Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) did not want to see “any change” to come in the country, adding that, both parties were colluding with one another. While speaking to media representatives in Karachi, the former cricketer-turned-politician said […]
Dec 22 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim on Thursday pledged that the task of drawing up new constituency boundaries in Karachi would be completed in the light of the Supreme Court verdict despite reservations of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). While chairing a consultative meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded 56.4 megawatts wind power project Jhampir is expected to start generating electricity from next month as the implementing company has completed all necessary work in this regard. This is in addition to the project of Fauji Fertiliser Company Energy Limited (FFCEL) that is likely to become operational from […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Renowned lawyer and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has declined to represent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in the contempt of court notice against him. Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad, the legal expert said he could not take the case due to the fact that Chief Justice Iftikhar […]
Dec 19 2012 | Posted in
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As a continuity of the orchestrated attack on polio campaigning teams, the World Health Organization (WHO) has directed its field staff to stop work in Pakistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured when three teams involved in the nationwide polio vaccination drive were attacked in Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda, in […]
Terrorist attacks on volunteers of anti-polio teams in Karachi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday and Wednesday, which claimed lives of five women and a male in only 24 hours, have raised serious concern about the success of the campaign in Pakistan. All law enforcement agencies have miserably failed to apprehend the culprits who fled […]
Strongly condemning the firing incident at anti-polio campaigners and seeking arrest of the culprits, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has reiterated the resolve of the government that it would not rest until the country is rid of polio. While chairing a meeting of Polio Task Force in Islamabad, he said seeking a polio-free life […]
In another setback to the country’s polio eradication efforts, at least five anti-polio campaigners, four of them women, were gunned down in Karachi in an hour in two separate incidents on Tuesday. Reports said two women campaigners were on their duty in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Landhi when they were shot at and killed. Only […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has sought opinion from his party workers whether he should continue to lead the party or quit politics. Addressing MQM Rabita Committee, lawyers and other activists in Karachi, the MQM chief said ,”If my clear stance on the issue is creating problems than the party workers and […]
Dec 18 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari has said that consistent economic policies will be ensured in the country. While addressing 36th Export Award Ceremony in Karachi on Tuesday night, he said that the PPP led government made constitutional reforms and is continuing war against terrorism throughout the country. He said we will make Pakistan more […]
Dec 18 2012 | Posted in
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said his party would continue to support the present government for the cause of democracy in the country. The MQM chief phoned President Asif Ali Zardari and the two leaders discussed the current situation in the country. He congratulated the President for pursuing the policy of […]
Dec 17 2012 | Posted in
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To a few others it was a case of misplaced egoistic velour – not to be dubbed as the ‘chickens’ in the army parlance. The true information was not only denied to the common man in West Pakistan but even to those at the helm also. Handling of the East Pakistan issue at the International […]
Dec 16 2012 | Posted in
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