Faisal Farooq
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Articles By Faisal Farooq

The success rate of the cases that brought to trial in Pakistan, where militancy is rampant, is unfathomable. Anti-Terrorism courts in Rawalpindi, the neighboring city of federal capital, upheld an acquittal rate of 60 per cent. It is worth highlighting here that the cases comprised of wide range of topics including murder of Polish engineer […]

Awami National Party (ANP), the main ally of the PPP-led coalition government, has turned its guns towards the PPP saying there is no provision in the Constitution about formation of new province in the country. Having varying stance over the issue with the PPP, the ANP said that first a constitutional amendment was required for […]
Jan 10 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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Apparently, the memogate saga is going worsen with every passing day. Both the judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court and the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) are probing the issue alongside. The parliamentary panel will formally issue summons Tuesday to DG ISI Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha and Hussain Haqqani for appearing before the […]
Jan 10 2012 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
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Pervez Musharraf should worry about himself rather about Israel Former president, General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, who favored the recognition of Israel, should not worry about her rather more about himself. His demand shows that he had no concerns with desires of the Pakistanis. The former military dictator, who ruled the country for nine years, did […]

Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Quetta PML-N Chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif, who paid a visit to Quetta last week in connection with his party’s restructuring process in the province, held meetings with Baloch leaders, assuring them an all parties’ conference would be called to redress their problems. He, at the same time, vowed to resolve the […]

Energy crisis in Pakistan (Party Two) Without making a proper policy, the government allowed a large numbers of people to set up CNG stations. Conversely, the commodity has been rendered short due to setting up filling stations across the country high and wide. As a New Year gift, the government has […]

Energy crisis in Pakistan (Party One) As the winter is going severe with every passing day, the energy crisis is becoming worsened. The hours long gas and electricity load-shedding, price hikes and CNG closure are doubling the miseries of masses. This not only disturbed the lives of a common man but also shook up country’s major […]

CEC meeting on 15th to allay grievances of PTI’s original In a bid to address the grievances of senior party leaders and workers, PTI’s Chairman Imran Khan has summoned a meeting of party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) on January 15. The meeting has been convened after some old aides of Khan have raised their concerns […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
Politics |
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New Provinces: ANP terms Gilani’s claims untrue Senior ANP (Awami National Party) leader Senator has said the prime minister’s claim about having two-thirds majority for Seraiki province is baseless. He was of the opinion that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani played an in appropriate role on the issue of new provinces in Punjab and […]
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
Opinion,
Pakistan |
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Haqqani says he would not be king’s witness Former Ambassador to the U.S. Hussain Haqqani has said that he would not become approver in memogate scandal, saying that he was not the real target but President Asif Ali Zardari. While speaking to a private TV channel he said that the memo was the brainchild of […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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Political point-scoring over creation of new provinces A gloomy reflection on the state of discipline of our lawmakers was visible for everyone in the National Assembly over the creation of new provinces of Hazara and South Punjab. The leaders, our representatives, are supposed to be our role models. They forget that parliament itself is meant […]

PPP versus Supreme Court: Final Round The PPP that is famous for having confrontation in its blood essayed that the party was moving once again for a battle against judiciary, the unbending state organ of the country. The core committee of the party decided not to act accordingly, fixing the guns on the apex court. […]