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News for Thursday, 24 Mar 2011

4 corpses found in Peshawar

PESHAWAR - At least four people's dead bodies have been recovered that were thrown in the fields after being murdered in Gul Bela in Dawood Zai on Thursday. According to...

2nd phase of devolution to be finished by 30th

ISLAMABAD - The second phase of ministries' devolution will be completed by March 30 in which other five ministries are planned to be devolved to the provinces under 18th amendment,...

JI demands OIC moot on desecration of Quran

ISLAMABAD - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday asked the government to convene emergency meetings of the UN and foreign ministers of the entire Muslim world to record protest at the international...

SC orders extradition of drag race organiser

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday directed extradition of Atif Sheikh, organiser of an illegal drag race held at Bahria Town, Rawalpindi, in which five people lost their lives...

Journalists barred from covering Musharraf

LONDON - UK-based journalists working for Pakistani print and broadcast media organisations were not allowed to cover a speech of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in Manchester. Musharraf was...

Christians protest against Quran desecration

LAHORE - Minorities Wing of the Pakistan People's Party staged a demonstration on Thursday outside the Lahore Press Club against pastors Terry Jones and Wayne Sapp, who desecrated the Holy...

Traders give in – Bhatta Chowk’s widening starts

LAHORE - The Bhatta Chowk expansion project has finally started after traders reconciled with the Punjab government, though with a heavy heart, over the dispute on compensation amounting to Rs...

PPP won’t let anyone derail democracy, says Khosa

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will not let anyone derail democracy in the country, Punjab Governor Latif Khosa said on Thursday. He was addressing the cheque distribution ceremony...

Moonis to stay with FIA for another four days

LAHORE - Local Judicial Magistrate Ikhtisham Sadiq on Thursday extended the physical remand of Moonis Elahi, involved in National Insurance Corporation Scam, until March 28. Earlier, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

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