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Political forces condemn move
Sep 9th
QUETTA: The political forces of Balochistan have expressed strong opposition to the decision of giving more powers to the Frontier Corps and the planning of a fresh operation in the province, saying that the new operation would further aggravate an already volatile situation.
Talking to journalists, President of Balochistan National Party, More >
Police “Loot” Flood Relief Eid Package
Sep 9th
The personnel of law-enforcement agencies and flood affected people allegedly looted the Eid package prepared by Geo Pukaar in Charsadda, says a news report..
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Five Baloch militant outfits banned
Sep 9th
QUETTA: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and four other Baloch militant organisations have been banned and their accounts and other assets have been frozen. This was announced at a press conference here on Wednesday by Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik who also said that targeted operation against the organisations would More >
Frontier Corps being given police powers in Bstan: Rehman
Sep 8th
QUETTA: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Wednesday ruled out negotiations with those talking about freedom in Balochistan, saying they are free to demand anything but freedom.
At a press conference in Quetta, Rehman Malik said all organizations having lashkar, army and/or liberation as part of its name will be banned.
He More >
Watan cards to launch in Sindh, Punjab
Sep 8th
LAHORE: NADRA is expected to launch Watan cards in Punjab and Sindh on Thursday to distribute Rs20,000 per family in the flood affected areas.
Deputy chairman NADRA Tariq Malik told the media in Islamabad that NADRA will launch Watan Cards on time. He said the same card will also be launched in other More >
Ahle Sunnat spokesman gunned down
Sep 8th
KARACHI: Spokesperson of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, Maulana Ahsanullah Farooqi, was killed in Guru Mander, Karachi on Wednesday.
A friend of Farooqi was also injured in the firing incident.
President of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Karachi, Maulana Aurengzeb, condemned Farooqi’s killing. He blamed the government for not providing security to the religious More >
Govt bans five militant groups in Balochistan
Sep 8th
QUETTA: Pakistan announced a ban on five militant groups operating in the restive southwest and froze their assets on Wednesday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.
Violence has surged this year in Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran and is rife with separatist unrest as well as militancy and sectarian violence.
“Today five More >
Frontier Corps being given police powers in B’stan: Rehman
Sep 8th
QUETTA: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Wednesday ruled out negotiations with those talking about ‘freedom’ in Balochistan, saying they are free to demand anything but ‘freedom.’
At a press conference in Quetta, Rehman Malik said all organizations having lashkar, army and/or liberation as part of its name will be banned.
He said innocent More >
Shahbaz says Punjab losses are worth Rs82b
Sep 8th
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said world was all right to have reservations over the distribution of aid money among the flood-affected people, when criminals of the nation are offered relief under the Presidential order, Geo News reported Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference here at Chief Minister House, he More >
Half of Sindh flood-affected land turns uncultivable
Sep 8th
ISLAMABAD: At least 50 percent swathes of flood-affected land in sindh cannot be used for cultivation for upcoming rabi crops, Geo News reported Wednesday.
Addressing a news briefing here, Qaiser Bengali, adviser to Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah warned a food crisis ahead, if necessary commodities were imported.
The More >
CM can’t convert forests into revenue land: petitioner
Sep 8th
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) reissued notice to a provincial Board of Revenue (BoR) senior member on Tuesday, seeking his comments on a constitutional petition filed against the destruction of forestland and tree-felling in the province.
The counsel for Indus Development Organisation submitted that the chief minister was not authorised to convert More >
Security plan chalked out for Eid
Sep 8th
GILGIT: The provincial government has devised a security plan ahead of Eidul Fitr in order to ensure a smooth running of affairs in Gilgit, which has witnessed sectarian unrest during the past few weeks.
