ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of Geo Television case till January 7 after the deputy attorney general told the court that the government has not yet received the paper book from the petitioners. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Muhammad Moosa K Laghari […]
ISLAMABAD – Delaying the announcement about the schedule of general elections in the post-Benazir Bhutto’s murder scenario for one more day, the Election Commission said Tuesday that it would be decided after consulting political parties. “Any decision in this regard will be taken after taking all political parties into confidence on Wednesday,” Secretary Election Commission […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Although two main opposition parties, the PPP and PML-N, have strongly opposed any postponement of the coming election and the PML-Q has also said that it is willing to take part if the polls are held on January 8, there are strong indications in the capital that a delay of a few […]
KARACHI – The City District Government Karachi has initiated development projects worth approximately over Rs 55 billion during the last 2 years out of which a total of projects costing Rs.32 billion have been completed or entered into final stages, said a statement issued here Tuesday. “Out of all sectors, the Water and Sewerage part […]
ISLAMABAD (January 02 2008): The Supreme Court of Pakistan disposed of 586 cases during the month of December 2007 whereas 644 new cases were instituted. The backlog of cases in Supreme Court on 1st January 2008 is 15,189. As 644 new cases were instituted during the month of December 2007, the total of pending cases […]
KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Minister for Home Affairs Brigadier (retd) Akhtar Zamin has taken serious notice of falsely implicating political workers and citizens in cases registered in relation to incidents of violence following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. According to an official handout, the caretaker minister took notice of this after receiving various complaints. A number of political […]
PESHAWAR: Frontier lawyers on Tuesday manhandled Advocate Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, nephew of former Lahore High Court chief justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, for appearing before the Peshawar High Court (PHC) election tribunal despite the local lawyers’ continuing boycott of the judges serving under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). Dozens of lawyers were waiting outside the courtroom […]
LAHORE, Jan 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for immediate disbandment of “vigilante squads maintained by the establishment for its favourite political party”. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the HRCP said on Monday night (Dec 31) a most deplorable incident took place in the Gulberg area. A few young […]
Khairpur: The police have registered cases against ten journalists of Khairpur. According to the report Sobhodero Police registered cases under Anti Terrorist Act against Miskeen Samtio, Mohsin Samtio, Lalo Larik, Mithal khuhro and Imdad Pir Zado Zahid Mirani. While Gambat Police registered case against Safdar Saheto, Asghar Kanasro, Sikander Samtio and Piryaloi Police registered case […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has denounced the abduction and harassment of TV producer and reporter Muneeza Jehangir and her team by armed men on Monday night. Muneeza is HRCP chairperson Asma Jehangir’s daughter. A press release issued on Tuesday said Muneeza and her team were taking pictures of election posters when […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Union of Journalists and Peshawar Press Club jointly staged a protest demonstration to condemn the killing of their colleague Kamil Mashadi here Tuesday. The protesters were carrying banners and placards inscribed with anti-killers, anti government slogans. The infuriated journalists demanded immediate arrest of the criminals. They chanted slogans against the government for its […]
LAHORE: A man and his wife were shot dead by three unidentified persons at the doorstep of their rented quarter in Kahna area in the wee hours of Tuesday. The victims were identified as Nadim, 35, and his wife Nasreen, 30. The couple is survived by two children, police said. Nadim, who served as a […]
LAHORE: The first honour killing of 2008 took place in Kahna early Tuesday morning. Unidentified assailant(s) shot dead a couple that eloped. Kahna police said Muhammad Nadeem (25) from Kasur had an affair with Nasreen (22) from Dhoop Sari village in Kahna. The couple’s families did not agree to their marriage and they ran away […]
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