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Prime Minister urges armed forces to redefine doctrine

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Friday urged the armed forces to redesign and redefine their doctrine to achieve the objective to comprehensively tackle terrorism.   “Our national security institutions must improve intelligence gathering and establish effective coordination among civil and military institutions to attain optimum results,” he told a ceremony at the National Defence University […]

Pakistan condemns U.S. drone strikes

Pakistan on Friday condemned the American drone strikes in the country’s tribal regions a day after two attacks killed a Taliban commander and eight other people in Waziristan tribal areas.   Foreign Ministry spokesman, Moazzam Khan said Pakistan wants to resolve the issue of the American drone attacks in the country’s through bilateral talks with the […]

Pakistan’s new Ambassador arrives in China

Aiming to further enhance the Pak-China relations, Pakistan’s new Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid, has arrived in Beijing on Friday.   He was received by Director, Asia Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shu Hang Thiang and officers of the Pakistan embassy at the Beijing Capital International Airport.   As per protocol, diplomats […]

Malala Yousafzai discharges from Birmingham Hospital

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient.   The 15-year-old education campaigner was being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB) after being transferred following the attack in October 2011.   She will continue her rehabilitation at her family’s temporary home in […]

Shahzeb Khan murder case: CJ orders authorities to arrest killers by evening or lose jobs

Expressing annoyance over the non appearance of top police officials, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has warned concerned authorities to arrest Shahzeb Khan’s murderers by evening, or risk losing their jobs.   A three-member bench of the apex court started hearing of the suo motu case in which 20-year-old Shahzeb was killed over a small argument allegedly […]

Power of Media: Altaf Hussain apologizes to journalists over his abusive remarks

Feeling the heat of his abusive remarks, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has extended his unconditional apology to journalists and anchor persons if they were offended by any of his words.   A couple of days ago, Altaf Hussain while addressing to his party workers abusive remarks about journalist community, warning him of […]

Bravo Pakistani Malala Yousufzai wins Tipperary International Peace Award

For her courage and determination to speak out in support of equal access to education for children, brave Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai was awarded the 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award from Ireland.   Malala was one of five nominees, including US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, President of Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi, former Kenyan […]

Osama Commission submits inquiry report to Prime Minister

A Commission, tasked to investigate the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May, 2011 and his presence, was submitted to the Prime Minister on Thursday, the Prime Minister office said.   The ‘Abbottabad Commission’, headed by a former Supreme Court judge, was formed two weeks after the U.S. Navy SEALS killed […]

PM vows to fight out terrorism in new year

Prime Minister, Raja Pervez Asharf Thursday declared that Pakistan will continue its fight against terrorism in new year with the public support.   Speaking at the federal cabinet, the Prime minister said that extremism, militancy and intolerance are the challenges which are a matter of high concern for the government since long.   “As a […]

Senior Pakistani Taliban leader Mulla Nazir killed in US drone strike

A senior Pakistani Taliban leader, Mulla Nazir, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in South Waziristan tribal region on Thursday, tribesmen and officials in the region said.   A US spy aircraft fired missiles into South Waziristan’s Angor Adda area and killed Mulla Nazir and his five other fighters, they said. Angor Ada is very close […]

Cellular services suspended in many cities of Pakistan

Cellular services have been suspended in several cities of the country from 8am on Thursday amidst terrorism threats on the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA).   According to the official announcement, the mobile phone services in 46 districts across the country are scheduled to be reopened after 10 PM.   The service was suspended […]

Pakistan army views internal threats as biggest danger to security

The Pakistan army has, after its 11 years of war on terror, changed its operational priorities for the first time and has described internal threats as the biggest danger to the country’s security.   In its new ‘army doctrine’ the military has termed as the biggest threat for the country’s security the on-going guerrilla war in the […]

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