ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Thursday arranged a dinner in honour of Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, former Chairman of the commission in recognition of his services for higher education development in the country.
Army soldiers are deployed to Elite Police Academy on Bedian Road after the training centre was attacked by gunmen on the outskirts of Lahore on October 15, 2009. — Reuters LAHORE: A recent avalanche of attacks killing more than 160 people has opened the flood gates to a widening guerrilla war in Pakistan that the [...]
By Muhammad Javed Kerry Lugar Bill has become a hot pot in the country. Those who were earlier criticizing it without reading the Bill, today themselves have agreed to request US to amend and change the condition which in other words means they themselves had not read the Bill but were as a fashion criticizing [...]
Ashraf Javed LAHORE – Thursday’s coordinated terror attacks on the key security installations in Lahore, Kohat and then in the residential area in Peshawar within hours, clearly indicates that the activists of the defunct religious organisations sponsored by Indian Intelligence Agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and backed by Al-Qaeda, are playing in the hands [...]
Pakistan Telecomm-unication Authority (PTA) organised telecom consumer forum with a theme “Together for Consumer Rights” here on Thursday. Secretary IT and Telecom, Naguib Ullah Malik was the chief guest while Chairman PTA, Dr Mohammed Yaseen presided over the Forum.
* Garden is single largest place where 112 trees were planted by world leaders, claims CDA member environment About 112 saplings have so far been planted in Shakarparian here by visiting foreign dignitaries since 1964, CDA Member Environment Mazhar Hussain said on Monday.
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ALI SUKHANVER alisukhanver@hotmail.com Actions are never without reasons. Hidden motives, concealed intentions and veiled objectives give birth to conspiracies. The coward terrorist attacks on the GHQ , Rawalpindi , are also a masterly fabricated conspiracy; salute to the armed forces of Pakistan who very successfully demonstrated all their skill and competence and exposed the brutal [...]
To speed up process of registration and facilitate citizens, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will keep NADRA Swift Registration Centre (NSRC), NADRA Complex, operational on Sundays.
HOUSTON: The US should not try to “micromanage” Pakistan’s anti-terrorism efforts against militants, the Houston Chronicle quoted former president Pervez Musharraf.
By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: The standard operating procedure of not allowing any civilian or uniformed officer working at the GHQ to bear arms on the premises was cleverly exploited by the well-trained terrorists, who did not receive severe immediate resistance after some of them managed to break past the outer ring check post, reached thenearby [...]
US govt wants ISI under civilian head By Hamid Mir The GHQ attack saved, at least, two top players of the present set-up from being sacked for creating misunderstanding between the Army and the President House. It was decided in a high-level meeting on Friday that these two men, considered close to the president, would [...]
By Mazhar Iqbal What necessitated Pakistan to give ‘greater political autonomy’ to Northern Areas, when such a move was urgently needed in Balochistan, where normal life is almost paralyzed after recent surge in violence and instability?
* Poverty-stricken, extremely feudal and illiterate south Punjab can be possible shelter for Taliban, other jihadi outfits LAHORE: Fears are growing that Pakistan’s militant threat may be extending deep into the country, far beyond the Afghan border region, BBC has reported. Extremist groups linked with Al Qaeda are believed to be making in-roads into Punjab.
ALI SUKHANVER 10th October, 2009; an unforgettable day in the history of terrorism, would always make the world realize that Pakistan is facing the worst consequences of terrorism. The terrorist attacks on the GHQ in Rawalpindi are the worst example of terrorism. Though the security forces of Pakistan very successfully proved their skill and competence [...]