Former PNML (Pakistan National Muslim League) MNA, Amjad Warraich, has released a video after a deadly assassination attempt earlier today, alleging that senior PML-N members, Shahbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz are behind the attack. According to Amjad Warraich, the PML-N leadership has responded to growing support for the former’s party in Punjab. The attack, the […]
Mar 18 2016 | Posted in
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A timed bomb exploded in a bus containing government workers in Peshawar on Wednesday, resulting in the death of 15 people and leading to 25 injured victims. The blast occurred near Peshawar’s Sunehri Masjid and was aimed at the Civil Secretariat bus carrying government workers from Mardan en route to the provincial capital. The Lady […]
Mar 17 2016 | Posted in
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Following the Indian government’s denial of Pakistani diplomats travelling to Kolkata to watch the March 19th Pakistan v India World T20 standoff, severe protests were launched against the Indian government. The Indian government’s actions were condemned and described as against diplomatic norms by the Acting Director General of the South Asia desk. J.P. Singh assured […]
Mar 17 2016 | Posted in
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Without giving an exact date, former Muttahida Quami Movement leader Mustafa Kamal, said he would hold a political rally in the Mochi Gate ground in Lahore, According to Tanzem Khidmat-i-Khalq Shehriyan-i-Lahore chairman Shafiq Quadri. Quadri held a press conference at the Lahore Press Club to endorse Kamal. He gave a brief update of the current […]
Mar 15 2016 | Posted in
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Mustafa Kamal, former Karachi mayor, succeeded in dragging Raza Haroon into his unnamed party. Raza Haroon is known as a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) heavyweight. “We are focused on the work we intend to do. Name, planning and branding come later,” Haroon said while talking about the party that Mustafa Kamal and Anis Kaimkhani declared […]
Mar 14 2016 | Posted in
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The US Senate, yesterday, rejected a resolution to prevent sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan – a deal approved by the Obama administration. The resolution was moved by Republican Senator Rand Paul, but only 24 Senators voted in favor of it while 71 of the 100 Senators in the house rejected it. According to […]
Mar 11 2016 | Posted in
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Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers and activists, on Friday organized peaceful protest rallies at numerous places in Karachi. The objective of the protesters was to show unity and back up their party’s representative, Altaf Hussain, after Karachi’ s ex-mayor, Mustapha Kamal, verbally crushed him in a press conference on Thursday Afternoon. The ex-mayor lashed ruthlessly […]
Mar 7 2016 | Posted in
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After Pakistan’s national cricket team suffered a five-wicket defeat from Bangladesh, which disqualified them from the Asia Cup T20 title race, Imran Khan renowned ex-cricketer, and current politician, commented that the country’s cricket team has “enough talent” but there was a need to get the team combination right. He emphasized on the necessity for the appointment of board members […]
Mar 4 2016 | Posted in
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Secretary of State John Kerry, Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz, among others, partook in the US-Pakistan Tactical Discussion conference at the State Department in Washington. The two countries are still in dialogue about the contents of a combined statement that was to be issued after the sixth meeting of their strategic discussions on Monday. […]
Mar 3 2016 | Posted in
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On Thursday, activists extolled the passing of a notable bill defending women’s rights in Punjab. The legislation established shelters and a helpline and also demands that defendants wear GPS trackers. The definition of “Violence” has been broadened to include “any offence committed against a woman including abetment of an offence, domestic violence, emotional, psychological and verbal […]
Feb 29 2016 | Posted in
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CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour, during an interview, asks renowned filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy “How is this going down in your home country? You keep poking your lens where it’s least welcome.” Chinoy passionately replies, “I think it’s very important to have these difficult conversations. We are not going to make the country a better place if […]
Feb 26 2016 | Posted in
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On Monday, the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a pledge that the Pakistani government would construct laws that would eliminate “evil” Honour Killings during a meeting with the renowned social activist and director Shameen Obaid-Chinoy as he congratulated her on her Oscar nomination for a disturbing and vivid documentary on the practice. “Social evils can be […]
Feb 23 2016 | Posted in
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