Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he had never received a single penny from any agency, saying that he had turned down illegitimate money offered by visitors to his home. In a telephonic address to religious clerics in Karachi and Lahore simultaneously, Hussain said that he had launched his movement […]
Nov 15 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday assured that general elections will be held in time which will be completely free‚ transparent and fair in all manners. Addressing public gathering in Mandi Bahauddin, the president said he will respect the mandate of people and all measures have been taken to ensure holding of free and fair […]
Apparently unhappy by inaction on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the (National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said that it was merely the powerless men who have to endure jail terms while the powerful get NROs. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the former cricketer-turned-politician lashed […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) General Secretary MushahidHussain Syed has said US played role in past but it would not act in the upcoming elections. Addressing a seminar on the topic “long-lasting regional peace”, here on Tuesday he said that the peace in the region could not be maintained without Pakistan as the country has […]
Nov 14 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has urged the federal government to take stringent measures to curb the elements who are playing with the lives of innocent people in Karachi. He issued a statement saying increasing incidents of target killings in the port city have shocked the nation, asking the authorities concerned to […]
Nov 12 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan is determined to tackle challenge of militancy, adding that militants would not be allowed to impose their agendas. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Defence Exhibition IDEAS-2012 in Karachi, the premier condemned terrorism in all of its manifestations. He said the government will not allow […]
Owing to international defence exhibition, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has postponed its referendum on what kind of Pakistan its citizens wanted to live in to November 14. MQM chief Altaf Hussain had called on Pakistanis in his speech on October 14 to declare whether they wanted to live in a Pakistan run by […]
Nov 6 2012 | Posted in
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Accusing the government of being a slave to US approval for its internal, external and economic policies, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has declared attack on Malala Yousafzai a drama. Addressing the Islam Zindabad Conference in Karak, the JUI-f chief said the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai was a drama, adding that […]
Urging strict measures to bring peace back, the Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the Sindh government to take strict action against all armed groups in Karachi, including Taliban, target killers and criminals. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali resumed the hearing of the case regarding implementation of […]
In order to get rid the people of Karachi of MQM’s suppression, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has decided to deal with it through iron hands. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan called reporters and read out a statement on Friday, saying the Taliban had decided to rid the people of Karachi of the suppression of MQM. […]
Nov 3 2012 | Posted in
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In order to establish a transparent justice system, President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Sindh government to work on a legislation that ensures better protection for witnesses. The president while presiding over a law and order meeting at Sindh Chief Minister’s House was briefed on the law and order situation of the city by […]
Nov 2 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing dissatisfaction over the provincial government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to complete the survey of government lands in Karachi in three months. A five-member bench of the court headed by Anwar Zaher Jamali resumed hearing of the Karachi law and order case at Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry. Last year, the […]
Oct 31 2012 | Posted in
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