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ATC adjourns BB murder case till Feb 11

PAK NEWS — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:25:11 +0000

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of the Rawalpindi on Monday adjourned hearing of the Benazir Bhutto murder case till Feb 11.
According to a private television channel, the court issued notices to six eyewitnesses today to appear before the jury, again, as the ATC judge Shahid Rafiq heard the case in Rawalpindi’s Adiala prison. Witnesses in the BB case, however, were not produced in …

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Seven indicted in Benazir murder case .. .. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Rawalpindi on Saturday...
Security of ATC judge hearing BB murder case withdrawn ,, A vehicle transports anti-terrorism Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad as...
Taseer murder case: two more witnesses record statements .. .. An anti-terrorism court Saturday recorded statements of two...

Six injured in house collapse after gas cylinder blast in Rawalpindi

PAK NEWS — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:25:09 +0000

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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Two children injured in Peshawar cylinder blast PESHAWAR: Two children on Friday sustained injuries due to...
Six injured in gas cylinder blast in Karachi .. .. At least six persons including a child were...
Seven hurt in cylinder blast QUETTA – Seven persons, including women and children, were injured...

Why this kolavari di?

PAK NEWS — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:25:15 +0000

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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ISI briefs CJ on parties involved in Karachi unrest “MQM, MQM-Haqiqi, ANP, Sunni Tehreek, Amman Committee and banned groups...
Pakistan Ulema Council announced three-day mourning on Hyderi’s killing Pakistan Ulema Council on Monday announced to observe three-day mourning...
Protests if blasphemy law amended: Ulema .. .. LAHORE – Religious outfits on Sunday expressed their...

Haqqani off to US via Dubai

PAK NEWS — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:25:15 +0000

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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Memogate: Haqqani says he will cooperate with commission Former Pakistan Ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani says he will...
PML(N) chief Nawaz Sharif leaves for Dubai Muslim League-N Quaid Ex Prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharifaccompanied...
PM would be responsible if Haqqani found involve in memo scandal: Mukhtar .. .. Amid raging political storm in the country over...

Commissioners to identify spots for CNG stations

PAK NEWS — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:25:16 +0000

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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CNG stations shut in Faisalabad, Bahawalpur region Under gas load management plan, CNG stations in Faisalabad and...
CNG stations closed for third day in Faisalabad, Bahawalpur CNG stations in Faisalabad and Bahawalpur regions remained closed for...
Electricity charges to shoot up LAHORE: With the government agreeing to end unified tariff...

CJ for curbing corruption in courts

PAK NEWS — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:25:08 +0000

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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SC directs shifting special courts in district courts The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed for shifting of...
SC directs shifting special courts in district courts The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed for shifting of all...
Curbing corruption can save billions of rupees: TIP KARACHI – The access to information can help reduce...

Khurram sentenced to 3 years in prison

PAK NEWS — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:25:17 +0000

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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 sentences Khurram Rasool three years imprisonment An accountability court has sentenced Khurram Rasool, a former media...
SC orders FIA to arrest Khurram Rasool by Friday ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave another opportunity...
PM’s ex-aide Khurram produced before SC Former media coordinator of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani,...

Court indicts Khurram Rasool in bank fraud case

PAK NEWS — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:25:14 +0000

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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Court sentences Khurram Rasool three years imprisonment An accountability court has sentenced Khurram Rasool, a former media...
Khurram sentenced to 3 years in prison Mian Dawood ISLAMABAD/LAHORE – An accountability court Thursday indicted Khurram...
PM’s ex-aide Khurram produced before SC Former media coordinator of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani,...

Railways to get more funds

PAK NEWS — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:25:20 +0000

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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Govt has no funds for railways, NA body told Mr Bilour said,“The PR is virtually dying because out...
PM’s directives to help Railways overcome crisis: G M Railways General Manager Pakistan Railways (PR) Saeed Akhtar has said that...
Zardari advises govt to release funds to Pakistan Railways ISLAMABAD: At a high level meeting in the Presidency on...

ATC rejects Sahiba’s plea

PAK NEWS — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:25:10 +0000

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...
Sehba challenges court order declaring Musharraf a PO Pervez Musharraf’s wife Sehba Musharraf on Saturday challenged a court...
SC rejects govt plea to change lawyer in NRO case ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the federal...