Claiming responsibility of brutal assaults, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that it was responsible for the blasts carried out a day earlier near Imambargahs in Karachi and Rawalpindi. According to a private TV channel, TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan while giving details of the attacks said that the organization had carried out a suicide blast […]
Condemning blasts in Karachi and Rawalpindi, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has warned that militants were preparing to target more sites across Pakistan in order to sabotage the ongoing Developing Eight (D-8) Summit. The minister stated that miscreant elements are trying to destabilize the country, adding that they would not be able to succeed […]
Nov 22 2012 | Posted in
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At least four people were killed and eleven sustained injuries in twin blasts that occurred in Orangi Town, Karachi. The second blast took place right next to the gate of an Imambargah, while the first one occurred 50 feet away from the place. Some media and emergency rescue personnel were injured in the second blast along […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday said that terrorist activities are being carried out in Karachi and Quetta under a planned campaign, adding that there is a third group involved in the recent bomb blast. Speaking to media, the minister said there are terror threats till Muharram 10. Moreover, he said that there was […]
In what appeared to be an expected move, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khursheed Ahmed Shah dissociated the government from Rehman Malik’s decision to ban riding motorbikes and cellular services in Quetta and Karachi. The latest development showed supporters of Interior Minister Rehman Malik are dwindling day by day. The religious minister made it […]
Nov 19 2012 | Posted in
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In quite a shocking revelation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has revealed that there were around 4.8 million voters included in the electoral lists without any physical verification. According to the reports, 3.2 million unverified voters are in Punjab, 0.662 million in Sindh, 0.583 million in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 0.167 million in the Federally Administered […]
Nov 17 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing grave concern over the situation in Karachi, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that miscreants were trying to create sectarian strife in the ongoing spate of violence. The premier observed, “We are all mindful of the fact that extremism, militancy, intolerance, sectarian violence and terrorism, all put together have posed a serious […]
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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At least two personnel of Rangers lost their lives when an explosive-laden vehicle went off outside the Sachal Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Block B area of Karachi, early on Thursday. Apart from two causalities over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident, officials said. IG Sindh Fayyaz Leghari said that this was a […]
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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