Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012
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Articles By Tahir Khan
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday called for amendments in anti-terrorism law in accordance with the guidelines given by superior judiciary. He was addressing a high level meeting on national security and law and order in the country at Raiwind in Lahore. The Prime Minister issued directions for immediate blocking of all illegal SIMs across […]
Pakistan Air Force observed September 7 as Martyrs’ Day at all PAF Bases throughout the country. The day started with special Du’aa and Quran Khawani for the Shuhada of 1965 and 1971 wars and those who laid down their lives in action since creation of Pakistan. A ceremony was also held at Air Headquarters Islamabad, […]
Pakistan has freed seven more Afghan Taliban detainees “to further facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process,” the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The number of freed Taliban now reached 32. Pakistan had started the process to release the Afghan Taliban prisoners on the request by Afghan government in November last year. “In order to further facilitate the […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Friday paid homage to the martyrs in his remarks at the Defence Day’s reception at the GHC in Rawalpindi, the PM house said. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne hosted a reception to commemorate Defence Day of Pakistan at Joint Staff headquarters. Senior officers of the three […]
A bomb blast inside a police station in Peshawar injured five policemen and two civilians Friday evening, police said. The bomb was attached to a motorcycle and parked inside the police station in Hasht Nagri police station, police said. Local media had earlier reported that three policemen were killed in the blast. The blast […]
The United States has announced the launch of the Pakistan Reading Project to boost the reading skills of 3.2 million Pakistani children, the U.S. embassy said Friday. This project will fund improvements in reading instruction and reading assessment in grades one through five throughout the Pakistani public school system. The International Rescue Committee […]
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A senior most commander of the Taliban-linked Haqqani Network, Mullah Sangeen Zadran, was killed in a U.S. spy aircraft’s strike in North Waziristan tribal region early Friday, militants and security sources said. Zadran was killed along with his guards when a U.S. drone fired missiles on a house at Ghulam Khan area, close to the […]
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says all the elected political parties have been invited to attend the all parties conference on Monday. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Friday after holding talks with Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman‚ he said positive outcome is expected from the conference. He said […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Friday said there is no military operation anywhere in Balochistan. Addressing to cadets in Sui Military College‚ the Army Chief said that not a single solider is involved in maintaining law and order situation in the Balochistan province. “Pakistan Army is playing a constructive role in the socio-economic development […]
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister on Indian Affairs‚ Shahryar Khan‚ has said a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh is being planned in New York later this month. In an interview to CNN‚ Shahryar said during his recent visit to India he discussed with the Indian authorities regarding […]
Pakistan Friday condemned a latest American drone strike in the country’s tribal region and warned that such strikes set “dangerous precedents in the inter-state relations.” An American spy aircraft rained missiles into North Waziristan tribal region and killed at least five people early Friday, security officials said. The U.S. unmanned drone fired two missiles at […]
Defense of Pakistan Day is being observed on Friday with traditional zeal and the nation is paying homage to the martyrs who sacrificed for the defense and security of the country. On this day in 1965‚ the whole nation stood united to foil enemy’s nefarious designs and armed forces effectively defended country’s territorial integrity and […]