
Vowing to make Pakistan polio-free country, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has taken on the challenge to eradicate the disease o from the country seriously. While speaking to the media, the president hoped that Pakistan would overcome it with the support of the international community. Earlier, President Zardari […]

The Middle-Eastern side will play the Green Shirts three times during the planned tour, which is scheduled for the 12th, 15th and 18th. “We had invited Palestine to play against Pakistan on FIFA days next month but their reply has come a bit late but still we will try our level best to ensure their […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday defended the cross-border shelling by Pakistani forces, saying what you would expect if 200 people cross the Pak-Afghan border and behead 17 soldiers and slaughter them. Speaking to the media, the minister said that she had raised the issue of cross-border infiltration and shelling with her Afghan counterpart […]

Former chief minister and Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Thursday presented five recommendations for the province in the Supreme Court, saying that pardons and packages would not resolve the issue. The nationalist leader was appeared in the court to provide it with assistance on the issue. A three-judge bench headed by […]
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said that the death squads of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) should be abolished. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Chaudhry resumed the hearing on the law and order situation in Balochistan. Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal, who is a former chief minister of […]

Due to unknown reasons, the maiden and historic visit of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to Pakistan has been postponed for an indefinite period. Presidents of Afghanistan, Russia and Tajikistan were scheduled to reach Islamabad on October 1, on three-day tour to attend the Quadrilateral Summit. A statement on Thursday issued by the Foreign Office […]
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The second trilateral meeting featuring leaders from Pakistan, Afghanistan and United Kingdom reaffirmed their commitment to continue to work for the goals of regional peace, stability and development. The three leaders met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, discussing for the elimination of the scourge of terrorism from the region […]

Reacting over the defections in the party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that only opportunists were parting ways with him while people who are determined to bring change are joining hands with his party. While addressing a press conference, Imran Khan said that his party will make clean sweep victory in the […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Dr. Shireen Mazari quits PTI, terming it to be hijacked by ‘Big Money’ In a surprising turn of events, one of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) most colourful and devoted members, Dr. Shireen Mazari, resigned not only from her post of Central Vice President, but also from basic membership of the young political party “purely based on […]

Citing differences purely based on political ground, Senior Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Shireen Mazari has parted with ways with her party. In her message on social networking website, she announced her resignation from her post and basic party membership. She stated, “I have given in my resignation from PTI. I regretfully resign […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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In another incident of sectarian violence, unidentified armed men on Wednesday killed a senior official of the Geological Survey of Pakistan in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. Mohsin Ali Naqvi, a member of the Shia community, was gunned down outside his office in the provincial metropolis. Police official Mohammed Ayaz while speaking to the media […]

Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has said that it was team effort that guided Pakistan to a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in a crucial Group match on Tuesday. It was a do-or-die situation for the Bengali Tigers, as at least a 36-run victory was required to make it to the next round. But the Mushfiqur Rahim-led […]
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