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Militancy-hit KPK’s new governor takes oath

Engineer Shaukatullah Khan took oath as the new Governor Khyber Pakthunkhwa in Peshawar at Governor House on Sunday.   Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan administered the oath of the newly appointed governor during a ceremony held here at the lawn of Governor House.   President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice […]

Swiss officials say graft cases can’t be reopened against Zardari

President Zardari Pakistan People's Party

The Swiss authorities have informed Pakistan government that cases against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot be reopened, the Law Minister said Saturday.   Pakistan had sent the letter to Swiss authorities in November 2012 weeks after Pakistan’s top court ordered the government to send a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against […]

Malik asks Taliban to appoint real representatives for talks

Interior Minister Rehman Malik Saturday said that Taliban are neither serious nor sincere in talks with the government.   The remarks came days after the Taliban offered conditional talks with the government, who also sought guarantee of three senior Pakistani religious and political leaders.   The Taliban spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, had also called for the […]

Shahrukh Jatoi is 19-year old: report

A new medical report has suggested that Shahrukh Jatoi, involved in the murder of Shahzeb Khan, is adult and 19 years old.   A seven-member team of doctors was assigned to determine the age of the prime suspect in the Shahzeb Khan murder case. Sources said that the report has finalized its finding and found […]

Guru’s hanging attack on collective conscience of Kashmiris: APHC

The All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) has strongly condemned the hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru and described the incident as an attack on the collective conscience of the Kashmiris.   The APHC in a statement issued in Srinagar urged the people of Kashmir to observe four-day mourning and demand for shifting the dead body of […]

NADRA all set to launch Biometric Verification System for SIM issuance

NADRA has successfully prepared a robust and authentic Biometric Verification System for Telecom operators, all preparations for Biometric Verification Systems have been carried out and NADRA is ready for launch from 28th February. NADRA spokesperson said this in a statement.   She added that earlier, all telecom operators have agreed with Prime Minister of Pakistan […]

India hanges Kashmiri Muslim Afzal Guru in Delhi

Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri Muslim, convicted for his alleged role in the attack on the Indian Parliament in December 2001, was executed at Delhi’s Tihar Jail early Saturday morning, Indian media reported.   Press Trust of India said that Guru, who was widely believed to be innocent, was hanged at 8 a.m., was later buried […]

Foreign Secretary says US drones have killed 3000 people

Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has told a parliamentary committee that about 3000 people have been killed in the U.S. drone attacks after the operation was started in 2004.   He told the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee in Islamabad that 80 percent of those killed in drone strikes were armed militants   “We cannot bear the […]

Houston not in talks to trade Bud Norris, says Astros GM Jeff Luhnow

Major League Baseball Update/ News   The Houston Astros general manager Bud Norris has denied any possibility that the team is considering trading him.   Right now, we’re not having any discussions with teams about Bud Norris,” Luhnow said during a national TV interview. “He’s projected to be one of our starters. We’ve had a […]

Election chief dismisses gov’t request for jobs ban removal

The Election Commission of Pakistan Friday rejected a proposal by the government to lift ban on recruitment ahead of the parliamentary elections, the Commission said.   The Law Minister had written to the Chief Election Commissioner for lifting ban on fresh jobs as the ban is affecting performance of the several government departments.   The […]

Pakistan companies to participate in Abu Dhabi defence exhibition

A total of 10 high profile along with 14 auxiliary defence production companies of Pakistan will participate in the largest defence exhibition for MENA  region “IDEX” this year, Pakistani Ambassador to UAE, Mr. Jamil Ahmad Khan said in Abu Dhabi said on Friday.   While briefing the media on Pakistan’s participation in the exhibition, Ambassador […]

Hundreds of Afghan children killed in US attacks: report

The UN body monitoring the rights of children says attacks by U.S. military forces in Afghanistan have reportedly killed hundreds of children over the last four years.   The report says the figures of Children casualties in the last four years are doubled than before. It says the casualties are due notably to reported lack […]

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