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‘Someone close to family’ involved in Brit toddler’s abduction: Malik

iPakistan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:03 +0000

London, Mar.7 (ANI): Claiming that the agencies are close to solve the case concerning the kidnapping of British toddler, Sahil Saeed, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that there is growing evidence of involvement of some family members in the abduction.

Pak cricket should move on from Oz debacle : Inzamam

iPakistan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:07 +0000

Islamabad, Mar.9 (ANI): Amidst the massive hue and cry over Pakistan’s winless tour of Australia, former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that it is the time for Pakistan cricket to move on rather than dwelling on the negative aspect of the tour, and the players and management should work for a better future.

I supported Asif ‘emotionally’, ‘financially’, want my money back: Veena Malik

iPakistan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:03 +0000

Lahore, Mar.9 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif’s estranged girl friend Veena Malik, a noted film and TV actress, has claimed that she had supported Asif both ‘emotionally’ and ‘financially’ during his bad days, and now she at least wants her money back.

Suspected US drone strike kills five in Pakistan

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, March 9 (DPA) A suspected US drone attack Monday in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border killed at least five people, an intelligence official said.

Three more people were injured in the aerial strike that targeted a house in Miran Shah, the main town in tribal district North Waziristan, a known sanctuary of Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.

12 die as suicide bomber strikes at Lahore (Third Lead)

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:02 +0000

Lahore, March 8 (IANS) Acting once again with impunity, terrorists rammed a car packed with over 600 kg of explosives into a building housing the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) in the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, officials said. At least 12 people were killed

The FIA building, located in the upscale Model Town residential neighbourhood, was teeming with employees when the huge blast shattered it.

US should support Zardari overtures to India: Selig Harrison

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:03 +0000

Washington, Mar 8(ANI): In an article for The Newsweek magazine, Selig Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has said that the Obama administration needs to shore up its support for beleaguered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pak actress serves a legal notice to Asif

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:03 +0000

Lahore, Mar 8(ANI): Pakistani film and TV actress Veena Malik has served a legal notice to her former boyfriend and Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif for recovery of Rs 3.4 million.

Honour killings, dowry deaths still abundant in Pak: Report

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, Mar 8(ANI): As the world marks International Women’s Day on Monday, a Human Rights Commission report in Pakistan has revealed some horrific statistics about women rights violations throughout the country. The report reveals that at least 9,670 women have been killed only in Punjab for honour killings and property disputes for the last five years.

‘Toothless’ Pak poll body can’t scrutinise MPs’ assets

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:03 +0000

Islamabad, Mar 8(ANI): The declaration of assets made by Pakistani MPs have proved to be a futile exercise, as faulty provisions fails to empower the Election Commission (EC) to examine the written statements.

UN offices in Islamabad seek additional security following terror threats

iPakistan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:00:02 +0000

Islamabad, Mar. 8 (ANI): The United Nations has requested the Pakistan Government to deploy additional police and paramilitary personnel to guard their Islamabad offices in the wake of two recent terror threats. A letter sent by the UN’s resident coordinator in Pakistan to the ministry of foreign affairs identifies 15 offices in different parts of the [...]