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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters took to the streets in Lahore,Karachi,Islamabad and Mardan,pressing the poll body to hold re-election or recount of votes in constituencies “rigged by PML-N,MQM and ANP”. In Karachi,PTI activists defied the section 144 imposed by the government,and gathered in their hundreds to block the Shahrah-e-Faisal in . . . →Read More:PTI challenges election results in four cities  Leave a comment  Corruption  Area 14/8,Arif Alvi,block the Shahrah-e-Faisal,ECP,Islamabad and Mardan,Karachi,MQM and ANP,PTI activists defied the section 144 imposed by the government,PTI challenges election results in four cities,PTI supporters took to the streets in Lahore,rigged by PML-N,right to protest peacefully,We reject the result and want the election commission to intervene HE’S LOST 819 OF HIS PARTY COLLEAGUES TO TERRORISM,AND SURVIVED AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN 2008. WE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN,CHIEF OF THE TALIBAN-THREATENED AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY,WHICH GOVERNED KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE UNTIL MARCH,ABOUT SATURDAY’S ELECTIONS AND MORE. EXCERPTS: The ANP has been mercilessly attacked by the Taliban in the run-up to . . . →Read More:ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN –till the last man standing Leave a comment Law &Order 2013 Pakistan elections,ANP,Asfandyar Wali Khan,ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN - till the last man standing,ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT,Hakimullah Mehsud,Karachi,Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,MQM,Muttahida Qaumi Movement,Pakistan elections 2013,PPP,Taliban,TALIBAN-THREATENED AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY,terrorism By Enum Naseer Feelings of doom and gloom continue to overshadow Pakistan’s success with democracy. With the country just days away from its moment of truth- the elections,enthusiastic political advertisements continue to consume much of the space on print,electronic and social media to promise peace and prosperity. Yet,the economy of Pakistan stands in . . . →Read More:Mirage Revisited A major earthquake struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday,killing 34 people in different parts of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province,officials said. The worst-hit areas from the 7.8 magnitude quake were reported to be close to the Pakistan-Iran border. Officials confirmed to Dawn.com that up to 34 people had died due to . . . →Read More:34 dead in 7.9 earthquake KARACHI: One of Lyari’s most notorious gangsters,Arshad Pappu,was reportedly killed alongside his brother and three gang members on Sunday. But while law enforcement officials confirmed the development,they themselves had not seen the bodies and chose to rely solely on eyewitness accounts. “We have yet to see Pappu’s and his associates’ bodies,” Kalakot police . . . →Read More:Karachi’s most notorious gangster killed By Zara Zulfiqar No militants,no ethnic drama,Parveen Rehman’s death was a consequence of the land mafia politics that has consumed Karachi to the core. Parveen,an architect by profession,switched her field under the guidance of her mentor since,Akhter Hameed Khan,the founder of Orangi Pilot Project. Since 1982 Rehman . . . →Read More:Parveen Rehman and the growing might of Land Mafia Leave a comment Social Issues,Speaker's Corner believed in mobilizing women,Karachi,killed,land mafia politics,no ethnic drama,No militants,Orangi Pilot Project,Parveen Rehman and the growing might of Land Mafia,Parveen Rehman’s death,Since 1982 Rehman had worked her way up the ladder at OPP,terror,The nature of violence in Pakistan By Arsla Jawaid A city which has become prone to targeted killings,bomb blasts and abductions,Karachi continues to burn without leaving any significant impact,except the loss of countless lives and further deterioration of the state of law and order. Engagement parties at heritage sitescontinue in full jest,with the police force overwhelmingly deployed to . . . →Read More:Abbas Town tragedy:we had it coming The 4th Karachi Literature Festival is set to start from February 15 at the Beach Luxury Hotel. The event,which is held in collaboration with Oxford University Press,has been extended to three days this year and will last till February 17. . . . →Read More:Karachi Literature Festival to start from Friday Urban violence has become a permanent affliction in Karachi. Anyone explaining the roots of this violence to you would say ‘it’s complicated’ – and that is indeed an accurate summary of the bloodshed that erupts across the city in random spurts. The plague of violence in Pakistan’s biggest city and commercial hub is multifaceted. From . . . →Read More:Karachi calling Leave a comment Law &Order Afghan Taliban,Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar,Al Qaeda,Bilal Baloch,blackmail,cycle of black marketing,extremism,fishermen,gang wars,Karachi,Karachi calling,Karachi violence,kidnapping,Mafias,MQM,Mullah Baradar,murders,NATO,Russian occupation of Afghanistan,Taliban,terrorism,Terrorism in Karachi,terrorist organizations,U.S.-led war in Afghanistan,UN’s human development index,urban violence,violence,Violence in Karachi,violence in Pakistan’s biggest city,War on terror The draft bill of the Right to Education Act has been modified – only five percent of the original 10 percent students of private schools will be provided free education. A panel of educationists prepared the draft bill for Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah,who returned it with instructions to modify certain clauses. . . . →Read More:Draft bill for free education in private schools modified Leave a comment Education 000 private schools across Sindh that form 40 percent of the education sector,16,Area 14/8,Board of Intermediate Education,chief minister suggested that 15 to 20 percent of the total students should be given free education,Draft bill for free education in private schools modified,draft bill of the Right to Education Act,Karachi,make laws to guarantee this right,only five percent of the original 10 percent students of private schools,provided free education,recognises free and compulsory education as a right for all children,Right to Education,Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah | |||
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