SUKKUR: Three persons were killed in different incidents over the charges of Karo Kari here on Tuesday. Reports said that in village Bagho Brohi, accused Hadi Bakhsh Brohi shot dead his sister, Marvi Brohi, over illicit relations and fled. In village Qasim Umrani, accused Qaim Umrani shot dead his wife Zarina and her alleged paramour […]
ISLAMABAD: The first round of the cabinet’s ministerial committee meeting, constituted by the Federal Cabinet for examining the matters concerning the Share Purchase Agreement on Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) with M/s Etisalat and auction of 3G Spectrum and LDI licences, held here Tuesday. Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan Federal Minister for Privatisation is the convenor […]
ISLAMABAD: The Saba Aslam Trust (SAT) is going to make a documentary on the flood devastation in the country with the help of Hollywood experts. Founder of the Saba Trust Saghir Ahmad Aslam said a Hollywood team would soon visit Pakistan to make the documentary on the destruction caused by the floods. Source: The News […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik made a novel move on Tuesday of asking the community of journalists to decide his case against ‘misreporting’ about his resignation. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club, he said he would never leave the country because his “life and death were associated with the homeland”. He said […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has constituted a five-member committee, headed by its President Pervaiz Shaukat, to ascertain truth, facts and background of news aired by a TV Channel about the resignation of Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik from his office and departure of his family abroad. The other members of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday announced that the government would soon establish Press Complain Commission (PCC) in order to regulate the media and its fallacious reports about government officials. He requested the journalists to avoid such reporting which are incorrect against government officials and politicians. Source: The Nation Date:9/29/2010
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday summoned Secretary to the Punjab chief minister and the journalist, who had published the report of the Special Branch pertaining to an alleged plot to assassinate Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, on September 29 and 30, respectively. FIA Punjab Director Zafar Ahmed Qureshi […]
By Jonaid Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Roars of approval rang in the air at the auditorium of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), as Mekaal Hasan band gave a breathtaking performance of Sufi music on Tuesday night. The band’s performance amply showed why the finest contemporary Pakistani music outfit rules the hearts of the youth. Though […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the authority and jurisdiction of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to waive off Rs256 billion bank loans during the period from 1971 to 2009 under Banking Companies Ordinance. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani […]
By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Hamid Ali Mirza has barred the prime minister and chief ministers from visiting the constituencies where by-elections are to be held. The CEC has barred them from inaugurating or promising to inaugurate development schemes there, especially during the run-up to the by-polls. He also placed […]
By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI: Condemning the sentencing of Dr Aafia Siddiqui by a US court, Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain called upon the president, prime minister and the federal cabinet on Tuesday to use diplomatic channels and take all possible measures to secure her release. Addressing over telephone from London rallies organised by MQM in […]
By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army retained the top military slot for a sixth consecutive term as the incumbent Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne, was promoted on Tuesday as four-star general and appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. According to an official notification issued from the Presidency, […]
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