Recently it was reported that the NADRA chairman, Tariq Malik, will be suspended because he was less efficient and did not deserve the post. A decision was taken by the court which stated that the current NADRA chairman, Tariq Malik, is going to get suspended while retired brigadier, Zahid Hussain, is going to take […]
General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani is going to spend Thursday, November 28th, as his last day as the Chief of Army Staff before he passes the post on to his successor, General Raheel Shareef, who is now going to take charge of the country’s most powerful institution on Friday. General Kayani, who is always reserved with […]
In an effort to salvage the multibillion dollar Iran – Pakistan gas pipeline deal and discuss other matters of mutual interest, Prime Minister’s Advisor on foreign affairs, Sartaj Aziz will leave for Tehran today. During his stay, he will call on the newly elected president Iranian president Hassan Rouhani besides meeting several other top officials […]
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The three member fact finding committee which had been constituted by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the wake of the fatal sectarian clashes on the 10th of Moharram has reportedly submitted its first draft. According to this document, the police and the law enforcement agencies have been held responsible for the clashes which left […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has been extremely vocal ever since the US drone strikes inside Hangu on November 21 which had left about six people dead. Their party chairman Imran Khan had recently vowed to block the NATO supply routes which pass through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a province in which his party has the government, and […]
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It was reported from Peshawar that a suicide bomber steered his explosive-laden vehicle into the security check-post of North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border. It was later reported that two of the soldiers on the check-post were killed while seven were left injured. The initial reports stated that the blast took place in […]
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Quetta has been rocked by another blast, which reportedly occurred at a vacant house located near the Eastern Bypass. No causalities have been confirmed so far but according to the police, six rooms of the house have been destroyed. The law enforcement agencies have arrested two men in relation to the blast, one of which […]
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Two bank robberies hit the city of Karachi today with over 3 million rupees stolen and one security guard killed on the spot. According to Geo News, the two robberies occurred in areas of Paposh Nagar and Bufferzone, and the casualty was in the Bufferzone area, where the guard tried to resist the robbers. SSP […]
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Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over observed ‘Black Day’ today to convey to the international community that they reject Indian illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. It was on this day in 1947 when Indian troops landed in Srinagar and forcibly occupied Jammu and Kashmir in total disregard […]
KSE (Karachi Stock Exchange) ended on a low after having a lacklustre day even though there were several foreign inflows. However, investors eventually offloaded shares at higher levels. The KSE-100 benchmark rose by 0.06% or in other terms 13.56 points to 22,360.85. PSO (Pakistan State Oil Ltd) increased in terms of circular debt. OGDCL (Oil […]
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It is being reported that an IMF (International Monetary Fund) delegation will reach Islamabad by the start of next week in order to access the performance of the country according to the targets which were agreed upon after giving out a loan. Reports suggest that the delegation will be present in the capital city of […]
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Pakistan is one of three countries left in the world where polio remains endemic, the other two being neighboring Afghanistan, and Nigeria.The number of polio cases in Pakistan has dropped from 25,000 16 years ago, to just over 40 cases this year. However, a Taliban ban on vaccinations and attacks on health workers mean that […]
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