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The Supreme Court expressed astonishment over absence of record about Taquir Sadiq, saying that how could the case be heard properly if the law enforcement agencies were acting in complicity with the accused. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Khawaja, resumed hearing the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) scam […]
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa has denied the military’s involvement in the re-emergence of Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran, a local daily reported in its Wednesday edition. The report, published in ‘The News’, quoted the army spokesman as “categorically” denying the speculation linking Qadri to the […]
The Mutahida Qaumi Movement and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) have thrown weight behind the upcoming march by Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who returned last month after spending five year in Canada. He spoke to an impressive and a big public rally in Lahore and announced his future plans. The MQM, which enjoyed 10 years in government […]
A bomb blast in Karachi killed at least three persons and injured 50 others on Tuesday evening, a police officer said. The bomb was exploded as people were boarding buses after they attended a public meeting of the Mutahida Qaumi Movement. Police said preliminary investigation suggests that the bomb was attached to a […]
Continuing a militant campaign of violence against aid workers in Pakistan, at least seven teachers, six women and a man, working at an NGO-operated school were shot dead on Tuesday in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The incident took place in Sher Afzal Banda area in Tehsil Chota Lahore, when unidentified gunmen targeted the teachers who […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday took suo motu notice of news pertaining to Shahzeb Khan’s murder and ordered for a report to be presented in court. Summoning the Advocate General Sindh and the provincial police chief on January 4, he directed them to bring reports on the case and the investigation. […]
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the government was ready to hold talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud if he renounced violence. The minister while speaking to media said action would be taken if the TTP continued on its path of violence. He added that the government and army had […]
Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday urged the media to play a positive role in the war against terrorism‚ by not showing the live footage of such personalities‚ who favour extremists. Addressing the Centenary celebrations of Pakistan Engineering Council, he said the media, while using its right to the freedom of expression, should […]
Pakistan witnessed another bloody year as suicide attacks and bomb blasts claimed hundreds of lives in the country in 2012. Target attacks in Karachi and Balochistan also killed many people this year. Hopes of a peace process are fading as the Pakistani Taliban have ruled out surrounding arms in their last week video. Chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or […]
At least five people were killed and 40 others wounded when a loud explosion ripped apart a bus parked outside the gates of Karachi Cantonment Station, the main railway station in the city. According to media reports, the blast occurred in a passenger bus standing near the station, killing three people and injuring 40 […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said that Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) led coalition government believes in the mechanism of consensus, adding that the key to a peaceful and democratic and sovereign parliament and government is with the people of the country. Addressing a function of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and information technology (IT) companies to immediately reopen YouTube, a video sharing website, across the country. According to media reports, the video sharing website would be reopened within minutes in the country after the PTA direction. Talking to a private TV channel, […]
