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Arsalan Iftikhar case: SC rejects Riaz’s application for larger bench
Jun. 9 | ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected the application filed by Zahid Bukhari, counsel of Bahria Town chief Malik Riaz, for the constitution of a larger bench to hear the Arsalan Iftikhar case, reported Express News on Saturday. The...
Five girls allegedly gang raped by border military police
Jun. 9 | DG KHAN: Five girls were allegedly gang raped by border military police personnel near Fort Monroe in Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan), Express News reported on Saturday. The girls, who were visiting Fort Monroe, recorded their statements saying that the...
Foreign intelligence agencies behind Balochistan situation: Justice Javed Iqbal
Jun. 9 | QUETTA: Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, head of judicial commission formed for the recovery of missing persons, on Saturday held foreign intelligence agencies responsible for the deteriorating situation of Balochistan, claiming that there was concrete...
Obama orders ‘sharp increase’ in Pakistan drone strikes: Report
Jun. 9 | US President Barack Obama has ordered a “sharp increase” in drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas in recent months, website Bloomberg quoted two officials on Saturday. According to the report, the US officials said that they expect Pakistan...
Pakistan rejects Panetta’s comments on militant safe havens
Jun. 9 | ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s recent comments on militant safe havens in Pakistan, a move that could intensify tensions between troubled allies Islamabad and Washington. “We...
PIA passengers languishing at Islamabad airport for 8 hours
Jun. 9 | PIA flight PK-211 took off at 1pm, as per schedule. However, passengers were surprised to receive instructions to prepare for a landing after being in the air for only 45 minutes. Moreso since they had booked for a non-stop two hour flight to the...
Punjab government announces Rs780b budget for 2012-13
Jun. 9 | LAHORE: The Punjab government allocated a budget of Rs780 billion for the province for the upcoming fiscal year 2012-13 on Saturday. Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, presenting the budget in the Punjab Assembly, announced a 20% increase...
‘Saudi Arabia, Qatar financing and arming Syrian rebels’
Jun. 8 | Geneva: The Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin has slammed Saudi Arabia and Qatar for funding and supplying weapons to armed Syrian rebel groups, media reported on Friday. China and Russia, who vetoed a UN resolution demanding action...
Arsalan Chaudhry case: PPP leaders barred from giving statements
Jun. 8 | Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday decided not to indulge itself in the ongoing case against Malik Riaz, a business tycoon, and Arsalan Iftikhar , son of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The decision was made in the...
