The 64th birth anniversary of internationally renowned late Pakistani singer and musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was observed on Saturday with much respect and reverence all across the country. Maestro Nusrat Fateh who was primarily a singer of Qawwali‚ the devotional music of the Sufis was born on October 13‚ 1948 in Faisalabad. He was […]
Oct 13 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has been barred by the British government from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) in retaliation for the bounty he offered for the murder of a US anti-Islam filmmaker. The minister offered $100,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film, ‘Innocence of Muslims’. According […]
Terming it a cowardice attack, leaders from across the globe voiced their outrage and strongest condemnation over the shooting of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani peace-activist. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US President Barrack Obama, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UK’s Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi condemned the attack on Pakistani peace-activist. A statement issued […]
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday defended the cross-border shelling by Pakistani forces, saying what you would expect if 200 people cross the Pak-Afghan border and behead 17 soldiers and slaughter them. Speaking to the media, the minister said that she had raised the issue of cross-border infiltration and shelling with her Afghan counterpart […]
Apple shares hit another record high on Friday shortly after it commenced the sale of iPhone 5. The shares reached $704.63 in the middle of the morning. The shares were at $704.85 in the start of the business on Friday. The new phone is on sale in nine countries, the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, […]
Sep 22 2012 | Posted in
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Counsel for Rehman Malik Barrister Anwar Mansoor on Thursday said that his client wasn’t disqualified by the Supreme Court, adding that Chairman Senate Nayyar Hussain Bukhari will decide about the matter. While speaking to the media after the court issued the verdict, the lawyer said that the apex court didn’t disqualify Rehman Malik. He further […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Concluding the hearing of dual nationality case, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday reserved the verdict to be announced in a day or two. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the dual nationality case. It is vital to mention here that dual citizenships […]
Sep 18 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad: (Monday, August 06, 2012) After claims by the UK authorities over the visa scam in Pakistan, the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) has reconfirmed its findings and has rejected the report on the matter issued by the British Home Department. Earlier, the British authorities had held Pakistani officials responsible for exhibiting negligence in connection with […]
Aug 6 2012 | Posted in
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A British court has jailed a Pakistani-origin couple for lifetime for killing their westernized teenage daughter after the jury found them guilty of the incident. In an apparent episode of honor killing, the conviction from the parents came after the girl’s sister turned against them, telling a jury how her mother and father suffocated 17-year-old […]
Aug 4 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that strict action would be taken against those who found guilty in the passport scam. The minister while speaking to the media said that Mohammad Ali Asad, a central character of the so-called Olympic visa scam, would be brought to the country with the assistance of Interpol. He […]
Aug 1 2012 | Posted in
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The Interpol on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s request to issue a red warrant against former president and military chief General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, citing insufficient documentation for the purpose. The Interpol said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had sent insufficient documents for the purpose of issuing a red warrant against former president of the country. […]
Lahore: (Friday, July 27, 2012) British immigration, that has been independently has been independently probing into the visa scandal issue, has dismissed the FIA investigation of the Olympic visa scandal. According to details, the British Immigration Liaison Manager for Gulf, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan has sent a formal reply in which he has dismissed the […]
Jul 27 2012 | Posted in
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