In what appeared to be a quite inhuman act, unidentified gunmen ambushed a bus on Tuesday, killing 18 people over sectarian differences in a usually peaceful region, Gilgit, the northern region of the country. According to the media reports, the bus was stopped before passengers were ordered off and shot in the mountainous district. A […]
The recent blasts in Peshawar are a terrible reminder, yet again; of how unsettled the militancy crisis is in the country. The preachers of the complacency argue that the war on terror needs not be prioritized above anything else for the state to fight, citing gradually decreased numbers of terror cases. It is quite a […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik briefed the Sindh Assembly about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, which may not have been world-shaking but it certainly held everyone who heard it gripped. The truth or at least all of it, in our country, is always hard to acquire. However, some interesting facts have been revealed by Rehman Malik […]
Chief cleric of the Darul Uloom Haqqania, Maulana Samiul Haq, rejected Rehman Malik’s charges of his students’ involvement in Benazir’s assassination asking him to prove them guilty. Samiul Haq, who is also head of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S), observed, “I have asked the government and security officials several times to take […]
Feb 22 2012 | Posted in
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Taliban kill three cops in Lakki Marwat In what appeared to be a fresh wave of militancy in the country, the Taliban killed three policemen while injured another in the Shahbazkhel area of Lakki Marwat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The province has seen a rise in militant activities since the start of the 2012, with the […]
Abbottabad once again pulls in media Abbottabad, which stayed on world radar because of US-raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has once again become centre of concentration. Interestingly, this time too terrorism is the essence of fame. Media reported that unidentified assailants hit a volley of rockets at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), […]
The death reports of Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief of defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are once again proving false. A private TV channel quoting sources reported Hakimullah Mehsud is still live and safe in some unidentified location of North Waziristan, the tribal area of Pakistan. “Hakimullah is well and safe in North Waziristan the news related […]
In a good will gesture to initiate a dialogue process with the government, Pakistani Taliban killed Mukarram Khan Atif, who worked for Voice of America and Dunya TV. It added a serious dimension to the issue of journalists’ protection in the region. The media professionals, particularly working in northwestern region of Pakistan, have often received […]
Ten dead bodies of FC personnel recovered from Upper Orakzai On Monday, the bodies of ten Frontier Constabulary (FC) men were recovered after they went missing during their clash with insurgents on December 22. Since then the whereabouts of the personnel were unknown and the military was conducting a search operation for them. A sources […]
PPP: The party owned by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto failed to reveal her assassins Shahed Benazir Bhutto, a vibrant champion of democracy was paid homage yesterday at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Larkana, mourned by thousands, on the occasion of her fourth death anniversary. Regardless of inequality in the social status, she left behind many admirers, who joined […]
PTDC employs without salaries since September Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation employs are still lurking in shadows as their fate hangs in doldrums for the last several months. PTDC has not paid the salaries of the employs, mainly contractual and temporary, since September this year and these employs are still waiting for some kind of […]
Dec 27 2011 | Posted in
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Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan confirms peace talks with the Government The news of Pakistani Taliban agreeing on peace talk with the Government has appeared as a surprise. It was reported today that, Maulvi Faqir Mohammad who is the commander of Pakistani wing of Taliban agreed that he is in the process of peace talks with the authorities. […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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