Web Desk
Joined on: Nov 06, 2012
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday announced to abolish the tax on incoming international telephone calls. The PTA cancelled the agreement made with LDI operators on September 25. It was according to this agreement that international incoming calls were taxed. PTA officials said the decision was made in light of the court’s order. […]
Dec 5 2012 | Posted in
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Senior Pakistani and American defence officials Tuesday wrapped up two days of talks, underscoring the importance of continuing cooperation to ‘complete the defeat of al-Qaeda’ and its affiliates in the region. A joint statement issued at the conclusion of U.S-Pakistan Defence Consultative Group (DCG), said that both delegations acknowledged that bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation has […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday issued an interim order in the deteriorating law and order situation of Karachi, holding land mafia responsible for the entire saga. A larger bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday issued a 10-page interim order in the Karachi law and order situation case. The apex court ordered […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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Following a controversial goal from Kieran Govers, Pakistan on Tuesday lost its group matches of the FIH Champions Trophy against Australia at Melbourne’s State Hockey Centre, in Melbourne, Australia. The Kookaburras conquered Pakistan by 1-0 after giving them a tough fight. Pakistan players played well hockey during the match but conceded a goal in […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Sports |
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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Tuesday issued summons to former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the case pertaining to the appointment of Adnan Khawaja as the managing director of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL). According to the reports, NAB officials said Gilani had been issued a notice to submit his […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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Once again proving its national integrity, Iran on Tuesday captured an unmanned US drone over Gulf waters, a report said. According to a report, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have captured a US ScanEagle drone over the Persian Gulf waters upon its intrusion into the Iranian airspace. Commander of the IRGC Navy Rear […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
World |
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At least one woman was reportedly killed and six others, including children, were injured in a bomb blast near the house of Kainat Riaz, one of the girls who was accompanying Malala Yousafzai when she was attacked by the Taliban. According to the media reports, a woman who had come to visit the residents […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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A suicide bomber attacked a police station in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, leaving at least five people including three cops injured in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to the police, the incident took place when a bomber driving an explosive-laden vehicle ripped through the Habib police station; resultantly, five people including three policemen received […]
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that he would reveal the names of the murderers of Benazir Bhutto and other little-known details of her assassination in his upcoming book. Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairperson and former two-time premier Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and bomb attack outside Rawalpindi’s Liaqat Bagh in […]
Dec 4 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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In what appeared to be an amusement for the entire nation, the chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F), Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman has said there was no such movement as Taliban anywhere in the country. While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he noted, “We do not recognize the movement, which the forces have officially acknowledged as Taliban’s. […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued notice to registrar Supreme Court (SC) to appear before it on December, 14 to explain about audit objections. The decision to send the notice was taken in PAC meeting held on October, 11. The notice has been issued after soliciting opinion of legal experts including former […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry hearing the case on Reko Diq exploration observed on Monday that local laws were also applicable on foreign investors. He was hearing identical petitions against leasing out gold and copper mines, including the world’s biggest gold mine valued at over $260 billion at Reko Diq in […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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