The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought records of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press releases and Armed forces’ statements issued after the Abbottabad operation against Osama Bin Laden on May 02. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary resumed hearing of a petition pertaining to media’s role. […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Monday said that being the guardian of the Constitution, it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court to ensure the supremacy of the Constitution in connection with the actions of state institutions and authorities. The Chief Justice while addressing the participants of the seventh management course said, “Gone […]
In quite an eye-opening development, Pakistan’s civil society organizations started taking note of enforced disappearances long before anyone outside the country did. The Human Rights Commission Pakistan (HRCP) has prepared half a dozen detailed reports about the issue in Balochistan. The Supreme Court of Pakistan after its restoration took up petitions filed by the relatives […]
Oct 27 2012 | Posted in
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The Army men were able to secure 2nd place in the League standings after comfortably seeing off the Air Force giants in a 4-1 thriller. “The first goal was wrongly given,” KPT coach Mohammad Asif claimed while talking to ‘The News’. “You know the refereeing standard should be improved as a few wrong decisions sometimes […]
Oct 25 2012 | Posted in
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The Karachi outfit ensured the three points with a clinical victory, ousting the Army Men despite conceding a late penalty. Muhammad Essa and Muhammad Rasool were on song as KESC cruised to an easy win in the Pakistan Premier League. Jaffar Khan netted a late consolation for Army, but in the end the team from […]
Oct 23 2012 | Posted in
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Terming Malala’s attackers a threat to nation, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the shooting of 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban was an assault on all girls in the country. Addressing an economic summit in the Azerbaijan capital Baku, the president gave most poignant remarks on the incident, pledging not to let her shooting […]
Asking the nation to take a final decision, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said it was time for the people to decide if it wanted the Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah or that of the Taliban. Addressing a public gathering he observed, “There is no third option. It was time to […]
Oct 15 2012 | Posted in
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DG ISPR Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa quoting neuro-surgical and intensive care specialists said that Malala Yousufzai is in stable condition but the next 36 to 48 hours are critical for her. Giving briefing to the media on the state of Malala, a 14-year-old child activist shot by the Taliban, the military spokesperson said the […]
As the nation waited with bated breath through most of time, the doctors treating Malala Yousufzai on Thursday said that her condition is gradually improving after three-and-a-half-hour surgery. According to the latest reports, the young-peace-activist starts moving her body parts and her health is improving gradually. A panel of senior doctors has examined Malala Yousufzai‚ […]
Someone brilliantly exposed the mentality of attackers who shot Malala Yousafzai in the head, “To shoot a little girl in the head, inside your heart and soul must be dead.” Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who was awarded the National Peace Award, was injured in a firing incident on Tuesday when she was on her way home […]
Oct 10 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that neither army nor the Taliban are against his Waziristan March but the government is opposing it, inviting the people to join his peace-march. Addressing a press conference, the cricketer-turned-politician said people from abroad were coming to take part in the rally. Reiterating his claim that […]
Oct 5 2012 | Posted in
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Terming the free and fair elections only solution of all problems, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has said that holding free, fair and transparent polls in the country was the one point agenda of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). While speaking to the media after holding a meeting with political parties, Fakhruddin said […]
Sep 28 2012 | Posted in
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