Thousands of people took on the roads across the country to denounce an anti-Islam film, demanding the expulsion of US diplomats and cut off in ties between Pakistan and the United States. ‘Innocence of Muslims’, the anti-Islam movie has extreme blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that sparked fury across the Muslim world. In order to […]
Over the directives of the Supreme Court, Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) has decided to define the term obscenity in the context of electronic media. It called a meeting after the court had taken notice on petitions filed against obscenity and vulgarity on the TV channels. Although the existing laws bar TV channels or […]
Aug 25 2012 | Posted in
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The ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has decided to engage Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the consultative process for setting up an interim setup for the next general elections. Former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani while speaking to Dawn said, “Yes, we have decided to involve the PTI and JI in the consultative […]
Aug 15 2012 | Posted in
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Although Gilani has been replaced with another Gilani, by-election in a particular constituency doesn’t serve an index of how things will play out in general polls. Much of the body entropy is required for that to happen in the future. Off course the politics of every area is quite dissimilar and contours of each constituency […]
Condemning the government’s decision to resume NATO supply-line into Afghanistan, thousands of charged activists marched towards the Afghan border. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a leading right-winger party and active member of the Difa-e-Pakistan Counsel (DPC) organized the march, demanding blockage of supply line into Afghanistan. JI chief Syed Munawwarul Hasan while addressing the rally said that the […]
Jul 17 2012 | Posted in
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As Atiqa Odho said there is no boundary and age limit to fall in love, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) is all set to go on honeymoon. The newly-wed couple has belonged to two different and quite opposite political parties, the two are committed not to interfere in each other’s political […]
Jul 14 2012 | Posted in
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Thousands of right-winger and under the banner of the Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC), the amalgamation of religious and political groups, have organized vowed to resist NATO supply into Afghanistan. The much-hyped long march was concluded outside the parliament amidst overwhelmingly heightened security measures. Thousands of hyperactive workers of banned outfits reached Islamabad in a […]
Jul 10 2012 | Posted in
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Country’s religious parties have reacted violently over the decision taken by Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) to resume NATO supply line, saying that they will launch a movement against the decision. On Tuesday, Pakistan announced resumption of supply routes into Afghanistan after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said sorry over the losses of […]
Rejecting the request of the government to give more names, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that he would stick to the names he had already proposed to a parliamentary committee for appointment of new chief election commissioner (CEC). Terming the government’s proposal to add more names to broaden the […]
Jul 3 2012 | Posted in
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Imran not to make alliance with parties in Parliament Lahore: (Thursday, June 28, 2012) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan said yesterday that his party would not make an alliance with the political parties sitting in the parliament. Speaking to the journalists after his meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hasan, Khan said that the PTI and […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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In quite an expected move, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Jamat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday agreed to build up pressure against the government, vowing to support the judiciary. In a joint press conference, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and JI Ameer Syed Muanwar Hassan said they agreed on three-point agenda on which they were agreed earlier. […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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In order to put the genie of sectarianism back into the bottle, top slot the religious leaders are set to launch a new non-political forum. According to the reports, the proposed Islamic Front will help resolving bigoted sectarian differences by harmonizing Friday sermons in the mosques. Furthermore, the panel will also work for implementation of […]