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SC warns of emergency martial law

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

QUETTA – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Wednesday remarked that if Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani does not want implementation of the Supreme Court"s orders,

Cabinet forms bodies on Karachi missing persons

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani the federal cabinet meeting Wednesday formed two separate committees to look into the issues of law and order situation in K

Muzaffar Bhuttos death

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

WHILE the issue of enforced disappearances, allegedly at the hands of the security agencies, in Sindh is nowhere near the levels it is in Balochistan, nationalists and po

Rs100 billion road infrastructure damaged due to Nato supp

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD - National Highway Authority (NHA) on Tuesday informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the NATO supply route to Afghanistan via Pakistan has damaged th

Courtroom drama Apex court grilling triggers DAGs dramatic

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

QUETTA: Hemmed in between irate and increasingly frustrated judges and a recalcitrant administration, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Malik Sikander announced on Tuesday hi

Slow progress in missing persons case annoys SC

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

QUETTA, May 21: Annoyed by slow progress in the recovery of missing persons, the Supreme Court has ordered the secretaries of defence and interior as well as principal se

Protest over murder of journalist Razzaq Gul

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

QUETTA: Journalists in Quetta protested on Sunday against the murder of journalist Razzaq Gul whose bullet-riddled body was found dumped near his residence in Turbat a da

Sindh govt given 90 days to hold LG polls

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

KARACHI, May 18: The Sindh High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce a schedule for local government polls in Sindh and ordered the pr

Haqqani"s counsel refuses to appear before Memo Commission

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

IslamabadCounsel for Hussain Haqqani, Zahid Bukhari would not appear before the Memo Commission, probing the infamous memogate scandal. 

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Sectarian violence: Hazara community under attack in Quett

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

QUETTA: After an interval of a few weeks, sectarian targeted killings resumed in Quetta on Tuesday morning as two brothers belonging to the Hazara community were gunned down

2 FC men among 4 killed in Quetta blast

in National - Tue May 15, 2012

QUETTA, May 14: Two Frontier Corps personnel and two civilians were killed when a car bomb exploded as a convoy passed by in the Almo Chowk area of the city on Monday.

Absence of FC chief irks SC

in National - Sat May 12, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 11: Displeased by the absence of inspector general of the Frontier Corps, Balochistan, and non-production of three missing persons, the Supreme Court warne

Memo Commission gets 4 week extension

in National - Fri May 11, 2012

IslamabadThe Supreme Court on Thursday extended the term of the judicial commission probing the memogate scandal for four weeks to complete its investigation.

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Power riots roil govts key ally

in National - Fri May 11, 2012

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid (PML-Q) Secretary Information Senator Kamil Ali Agha on Thursday warned the government it would be difficult for his part

Case of mistaken identities Mystery shrouds arrests of BLA

in National - Wed May 09, 2012

QUETTA / KARACHI:

Another dubious saga has made the case of missing persons murkier than ever before.

The Karachi police claimed on Monday that

Targeted attack Senior police officer shot dead in Quetta

in National - Wed May 09, 2012

QUETTA:

A senior anti-terrorism police officer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen near his house in Satellite Town in Quetta on Tuesday morning. In a sepa

Two more missing persons surface in Quetta

in National - Wed May 09, 2012

QUETTA: Two more missing persons surfaced in Nawa Killi area of the provincial capital on Tuesday. Five out of seven people, who were abducted from Marwar area, had been

Case of mistaken identities? Mystery shrouds arrests of BL

in National - Wed May 09, 2012

QUETTA / KARACHI:  Another dubious saga has made the case of missing persons murkier than ever before. The Karachi police claimed on Monday that they have arreste

PTI likely poll partner "Mistrust" pushing JI away from "N

in National - Mon May 07, 2012

LAHORE, May 6: Though in contact with both the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Tehreek-i-insaf, the Jamaat-i-Islami finds the PTI more suitable for an electoral alliance.

Lyari operation suspended not stopped Malik

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

KARACHI, May 4: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the police-led operation in Lyari has been suspended for 48 hours on humanitarian grounds. However, he has vowed t

CJ rebukes govt for inaction on the missing

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

QUETTA: The Supreme Court, hearing a petition on the law and order situation and human rights violations in Balochistan, observed on Friday that the prime minister, feder

Pakistan a failed country US Congressman tells Gilani

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

Washington:  Influential American Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has told Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that his country is a failed state and no amount

Memo commission told Ex-envoy to US spent over $6m of secr

in National - Fri May 04, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 3: As the memo commission is widening its proceedings, the counsel for Mansoor Ijaz produced a media report regarding former ambassador to the US Hussain H

CJ among 100 influential people

in National - Fri May 04, 2012

ACCORDING to media news, the Times magazine, in its recent issue, included Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chudary in the list of hundred most influential people of th

Balochistan security case: SC refuses to stay silent on mi

in National - Thu May 03, 2012

QUETTA:  The apex court summoned Balochistan"s top government officials to explain progress, or lack thereof, on the issue of "missing persons" during Wednesday"s he