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Faisal Farooq
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First shipment of NATO containers crosses into Afghanistan

After a seven-month of blockage, a couple of NATO trucks carrying supplies for allied forces crossed into Afghanistan on Thursday. On Wednesday, Islamabad allowed western countries to use its land route to supply troops battling in Afghanistan after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said sorry over the losses Pakistan army suffered in the NATO […]

Islamabad rejects its role in Mumbai attacks

  Islamabad on Thursday offered India for joint investigation over Abu Jandal’s role in Mumbai attacks, clarifying that there were no state actors involved in planning and coordinating the carnage. Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani while speaking to the media after holding a meeting with his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai said that he strongly rejected […]

Young Doctor Association denies calling off strike

After successful negotiations with the Punjab government, the Young Doctor Association (YDA) has called off its strike, claimed Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah. Speaking to the media, the provincial minister informed that the cases against doctors have been withdrawn and all those arrested will be freed. However, the office-bearers of the YDA contradicted the information, […]

Parliament is a supreme institution: PM Raja Pervez Ashraf

Terming parliament as mother of all institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the country’s solidarity and destiny lies in accepting of its sanctity and supremacy unreservedly. Addressing Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) parliamentarians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), the premier urged all the institutions to work within their defined spheres. […]

July 5 is Black day of history: President Asif Ali Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), said July 5 will always be marked as a black-day of tyranny and oppression in the history of the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, the president of the country observed, “July 5, 1977 and its aftermath starkly reminds us […]

Sherry Rehman denies any secret deal with the United States

Quashing rumors of a secret deal between Pakistan and the United States over resumption of NATO supply-line, Sherry Rehman termed it an important milestone in bilateral ties of the two allies. Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States (US) Sherry Rehman said this while speaking to the media a day after Islamabad resumed land route for […]

Federal cabinet approves dual-citizenship bill

In order to give protection to fellow collogues and avoid unwanted contempt proceedings, the federal cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to amendment bill pertaining to dual citizenships and contempt of court laws. The meeting of the cabinet held with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in the chair, issuing orders that the dual nationality amendment bill […]

Malik Riaz tenders unconditional apology to Supreme Court

Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, on Wednesday submitted an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the contempt of court case. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the show-cause notice, which was issued to Malik Riaz on June 13 for leveling […]

Judges aren’t answerable to parliament: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has clarified that the parliament could not discuss the conduct of judges under Article 68 of the Constitution. Registrar Supreme Court in his reply to the Chairman Public Accounts Committee with the consent of full-court bench said that the panel could not carry out the audit of the apex judiciary. […]

Religious parties react to restoration of NATO supply line

Country’s religious parties have reacted violently over the decision taken by Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) to resume NATO supply line, saying that they will launch a movement against the decision. On Tuesday, Pakistan announced resumption of supply routes into Afghanistan after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said sorry over the losses of […]

Taliban threaten to attack NATO containers

Hours after the announcement of resumption of NATO supplies, the Pakistani Taliban issued threat to attack NATO containers and kill its drivers if they attempted to reopen the supply-line. A media report quoting Ehsanullah Ehsan, the spokesperson of the Taliban, said, “We Will not allow any truck to pass and will attack it,” hours after […]

NATO welcomes Pakistan’s decision to reopen supplies

Welcoming Pakistan’s announcement for resumption of the Ground Lines of Communication (GLOC) to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General Andres Fogh Rasmussen said it will enhance cooperation among the allied countries. He observed, “The resumption of transit arrangements for ISAF supplies through Pakistan demonstrates strengthened cooperation between ISAF nations and our partner Pakistan”. Commending the participation of […]

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