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Govt denial of Asif’s remarks disputed ‘Journalists are the biggest terrorists’

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Monday blasted the government in the National Assembly over remarks attributed to President Asif Ali Zardari, terming journalists as “terrorists”, as the Presidency and federal minister for information denied president made such statement. However, the Frontier businessmen insisted that the president had told them during the January 15 meeting that the journalists […]


NALA passes three resolutions

GILGIT, Jan 19: The Northern Areas Legislative Assembly approved three resolutions on the fourth day of its proceedings here on Monday. The session was later adjourned. The first resolution moved by Fida Mohammad Nashad urged the government to follow its methodology practiced in rest of the country in Gilgit-Baltistan too. Speaker Malik Mohammad Miskeen referred […]


13 militants, two soldiers killed in Mohmand clashes

GHALLANAI: Thirteen militants and two security forces’ personnel were killed as clashes continued in different areas of Lakaro Tehsil of militancy-hit Mohmand Agency on Sunday. Sources said fierce clashes between the security forces and the militants continued in Mulakhel, Sandokhel and Habibzai areas of Lakaro Tehsil for the second consecutive day. Both sides reportedly used […]


Taliban video claims suicide attacks in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Taliban militants on Sunday released a rare video of statements from purported suicide bombers and footage of deadly attacks they claimed to have perpetrated in Pakistan. The 40-minute tape shows men and youths, some apparently in their teens, addressing the camera about their intention to carry out suicide attacks to background music of Urdu-language […]


FIA obtains custody of Nadra official: Theft of identity cards

RAWALPINDI, Jan 17: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) here on Saturday obtained three days physical custody of the in charge of destruction cell at Nadra headquarters after he was arrested in connection with theft of computerised national identity cards (NICs). Special Judge Central (anti-corruption) Baqir Ali Rana consented to the submission of the FIA official […]


Five militants killed in Lakki Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT/KHAR, Jan 17: Five militants and a tribesman were killed in a gunbattle with security forces backed by a tribal lashkar in Kherukhel Pakka area of the Lakki Marwat district on Saturday. Sources said that fighting erupted when the militants travelling in a pickup broke an FC barrier near the Kherukhel fort and tried […]


12 militants among 18 killed in Swat

MINGORA: Amid reports that militants had destroyed a house owned by the ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan in Madyan Chaktari area, 18 more people, including 12 militants and three security forces’ personnel, were killed in different parts of the volatile Swat Valley on Friday. A press release of the ISPR-run Swat Media Cell (SMC) claimed […]


Army kills more militants in Swat

MINGORA/PESHAWAR: The security forces on Thursday claimed to have killed and injured a large number of hardcore militants including their operation commander in Manglawar when an attack was repulsed. Spokesman for the ISPR-run Swat Media Centre (SMC) could not tell the exact number of militants killed in the clash at Manglawar but said ‘a large […]


NGOs may get two govt educational institutions

KARACHI, Jan 14: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that the government will fully support two non-governmental organizations in order to allow them to turn the Khatoon-i-Pakistan School and Rana Liaquat Ali College of Home Economics into “modern institutions of learning, and no opposition from any quarters will be tolerated so far as reforming […]


Protests against NGO

SAHIWAL, Jan 14: Dozens of micro-credit borrowers protested in front of the office of a non-government organisation (NGO) here on Wednesday against forced recovery of installments. The protesters said the NGO had waived their loans, but local staff was extorting money through installments. The NGO, however, denied announcing any such waiver and called it disinformation. […]


Senate body seeks early regularisation of PTV adhoc employees

ISLAMABAD (January 13 2009): Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday proposed that appropriate steps should be taken to regularise the employees of Pakistan Television recruited on adhoc and contractual basis. The ommittee met under the Chairmanship of Senator Liaquat Ali Bangulzai expressed concern over the delay in implementation of its recommendations on […]


Court orders submission of charge-sheet against Mumtaz Bhutto

KARACHI: Judicial Magistrate, South, Syed Nadeem Hussain, has directed the Investigation Officer (IO) to submit the charge-sheet against Sindh National Front (SNF) chief Mumtaz Bhutto in a case pertaining to the latter’s alleged involvement in the attack on a Sindhi daily newspaper on the next hearing date fixed for January 22. Bhutto was released on […]


40 militants, six troops killed: FC repulses attack on fort

GHALANAI, Jan 11: At least 40 militants and six soldiers were killed in a fierce clash in Mohmand Agency on Saturday night. According to officials, heavily armed militants stormed a fort of Mohmand Rifles and two checkpoints in Lakaro subdivision near the Afghan border. The Frontier Corps (FC) said in a statement issued in Peshawar […]


NGOs slam Israel aggression on Gaza

KARACHI – A number of NGOs from the platform of Citizens Against Zionist Aggression (CAZA) on Saturday condemned barbarian aggression on Gaza by Israeli cruel forces. As per detail, the above-mentioned NGOs took out a gigantic rally led by Sharafal Ali from (PILER), Anis Haroon from Aurat Foundation, Usman Baloch from Labour Workers Union and […]