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News for Thursday, 6 Jan 2011

Qadri was declared unfit for sensitive protocol duty

ISLAMABAD - The appointment of Mumtaz Qadri in the security detail squad of slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has raised many questions, as the killer had been declared unfit for...

Protest against drone attacks

PESHAWAR - Mutahidda Aman Committee, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has urged upon the government to take immediate steps against the US drone attacks within the country, which they said were...

IMF strapping financial expansion, secretary tells Senate

ISLAMABAD - The financially-strapped government has been rendered incapable of establishing an infrastructure bank to meet the ever-rising financial needs because of its commitment with International Monetary Fund (IMF), Secretary...

SC seeks report on fake encounters

ISLAMABAD - A three-member Supreme Court bench on Wednesday sought judicial inquiry report on the fake police encounters that occurred in EME Colony, Lahore and in Sialkot.
The bench...

Senators seek details on hiring SECP chief, commissioners

ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday directed the ministry of finance to furnish it with complete details of candidates and the procedure adopted for the appointment...

6 KP police officials transferred

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa police inspector general announced postings and transfers of six high ranking police officers on Wednesday.
According to an official notification, Mubarak Zeb was posted as district...

PML-F says Gilani govt has lost majority in NA

KARACHI - The Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's government has lost its majority in the National Assembly and only President Asif Ali...

Punjab governor’s murder – 2,000 guards of Sindh VVIPs sent back to head offices

KARACHI - Over 2,000 security personnel deployed with VVIPs of Sindh have been sent back to their head offices, while the personal details of more than 1,000 personnel of law...

Shujaat wants new law to check misuse of blasphemy laws

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday demanded the government introduce new legislation to stop the abuse of blasphemy laws. Condemning the assassination of Salmaan Taseer,...

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