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News for Saturday, 15 Oct 2011

CJ asked to review Deedar Shah verdict

ISLAMABAD - A Supreme Court (SC) bench on Friday referred to the chief justice the government’s petition seeking a review of the SC verdict against the appointment of Justice (r)...

Woman set on fire by former husband

LAHORE - A woman sustained serious burn injuries when her former husband set her on fire after barging into her parent’s home in Yohanna Abad area in Nishter police precincts...

JI chief urges government to stop fearing US

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Munawar Hasan on Friday urged the government and armed forces to stop fearing the US as that had allowed Washington to pressurise Pakistan. Addressing the Friday congregation...

Pakistan, India finalise draft of visa accord to ease travel

NEW DELHI - Pakistan and India on Friday finalised the draft of the new Bilateral Visa Agreement to ease travel for nationals of either country desiring to visit the other....

Nasir Shah demands roadmap to end Hazara killings

PPP MNA Syed Nasir Shah said on Friday that he would not end his boycott of the National Assembly session unless he was given a solid roadmap to end sectarian...

LHC demands all Auqaf income and land records

Smelling a rat, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought a detailed report regarding total income and ‘land count’ of waqf lands, other than shrines, under the control of...

NA adopts women in distress bill, provides legal cover to PPIB

The National Assembly on Friday passed two bills to remove legal hitches to assist the government help women in distress and detention fund and to provide legal cover to the...

PM says Churchill inspired me to be ‘firm without being rough’

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday said his ‘soft but firm’ political temperament was based on an inspiration by great British statesman Winston Churchill. Gilani quoted Churchill’s saying ‘One...

People have rejected the govt, says Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that corruption and lawlessness were at their peak in the country and the people would reject the government and its...

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