At least one person has been killed and four sustained injuries in a blast that took place in Mohabbat Nagar area near Sheesh Mahal, Karachi. According to initial details, the blast took place in a shop where cement blocks were made but the nature of the blast is not known as yet. Police […]
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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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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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday announced that he would appeal in the Supreme Court against the Sindh High Court’s decision against the ban imposed on motorcycles in Karachi on the first day of Muharram. Defending his earlier decision to ban motorcycles from the roads in Karachi and Quetta, he said that the […]
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the authorities to resume the mobile service in Karachi immediately. The SHC gave the order during the hearing of suo motu case pertaining the ban of motorcycle riding in Karachi announced by the interior ministry of Pakistan. Earlier, the government suspended the mobile services Karachi […]
In what appeared to be an unprecedented move, the Sindh High Court (SHC) revoked a ban on riding motorcycles in Karachi just hours after Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced that the government was banning motorcycles in Karachi and Quetta for one day. The minister banned the motorbikes in view of serious security threats on […]
In what appeared to be a severe blow for telecom companies as well as users, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued a notification to all mobile phone companies in Pakistan on Wednesday instructing them to immediately halt Mobile Number Portability (MNP) services. The Ministry of Interior held a meeting, chaired by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, […]
Nov 15 2012 | Posted in
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In quite a shocking statement, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that around 70 per cent of Taliban’s income comes from managing and taxing the illicit drug business. The minister said this while chairing the concluding session of a two-day Regional Ministerial Conference entitled, ‘Counter narcotics, enhancing cooperation for effective coordinated and sustainable narcotics […]
At least six people including a senior police officer were reported killed while over 30 sustained severe injuries when a blast targeting police vehicle exploded in Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. According to the reports, a blast targeted the vehicle of Assistant Superintendent Police (ASP) Investigations, Hilal Haider. The blast […]
Despite tall claims of the government, sectarian or targeted killings are becoming widespread in different parts of the country, particularly Quetta, Gilgit-Baltistan and Karachi. An especial factor of such incidents is going on in Karachi where people of difference school of thoughts are being killed, particularly Shia and Sunni. In the past, military rulers promoted […]
Oct 27 2012 | Posted in
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At least nine suspects have been arrested up till now in connection with the shooting of 14-year-old child activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban, CNN quoted police officials. The officials added that the main suspects, however, remained at large. Malala, who spoke against the Taliban, was shot in the head […]