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Without showing any flexibility, the larger bench of the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the intra court appeal against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in contempt of court case. As per the intra court appeal order, the prime minister is required to appear before the court on February 13. The SC’s order included references […]
After nearly two months of repeatedly talks that included accusations of in-decorum from one camp following their championship fight, Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson will fight a rematch on May 19 in Las Vegas. The Briton boxer was granted his desire for a rematch after his controversial loss to the American last December. Lamont Peterson […]
US drone strike kills al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan US missiles on Thursday, February 09, 2012 killed al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of Americans’ main targets and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people. Badr Mansoor, who according to sources used to send fighters to Afghanistan and ran a training camp in North […]
NATO has decided to extend an operation to protect the airspace of Baltic members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with fighter jets, officials said Wednesday. Carmen Romero, NATO‘s deputy spokeswoman, said the decision “shows NATO‘s commitment to air policing in the Baltic States as a long-term and sustainable mission.” NATO did not give an end date […]
Greece has reached a tentative agreement on new austerity cuts demanded by creditors to release a 130-billion-euro ($173 billion) bailout, hours before a crucial meeting of finance ministers in Brussels, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos‘ office said Thursday. A spokeswoman for the prime minister said the agreement with the majority Socialists and the conservatives will allow […]
Amid mounting tensions over whether Israel will carry out a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, the United States and Israel remain at odds over a fundamental question: whether Iran’s crucial nuclear facilities are about to become impregnable. Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, coined the phrase “zone of immunity” to define the circumstances under which […]
As many as fifteen peacocks were reported dead at the Lahore Safari Park last month. The cause of death has not been confirmed yet however, it is believed that the killer virus, H5N1 commonly known as ‘Bird-Flu’ is the probable reason behind the loss of precious birds. Sources have revealed that the virus has entered […]
Experts emphasize on institutionalization of Social Accountability (SAc), CoP on SAc formed ISLAMABAD (09 February 2012) Speakers, while highlighting the importance of social accountability in ensuring good governance and effective public service delivery, called for institutionalization of social accountability tools at government level and urge the citizens to play active role in public sector accountability […]
To the Point – Exploiting Balochistan Balochistan has always been something national politicians always worry about seeing the distressing situation that has prevailed in the Pakistani province since separation from united India in 1947. No doubt, the Balochi people have always been a part of Pakistan in spirit and still are, but are being pushed […]
Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project: A Bad Idea – US State Department US State Department has once again urged Pakistan not to go ahead with the Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline project and its spokesperson, Victoria Nuland has said that the US is considering giving Pakistan different options in order to overcome the energy crisis without the help […]
Bin Laden’s death reduces resistance for US troops, says Western Security Official A Western security official has expressed that lack of funds and Osama bin Laden’s death has reduced resistance for US troops. He said that number of foreign fighters attracted to Pakistan-Afghanistan jihad has considerably reduced after the death of Bin Laden. On the […]
The infamous memogate scandal is taking a new turn every day and each new twist and turn seems to throw up yet more questions, usually with no obvious answers. In the latest move, Mansoor Ijaz, the central character of entire episode, once again failed to appear before the judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court […]
