
In what appeared to be another shock to citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, petrol almost became a rare commodity in the twin cities. The shortage was created after rumors that the government had planned to close sale of petrol before Tahirul Qadri’s proposed million-men-march on Islamabad on January 14. Some of the petrol […]
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The Muttahida Qaumi (MQM) Movement on Friday announced that it will not participate in Minhajul Quran International’s (MQI) million-man march, scheduled for January 14. Interestingly, the MQM chief Altaf Hussain had stated yesterday that it would continue to support and participate in Dr Tahirul Qadri’s “million-man” march at any cost. The announcement was […]

Altaf Hussain, the self-exiled leader of the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement or MQM, used his over two hours of telephonic address to his supporters to defame founder of the nation, Quad-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at a time when the people were receiving shocking news of the deaths of nearly 115 people in bomb attacks in Quetta […]

The government has decided not to allow Dr Tahirul Qadri’s rally to enter the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) without permission from the city administration, citing security concerns. Interior Minister Rehman Malik, following a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Interior on Thursday, announced that the government could not allow Dr Qadri’s march in Islamabad […]
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Death toll from a series of deadly bomb attacks in Quetta and Swat has reached 115 as more injured died of wounds in hospitals, police and doctors said Friday. Three blasts Thursday ripped through crowded places in Quetta, killing 93 people and injuring nearly 235. At least two newsmen and several police officers were […]

At least 75 people, including security personnel and a TV cameraman, were killed in four deadly blasts in the country on Thursday, police and doctors said. Nearly 53 people were killed in three blasts in Quetta, police said. Police sources said that one was suicide attack. Two blasts rocked the city in few […]

Over fifty people including a cameraman of a private TV channel, several policemen and two Edhi volunteers were killed while 108 others were injured in a twin blasts that took place one after the other along Alamdar Road in Quetta. According to media reports, one after the other repeated blasts occurred on Alamdar Raod […]

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s chief, Altaf Hussain, has launched his much awaited ‘political drone’ over a telephonic speech and said that even Muhammad Ali Jinnah took the oath to be loyal British emperor. After a much of anticipations, Altaf finally began flight of his political drone on Thursday while speaking to a large gathering […]

At least eleven people, including two security personnel, were reported killed and 35 others injured in a blast that took place near Quetta’s Bacha Khan chowk on Thursday, says media reports. According to initial reports, the target of the attack was an FC checkpost. Several vehicles including a vehicle of law enforcement agency and […]

Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, Thursday said Pakistan wants a third party to conduct inquiry into the ceasefire violations on the Line of Control, which divides Pakistan and India in the disputed Kashmir region, after both countries accused each other of attacks. Pakistan blamed Indian troops for entering in Azad Kashmir and killing its […]

Sindh police arrested Sikander Jatoi, father of Shahrukh Jatoi, from the premises of the Supreme Court on Thursday. Sikandar had appeared before the apex court after acquiring a one-day protective bail from the Lahore High Court (LHC) but the police sought the court’s permission to arrest him. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had […]

Indian media Thursday stated Pakistan’s attack on Indian army was a reprisal to latter’s Sunday assault on farmer’s post. The reports citing sources in New Delhi’s ministries of internal and defence affairs held Indian soldiers responsible for escalation of tensions between the two countries. The reports said that commandos from 9th Maratha Light Infantry […]
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