity crisis to be resolved within days; says Info Minister Kaira

In order to cool down the masses, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira came forward announcing that the ongoing electricity crisis would be resolved within two to three days. Speaking to state-run Pakistan Television (PTV), the minister for information and broadcasting said that the current power crisis was due to some technical faults and windstorm […]

President Zardari claims himself spiritual son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Claiming himself the spiritual son of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President Asif Ali Zardari has asked his party workers to start preparations for the upcoming general elections. Speaking to a public gathering, he made it clear that he was a true follower of Z. A. Bhutto and will lead his party […]

In search of better education, future

In what appeared to be a dilemma of the entire nation, every other Pakistani student wants to go to United Kingdom in search of better futures. In search of their dreamy lives, they faced isolation, financial stress, joblessness and even racism. Most of them belong to rural areas and don’t have as much freedom as […]

Accountability court reissues notices to Sharif Brothers

An accountability court on Saturday reissued notices to Sharif Brothers, the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), in cases pertaining to reopening of three corruption references. The court resumed began hearing of an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against two-time former premier, Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif. The accountability […]

Ansar Burney to sue Maya Khan over live conversion stint on live

Former Expert Advisor to the United Nations (UN) on Human Rights, Ansar Burney, has said that he would sue Maya Khan and ARY Digital for creating a drama and using his worker Sunil without his permission for a Television show. He tweeted, “The ‘Burney Legal Solicitors’ London is going to send legal Notice to Anchor […]

Maya Khan once again in trouble…

Everything is fair in love, war and ratings between television channels. There is a vigorous competition between television channels for higher ratings and ultimately higher revenue in the holy month of Ramazan. The month is a roll-over prize for religiously-oriented programming on the Pakistani airwaves. The trend of this year was to hire controversy magnets […]

President Asif Ali Zardari to attend extraordinary OCI Summit in Saudi Arabia

President Asif Ali Zardari is going to attend an extraordinary summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) scheduled to be held in second week of August in Makkah, the city of Saudi Arabia. In order to discuss the current situation facing the Muslim world, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz invited leaders of Muslim countries […]

Sherry Rehman urges US to end drone attacks

Ahead of intelligence summit between Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has called for a halt to drone attacks in tribal belt. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, the Pakistani envoy said the drone strikes succeeded in damaging Al-Qaeda network but are also forming new terrorists in the region. She […]

Presidential spokesperson lashes out at judiciary

Expressing concerns over the remarks made by the Supreme Court judges about the parliament, the rulings party defended the opposition against perceived criticism. Senator Farhatullah Babar, who is also spokesperson to the presidency, said that the judges of the apex court should also know limits. In his view, the ruling of the National Assembly speaker […]

Rehman Malik sworn in as Minister for Interior

Following being forced to denounce his alleged dual nationality, Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik has sworn back into parliament and federal cabinet. Rehman Malik administered oath of office by President Asif Ali Zardari shortly after his swearing in as Senator. The Cabinet Division also issued a notification in this regard. Interestingly, […]

Judiciary wants continual of democracy in the country: Chief Justice

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said judiciary wants continual of democracy in the country, adding everyone was collectively striving to uphold the system. A five-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing for petitions filed against the Contempt of Court Act 2012. The chief […]

Up to one million people to watch London Olympics’ Ceremony

All eyes are fixed at London for the grand opening ceremony of 2012 Olympics. Every sportsperson and sports-fan is looking forward to London for the sporting events and competitions to follow. Director of Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Danny Boyle will produce the grand ceremony which will be watched by a crowd of 60, 000 thousands in […]

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