Man waves shoe at Pakistani minister
July 1st, 2012 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) An angry activist of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) waved a shoe at a minister of Sindh province during his address to party workers in Hyderabad ... Read more...
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Pakistani minister’s home electricity cut, restored
December 13th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Electricity supply to a Pakistani provincial minister's residence was disconnected as he had not paid the bills and restored only after he coughed up Rs.300,000 to ... Read more...
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Karachi hotels owe Rs.150 mn to government
June 10th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 10 (IANS) Nearly 400 "unlicensed" hotels in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi have not paid taxes worth Rs.150 million to the government, a minister has said.The ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks’ expose not worthwhile to be discussed in Assembly: Punjab Law Minister
December 7th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 7 (ANI): It is not worthwhile to discuss the revelations made by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, or to pass any resolution in this regard in the august forum of the Punjab ... Read more...
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Pak must repeal ‘abominable’ Blasphemy Law to stop abuse in name of religion: HRW
November 24th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 24 (ANI): The Pakistan government should immediately introduce a legislation to repeal the country's Blasphemy Law, an independent organization dedicated to defending human rights has said."The government should also ... Read more...
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Over 3 million weapons ‘missing’ from official warehouses in Pak Punjab
October 16th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 16(ANI): The Pakistan Punjab government's report that 3.12 million sophisticated weapons, including hand-grenades, have gone missing from the official warehouses in the last 10 years is appalling, an editorial in ... Read more...
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PPP demands Pak Punjab Law Minister’s removal
August 1st, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 1(ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab has demanded Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to immediately remove provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah from office for his involvement in illegal activities.PPP ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Assembly’s minority members demand review of blasphemy laws
July 22nd, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 22 (ANI): In the wake of the brutal murder of two Christian brothers, who were charged for blasphemy, outside the Faisalabad court premises earlier this week, the minority members of ... Read more...
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Pak couple face death by stoning after adultery conviction
July 19th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Manjakot (Pakistan), July 19(ANI): A Pakistani couple have been sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery by a tribal court in the Khyber-Pakhtunkwa province of the country.The man involved, Zarkat ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Govt’ withdraws new clauses from ‘nikahnama’ following massive criticism
July 10th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 10 (ANI): Following massive criticism, the Pakistan Punjab province's government has withdrawn the new clauses that it had implemented in the 'nikah' form.Confirming the withdrawal of the clauses, provincial Law ... Read more...
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Pak jirga’s judgement to stone couple to death criticized
July 9th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Women Action Forum (WAF) has lodged a strong protest against reports of judgement pronounced by a self-styled jirga to stone to death a couple over alleged illicit ... Read more...
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Pak clerics demand Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s removal over terror links
July 5th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Joining hands against the ever-expanding terrorism in the province, religious clerics in Punjab have demanded the resignation of provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah over his alleged links with ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab IG’s meeting with LeT jihadi chief lays bare govt-terror outfits’ links
June 18th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 18(ANI): A direct nexus between the Pakistan Punjab government and banned outfits in the province has come out in the open after its Inspector General met the Lashker-e-Tayyaba's jihadi ... Read more...
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Taliban expanding network in Pak’s military, political heartland- Punjab
June 17th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun. 17 (ANI): The recent string of bloody terror attacks across the Punjab province have put a stamp on fears that militancy has deep rooted itself in the political and ... Read more...
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Deepening terror roots in Pak Punjab cause of worry for international community: NYT
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun.3 (ANI): Following Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's candid admission that extremist groups have deepened their roots in the Punjab province, western officials have also raised concerns over the ... Read more...
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PML-N, Taliban links prime reason behind Lahore mosques’ terror siege: Taseer
May 29th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 29 (ANI): Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has said that the close links between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Taliban was the prime reason behind Friday's ghastly terror ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Govt. must take measures to curb extremist elements: Editorial
March 1st, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar. 1 (ANI): The government in Pakistan's Punjab province needs to come out of its state of denial on the presence of terror outfits, and take appropriate measures to curb these ... Read more...
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Pak parliamentary secretaries blame ‘old cars’ for hindering their work!
June 25th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 25 (ANI): If one sees Pakistan parliamentary secretaries not performing their duties, blame their official cars for the slack work, as officials of the Punjab Assembly have asked the government ... Read more...
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Only provincial government can appoint Sharia judges: Minister
May 4th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) The provincial government in Pakistan's troubled northwest alone can appoint judges under the Sharia laws imposed in the region, a minister asserted Monday.
"Only the NWFP (North West ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque kills 22 (Fourth Lead)
April 5th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (DPA) At least 22 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque in Pakistan's Punjab province, government officials ... Read more...
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UK doesnt support US unilateral strikes in Pak
September 16th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Sept 16 (ANI): UK Secretary for Justice Jack Straw has reportedly told Pakistan that his country doesnt support the recent US unilateral strikes inside Pakistan s territory from across ... Read more...
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