Faisal Farooq
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Articles By Faisal Farooq
Condemning the government’s decision to resume NATO supply-line into Afghanistan, thousands of charged activists marched towards the Afghan border. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a leading right-winger party and active member of the Difa-e-Pakistan Counsel (DPC) organized the march, demanding blockage of supply line into Afghanistan. JI chief Syed Munawwarul Hasan while addressing the rally said that the […]
Jul 17 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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Controversy queen Veena Malik, who is always in the media for wrong reasons, is all set to seek redemption in the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, at least that’s the selling point for the television. One will be surprised to know that the top controversial missy of the Indo-Pak region will do a religious show […]
In what appeared to be another warning to the government, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said that the judiciary could direct legislatures to amend laws, rules and regulations according to the Constitution. Addressing the lawyers community, the top judge of the country said that courts although couldn’t legislate but they could at least […]
Jul 17 2012 | Posted in
National,
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In what appeared to be an awkward disconnect between civil and military authorities on Monday, the two expressed difference of opinion over the scheduled visit of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to the United States. The bilateral ties between Islamabad and Washing are just beginning to thaw after the former resumed NATO […]
Proving the proverbial Nero-fiddles-while-Rome-burns situation, Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani said that the situation in the province was not as bad as was portrayed by the media. The province is sliding into chaos while the chief minister is criticizing the media for portraying bad image of the region and projecting negative role. He remarked, […]
Jul 17 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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Cricketing ties have restored between Pakistan and India after the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announced that the former will tour the latter to play a series of three one-day internationals (ODIs). The Indian cricket board, according to the media reports, has showed consent in principle to invite the neighboring country for a […]
Jul 16 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Sports |
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In quite an unexpected move, the appointment of Justice Fakhruddin G Ebrahim as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Shahid Orazkzai on Monday filed a petition with the apex court, challenging the recent appointment on which all major political parties showed consensus. In his view, Fakhruddin’s appointment was […]
Ministry of Defence on Monday failed to produce the notification about the setting-up Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI)’s political wing to the Supreme Court. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing in the case involving alleged disbursement of millions among anti-PPP politicians by the country’s chief spy agency before the 1990s […]
The latest decision of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to reopen cases against Sharif Brothers only months before the general elections is stirring many conspiracy theories. The key component of these theories is apparently an effort to upset the system. Chairman NAB Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari had earlier said that he was keeping the cases […]
Instead of facing criticism on many fronts, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided to move on for fresh elections, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. The report quoting sources claimed that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will announce the roadmap for the next general elections on August 14. […]
Salman Bashir, the newly elected Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, has said that Islamabad was taking seriously what Abu Jindal claimed about Pakistan’s role in the Mumbai attacks. While speaking to an India TV channel, the newly Pakistani envoy said he observes a sea change in the atmosphere with India. He was of the opinion […]
Jul 16 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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Ruling out any external role in the Kashmir dispute, US President Barrack Obama welcomed bilateral dialogues between Islamabad and New Delhi. Speaking to an Indian journalist, the American President urged the two neighboring states to work together to find a solution to a dispute that had already caused three wars between them. Asking the international […]