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Muslim rulers flayed for silence over blasphemous sketches

The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders have condemned the blasphemous sketches of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in Danish newspapers and termed it a violation of basic human rights. This they said while addressing at a protest demonstration near Mazar-e-Quaid on Sunday. Thousands of JI workers and citizens attended the demonstration and chanted slogans against the Danish government. […]


Fresh violence in Swat leaves two dead

ISLAMABAD (February 24 2008): A security personnel and an militant were killed in fresh violence in Pakistan’s volatile Swat valley, the army said Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb hitting a bus left 13 people dead. Two militants were also arrested during the search and cordon operation that was carried out on Friday night […]


Arrangements finalised for re-polling in Hangu

PESHAWAR (February 24 2008): Arrangements have been finalised for holding of re-polling at three polling stations at a national assembly constituency (NA: 16) and Provincial Assembly (PF: 42) in Hangu District. Re-polling is scheduled for February 25 while army has been called to maintain peace during elections. It merits a mention here that polling on […]


Anwar Kamal wins LHC Bar president seat

LAHORE – Anwar Kamal of the Professional Group has notched up the president seat of the Lahore High Court Bar Association for the year 2008-09 by imposing a crushing defeat on Pervez Inayat Malik, a candidate of Khosa Group. Kamal managed to get 3,507 votes while Inyat could get only 1,068 votes. All the four […]


ECP restrained from notifying results of five constituencies

A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro and Farrukh Zia Sheikh on Saturday restrained the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from officially notifying the results of the constituencies NA-239 of the National Assembly and PS-89, PS-90, PS-93, PS-128 of the Sindh Assembly. The candidates of the Muttahida […]


PPP candidate moves SHC for re-election

Syed Faisal Raza Abdi of the Pakistan Peoples Party has challenged the results of the constituency NA-253 Karachi through a petition he filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC). Abdi, making respondents election commission, returning officer, winning candidate of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Haider Abbas Rizvi, and others, has alleged his rivals for rigging […]


Lawyers boycott courts to protest police brutality

The legal fraternity boycotted court proceedings on Saturday to protest against law-enforcement agencies attitude towards lawyers during their weekly demonstration on Thursday. The call for observing Saturday as black day and complete boycott was given by the provincial bar associations across the country. The legal representatives in the city courts had organized a procession on […]


‘No firing after blasts on Oct 18 PPP rally’

KARACHI: Inspector Mahar Ali, in-charge of the Sindh police forensic science laboratory, belied reports of firing taking place after October 18’s twin blasts during a PPP rally held to welcome Benazir Bhutto. Claiming to be an expert at fire arms and deposing as a prosecution witness before the tribunal, he stated that he examined seven […]


PPP demands re-election in PF-40

PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party candidate from PF-40 Karak, while alleging of rigging on the part of rival candidate has demanded of the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold re-election in his constituency. During a press conference here at the Peshawar Press Club on Friday, he alleged that his rival candidates, Mian Nisar Gul, used unfair […]


Lawyers’ hunger strike largely attended in Lahore

LAHORE: The hunger strike camps, set by the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the Save Judiciary Committee (SJC), were largely attended on Saturday. Thousands of lawyers from all over the country reached Lahore to elect the new LHCBA officials and they continued to visit these camps. There was an air of festivity on […]


Poll-rigging: FIR registered against 70 people

SUKKUR: Following allegations of attacking a polling station, taking the polling staff hostage and stamping ballot papers of specific candidate, the Thull police on Saturday have registered a case against 70 people. According to details, Assistant Presiding Officer Mohammad Pannah Channa polling station, Mir Hassan Lashari has registered an FIR No. 33/2008 under sections 357, […]


Frontier lawyers to continue boycotting judiciary

PESHAWAR: The NWFP lawyers will continue complete boycott of the superior and subordinate judiciary on every Saturday and will hold protests for two hours daily, said a statement issued by Sarhad Bar Council (SBC) Vice Chairman Qazi Mohammad Naeem and Executive Committee Chairman Saeed Akhtar Khan on Saturday. The statement said that the Provincial Lawyers […]


Judges can be restored through an executive order: Aitzaz

LAHORE (February 24 2008): The detained president of Supreme Court Bar Association Aitzaz Ahsan has urged political parties to sit together to chalk out modalities for restoration of the deposed judges and ensure freedom of judiciary. Addressing members Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and other lawyers at LHC, where he was brought to cats […]


Protest over blasphemous cartoons

KARACHI, Feb 22: Supporters of Jamaat-i-Islami burned US and Danish flags in the city on Friday in fresh protests against the blasphemous sketches of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reprinted in Danish newspapers. Around 150 JI supporters gathered outside Baitul Mukkarum mosque in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, flying banners demanding Pakistan sever diplomatic ties with Denmark. […]