Web Desk
Joined on: Nov 06, 2012
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After taking enough time, the Abbottabad Commission has finally completed its report on the covert U.S. military operation that led to the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, says media reports. The commission is expected to submit the 700-page report to the government during this month. Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has been […]
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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Following a clean-sweep victory in the recently held by-polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chairman Nawaz Sharif has said that President Asif Ali Zardari after failing to maintain peace and resolving people’s problems wanted political martyrdom. The PML-N chief while addressing a public rally in Mailsi said Pakistan was in the grip of crises but […]
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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Rejecting appeals of all seven men previously convicted in GHQ attack case, the Army appellate court on Friday upheld the punishments awarded in August last year The military court in Rawalpindi had sentenced to death a former soldier, Aqeel alias Dr Usman, over an attack in 2009 on the Pakistan Army Headquarters (GHQ) and […]
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s improved run at the FIH Champions Trophy 2012 came to an embarrassing end on Saturday, when they were thrashed 5-2 by the Netherlands in the first semi-final in Melbourne. By the end of first half, the clueless Pakistan were short of two goals as Netherlands were leading 3-1. Then, Dutch team with unmatched […]
Pakistan blind cricket team captain Zeeshan Abbasi was made to drink a glass of acid during breakfast in India. The Pakistani skipper, who is leading national blind side in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind at Banglore, was apparently made to drink the hazardous liquid as the acid glass was served during […]
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan blind cricket team on Friday thrashed Indian blinds convincingly by eight wickets in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind at Banglore, India. India set a huge target of 250 for Pakistan in 20 overs which the green shirts chased handsomely in 19 overs with the loss of just 2 wickets. This was […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court has dissolved the Dr Shoaib Suddle judicial commission which had been tasked to investigate allegations of a Rs342 million business deal between Arsalan Iftikhar and Malik Riaz. A two-member bench of the apex court resumed hearing of allegations involved Arslan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary and business […]
Ministry of Law on behalf of President Asif Ali Zardari has filed a reference in the Supreme Court, seeking guidelines from the apex court over the procedures of the appointment of the judges in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Under Article 186 of the Constitution, the president may refer any question of public importance […]
In what appeared to be a shocking development, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification allowing President Asif Ali Zardari and governors of four provinces to take part in election campaigns. According to the notification issued by the commission, the president and the governors have been removed from the list of […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari will visit the United Kingdom (UK) to meet Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old peace activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban. The young peace activist is being treated at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Officials of the Foreign Office declared the visit as an extraordinary move by President […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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In quite an important development in Dr. Imran Farooq’s murder case, the London police raided at a business center and carried out a search operation in an office. According to private TV channels, the UK police conducted a search of an office on Edgware road and also carried out interrogation but no arrests were made. […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari has inked a presidential reference seeking guideline from the Supreme Court over the procedure of the appointment of the judges. According to Law Minister Farooq H. Naek, the president asked for the advice from the apex court under the Article 186 of the constitution. The reference would be filed tomorrow […]
Dec 7 2012 | Posted in
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