RAWALPINDI – The lawyer of Asif Ali Zardari, Farooq H. Naik, has said that Asif Zardari has life threat here in Rawalpindi, and he would be killed life Benazir Bhutto due to security lapses on Wednesday. He said that Asif Ali Zardari himself wants the case to be resolved and final decision would be declared, because its seventeenth year of the case and court has not given its last verdict yet. He said that my client, Asif Zardari, would come to court pertaining to high security measures. He said that Benazir was killed in Rawalpindi due to less security provided by the then government, now Asif Zardari is facing the same issue because security matters the most for him. He revealed that case has been in progress and court has grante...
May 13, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk
NEW DELHI- The Home Minister for India, Rajnath Singh, during his speech in Lok Sabha that we have credible reasons to believe that Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan, and we will bring him back at any cost on Monday. Dawood Ibrahim, the don responsible for the Mumbai attacks of 1993 causing the death of 300 individuals, is in Pakistan and we have credible information for his presence, he added. We would bring him back “no matter what the cost is”, he added. He said government has provided the documents to Pakistan regarding Dawood Ibrahim but Islamabad failed to take any action in this regard. He declared to inflict pressure on Pakistan at every level to get him arrested. This speech was given to defend the government against the ...
May 13, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk
PESHAWAR – The re-polling has started in the emptied seat of Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to the death of Azam Khan Hoti on Wednesday. The seat fell vacant after the death of Azam Khan Hoti and the election is under way in the said constituency. The representative of Awami National Party (ANP), Mushtaq Ghani, said that morally opposition would not have come up with their candidate in the election. Media is not allowed to go inside the polling station for live coverage. The hall of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is transferred into the polling station for the purpose of voting for the seat of senate. Polling time will be from 9am in the morning to 4 pm in the evening. One hundred and twenty two members of KPK assembly will cast their vote...
May 13, 2015 at 10:02 am | News Desk
KARACHI: Former Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza has revealed that a few big name of the country are trying to make former Mayor Mustafa Kamal governor Sindh. Zulfiqar Mirza said that in those names business tycoon Malik Riaz’s name is on the top of the list who wants to see Kamal as governor of Sindh. He said that that Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat ul Ibad is wanted in the list and reveled that he was directly involved in Major Kaleem case. Demanding resignation from him is not but just another dram, he said. It is pertinent to mention here that, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded Dr Ishrat ul Ibad to step down from his governorship. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, he...
May 12, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
SEOUL: If you are a Galaxy Note 2 owner then we have great news for you as a few variants of the device is expected to receive the latest Android flavor Lollipop very soon. Several of Samsung’s regional arms have confirmed that the handset is going to receive this update while others say that it won’t. Earlier this week we saw similar conflicting reports from Samsung Gulf and Samsung Spain, with the former claiming the Galaxy Note 2 won’t get Lollipop and the latter saying that it most certainly will. According to Sammobile, no Lollipop builds for the Galaxy Note 2 have appeared on Samsung’s servers which suggests that the company may never release this update for the device. Samsung Danmark will have you believe...
May 12, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
WASHINGTON: The highly anticipated Apple iPad Pro 12.9 inch is expected to debut next year with new touch penal. Rumors of a massive iPad Pro have been making rounds for what seems, yet the purported slate is still quite elusive. Previous whispers pegged the launch for late 2015, but a new report now claims that Apple will in fact release the tablet next year. The purported iPad Pro will reportedly boast exciting new tech and come as a real powerhouse with productivity in mind, aiming to lure even more customers to Apple’s platform. The iPad will boast an enhanced touch panel with a new type of nano material, which would notably improve touch sensitivity while also reducing the costs of production. A new report from ETNews (via Gf...
May 12, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
LONDON – According to ‘The Economist magazine’ the financial indicators published on Friday suggest that Pakistan is the fastest growing Muslim economy of the world. Pakistan has become the 5th fastest growing economy in the world with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is growing at the rate of 5.7% in 2015. According to the publication of London based magazine, The Economist, India is leading the list of fastest growing countries with GDP at 7.6%. China, Philippines and Vietnam are at the second, third and fourth number with GDP 6.9%, 6.7% and 6.2% respectively. The interactive table of economics and financial indicators in ‘The Economist’ revealed that Pakistan is way ahead than larger Muslim economies in terms...
