Over the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has completed arrangements for shifting Malala Yousafzai to Dubai for medical treatment, who was shot in the head by cowardly militants in Swat. Managing Director PIA Junaid Yunus while speaking to the media said a makeshift air-ambulance is ready to airlift critically injured […]
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on Malala Yousafzai, saying that they will target her again if she survives. Speaking to the media, TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan termed her a secular-minded girl, adding that this was a warning for all youngsters who were involved in similar activates. Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah […]
Condemning attack on National Peace Award winner Malala Yousafzai, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf had been enduring the torment of terrorism for a long time. Addressing a session of the Senate, the premier further stated that the attack on Malala Yousafzai was a manifestation of the sick mindset and they will have to fight against […]
Malala Yousafzai, the winner of the first National Peace Award (NPA), has been injured in firing at her home town, Swat. According to the reports, unidentified assailant opened fire on the vehicle of Malala when she was going towards her home from her school, injuring two girls including Malala. The attacker wearing police uniform stopped […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that neither army nor the Taliban are against his Waziristan March but the government is opposing it, inviting the people to join his peace-march. Addressing a press conference, the cricketer-turned-politician said people from abroad were coming to take part in the rally. Reiterating his claim that […]
Oct 5 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has claimed that the government was opposing peace-march to South Waziristan, adding that people who do not want peace-march towards the war-torn area are against peace rally. While addressing a press conference along with western delegates, the cricketer-turned-politician claimed nobody including Taliban opposed his party’s peace-march except the rulers. […]
Oct 1 2012 | Posted in
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In another incident of sectarian violence, unidentified armed men on Wednesday killed a senior official of the Geological Survey of Pakistan in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. Mohsin Ali Naqvi, a member of the Shia community, was gunned down outside his office in the provincial metropolis. Police official Mohammed Ayaz while speaking to the media […]
In the continued wave of violence, unidentified armed men killed Superintendent Police (SP) Investigation on Friday near his residence located in the Kili Gul Muhammad area of Quetta. According to the initial reports, unknown attackers riding on a motorbike intercepted the car of SP Jamil Kakar as soon as he left his home. They opened […]
At least three persons died while 18 others sustained injuries when an explosively-laden vehicle rammed an SUV belonging to the United States Consulate in Peshawar. According to the security officials, the blast occurred at Abdara road in University Town, a posh area of the city. According to the media reports the bomb-proof vehicle of US […]
An apparently targeted attack killed at least 14 people and injured another 18 when a remote-controlled explosive device went off in Mattni Bazaar in the suburbs of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Political Agent of North Waziristan Agency, Hashim Gull accompanied by his son, a brother and driver had come to the area to get his car […]
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has confirmed killing a Taliban leader namely Mullah Dadullah in the eastern Kunar province. A statement issued by the allied forces said, “The Taliban leader Dadullah was one of several insurgents killed in a precision airstrike in Shigal district, Kunar province, yesterday”. Dadullah, who was also known as Jamal, was […]
In order to overcome the sectarian violence, the government has decided to take all stakeholders on board and form a united body. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while speaking to the media said that the government was going to create inter-faith council to create religious harmony in the country. He explained that the council will […]
Aug 24 2012 | Posted in
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