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Karachi Suo Motu: Verdict Out

Farhan Janjua — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:41:52 +0000

ISLAMABAD:
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday announced the verdict in the Karachi suo motu case.
In his opening remarks, the chief justice said Islam is a religion of peace and it places great importance on the life of a human being.
Justice Chaudhry said it was the responsibility of the state to protect the life and property of the people.
He said law and order affects the economic situation of the country.
The chief justice said that the law and order situation in Karachi had worsened after the 90s operation against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

Blast in Islamabad’s Blue area injures six

Farhan Janjua — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:17:46 +0000

ISLAMABAD: A powerful explosion at a commercial hotel located in Blue area of Islamabad injured six people.

Own your mess, Pakistan tells US

GUPPU POST — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:37:17 +0000

Source/Credit: Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD – In a loud and clear message that Pakistan’s national interest will guide its policy, Islamabad on Saturday unambiguously warned Washington against any hot pursuit inside its territory or making the country a scapegoat for the US failure in Afghanistan.

With Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani strongly rejecting the US assertions of complicity with the Haqqanis and of Pakistan launching a proxy war, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also hit out at the US, warning it against crossing the “red-lines” and making it a “scapegoat” for failed objectives (in Afghanistan)[..] Read full..

Gen Kayani warns of ‘hot pursuit’ to curb cross-border attacks

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani demanded on Saturday a halt to repeated cross-border terrorist attacks into Pakistani territory from Afghanistan and warned that Pakistan Army would eliminate the “miscreants” responsible for these assaults no matter where they were if NATO and the Afghan army did not take any action against them [..] Read full…

Breaking Gupp: Strong Earthquake jolts Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Muzafarabad!

Farhan Janjua — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:33:18 +0000

Breaking Gupp: Strong Earthquake jolts Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Muzafarabad! The intensity of the earthquake and loss is not reported yet. Praying for no loss! God please have mercy on us!

Update 1:Magnitude 6.3 confirmed. Region: Hindukush Region, Afghanistan, Longitude: 70.826, Latitude: 36.488

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Islamabad Plane Crash – The Control Tower at Fault?

Farhan Janjua — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:37 +0000

July 28, marks one of the saddest day in the history of aviation as the local flight of a Pakistani private Airline crashed at the Margilla hills. Too much’s been in the news! Initially, it was reported that over 50 were rescued and are safe but then the day became the saddest one as it was revealed that no one out of 147 passengers and 6 crew members could survive.

As the events are being unfolded, CAA (Civilian Aviation Authorities) has submitted an initial report which contains the warning from the control tower to the pilot. The report says the recording is as follows:

Control tower’s first warning: You are getting away from the runway.

Pilot’s response: We can see the runway.

Control tower’s second warning: Turn to your left immediately, you are heading towards Margalla Hills.

Pilot’s response: We can see that.

This was the last reply form the pilot and then the flight lost its contact with the control tower and soon after it crashed.

CAA’s initial report says that the pilot took the wrong turn and turned to left instead of turning right. Now hang on! Isn’t that contradicting to the recording? The pilot was asked to turn left immediately! Whereas the report says the pilot should have turned to right. So apparently it seems the fault and responsibility of 152 casualties is at the control tower!

Pakistanis not Allowed in a Restaurant in Islamabad?

mag — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:58:05 +0000

For a couple of days, the reports have been circulating that a foreign restaurant in Islamabad that is not allowing Pakistanis to enter. There have been reports that Cordon Rouge, a french restaurant had put up a notice outside their restaurant that says “Foreigners Only” or “Pakistanis Not Allowed.”

Police says they have received complaints from various people who told that there has been a notice restricting Pakistanis over there at the restaurant. What are these people playing at, opening restaurants in Islamabad,the capital city and not allowing Pakistanis in there.

In a report here, BBC has published some findings after interviewing the owner of the restaurant and has concluded that these reports were just the result of misunderstandings. As the owner of the restaurant Mr. Jean-Luc Hue explains:

“This is just a misunderstanding, I only put the sign up for the month of Ramadan. Since it was not worth it for them to come after the fast breaks [at sunset], I decided to put up the sign but some people didn’t appreciate it,”

BBC interviewer also inquires about the reports that say that the said restaurant had been maintaining an anti-Pakistan kind of policy even before Ramadan.

Mr. Hue denies those reports and admits that they have been selective about the entrants and that he had to ask two Pakistani young guys to leave because of their misbehave. He had been emphasizing that their selection isn’t based on race.

He concludes while saying:

“I’m a restaurant owner, and I want to have a business,” he says. “Pakistanis are more than welcome. Why would I refuse Pakistanis when I need them for my business?”

Pakistan on fire!

Farhan Janjua — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:24:41 +0000

Tonight, about 8 PM local time, Islamabad was rocked with the worst suicide attack ever in the history of Pakistan. This attack was carried outside Marriott Hotel Islamabad. It is being said that about 1000 KG explosive material was used in this attack that resulted in the casualties of at least 67 and injuries of at least 203 people. This attack is being termed as “Pakistan’s 9/11″ by the officials. Pakistanis from all fields have expressed their anger and condemned this cowardly and deadly attempt.

People have expressed various opinions, some associated the attacks to the Taliban, millitants, and Indian involvement while others called it a result of American policies.

For ages, people have been blaming Pakistan to be the responsible of terrorism. In fact we are the one who have suffered the most out of this terrorism, We’ve been targeted and at the end, these are innocent Pakistanis who die unnatural and horrible death. What I believe is that America is worsening the situation by forcing Pak Army to carry out a operation in tribal areas.

I think terrorism has now become the biggest threat for Pakistan, therefor we should remove America’s involvement and put all over efforts to eliminate terrorism.