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Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain insisted that the girls were alive who were allegedly slaughtered following a jirga decree in Kohistan district. The minister denied that the women have been killed but witnesses from the rival tribe insisted otherwise. They claimed to identify graves of the slain women. Iftikhar Hussain added that a fact-finding […]
Terming allegations baseless Arsalan Chaudhry said that he hadn’t received Rs300 to Rs400 million and lavish foreign tours from Bahria Town were baseless. A suo motu hearing on reports of financial corruption carried out by Arsalan Chaudhry, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was heard by a three-member bench. Arsalan while speaking to the […]
In what appeared to be a reply to the judiciary, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani directed the cabinet division to reinstate Rehman Malik as his advisor on interior affairs. The latest development came a day after the Supreme Court suspended Rehman Malik’s senate membership over dual nationality case. As per the prime minister’s directives, […]
Terming the opposition’s attitude unethical and unconstitutional, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the civil society and the media did not like the extremely un-parliamentary, undemocratic behavior of the opposition party. He was addressing a parliamentary party meeting of the PPP MNAs and coalition partners held at the Parliament House under his chair […]
In an apparent confrontation between executive and judiciary, the Supreme Court has given authorities a deadline of June 8 to recall Hussain Asghar to resume investigations of the Haj corruption scandal. A three-member bench with Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary in the chair resumed the hearing, giving the task to Hussain Asghar to probe the […]
In order to wind down its operation in Afghanistan, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) struck an agreement with Central Asian States to remove equipment through their territories. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen while talking to the media observed, “We reached agreement on reverse transit from Afghanistan with three Central Asian partners: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. […]
Reinstating her previous stance, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged the United States to apologize for an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops last year if it wants Islamabad to resume land route for allied forcing battling in Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the supply line for NATO forces, expressing its annoyance over the lethal November […]
Giving another shock to the government, the Supreme Court of Pakistan temporarily suspended Senate membership of Interior Minister Rehman Malik over the issue of dual nationality. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry while hearing the dual nationality case issued this ruling after Rehman Malik failed to submit the documents, proving that he […]
Terming them illegal and violation of Pakistani sovereignty, Islamabad strongly condemned the US drone attacks on its territory. The deadlock between the United States and Pakistan, the two strategic allies, over the strikes remains unresolved. In very recent three days, three drone strikes carried out on suspected insurgents killed 27 people in Pakistan’s tribal areas. […]
In what appeared to be fine example for Pakistani politicians, Conservative Party Co-chairman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi apologized to British Prime Minister David Cameron over a ministerial trip to Pakistan with her business partner. The Pakistani-origin politician was alleged by a newspaper to have failed to declare that she and Abid Hussain, who was on the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday termed terrorism and law and order situation as the country’s most important issues, saying that national security was at the center of the government’s priority. Addressing a ceremony at the Command and Staff College in Quetta, the premier said security challenges were never neglected by the government […]
Refusing to take protocol and privileges announced in the National Finance Bill 2012-13, President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif said he does not need the resources provided for the former rulers. While addressing a seminar ‘Pakistan Economy from present crisis to growth and prosperity’, he asserted that he will never use such funds from […]
