Hitting at the Supreme Court on delimitation order, Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday said that his party will not allow a judicial martial law to be imposed in the country. In a speech, broadcast to more than 38 cities, the MQM chief said that judges passed an order for the delimitation […]
Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship finals in Bulgaria, beating his opponent, England’s Gary Wilson. The world champion, who remained unbeaten in the tournament, defeated his opponent 10-8. Asif bowed to thank Almighty God as soon he won the final 10-8 against experienced Wilson. He was unbeatable throughout the tournament […]
The White House has warned Congress that its curbs on Pakistan could jeopardize the US-led campaign against militancy in the region, Dawn reported. Executive Office of the US President issued a policy statement, warning the lawmakers that placing such limitations on reimbursement to the government of Pakistan was having a negative impact on bilateral […]
Dec 1 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the judiciary has come in the limelight because of its hard work and impartial dispensation of justice, adding that independent and impartial dispensation of justice reposed confidence of the people in the judicial system. Presiding over a meeting of the judicial office, the chief justice observed […]
Condemning the government’s decision to replace the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) Executive Director, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that the incumbent regime was targeting institution HEC as part of an ongoing policy to destroy all viable state institutions of the country. In a statement issued on Friday, Imran Khan said, “It […]
Dec 1 2012 | Posted in
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In a bid to kickstart peace efforts in the region, Afghanistan has pressed Islamabad for the release of Taliban prisoners. Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabani Khar met her Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul and the release of Taliban prisoners in Pakistan was discussed. The two agreed to increase cooperation in order to deal with terrorism […]
Nov 30 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the democratic forces in the country to gear themselves for the forthcoming elections which he said will be held in a fair‚ free and transparent manner within the constitutionally mandated time frame. In his message on the eve of the 46th founding day of the Pakistan Peoples Party […]
An unmanned US drone attacked in the Lawa Kanda area of South Waziristan on Thursday, killing at least three suspected militants. According to the reports, the drone targeted a vehicle killing two persons instantly and wounding another who later succumbed to his injuries. The vehicle was also completely damaged. A local resident while […]
Undoing all directives of Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has dismissed the policy regarding delivery of cellular SIMss via courier services. This development is completely contradicted with the rules earlier laid down by Rehman Malik. The prime minister held a meeting with mobile phone operators in Islamabad where he directed […]
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan resides in the safe house of foreign diplomatic mission located in the posh area of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, claim media reports. According to the media reports, the Taliban’s spokesperson is living in the safe house of a foreign diplomatic mission in Peshawar who not only […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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An Egyptian court has convicted in absentia seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a US pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim world. The case was seen as largely symbolic because the defendants, most of whom live in the United States, […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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A British commando led a Pashtun force to raid Taliban camps, hunting down kidnap victims and detaining suspected terrorists in tribal areas of Pakistan, a book revealed. According to a report published in The Telegraph, Lieutenant Commander Howard Leedham, an ex-Royal Navy pilot recruited Pakistani Pathan soldiers to hunt Taliban. Breaking his silence after […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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