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Karachi forced to wear deserted look by unknown miscreants

Life and business activities in different cities of Sindh including Karachi and Hyderabad has come to a halt Saturday as tension gripped different parts on Friday night after unknown men opened fire in the air.   Fear gripped Karachi and Hyderabad, two metropolitans of Sind, after unidentified men forced shop-keepers to close their stores.   […]

No plan to protest against Supreme Court’s decision: Altaf Hussain

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he has no plan to protest demonstration against the Supreme Court’s judgment; rather he would prefer to submit his reply in the apex court while living within limits of the Constitutions.   In his telephonic address to party workers in Lal Qila Ground in Karachi, […]

Interior Minister in India to discuss visa accord

Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, Friday embarked on an official visit to India to review implementation of visa accord signed in Islamabad in September. The Interior Minister will hold official talks with Indian counterpart Sushil Kumar Shinde, and also call on the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Both sides will discuss cooperation against terror with special […]

US mounts pressure on Pakistan IEDs that kill troops in Afghanistan

The United Staes has again mounted pressure on Pakistan to stop the smuggling of chemicals to Afghanistan being used in the making of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that the U.S. says kills and injure majority of their troops.   Exactly one year ago U.S. Congress froze $700million in aid to Pakistan over the country’s failure […]

Supreme Court issues contempt of court notice to MQM’s Altaf Hussain

The Supreme Court has served a contempt notice to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain over his recent telephonic address to his party workers in Karachi.   A three-member bench presided by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued the contempt of court notice under Article 204 of the Constitution and Section 3 of the […]

Presidential Reference: Supreme Court reserves verdict in IHC judges’ appointment case

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the reference filed by President Asif Ali Zardari seeking to clarify his role in the appointment of senior judges.   A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Khilji Arif Hussain resumed hearing of the presidential reference moved under Article 186 of the Constitution, invoking […]

Supreme Court refuse to send its Registrar before Public Accounts Committee

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has once again barred its registrar from appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament, indicating another standoff between the government and judiciary.   The PAC issued multiple notices to the SC registrar for the purpose and in the next phase the panel is mulling to review the option […]

FIA writes Interpol to must arrest former Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf

Perturbed over Interpol’s decision to reject its request for the arrest of former President Pervez Musharraf, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has dispatched another letter, saying it would affected the credibility of the world policing body if it doesn’t arrest the former military dictator.   It is vital to mention here that the FIA wrote […]

Pakistanis in UAE remit $3 billion: envoy

Pakistan diaspora has remitted about 3 billion US Dollars from the UAE to Pakistan, which is an ever increasing trend which is well needed, said Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE, Mr. Jamil Ahmed Khan on Thursday.   While addressing certificates distribution ceremony to the Pakistani diaspora Ambassador Jamil Ahmed Khan appreciated that Pakistanis are […]

Pakistan army rejects Amnesty International report on tribal areas abuses

Pakistan military Thursday rejected as fabricated and bias finding of an Amnesty International report which says that millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are beyond the reach of justice.   The Amnesty International alleged that thousands of men […]

Pakistan withdraws diplomatic staff from Syria over security concerns

Pakistan has decided to temporarily withdraw its Ambassador and staff from Syria due to deteriorating security situation, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.   However, the embassy has not been closed, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Muazzam Khan said.   “Pakistan is concerned about security situation in Syria as well as killing of civilians and call upon […]

NAB claims corruption amounts to Rs10-12 billion daily in Pakistan

Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari on Thursday said corruption in Pakistan amounts to Rs10 to 12 billion daily.   Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the chief of the accountability bureau said Pakistan is losing Rs7 billion in terms of tax evasion and another Rs6 to 7 million in direct corruption. […]

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