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Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman says that Pakistan will not opt for favourits in Afghanistan, saying the immediate impact of 2014 NATO draw-down from Afghanistan is on everyone’s mind in Islamabad. Referring to imminent transitions in Afghanistan in her speech at the Atlantic Council, she said, “there is a bandwidth of […]
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chief‚ Imran Khan Tuesday blamed Punjab government of using force to sabotage their party elections in the province. Addressing party workers in Islamabad ‚ he said the Punjab government with the help of Police sealed their offices‚ which is deplorable. Imran Khan said the PML-N government in the Punjab is using […]
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-F) on Tuesday decided to enter into an electoral alliance in the general elections. PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif and PML-F Chief Pir Pagara agreed on the alliance in a meeting in Karachi. Sharif visited the residence of Pir Pagari and discussed political situation in […]
Presidential spokesman, Senator Farhatullah Babar has called for investigation into the kidnapping and handing over of Aafia to foreigners. Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday, Babar said that in his book “In the Line of Fire” the military dictator had boastfully acknowledged that Pakistan had earned millions of dollars by handing over its suspected […]
Gunmen in Mardan district Tuesday shot dead a policeman, who was providing security to a polio vaccination team, police said. A polio team, guarded by police, was busy to administrate drops to children in the outskirts of Mardan when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at them, killing a police man at the scene. […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will fully support peaceful transfer of power after the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May. “We will accept election results wholeheartedly. If the people elect good or bad people, it is not our responsibility. It is our constitutional responsibility to […]
The U.N. Security Council has announced it has removed Osama bin Laden’s name from a list of sanctioned members of al-Qaeda. The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a U.S. military raid on his compound in Abbottabad, in May 2011, the action condemned by Pakistan as violation of its sovereignty. The Security Council approved […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf presided over a high level meeting to review the energy situation in the country at the PM’s House Monday. The meeting was attended by Ch Ahmad Mukhtar Minister for Water and Power, Mr Saleem H Mandviwala Minister for Finance, Dr Asim Hussain Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and […]
Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council, Allama Tahir Ashrafi, has said that Pakistani scholars will boycott the conference of the scholars of the two countries scheduled to be held in Kabul next month. The conference was planned to form a united stance against violent extremism and suicide attacks that kill civilians, however, Pakistani religious […]
Electricity supply has been restored in most parts of the country while it will be restored in remaining areas shortly, officials said Monday. The power supply was cut off last Sunday due to a major breakdown‚ affecting the entire country. Secretary Water and Power, Rai Sikandar, said that production of 5‚800 mega watt […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday claimed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have links with each other. Talking to media in Jehanian near Khanewal, Rehman Malik said that Malik Ishaq and Allama Ludhyanvi are leading two groups of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi with the new name ‘Ahli-Sunnah wal-Jamaat’. The Interior Minister said due to the action […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader, Nawaz Sharif Sunday laughed at the MQM’s decision of parting ways with the PPP after enjoying ministries for four years and eleven months. Sharif told reporters in Lahore that the nation will shortly know intentions behind this mysterious move, which he termed as a ‘tamasha’. Former Prime Minister […]
