
Supreme Court to take up Asghar Khan’s 16-year old plea on February 29 Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan here today decided to fix February 29 to hear the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Asghar Khan about 16 year ago. Filing the plea, Asghar Khan had demanded an investigation into […]
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Senate agrees to charge Musharraf under article 6 of the constitution Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) The Senate here today unanimously passed a resolution against former President General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf and has demanded his arrest upon arrival to Pakistan along with registration of a case under article 6 of the constitution. The resolution that […]
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Pak-India to discuss Turkmenistan gas project tomorrow Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) A Pakistani contingent, led by Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr. Asim Hussain has reached India to hold dialogues with Indian authorities with regard to transit fee and security matters for Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline Project. According to the well placed sources at Ministry of […]
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Tillakaratne Dilshan steps down from Sri Lanka’s captaincy; Mahela Jayawardene takes over Tillakaratne Dilshan has stepped down from captaincy of the Sri Lankan team following a Test and One Day International (ODI) series loss against South Africa. "Dilshan has resigned as Captain in all three formats of the game," a Sri Lanka Cricket release stated. […]
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Karachi Stock Exchange ends a two-month high; volume closes at one-year high Karachi: (Monday, January 23, 2012) Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) after a prolonged dismal performance finally exhibited a bullish trend with the stock closing at more than two-month high and the trade volume concluded at a one-year high. The present improvement in the market’s […]
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Political deadlock responsible for economic downturn: experts ISLAMABAD: (23 January 2012) Politics deter economic reforms and political instability perpetuates economic uncertainty, said Dr Ashfaque H. Khan, while speaking at seminar here on Monday. The seminar “impact of current political deadlock on Pakistan’s economy" was organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Dr Abid Q. Suleri, […]
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Rupee concedes against dollar Karachi: (Monday, January 23, 2012) pressurized by the deteriorated balance of payment and increasing import bill, the rupee, once again, ended up weaker against US dollar today. Compared to Friday’s closing rates of 90.18-23 in Karachi capital market, it stood for 90.21-26 on the first day of the week. Maintaining a […]
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Ijaz will not be coming to Pakistan The main witness in the memo gate scandal that has Pakistan in its grasp has recently said that he does not want to come to the country in order to testify in front of the Supreme Court regarding the claims he has made against the former Pakistani ambassador […]
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Staying the by-polls by Supreme Court unconstitutional: Election Commission of Pakistan Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) Secretary Election Commission (ECP) of Pakistan, Ishtiaq Khan said today that Supreme Court’s staying the scheduled by-polls was a violation of the constitution of Pakistan. The secretary ECP maintained that instead of waiting for the new voters’ lists by […]
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Drone attack on vehicle in NWA kills four militants A US guided drone attack in North Waziristan agency of Pakistan on Monday killed four militants, a security official said. The US drone fired missiles into a vehicle at Degan village in Pakistan’s Taliban and Al-Qaeda hub of North Waziristan tribal area, close to the Afghan […]

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s police, which is mandated to safeguard the citizens’ rights, feels proud in usurping them by itself. The biggest and the most gruesome example of the police coercion is the free meals that our security men enjoy from any restaurant them desire. What the hell this is! In order to the […]
Jan 23 2012 | Posted in
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Rolling blackouts may have damaging effects on the economy of the country, yet it affects everyone’s personal life as well in a number of ways, one of which is gaming. While many, myself included, will be of the opinion that the effects of load-shedding on the minority of the country’s population who play video games. […]
Jan 23 2012 | Posted in
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