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News for Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Will the Healthcare Act of 2010 be implemented in 2020, LHC CJ asks

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Tuesday, expressing annoyance over delay in implementing the Punjab Healthcare Commission Act 2010 and resultant protest and strikes of...

Asma condemns Shahzad’s murder

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Tuesday condemned renowned journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad’s murder after being kidnapped by unidentified men. Asma urged the federal government to conduct...

LHC CJ directs IGP to chalk out security plan for all courts

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Tuesday directed the inspector general of police (IGP) to chalk out a comprehensive security plan for all courts and...

The city of decaying pipelines

The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) is supplying contaminated drinking water to citizens, as around 50 percent house pipelines, which have gone rusty over the years, are yet to be...

Libya says NATO bombing kills 718 civilians

NATO’s bombing campaign has killed 718 Libyan civilians, Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said on Tuesday. He said the figures, current as of May 26, showed 4,067 civilians had been wounded,...

Lahoris give mixed response to Afridi’s retirement

Lahoris on Tuesday gave a mixed response to former cricket team captain Shahid Afridi’s sudden announcement of retirement from all forms of cricket. Some citizens backed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...

Nation should not expect so much from budget: Hafeez

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that connecting six decades old economic problems with the budget would not be appropriate and the nation should not fasten undue expectations...

Qatar Airways pays Rs 1.1m compensation

Qatar Airways has paid Rs 1.1 million as compensation to a Pakistani family headed by Imran Ali, a handicapped person, who had filed a complaint against the airline in consumer...

Musharraf condemns killing of Salim Shahzad

Former president and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief Pervez Musharraf has condemned the brutal murder of journalist Slaim Shahzad. In his condemnation message, the APML chief termed the killing of...

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