PML-N won’t let Sindh divide: Nawaz Sharif tells Palijo
May 24th
Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif made a telephonic contact with Awami Tehrik chief Ayaz Latif Palijo on Thursday assuring that his party would not let Sindh be divided at any cost. Nawaz Sharif expressed solidarity with Palijo over Sindh issue. Palijo’s Awami Tehrik launched a rally against the Muhajir province and peace in Lyari and other areas of Karachi few days ago.
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Memuatkan ...Sindh split can’t be tolerated, says Shahi Syed
May 24th
Staff Report KARACHI: Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh chapter’s chief, Senator Shahi Syed, has said that split of Sindh cannot be tolerated and they will work together with all nationalist parties, SAMAA reported on Thursday. Sindh United Party (SUP) General Secretary Shah Muhammad Shah visited Mardan House this day and invited the ANP to attend all parties’ conference on May 29. After rendering invitation, the SUP leader said on the occasion while addressing a joint press conference with Shahi Syed that the MAY 29 all parties’ conference is meant to fail the conspiracy of Sindh split as divide of Sindh can shatter the integrity of the whole country
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Egypt election looks fairer than last: expert
May 24th
CAIRO: Egypt’s first open leadership contest looks better managed than an earlier parliamentary vote, making it harder to influence the outcome by hustling voters, stuffing ballots and other abuses, an election observer said on Thursday. The state election body has toughened oversight of polling stations and improved voting and counting procedures since the legislative vote that ended in January, said election specialist Ossama Kamel, a consultant to several international groups. “We have seen a lot better control of campaigning on election day than during the parliamentary vote when there were lots of violations,” he told Reuters in an interview on the second and final day of first-round voting
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...CJCSC Gen. Wynne confers Hilal-e-Imtiaz medal to Qatari Naval Chief
May 24th
Staff Report RAWALPINDI: General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee conferred the award of HILAL-I-IMTIAZ (Military) to Brigadier General (Sea) Mohammad Bin Nasser Mubarak Al-Shakairi Al-Mohannadi, Commander of Qatar Emiri Naval Forces. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release Gen. Wynne conferred the medal to Qatari Naval Chief at Joint Staff Headquarters Chaklala Rawalpindi, on behalf of President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for his services in bringing the two Naval Forces closer and improving the relations between Qatar and Pakistan therein.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Heroin smuggling bid foiled; PIA officer arrested
May 24th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: An employee of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was arrested at the Benazir Bhutto International airport on Thursday after one kilogram of heroin was found hidden in his shoes and cap during a flight to Birmingham. The arrested man was identified as flight steward M. Javed.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...NA Speaker Fehmida Mirza refuses to disqualify PM Gilani
May 24th
Kuala Lumpur: The speaker of Pakistan’s national assembly on Thursday quashed efforts to disqualify Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani over a court conviction. Gilani was found guilty of contempt by the Supreme Court last month over his refusal to ask Swiss authorities to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Many options available to initiate against missile strikes: FO
May 24th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office has said that there are many options including going to the UN Security Council and moving International Court of Justice against missile strikes in the country, SAMAA reported on Thursday. Foreign Office Spokesman Moazzam Khan said during weekly briefing in Islamabad this day that Pakistan did not expect any big breakthrough in Chicago Summit but still attended that on NATO invitation.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Muhajir province supporters are cowards: Shazia Marri
May 24th
Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri said on Thursday that the people talking about the Muhajir province and those who writes slogan for the province on walls are cowards.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...No question of PM Gilani’s disqualification
May 24th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza said on Thursday that there is no question of Prime Minister Gilani’s disqualification
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...10 year old girl brutally tortured in Gujranwala
May 24th
Staff Report GUJRANWALA: A 10 year old housemaid girl was tortured and thrown away on a road here on Thursday. Sobia, the girl was found critically injured, unconscious from roadside in Ghakhar area
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Robust Nuclear Security Mechanism in place, says CJCSC General Wynne
May 24th
Staff Report RAWALPINDI: General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) visited the Headquarters of the Security Division of Strategic Plans Division (SPD) at Rawalpindi, for a review of security plans for Pakistan’s Strategic Assets. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, a comprehensive briefing was given by Director General Security Major General Muhammad Tahir covering details of the operational preparedness of the Security Division.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Mazhar Majeed appeals after 15 months of sentence
May 24th
LONDON: Mazhar Majeed, a sports agent jailed over a cricket match-fixing scam is appealing against his conviction, SAMAA learnt from sources on Thursday. Mazhar Majeed, 36, from Croydon, south London, was sentenced to two years and eight months.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Motor racing-Alonso fastest in smoky Monaco practice
May 24th
MONACO: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso showed his mastery of Monaco on Thursday with the fastest lap in a first free practice session cut short in a cloud of smoke.
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Animated "Arjun" is not a children’s film
May 24th
MUMBAI: Director Arnab Chaudhuri is quick to point out that his new animation project on a Mahabharat hero is not a children’s film. “Arjun – The Warrior Prince” puts the spotlight on the third of the Pandava brothers in Indian mythology and is the coming-of-age story of the legendary archer. “It’s a hero’s journey
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...Iran talks with world powers hit snag over sanctions
May 24th
BAGHDAD: Iran accused world powers on Wednesday of creating “a difficult atmosphere” that hindered talks on its atomic energy programme, signalling a snag in diplomacy to defuse fears of a covert Iranian bid to develop nuclear bombs. The nub of the dispute was not immediately clear as the Baghdad talks entered a second day
(No Ratings Yet) Memuatkan ...U.S. should respect decision to imprison doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden – Pakistan
May 24th
Kuala Lumpur: The United States should respect a Pakistan court’s decision to imprison a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden, the Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday. “I think as far as the case of Mr. Afridi is concerned, it was in accordance with Pakistani laws and by the Pakistani courts, and we need to respect each other’s legal processes,” Moazzam Ali Khan told reporters.
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