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Pakistan terms drone strike violation of international laws

Terming drone campaign of unmanned US aircrafts as severe violation of international law and sovereignty of the country, Pakistan on Friday once again asked the United States to halt the spy attacks. At least 18 more people killed in three more US drone attacks in North Waziristan on today just after a day after Islamabad […]

US drone strike killed eight in North Waziristan

Putting aside the protest lodged by Islamabad, the United States carried out fourth drone strike in one week in North Waziristan, killing at least eight people on Friday. According to the security officials, the unmanned US aircraft fired two missiles on a militant’s hideouts in Dare Nastar area of Tehsil Shawal of Pakistan’s north western […]

Rehman Malik asks Taliban to surrender arms otherwise ready for action

Reiterating his old stance, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the Taliban to surrender arms otherwise ready for action, adding that they were operating on someone else’s instance from Afghanistan. While interviewing with Radio Pakistan, Malik said the government was committed to take campaign against militancy to its logical ending. Replying to a query […]

Pakistan Army rejects claims of American journalists

Pakistan Army has ruled out the claim made by US journalist in his book that a colonel of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) tipped off the United States about the location of Osama bin Laden, the former al-Qaeda chief. According to a report published in Foreign Policy, DG Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem […]

Pakistan records protest against US drone campaign

In what appeared to be a useless effort, Pakistan once again summoned a senior US diplomat to lodge a formal protest against continued drone strikes inside the country’s tribal areas. Foreign Office released official statement on Thursday saying that a senior US official was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to record Islamabad’s concerns […]

Militants kill three cops in Hangu

Unknown gunmen Thursday killed three police officials and injured several others in Kotli, area of Hangu. It is vital to mention here that Hangu is the district of the country’s troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident. However, police blamed Taliban militants for the attack saying they fired on a […]

Pakistan and US should end alliance: Hussain Haqqani

Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States (US) Hussain Haqqani has said that the US and Pakistan should end their alliance, citing unrealistic expectation in both sides. While addressing the Centre for the National Interest he said, “If in 65 years, you haven’t been able to find sufficient common ground to live together and you […]

Government drops another petrol bomb

Giving citizens some more to digest following Eid festivities, the government dropped a petrol bomb, rising oil prices by up to Rs4.40 per litre. Effective from today, the government announced a price hike in petroleum products. Earlier, the government had decided to retain prices of petroleum products at the current level due to Eid-ul-Fitr. However, […]

Veena Malik at Indian news channel launch

Veena Malik at Indian news channel launch Pakistani controversy Queen Veena Malik was invited by Indian channel Sahara at the  launch of its News channel in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The actress came under the limelight by receiving the invite for the launch by the channel’s group head Subrata Roy. “I feel very pleased that the […]

Blast kills one, injured 19 in Karachi

At least one person was killed and nineteen others sustained injuries in an explosion that occurred near the entrance of Safari Park, Karachi. The blast occurred when a bus carrying passengers to participate Youm-e-Quds rally on MA Jinnah Road was passing by the area. However, there is no confirmation on the nature of the blast […]

No joint operation to be launched in North Waziristan: Gen Kayani

Rejecting any outside pressure, Chief on Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday categorically denied joint-operation in the North Waziristan Agency. Earlier, the US media reported that Pakistan was launching a joint operation in North Waziristan against militants. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) released a press statement saying the military chief clarified Pakistan’s position […]

Supreme Court rejects FIA’s report in NICL case

The Supreme Court while expressing dissatisfaction rejected the interim report presented by Director Legal of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) scandal case. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed hearing of the NICL scam. Over the directives of the […]

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