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Apparently unhappy by inaction on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the (National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said that it was merely the powerless men who have to endure jail terms while the powerful get NROs. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the former cricketer-turned-politician lashed […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan wishes to have friendly, cooperative and cordial ties with neighboring India, adding that there were tremendous opportunities exist between the two countries to enhance their bilateral relations. Speaking to Chief Minister of Bihar, India, Nitish Kumar, the president urged for exploring cooperation in fields such as […]
In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), the Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew contempt of court notice against Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf in NRO implementation case. Heading the hearing today, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, who penned down the ruling, said that the government complied […]
In quite a shocking statement, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that around 70 per cent of Taliban’s income comes from managing and taxing the illicit drug business. The minister said this while chairing the concluding session of a two-day Regional Ministerial Conference entitled, ‘Counter narcotics, enhancing cooperation for effective coordinated and sustainable narcotics […]
Politicians have come and gone, ousted and exiled, punished and threatened and even killed and hanged, but for the first time in history, Pakistan is close to seeing, for the very first time in its short history as an independent country, that an army general will be held accountable for his crimes against this nation. […]
Renowned business tycoon Malik Riaz on Tuesday said that Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was a don and was managing things according to his will. Speaking to the media after appearing before the Suddle commission tasked to probe the Arsalan-Riaz saga, he said, “Arsalan will get the same justice […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) General Secretary MushahidHussain Syed has said US played role in past but it would not act in the upcoming elections. Addressing a seminar on the topic “long-lasting regional peace”, here on Tuesday he said that the peace in the region could not be maintained without Pakistan as the country has […]
Expressing displeasure over the non-appearance of Hussain Haqqani, the Supreme Court asked Asma Jahangir to file a request for obtaining security for her client. The court directed the counsel for Haqqani to guide the Interior Secretary K M Siddiq Akbar as to what kind of security was required by her client, former envoy to […]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the war on terror did not need to be fought in Afghanistan but in the sanctuaries in Pakistan and Afghanistan that were sheltering the Taliban. Speaking to an Indian newspaper, he stated, “I hope that now with the re-election of President Obama, we will be sitting down for […]
Pakistan has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental body within the UN system. Pakistan, which had the endorsement of the Asia Group, polled 171 votes, when 97 were required. The United States and Germany won a closely contested race among western nations. In Asia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, South Korea […]
In what appeared to be a brilliant and significant move, President Asif Ali Zardari has signed Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) Bill to repeal fake medicines. According to new bill, stern action would be taken against the druggist involved in preparation of fake and poor quality-medicines. He signed the bill at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in […]
Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the opposition wants to build an atmosphere of confidence to bring self-exiled leaders of Balochistan to talks. Talking to the media outside the Parliament house, the opposition leader and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said that the government had not […]
