Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012
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Articles By Tahir Khan

Pakistan Peoples Party y Friday announced boycott of the presidential elections as a protest against change in the election date. The Election Commission of Pakistan had previously set August 6 for the presidential elections, however, the Supreme Court ordered the elections to be held on July 30th on a request by the ruling Pakistan Muslim […]

A People’s Liberation Army (Navy) ship equipped with modern medical equipment, doctors as well as paramedics will arrive in Karachi towards the last week of July. The team of doctors will provide free medical services and medical assistance to the patients in Karachi and its suburbs. The ‘PEACE ARK’, a floating hospital will remain […]

Richard Albright, Coordinator for Economic and Development Assistance at the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, inaugurated “Shop for Cause” at Malikabad Plaza, Rawalpindi. This exclusive outlet for the hand-embroidered fashions and handicrafts of Afghan women refugees is a direct result of collaboration between the U.S. government and the Hashoo Foundation. The artisans studied tailoring and marketing with […]
Jul 26 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack on the ISI office in Sukkar which has killed nine people including intelligence officials. A Taliban commander told the media the TTP Mohmand chapter and the Punjabi Taliban jointly carried out the attack Wednesday evening. The unnamed commander rejected the claim by a Taliban faction Jundullah group […]

The Federal Cabinet on Thursday accorded ex-post facto approval for start of negotiations and signing of MoU on the cooperation of developing “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” long-term plan, officials said. The cabinet meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, also approved action plan between National Development and Reform Commission of China and Ministry of […]

Pakistan on Thursday decided to extend the stay of Afghan refugees until 2015, officials said. The legal stay of nearly 1.6 million Afghan refugees expired on June 30 this year and the country’s federal cabinet decided to extend the period for another two-and-half year. Pakistani minister for States and Frontier Regions, which also deals with […]

Pakistan and Afghanistan are working to finalize the schedule of President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Islamabad, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Pakistan’s security adviser, Sartaj Aziz, extended invitation letter to President Karzai from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Kabul on Sunday last. “Hamid Karzai had accepted the invitation and dates are now […]

Awami National Party Thursday announced that it will support the PPP candidate Raza Rabbani in the upcoming presidential election. The ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan announced the support during a meeting with the PPP leaders who visited him for support. Talking to media Rabbani said that he is meeting with different political parties to chalk […]

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday sought support for the PML-N presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain from JUI-F chief Maulana Fazal ur Rehman. The JUI-F leader met Nawaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s Office and during the meeting, impending presidential election and other matters of mutual interest came under discussion, the PM office said. The […]

The Supreme Court Thursday disqualified PML-Q member provincial assembly (MPA) from Punjab‚ Samina Khawar Hayat in a fake degree case. The court directed Election Commission to nullify the notification issued of her seat. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued the order today. MPA Samina Khawar Hayat had contested the 2008 elections with a fake BBA […]

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan returned home on Thursday from London and will discuss with party leaders the presidential elections and the proposed conference of political parties on national security. The government had postponed the conference due to the absence of Imran Khan who had gone to the UK for treatment. Interior Minister, Ch. […]

Three people were killed and four others were wounded Thursday morning when an explosion went off in Kunduz, the capital city of northern Afghan province of Kunduz, the police said. “One vehicle of National Directorate of Security (NDS) was running in Bandar-e-Kabul area of the city. A sticky bomb attached into the car by militants […]
Jul 25 2013 | Posted in
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