The stocks at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) took a nosedive Tuesday and fell by three percent after the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister over possible corruption charges. The Karachi Stock Exchange’s (KSE) benchmark100-share index ended 3.16 percent, or 525.29 points, lower at 16,107.89. Investors, who were already trading cautiously […]
Jan 16 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan demanded an immediate resignation of President Asif Ali Zardari, ruling out the possibility of free and fair elections under the former. The above is one of the seven demands that the PTI Chairman Imran Khan made while talking to media persons here. He also demanded immediate announcement of general […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in rental power plant case. A three member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of rental power case. During the hearing, the bench ordered to arrest the PM and directed […]
Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has said that parliament has no right to rule in the country. Addressing the long march participants at D-Chowk on Islamabad’s Jinnah Avenue in front of the Parliament House, he termed his address as Islamabad declaration saying the declaration has seven points. He says this parliament […]
Two days before his party’s long march for electoral reforms, Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), has called for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to be dissolved and a new impartial commission to be formed. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on Saturday, Qadri announced his charter of demands before the […]
Sindh police arrested Sikander Jatoi, father of Shahrukh Jatoi, from the premises of the Supreme Court on Thursday. Sikandar had appeared before the apex court after acquiring a one-day protective bail from the Lahore High Court (LHC) but the police sought the court’s permission to arrest him. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had […]
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court asking it to stop Minhajul Quran Interntaional (MQI) chief Tahirul Qadri’s million-man march scheduled for January 14. The petitioner, Advocate Asad Mahmood, maintained that if Qadri has any reservations regarding the current democratic system, then he should take up constitutional methods to protest against it. He […]
Jan 8 2013 | Posted in
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Shahrukh Jatoi, the main accused in the Shahzeb Khan’s murder case, has been arrested from Dubai with the assistance of Interpol. Police is making arrangements to bring him to Pakistan. Earlier, a non-bailable arrest warrant had been issued by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) against Shahrukh Jatoi. DIG West Ali Baloch departed for Dubai to […]
Jan 8 2013 | Posted in
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the case filed against him on contempt of court. The apex court has accepted the unconditional apology of the, disposing the charges against the MQM leader. The SC had issued a contempt of court notice on […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed dissatisfaction over police report on Shahzeb Khan murder case, giving law enforcement agencies the January 10 deadline to arrest Shahrukh Jatoi. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary resumed hearing of the suo motu notice taken by him over the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday declared the Reko Diq agreement as null and void, saying that the agreement signed in July 1993 was contrary to the country’s constitution. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary announced the short order in the Reqo Diq case. Chief Justice […]
Special Investigation Unit on Saturday arrested Siraj Talpur, one of the suspects in Shahzeb Khan’s murder case from Moro, a city in the Naushero Feroz district of Sindh province. Shahzeb Khan, a popular student and son of DSP Aurangzaib, was shot dead near his home in Defence last week. The killing resulted from a […]