Category archives for: Pakistan

BoP Scam – NAB rejects Sheikh Afzal’s Rs. 3bn Plea-Bargain deal

BoP Scam – NAB rejects Sheikh Afzal’s Rs. 3bn Plea-Bargain deal Islamabad: The National Accountability Bureau today rejected the plea bargain deal of around Rs. 3 billion proposed by Sheikh Muhammad Afzal over his involvement in the Bank of Punjab scam. According to the official statement released by the NAB Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari, […]

Munter calls upon Khar; discusses Pak-US relations

Munter calls upon Khar; discusses Pak-US relations Islamabad: (Thursday, March 22, 2012) US ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter called upon Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar here today. According to the sources, issues related to Pakistan-US relations and mutual interests came under discussion. Sources claimed that the meeting also embarked upon the recent developments like the […]

Investigation of Mumbai terror attacks – Pakistani Judicial Commission returns disappointed from India

Investigation of Mumbai terror attacks – Pakistani Judicial Commission returns disappointed from India Lahore: A Pakistan Judicial commission, comprised of eight legal experts, which was visiting India to investigate the Mumbai terror attacks, has returned to Pakistan disappointed today. Expressing their thoughts while talking to the media personnel at the Lahore airport, one of the […]

Nearly 1000 women killed in Pakistan in 2011 for purposes of honour killing

At least 943 Pakistani women and girls were murdered last year for allegedly defaming their family’s honour, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. The statistics highlight the growing scale of violence suffered by many women in conservative Pakistan, where they are frequently treated as second-class citizens and there is no law against domestic […]

Recommendations on Pak-US ties can be refined: Raza Rabbani

Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, who heads the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), on Thursday, said proposal of recommendations to redefine the terms of engagement with the United States could be redefined further. While speaking to the media ahead of the federal cabinet meeting, Raza Rabbani said they would consider suggestions of opposition parties. On […]

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visits Harrapa, Peshawar Museum

  Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visits Harrapa, Peshawar Museum Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand is visited the Harapa Museum and Harrapa archaeological site on Thursday morning.  She reached Harrapa via a chopper from Islamabad to spend a couple of hours at the ancient site. Princess Maha […]

Well-off parliamentarians of poor country

Pakistani legislators are not happy with the shocking asset-declaration exercise even they are required to do so once in a year. Every Member of Parliament is bound to reveal his assets by September 30, but there are delays in submission required documents. The memberships of those who fail to do so can be suspended until […]

Rasool fires third hat-trick, KRL and KESC in final

Muhammad Rasool’s third hat-trick in three games was enough to fire a rampant KESC side to the final of the KPT Challenge Cup, where they take on Tariq Lutfi’s KRL. This year’s finale of the Challenge Cup is filled with precocious talent and looks likely to be flooded with goals galore. In-form forward Rasool, who […]

Parliament will decide the fate of NATO supplies – Sherry Rehman

Parliament will decide the fate of NATO supplies – Sherry Rehman Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman has said that the Parliament will decide about the future of NATO supplies from Pakistan and the country will not take any international pressure regarding this issue. NATO supplies were halted after the Salala Check-Post incident, where […]

Brave decisions of Parliament

It is quite a welcoming gesture that Parliament will decide new terms of engagement with the United States in light of the recommendations prepared by Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). Since last four decades, a military dominated establishment used to formulate foreign policy exclusively. Without taking political leaderships and foreign office into confidence, the […]

Former Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim unseated from Sindh Assembly

Rejecting leave application, the Sindh Assembly Thursday unseated former chief minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The Sindh Assembly voted on a motion on the leave of Arbab Ghulam Rahim, declaring his seat (PS-60) vacant. In the next phase, the assembly secretariat will issue a notification and approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The latest […]

Mushfiqur Rahim confident of upsetting Pakistan in Asia Cup final

Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is confident to kill another giant, as he aims to hammer Pakistan in the final of Asia Cup. The Bengali Tigers stepped into the ultimate battle following their emphatic wins over India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh have never won a major tournament, and Asia Cup looks an ideal chance for them […]

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