Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) has rejected accusations made by Indian Home Minister S K Shinde on Tuesday that it was helping terrorists infiltrate into India. According to a brief statement, the foreign ministry spokesperson termed the claims baseless and unfounded. It noted, “Such unsubstantiated statements are not very helpful in creating a conductive environment necessary […]
Oct 24 2012 | Posted in
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In quite an important development, the mercy plea of lonely survivor of Mumbai terror attack Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab has been dispatched to the President for decision by the Indian Home Ministry. With the Home Ministry sending its recommendation to the President of India, it is now up to Pranab Mukherjee to take the final […]
Oct 24 2012 | Posted in
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Categorically denying presence of any political cell in the spy agency, Defence Secretary Lt-General (Retd) Asif Yasin Malik has made it clear that the cell of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was disbanded five years ago. While briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, the secretary dispelled all rumors of any political cell […]
Oct 23 2012 | Posted in
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In an extraordinary message by the head of the state, President Asif Ali Zardari has made it clear that there would be no military offensive without evolving a consensus, vowing that the government is committed to rooting out terrorism in the country. He, however, said that the opposition was not in a mood for negotiations […]
In what appeared to be an unprecedented move, Pakistan requested Afghanistan to hand over Maulana Fazlullah, citing he was hiding in the neighboring country and involved in planning the 14-year-old attack on Malala Yousafzai. Pakistan claimed that the renowned terrorist was involved in planning major attacks in Pakistan from across the border, particularly the recent […]
The youth of Punjab on Saturday in its first attempt break the mass participation record of singing the national anthem here at the National Hockey Stadium. Adjudicator of Guinness World Records (GWR) Gareth Daeves while speaking to the media confirmed that some 42, 813 people had successfully managed to set a new world record people […]
Terming peace as the key reason to have coordination among nation, institution and state, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said it couldn’t be achieved without imposition of rule of law in the country. He was addressing on the second day of International Conference on ‘Peace through Law’, organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association […]
Friday was definitely a historic day for Pakistan as for the first time, the Supreme Court held accountable not only politicians, but also retired chiefs of the armed forces and intelligence agencies for their involvement in political activities around the country. The Supreme Court announced the verdict of the high profiled Asghar Khan case, […]
Lashing out at banned former Pakistani skipper, under-fire all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi asked the media to hire people of a clean background only. Addressing a pre-match press conference on the eve of the first Twenty20 that pits a Pakistan All Stars XI against an International World XI side, he also criticized his critics who demanded […]
Oct 20 2012 | Posted in
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Terming the Supreme Court’s order in Asghar Khan’s case as the victory of nation and democracy, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said asked the accused in the case to apologize to the nation for stealing the elections. Speaking to the media, the premier said the truth had finally seen the light and there was […]
Directing the federal government to block all blasphemous material available on Google and YouTube, the Lahore High Court (LHC) asked it to file a case in the International Court for Justice (ICJ) against anti-Islam movie that sparked outrage across the globe. The LHC issued ruling while hearing of a petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said that the mindset responsible for the attack on Malala Yousafzai was the same one which took his mother’s life. He said this while speaking on the fifth anniversary of the Karsaz incident, assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto which she narrowly escaped. The chairman of […]
Oct 18 2012 | Posted in
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