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The 20th Amendment, despite some unexpected hurdles in the Senate, the upper house of Parliament, ultimately went through, albeit with a couple of dissenters. Regardless of the draft of the 20th Amendment, aiming to introduce changes in the manner in which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be set up had been passed smoothly […]
Chief cleric of the Darul Uloom Haqqania, Maulana Samiul Haq, rejected Rehman Malik’s charges of his students’ involvement in Benazir’s assassination asking him to prove them guilty. Samiul Haq, who is also head of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S), observed, “I have asked the government and security officials several times to take […]
Expressing concerns over the increasing incidents of enforced disappearances of citizens, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Right expressed Tuesday the security agencies could not be given license to abduct and assassinate people. “The forceful disappearance of the citizens by the police and security agencies is regrettable and severe violation of basic human rights,” […]
Rejecting Rehman Malik’s charges of his involvement in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Former President Pervez Musharraf said security was mainly the responsibility of the provincial government and matters relating to her primary security were handled by PPP activists. He was reacting to statements made by Interior Minister Rehman Malik in the Sindh Assembly in which Malik […]
Regardless of severe violation by the US congress on holding a hearing over Balochistan and introducing a resolution in the house, it has done little good to either the Americans or the Balochistan. The move allowed the ghoulishly anti-US lobby in Pakistan another issue to criticize America, despite the declarations by the Obama administration that […]
In what appeared to be a quite odd step, the Hizbut Tahrir (HuT), the banned outfit, has started openly defending Brigadier Ali Khan and four other military officers who are currently being court-martialled due to their alleged relationships with the banned militant organizations. The banned outfit through a media statement resentfully flayed criticism on the […]
At the moment when it looked like the rally fever was finally over, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) organized the biggest one of the all comprising only of women in Karachi. Apparently, the MQM was letting the up-and-coming parties like the JUI-F and PTI know just who is in charge of the country’s largest city […]
In reiteration of its sturdy stance, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Balochistan was Pakistan’s internal matter and the province’s elected representatives would act to resolve its issues rather than the US Congress. While speaking to scholars and senior analysts at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), the minister said the US Congress hearing […]
Amid frights and fears whether he will come or not, the Judicial Commission, constituted by the Supreme Court with a task to probe the infamous memogate scandal, is all set to record the statement of Mansoor Ijaz through a video link by Wednesday, February 22, 2012. The preparations have been made to record his statement […]
In quite an unexpected move, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) while taking cue from the Supreme Court summoned a major of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) by March 14 to defend allegations against him in the missing persons’ case. The IHC summoned Major Tariq of the premier spying agency following a petition filed by Muhammad […]
In order to regain its worth among the masses, the government, it is rumored, is mulling to introduce a massive relief package in the upcoming budget. It is quite understandable, as this is most probably an election year, and the incumbent will want to put out all the stops to compensate the people. Apart from […]
In what appeared to be a quite disgusting, a private TV channel’s talk-show discussed the issue of Balochistan, increasing the estranged feelings of Baloch people. Barrister Saif, the spokesperson of former President General Pervez Musharraf used very rough language against a Baloch nationalist leader, threatening him to murder in centre of Quetta during a live […]
