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Faisal Farooq
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Cameron Munter asks Pakistan to stop blaming foreign intervention

Cameron Munter, the outgoing ambassador to the United States, asked Pakistan to stop blaming foreign interventions, saying it will not resolve multiple internal challenges the country is facing in the present scenario. In his farewell message to the Facebook community in Pakistan, he observed, “Pakistan must look to its own people and its own potential […]

Supreme Court gives two more weeks to file review petition

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday granted Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf two more weeks for filing a review petition against the July 12 verdict. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed the hearing of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While issuing a deadline to […]

No law exists in Balochistan; says Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Expressing dissatisfaction over the law and order situation in war-torn Balochistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that there was a complete lack of order and a constitutional breakdown in the province. A three-judge bench of the apex curt headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing in Balochistan law and order […]

Sorry my Lord; no letter to Swiss authorities

A day before the hearing of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, the government has filed a plea in the Supreme Court, refusing to write a letter to the Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari. However, the apex court rejected the application saying a civil miscellaneous application could not be filed against a court […]

Our careless attitude towards road safety measures

The best instance of how heartless Pakistani society has become that we can look upon the face of preventable tragedy but not to be made enough efforts to avoid it. Take the latest accident that occurred near Rawalpindi a few days ago, when a bus carrying more than 50 passengers fell into a ravine, killing […]

Woman judge appoints in Peshawar High Court after almost two decades

Justice Irshad Qaisar, a women judge, was appointed as an additional judge at the Peshawar High Court (PHC) after a gap of 18 years. Apart from her, three other additional judges took oath on the other day, taking the number of PHC judges from nine to thirteen. Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan took the oath […]

Completion of five-year term is a biggest democratic achievement

Without any doubt, it will be a first in country’s political history if this government manages to successfully and peacefully transfer power to the next elected government. At the same time, it could be one of the ruling party’s biggest achievements, which is actually more impressive than it sounds. President Zardari’s sly navigation is often […]

Roadside bomb kills three persons in Upper Dir

At least three persons lost their lives after a roadside planted bomb ripped through a vehicle on Saturday in Upper Dir. Media reports quoting Regional police chief Ehsanullah Khan said the improvised explosive device was detonated using a remote controlled device. He confirmed three deaths saying that seven other sustained serious injuries, out of which […]

NA 151 By-elections: Gilani replaces with Gilani

Although Gilani has been replaced with another Gilani, by-election in a particular constituency doesn’t serve an index of how things will play out in general polls. Much of the body entropy is required for that to happen in the future. Off course the politics of every area is quite dissimilar and contours of each constituency […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf terms his visit to Afghanistan successful

Terming his maiden visit to Afghanistan as successful, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the trilateral provided an opportunity to reiterate Islamabad’s obvious support for the political peace and reconciliation process in the region. He further said the meeting with the political leadership of Afghanistan was productive and crucial because it provided a […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to defend judiciary

Vowing to safeguard the superior judiciary, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his party will not allow the government to violate the Constitution and mock rulings of the Supreme Court. Speaking to a delegation from Sindh, the former two-time premier observed, “We will not tolerate conspiracies hatched against the judiciary. The […]

Parliamentarians accuse power utilities for mismanagement in loadshedding

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Accusing power utilities for mismanagement in power outages, National Assembly Standing Committee on Water and Power considered the payment of bribe to officials of power generation companies to reduce or increase the duration loadshedding. Reiterating the government’s decision, Secretary Water and Power Zafar Mehmood said that all domestic consumers will be exempted from power breakdowns […]

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