KARACHI – The City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has imposed ban on any type of gathering within a radius of two hundred yards of the examination centers in Karachi for the final examinations of the Allama lqbal Open University for spring Semester 2007 being held from November l2 to January l2, 2008 at Government Sir […]
SWABI, Nov 14: An explosive device planted near a girls’ primary school in Adina, some 18km west of here, went off on Wednesday morning, damaging its boundary wall and windows. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, but about 10 days ago a letter sent by the local Tehrik-i-Taliban to non-governmental organisations and schools […]
KARACHI (November 15 2007): City remained under the grip of tension as disturbances in Lyari, District South, and adjoining areas continued on Wednesday. The PPP workers took to streets to agitate against the house arrest of their leader Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in Lahore. The protesters and the police played hide and seek throughout the day […]
HYDERABAD, Nov 14: Shah Abdul Latif Award Committee of Pakistan Academy of Letters has decided to award the “Shah Latif and Tasawwuf Award 2006” to Ms J.A. Manghani for her original work on Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai during the year 2006 published by Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai chair, University of Karachi. The committee, which met […]
KARACHI, Nov 14: Some parts of the city remained tense on Wednesday as workers of the Pakistan People’s Party burnt tyres, resorted to firing into the air and lobbed tear-gas shells on the second consecutive day of protest against Benazir Bhutto’s detention in Lahore. Lyari was at the focus of the unrest as normal life […]
During a surprise visit to New Karachi on Monday, the Nazim, Karachi, Syed Mustafa Kamal, met local people at Allahwali-the last stop of W-11 wagon where he heard their problems and said that issuance of a new route for the residents of Ahsanabad and Gulshan-e-Maymar would be finalised within a week after which all those […]
PESHAWAR (November 14 2007): Authorities on Tuesday imposed a curfew in a restive north-western area where militants loyal to a cleric are waging a campaign for Islamic law, the army said. The curfew in the scenic Swat valley was announced hours after army gunship helicopters pounded rebel positions in the mountains, blowing up an ammunition […]
KARACHI – Opposition members of City Council Tuesday walked out in protest when their resolution pertaining to the imposing of emergency in the country, removal of Supreme Court Judges, ban on private TV channels, arrest of political activists, was not accepted by the Convenor of the Council for discussion. City Council session was presided over […]
KARACHI, Nov 13: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to pay Rs50,000 as costs for filing a frivolous petition. The amount would be deposited with the nazir within 15 days and would be utilised for lawyers’ library in the court, the order passed by a division bench comprising Justices Munib […]
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Supreme Court on Monday took up two identical petitions challenging the promulgation of the state of emergency and the Provisional Constitution Order and actions taken under them, and issued notices to the chief of army staff, the president and other respondents. A bench of eight judges initiated the proceedings in an […]
KARACHI – The City lawyers Monday completely boycotted the Sindh High Court proceedings and continued their strike according to the decision of Sindh High Court Bar Association and Pakistan Bar Council against the imposition of emergency rule. However the lawyers observed a token strike of the court proceedings in City Court for one hour and […]
* Three militants injured as helicopters target hideouts * Army spokesman says ‘notable militant’ involved in soldiers’ beheading arrested from Mingora MINGORA: Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad confirmed on Monday that the army had taken the lead role from paramilitary personnel in the operation in Swat. “Whatever steps are necessary will be taken now […]
ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday announced that the general elections would be held before January 9, within 60 days of the National Assembly’s (NA) dissolution on November 15. Assemblies’ dissolution: “The NA will stand dissolved on November 15 on completion of its five-year constitutional tenure, and the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh and […]
SWABI: A bomb explosion wrecked the entrance gate of Government Girls’ High School Ismalia here on Thursday, sending a warning to all girls and teachers to cover up for purdah. It was learnt that only a watchman was present at the school at the time of the blast. Police officials said the isolated location of […]
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