
On directives of the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, the Ministry of Information Technology (IT) has blocked video sharing website YouTube after it declined to the remove the anti-Islam video. A statement issued by the premier said, “The block will remain in place until the anti-Islam film is removed. Blasphemous content will not be tolerated […]
Sep 18 2012 | Posted in
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Terming the next six months crucial at political scenario, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said the rulers had ruined democracy in the country by incorrect policies. While addressing a large gathering of party workers, the former two-time premier observed, “We were not allowed to work for the welfare of the people. Our […]
Sep 18 2012 | Posted in
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Mohammad Hafeez happy with Pakistan’s positive run-chase against India Pakistan T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has expressed satisfaction at the positive way his side went for run-chase against India in a crucial warm-up game on Monday. Just a day before the start of the World T20, the arch-rivals met in a tense encounter. As expected, the […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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With an unbeaten 92 off 50 balls by Kamran Akmal, the Green-Shirts on Monday conquered India by 5 wickets in International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup worm up match. Pakistan, chasing India’s commanding 185-3, appeared to be out of contention when they lost five wickets by the 12th over with just 91 runs on […]

President Asif Ali Zardari’s 4 years in office and its impact on Pakistan By Syed Zahid Bokhari, Advocate Pakistan has become so accustomed to government overthrows and martial law being imposed that from the first day the Pakistan People’s Party came into power, political pundits were certain of President Zardari’s ousting sooner or […]

Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert delighted with their team’s Worlds performance Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert admired Team Belgian’s performance at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships. Gilbert’s top place finish was the biggest victory for the team as he commends his team’s support through the race. “I also thank my team [BMC] because despite […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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Though watching the movie trailer ‘Innocence of Muslims’ for only 5 minutes was so disturbing that I simply think it’s sheer mistake watching production of a sick mind. From just a few glimpses of the clips from the movie, I got the reason why the agitation on the movie is so harsh. What America, Israel […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
Editorial,
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Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful test fire of the indigenously developed multi-tube cruise missile Hatf-VII (Babur), having a range of 700 kilometers, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the statement issued by the ISPR, the cruise missile is a low-flying, terrain-hugging missile, which can strike targets both at land and sea with pin-point […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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At least three people including a railway employee and two other passengers reportedly lost their lives while more than 10 injured when two trains collided near Bin Qasim Railway Station on Monday. Divisional Superintendent Railway while speaking to the media confirmed the accident and feared more causalities. The railway employee was identified as Ali Asghar. […]

Expressing reservations over the list of witnesses in the contempt of court case, the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on whether Attorney General Irfan Qadir could prosecute the case or not. A two-member bench with Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan in the chair resumed the hearing of the contempt case against property tycoon Malik […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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Directing Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block links to all blasphemous videos including a recently uploaded anti-Islam movie on YouTube, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked it to take down all the relevant material. Moreover, the chief justice directed the authority to take down all profane material that disrespects Islam or Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in […]

The government has ordered to cull a consignment of 21,000 sheep after authorities declared they are diseased. According to the media reports, the sheep were sent from Australia to Bahrain but were rejected earlier this month on the grounds some had scabby mouth disease. In the latter stage, Pakistan accepted the sheep and it was […]
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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