The legal fraternity is not expecting any abrupt change in US administration’s policy regarding the restoration of the pre-November 3 judiciary, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said Friday. He was speaking to journalists after receiving the 16th Mir Khalilur Rahman Qaumi Yakjehti Award at a ceremony held to remember late journalist […]
Waiting outside the Landhi prison, a multitude of wretched men, women and tiny, noisy children, are desperate to share a moment with their loved ones. These wretched people lack one vital resource that could spare them this ordeal: money. With Rs660 in your pocket, you can visit the prison when you like, for as long […]
KOHAT, May 28: Local Taliban on Wednesday announced a complete cessation of hostilities after holding talks for six days with a peace committee of elders from Darra Adamkhel. A spokesman for commander Tariq told Dawn by telephone from an unknown location that the government had assured them that the military would stop operations in Darra […]
A popular Lahore-based columnist recently attended a literary gathering in Karachi and, recording his observations of the event in a column, said he was dismayed to see Himayat Ali Shair ‘acting as an old man’. The comment conjured up the image of an old man with a shaking body, trembling limbs and halting speech. Having […]
LAHORE: Governor Salmaan Taseer said on Tuesday that the peopleÂ’s government believes in absolute media freedom. He was talking to students of Media Studies Department, Islamia University, Bahawalpur at Governor’s House. He said, “Our media should adopt self censorship so that the government need not impose any curbs on them. It is the mediaÂ’s responsibility […]
LAHORE: Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan will be presented with 16th Mir Khalilur Rehman National Solidarity Award by Mir Shakilur Rehman on May 30 in Karachi. In this regard, Mir Khalilur Rehman Memorial Society (MKRMS), Karachi, Chairman Arshad Sabri called on Barrister Aitzaz at his Zaman Park residence on Tuesday. He formally invited […]
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Pakistan Muslim League-N on Tuesday agreed to most points of the PPP-proposed constitutional package, but demanded reinstatement of the deposed judges through a parliamentary resolution in accordance with the Murree Declaration before tabling of the 18th Constitution Amendment Bill in the National Assembly, sources in the two parties said. The PML-N […]
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday served notice on Pakistan Television (PTV) Corporation over the appointment of director administration with a direction to apprise it of the relevant facts till June 11. The single bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam heard a writ petition filed by Mazhar A. Shah through his […]
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The Joint Action and Implementation Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday finalised strategy for lawyers’ June 10 long march for reinstatement of the deposed judges. The committee also announced that Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry would address the Faisalabad bar on Saturday. After […]
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The draft of a 62-point constitutional package has been finalised and it includes a mechanism for reinstatement of the deposed judges. This was stated by Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari here on Friday. He said the draft would be provided to all coalition partners before it was tabled in parliament. […]
KARACHI, May 22: The lawyers’ fraternity of the city on Thursday boycotted legal proceedings at the City Courts and District Courts Malir on the call of the Pakistan Bar Council against the ousting of judges and took out a procession from the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) office. The participants of the rally marched on different […]
PESHAWAR, May 22: Taliban militants in Swat said on Thursday that the success of the peace deal reached with the government on Wednesday depended on the enforcement of Islamic laws in the region. The agreement is aimed at ending months of fighting between troops and militants loyal to a pro-Taliban commander, Maulana Fazlullah, who was […]
PESHAWAR, May 21: The NWFP government and militants led by Maulana Fazlullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to restore peace in Swat. “Taliban have accepted government’s writ in the region and will help the local administration in maintaining law and order in the district,” NWFP’s Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour told newsmen. Mr Bilour had […]
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Law Minister Farooq H. Naek has said he has finalised the draft of the proposed 18th Constitution Amendment Bill and it will soon be presented to the cabinet for approval. “I spent the day in my office to give a final shape to the proposed amendments and will be visiting PPP co-chairperson […]
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