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News for Saturday, 1 Jan 2011

inadequate knowledge of Islam – SC moved for Rehman Malik’s disqualification

ISLAMABAD - A constitutional petition seeking Interior Minister Rehman Malik's disqualification for incorrectly reciting a written Quranic verse in a cabinet meeting was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday....

Pakistan’s 2010 anti-terror losses higher than ever

ISLAMABAD - The nation paid more price for its support to the US-led war on terror in 2010 than ever, with around 1,544 Pakistanis getting killed and 3,571 being injured...

4,220 Pakistanis languishing in jails in Middle East

ISLAMABAD - Around 4,220 Pakistanis are languishing in the jails of the Middle East countries over different charges, the National Assembly was told on Friday.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs...

PIMS hiring staff in violation of rules

ISLAMABAD - Administrators at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) are recruiting staff for Federal Medical College without fulfilling legal requirements, Pakistan Today has learnt.
PIMS is going...

94 journalists killed in 2010, says IFJ report

BRUSSELS - Ninety four journalists died in Pakistan owing to violence this year, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday, adding that country was the most dangerous place...

President to sign 19th Amendment today

KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari would sign the 19th Constitutional Amendment passed by the both houses of the parliament today (Saturday).
The president's spokesman, Farhatullah Babar, told a private...

CSB promotes 65 officers to BPS-21

ISLAMABAD - The Central Selection Board (CSB) on Friday promoted over 65 bureaucrats from BPS-20 to BPS-21.
The officers included 34 from the District Management Group, 11 each from the...

PA again hit by quorum problem

LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly, on its first day of the 22nd session, again faced the quorum issue pointed out by the opposition member Dr Samia Amjad at the time...

Altaf ask Punjabis to stand up against plunderers

LAHORE - The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, has asked the people of Punjab to stand up against looters and plunderers of national wealth.
Addressing office...

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