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Taliban spokesman outlines conditions for ceasefire

Islamabad: The Pakistani Taliban have outlined conditions for a ceasefire, including the adoption of Islamic law, a spokesman said on Thursday. The Taliban, in a letter printed by the Pakistan daily The News, also demanded that Pakistan stop its involvement in the war pitting Afghan insurgents against the Kabul government and...

Malala asks for Pakistan college not to be named after her

A 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education has urged Pakistan to reverse a decision to rename a college in her honor to avert militant attacks on students, according to an official. Malala Yousufzai, who became a symbol of youth resistance to the Taliban, made the request after students broke...

SC concluded its hearing on CNG Prizes

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday concluded its hearing in the case pertaining to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices. The ruling in the case is expected to be issued on Friday. A two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, heard the case over CNG pricing formula,...

Pakistan Detailed List of Beneficiaries ~ NRO ~

The Government of Pakistan has finally made available the list of National Reconciliation Ordinance aka NRO beneficiaries to the public. The list is not yet complete and the one available to media contains only 248 politicians and bureaucrats. I must remind our readers here that the original list comprises of thousands of people and...

Grenade attack on Pakistan Air Force centre, 10 injured

At least 10 persons including five security men were injured when militants attack Pakistan Air Force Engineering Centre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday. Islamabad, Dec 18/Nationalturk – Unknown attackers, suspected to be Taliban militants, attacked Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Engineering Centre  in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan on...

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SC issues contempt of court notice to MQM chief

Islamabad : The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday issued contempt of court notice to the chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain. According to the Sources, the contempt notice was issued during the hearing of case pertaining to Karachi unrest case. The court said that Altaf Hussain used...

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