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Massive gathering in Karachi against terrorism

altaf hussain salutes pakistan army

Thousands of people gathered at the Jinnah Park in Karachi to express their support against terrorism on Sunday July 6, 2014. They showed solidarity for the Pakistan armed forces engaged in the operation against terrorists in the North Waziristan region. When the Mutahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain saluted the Pakistan army, everyone in […]

Rs300-1000 Sales tax levied on mobile phone sets

mobile phones

Federal Board of Revenue has levied sales tax of Rs300 to Rs1000 on mobile phone sets. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has opposed imposing the sales tax on mobile phone sets. Federal Board of Revenue has also imposed Rs250 on the sale of each SIM card. Federal Board of Revenue imposed the new sales tax on the […]

Justice Nasirul Mulk becomes new CJ of Supreme Court of Pakistan

nasirul mulk took oath as cj supreme court of pakistan

Justice Nasirul Mulk took oath as the new Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan on Sunday July 6m 2014 during a ceremony in the President House in Islamabad. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and judges of Supreme Court were also present at the oath taking ceremony. President of Pakistan, Mamoon Hussain, administered the oath to […]

Murdered Palestinian teen was burned alive

Mohamed Abu Jadair

Preliminary autopsy results to Palestinian minor Mohamed Abu Jadair, murdered this week in Jerusalem, suggests that the 16 year old was burned alive, Palestinian Attorney General, Mohamed al Awewy, told the official news agency Wafa. The prosecutor argued that forensics found traces of soot and smoke in the throat and lungs of teenager, which means […]

Petra Kvitova overpowered Eugenie Bouchard to win Wimbledon final

petra kvitova

Petra Kvitova has defeated Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 in the Wimbledon ladies singles final to win her second Wimbledon title.  Czech star Kvitova was flawless on the court and had no trouble in securing her grand slam title in under one hour. Eugenie Bourchard was unable to respond to the powerful shots […]

5 killed in Egypt during protests on first anniversary of army coup

5 killed in Egypt during protests on first anniversary of army coup

Five men were killed Thursday in Cairo in an explosion and clashes with police on the first anniversary of the coup that deposed Islamist State president Mohamed Morsi. Despite being severely repressed, sympathizers of the Muslim Brotherhood still have enough energy left to challenge the Egyptian authorities. Thousands have taken to the streets in cities […]

Kurdish leader calls for independence referendum

Massoud Barzani

The president of the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday asked the autonomous parliament in Erbil to start working on the organization of a referendum on independence. “I ask your help to fix the date of a referendum on independence,” Massoud Barzani told lawmakers in a closed session, according to the Kurdish online newspaper […]

UK planned to train and equip 100,000 Syrian rebels

british plan to train syrian rebels

The UK plans designed to train and equip 100,000 Syrian rebels in order to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, according to the BBC revealed today. The initiative was rejected by Prime Minister David Cameron, the National Security Council and several senior U.S. officials as “too risky”. The plan was introduced two years ago by the then […]

7 civil judges fired for violating rules

Lahore High Court

Chief Justice of Lahore High Court has issued orders to remove seven civil judges from their position for violating the rules on Friday July 4, 2014. Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmad said that the sacked judges had committed serious violations of the rules. The decision to dismiss the seven civil judges was made during the meeting […]

Nawaz government to call army under article 245

PM nawaz sharif

It has been reported by the Express Tribune that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided in a meeting on Friday to invoke article 245 of the Pakistan constitution to deploy army personals in the cities to assist the civil administration. The article 245 of the Constitution of Pakistan authorizes the civil administration to call army […]

Explosion in Karachi killed 2 persons

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Explosion in the Karachi Saddar area near a mosque has killed two persons and injured three. Police says suspected bomber who was going towards a targeted location also died in the blast of the explosive device fitted in a motorcycle. A powerful explosion in Karachi Saddar  near a parking plaza on Parade Street has resulted […]

Altaf Hussain Speaks Against Protection of Pakistan Ordinance

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain, came out in the open to speak up against the new ordinance passed by the government. He claimed that the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance is against the privacy of several individuals and gives extra power to the security forces. While talking about the situation, Altaf Hussain said, “I […]

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