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    • Cease all military ops in Balochistan May 26, 2012
      ISLAMABAD – A declaration by a national moot on Balochistan Saturday expressed grave concern over the presence of Frontier Constabulary in Balochistan, saying that multiple intelligence agencies have not brought peace in the province. Instead, blood is being split every single day. Speakers at this SCBA organised conference on ‘Balochistan Issue […]
      Terence J Sigamony
    • Now, Gilani won’t appeal his conviction: Aitzaz May 26, 2012
      MIAN DAWOOD LAHORE – The PPP has decided not to appeal Yousuf Raza Gilani’s conviction, believing it could be harmful for the prime minister, leader of party’s present team of juristic jugglers revealed Saturday. In his latest jural stunt, Aitzaz Ahsan, who – after Babar Awan’s demotion as chief legal aide to President Zardari a […]
    • Long march champions have no mandate: Gilani May 26, 2012
      NAROWAL – Criticising the PML-N’s protest movement, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday that right time for holding a long march was Musharraf’s era when judges were jailed and media was facing curbs and it was too late to make such a move now. Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating a Sui gas project for the people of Na […]
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    • Shahbaz repeats long march talk May 26, 2012
      KASUR - Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said unbridled corruption in the country was responsible for loadshedding, poverty and massive unemployment in the country; therefore, people should extend full support to his party in the proposed long march towards Islamabad against the corrupt Pakistan People's Party (PPP) rulers. Shahba […]
      Abbas Soz
    • Ex-general Imtiaz Hussain commits suicide May 26, 2012
      RAWALPINDI - In a shocking incident, a retired lieutenant-general of Pakistan Army committed suicide by shooting himself with a 9mm pistol at his home in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase-I on Saturday. Police moved the body of Lt-Gen (re) Imtiaz Hussain, 70, to the DHQ Hospital for post-mortem and later handed over to the heirs for burial. Area SHO […]
      Israr Ahmad
    • India rejects Siachen demilitarisation May 26, 2012
      NEW DELHI - Indian Chief of the Army staff Gen VK Singh has said that General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's remarks on Siachen's demilitarisation could not be taken seriously. Last month, Kayani had told media that both Pakistan and India should talk about pulling out troops from the region and spend more on the development and prosperity of their people. […]
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    • 4 killed in another Waziristan drone hit May 26, 2012
      PESHAWAR - An unmanned US spy plane killed at least four people when it fired two missiles on a compound near a bakery in Miranshah Bazaar here on early Saturday. Sources said the compound was adjacent to a bakery where some people had taken refuge. The predator drone fired two missiles at the compound and bakery near Miranshah Bazar in North Waziristan. The […]
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    • Teacher, nephew shot dead on way to school May 26, 2012
      QUETTA - Unidentified gunmen killed a teacher and his nephew and wounded another four, including two daughters, in Kharan, some 40km south of Quetta, on Saturday morning. Police said private school principal Muzafar Jamali along with his three children and two nephews was on way to the school when armed men fired shots at his vehicle, killing his 11-year-old […]
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    • PPP fields team to pacify wrath of nationalists May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - Following the deadly assault on a rally of the nationalist parties in the city this week, a team of MNAs from the ruling PPP has rolled up its sleeves to evolve a strategy to calm down the wrath of the nationalist leaders over the controversial demand for a separate province for the Muhajir community. Constituted by the embattled premier, Yousuf Ra […]
      Ramzan Chandio
    • Grenade attack on restaurant kills one, injures 13 others May 26, 2012
      KARACHI – A man was killed and 13 others wounded in a grenade attack on a restaurant in Jamshed Quarters area in the wee hours of Saturday. According to SHO Khushnood, unidentified armed men came outside the restaurant at around 2:30am and resorted to indiscriminate aerial firing before throwing a hand grenade. DSP Qaiser Ali dispelled the concerns tha […]
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    • MQM condemns assault May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday condemned the grenade attack on a restaurant on Jamshed Road. He said that terrorists were openly demanding extortion money from shopkeepers in Karachi and were attacking business centres and shops with hand grenades if their demands were not met. He said it was a matter of disbelief and grea […]
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    • Minister for concerted efforts to eradicate polio May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - As many as 16 cases of polio have come to the fore in the year 2012 and two of them in the province of Sindh, said Sindh Minister for Health Dr Sagheer Ahmed while presiding over a meeting to review the polio-eradication campaign on Saturday. The minister said that of the two cases in Sindh, one was from Mirpurkhas and the other from Hyderabad. He […]
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    • KTI warns against protests if petroleum prices raised May 26, 2012
      KARACHI – Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) has threatened to stage country wide protest if government increased the prices of petroleum products, here on Saturday. KTI also expressed serious concern over anticipated increase in petroleum prices in the next budget of 2012-13. In a joint statement, KTI President Irshad Hussain Bukhari, General Secretary S […]
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    • Supply line reopening to incite Salala-like attacks: DPC May 26, 2012
      KARACHI – Difa-e-Pakistan Council leaders on Saturday said they would bitterly resist the resumption of NATO supplies. Addressing a press conference after a DPC meeting, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hassan said that the restoration of the NATO supply line supply would lead to repetition of Salala attack-like incidents. He said the reinstatement of the […]
      Nisar Mehdi
    • Three criminals held with ammunition May 26, 2012
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    • Shopkeeper gunned down May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - Mohammad Asif 26, son of Tahir was gunned down in an act of target killing in Block 13-D-2 within jurisdiction of Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station. DSP Pervez Iqbal Bhatti said that the deceased had a general store, the incident took place when two armed men riding a motorcycle came to his store and shot him. He was shot twice and the culprits escape […]
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    • KU declares BDS result May 26, 2012
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    • Rs150 billion uplift budget proposed for 2012-13 May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - The Sindh government has proposed Rs150 billion provincial development budget for financial year 2012-13. However, a proposal of over Rs20 billion development budget for districts and foreign-funded development projects would be the part of the budget. This was proposed in a meeting held at the Chief Minister’s House on Saturday. CM Syed Qaim […]
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    • Transporters protest killing of passengers May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - Transport associations have jointly staged protest against the killing of eight passengers in Nawabshah District According to the details, various transport associations blocked the main roads of the city and have given a week’s time to the authorities to arrest the assailants involved in the killing. The Sindh Air Condition Bus Owners Associ […]
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    • IGP for early arrest of bus attackers May 26, 2012
      KARACHI - Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Saturday inspected the crime scene where a Kohat bound passenger coach came under armed attack on National Highway near Qazi Ahmed, Benazirabad District. The IGP called for detailed investigation report about the incident from Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) of Hyderabad and Sukkur, who […]
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MTT exclusive: USA wants Fai to be a Kashmiri Karzai

