Posts Tagged ‘Rawalpindi’

Six injured in house collapse after gas cylinder blast in Rawalpindi

At least six persons were injured when a house collapsed after gas cylinder explosion here in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
According to rescue sources, a gas cylinder blew up in a residential house located at Girjaghar Road of Rawalpindi on early morning. The blast destroyed a portion of house and fire erupted in the house.
At least six people including woman and children were injured due to blast and …

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Why this kolavari di?

What have the Ahmadis done to deserve this treatment in this Islamic republic of ours? The latest bout of hate speeches against the Ahmadi community and threats hurled at them was witnessed in Rawalpindi’s Satellite Town last Sunday. Thousands gathered near a community centre on the call of banned militant outfits like the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan [...]

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Haqqani off to US via Dubai

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan’s former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani Tuesday left for the US after the Supreme Court eased travel restrictions that were imposed on him after he was implicated in the memo scandal.Haqqani travelled from the Prime Minister’s House, where he was living for the past few weeks, to the international airport in Rawalpindi along with a large security detail …

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Commissioners to identify spots for CNG stations

LAHORE, Jan 28: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said that uninterrupted compressed natural gas supply to public transport would provide relief to commoners and the government would extend modern transport system to Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur and Gujranwala.

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CJ for curbing corruption in courts

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has appreciated the steps taken by legal fraternity for the rule of law and underlined the need for stepping up effort to curb corruption as it not only undermines the image of institution but also hampers the administration of justice.
He was talking to a 15-member delegation of the newly-elected officebearers of Rawalpindi District Bar …

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Khurram sentenced to 3 years in prison

Mian Dawood

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE – An accountability court Thursday indicted Khurram Rasool, former media coordinator of the Prime Minister, in a bank fraud case, sentencing him three years imprisonment.
Justice Jahandad Khan of Rawalpindi Accountability Court (AC-III) who sentenced Khurram Rasool in absentia also issued arrest warrants for him.
Four co-accused, including three bank officials …

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Court indicts Khurram Rasool in bank fraud case

An accountability court in Rawalpindi on Thursday indicted Khurram Rasool, the former media coordinator of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a bank fraud case, DawnNews reported.

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Railways to get more funds

RAWALPINDI: Minister for Railways and Communications F.M. Khan said here last night that the allocation for railways during the Second Plan period, ending 1965, has been raised to Rs140 crores. During the First

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ATC rejects Sahiba’s plea

RAWALPINDI – Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Shahid Raffique on Saturday postponed the hearing till Monday (tomorrow) of a plea seeking to declare former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf as a proclaimed offender and freezing his bank accounts for his involvement in Benazir Bhutto’s murder, owing to absence of the defence counsel.
The court also recorded the statements of two …

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Hearing of Sehba Musharraf’s plea adjourned till Jan 23

An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) of Rawalpindi rejected Sehba’s Musharraf petition against declaring Musharraf as an absconder.
ATC No 1, Rawalpindi judge Shahid Rafique Saturday heard the petition filed by Sehba Musharraf against verdict that declared her spouse as an absconder in Benazir Bhutto murder case. The court expressed annoyance over the absence of petitioner’s counsel Fawad …

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Karachi on top in U-23 cricket

RAWALPINDI – Abbottabad Region U-23 were bundled out for a partly 114 runs in 46 overs, after Karachi captain opted to field first, on the first day of the Inter Region Under-23 Cricket Tournament semi-final here at the Pindi Stadium on Friday.
For Abbottabad, Fawad Malik (30) and Khalil Ullah (30) played well. Karachi pacer Shoaib Khan was almost unplayable and took five wickets for twenty …

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CM creates 1,818 posts to root out epidemics

LAHORE – Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved 1,818 posts of various categories in grade 1 to 19 for Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad Gujranwala and Multan under Prevention and Control Programme of Epidemics.
Secretary Health Punjab Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan has said that a post of Additional Director General Vector Borne was also included in the vacancies. These vacancies also include …

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Khurshid dispels impression that govt not ready to cooperate with judiciary

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah Wednesday dispelled the impression that government was not ready to cooperate with the judiciary
Talking to media persons here in Rawalpindi, Syed Khurshid sayd said Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the court on Thursday. He said some elements were hatching conspiracies to create misunderstandings and confrontation …

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Security of citizens can’t be left at mercy of Punjab Govt: LHC CJ

Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Sheikh Azmat Saeed has said that citizens cannot be left at the mercy of Punjab government and Police will have to take practical steps for their security.
When the chief justice began hearing about Rawalpindi Kutchery firing case, the Inspector General Punjab submitted his reports stating that an inquiry has been completed in the firing incident
Punjab home …

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Court releases Ismail Qureshi

RAWALPINDI – Accountability Court (AC) Rawalpindi Saturday released former secretary establishment Ismail Qureshi arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The AC judge Tariq Abbasi issued these directions to release the former secretary on the condition that he would cooperate with the NAB in its investigations. NAB officials presented Ismail Qureshi before the judge who asked that …

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Malik asks militants to lay down arms

RAWALPINDI – Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday that he was once again inviting militants for talks, but they would have to lay down their arms and renounce violence first.
Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi, Malik said that suicide attacks had gone down because of the help given by religious scholars and the action taken against those who were planning the attacks. On the attack …

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Shoaib, Sami put Pindi on top

RAWALPINDI – Shoaib Ahmad and Samiullah cracked half centuries to lift Rawalpindi to 220/5 against Peshawar in the pool A match of the Under-23 cricket tournament on the penultimate day of the three-day match here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Earlier Rawalpindi gained 119 runs first innings and now leading Peshawar by 339 runs with five wickets remaining in their second …

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