
Bannu: (Monday, July 16, 2012) Taliban banned outfits Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who were dressed in burqas (veils) attacked the old city police station in Bannu here today to free their companions out of the jail. The attack on the police station in a security hit area sparked a gun-battle near the already fragile area of […]
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Islamabad: (Monday, July 16, 2012) While appearing before the court as an immunity-granted witness, former Director General (DG) Health Dr Rasheed Juma said that the Ephedrine quota was granted on pressure of Ali Musa Gilani – son of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, and the former health secretary Makhdoom Shahabuddin. Earlier, Ali Musa Gilani […]
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Rawalpindi – July 16, 2012: Mrs Elke Hoff, Member of Defence Committee and Sub Committee of German Parliament on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non Proliferation, called on General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee here today. The visiting dignitary remained there with the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee for quite some time […]
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Cricketing ties have restored between Pakistan and India after the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announced that the former will tour the latter to play a series of three one-day internationals (ODIs). The Indian cricket board, according to the media reports, has showed consent in principle to invite the neighboring country for a […]
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Marta Women FC take on Diya FC in the Women’s Final in the Sindh Sports Board All Karachi Women Football tournament. Diya are heavy favourites for the game, possessing some of the most talented players in the country. Led by the ever impressive Hajra Khan, they are line to scoop up yet another trophy for […]
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In quite an unexpected move, the appointment of Justice Fakhruddin G Ebrahim as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Shahid Orazkzai on Monday filed a petition with the apex court, challenging the recent appointment on which all major political parties showed consensus. In his view, Fakhruddin’s appointment was […]

Ministry of Defence on Monday failed to produce the notification about the setting-up Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI)’s political wing to the Supreme Court. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing in the case involving alleged disbursement of millions among anti-PPP politicians by the country’s chief spy agency before the 1990s […]

Polio campaign starts today The three-day national immunisation campaign against polio, during which 17.3 million children up to five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops all over the province, will start from Monday (today). The Health Department had constituted more than 38,000 teams to achieve the target, a spokesman said on Sunday, adding […]
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The latest decision of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to reopen cases against Sharif Brothers only months before the general elections is stirring many conspiracy theories. The key component of these theories is apparently an effort to upset the system. Chairman NAB Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari had earlier said that he was keeping the cases […]

Indian spin bowler Ravi Ashwin has said that there is no such thing as teesra and a regular off-spinner just has two basic deliveries to work with. Saeed Ajmal talked about his new delivery ahead of Pakistan’s series against England, however, the pundits called it just a part of metal games. The bowlers are creating […]
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When Parents Fight Parents might not realise the fact that when they fight, the only ones that are getting hurt are their children who have to be a witness to the fact that two grown, mature individuals, cannot deal with each other’s problems in a grownup sort of way. Children of all ages, whether […]

Instead of facing criticism on many fronts, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided to move on for fresh elections, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. The report quoting sources claimed that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will announce the roadmap for the next general elections on August 14. […]