Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
Quaid-e-Azam Expect the best, Prepare for the worst...
After the intense struggle by Pakistani officials, seven crew members of merchant ship MV Albedo have been released and would be reaching Karachi on Thursday. Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ebad while holding a presser late Wednesday informed that those seven hostages, who have been in the captivity of Somali pirates since November 2010, have been […]
Dismissing allegations and asking the Supreme Court to take action, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) could harm the country to any extent just to come into power. Replying to the money laundering cases leveled against him by Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the senior leader of the PML-N, the PTI chairman […]
The Interpol on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s request to issue a red warrant against former president and military chief General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, citing insufficient documentation for the purpose. The Interpol said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had sent insufficient documents for the purpose of issuing a red warrant against former president of the country. […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that those holding public offices could not immune to prosecution if they were to commit contempt of court. A five-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of identical petitions against the recently passed new Contempt of Court Act 2012. […]
In what appeared to be a positive move, Inspector General of Frontier Constabulary (FC) Major General Obaidullah Khattak has submitted a written statement to the Supreme Court, assuring to take measures for improving law and order situation in Balochistan. Advocate General Balochistan Amanullah Kinrani submitted the statement bearing signatures of IG FC and Defence Secretary […]
The government on Tuesday dropped another petrol bomb on poverty-stricken masses, by increasing prices of petroleum products up to seven rupees. Following a rise in global oil prices, the government hiked the prices of petroleum products effective from today. Following an increase in petrol prices, the price of Compress Natural Gas (CNG) has also been […]
Pakistan has inked an agreement with the United States on arrangements for NATO supplies, replacing the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in place since 2004. Earlier, Islamabad agreed to resume land route for allied forces battling in Afghanistan after closing them for seven months in protest at a botched US airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani […]
Terming the government’s claim that the new Contempt of Court Act was without flaws incorrect, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday made it clear that all matters of public interests could be taken up in courts. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of […]
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Fakhruddin G Ebrahim on Tuesday said that the electoral rolls have been finalized, vowing to ensure free and fair elections. Briefing the media about finalization of electoral lists, Fakhruddin G Ebrahim urged the civil society to come and forward and play their role. In his view, transparent polls are mandatory […]
In quite an unprecedented move, the lawmakers from coalition parties lashed at the government for its failure to overcome electricity crisis, seeking resignation from Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar. In the second session of the Upper House of the parliament, ANP (Awami National Party) Senators urged the government to kick-start the debate […]
Muzaffargarh: (Monday, July 30, 2012) Federal Minister for information and broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said here today that under the given circumstances, the PML-N leaders should abstain from indulging into the politics of point scoring. He was of the view that this was high time all the political leaders sat together to strengthen the federation. […]
Karachi: (Monday, July 30, 2012) with summer season reaching at its peak, dengue has once again out broken, albeit, this time in a different provincial capital of Pakistan – Karachi. According to the news, in last one week, about 21 patients suffering from dengue have been admitted to different hospitals of the city. The number […]
