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Firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who led a massive protest against the government in Islamabad, has been summoned by Canadian authorities to explain a violation of the oath he had taken while seeking asylum there, under which he had stated that he was not allowed to enter Pakistan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that […]
The government and Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri reached an agreement late Thursday that peacefully ended a four-day sit-in outside the parliament house in Islamabad. A 10-member government’s negotiation team held hectic talks with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, who had on Sunday led thousands of his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore and started protest in Islamabad. […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till January 23 hearing of the corruption case against the Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Asharf, in which the apex court has already ordered his arrest. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country’s anti-corruption body to arrest the Prime Minister and 15 other people in 24 hours who […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MPA Syed Manzar Imam was killed by unidentified gunmen in the Orangi Town area of Karachi on Thursday. According to initial reports, Imam was leaving his house when he was shot at and he succumbed to his injuries while on his way to the hospital. Three guards accompanying Imam were […]
Rejecting the report presented by NAB, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday questioned why the court’s orders are not being implemented in rental power plant case. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice resumed the hearing of the case pertaining to the implementation of its 2012 verdict over the Rental Power Plants […]
Almost 20 days after disappearing, the main suspect in Shahzeb Murder case, Shahrukh Jatoi, has arrived Karachi, after being deported from Dubai, on Thursday. The accused was brought back to the country in Etihad Airways flight, having number EY 221. SSP Niaz Khoso along with other diplomatic officials were also accompanying the main accused. […]
The Presidency clarified that potential crackdown would be taken against the sit-in being staged by supporters of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri in Islamabad for the past three days. It issued a clarification, making it clear that the issue would be settled through dialogue. Later, Interior Minister Rehman Malik also extended an offer […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stressed that continued tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) in disputed Kashmir region is not in the interest of South Asian peace, proposing high level talks between the two arch-rivals. In a statement she noted, “Instead of issuing belligerent statements by the military and political leaders from […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has welcomed the declaration of the opposition parties at a conference held in Lahore on Wednesday regarding upholding of constitution and holding of free and fair elections in the country. The heads of opposition parties including Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Chief Fazlur Rehman, Jamat-e-Islami […]
Hundreds of Bara tribe men have staged sit-in with 18 dead bodies found a day earlier in Alamgudar area of Khyber tribal region’s Bara tehsil in front of the on Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa governor house. Reports said that the protestors carrying the bodies of 18 tribe men who were found in different areas of Bara […]
Major opposition parties in the country on Wednesday joined hands to call upon the government to immediately announce dates for parliamentary elections to put an end to the current political uncertainty. The main opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, had invited leaders of other opposition parties to review the situation following the […]
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira scoffed at Dr Tahirul Qadri and the demands he had put forward during his long march in Islamabad on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of the government, Kaira responded to each of the four demands put forward by Qadri and questioned their credibility. “He wants the government, assemblies, parliament and […]