USA wants Fai to be a Kashmiri Karzai Rawalpindi, MTT News Desk: Fai’s arrest is illegal and unacceptable. USA wants to settle Kashmir on Indian conditions. Kashmiris will not compromise on their right of self-determination. India will have to leave Kashmir at all cost. Fai is peace-loving person, who had dedicated his whole life for [...]

Dr. Fai’s arrest is conspiracy to appease India

Dr. Fai’s arrest is conspiracy to appease India Srinagar, MTT News Desk: The United Jehad Coucil (UJC) has strongly condemned the arrest of the Executive Director of Kashmiri American Council, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai in Washington and termed it as part of a conspiracy to put pressure on Pakistan, appease India and add salt to [...]

A tribute to Dr. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai

A tribute to Dr. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai It is nothing difficult to estimate that the arrest of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, the Executive Director of the US-based Kashmir American Council is the result of American extremism and narrow mindedness against Muslims as well as an attempt to please the government of India during Hillary [...]

Fai’s arrest new phase of war against Pakistan

Fai’s arrest new phase of war against Pakistan Rawalpindi, MTT News Desk: The Secretary General of Rifah Party of Pakistan Brig (Retd) Usman Khalid says that the arrest of renowned Kashmiri leader Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, by FBI in USA, is the next phase of war, USA is conducting against Pakistan. He was talking from [...]

Fai’s arrest new phase of war against Pakistan

Fai’s arrest new phase of war against Pakistan Rawalpindi, MTT News Desk: The Secretary General of Rifah Party of Pakistan Brig (Retd) Usman Khalid says that the arrest of renowned Kashmiri leader Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, by FBI in USA, is the next phase of war, USA is conducting against Pakistan. He was talking from [...]

USA not to be the second prison camp for Kashmiris

USA not to be the second prison camp for Kashmiris Rawalpindi, MTT News Desk: The Rawalpindi based senior writer and analyst on Kashmir affairs, Ch. Sajjad Ahmad has strongly condemned the illegal arrest of renowned Kashmiri leader and the head of Kashmiri American Centre, Janab Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai in USA on fake charges of [...]

USA not to be the second prison camp for Kashmiris

USA not to be the second prison camp for Kashmiris Rawalpindi, MTT News Desk: The Rawalpindi based senior writer and analyst on Kashmir affairs, Ch. Sajjad Ahmad has strongly condemned the illegal arrest of renowned Kashmiri leader and the head of Kashmiri American Centre, Janab Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai in USA on fake charges of [...]

Geelani calls for fair investigations of Mumbai blasts

Geelani calls for fair investigations of Mumbai blasts Srinagar, MTT News Desk: The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani had condemned the three blasts in Indian city of Mumbai and said expressed his condolences for the families. He also called this a worst example of terrorism and demanded for the arrest [...]

Illegal Arms Trade of Indian Army

Illegal Arms Trade of Indian Army Although high-ranking officers of the Indian Army like Chief of Army Staff, Gen. V.K. Singh, Lt. Gen. Surendra Kumar Sahni, Lt. Gen. S.K. Dahiya, Maj-Gen. Anand Swaroop, Maj-Gen SP Sinha, Maj-Gen. Anand Kapoor, Maj-Gen. Gur Iqbal Singh Multani, Brig. Guredeep Singh including a number of low-ranking officials were found [...]

