Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
Quaid-e-Azam Expect the best, Prepare for the worst...
The parliament was informed on Friday that eleven Pakistanis, including eight soldiers, have been killed as the result of Indian unprovoked firing on the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region. Speaking at the National Assembly or Lower of the Parliament, Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, […]
Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique Friday told the National Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to privatize Pakistan Railways. He informed the House during question hour that private partnership‚ however‚ will be promoted to provide better traveling facilities to the commuters. About the steps being taken to make Pakistan Railways a profitable […]
A toy bomb killed a child and injured another in Quetta on Friday, police said. The device went off as a child touched at Akhtar Abad, an area in the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. One child died at the scene and another was injured. He was taken to a nearby hospital. Police […]
A bomb blast Friday killed a senior Afghan official and his three guards in northern Afghan province of Kunduz, the police said. The administrative chief of the Dashti-i-Archi district, Sheikh Saddruddin wanted to attend a special prayer for a deceased relative in a mosque when the bomber targeted him. “ As he approached the compound […]
PPP government in Sindh has rejected claims by the MQM and ANP that its dozens of activists have been arrested in Karachi. Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said the provincial government is not carrying out any crackdown against any party in Karachi. In a statement‚ he said police and Rangers will take action […]
Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, said Thursday Pakistan has already declared its policy of “No interference, and No Favorites” in Afghanistan in the post 2014 period. “If all regional countries followed the same policy and resisted the temptation to fill the power vacuum, then Afghanistan would have […]
Officials in Peshawar Thursday cancelled the 33-year sentence to a Pakistani doctor for “helping” the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in hunting down Osama bin Laden, and ordered his retrial, officials and lawyers said. Dr. Shakil Afridi, who was accused of organizing a fake vaccination campaign to get DNA samples of the children of the slain […]
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told the National Assembly Pakistan opposes any attack on Syria as any such action will against its sovereignty. He aid that Syria is an independent and sovereign country and Pakistan cannot support any action against it. He said Advisor on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz will brief […]
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP) have alleged victimization and arrest of their activists as the security forces launched an operation in parts of Karachi early Thursday. The MQM and ANP lawmakers walked out of the National Assembly and the Senate on Thursday to register protest over arrests. The ANP […]
Officials say death toll from floods in the country has reached 193 while 1116 sustained injuries. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says over one hundred thirteen thousand people and over five thousand two hundred villages have been affected by the floods. More than 35‚300 houses have been damaged partially and over 17‚100 completely as […]
The parliament was told Wednesday evening that Iran-Pakistan gas project would be completed in the stipulated time. Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi informed the National Assembly, or Lower House of the parliament, that Pakistan is bound to purchase Gas from Iran by 1st January 2015 otherwise‚ a plenty […]
The Federal Government Wednesday hinted a ‘targeted operation’ against the miscreants in the violence-hit port city of Karachi where businesses are now demanding deployment of the army to restore peace. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says that as many as 1,726 people had been killed in Karachi until the end of June in 2013. […]
