Pakistan’s highest court has declared Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani ineligible for office, throwing the country into a new round of political turmoil. On April 26, the Supreme Court found Mr. Gilani guilty of contempt for refusing to ask Swiss authorities to reopen their corruption investigation into President Asif Ali Zardari. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry […]
Pakistan Top Court Disqualifies PM from Office
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistan Top Court Disqualifies PM from Office
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s highest court has disqualified Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani from office, in a move likely to throw the country into a fresh round of political turmoil. The Supreme Court announced its decision Tuesday based on its earlier ruling that Mr. Gilani was guilty of contempt for refusing to reopen a corruption investigation of President […]
Pakistan Chief Tells Police to Lose Weight
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of police officers in Pakistan are being told to lose weight or stay behind a desk. The top police commander in Punjab province, Habibur Rehman, has given 175,000 of his officers until the end of the month to shrink their waistlines to less than 96 centimeters. Otherwise, those deemed too fat will not receive […]
SW Pakistan Blast Kills 4 Students, Wounds 40
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Police in southwestern Pakistan say a bomb in a parked car exploded next to a bus heading to a university, killing at least four students and wounding more than 40 other people. Authorities say the blast occurred Monday in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Officials tell VOA that a police van providing security for […]
Pakistan Blast Kills 4 Wounds 40
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in southwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded near a university bus, killing four students and wounding more than 40 people. The blast happened near Quetta, capital of the restive Baluchistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. Baluchistan is home to various militant groups, including pro-Taliban factions, and Baluch separatists fighting a low-level insurgency in […]
Pakistan Blast Kills 2
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in southwestern Pakistan say a bomb has exploded near a university bus, killing at least two students and wounding dozens of other people. The blast happened near Quetta, the capital of the restive Baluchistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. Baluchistan is home to various militant groups, including pro-Taliban factions, and Baluch separatists fighting a […]
Militants Ban Polio Vaccination in NW Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
A militant group based in northwestern Pakistan has banned an anti-polio campaign in a tribal region and warned medical teams to stay away from the territory or face consequences. The group, based in North Waziristan and led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, said in a statement Saturday the ban will remain in effect as long as […]
Car Bobm Kills 26 in NW Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
A bomb planted in a pickup truck ripped through a market in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more more than 50 others. Authorities say the bomb exploded near a bus stand at a crowded bazaar in Landi Kotal in the Khyber tribal district. Several buildings were damaged in the explosion. […]
Blast Kills 25 in Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a bomb planted in a pickup truck has killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50 others in the tribal region along the Afghan border. Authorities say the bomb exploded Saturday near a bus stand at a crowded bazaar in Landi Kotal in the Khyber tribal district. Several […]
Blast Kills 13 in Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a bomb blast has killed at least 13 people and wounded 35 others in the tribal region along the Afghan border. Authorities say the bomb exploded Saturday near a bus stand at a bazaar in Landi Kotal in the Khyber tribal district. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, […]