TeH condemns illegal detention of Kashmiris by India

TeH condemns illegal detention of Kashmiris by India Srinagar, MTT News Desk: In Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK), the Tahreek e Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir (TeH) has strongly denounced the slapping of draconian law, Public Safety Act (PSA) again on its illegally detained activists and described it as frustration of the Indian authorities. [...]

Geelani calls for complete shutdown on wednesday

Geelani calls for complete shutdown on wednesday Srinagar, July 10 (KMS): In Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK), the APHC chairman and the Presidnet of Jammu & Kashmir Tahreek e Hurriyat (TeH), Syed Ali Shah Geelani has urged the people of Kashmir to observe complete shutdown on Wednesday, this week and converge at Mazar-e-Shuhada, [...]

Discriminatory nuclear policy of USA

Discriminatory nuclear policy of USA Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington on April 12-13 last year. India tried to exploit the event by drumming up vulnerability of Pak nuclear program and to make a case to deprive it of its nukes. All its plans to get Pakistan censured dashed when Obama and other US [...]

The Super Power under Siege

The Super Power under Siege By General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Beg On 7th October 2001, President Bush launched the ‘Sock and Awe’ Crusade against Taliban, hoping to defeat them and consolidate hold over Afghanistan but failed. The Taliban emerged victorious and are not prepared to give concessions unless the occupation forces leave Afghanistan. The shame [...]

Continue till end to Indian occupation, says Geelani

Continue till end to Indian occupation, says Geelani Srinagar, MTT News Desk: In Indian Occupied Pakistan, the chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Syed Ali Shah Geelani has said that the people of Kashmir have given unprecedented sacrifices for securing their right to self-determination and they will take the movement to its logical conclusion [...]

The Super Power under Siege

The Super Power under Siege by General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Beg On 7th October 2001, President Bush launched the ‘Sock and Awe’ Crusade against Taliban, hoping to defeat them and consolidate hold over Afghanistan but failed. The Taliban emerged victorious and are not prepared to give concessions unless the occupation forces leave Afghanistan. The shame [...]

Badaber to Shamsi!

Badaber to Shamsi! Who is deceiving whom? Whom should Pakistanis believe? Conflicting statements by Pakistani leadership and US officials have added to the confusion and deepened the mystery surrounding Shamsi airbase. While Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar announced that the US had been asked to vacate the base, US officials were quick to respond ,“that base [...]

Geelani: Kashmiris will not surrender before India

Geelani: Kashmiris will not surrender before India Srinagar, MTT News Desk: In Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK), the APHC chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has said that the people of Kashmir will not surrender before Indian state terrorism as they have pledged to take the Kashmir liberation movement against Indian occupation, to its [...]

Kashmir – Turning into a westeland

Kashmir – Turning into a westeland Addressing a seminar at the UN in Geneva on June 9, 2011, the British parliamentarian George Galloway said, “Eighty thousand had died in the more than twenty year freedom struggle in Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK). Uncountable numbers had been wounded and maimed, mass imprisonment and exile [...]

Kashmir – Turning into a westeland

Negative role of media in testing times

Negative role of media in testing times Our media has created super hype over incidents of US helicopters assault in Abbottabad, Mehran naval base attack, Kharotabad incident in Quetta, killing of Sarfaraz Shah in Karachi at the hands of soldier of Sindh Rangers, and murder of journalist Saleem Shehzad. The wrath of media is focused [...]

Geelani expresses solidarity with Nowhatta fire victims

Geelani expresses solidarity with Nowhatta fire victims Srinagar, MTT News Desk: The chirman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani visited the fire victims of Nowhatta in Srinagar and expressed solidarity with the affected families. Around 17 houses were gutted in the fire in Iqbal Market of Nowhatta on Saturday. The incident has [...]

Geelani urges UNO to to implement resolutions on OSJK

Geelani urges UNO to to implement resolutions on OSJK Srinagar, MTT News Desk: In Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK), the APHC chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has urged the United Nations to implement its resolutions on OSJK. Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is also the president of Jammu & Kashmir Tahreek e Hurriyat [...]

The Afghanistan war will shift to India

The Afghanistan war will shift to India In the post-Osama scenario, taking cognisance of the recent major terror-events such as militants’ assault on Pakistan’s naval base, cross-border attack of 500 heavily armed militants who entered Pakistan’s Upper Dir from Afghanistan on May 22, and again targetted the Bajaur Agency on June 16 in wake of [...]

India trying to disconnect me from Kashmiris, says Geelani

India trying to disconnect me from Kashmiris, says Geelani Srinagar, MTT News Desk: The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and the president of Jammu & Kashmir Tahreek e Hurriyat (TeH), Syed Ali Shah Geelani says that Indian authorities are using house arrest as a tool to disconnect him from the people. In an [...]

Geelani: Struggle for freedom from India will continue

Geelani: Struggle for freedom from India will continue Srinagar, MTT News Desk: In Occupied State of Jammu & Kashmir (OSJK), the chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani says that the ongoing freedom struggle from Indian occupation will continue even if India doubled its military deployment in OSJK. Syed Ali Shah [...]

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