Several things are taking place in the process of next parliamentary elections for the first time. The voter’s age has been lowered to18 years for the first and this is also the first time that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has prepared electoral rolls in coordination with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) […]
Oct 29 2012 | Posted in
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At least seven persons including Superintendent of Police (Rural) Khurshid Khan have been killed and 12 others sustained injuries when over 300 terrorists ambushed a police check-post at Kohat road in the Matni area on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday . According to the reports, the well equipped militants attacked the check post, resulting […]
Ameer Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the government and Pakistan Army were using the Malala incident to launch operation in North Waziristan. Addressing a public gathering in Sukkur, the religious leader said that some people were playing politics on the Malala issue and making efforts to suppress the religious parties. He […]
Oct 15 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has been barred by the British government from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) in retaliation for the bounty he offered for the murder of a US anti-Islam filmmaker. The minister offered $100,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film, ‘Innocence of Muslims’. According […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu notice of Dera Bugti incident in which 13 minor girls were bartered to settle a blood feud by a Tribal Jirga led by a provincial assembly member. The Jirga decreed to Vani 13 girls as retaliation over killing of a person in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Deputy Commissioner […]
As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) really begins its journey towards South Waziristan, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Punjab faction has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf peace-rally is forcing them to take strict actions. A statement issued by the TTP Punjab warned the participants of the peace-march to not endorse the rally, adding that they will have […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the United States (US) to provide drone technology to Pakistan, saying that it could use in better way in war against terrorism. While speaking to the media at Pakistan’s Embassy in Washington, the minister stated, “They had given us F-16’s, we haven’t used them against India, instead they were […]
In quite a surprising development, the National Assembly Secretariat declined to carry out the Election Commission’s directives to obtain fresh oaths that they don’t hold dual nationality. The latest development can initiate another round of confrontation between the legislature and the judiciary. According to the reports, the commission had sent letters to the secretaries of […]
Despite the criticism of friendly opposition, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is currently the most popular party in the country while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) popularity goes down, a survey report said. According to a survey carried out by the International Republican Institute (IRI), 28 per cent of the respondents agreed to vote for PML-N, closely […]
In order to grapple with the wave of deadly sectarian violence in the area, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has announced a package of two billion rupees in the head of social-economic development funds for Gilgit-Baltistan. The premier on Friday addressed the first joint session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council and Legislative Assembly, asking the ministry […]
In its weekly revision of petroleum prices, the government has dropped another petrol bomb on poverty-stricken masses, by increasing prices of petroleum products up to seven rupees. Taking effect from September 17 (Today), the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has notified the change of petroleum products prices once again. Earlier, the ministry of finance […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is investigating the simultaneous fire incidents in Lahore and Karachi on the same day. While speaking to the media, he said that he would also inquire if any element of terrorism was involved in the fire incidents. “It has to been seen if there […]