Pak accountability court issues arrest warrant against Rehman MalikKarachi, Dec. 18 (ANI): An accountability court here on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Interior Minister Rehman Malik. Now, Pak religious scholars declare praying behind terror endorsing imams “haram”KARACHI - A fatwa issued by religious scholars has prohibited people from offering prayers behind any imam who endorses terrorism and suicide attacks on Muslims and mosques, and has declared doing so as ‘ haram’ (forbidden in Islam). Taliban hand suspected behind Pak’s biggest ever bank robberyKARACHI - Sunday’s stunning bank robbery in which foreign currency equivalent to 311.2 million rupees were looted from the Allied Bank here, has left the security agencies worried, as they fear that the looted money could land in the Taliban’s lap. 301 million rupees worth foreign currency looted in Pakistan’s biggest robberyKARACHI - In what is being billed at Pakistan’s biggest bank robbery, foreign currency worth 301 million rupees were looted from the Allied Bank Limited (ABL)’s head office in Karachi on Sunday morning. Balckwater not active in Pak, reiterates MalikKARACHI - Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has reiterated that American private security agency Blackwater’s presence is limited to Afghanistan and Iraq only, and it is not active in Pakistan. ‘US wants to control Pak nukes on pretext of terrorism’Geneva Convention prohibits arrest of foreign diplomats: MalikKARACHI - Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said foreign diplomats cannot be apprehended in the country, as doing so would violate the Geneva Convention. Evidence about India’s interference in Pak handed over to FO : MalikKARACHI - Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that substantial evidence regarding India’s interference in Pakistan’s internal affairs has been handed over to the Foreign Office, which will take it up at an appropriate forum. India involved in terror incidents in Pakistan: MalikKARACHI - Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the country is passing through a crucial phase in its history, and stated that “India is involved in the terror incidents in the country. FICCI distances itself from task force’s report advocating surgical strikes against PakKARACHI - The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Secretary General, Dr Amit Mitra has said that recommendations regarding carrying out surgical strikes inside Pakistan and stopping all imports from the country were suggestions which were made by its task force, and added that FICCI does not support such ideas. Pakistan arrests 16 Indian fishermenKARACHI - The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 16 Indian fishermen and seized three boats for allegedly venturing into Pakistan’s territorial waters, Online news aagency quoted a private TV channel as reporting. FPCCI criticises FICCI report for advocating surgical strikes against PakKARACHI - Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has criticised the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for its report which reportedly demanded New Delhi to conduct surgical strikes against Pakistan. 12,000 cops for Karachi on EidKARACHI - Some 12,000 policemen are to be deployed in this volatile southern port city to maintain law and order on Eid on Saturday. Taliban planning ‘mass extinctions’ by poisoning Karachi’s water supplyKARACHI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to poison Karachi’s main water supply. Pakistan moves up in global corruption index, ranks 42KARACHI - Pakistan ranks 42nd in the global list of most corrupt countries, the Transparency International’s (TI) latest report has revealed. EU postpones visit to see Pakistani seafood industryKARACHI - The postponement of a visit by a European Union (EU) team over the implementation of international standards for seafood export will be “harmful for economic development”, an official said in this Pakistani port city. Jaswant Singh’s book to hit Pakistan in DecKARACHI - Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh’s controversial yet famous book ‘Jinnah: ndia-Partition-Independence’ would hit bookstalls in Pakistan next month. Pakistan releases book on ‘humour’ in SindhiKARACHI - Pakistani author Imtiaz Abro’s book ‘In a lighter vein’ - the first book on humour in Sindhi language after a gap of 15 years - has been released by the Matiari provincial government. Big blast rocks Pakistan’s Peshawar city as militants press campaign of attacks
Loud explosion rocks northwestern Pakistan Police say gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate in northwest city of Peshawar
Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate Make FIRs legible, Pakistani minister tells policeKARACHI - Fed up with First Information Reports (FIR) that are barely legible, a minister has ordered the police here to make the reports “readable”. Musharraf ‘a hypocrite’ who is seeking asylum abroad: Bilawal House spokespersonKARACHI - Criticising former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for his verbal attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal House spokesman Ejaz Durrani has called the former general ‘a hypocrite’. 41 Hindu couples tie the knot in PakistanKARACHI - Over 40 Hindu couples have got married at a mass wedding here. The event was organised by the Pakistan Hindu Council. Gang of donkey thieves busted in PakistanKARACHI - A five-member gang of thieves that stole as many as 150 donkeys has been busted here. Pakistan businessmen hopeful about economy’s potentialKARACHI - Despite the string of terror attacks across Pakistan, a group of business people here have expressed hope about the economic potential of the country. Sindh assembly website shuts as US aid contract expiresKARACHI - The website of the legislative assembly of Pakistan’s Sindh province has stopped functioning after United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ended its aid contract, an official said. Amid drum beat of militant violence, models defy Taliban in Pakistan’s 1st fashion week
Pakistan models defy Taliban with 1st fashion week PAF’s Karachi base, NATO containers under severe terror threat, warns Pak intelligenceKARACHI - Pakistan Intelligence agencies have issued warnings regarding a probable terror attack on the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Karachi. Amid drum beat of militant violence, Pakistan models take part in first fashion week
Pakistan’s fashionistas defy Taliban KARACHI, Pakistan — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts. Pakistani actors return upbeat after India visitKARACHI - A group of actors based here has returned from India where they received a “brilliant response” from the people during their performance. |