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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday urged all political parties, media and civil society organizations to get actively involved in campaigns for promotion of democracy education in the country. In his message on the International Day of Democracy, the premier said that the country is heading towards general elections in 2013 after a successful […]
In another barbaric incident of violence, unknown armed killed at least seven laborers and injured some in the Dasth area of Mastung, Quetta. According to the reports, the incident took place in Dasht where unknown gunmen opened fire on the workers who were busy in road construction, killing nine workers and injuring four others. The […]
Ruling out further negotiations with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said Altaf Hussain’s recent statements had compelled them not to pursue further dialogue with the party. While addressing a gathering, he said, “After the kind of statements issued by Altaf recently, whatever negotiations were held with them are […]
Expressing concerns over the arrival of United Nations’ mission to investigate the issue of enforced disappearances in the country, members of the parliament (MPAs) termed it the first step to disintegrate Pakistan. On Monday, UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances held meetings with Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal and officials from the Ministry of […]
Heavy downpours triggered flash floods created widespread destruction across the country, breaking a 24-year rainfall record and leaving over 100 people dead in upper Sindh. The torrential rains wrecked devastation in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur areas and leaving five districts of eastern Balochistan cut off from the rest of the country. In Sindh, […]
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that newly inked visa-accord will help in strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and India, adding it would benefit people of the two neighboring countries. While speaking to the media, the minister said that he had urged Indian authorities to open visa office in Karachi. Commenting about the new […]
A group of Pakistani Hindus, who went India for pilgrimage, has refused to return to the country, seeking refuge in Indian state of Rajasthan. According to a report published in BBC Urdu, the group of 171 people arrived in Rajhasthan’s Jodhpur city have refused to go back to Pakistan in fear of their lives. Having […]
Seeking list of the 22 agencies operating in Balochistan, the Supreme Court has warned the government that a delegation of the United Nations (UN) was on their way to the province to review the situation of missing persons. A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed […]
In the continued wave of violence, unidentified armed men killed Superintendent Police (SP) Investigation on Friday near his residence located in the Kili Gul Muhammad area of Quetta. According to the initial reports, unknown attackers riding on a motorbike intercepted the car of SP Jamil Kakar as soon as he left his home. They opened […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a final report from authorities concerned, expressing severe concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the province. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of a petition filed by Balochistan Bar Association on the law […]
Expressing concerns over the killings of Shia-Muslims, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Pakistani government to safeguard the minorities from sectarian attacks in the country. A press statement was issued by Asia Director at Human Rights Watch Brad Adams. He asked the government to hold accountable those responsible for ordering and participating in […]
Expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of interior and defense secretaries, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that no major breakthrough has been occurred in the missing persons’ case thus far. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain resumed […]
