Obama verifies US drone attacks in Pakistan On Monday, President of the United States Obama verified that the US drones have hit Taliban and Al Qaeda members in Pakistan. Previously, these attacks were not officially accepted. He confirmed that most of these attacks took place in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). “For the most […]
Pakistan terms drone strikes unlawful and counterproductive Despite acknowledging tactical advantages of the US unmanned attacks in the tribal region, Pakistan appeared to shrug off the unexpected confirmation by Washington on its strikes, terming them unlawful, counterproductive and hence intolerable. According to the media reports, Foreign Office spokesperson, Abdul Basit said, “Notwithstanding tactical advantages of […]
America officially acknowledges US drone strikes in Pakistan President Barack Obama offered a dynamic defense of the use of drone strikes to kill Al Qaeda operatives and other militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas, officially confessing the CIA drone program, which had not been publically acknowledged before this. Obama said he believed that they had to be judicious in how they […]
Abbottabad once again pulls in media Abbottabad, which stayed on world radar because of US-raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has once again become centre of concentration. Interestingly, this time too terrorism is the essence of fame. Media reported that unidentified assailants hit a volley of rockets at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), […]
Impact of Milliatry operation in FATA/ Mohmand Agency on children The ongoing uncertain peace situation/conflicts in Mohmand have had a drastic and negative impact on the economic and livelihood status of the affected population. Communities struggle to meet the needs of their members, including children. Such families are unable to neither meet the basic […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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US has not interrupted civilian aid to Pakistan, says Victoria Nuland The spokesperson for the US Department of State, Victoria Nuland has stated that United States is dedicated to maintain a strong and mutually respectful relationship with the South Asian country and has not interrupted the civilian assistance. She told that despite of the consequences […]
Prisoners await for their rights; govt. yet to form FCR Tribunal Peshawar: (Monday, January 09, 2012) with the government yet to decide upon the formation of FCR Tribunal through introducing amendments to the Frontier Crimes Regulations, hundreds of prisoners from Federally Administered Tribal Areas waits for their fates to be decided. Earlier, after promulgation of […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
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MQM plays trump card to extend political sway beyond Sindh In an apparent bid to spread its political reach beyond Sindh, the MQM Monday introduced the 20th constitutional amendment in the parliament for the formation of new provinces. The party tabled two resolutions in Senate for making Hazara a separate province and carving out province or […]
Jan 3 2012 | Posted in
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FATA parliamentarians demand distinguish provincial status As the representatives from FATA (Federally Administrated Tribal Area) made a demand for distinguish provincial status, the Awami National Party (ANP), the ruling lot of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, precipitated showing its consent for a referendum in the area. In quite an unparallel move, the ANP agreed and suggested […]
Jan 2 2012 | Posted in
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MQM moves National Assembly for South Punjab, Hazara provinces As the next general election is approaching, everyone is trying to score points on the political front so why Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Karachi-based party sits behind in doing so. In the fresh move, the MQM Thursday submitted a resolution in the National Assembly (NA) […]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in
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Zealous Christmas observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata Peshawar: (Monday, December 26, 2011), Just like the other parts of Pakistan, the Christian community celebrated Christmas with zeal and fervour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas. It has been after a gap of five years when the Christian community in Peshawar celebrated the traditional Christmas fair […]
Dec 26 2011 | Posted in
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Senate Special Committee declares drugs’ registration unlawful The Senate Special Committee on Health Thursday directed the Cabinet Division to cancel all the licences issued to medicines’ companies and registration of drugs made by the federal government during last four and a half months after the devolution of health ministry to the provinces. “The government’s decision […]
Nov 17 2011 | Posted in
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