
Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim, to whom every political party has a consensus, has said that he was ready to become Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Talking to a private TV channel, the former judge of the Supreme Court said that his top most priority would be to held transparent election, urging media and civil society […]

Rejecting the impression of confrontation among institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday vowed to defend the national integrity as well as respect of the parliament. After passage of Contempt of Court Bill, the premier addressed the National Assembly, the Lower House of the Parliament. He observed, “The government is fully aware of national […]

Thousands of right-winger and under the banner of the Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC), the amalgamation of religious and political groups, have organized vowed to resist NATO supply into Afghanistan. The much-hyped long march was concluded outside the parliament amidst overwhelmingly heightened security measures. Thousands of hyperactive workers of banned outfits reached Islamabad in a […]
Jul 10 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the Frontier Corps (FC) is being involved in abduction of one out of every three Baloch men. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice resumed the hearing of the Balochistan unrest case at the Supreme Court’s Quetta registry. The CJ observed, “I have no answer to […]
Jul 9 2012 | Posted in
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An Air India plane has flown back to India with all onboard passengers after it made an emergency landing at the Nawabshah Airport due to technical problem. Another flight comprising engineers arrived Pakistan after nine hours and fixed the technical fault and went back safely to their country. Spokesperson Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Pervez George […]
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Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik on Saturday directed DG FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) to submit an immediate report over killing spree in Turbat. In what appeared to be an ethnically-motivated attack, unidentified gunmen on Friday killed a group of would-be migrants in Turbat district near the Iranian border. Malik while condemning […]
Jul 7 2012 | Posted in
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Terming the resumption of NATO supply-line not only in the interest of Islamabad but also Kabul, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that the stability in the region was interlinked. While interviewing, she was of the opinion that peaceful Afghanistan was in the interest of the country. She observed, “The fundamental cause leading to difficulties […]

At least 21 people have been killed in a triple US drone strike on a compound in North Waziristan Agency on late Friday, the northwest region of the country bordering with Afghanistan. According to the officials, three unmanned US planes hurled a total of six missiles on Datta Khel village, the main town of the […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has clarified that the decision to resume Ground Line of Communication (GLOC) was taken in the best interest of the country, aiming to facilitate the withdrawal of foreign forces form war-torn Afghanistan. While speaking to the media, the premier said that peace and stability in the neighboring states was directly […]

After the spiny issue of NATO supply routes has now been resolved, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman is quite optimistic about the bilateral ties between Washington and Islamabad. In her view, the two ally countries are looking forward to resume broader talks on security cooperation, militant threats and other issues of common […]

President Asif Ali Zardari has taken notice of the incident in which a mentally-ill person was tortured to death by hundreds of angry protestors for alleged blasphemy in Bahawalpur. He expressed profound grief and shock over the harrowing incident a day after reports emerged about the matter. A statement issued by the president’s office said, […]

Some analysts rightly interpreted Pakistan’s decision to resume NATO supply-line as its gift to the United States on its Independence Day. Islamabad not only restored the supply-line but also granted some crucial concessions to the US on the eve of American National Day. Interestingly, Islamabad has decided not to impose any extra transit fee on […]