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Faisal Farooq
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Banned-outfits involve in Kohistan bloodshed; says Interior Minister

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik in quite an audacious move revealed details of the Kohistan carnage, saying the investigations into incident hint towards the involvement of certain banned organizations. Malik also revealed that the probe into the incident was carried out by two separate teams. While heading a meeting in Gilgit-Baltistan, he claimed that five […]

Pakistani Shad Begum receives US courage award

Pakistani Shad Begum receives US courage award Shad Begum, a brave lady from Pakistan was among 10 of the world’s leading women activists the United States (US) honored their efforts to improve the living-standard of the gender. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the International Women of Courage Award of US State Department to […]

Gone the days when we were friends!

Apparently former president Pervez Musharraf is not quite charmed by incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. It was quite a shift from the days of reflective pride, when he used to say he was sure he had given the command of the army to an able and professional man. Indeed, the […]

Lieutenant-General Zaheerul Islam: The new spy master

Quashing rumors of another extension for Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday appointed Lt General Zaheerul Islam the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). After serving as the Commander of the V Corps, a key military administrative unit that is based in Karachi, Lieutenant-General Zaheerul Islam will […]

Government bans Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat

In quite an audacious move, the Government has discreetly banned the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), the BBC Urdu reported Saturday. According to the report the notification issued by the Interior Ministry a couple of weeks ago, the ASWJ was suspected to have been involved in terrorism related activities across the country. It is vital […]

No need of military; Difa-e-Pakistan Council will defend Pakistan

‘Will you defend Pakistan’, this query was clearly peps us at the official website of Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC). So what does the DPC want? The ostensible reason for coming together is to defend Pakistan. At the time, we should eliminate our security forces, as the DPC is capable enough to save the country. The newly […]

Ban on Waheeda Shah; Lessons for all

Waheeda Shah, an example of feudal mentality, was obviously under the impression that as a politician running for a provincial assembly seat, she would not be asked about mistreat she will render with presiding officers. She also underrated, or may be forget about the intensity of the moment, the power of electronic media, particularly the […]

Minorities’ dilemma in Pakistan

It was only six decades ago when an Indian minority sought independence. A line was drawn, dividing the Muslims from an over-powering majority in India, and Pakistan was created, back in 1947. Many citizens in Pakistan are spending their lives facing ingrained social and religious prejudices against them. Many of them, who have capabilities, left […]

General Aslam Baig rejects Younis Habib’s allegations

While submitting his reply to the Supreme Court in the 1990’s election scandal, former military chief General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Baig on Friday rejected allegations of Younis Habib, the former chief of the bank. A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez […]

Chaudhry Nisar hits out at DG ISI extension

Hitting out at the anticipated extension of DG Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said if the government tries to extend his tenure for another term then it seems that the memogate scandal was fake. In a hurried press conference, which apparently organized to […]

Pervez Musharraf seconds Gen. Pasha’s extension

Former president and military dictator Pervez Musharraf offered his support to DG Inter-Services Intelligence Lt. Gen. Shuja Ahmed Pasha for another extension, refusing to offer any insights into the situation surrounding the situation of General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. The former dictator exhibited calmness just days after a request for the Red Warrant for his arrest […]

Conflicts among state institutions

Conflicts among state institutions Highhanded promises and claims to motivate emotions are to take the people to a point where the only way forward is rearwards. In order to uphold office without considering how their inability to deliver leads to heightened sense of frustration, this has been exercised by the military and political rulers. Such […]

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