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No proposal for granting extension to Army Chief: PPP

March 11th, 2010


LAHORE – PPP Central Secretary Information Fauzia Wahab said on Wednesday that no proposal for granting extension in service to present army chief was under consideration at the moment.
At a press conference held at Lahore Press Club here, she was asked about reasons behind grant of extension in service…

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PML-N candidates win NA-123, PP-82 seats

March 11th, 2010


PML-N’s Pervez Malik won his seat of NA-123 Lahore with heavy margin on Wednesday while PML-N candidate Azam Chaila clinched his seat of PP-82 Jhang. PPP’s candidate won his seat of PP-25 Jaffarabad and Muslim League Zia’s candidate declared successful in PP-284 Bahawalnagar. Poling for the by-elections on one National…

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By-elections in NA-123, PP-82 and PP-284 underway

March 10th, 2010


The by-elections in NA-123 and three other constituencies are taking place today in Lahore, Bahawalnagar, Jhang and Jafarabad. Over 200, 000 eligible voters will be casting their vote in over 250 polling stations established for NA-123 Lahore.
In PP-82 Bahawalnagar and PP-284 Jhang, 126 and 130 polling stations have been…

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LHC turns down Lakhvi’s acquittal plea

March 10th, 2010


RAWALPINDI – A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected the acquittal plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attack, and maintained the decision of a trial court on his application for release in the case.
The bench comprising Justice Asad Munir…

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LHC turns down Lakhvi’s acquittal plea

March 10th, 2010


RAWALPINDI – A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday rejected the acquittal plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attack, and maintained the decision of a trial court on his application for release in the case.
The bench comprising Justice Asad Munir…

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Foreign hand found in Lahore bombing: IG Punjab

March 9th, 2010


Punjab police chief has claimed substantial evidence with regard to foreign involvement in Lahore bomb attack. Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Doggar during his visit of the bombing site in Model Town Lahore told the media that the investigators have found evidence indicating foreign link to the bombing. He…

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SC dismisses plea against holding NA-123 by-polls

March 9th, 2010


Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea for suspension of by-election at National Assembly constituency NA-123, Lahore. An apex court bench comprised of Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Tariq Pervez and Justice Sahir Ali in its decision said that the election will be held as per announced schedule however the final…

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Terrorism unleashed during Musharraf rule: Shahbaz

March 9th, 2010


Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the country is suffering the losses of the menace of terrorism that was unleashed during the Musharraf rule. Talking to media after visiting Model Town site of Monday bombing in Lahore, Shahbaz Sharif regretted the losses suffered by residents of the…

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Rana sees RAW hand behind attack

March 9th, 2010


PUNJAB Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday said that India’s RAW was involved in the suspected suicide car bomb attack in Lahore.
India’s Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency was involved in Monday’s suspected suicide car bomb attack on a special investigation unit that killed 13 people, Minister Rana Sanaullah…

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Terrorists enemy of Pak: Shahbaz

March 9th, 2010


LAHORE – PML-N Chief Mian Muhammad Ex Prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharifand Chief Minister Punjab Muham-mad Shahbaz Sharif have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the SIA building in Model Town and expressed sympathies with the victim families.
Nawaz Sharif, who is in London, has asked the PML-N workers to donate blood and…

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Bomber flattens SIA building in City

March 9th, 2010


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LAHORE – Weeks after the reports that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies captured top Taliban and Al-Qaeda figures during successful operations in various parts of the country, a suicide bomber struck the headquarters of Special Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday morning, leaving 13 people dead and…

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Lahore blast death toll rise to 14

March 9th, 2010


No headway could be achieved thus far in the investigations regarding the suicide attack in Lahore yesterday, report said Tuesday. The death tally in the tragedy mounted to 14, as another body was retrieved from under the rubble of a secret agency’s building. Also the 50 percent debris of the…

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Bombing turns school into ‘hell’

March 9th, 2010


LAHORE (AFP) – Noor Mohammad had just sat down with his classmates in the City when a suicide car bomb pulverised part of his school and turned his religious studies class into a living hell.
“We had just assembled in our classroom when it looked as if hell had broken…

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Taliban claim responsibility

March 9th, 2010


MIRANSHAH (AFP) – A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed the group was responsible Monday for a suicide blast that killed up to 13 people in Lahore.
“We claim responsibility for the Lahore blast. We will continue such attacks in future,” TTP spokesman Azam Tariq told two AFP reporters in…

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Election to be held as scheduled: Raja Riaz

March 8th, 2010


As another terror attack targets Lahore, senior Punjab minister Raja Riaz said on Monday that the NA 123 by-elections will go on as planned.
Riaz added that there will be a tremendous security upgrade during the polls at the NA-123, reported a private TV channel.
However, the PML-N chief…

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We claim responsibility for the Lahore blast: TTP

March 8th, 2010


A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban’s main umbrella faction, Tehreek-e-Taliban, claimed the group was responsible Monday for a suicide blast that killed up to 13 people in Lahore.
“We claim responsibility for the Lahore blast. We will continue such attacks in future,” Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq told two…

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Lahore bomb unleashes school ‘hell’

March 8th, 2010


Noor Mohammad had just sat down with his classmates in Lahore when a huge car bomb pulverised part of his school and turned his religious studies into a living hell.
“We had just assembled in our classroom when it looked as if hell had broken with a huge blast that…

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