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News for Tuesday, 5 Jul 2011

1,800 senior doctors to be regularised

As approved by the Punjab chief minister (CM), regularisation of 1800 senior doctors is being done by the Punjab Health Department on merit in line with the directives of the...

LHC adjourns petition seeking treason case against Musharraf

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday adjourned until first week of August, the hearing of a petition seeking registration of a treason case against former president General (r) Pervez...

LHC penalises 18 judges, 276 subordinates for corruption

The administration of the Lahore High Court has penalized on corruption charges 18 judges of district judiciary and 276 subordinate officials of district courts across Punjab in the last one...

MM Alam Road Remodelling Project finally ready for kick-off

The MM Alam Road Remodelling Project, hanging in the balance for the last five years, is finally ready to begin at a cost of Rs 250 million by the Transport...

Afghans eye rail to ease $3 trillion in projects

Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to $3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its...

As Bahrain reform talks begin, divisions run deep

Bahrain is eager to get back to business after widespread upheaval over the past five months, when a protest movement was crushed by the Gulf state’s Sunni Muslim rulers, but...

Malaysian PM to meet pope, eyes ties with Vatican

Prime Minister Najib Razak is due to meet Pope Benedict XVI mid-July as Malaysia embarks on a plan to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican, a top official said Tuesday. “The...

Gaddafi seeking way out: paper

Muammar Gaddafi is sounding out the possibility of handing over power, a Russian newspaper said on Tuesday, but the Libyan government denied it was in talks about the veteran leader...

China silencing Uighurs two years after protests

The Chinese government is silencing voices of dissent in the restive far western region of Xinjiang by jailing ethnic Uighurs who speak out two years after deadly riots in the...

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