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News for Tuesday, 5 Jul 2011

Welfare projects to be completed on priority basis: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the primary focus of the government was the development of underdeveloped areas and bringing them at par with developed parts of...

19,550 cases pending before SC

Although the Supreme Court disposed off 1,781 cases during the month of June, 1,180 new ones were brought up before the court for adjudication. On the other hand, the total...

90,000 to miss Haj if LHC verdict not suspended, SC told

The lawyer for the Religious Affairs Ministry, Dr Babar Awan, informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that over 90,000 intending pilgrims would be deprived from performing Haj through private quota...

Pakistan and US vow to jointly curb use of IEDs

Pakistan and the US on Tuesday vowed to work together to save the citizens of Pakistan, the US and Afghanistan by checking the use of the most dangerous weapon, the...

Shutdown continues in Mianwali

A shutter down strike against Monday’s killing by police firing on a protest demonstration continued across Mianwali on Tuesday. The administration had called in rangers troops to secure the city, while...

NADRA to verify Sikh marriages

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will validate “Annand Karraj” – a marriage certificate issued by a Gurdwara for verifying the Sikh marriages. NADRA would get these certificates verified from...

Riots in Sukkur Central Jail leave 4 dead

At least four inmates and a Frontier Constabulary official were killed as riots broke out in Sukkur Central Jail on Tuesday. A protest against the lack of basic necessities inside...

PML-N will fail to dupe people, says Awan

Reacting to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s move to form a grand opposition alliance and calls for mid-term elections in the country, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Babar Awan claimed...

MQM most targeted party with 18 victims in 3 months: report

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) remained the most targeted political party in the country with 18 of its workers falling prey to targeted killing, followed by the Pakistan People’s Party...

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