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Mobile Phone & Metro Bus Resumes after D-Chowk Sit-in Ends in Islamabad

Islamabad Rawalpindi Metro Bus Service

ISLAMABAD: Four days later, today metro bus service has resumed its operations between Rawalpindi and Islamabad, which was suspended due to the protest and sit-in at D-Chowk Islamabad. Internet and mobile phone services have also been restored at the twin cities which were blocked due to the protest within the certain range where protestors has […]

Attack On Press Club Leads To Arrest Of Seven Suspects

Half a dozen members of the Anjuman Talaba-e-Islam (ATI) were arrested over their supposed involvement in the attack on the Karachi Press Club and for battering journalists on Sunday. Raids which lead to parts of District South including Saddar and MA Jinnah Road resulted in the arrests. The arrested ATI workers have been identified as […]

Lahore Mourns Attacked Victims

Following the attack on Lahore city, most places such as parks and prominent markets remained closed on Monday in mourning of the lives lost and those injured in the terrorist attack at Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park. Support was promised by traders’ associations to assist the armed military in their crackdown against terrorist outfits. Law enforcement and intelligence […]

Attorney-General Of Pakistan Escorted Out Of Job

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan accepted the resignation of Salman Aslam Butt, the then attorney-general of Pakistan on Monday. He had lost the case of Pervez Musharraf involving his removal from the no-fly list. Prime Minister Sharif had gone on to replace Salman Butt with Ashter Ausaf, who then was in the position of […]

Madrassa Teacher Rapes 13 Year Old Boy

Police arrested a Madrassa teacher on Tuesday who raped a 13 year old boy in the Village of Bachkan Ahmadzai Lakki Marwat District. The name of the victim has been withheld for security reasons however, the boy claimed that he was a student of Madrassa Muhammadia Ghausia were he has been raped on 3 separate […]

Easter Sunday Bomber Identified!

According to Police, the suicide bomber responsible for the attack in Lahore on Sunday has been identified as Muhammad Yousaf Farid of Fateh Sehrani, Basti  Baitwala in Muzaffargarh. The attacker who detonated himself in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park on Sunday, was identified by a CNIC that was found at the scene of the blast. According to […]

Suicide Attack Claims 72 Lives In Lahore

A suicide attack on Sunday caused havoc in a park in Lahore and claimed 72 victims during an Easter Sunday celebration. The Gulshan-e-Iqbal park was the scene of bloodshed and chaos as many women and children were among the fatalities. Police confirmed the death toll at 72 with senior police official Haider Ashraf stating that […]

15 Dead From Toxic Alcohol

15 people have been reported dead near Karachi from alcohol poisoning according to police on Tuesday. Reports indicate that dozens more have fallen sick from drinking tainted liquor which is the latest episode of fatalities due to the consumption of low grade moonshine liquor in Pakistan, which is a predominantly Muslim country and criminalizes the […]

More Than 350 Prisoners Hanged Since December 2014, Government Tells The Supreme Court

In Islamabad on Tuesday, federal government notified the highest court of the 353 death row prisoners hanged in the country since December 2014. Earlier on, the government’s response had been sought by the Supreme Court with regards to the numerous mercy petitions filed by neglected prisoners rotting in jails for years. 2008 witnessed the temporary […]

Celebrating A Year Of Service: Pakistan’s First Women-only Rickshaw

Lahore has been met with Pakistan’s first women-only rickshaw service. The intention of such a service was to provide staff with a unique way of attaining financial independence and an avenue for passengers to enjoy a ride without the intrusion of male drivers and passengers. However, only after a year in business, “Pink Rickshaw” situated […]

Mullah Rasool In Custody

The leader of a splinter group of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Rasool, has been detained according to two Taliban leaders on Monday. His succession was the result of break away from the initial Afghan Taliban group by members opposed to Mullah Aktar Mansoor’s leadership of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The two Taliban leaders, who […]

Ex-MQM Member Kaimkhani Calls on Sindhis and Urdu-speakers To Look Past Their Differences

An anti-MQM protester on Friday, requested for more unity between urdu-speakers and sindhis and underscored the significance of putting an end to their numerous differences and letting peace reign in the rural regions. Mr Kaimkhani also said, during the press conference, that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was not just restricted to the Urdu-speaking people but […]

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