Category archives for: Pakistan

Markets in Rawalpindi closed after protests

Rawalpindi Clashes

Despite the government having lifted curfew in the city, protestors in Rawalpindi forced the shutdown of markets on Monday. The Rawalpindi tragedy which happened on Friday during an Ashura procession left several dead and led to the government imposing a curfew and calling in the army to maintain law and order. Several shops were also […]

Musharraf’s petition hearing adjourned till November 22

Musharraf Trial for Treason

The Singh High Court (SHC) adjourned former president Pervez Musharraf’s petition hearing till November 22 on Monday. The former president, whose name is on the exit control list (ECL) had filed a petition in the Singh High Court through his counsel A.Q. Halepota. According to his lawyer, Musharraf’s mother is sick and he needs to […]

Pakistan Polio cases in 2013 surpass 2012 total

Polio Pakistan

According to reports, the number of polio infections in Pakistan during the current year has surpassed the previous year’s tally, indicating an increase in the crippling disease. Unfortunately, Pakistan is one of the only remaining countries in the world where polio is still endemic. Health officials have cited the resistance of militant groups and security […]

Chief Justice says government cannot take back power subsidy

Chief Justice Pakistan

Hearing the power price hike and loadshedding case, the three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed that the government cannot, by law, remove a subsidy that was provided earlier. The purpose of the state is to serve the masses and the government is duty bound to give relief to the […]

Prime Minister of Pakistan to arrive in Colombo on Thursday for attending Commonwealth Summit

Colombo: November 13, 2013 -Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will be arriving in Sri Lanka on Thursday, 14 November, 2013 to represent Pakistan at the 53 member Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled from 13-17 November, 2013. Besides attending the Inaugural, Executive and Retreat Sessions of the Summit, the Prime Minister will meet several […]

Nasiruddin Haqqani killed in a shooting incident in Pakistan

Haqqani Network

According to various sources, the son of Haqqani Network’s leader, Jalaluddin Haqqani was killed in a shooting incident in the Bhara Kahu area of Islamabad on Sunday night. Nasiruddin Haqqani was around 30 years old and was in charge of the network’s financing, which meant he would travel a lot to the Middle East for […]

ISPR says Syed Munawar Hassan made misguided statements

Syed Munawar Hassan

Responding to the Ameer of Jamat-e-Islami, Syed Munawar Hassan’s comments regarding dead terrorists, in which he labeled them shaheeds, a Pakistan army spokesperson criticized the remarks as misguiding and self serving. The ISPR press release stated that the comments were made for political benefit and people are not in doubt about the real enemies of […]

Indian Foreign Minister says results of meetings with Pakistan are disappointing

Salman Khurshid

Speaking in an interview, Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid shared that despite the warm gestures shown between the two neighbouring countries, India and Pakistan, their talks and meetings don’t show positive results. Responding to Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif’s claim last month to do more for peace between the two countries, Salman Khurshid said, […]

Youth; the future of tomorrow

Without any doubt, youth has been a revolutionary force all over the world. It is the valuable asset that can revive a nation going through hard time. Youth of a nation can do wonders if availed, trained, educated and informed in an optimum fashion. Literally it refers to all the human force in a nation […]

Being Youngest State Guest at Baku Forum

From 31st October to 1st November 2013, 794 participants including 7 former Presidents, 13 Nobel Prize laureates, 7 Emeritus Professors, 107 world-famous public and prominent political figures were gathered together at one venue for the 3rd Baku International Humanitarian Forum. Fortunately, I was selected as participant of the conference this year, and fate worked out […]

Bus accident leaves 5 dead in Bannu

Accident

A bus travelling from Bannu to Lahore met with an ill fate as the driver could not get hold of the speed and the bus overturned on the side of the motorway. The accident took place near Manjhiwal and the police reported how the bus was travelling to the capital city of Punjab. Five people […]

Sindh Government pleads for LB election extension

Election Commission of Pakistan

Sindh Government has submitted a plea in the Supreme Court to extend the election date of local bodies within the province. Sources claim that the provincial government has asked for this to happen due to the holidays that will take place during the month of Moharram-ul-Haram. The petition asks the Supreme Court to delay the […]

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