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In quite an audacious move, the Government has discreetly banned the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), the BBC Urdu reported Saturday. According to the report the notification issued by the Interior Ministry a couple of weeks ago, the ASWJ was suspected to have been involved in terrorism related activities across the country. It is vital […]
Jan Mohammad Jamali proposes direct elections for Senate The outgoing deputy chairman of Pakistan Senate, Mr. Jan Mohammad Jamali, in his farewell speech on Thursday, proposed direct elections for the appointment of members in country’s upper house. “Direct elections for the Senate are imperative for better representation of the public [in the forum],” said the […]
Better late than never, is a statement that perfectly suits what former chief of Mehran Bank, Younis Habib, disclosed about former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and ex-army chief Mirza Aslam Beg. In an exclusive interview following his presence in the Supreme Court of Pakistan before a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, […]
While submitting his reply to the Supreme Court in the 1990’s election scandal, former military chief General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Baig on Friday rejected allegations of Younis Habib, the former chief of the bank. A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez […]
Hitting out at the anticipated extension of DG Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said if the government tries to extend his tenure for another term then it seems that the memogate scandal was fake. In a hurried press conference, which apparently organized to […]
Former president and military dictator Pervez Musharraf offered his support to DG Inter-Services Intelligence Lt. Gen. Shuja Ahmed Pasha for another extension, refusing to offer any insights into the situation surrounding the situation of General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. The former dictator exhibited calmness just days after a request for the Red Warrant for his arrest […]
NLC to charge Toll Tax on 17 different Toll Plazas at Ring Road Lahore A total number of seventeen toll plazas are expected to spread across Lahore Ring Road as confirmed by Najam Waheed, Deputy Project Director. He noted, “As soon as the toll plazas are set up, bikes and rickshaws will instantly be banned […]
World Bank approves US$ 150 million additional loan for Benazir Income Support Programme World Bank on Wednesday approved an additional loan of US$ 150 million for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to expand the social safety net coverage and upgrade the status of programme to satisfactory. According to a survey report, four out of […]
Faryal Shah (Rinkle Kumari) denied the forced conversion allegations in front of the court One of the most discussed issues today is the marriage of Naveed Shah and Rinkle Kumari. It has been said the Rinkle was forced to accept Islam after marrying Naveed. However, she has today denied the reports and has admitted that […]
Younis Habib, the former chief of Mehran Bank on Thursday confessed before the Supreme Court that he distributed Rs400 million among anti-PPP politicians prior to the 1990 elections. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of a 1996 petition moved by Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar […]
Imran Khan could not have made a more promising start of his political career than his last year’s first mammoth rally in Lahore on 30 October. It had taken him almost 15 years to turn his Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf into a party that has a conspicuous presence in the Pakistani politics, where you could at least […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. In its verdict, the apex court said that the premier should submit written reply by March 19 and he would have to be appeared before the […]
