The Facebook generation in Pakistan seems to have absolutely no idea about the real issues faced by the country. Instead of identifying and discussing the real issues, they simply latch on to anything and everything that is newsworthy, with the sole motive of being the first one to share it on the social networking website […]
Jan 20 2013 | Posted in
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Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, is confident that his side will deliver the goods in the upcoming series against South Africa but thinks that his batsmen will have to raise their game against one of the strongest bowling attacks of the world. Pakistan are scheduled to play three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODI) and […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief, Dr Tahirul Qadri, has decided to challenge in a Canadian court his summoning to that country on Feb 5 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to explain as to why he had violated the oath he took when seeking asylum there, says a news report. However, Qadri’s counsel, Mendel Green, […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer Kamran Faisal, who was found dead in his home, was tortured before death, his uncle has claimed. Faisal had been working with another NAB investigation officer Asghar Khan to investigate into a multi-billion Rental Power Projects case against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. His uncle said that while […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who led a massive protest against the government in Islamabad, has been summoned by Canadian authorities to explain a violation of the oath he had taken while seeking asylum there, under which he had stated that he was not allowed to enter Pakistan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that […]
International Monitory Fund (IMF) mission in Pakistan chief Jeffrey Frank said the IMF cannot write off or restructure Pakistan’s loan. While speaking to the media, Frank said Pakistan has not formally sought a new program, adding that if they did want to seek a new program their economic strategy must radically change as losses […]
A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigator who was part of the team that found the prime minister and 15 others guilty in the rental power projects case was found dead in his apartment in Federal Lodges. Kamran Faisal, an investigation officer in the RPPs corruption case and whose team prepared a report that made […]
The Pakistani nation is craving for a change and yet it is not ready to do anything about it. There is no electricity, no gas, no clean water. Inflation is touching the skies, whereas the unemployment graph is rising. The rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer. Despite this deplorable condition, the […]
Jan 18 2013 | Posted in
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Many saw it as a turning moment for Pakistan, which definitely is not a new thing for the 200 million plus of the country, but Tahir-ul-Qadri’s long march was something that forced people to think that everything was just about on the brink of collapse. Unlike the Occupy Wall Street protests in the United […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday admitted a petition filed against former information minister Sherry Rehman over allegedly committing blasphemy. The petition was heard by a two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Ejaz Afzal. The bench directed CPO Multan Amir Zulfiqar to take action in accordance […]
Jan 17 2013 | Posted in
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It may be hard to believe for the younger generation, especially those that keep up with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf, seeing it as a ray of hope, but there is no doubt in saying now that Imran Khan has certainly revealed a more ‘desperate side’ of him during these past few days. He may have […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stressed that continued tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) in disputed Kashmir region is not in the interest of South Asian peace, proposing high level talks between the two arch-rivals. In a statement she noted, “Instead of issuing belligerent statements by the military and political leaders from […]