Mumbai terror suspects’ judicial remand extended for another 14 days

RAWALPINDI - The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC- II) has extended the physical remand of Shahid Jamil Riaz , one of the suspect in the Mumbai attack, by another 14 days.

Historic haveli of Soojan Singh in Pindi on verge of crumbling due to Govt. apathy

RAWALPINDI - The palatial haveli of Rai Bahadur Soojan Singh is in shambles these days due to lack of proper maintenance.

Ex-Pak military personnel want Musharraf to be thrown out from Army House

RAWALPINDI - There seems to be a fresh controversy brewing up for the former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, as the Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association (PESA) has demanded that Musharraf be stripped-off from all the special privilege he is being receiving from the Pak Army.

Sacked judges restored in line with Benazir’s promise: Aitzaz

RAWALPINDI - Former Supreme Court Bar Association president and leader of the lawyers’ Long March, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said Wednesday that the restoration of the deposed judges was in accordance with the promises made by slain former Prime Minister and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto.

Three suicide bombers planned to attack Long March

RAWALPINDI - Pakistani intelligence reports have claimed that three suicide bombers were hiding in Rawalpindi and Islamabad respectively to attack the Long March.

FIA gets two days remand of Mumbai attack suspects

RAWALPINDI - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has obtained the physical remand of three Mumbai attack suspects for two more days from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here.

Pak intelligence confirms reports about death threat to Sharif brothers’

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have confirmed reports about a possible terror attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif during the Long March.

Sharif firing gun at Zardari over Gilani’s shoulder

RAWALPINDI - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has asked Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to play his role and convince President Asif Ali Zardari to defuse the prevailing tension by restoring the pre-November 3 judiciary.

Yasin Malik weds his Pakistani girlfriend

RAWALPINDI - Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik Sunday married his Britain-born Pakistani girlfriend Mushaal Mullick in this Pakistani garrison city.

JuD leader arrested for Mumbai terror attack

RAWALPINDI - Jamaat-ud-Dawah’s (JuD) Rawalpindi chief Nazir Ahmed has been arrested in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, authorities said Tuesday.

Rawalpindi crime rate spikes in 2008

RAWALPINDI - The crime rate in this garrison town adjacent to Pakistani capital Islamabad spiked alarmingly in 2008 with 288 people killed, 300 kidnapped and 1,500 deprived of their vehicles.