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National Peace Award winner Malala Yousafzai injured in attack

Malala Yousafzai, the winner of the first National Peace Award (NPA), has been injured in firing at her home town, Swat. According to the reports, unidentified assailant opened fire on the vehicle of Malala when she was going towards her home from her school, injuring two girls including Malala. The attacker wearing police uniform stopped […]

Supreme Court takes suo motu notice of Dera Bugti incident

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu notice of Dera Bugti incident in which 13 minor girls were bartered to settle a blood feud by a Tribal Jirga led by a provincial assembly member. The Jirga decreed to Vani 13 girls as retaliation over killing of a person in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Deputy Commissioner […]

President Asif Ali Zardari vows to strengthen parliament

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the PPP-led coalition government had laid foundations for democracy in the last five years, pledging to further strengthen the parliament. Addressing to the office-bearers of the Youth Presidents Organization (YPO) and World President Organization (WPO), he said that an elected government would completes its tenure for the first […]

Imran Khan slams Fazlur Rehman for creating hurdles in peace-march

Slamming Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said they created hurdles for his peace march but ultimately failed to do so. Addressing a press conference, the cricketer-turned-politician expressed content over his party’s peace rally which tried to march into Waziristan to protest against US drone strikes. He said that turning back from […]

Blast injures at least twelve in Quetta

At least twelve people including three policemen and a child reportedly injured when a bomb exploded near Zarghoon Road in Quetta, the provincial metropolis of Balochistan. According to the official sources, the blast took place near the offices of the Department of Urban Development, injuring at least twelve persons and damaging a rickshaw, motorcycle and […]

Supreme Court asks government to deploy new officers in Balochistan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday directed the government to deploy the newly-appointed police officers in Balochistan, the insurgency-hit region of the country. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Balochistan Bar Association on the law and order situation […]

Chief Justice urges government to implement proposal of NJC

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the Law and Justice Commission did not implement the recommendations of the National Judicial Committee, urging the government to implement the proposals as soon as possible. While chairing a meeting of the committee in Balochistan High Court building, the chief justice said that benefits of judicial policy […]

Rehman Malik demands drone technology from United States

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the United States (US) to provide drone technology to Pakistan, saying that it could use in better way in war against terrorism. While speaking to the media at Pakistan’s Embassy in Washington, the minister stated, “They had given us F-16’s, we haven’t used them against India, instead they were […]

President enjoys immunity under constitution: Farooq H Naek

Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek has said that the president enjoyed immunity from prosecution under the country’s Constitution, adding that the government wished to resolve the issue of the Swiss letter amicably. The federal minister briefed the media after appearing in the court saying the first two paragraphs of the letter to be written […]

Supreme Court rejects another draft of Swiss letter

Rejecting another draft of the letter to be written to the Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, the Supreme Court on Friday granted a five-day reprieve to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for revising the draft. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed […]

Pakistan, Russia vow to enhance bilateral ties

Pakistan and Russia on Thursday agreed to intensify efforts to strengthen their bilateral relations, pledging to explore new avenues to increase relations in various sectors. Addressing a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that every Pakistani wanted the country’s relations with Russia to be strengthened, […]

President Asif Ali Zardari made respondent in Ashgar Khan’s petition

The Supreme Court on Thursday made the current office of president party in the petition pertaining to the distribution of money among politicians by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing the petition filed by Air Martial (Retd) Asghar Khan who had accused […]

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