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The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto notice of the deadly bomb attack in Karachi and observed that the State and the Provincial Government has failed to protect life and property of citizens. The bomb attack on Sunday killed over 40 and injured nearly 150, mostly Shiite Muslims. Taking notice of the […]
Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalif Al Thani Sunday told Foreign Minister Huna Rabbani Khar in Doha that his Government would seriously look into the possibility of hiring more Pakistani workers. He also assured the Foreign Minister that Qatar would continue to support Pakistan’s desire to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with […]
At least 37 people were killed as two bomb blasts rocked commercial center of Karachi Sunday evening, officials said. Nearly 90 other people, including women and children, were also injured when a powerful bomb hit residential apartments near a mosque at Abbas Town area, commissioner Karachi said. A police officer Qamar Ahmad said the […]
Taking notice of the recent hike in petroleum prices, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has ordered withdrawal of the recent increase in petroleum prices with immediate effect, the PM office said Saturday. The Prime Minister issued these instructions during a meeting with Minister for Finance Mr Saleem H. Mandviwala in the Prime Minister’s House. […]
An anti-terrorism court Saturday rejected an application against the confiscation of former president Pervez Musharraf’s property and freezing his bank accounts for his failure to appear before it in the murder case of former premier Benazir Bhutto, court officials said. The court has already declared the former military president an “absconder” in the 2007 […]
The self-exiled former President General ® Pervez Musharraf announced on Friday that he would return to the country later this month to take part in parliamentary elections. Musharraf, the former Army Chief, had been living in exile in Britain and the United Arab Emirate since he resigned from his post in August 2008, fearing […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan has launched an SMS service of Code number 8300 to facilitate the general public for verification of their votes through their cell phones in February, 2012, the Commission said Friday. By using this service, the eligible voters are able to send Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) number (without hash […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disposed of 682 cases whereas 435 new cases have been instituted during the period from Saturday 23rd February 2013 to Friday 1st March 2013. The backlog remains 18949, the Supreme Court said Friday. The backlog in the apex Court on 23rd February 2013 was 19196 cases. As 435 […]
Police in Punjab has issued a list of 109 “most wanted” militants, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Mati-ur-Rehman who was accused of involvement in a suicide attack on former prime minister Shaukat Aziz. The list, made public on the website of Punjab Police, includes 28 members of the banned LeJ, which claimed responsibility for two recent […]
President Asif Ali Zardari holds meeting with top leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Lahore on Friday to discuss matters relating to the Caretaker setup. The meeting is expected to finalize the recommendations regarding caretaker Prime Minister as the PPP’s government completes its five year term this month. A meeting of the […]
The U.S. Defence Department or Pentagon is funding the construction of an anti-drugs center at Karachi airport ‘to support the fight against narcotics smuggling’, the U.S. embassy said Thursday. The statement comes following local media reports that the US Army Corps of Engineer has been granted permission to build a Tactical Command and Operations […]
The grand tribal jirga elders will begin talks with the Taliban militants and the security forces to end violence in the tribal regions and the country. A declaration issued at the conclusion of a day-long grand ‘jirga’ or council of tribal elders and top political and religious leaders if Pakistan also called for setting […]
