Archive for: April, 2013

Powerful earthquake kills 102, injures 1000 in China

At least 102 people were killed in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to the China Earthquake Administration on Saturday afternoon, Chinese media reported.   The earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya’an City in the province at 8:02 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).   More […]

Miscreants torch Jamaat-e-Islami office in Karachi

Unknown miscreants Saturday set ablaze in office of Jamaat-e-Islami in Nazimabad area of Karachi, the party leaders said.   Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Muhammad Hussain Mehnati has condemned the incident and demanded of the caretaker Chief Minister Sindh and Election Commission to take notice of it.   Meanwhile Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hasan has urged the […]

SC’s 3-member bench to hear Musharraf treason petitions

The Supreme Court has constituted a three-member bench to hear on Monday petitions seeking directions for initiating high treason proceedings against former President. Pervez Musharraf.   A Supreme Court’s statement said on Saturday that Mr. Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja will head the bench and will be comprising two other members,  Mr. Justice Khilji Arif Hussain […]

Anti-terrorism court orders Musharraf be sent to jail

An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on Saturday ordered that former President Pervez Musharraf should be sent to jail in a case of illegally placing top judges under house arrest when he had imposed emergency rule in 2007, court officials said.   Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi ordered that the former President should be produced again on […]

Pakistan urges world to ensure peaceful post-NATO Afghanistan

Pakistan Friday urged all concerned stakeholders including the United States to devote their energies towards making Afghanistan peaceful, progressive, prosperous and stable country in the post-withdrawal period.   Concerns about possible instability in Afghanistan grow as the endgame fast approaching and the Taliban and the U.S. have not resumed peace talks.   Pakistan is also […]

Musharraf denies judges’ arrest charge in police statement

Hours after former President Pervez Musharraf was arrested for imposing emergency rule in 2007 and placing top judges under house arrest, the police transferred him to the police headquarters in the capital for questioning on Friday, officials said.   Earlier in the morning Musharraf appeared before a court of a local magistrate in Islamabad and […]

Senate for Musharraf’s portraits removal from public buildings

The Senate on Friday passed a unanimous resolution, demanding the government to remove portraits of former President Pervez Musharraf from all the public buildings.   The resolution was moved by Senator Ishaq Dar of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the upper house of the parliament unanimously […]

PM Khoso for addressing security loop holes

Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, has asked the Ministry of Interior and Home departments in the provinces and FATA to lay additional emphasis on addressing loop holes in security.   “We should all do our utmost effort to plug all holes that can affect or disrupt the electoral process,” the Prime Minister told a […]

Pervez Musharraf offers arrest after court order

Former President Pervez Musharraf was arrested early Fridaya day after a court ordered his arrest for imposing emergency rule in 2007.   Musharraf appeared before a court of a local magistrate in Islamabad and formally offered his arrest, his defence lawyer, Qamar Afzal, said.   The judicial magistrate Abbas Shah granted a two-day transit remand […]

ICRC urges Afghan sides to respect rights

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on the warring sides in Afghanistan to protect civilians and respect their rights during conflicts.   “We are maintaining our dialogue with the parties to the conflict, reminding them of their obligations under international humanitarian law to respect and protect civilians and their properties,” head […]

Overseas Pakistanis to get vote right

The Election Commission has decided to give right of vote to overseas Pakistani and the decision will be implemented through the Presidential Ordinance, Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan said on Thursday.   The decision was taken at a meeting held in Islamabad today with Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim in the chair.   […]

Musharraf leaves court after arrest order

The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered arrest of former President Pervez Musharraf for detaining senior judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007.   Musharraf was in the Islamabad High Court when the court delivered verdict.   The court cancelled his interim bail in the case and ordered his arrest. However, Musharraf, succeeded to flee […]

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