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A local court on Friday sent the leader of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand. He, who is nominated in 44 cases in which 70 people were killed, sent to Kot Lakhpat jail. Earlier on Thursday, Model Town Investigations Police had arrested Ishaq from him the Allama Iqbal […]
Religious Extremism not to be compared with Islam or Pakistan Unfortunately, my previous article, ‘Has Religious Extremism Gotten to the Point of No Return’, was literally taken by some people on social media to be blaming Islam or Muslims in Pakistan, but there was definitely no such reference in that. What is mentioned above […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has discussed trade, investment and energy issues with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, rejecting the increasing international pressure to isolate Iran in the region. The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Syria, which could be […]
Unidentified on Thursday killed session judge Zulfiqar Naqvi along with his driver in GOR Colony at Saryab Road when he was in way to his office. Senior police officer Wazir Khan while talking to the media said that the attackers were waiting for the judge at a railway crossing, the moment the car slowed down, […]
Revoking the investigation of Arsalan Iftikhar case from National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered to form a judicial commission to investigate the matter. A special two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain granted the appeal filed by Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief […]
U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong , the first man on the moon, has died at age 82 from complications after heart surgery, as reported by relatives and fellow U.S. network NBC. Armstrong died at 20.42 pm, Spanish time, during his period of convalescence after coronary pass circuit operation to which was submitted on 8 August. The astronaut set […]
In yet another severe cross border assault, Taliban insurgents on Wednesday attacked a Pakistani military post near the Afghan border, killing at least nine soldiers. Although the military killed ten insurgents in retaliation, it was a reminder of a threat posed by assailants. According to the reports, over twenty Taliban insurgents have attacked security check […]
Rejecting his plea for seeking exemption from appearance, the Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned Malik Riaz’s on September 17 in the contempt of court case. A two-member bench of the apex headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan resumed the hearing from which the property tycoon Malik Riaz remained absent on account of medical treatment. Counsel […]
Supreme Court of India on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by Ajmal Kasab against the Mumbai High Court’s verdict of a death sentence handed down to him for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Kasab, the only survivor from the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed, field his appeal in the apex court claiming that […]
Terming democracy best revenge, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that those who had attempted to play God were now in a state of panic and looking for refuge. The president while addressing a gathering organized under the banner of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) said tolerance and patience were necessary for the smooth functioning […]
Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that that dialogue and diplomacy should be the only instruments to resolve the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme. While addressing a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Khar called for a greater say for developing countries in decision-making process at the United Nations (UN). She underscored […]
Islamabad (Tuesday, August 28, 2012) The Population Council received the inaugural Service to the Community Award from InsideNGO at last week’s Annual Conference, a gathering of more than 900 international NGO professionals in Washington, DC. The award recognizes a member organization that plays an active leadership role in InsideNGO and the NGO operations community. It […]
