Malik says ‘credible information’ Hakimullah dead
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Wednesday he had information suggesting that Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of wounds inflicted in a US drone aircraft attack in January. “I have credible information that he’s dead but I don’t have any confirmation,” Malik told reporters, as speculation swirled over the Taliban leader’s fate. Malik also said Qari Hussain, the man … Read entire article »
Armed Forces to be equipped to meet challenges: PM
KARACHI: The PNS Shamshir, manufactured in collaboration with China, has been inducted in Pak Navy, Geo News reported Monday. Addressing on this occasion of F-22P frigate ship joining the Pak Navy fleet, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said all the needs of the armed forces will be fulfilled and they would be armed in view of world situation. PM Gilani said … Read entire article »
Big Helmand offensive in the offing
LASHKAR GAH: Taliban militants are digging in ahead of a major NATO operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, in one of the biggest offensives in the eight-year-old war. U.S. Marines are set to launch an operation within days to take Marjah, an area of lush farmland criss-crossed by canals in the centre of Helmand, Afghanistan’s most violent province. The offensive will … Read entire article »
Twin bombings kill at least 22 in Pakistan,President, PM condemn Karachi bombings
wo bomb blasts targeting a bus filled with Shiite Muslims and later a hospital in Karachi on Friday killed at least 22 people in the latest outbreak of violence plaguing the troubled, nuclear-armed state. The first attack occurred early afternoon in the heart of Karachi, when a explosives-laden motorcycle detonated next to the bus, Karachi police said. The blast killed at … Read entire article »
18 dead, 50 hurt in Karachi blast
KARACHI: At least 12 people were killed and over 50 others injured when a powerful explosion occurred in a public vehicle plying on Sharah-e-Faisal of Karachi, media reported Friday. According to Geo News, the blast occurred in a mini bus near Nursery stop towards FTC. The injured riding a mini bus coming from Malir, include children and women. Police and other rescue … Read entire article »
Country can’t be run by disobeying courts’ orders: Nawaz
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Main Nawaz Sharif said the country can’t be run by violating courts verdicts and President Asif Ali Zardari has violated the promises. PML-N chief said while addressing a party workers’ convention here said Pakistan is passing through a critical phase and a revolution is needed to bring back the things on right track. We have no … Read entire article »
President directs govt to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia Siddiqui
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday directed the government to immediately establish contact with the family of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and provide her with possible legal assistance in the U.S. Spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President issued the direction soon after a jury in Manhattan pronounced guilty verdict against the Pakistani scientist. … Read entire article »
