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Daily Archives: April 3, 2011

Senate supports demands of young doctors

ISLAMABAD: Senators crossed party lines to support the demands of protesting young doctors as the Senate continued its proceedings on the sixth consecutive day. The absence of ministers in the front rows irked members from both the opposition and the treasury benches who staged a walkout that halted the proceedings for some time. Apart from […]


Davis case judge harassed

Lahore: Muhammad Yousaf Aujla, the additional district and sessions judge who handled the diyat case of Raymond Davis, faces harassment from lawyers angry at his role in the release of the American CIA contractor, The Express Tribune has learnt. A group of lawyers gathered outside his courtroom last Thursday and chanted slogans against the judge. […]


Uk refuses to hand over Musharraf

RAWALPINDI: The British government has refused to hand over to Pakistan former president Pervez Musharraf, who is wanted by the Joint Investigation Team in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, to Pakistan. The FIA presented a written report of the British Home Department to the court that was sent by the Pakistan High Commission. As per […]


PPP senators join opposition walkout

ISLAMABAD: The Senate witnessed unprecedented scenes on Saturday when senators from all political parties, including the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, staged a token walkout in protest against the absence of federal ministers from the proceedings. Not even a single minister was present in the house at the time of the walkout, leaving only three ruling […]


Newspaper reporter shot dead

Karachi: A newspaper’s crime reporter, Zaman Ibrahim, 40, was shot dead on Sheedi Village Road in Lyari on Saturday. Lyari SP Javed Baloch said that Ibrahim was going on his motorcycle when two motorcyclists followed and shot him in the head. His body was sent to Civil hospital. SP Baloch said the victim was affiliated […]