Web Desk
Joined on: Nov 06, 2012
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Rejecting truce offer of the Taliban, Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday said this offer of conditional respite is unacceptable. He said that the militant outfits cannot dictate the state. Earlier, the Taliban hinted at a cease-fire with the Pakistani government tying their truce with an end to Pakistan’s participation in the Afghan war […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
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Thousands of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers and leaders from across the country arrived in Naudero to mark the 5th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. She was assassinated in a bomb and shooting attack in Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007. Benazir Bhutto, the first women Prime Minister of the Muslim world and […]
Dec 27 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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After a hard-fought game, India overcame Pakistan by 2-1 in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy played on Monday at Al-Rayyan Stadium, Doha. Rupinderpal Singh of India has scored the first goal of the match in the 36th minute, putting India ahead at 1-0. In the 51st minute of the game, India managed to […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Sports |
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that another national reconciliation ordinance (NRO) was being brought to protect tax evaders. Addressing the lawyers at Hyderabad High Court Bar, Khan said” “There is need to oust tax evaders from the assemblies.” He said that his party, if came into power, would nab the killers […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday inaugurated first 50-megawatt wind power project at Jhampir in Thatta terming it as the first concrete step towards tapping country’s vast renewable energy resources. Addressing a gathering on the occasion‚ he said Pakistan has entered into a new era by starting its first wind power project. The […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that election will be held on time and there is no possibility of delay in this regard. Speaking to media, he said no one could become Bhutto by just pushing mikes aside. For becoming Bhutto one has to render sacrifices. Criticizing Punjab Chief […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has filed two review petitions against the Supreme Court’s verdict on delimitations in Karachi. The review petitions are filed in the apex court’s Karachi registry against the orders issued on November 26 and 28. The party had earlier shunned challenging the apex court verdict on the subject and said […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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Sachin Tendulkar, one of the game’s all-time greats has announced his retirement from one-day cricket, bringing to an end a glorious 23-year-old career in the format during which he rewrote numerous batting records. BCCI quoting the legendary batsman said, “I have decided to retire from the one-day format of the game. I feel blessed […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
Sports |
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Muhammad Shahid Nazir, or commonly known as one-pound-fish man, will come to Pakistan on Christmas Day after it was found his visa has run out. Pakistani fishmonger whose song One Pound Fish attracted four million hits on YouTube and could become Christmas number one would come to Pakistan on December 27. While speaking to […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Society |
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that Tahirul Qadri had supported his party’s agenda, adding that holding of general elections on time was the only way to get rid of this corrupt coterie. Expressing his thoughts on the Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran rally in Lahore, Imran said his party believed in electoral reforms. He […]
Dec 23 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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A bomb blast in the Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar killed Senior Provincial Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour along with eight others and injured at least 18 people on Saturday. The attack took place when Bashir Bilour was exiting the residence of a local ANP leader following a meeting, along with his personal secretary […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) did not want to see “any change” to come in the country, adding that, both parties were colluding with one another. While speaking to media representatives in Karachi, the former cricketer-turned-politician said […]
Dec 22 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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