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CJP urges reforms in family laws
May 20th
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary said that the administration of justice is the duty of state that is being exercised through judicial system. He said this while speaking to a meeting of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP), which was held today in the Supreme Court here on Saturday. CJP Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry chaired the meeting
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Loading ...MQM message spreading despite negative propaganda: Altaf
May 18th
Talking to MQM PIA unit workers in London, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said that all the conspiracies by the opponents the message of the MQM is spreading across the country. Altaf Hussain said that the masses have realized that the MQM is the true political party which represents them. He said that the people from all nationalities are gathering under the banner of MQM to change the outdated political system in the country
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Four gunned down over minor issue in Karachi
May 18th
Staff Report KARACHI: At least four people died while four others were injured in an armed clash between two families occurred in Landhi area of the city on Friday. The clash occurred after shoes of a child were stolen from a mosque situated in Mansehra Colony, Sharafi Goth police limits
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PML-N not responsible for implementation of SC orders: PM
May 17th
Referring to the PML-N’s recent criticism over his status after the verdict of Supreme Court, PM Gilani said that political parties were not responsible for ensuring that the orders of the Supreme Court were implemented. Speaking to the media, Prime Minister Gilani made a specific reference to the PML-N when making this statement.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Karachi violence claims 10 more lives
May 17th
According to details, some unidentified persons shot dead a man in Orangi Tow area in Karachi. The dead was identified as Hasnain Malik.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sheikhupura: 4 of a family killed as truck falls on donkey cart
May 17th
According to details, a truck loaded with hay fell on a donkey cart while saving a motorcycle on Faisalabad Road near Manawala in Sheikhupura, burying six people of the same family under it. Police and residents of the area recovered dead bodies of four people, identified as Malik Adrees, Zubaida Bibi, her son Arsalan and nephew Taufeeq, while rescued two people Jamshaid and Nauman in injured condition. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital from where they were referred to Lahore due to critical condition
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Faryal Talpur, others fall off stage in Nawabshah
May 16th
Staff Report NAWABSHAH: PPP leader Faryal Talpur was injured when stage set up for a public gathering collapsed due to overcrowding in Nawabshah on Wednesday. Talpur and several other people received minor injuries. The gathering was held by former MNA Syed Shaukat Shah to announce his decision to join the PPP
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In breakthrough, President Zardari to attend NATO summit
May 16th
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders in Chicago this weekend, the Pakistan Embassy in Washington said on Tuesday, ending speculation Islamabad might be excluded from the high-level talks on Afghanistan’s future. Nadeem Hotiana, an embassy spokesman, confirmed Zardari’s attendance at the May 20-21 summit, a sign Washington and Islamabad may finally be able to significantly improve ties following the NATO air strike in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and prompted Pakistan to shut NATO supply routes into Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...U.S.-Pakistan near deal on reopening supply lines
May 16th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States appeared on the verge of clinching an agreement to reopen ground supply lines into Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, as Islamabad confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Karachi: Cracker blast kills man in Quaidabad, 7 hurt
May 16th
Staff Report KARACHI: A man was killed and seven other people were injured in a cracker bomb attack on a restaurant near Quaidabad bridge on Wednesday. According to details, the restaurant located near Quaidabad bridge, was destroyed in the explosion of the cracker flung from a moving car. Blast triggered stampede at the caf
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ukraine High Court postpones Tymoshenko appeal
May 15th
KIEV: Ukraine’s High Court on Tuesday postponed the appeal of ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko against her seven year jail sentence until well after the Euro 2012 football tournament gets under way, to the fury of her defence.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition seeks unity
May 14th
AMMAN: Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, as efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks. The latest bloodshed centered in the town of Rastan, where opposition sources said shelling by President Assad’s forces killed nine other people, further unraveling a month-old U.N
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NGOs demand delay in proposed Gulf union
May 14th
KUWAIT CITY: Liberal civil society groups in Gulf states called Monday on Saudi and Bahraini leaders to postpone plans to announce a union between them, saying such a step must be preceded by a referendum. “We urge the Saudi and Bahraini leaderships to review such a step and calculate the reactions of the two peoples,” the Gulf Forum for Civil Societies said in a statement signed by its secretary general Anwar al-Rasheed
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...MQM worker among six killed in Karachi
May 13th
Staff Report KARACHI: The spree of violence persists in Karachi as six more people were reported killed in various areas during the last 24 hours, SAMAA reports. Officials said four people were killed in target killing incidents at Ladhi, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Korangi, and one injured at Shah Faisal Colony.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...International Mother’s Day today
May 13th
ISLAMABAD: People across the globe, including Pakistan, are celebrating Mother’s Day today (Sunday) to share their sentiments and express profound love for their mothers. On the day, people across the world express gratitude for the hardships a mother bears in bringing up a child.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PML(N) to table resolution of Bahawalpur in NA: Shahbaz
May 13th
Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that PML(N) will soon table a resolution in the National Assembly regarding restoration of Bahawalpur province. He was addressing a big gathering of national and provincial assembly members of Bahawalpur Division, PML-N office-bearers and notables at Circuit House Bahawalpur.
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