May 11, 2015 at 10:55 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD – Primary Indian intelligence agency “RAW” has formed a special desk or branch to influence China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The chief of Indian intelligence agency Rajinder Khanna, the office of which is located at the Lodhi Road in New Delhi, is personally supervising the activities of RAW in this regard. This would be the second grand operation of RAW after the creation of Bangladesh being first, to destabilize Pakistan through intelligence gathering, assisting the assassinations of renown personalities, fanning proxy war in Pakistan and also promoting anarchy through psychological operations. The chief intelligence agency of Pakistan has gathered the irrefutable facts in this regard. The total budge...
May 11, 2015 at 10:50 am | News Desk
KARACHI – The people of Karachi are now into the High court after Sindh Assembly fails to resolve the issue of water scarcity in city on Monday. People file application in the Sindh High Court to that there is no grave shortage of Karachi, but government is making an artificial short fall of Water in Karachi. An applicant also revealed in an application to the Sindh High Court that there is endless water supply in the form houses near super high way. Applicant said that government is supplying water to only likely areas, while depriving the other areas from water supply. People screamed that they must be facing the revenge of supporting any specific political party. The application has been received by the Sindh High Court, n...
May 11, 2015 at 10:05 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court after a long time has finally awarded capital punishment to Shafqat Hussain. The High Court also rejected the proposal of forming a commission for the confirmation of the age of accused murderer. Justice Athar Minullah had penned down the decision on Friday on the appeal of Shafqat Hussain. In 2004, Shafqat Hussain had killed a 7 years old child after kidnapping him. The stay order against the execution of death penalty has been discharged by the court It should also be mentioned that the court gave verdict against the appeal of the murderer for the formation of a commission to confirm his age. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health ...
May 11, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
BAJAUR AGENCY – Roadside bomb blasted in Tehsil Mamund in Khyber Agency on Monday, five including tribal leader killed in an attack. According to source, the bomb was placed on roadside in one of the car, and exploded with the help of remote. A very elder tribal leader Malik Muhammad Jan was also amongst those killed in an attack. The security forces are conducting search operation in the whole area after the deadly bomb attack. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe
May 11, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government decided to suspend more than six hundred government employees involved in corrupt practices. In this regard the summary has been sent to chief minister secretariat. According to the sources, the departmental inquiry had already been completed against the alleged employees from different provincial departments. The sources informed that the action against the alleged employees would be completed in two different phases. Sources told that in the first phase those employees who would be found in irregularities would be suspended, whereas in the second phase they would be dismissed from their services. The action would be initiated with taking action against the grade-17 and grade-18 emplo...
May 11, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
SARGODHA – A man in the police custody has been allegedly killed by the police as a result of torture. The family and the relatives of the affected have placed the dead body on the road to record their protest against the brutal killing by the police through unlawful use of force. Police denies the claim and says that the man in custody was already suffering from multiple diseases which became the real cause of his death. The relatives of the deceased have denied carrying out the post mortem of the dead body and are demanding strict action against the police officials who were involved in the torture. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakista...
May 10, 2015 at 10:43 am | News Desk
SAWAT – A mild earthquake shakes Sawat and the nearby areas with its successive waves. The seismography department Peshawar reports that the magnitude recorded was 4.2 on rector scale.No causality or any damage has been reported immediate to the shocks. The depth of shocks was 121 kilometers and the origin of the earthquake was Hindu Kush in Chitral KPK and Afghanistan. Owing to the geographical anatomy, the region has been highly susceptible to mild magnitude earthquakes in the past, which often find their place in the schedule. The tectonic plates in the region often find huge interstices which makes the region more vulnerable to shakes. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, ...
May 10, 2015 at 10:15 am | News Desk
NEW DELHI: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan had been stopped at Kolkata airport by the Immigration Department on Saturday due to incomplete documents. According to details, PCB chairman was scheduled to enter in India via Delhi but he arrived at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. Later he was released to enter in India after the involvement of Ministry of Home Affairs in the matter to clear his documents for immigration. Yesterday, media reports confirmed that Shahryar Khan will arrive in Kolkata on Sunday to meet BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya with a proposal to organise a cricket series between the two fierce sporting rivals at a neutral venue. The last series between India and Pakistan wa...
May 10, 2015 at 10:15 am | News Desk
PESHAWAR: A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted Sawat and the nearby areas. According to the department seismography KPK, the origin of these shocks was Afghanistan mountain region and Hindu Kush. However, no human loss has been reported so far. The magnitude of earthquake was recorded as 4.2 on the rector scale according to the seismography department. Sources said that the earthquake did not carry any series of frequent jolts and had diminished soon after hitting the northern parts. Experts are of the view that such shocks of mild frequency and intensity are of regular nature owing to the geography of these areas and have nothing to do with the earthquake that had hit Nepal last week. The News Tribe – UK-based bili...
May 10, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
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