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Faisal Farooq
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Sherry Rehman terms drone attacks completely counterproductive

Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has said that Islamabad wasn’t given any go-ahead to the US for launching drone strikes on its territory after the expression of apology uttered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the killing of 24 Pakistani troops. During an interview with CNN, the Pakistani envoy termed the […]

Supreme Court gives another deadline to agencies

Giving another deadline to security agencies, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered the authorities concerned to recover all missing persons within a week. Hearing a case pertaining to law and order situation in Balochistan, the chief justice summoned DIG Frontier Constabulary Farrogh Shezad to appear in court on Wednesday. He also directed the […]

PPP leaders oppose Dual-Nationality amendment bill

Senator Raza Rabbani and Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, the senior leaders of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) expressed resentment over the dual-nationality amendment bill introduced in Senate. It is vital to add here that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Awami National Party (ANP) staged walkouts against the proposed amendment. Aitzaz Ahsan, the renowned lawyer, said, “Whenever […]

Rehman Malik resigns from Senate

In order to express solidarity Pakistanis living abroad, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs has resigned from his Senate membership. Malik, who is still Advisor to the premier, while talking to the media said that he had tendered his resignation on Monday to show solidarity with the overseas Pakistanis. Although the apex court […]

Fakhruddin G Ibrahim ready to become Chief Election Commissioner

Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, to whom every political party has a consensus, has said that he was ready to become Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Talking to a private TV channel, the former judge of the Supreme Court said that his top most priority would be to held transparent election, urging media and civil society […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf vows to defend national integrity

Rejecting the impression of confrontation among institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday vowed to defend the national integrity as well as respect of the parliament. After passage of Contempt of Court Bill, the premier addressed the National Assembly, the Lower House of the Parliament. He observed, “The government is fully aware of national […]

National Assembly adopts contempt of court bill amidst protest

Amidst protests and shouting slogans, the National Assembly on late Monday adopted the Contempt of Court Bill 2012, putting aside warning of the apex court to strike down any law repugnant to the Constitution of Pakistan. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the main opposition party in the House staged a walk-out besides chanting slogans against the […]

Difa-e-Pakistan Council vows to resist NATO supply routes

Thousands of right-winger and under the banner of the Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC), the amalgamation of religious and political groups, have organized vowed to resist NATO supply into Afghanistan. The much-hyped long march was concluded outside the parliament amidst overwhelmingly heightened security measures. Thousands of hyperactive workers of banned outfits reached Islamabad in a […]

CJ terms Frontier Constabulary responsible for missing persons in Balochistan

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the Frontier Corps (FC) is being involved in abduction of one out of every three Baloch men. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice resumed the hearing of the Balochistan unrest case at the Supreme Court’s Quetta registry. The CJ observed, “I have no answer to […]

Air India plane goes back after emergency landing in Pakistan

An Air India plane has flown back to India with all onboard passengers after it made an emergency landing at the Nawabshah Airport due to technical problem. Another flight comprising engineers arrived Pakistan after nine hours and fixed the technical fault and went back safely to their country. Spokesperson Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Pervez George […]

Imran Khan to contest elections against Nawaz Sharif

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has announced that he would contest election against Nawaz Sharif, the former two-time prime minister of the country. Talking to a private TV channel, the cricketer turned politician challenged President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif to be ready to face him in the upcoming polls. He was of […]

Lahore High Court orders YDA to end strike completely

In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the masses, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed medics affiliated with the Young Doctors Association (YDA) to end their strike and resume duties in all sections of the hospitals across the province. It ruled out that while hearing the case involving petitions for cancellation […]

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