Qureshi, US secretary discuss Daniel Pearl case
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi talked by telephone to newly appoint US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday and discussed with him bilateral ties, Afghan peace process…
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Sindh govt files for review of SC acquittals in Daniel Pearl murder case
Lawyers filed a last-ditch attempt to overturn the acquittal of a British-born militant convicted of masterminding the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, a government prosecutor said Friday….
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US state secretary offers to prosecute Omar Sheikh following SC acquittal
In his first statement on Pakistan as the United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken said America was ready to prosecute Omar Saeed Sheikh — the principal accused in the…
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PEMRA drive against illegal DTH continues
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), in a bid to curb the menace of illegal Indian DTH proliferation in Pakistan, Thursday held a ceremony to destroy thousands of…
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Jang Group editor, two others indicted in land case
LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday indicted Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman and two others in a reference pertaining to a 34-year-old “illegal” land allotment in his favor, allegedly…
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Pakistan files review petition against acquittal of prime accused in Daniel Pearl murder
SLAMABAD: Within 24 hours of the Supreme Court verdict acquitting the prime accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case, the Sindh government on Friday filed a petition seeking the review…