Police in Islamabad on Monday registered murder case against former military President Pervez Musharraf over killings of students during a military raid of Lal Masjid in 2007, lawyers said. Police said nearly 100 people, most of them students of religious school as well as security personnel, had been killed in clashes. Deputy Chief of the […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday instructed the government to initiate investigation against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the parliament last month that Musharraf will be tried for treason for abrogating the constitution twice. The government had formally informed the apex court, which had already received […]
Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday requested the Supreme Court to form a full bench to hear the treason case against him. Five petitions, seeing high treason proceedings, have been filed in the apex court. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain is hearing the […]
Sindh High Court on Friday granted protective bail to former exiled military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing arrests in the country, just two days ahead of his return to the country after nearly five years, his lawyers said. Musharraf, 70, has been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that complaints of Baloch people the sense of deprivation amongst the people of Balochistan in order to eliminate, their should be addressed Speaking at a meeting with Balochistan National Party’s (BNP) leaders, the former two-time prime minister said the murderers of Nawab Akbar Bugti should […]
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Malik Siraj Akbar sees a very bleak future for Balochistan and its people unless the Establishment allows a political settlement of the conflict. The US-based Malik Siraj Akbar, who is an ambitious young Pakistani journalist, has been actively highlighting the issue of Balochistan across the globe. He is a Contributing Writer at the […]
Malik Siraj Akbar sees a very bleak future for Balochistan and its people unless the Establishment allows a political settlement of the conflict. Akbar, who is currently residing in the United States, is an ambitious Pakistani journalist and has been actively highlighting the Balochistan issue across the globe. He is a Contributing Writer […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that he was only fulfilling his duty as a citizen of the country by expressing concerns about the deteriorating situation of Balochistan. While speaking to the media, he said that his statements regarding the security situation in Balochistan were only to indicate upcoming dangers. He […]
In quite a shocking move, former chief minister and head of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Friday said that his six-point charter should not be considered any different from the six-points presented by Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman. While addressing a joint press conference after having a high-level meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, […]
There are so many killer groups in Balochistan which are currently having a field day and apparently two explanations are given for the emergence. Firstly, the provincial government and law enforcement agencies are completely incompetent to handle the situation. Second are the peculiar policies of the government in the province which led to the killing […]
In another bid to woo back the angry nationalist leaders, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the government was ready to accept legitimate demands of dissident Baloch people. While co-chairing the Balochistan cabinet meeting with Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, the recently elected premier said that the Baloch were patriotic Pakistanis. In his […]
Balochistan has been facing worst law and order situation mostly due to lack of political will to resolve its longstanding problems. By handing over the power to non-elected forces, the government provided fuel to the fire. The Baloch people indeed distanced themselves from rest of the country after they witnessed the inability of the government […]