President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Iran to perform ground-breaking of gas pipeline project on Monday, the Foreign Ministry says. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad Thursday that several heads of state have also been invited to attend the ceremony. He said Ministry of Petroleum […]
Pakistan Peoples Party on Tuesday faced another political setback as senior leader from Balochistan, Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani formally joined the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N). Raisani announced his decision during a meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif. Both leaders later appeared at a joint press conference. A 22-member delegation of political leaders from Balochistan […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will fully support peaceful transfer of power after the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May. “We will accept election results wholeheartedly. If the people elect good or bad people, it is not our responsibility. It is our constitutional responsibility to […]
The Pakistan army Thursday dispelled the impression that it is supporting any militant group including the banned outfit which was behind series of attacks in Balochistan province. Army spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa, said that a targeted operation led by the paramilitary force and supported by the police and intelligence agencies is going […]
Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, has ordered an immediate operation against suspected terrorists three days after a huge bomb attack killed 87 people in Quetta, official said Tuesday. The Saturday’s blast in a crowded marketplace and targeting Shiite Muslims had also injured nearly 200 people that prompted countrywide protest and the relatives have refused […]
An agreement was signed in Islamabad on Monday about the Transfer of Concession Rights of Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Operations to a Chinese company. Speaking on the occasion‚ President Asif Ali Zardari expressed the confidence that the award of the contract will open new opportunities particularly for the people of Balochistan. “It will give […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Monday assured the Hazara community that their demands would be accepted and the Government would go to any extent to bring culprits behind heinous Quetta blast to justice. Speaking in the National Assembly‚ he said services of the country’s all security forces and agencies would be utilized to week […]
Rallies across the country on Sunday strongly condemned the deadly bomb attack in the southwestern city of Quetta yesterday which killed nearly 84 people, almost all Shia Muslims. Shiite leaders warned to approach the United Nations and other international forums if what they called ‘massacre’ of the Shia Muslims were not stopped. Allama […]
A bomb attack killed 65 people and injured 157 others in Quetta Saturday evening, police said. Women and children were among the casualties, the city police chief, Mir Zubair told a news conference. The bomb, concealed in a water tanker in a tractor trolley, exploded in a marketplace and a two-storey building also […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the Federal Government has prioritized the ongoing development projects initiated in Balochistan to speed up the pace of socio-economic development and improve the standard of living of the people of the province. While talking to Minister for Privatization‚ Jam Muhammad Yousaf, the premier directed him to […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the government is cognizant of its constitutional and political obligations. Addressing the meeting of Council of Common Interests in Islamabad today‚ he said we believe in the strengthening of institutions in their own spheres. He said with the collective wisdom of federal as well as provincial […]
Thanking Tahirul Qadri for inviting Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to join his long march, PTI Chairman Imran Khan reiterated his stance of putting protests on hold until the caretaker setup was formed. Imran said this while presiding over a party meeting on Wednesday held to review the offer made by Qadri. “Protests will only help […]
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