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Younis Habib, the former chief of Mehran Bank on Thursday confessed before the Supreme Court that he distributed Rs400 million among anti-PPP politicians prior to the 1990 elections. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of a 1996 petition moved by Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar […]
Over the past few years, a host of Pakistani artists have been able to make their name abroad because of the political situation in the country. Also, the huge market in India is another positive for them as it offers them a perfect opportunity to showcase their talent. Nazia Hassan started the trend way back […]
Imran Khan could not have made a more promising start of his political career than his last year’s first mammoth rally in Lahore on 30 October. It had taken him almost 15 years to turn his Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf into a party that has a conspicuous presence in the Pakistani politics, where you could at least […]
Despite wide and large cries, the issue of missing people has been somewhere in the air for quite some time now. Sometimes media chose to talk about it and sometimes not. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a few days back, ordered the intelligence agencies to show up of the missing persons. Only seven out of […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. In its verdict, the apex court said that the premier should submit written reply by March 19 and he would have to be appeared before the […]
Following the March 2 elections, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman group (JUI-F) is facing troubles in upholding its top opposition slot in Senate. In a bid to save the position of opposition leader in the upper house of parliament, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri and his party are working to convince the allied parties. SThe JUI-F’s […]
In what appeared to be a brave decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan, it disqualified Waheeda Shah for two years, terming her election null and void for slapping two female polling staffers. An apology and 25,000 thumb impressions could not save PPP’s Waheeda Shah, who executed her feudal powers in the recent by-elections. The […]
Shell Petroleum profits plunges by 44 percent Karachi (Wednesday, March 7, 2012): Shell Petroleum, which is second largest oil marketing company, has seen its profits dip in Pakistan by an amount of Rs906 million (or 44 percent) during the year 2011. The sudden plunges in the profits are caused by the growing receivables that have […]
Chairman Senate to be nominated with allies’ consent: PPP Islamabad: (Wednesday, March 07, 2012) Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting said today that Pakistan Peoples’ Party will nominate its candidates for Chairman and Deputy Chairman offices only after consulting the coalition partners. Awan, who was addressing a press conference, said, “Consultation […]
Border blockade for Nato troops continues More than three months after the Nato and ISAF troops attacked two Pakistan outposts on Afghanistan border, Pakistan continues suspension of NATO supply routes through its territory into Afghanistan. A top US official said on Tuesday that he will soon visit Islamabad for talks and hoped after the latest […]
Ali Zafar makes Pakistan proud with his magical performance in ‘London, Paris, New York’ The entire Pakistani population is proud of what Ali Zafar has managed to achieve in the Indian film industry that is known as Bollywood. For the last two years, we have been feeling humiliated because of the image that Veena Malik […]
Law and order in Balochistan can’t improve without CM’s interest Islamabad: (Tuesday, March 7, 2012) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said today that the law and order situation in Balochistan could not get any better without Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani’s interest. The remarks came when the CJ, heading a three-member bench, […]
