KARACHI (PPI) – General Secretary Pasban has announced to observe a strike on Friday, March 7 against the blasphemous sketches of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in Danish newspapers. This he announced while addressing a meeting at PECHS here on Thursday. He appealed the traders, industrialists, lawyers, journalists, political and social organizations to observe the strike […]
KARACHI – The March 9 2007 was a memorable day in the history of judiciary in Pakistan when Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry refused to obey orders of a dictator and provided a new life to his profession, said President Supreme Court Bar Association Atizaz Ahsan while addressing a general body meeting of Karachi Bar Association […]
RAWALPINDI- A division bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi on Thursday issued notices to ten respondents in a petition filed by former minister and independent candidate from NA-57 Attock-1 Malik Amin Aslam Khan wherein he prayed to restrain Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) from notifying the election result of the constituency. The bench comprising Justice […]
KARACHI, Feb 28: The Site Town Council on Thursday severely condemned the reprinting of blasphemous sketches in Danish newspapers. In its meeting, held with Syed Badshah Khan in the chair, the council approved the revision of the ongoing development works in various union councils of the town. The meeting also praised government efforts for holding […]
KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sindh High Court ordered on Thursday recount of votes cast at 15 polling stations of the provincial assembly constituency PS-87 (Thatta). The order came on a petition moved by the Pakistan People’s Party’s Ghulam Qadir Malkani against the unofficial election of his cousin, Mohammad Ali Malkani of the Pakistan Muslim League. […]
KARACHI, Feb 28: The first phase of the e-policing project, which envisages the computerisation and interlinking of all the police stations of Sindh including the Karachi region through the internet, will be completed in June. The system will ensure an improved performance of the police department regarding the lodging of FIRs, investigation of crime, addressing […]
KARACHI (February 29 2008): The Tribunal of Inquiry probing into the twin blast of October 18 in PPPPs’ rally to welcome Benazir Bhutto on Thursday ordered its Liasion Officer to get a copy of a report submitted by the Scotland Yard Investigators to federal government, in a week time. The tribunal asked SP Niaz Khoso […]
ISLAMABAD (February 29 2008): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) former Justice Qazi Muhammad Farooq on Thursday appointed Lahore High Court judges to act as election tribunals for hearing and disposal of election petitions in Punjab and Federal Capital. The CEC made these appointments in consultation with the LHC Chief Justice and in pursuance of the provisions […]
ISLAMABAD (February 29 2008): The PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has proposed setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to recognise victims of state repression and injustices. He said that the establishment had been weakened and it was incumbent upon all political forces to join hands to strengthen democratic institutions so that dictatorship was never […]
RAWALPINDI (February 29 2008): Prisoners in Sindh jails are leading a miserable life due to overcrowding and are suffering from various diseases. Total capacity of 16 existing jails of Sindh is 9,317. While more than 20,213 prisoners were lodged in these jails out of which 9,107 have been awarded punishment while 11,106 are under trials, […]
MULTAN (February 29 2008): Students of a local religious seminary and activists of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan on Thursday staged a demonstration at Qasim Bagh (Old Fort) to register their protest against the reprinting of blasphemous caricatures in the Danish and European newspapers. More than 100 students of ‘Madressah Khairul-Ma’ad’ and activists of JUP took part in […]
The Chehlum of the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) was observed on Thursday with usual religious fervour and solemnity. At about 1.00 p.m, a central procession of the Chehlum was brought out from Nishtar Park, which, after going through its traditional route of M.A. Jinnah Road, Saddar and old city areas, terminated at Imambargah […]
KARACHI (PPI): A division bench of the Sindh High Court Tuesday issued bail able warrants against the Investigation Officer of the PS Gulshan-e-Iqbal in sum of Rs.50,OOO for not complying with the court orders. The bench comprised Justice Azizullah M Memon and Justice Arshad Noor Khan while hearing the case pertaining to one missing person, […]
KARACHI: Jamat-e-Islami Chief Mohammad Hussain Mehanti has condemned the republishing of blasphemous caricatures of the Holy Prophet (SAW) in Danish newspapers and demanded of the Muslim rulers to take immediate action against the Danish government. While addressing a protest demonstration of JI women wing outside the Karachi Press Club here on Wednesday, he urged the […]
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