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President Asif Ali Zardari issued a presidential proclamation, imposing governor’s rule in Balochistan. Taking notice of the deteriorating security situation, Zardari has decided to visit the turbulent province and meet all the stakeholders. Under governor’s rule, the powers of the provincial government will now be transferred to the National Assembly in the absence […]
Hours after the government imposed governor rule and dismissed chief minister, Nawabzada Aslam Raisani, members of Shia community ended their four days of protest for deployment of troops and also buried those killed the string of the Thursday’s bomb attacks. Over 100 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in three bomb blasts […]
The much-publicized and highly controversial long-march of Allama Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, Sunday kicked off to press the government to introduce ‘electoral reforms’ to bar what he calls corrupt elements from taking part in elections. Dr Qadri started the march from the eastern city of Lahore and the participants are scheduled to stage sit-in outside the […]
Two days before his party’s long march for electoral reforms, Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), has called for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to be dissolved and a new impartial commission to be formed. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on Saturday, Qadri announced his charter of demands before the […]
Indian Air Force Chief on Saturday warned Pakistan of using other options if the situation remains unchanged along the Line of Control, media reports said. The statement comes amid growing tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations over last week cross border attack on Pakistani positions by Indian troops which killed at least two soldiers. […]
Pakistan has conveyed its concern to the Western diplomats and the UN Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan over repeated violation of Line of Control by Indian army, urging them to play their role in defusing the tension. Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani at a news briefing after discussions with European diplomats in […]
Indian social activist Anna Hazare has called for a “tit-for-tat” reply and to wage a war against Pakistan for the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Kashmir, Indian media reported on Friday. “The way in which these jawans have been killed is unacceptable. It’s high time that we teach Pakistan […]
Sticking to his demands, Minhajul Quran International chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has said that he will go ahead with his plans for long march to Islamabad on January 14. Addressing a press conference, he said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) decision of not participating in the long march would not make any difference, long march will go ahead […]
Ambassador of Kuwait, Nawaf Abdulaziz Al-Enezi, called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at the Prime Minister’s House on Friday and informed him that the Kingdom of Kuwait is considering to lift restrictions on issuance of visas to Pakistani workers. Kuwait had imposed a total ban on all types of visas for Pakistanis in […]
Pakistan on Friday summoned Indian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry and a formal protest was lodged over the killing of its second soldier in Indian firing in less than a week, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that Indian troops shot and killed a Pakistani soldier at Hotspring on the Line of […]
Condemning terrorist violence in Pakistan, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reaffirmed the world body’s support for the country in countering terrorism. The spokesperson said in a statement, “The secretary-general is deeply concerned about ongoing terrorist violence in Pakistan. He strongly condemns the multiple attacks in Quetta and the Swat Valley on Thursday.” […]
International media groups have condemned the killing of two Pakistani newsmen in a deadly twin attacks in Quetta late Thursday, the killing refreshed serious concerns over the safety of journalists. At least two journalists were killed and two others seriously injured when a bomb went off near a billiard hall in Quetta as the […]
