
The people of Karachi were greeted Friday morning with yet another cell phone suspension over the so-called notion of security concerns after the failure of the law enforcement agencies to check terrorist attacks and activities of criminal gangs. Cell phones will remain silent until 3 p.m. in the port city of nearly 18 million […]

Every citizen of Lahore is going through a terrible psychological situation at the moment. To me, it is a very strange; like my city is in Europe but my house looks like a part of a poor African country. To make you understand, I have to explain my daily routine. I find no electricity at […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued its response on the presidential reference on the issue of judges’ appointment. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court has given its opinion on the presidential reference saying that president and prime minister has no role in appointment of judges to the superior courts. The bench headed […]

Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the federal cabinet has given final approval to Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project. Briefing media after cabinet meeting in Islamabad today (Wednesday)‚ he said the cabinet‚ which held its meeting with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in the chair‚ also set up a four-member committee under […]

The Commission on the creation of new province in Punjab Wednesday formally presented the report of the Commission to the Speaker National Assembly in her Chamber in the National Assembly Secretariat. The Speaker National Assembly expressed deep appreciation of all members of the Commission for completing the assignment and thanked them for finalizing and […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed authorities to submit a copy of a letter written by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari to President Asif Ali Zardari in which he had accused the apex court of pressurising NAB officers and of interfering in their duties. A three-member bench of the apex […]

The recently acquitted and released Ajmal Pahari, the alleged killer of more than 100 people, has been arrested again by the Karachi Police over twelve new charges, including four murder cases, say media reports. According to media reports, after being released from the Karachi jail on Jan 18, 2013, Ajmal Pahari was arrested again on […]
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A meeting of the coalition partners of the PPP led government was held at the Aiwan-e-sadr late on Tuesday night in which the leaders agreed to dissolve the National Assembly before March 15 followed by the general elections in the month of May. Munir Khan Orakzai suggested that the National Assembly should be dissolved […]

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Tuesday prioritized the gas management and the CNG was placed as the last priority. It was decided that first priority order will be given to the domestic and commercial sectors. The power & general industries sectors will be accorded second and third priority respectively. Whereas cement […]

The Election Commission has issued code of conduct for the general elections after consultation with all major political parties. Under the new code of conduct‚ the political parties and candidates shall not propagate any opinion or act in any manner prejudicial to the ideology of Pakistan or the sovereignty‚ integrity and security of Pakistan‚ […]

India has responded strongly to Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s demand that the India provide security for actor Shahrukh Khan. Home Secretary RK Singh has asked Rehman Malik to worry about the security of Pakistani citizens and said that India is fully capable of looking after its own. “We are capable of looking after […]
Jan 29 2013 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said those who aided prime suspect Shahrukh Jatoi in fleeing the country should be arrested immediately. The apex court adjourned the hearing of the Shahzeb Khan’s murder suo moto case till February 04, 2013. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Chaudhry heard the murder case of 20-year-old Shahzeb […]