
Lahore High Court accepts petition against medicines reaction case Accepting a petition against deaths of 100 patients by reaction of spurious medicines at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), the Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned Federal and Punjab Health Secretaries on January 30, 2012. Justice Umar Atta Bandial started the hearing of a petition […]

Supreme Court puts ISI, MI on notice Accepting a plea to investigate the death of four out of 11 missing prisoners who had been allegedly abducted by intelligence agencies from outside the Adyala Jail following their release in 2010, the Supreme Court Wednesday issued notices to the chiefs of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military […]

In what appeared to be a targeted sectarian violence, three lawyers belonging to Shia sect were gunned down and another sustained severe injuries in a firing incident near the City Court in the Pakistan Chowk area of Karachi. It is vital to mention here that on Wednesday two activists of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat […]

Mobilink to take part in 3G auction Wednesday, January 25, 2012: Mobilink, the largest telecom service provider in Pakistan, has decided to take part in the auction for third generation (3G) telecommunication services. As per the schedule, the auction for the 3G would take place March 29, 2012 following the pre-bid conference on March 2. […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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PPP demands suo moto notice on PIC tragedy Lahore: (Wednesday, January 25, 2012) Federal Minister for National Heritage and Pakistan People’s Party Lahore President Samina Khalid Ghurki here today asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo moto notice of over 100 deaths of heart patients amid the usage of medicines received from Punjab […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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Candle lit in Memorization of Arfa Karim Faisalabad: (Wednesday, January 25, 2012) Mass Communication Department of Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), in memorization of the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Arfa Karim Randhawa, has lit candles. In this regards, the department of the Mass Communication organized a formal ceremony in which tribute to the […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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President Zardari confers Benazir democracy award on Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon: (Wednesday, January 25, 2012) President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on his official visit to the Union of Myanmar, today conferred ‘Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy’ on Nobel laureate and the icon of political struggle for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi. The […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Yousuf Raza Gilani takes a soft tone with the military The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently given a statement in which he has stated his stance that and willingness to make amends with the military of the country. This has been done by taking a softer line for the top generals […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Gilani back downs from a confrontation with powerful military Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf raza Gilani on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the top leadership of country’s military, as he withdrew from remarks he had made earlier against powerful army and ISI chiefs saying the country could not afford friction […]

No peace talks with the Taliban this week: That was the short message on Sunday from the American envoy charged with starting those negotiations. Stopping here in Kabul this weekend on his way to Qatar, where the insurgents are in the process of opening an office, the envoy, Marc Grossman, implicitly rejected reports that he […]

Ogra burdening the consumers with new tariffs – Pakistan oil and gas sector update ISLAMABAD – Succumbing to the pressure of the federal government, Ogra has granted permission to rub salt on the injuries of gas consumers in a bid to pay the cost of reinstated employees, it is reliably learned. Sources privy to the […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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We are a strange nation and somewhat stoic too. Sufferings, sorrows and deaths do not make any big difference to us—be it ours or of fellows beings. We can kill and can be killed without bothering much about the value of life. The spurious drugs, which have killed at least 71 people in less than […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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