“Gilgit has been divided into zones and each zone has been placed under a senior police officer,” More >
Dadu’s last defence threatened by breach
Sep 8th
DADU: A 60-foot breach in an embankment in Johi taluka inundated 25 villages on Tuesday, affecting about 20,000 people. Waters gushing from the breach at Mian-ji-Kundi village submerged the area between the embankment and the Main Nara Valley drain. After the breach, floodwaters changed direction and started hammering the left More >
Sindh ready to impose ‘flood tax’
Sep 8th
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Faced with losses of around Rs447 billion due to floods, the Sindh government has decided in principle to impose ‘flood tax’ to finance rehabilitation of flood-affected people and rebuilding of damaged infrastructure. Provincial authorities also fear severe losses in the agriculture sector as water-logging could make sowing for More >
Force only option to restore order in Balochistan: Malik
Sep 8th
QUETTA: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the government is planning a Swat- and Malakand-like crackdown in Balochistan to crush elements involved in target killings and bomb blasts. Talking to journalists at the airport here on Tuesday, he said that target killings and other crimes had increased in the province More >
Fun and Games in Delhi
Sep 8th
Landing at Delhi’s renovated Indira Gandhi International Airport was like arriving at Heathrow minus the disdainful glances one receives at being part of the ‘desi’ influx. It was like an airport ‘abroad’ (well-stocked duty free, sports bars, W H Smith outlets) with the comforts of home (obsequious officials and toadying More >
Finance minister warns imminent economic breackdown
Sep 7th
KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh warned that government would not have enough money to pay the salaries to the government employees after two months as a result of countrys worst flooding, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh cautioned Federal and Provincial Governments and military authorities to More >
CCI to ensure transparent distribution of relief funds
Sep 7th
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has said it will become a ‘credible face’ of the government and take all policy decisions for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood-affected areas and equitable and transparent distribution of funds. A meeting of the council presided over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani More >
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Sep 6th
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Back and forth over martial law
Sep 6th
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif stated that in the prevailing circumstances, the country cannot brave another martial law.
The PML-Chief while addressing the media outside Ganga Ram Hospital said:
Anyone who wishes for a martial law in Pakistan, can not be a Pakistani. Only the enemies of Pakistan More >
PM assures transparency in funds distribution
Sep 6th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday called for collective efforts to rehabilitate the flood affected people by rising above political affiliations and assured transparency and “zero tolerance” in collection and distribution of donations.
Addressing a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) here at the PM Secretariat, attended More >
AMI chief executive’s orders suspended
Sep 6th
ABBOTABAD: The Peshawar High Court, while providing interim relief to medical superintendent and secretary management council of Ayub Medical Institution (AMI) Abbottabad, has suspended the notifications issued by the institution’s chief executive.
The PHC bench, comprising Justice Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah and Justice Sardar Shoukar Hayat, also served notices to five More >
G-B to demand Rs12 billion for rehabilitation
Sep 6th
ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan government will demand Rs12billion from the federal government for rebuilding the region in wake of the disaster caused by the floods, Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah said on Sunday.
Shah said he will present his demand at the meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) scheduled for More >
Economy on the edge of precipice, says minister
Sep 6th
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Sheikh has made an impassioned appeal to the federal and provincial governments and military authorities to demonstrate highest level of fiscal responsibility in order to avert a ‘complete economic breakdown’. Informed sources told Dawn that at a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza More >
Tax proposed to cope with flood crisis
Sep 6th
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari proposed on Sunday that a one-time flood tax be levied on urban property and agricultural land not affected by the flood. According to sources, the idea was discussed at a special meeting of the Sindh cabinet held to assess the flood damage, ahead of a meeting More >
Punjab govt.-Microsoft sign MoU
Sep 5th
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Mian Mohammed Shahbaz Sharif said Sunday rehabilitation of flood survivors is a challenge for government, vowing to devise a plan for provision of jobs for affectees in their respective hometowns.
He said this addressing the occasion of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Technical Education and More >
PM orders probe into charges
Sep 5th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday promised an administrative inquiry into allegations of ‘scandalous embankment’ breaches by rich landlords but ignored calls from MPs for either a parliamentary or judicial probe.
“I will order the provincial chief ministers to probe the bund breaches so that it is established whether More >
Who will investigate the Ali Wahan story?
Sep 5th
KARACHI: We are told that under the established procedure, the Ali Wahan bund was to be breached when water levels reached critical levels but this did not happen. Why was floodwater not diverted to canals, which remained dry while large parts of Sindh drowned? Why was Section 144 not imposed More >
Sindh to tell CCI it suffered Rs446b in losses
Sep 5th
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet has decided to report a loss worth Rs446 billion from the floods to the Council of Common Interests (CCI) that will meet Sept 6.
The cabinet met Saturday at Chief Minister House. In a press briefing, advisers Kaiser Bengali and Jameel Soomro said that the data was More >
