Chief cleric of the Darul Uloom Haqqania, Maulana Samiul Haq, rejected Rehman Malik’s charges of his students’ involvement in Benazir’s assassination asking him to prove them guilty. Samiul Haq, who is also head of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S), observed, “I have asked the government and security officials several times to take […]
Feb 22 2012 | Posted in
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Rejecting Rehman Malik’s charges of his involvement in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Former President Pervez Musharraf said security was mainly the responsibility of the provincial government and matters relating to her primary security were handled by PPP activists. He was reacting to statements made by Interior Minister Rehman Malik in the Sindh Assembly in which Malik […]
In what appeared to be a quite disgusting, a private TV channel’s talk-show discussed the issue of Balochistan, increasing the estranged feelings of Baloch people. Barrister Saif, the spokesperson of former President General Pervez Musharraf used very rough language against a Baloch nationalist leader, threatening him to murder in centre of Quetta during a live […]
Wild Boars inside the President’s House The wayward Wild Boars, a common wildlife feature in urban Islamabad, have now finally found their unrestricted comfort in the walled Presidential Complex in Islamabad-no sarcasm intended. The fortified walls of the President House have failed to keep the wild boars at bay as their frequent intrusion into […]
Feb 18 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a response to President Asif Ali Zardari’s speech on December 27, 2011, in which he criticized the judiciary, the Supreme Court Tuesday said it will form a larger bench to hear the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. The apex court also issued notices to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former law minister, […]
Skilled youth of Clean Development Cell without salaries for four months, planning to head back to foreign countries The “Clean Development Cell (CDM)”, formerly an energy development and conservation wing of the now devolved Ministry of Environment, is now lurking in shadows, as its fate hang in doldrums. The Cell was created in the […]
Jan 30 2012 | Posted in
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The announcement of former president, General Pervez Musharraf, to put off his return to Pakistan barely came as a surprise for people since he had been proroguing his plans to come back from self-exile on one excuse or the other. In the latest pretext, he observed that his party’s core committee and close aides had […]
As expected, former president and All Pakistan Muslim League chief Pervez Musharraf has delayed his scheduled return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, repeating threats by the country’s leadership that he would be arrested upon arrival. APML Secretary General Barrister Mohammed Ali Saif announced at a crowded news conference on Friday that the situation […]
To the Point – DG ISI Shuja Pasha does it again, This Time Acting as Pervez Musharraf’s Advisor According to latest reports, it was Director General of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, Lt. General Shuja Pasha, who advised former Pakistani President and Chief of Army Staff, Pervez Musharraf, not to return to Pakistan due […]
Serving versus retired Judge I wonder what is happening as sharp differences came out into open between two respectable institutions, one comprising serving judges and the other retired ones. The two bodies, interestingly, have no difference over the core issue that the present voter lists need to be corrected in order to hold just fair […]
Senate agrees to charge Musharraf under article 6 of the constitution Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) The Senate here today unanimously passed a resolution against former President General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf and has demanded his arrest upon arrival to Pakistan along with registration of a case under article 6 of the constitution. The resolution that […]
Jan 23 2012 | Posted in
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Pervez Musharraf, the former president and chief of his own faction, All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), Thursday delayed his return to Pakistan after Islamabad warned that he would be arrested if he lands in the country. He reached the decision after he made consultation with his party members about his homecoming plans what he had […]