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Nawaz had asked US for security in 2008: WikiLeaks
Jun 11th
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif had requested the US in 2008 for security following the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, said a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks on Saturday.
According to the cable, t…
BB murder case: Arrest warrant for Musharraf issued
Jun 11th
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has issued arrest warrant against former president General (rtd) Pervaiz Musharraf in Benazir Bhuttos (BB) murder case, Geo News reported Saturday.
The court was hearing the case involving the …
Budget 2012: Sindh mixes populist pandering with institutional reform
Jun 11th
Police stations to be given their own budgets; health gets 40% more than last year.
Rangers Kill Youth in Karachi Extrajudicial Killing
Jun 10th
On Wednesday, news outlets report that a young man was “brutally murdered” in an extrajudicial killing that took place in Benazir Park in Karachi. According to Express, the man was accused to be a “snatcher,” or a robber, and was arrested by police who then handed him over to Ranger personnel who cornered him and [...]
I read so you don’t have to: A week of terror
Jun 10th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6332/i-read-so-you-dont-have-to-a-week-of-terror/
Cold blooded killing of man by Rangers
Jun 9th
KARACHI: In what seems to be a repeat of the Kharotabad incident, Sindh Rangers killed an unarmed young man in Karachi and claimed that it was an encounter.
Though Boat Basin Police registered the case 2011/227 against five personnel but the Rangers a…
PM announces to take action on Karachi incident
Jun 9th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani announced on the floor of the National Assembly that he would personally look into the matter of the killing of an unarmed youth by Rangers in Karachi, Geo News reported.
The Prime Minister”s announce…
Pakistan Rangers impart Justice in 10 seconds
Jun 9th
Words fail me, after I watched this video of a Sarfaraz Shah being shot down by our paramilitary law enforcement agency imparting justice in a mere ten seconds. Sarfaraz Shah was apparently brought to the Rangers checkpost positioned inside Benazir Bhu…
Extra judicial killing: Rangers kill youth in Karachi
Jun 9th
KARACHI: Rangers personnel killed a teenager near Shaheed Benazir Bhutto park within the limits of Boat Basin Karachi, Geo News reported.
According to sources, the deceased Sarfaraz Shah was handed over to Rangers over suspicion of dacoity. The Ranger…
BREAKING: Rangers Kill Youth in Karachi
Jun 9th
On Wednesday, news outlets report that a young man was “brutally murdered” in an extrajudicial killing that took place in Benazir Park in Karachi. According to Express, the man was accused to be a “snatcher,” or a robber, and was arrested by police who then handed him over to Ranger personnel who cornered him and [...]
