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At least 23 Pakistani security men were killed in a road accident in mountainous northern areas on Saturday, the army said. Five others security men were also injured when their coaster plunged into a ravine in Kohistan on the Karakuram Highway, which connects Pakistan with China, a police officer in the region said. […]
Pakistan on Friday regretted the Indian government decision to cancel its bilateral hockey series as tension grows between the two uneasy neighbours. The Pakistan’s hockey team was scheduled to tour India next month for five Test matches, which would have revived the bilateral hockey ties between the two traditional rivals in nearly seven years. […]
The government and the main opposition are likely to head a possible deadlock over the nomination of caretaker Prime Minister as the government has only one day to complete its term. A caretaker Prime Minister will take over on the dissolution of the assemblies on March 16. However the government and the opposition Pakistan […]
The Free and Fair Election Network Friday expressed its satisfaction on the 5 years’ parliamentary performance of Pakistan Peoples Party in terms of legislation and setting up healthy democratic trends. FAFEN in its report about the progress of outgoing government during its 5-year tenure said that National Assembly passed 134 bills as against previous […]
Political and religious leaders have demanded judiciary supervision of elections in the tribal regions to block any attempt of rigging. The leaders also called for vote right to hundreds of thousands of tribesmen who are still living as displaced persons, particularly from South Waziristan and Khyber agencies. Speaking at a joint press conference […]
The government and the opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday announced that Justice (retd) Tariq Pervez Khan, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as the caretaker chief minister. Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and leader of the Opposition in provincial assembly, Akram Khan Durrani, made the announcement at a joint press conference in […]
A bomb blast killed at least three people including a policeman in Karachi, police said Friday. The blast ripped through a TV cable office in Landhi area, witnesses and police officers said. Police said that five other people were injured in the late night blast. The device was exploded through remote control. […]
The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that body of Afzal Guru be handed over to his family members for proper burial. The National Assembly also called upon the Indian government to lift curfew from occupied Kashmir, repeal black laws imposed on Kashmiri people, ensure freedom of media and allow free exercising […]
Authorities in Karachi claimed on Thursday the killing of a Taliban leader, who was also thought to be involved in a deadly bomb attack this month which had killed nearly 50 people. Police said the commander of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Qari Bilal was killed in a shootout with security forces in Karachi’s […]
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Thursday acknowledged that there were disappointments vis-a-vis relations with India including unfortunate and hostile statements that emanated from that country on cross-LoC incidents. Speaking at her last press conference as Foreign Minister, she said Pakistan wants resolution of Kashmir dispute but pointed out that there was not required level […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Thursday directed that voting right should be granted to the overseas Pakistanis. He was hearing a case pertaining to voting right to overseas Pakistanis. He also directed that the overseas Pakistan should be made a part of the voting in the election process. He directed the Election […]
Bahrain has expelled 450 Pakistanis who were sent to Arab country to join its army but the deportees said they were detained and tortured. The returnees said on arrival in Islamabad on Thursday that the authorities in Bahrain kept them like hostage for 19 months. They said they all are university graduates and […]
