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Presidential spokesman, Senator Farhatullah Babar has called for investigation into the kidnapping and handing over of Aafia to foreigners. Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday, Babar said that in his book “In the Line of Fire” the military dictator had boastfully acknowledged that Pakistan had earned millions of dollars by handing over its suspected […]
Gunmen in Mardan district Tuesday shot dead a policeman, who was providing security to a polio vaccination team, police said. A polio team, guarded by police, was busy to administrate drops to children in the outskirts of Mardan when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at them, killing a police man at the scene. […]
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that the armed forces will fully support peaceful transfer of power after the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in May. “We will accept election results wholeheartedly. If the people elect good or bad people, it is not our responsibility. It is our constitutional responsibility to […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf presided over a high level meeting to review the energy situation in the country at the PM’s House Monday. The meeting was attended by Ch Ahmad Mukhtar Minister for Water and Power, Mr Saleem H Mandviwala Minister for Finance, Dr Asim Hussain Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and […]
Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council, Allama Tahir Ashrafi, has said that Pakistani scholars will boycott the conference of the scholars of the two countries scheduled to be held in Kabul next month. The conference was planned to form a united stance against violent extremism and suicide attacks that kill civilians, however, Pakistani religious […]
Electricity supply has been restored in most parts of the country while it will be restored in remaining areas shortly, officials said Monday. The power supply was cut off last Sunday due to a major breakdown‚ affecting the entire country. Secretary Water and Power, Rai Sikandar, said that production of 5‚800 mega watt […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday claimed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have links with each other. Talking to media in Jehanian near Khanewal, Rehman Malik said that Malik Ishaq and Allama Ludhyanvi are leading two groups of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi with the new name ‘Ahli-Sunnah wal-Jamaat’. The Interior Minister said due to the action […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader, Nawaz Sharif Sunday laughed at the MQM’s decision of parting ways with the PPP after enjoying ministries for four years and eleven months. Sharif told reporters in Lahore that the nation will shortly know intentions behind this mysterious move, which he termed as a ‘tamasha’. Former Prime Minister […]
Renowned human rights activist and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Asma Jahangir has said that she has no desire of becoming the caretaker prime minister. The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had rejected Asma’s name after reports suggested that she could also be nominated as the caretaker prime minister. […]
A policeman and three suspected militants were killed in a clash near Nowshehra on Saturday, a police officer said. The militants, riding a motorcycle, attacked a police mobile with hand grenade and automatic weapons at Karnal Sher Khan Inter-change near Peshawar-Islamabad motorway. The police returned fire and killed all the three attackers. According […]
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Pakistan will demand handing over of Taliban leader Maulvi Faqir Muhammad from Afghanistan through the Interpol. Talking to reporters in Islamabad on Saturday Rehman Malik said Maulvi Faqir Muhammad arrested by the Afghan authorities is wanted in different cases. “W want his deportation to Pakistan so that […]
The Lahore High Court said on Friday that killing of innocent citizens including children and women in U.S. drone attacks is a violation of the fundamental rights of the people as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan. The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial made the remarks while hearing a petition moved […]
