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News for Friday, 8 Jun 2012

Continued CNG strike tests people’s patience

Commuters on Thursday faced severe hardships as the strike of CNG association continued across the country for the second consecutive day. CNG filling stations in Lahore were to open on Thursday...

PAC seeks details of bureaucrats, judges allotted two plots in Islamabad

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday sought details of bureaucrats and judges who had been allotted two plots in Islamabad after filing affidavits for not owning any land in...

India pitches for more constructive role in SCO

India on Thursday pitched for a “larger and more constructive role” in the six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a full member and underlined that the grouping was “a promising...

Asma should lodge legal complaint, provide evidence: Defence Ministry

A spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on Thursday said instead of publicly declaring that her life was in danger, senior Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir...

NAB arrests Pakistan Railways GM, addl GM

Special Operation Wing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Pakistan Railways’ GM (Maintenance and Services) Naeem Malik and Additional GM (Mechanical) Ahsan Mahmood. Both the accused had played a...

Evidence against PM’s son available, ANF tells SC

The officials of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that evidence was available against Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the...

NICL scam: SC warns commerce secretary of arrest over absence

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said Commerce Secretary Zafar Mahmood should appear before court during the next hearing and his arrest orders would be issued if he failed...

Zardari calls for setting up Energy Fund for mega projects

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday called for greater Chinese investment in infrastructure development, particularly in mega energy projects, and proposed setting up of an Energy Fund for mega projects,...

UN backs probe into US drone civilian casualties

The UN human rights chief on Thursday called for a UN investigation into US drone strikes in Pakistan, questioning their legality and saying they kill innocent civilians. UN High Commissioner for...

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