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Faisal Farooq
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OBL’s brother-in-law comes out to save her sister (Part One)

Slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-law, Zakaria Al Sadah, filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for the dismissal of case against his sister Amal Abdul Fattah Al sada and her children. He pleaded his sister and her five children be allowed to go back to Yemen. Filing the petition through his […]

Twin cities enveloped in dust

Like the entire region, the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad Tuesday remained enveloped by dust, particularly affecting those vulnerable to dust allergy and asthma patients. The phenomenon also affected the visibility across the green city. According to the metrological office, the cyclonic winds which had been hitting Sindh and Balochistan during last couple of […]

Bengali Tigers to face Green-shirts in Asia Cup final

Bengali Tigers continued their giant-killing act and defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the last league match, knocking India out of the Asia Cup. In quite a historic triumph, Bangladesh entered the Asia Cup final for the first time after it consigned the Sri Lankan team to a third successive defeat via the Duckworth-Lewis […]

Pakistan wants ties with US based on mutual respect: Deputy Chairman Senate

Newly elected deputy chairman Senate, Sabir Baloch has said Pakistan wants relationships with US based on mutual respect, saying the two countries will have to work together to improve the bilateral ties. While speaking to a two-member delegation of US Embassy, he said the two countries enjoyed cordial relations in terms of military, economic and […]

PTI’s Imran Khan appoints leading global scholar as top policy advisor

In order to formulate its strategic future policy, Imran Khan, the chairman of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has appointed Dr Azeem Ibrahim as his strategic policy consultant. The new induction will assist the party in developing comprehensive policies, a press release noted on Tuesday. Pakistani-origin Scottish, Azeem Ibrahim holds a PhD from Cambridge University and served […]

Tsunami is moving towards rural Punjab: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said the ‘tsunami’ is moving towards rural Punjab, saying that countryside areas will also feel the impact of change. Addressing a large gathering in Bahawalnagar, the cricketer-turned politician said that law and order situation was worsening day-by-day in the country. The robberies and blood-letting has become trademark of the […]

Military court drops one of two charges against Brigadier Ali

In what appeared to be an unparallel move, a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) has dropped one of two charges against Brigadier Ali Khan, making the case more complicated. Earlier, he was charged for planning to carry out an air-raid on General Headquarters (GHQ) using F-16 jet-fighter. In the first week of March, Brigadier Ali […]

Opposition rebuffs revised foreign policy

In quite an unexpected move, Leader of Opposition, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday rebuffed the revised foreign policy presented by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) in the joint-sitting of the Parliament. Earlier, the parliamentary committee tabled much-awaited proposal of recommendations for new terms of engagement with United States (US) in the aftermath […]

Pakistan seeks unconditional apology on NATO incursion

The joint-sitting of Parliament started a debate on the terms of engagement with the United States (US) in the light of recommendations presented by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) following deadly American air-strikes on Pakistani troops in Slala check-post. Chairman Senate, Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari is chairing the joint-session summoned by President Asif […]

Nawaz Sharif’s message in London press conference

In the current political scenario, both the message PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has given and the time he has chosen to deliver it, are quite significant. In quite a brave move, he strongly criticized the intervention of the intelligence agencies in political spectrum. Various courts including the Supreme Court are currently scrutinizing role of security […]

Memo drama is in full swing

The infamous memogate saga declines to die as everyday a new twist comes into the surface and makes it more notorious. Rejecting application of Hussain Haqqani, who offered to give his testimony via video link from London, the judicial commission directed him to appear in person as per the terms of his departure from the […]

Salman Butt lured me into fixing; says Muhammad Amir

Apparently for the first time, disgraced Pakistani pacer, Mohammad Amir confessed his guilt in the spot-fixing scandal, apologizing to the nation for his action. In quite an innocent way, he claimed that former captain Salman Butt had betrayed their friendship by involving him in the spot-fixing scandal. While speaking in detail to former England captain, […]

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