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Routine life was disrupted in the commercial center of Karachi on Friday on a strike call by religious parties against the recent target killing of Islamic scholars by terrorists. The strike was called by the Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and was supported by Jamiat ulema-e-Islam, Jamaat-e-Islami and several other groups. Traders had also joined […]
Leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, on Thursday asked the government to start talks with the Taliban days after the militants offered dialogue to end the years of bloodshed in the country. Taliban this week said they are ready for talks if the security forces gave guarantee of three senior political and […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has decided to lift for one day a government ban on YouTube so the people could watch David Dhawan’s Chashme Baddoor, the movie which made all Ali Zafar fans wait for around a year, NewsPakistan has learnt. The movie will be released on the 5th of April. The first trailer […]
Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Mr. Justice (R) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, on Thursday rejected calls from some parties for the dissolution of the Commission and termed their allegations as unfortunate. “Some political parties have recently expressed reservations against the Members and CEC of the ECP and demanded its dissolution. This criticism is most unfortunate […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Thursday made it clear that there is no room for any delay of the parliamentary elections, the comment will frustrate handful of elements, who are bent upon derailing the democratic process. The government will complete five-year term in mid-March and some ministers have indicated polls could be held in […]
Tahir-ul-Qadri, chief of Pakistan Awami Tehrik, who led a Long March on Islamabad last month, to press for electoral reforms, has now moved the Supreme Court, seeking reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan. Qadri’s latest move is also seen with suspicion as parliamentary elections are just few months away and major parties say […]
Kainat Riaz, who was injured in the Taliban attack on Malala Yousafzai in Swat, says that she now leads a restricted life as she cannot go to school and visit close relatives without police guards. “I used to go freely to meet my grandmother and to learn Quran in madrassa after school time but […]
Majority of Pakistanis have more trust in religious leaders, educational institutions and the media, finding of a survey has suggested. According to survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan, a total of 74 percent expressed their trust on religious leaders. The educational institutions enjoy 67 percent and the media 66 percent. The survey was carried […]
The Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has reaffirmed its support to the Kashmir cause in its meeting in Egypt, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The Group met on the sidelines of the 12th Islamic Summit Conference in Cairo on 5 February. The meeting coincided with the […]
The government has failed to announce dates for assemblies and parliamentary elections in a timeframe agreed with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri. A government negotiation team and Chief of Pakistan Awami Tahreek, Dr Qadri, had agreed to announce the dates of dissolution of national and provincial assemblies and date for general elections during seven to 10 days […]
Pakistan has reiterated its stand that strikes by U.S. spy aircraft in the country’s tribal regions are violation of international laws, Washington has justified the CIA-controlled operation. The issue of U.S drone strikes in Pakistan has been a major irritant in bilateral relationship for years and the latest different stance shows the problem remains […]
Rallies were held across Pakistan and Azad Kashmir on Tuesday to show solidarity with the people of Kashmiri fight India rule. Political and religious parties as well as the government organized demonstrations to reiterate support for the people in the Indian-held Kashmir. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in […]
