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Prime Minister Ashraf says miscreants trying to create sectarian strife in Karachi

Expressing grave concern over the situation in Karachi, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that miscreants were trying to create sectarian strife in the ongoing spate of violence.   The premier observed, “We are all mindful of the fact that extremism, militancy, intolerance, sectarian violence and terrorism, all put together have posed a serious […]

Altaf Hussain says never received money from agencies

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he had never received a single penny from any agency, saying that he had turned down illegitimate money offered by visitors to his home.   In a telephonic address to religious clerics in Karachi and Lahore simultaneously, Hussain said that he had launched his movement […]

President Zardari says elections will be on time and transparent

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday assured that general elections will be held in time which will be completely free‚ transparent and fair in all manners. Addressing public gathering in Mandi Bahauddin, the president said he will respect the mandate of people and all measures have been taken to ensure holding of free and fair […]

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf sees conspiracy against army

Former President military chief General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that a conspiracy has been hatched against the army based on the fact, adding that if you want to weaken Pakistan then weaken the army and this is what happening now.   In an interview to BBC, the former military ruler said that he had […]

Imran Khan not happy with the Supreme Court’s ruling in NRO implementation case

Apparently unhappy by inaction on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the (National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said that it was merely the powerless men who have to endure jail terms while the powerful get NROs.   Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the former cricketer-turned-politician lashed […]

Why Mirza Aslam Beg Should Be Made an Example out of

Politicians have come and gone, ousted and exiled, punished and threatened and even killed and hanged, but for the first time in history, Pakistan is close to seeing, for the very first time in its short history as an independent country, that an army general will be held accountable for his crimes against this nation. […]

Opposition wants to bring self-exiled Baloch leaders to talks: Ch. Nisar

Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the opposition wants to build an atmosphere of confidence to bring self-exiled leaders of Balochistan to talks.   Talking to the media outside the Parliament house, the opposition leader and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said that the government had not […]

Election Commission of Pakistan extends deadline for declarations over dual-nationality

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the deadline for submission of declarations by parliamentarians that they did not hold dual citizenship until November 30.   A private TV channel quoting Additional Secretary of the ECP Mohammad Afzal Khan as saying that the decision to extend the deadline was made on the request of […]

Nawaz Sharif urges government to take action against culprits in Karachi

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has urged the federal government to take stringent measures to curb the elements who are playing with the lives of innocent people in Karachi.   He issued a statement saying increasing incidents of target killings in the port city have shocked the nation, asking the authorities concerned to […]

PPP and PTI are Two Sides of Same Coin- Arbab Khizer Hayat Khan

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PMLN Leader Arbab khizer Hayat Khan has said that PPP and PTI are two sides of same coin, and both of them are working together to stop PMLN to get leadership and Nawaz Sharif from Prime Ministry, but in these struggles they will n face just failure. Talking with journalists […]

Imran Khan says dialogue with Taliban can end war

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that a peaceful end to the war on terror was possible only through holding talks with the Taliban.   While speaking to a British newspaper, the cricketer-turned-politician said Pakistan’s elite liberals were the only group in the world that supports war ideology of George W Bush.   He […]

Ex DG ISI Asad Durrani says Rs70mn given to politicians

Former Director Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen (Retd) Asad Durrani has said Rs140 million were collected for politicians, out of which Rs 70 million were distributed while the rest went into the ISI’s fund.   While interviewing to a private TV channel, the former spy chief said that he was not aware of the funds being […]

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