MQM rape victims & so-called Pak legislations for women
KARACHI: A case of rape, attempted murder, corruption and impunity that took place in 2008 and 2009 continues to haunt two girls in
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Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘MQM’
NWFP / Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa dispute raised in the Senate
ISLAMABAD: The wave of violence that has emerged within the Hazara division on the renaming of the NWFP as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, echoed on the floor of the Senate on Friday. ANP assured the house that no discrimination would occur on the basis of race or language in the province. Senator Afrasiyab Khattak of ANP told the [...]
April 9, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
MQM chief Altaf Hussain seriously ill, spokesman denies
KARACHI: The mysterious absence of MQM chief Altaf Hussain from the political scene has raised several doubts about his health, with sources claiming Altaf is currently undergoing treatment in Germany. However, an MQM spokesman expressed his ignorance of such reports. The exact nature of Altaf’s illness is not clear as yet, as MQM spokesman Salahuddin [...]
April 3, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
Verdict in MQM’s Afaq Ahmed & Aamir Khan’s cases delayed
KARACHI: The court trying the cases against Mohajir Qaumi Movement leaders Afaq Ahmed and Aamir Khan, postponed the announcement of decision in the last case against them till April 7. Later, talking to media outside the court, Afaq Ahmed said that target killings in Karachi should end now and this kind of politics should be [...]
March 31, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
Senate probes collapse of Shershah bridge in Karachi
KARACHI: A senate committee has ordered the details of the 2007 Shershah bridge collapse inquiry. The inquiry comes after ‘The Statesmen’ report that the people held responsible for the bridge’s collapse had been re-hired and even promoted. Members of the committee are demanding that strict action be taken against officials including those of the National [...]
Four MQM-Haqiqi workers shot dead in Karachi target killing
KARACHI: A lawyer for the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) chairman, two MQM-H workers and a taxi driver were shot dead on
Karachi bridge collapse culprits get promotions in NHA
KARACHI: The National Highway Authority (NHA) lieutenants, held responsible for Karachi’s Shershah bridge collapse, have managed to get higher positions within the same organisation in less than two-and-a-half years of the disaster. On Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s suo motu notice, the Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission (PMIC) had conducted an inquiry into the tragedy, holding [...]
March 6, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
Notification of administrators’ appointment fake: CM Qaim
KHAIRPUR: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said the so-called notification of the appointment of administrators is fake. Talking to reporters at the Sukkur Airport, he said an FIR would be registered against the authorities concerned who had issued the notification. He said officials who issued the notification had been suspended and he [...]
February 21, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
MQM rejects ANP’s allegations of target killings in Karachi
KARACHI: The MQM on Thursday rejected all the allegations levelled against them by ANP Sindh President Shahi Syed who blamed the political party for target killings in Karachi. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM politician Faisal Sabzwari condemned the allegations saying the ANP should avoid making it a ‘political matter’ everytime a Pushtun is [...]
People behind target killing to be severely punished: Malik
KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Thursday said that Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement will work in unison and that people found involved target killing will be awarded severe punishment. Talking to media persons after attending Sindh Assembly meeting, Rehman Malik said target killings will not be tolerated at any cost. “The anti-state elements [...]
February 4, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
Three more killed in Karachi violence as Rangers called in
KARACHI: A man was killed in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town whereas two people were killed in the city’s Orangi Town and Qasba Colony areas. Meanwhile, a man wounded three days ago during the violence also succumbed to his injuries. On Tuesday, at least 13 people were killed in incidents of firing in different areas of Karachi [...]
President, PM step in to save PPP-MQM coalition in Sindh
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The federal government stepped in to prevent the Sindh coalition government from unravelling following bitter recriminations between key ministers belonging
February 3, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
MQM-PPP rift: PM Yousuf Raza Gilani telephones Altaf Hussain
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani today spoke to Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on phone and discussed with him issues regarding Sindh Assembly’s incident. According to a statement issued from MQM’s London Secretariat, Prime Minster Gilani has regretted the inappropriate behavior of PPP provincial ministers during the Sindh Assembly’s session. Speaking to [...]
February 3, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
Eleven more killed as violence spreads in Karachi
KARACHI: Eleven people, including a prayer leader and a teenage boy, were shot dead on Tuesday as major political parties remained engaged in reconciliation efforts but failed to restore peace to the city. The violent incidents, which in most cases saw armed motorcyclists targeting mainly small traders and labourers, reached central and eastern localities of [...]
MQM, PPP trade barbs in Sindh Assembly on Karachi situation
KARACHI: MQM and PPP traded barbs during the Sindh Assembly session, which was ensued by a walk out on part of the former. The session was chaired by Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza.MQM reacted strongly on PPP’s comments regarding Karachi situation and interference of civil administration. Dr Sagheer Ahmed was trying to comment on Interior Minister’s [...]
February 2, 2010 | Posted in SOUTH ASIA | Read More »
Non-political administrators to replace nazims in Sindh
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement agreed on Monday to replace nazims with non-political administrators and hold local government
سندھ میں ایڈمنسٹریٹرز کی تقرری پر پی پی، متحدہ اتفاق، بلدیاتی انتخابات 90 روز میں جماعتی بنیاد پر ہوں گے
کراچی… پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی او ر متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے درمیان سندھ میں ناظمین کی جگہ ایڈمنسٹریٹرز کی تقرری، بلدیاتی انتخابات 90 دن کے اندر جماعتی بنیادوں پر کرانے اور دیگر اہم معاملات پر اتفاق ہوگیا ہے اور طے پایا ہے کہ ایڈمنسٹریٹرز کی تقرری کا فیصلہ گورنر اور وزیراعلیٰ سندھ کریں گے۔ صوبائی وزیر [...]
January 28, 2010 | Posted in URDU NEWS | Read More »
Apex Court declares NRO discriminatory & un-Islamic
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court released on Tuesday its detailed judgment on petitions against the controversial National
Nisar’s passion, Gilani’s pragmatism, nation’s disappointment
You could argue with Ch. Nisar’s politics, you could certainly object to his use of the word “panga” in his seething response to previous day’s digs by Raza Hiraj, but there was no questioning the sincerity of his passion and his absolutely spot on portrayal of the national sentiment when he said to the Americans: [...]
January 15, 2010 | Posted in COLUMNISTS' VIEWS | Read More »
The battle for Karachi
The Ashura procession in Karachi was odds-on favourite to be targeted, yet this was more than just a terrorist attack. The motivated rioting that engulfed Boulton Market is extremely suspicious, the rush to judgment to a “suicide bomber” was unprofessional. The forensic investigation into the arson and looting in the aftermath of the bomb explosion [...]
January 14, 2010 | Posted in COLUMNISTS' VIEWS | Read More »
Photo Gallery
15,000 Daily wage-earners’ jobs at stake as PEPCO decides to suspend supply to furnaces
Veena Malik seeks court’s help for registration of an FIR against Muhammad Asif
In mom’s wedding sari, Sania Mirza says “Nikah Kabul Hai”; it’s Sania Shoaib from now
Rehman Malik asks Shahid Malik to get Shoaib Malik’s passport back
What’s going on between Pak cricket legend Wasim Akram & Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen?
Potential to generate 50,000mw electricity from Thar coal field for 800 years
Pakistani expectations for civilian nuclear deal dampened by the United States
