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Rehman Malik sworn in as Minister for Interior

Following being forced to denounce his alleged dual nationality, Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik has sworn back into parliament and federal cabinet. Rehman Malik administered oath of office by President Asif Ali Zardari shortly after his swearing in as Senator. The Cabinet Division also issued a notification in this regard. Interestingly, […]

Woman stoning case: IGP suspends DSP, SHO among others

Lahore: (Tuesday, July 24, 2012) Inspector General Punjab Police, Habib-ur-Rahman has suspended DSP Saddar Khanewal, area SHO Javed Khan, Inspector Shamshad Khalid and Sub-inspector Ashraf in Bibi Mriam’s stoning case in Khanewal. In order to probe the matter further, the IGP has also formed an investigation committee that will be headed by the RPO Shaikhupura […]

Senate briefed about the flood affectees

Senate briefed about the flood affectees  The Senate Standing Committee on Weather Changes has been informed that 30 million people are feared to be affected from impending flood and rains. 1.46 million people would have to be shifted in camps in case of emergency. The Senate committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Senator Sadia […]

CM Shahbaz Sharif must ensure proper planning in Lahore

Without making any mistake whatsoever, I suffered road accident not once but twice in the last few weeks. All the credit goes to Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif. Despite the fact that he himself cannot stay on spot to monitor the development work currently going on only and only in Lahore, it is entirely […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to defend judiciary

Vowing to safeguard the superior judiciary, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his party will not allow the government to violate the Constitution and mock rulings of the Supreme Court. Speaking to a delegation from Sindh, the former two-time premier observed, “We will not tolerate conspiracies hatched against the judiciary. The […]

Welcoming gesture of Board of Cricket Control in India

Without any doubt, the latest announcement made by the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) to invite Pakistani team for a bilateral series at the end of this year is quite a welcoming gesture. Although it still needs the approval of both the governments, this will be the first such tour in last five […]

Terror revisits Punjab…

The law enforcement agencies were caught napping as militants first attacked near Gujrat and then right inside the provincial metropolis, Lahore, reconfirming fears of terrorism in the country. Lull in terrorist activities for more than a year in the provincial capital had inducted a false sense of security in the administration and law enforcing bodies. […]

Federal Cabinet decides uniform loadshedding across Pakistan

In what appeared to be another claim by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved uniform loadshedding across the country. The meeting held with the premier in the chair decided that all provinces will face an equal amount of power outages. The meeting, however, decided that there will be no loadshedding […]

CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, don’t kill us for votes

I would never forget the sentence one of my friends said about Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab. According to him, the big man is active but not effective. In order to catch maximum votes in next general elections, CM is currently so active that he is working on those roads which were already in […]

Lahore High Court orders YDA to end strike completely

In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the masses, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed medics affiliated with the Young Doctors Association (YDA) to end their strike and resume duties in all sections of the hospitals across the province. It ruled out that while hearing the case involving petitions for cancellation […]

Rehman Malik orders to investigate Turbat incident

Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik on Saturday directed DG FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) to submit an immediate report over killing spree in Turbat. In what appeared to be an ethnically-motivated attack, unidentified gunmen on Friday killed a group of would-be migrants in Turbat district near the Iranian border. Malik while condemning […]

Doctors partially end strike in Punjab

In compliance with directives of the Lahore High Court (LHC), the Young Doctors Association (YDA) partially called off their strike, announcing resumption of duties in Emergency Wards across the province. The LHC on Friday gave a deadline to end their strike and resume duties in the Emergency Wards of all the state-run hospitals of Punjab. […]

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