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In another bid to woo back the angry nationalist leaders, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the government was ready to accept legitimate demands of dissident Baloch people. While co-chairing the Balochistan cabinet meeting with Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, the recently elected premier said that the Baloch were patriotic Pakistanis. In his […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday has announced that it will indict Malik Riaz, the property tycoon and former chairman of Bahria Town, on July 16 in the contempt of court case. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan while hearing the contempt of court case against the business […]
In a clear warning to the government, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the judiciary will not tolerate any unconstitutional steps taken by the executive or legislature. Addressing the Balochistan High Court (BHC) Association, the chief justice said that only rule acceptable was that of law and the Constitution. He observed, “Judiciary has […]
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan was willing to resolve all disputes with India, particularly Siachen and Sir Creek. While speaking to an Indian media outlet she observed, “If you look at may be some of the disputes that we have. We have Sir Creek, we have Siachen…Pakistan has already made it […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has made it clear that the Memo Commission didn’t declare former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani a traitor. A nine-member bench of the apex court with Justice Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the case, asking his counsel to file plea seeking exemption from attending hearings. The commission […]
Unidentified gunmen stormed into a private hostel of policemen in Lahore where they were sleeping, killing at least nine cops and injuring another nine. In fresh wave of militancy in Punjab, it was second attack in three days on security personnel that raises fears in the provincial metropolis. Lahore has been largely peaceful over the […]
In an apparent bid to save the new prime minister from disqualification, the Senate passed a bill that would exempt senior government figures from contempt of court proceedings, brushing aside severe criticism from opposition as well as treasury benches. It is vital to mention here that the bill had already been passed by the National […]
Cameron Munter, the outgoing US ambassador has said that the Obama administration led by was keenly interested in continual of democracy in Pakistan. While speaking to the state TV channel, the American envoy said both Washington and Islamabad wanted to work together and build people-to-people contacts. He desired that more tourists from the United States […]
In what appeared to be another claim by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved uniform loadshedding across the country. The meeting held with the premier in the chair decided that all provinces will face an equal amount of power outages. The meeting, however, decided that there will be no loadshedding […]
Apparently the controversy brewed over the nomination of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has paved the way for an end after the government and opposition parties reached to an agreement on Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim for the crucial slot. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) plays vital role in holding free and transparent elections, and […]
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has said that Islamabad wasn’t given any go-ahead to the US for launching drone strikes on its territory after the expression of apology uttered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the killing of 24 Pakistani troops. During an interview with CNN, the Pakistani envoy termed the […]
Giving another deadline to security agencies, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered the authorities concerned to recover all missing persons within a week. Hearing a case pertaining to law and order situation in Balochistan, the chief justice summoned DIG Frontier Constabulary Farrogh Shezad to appear in court on Wednesday. He also directed the […]
