Sunday, 30 June 2013
BNP-M calls for province wide protest demonstrations on July 2
Three killed in Khuzdar bus firing incident
Levies sources told Dawn.com that gunmen on motorcycles opened indiscriminate firing on three passenger buses in the Wadh Tehsil area of Khuzdar district. Three persons were killed and several passengers injured in the attack, the sources added.
PPP's MPA from Lyari met with CJP to discuss Karachi's law and order situation
PPP Karachi division's vice president Habib Hassan and a lawyer were also part of the team that visited the Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.Legal experts were of the opinion that traditionally judges avoided the practise of meeting elected representative but there was nor harm of holding meetings within their personal capacity.
Pakistan backs Afghan peace efforts, British PM told
Cameron is on his second visit to Pakistan and is the first foreign head of government to visit Islamabad since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took office in June after winning elections in May.
Protesters gather to demand Morsi's ouster
Waving Egyptian flags, crowds descended on Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo, one of multiple sites in the capital and around the country where they plan rallies. Chants of erhal!or leave!, rang out in the square, birthplace of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
MQM chief Altaf Hussain takes back resignation
KARACHI: Few hours after announcing his surprise resignation as the chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain withdrew his earlier decision on the appeal of his party workers.
Moreover, the party had announced that its workers would stage a sit-in in front of the British High Commission to protest against what the MQM chief called as a conspiracy hatched against him by the British government to unnecessarily drag him in the investigation of Imran Farooq's murder.
Car bomb in Peshawar's Badaber area kills 17, injures 46
According to latest reports, Lady Reading Hospital sources confirmed that 17 people had died in the blast whereas 45 others were injured.
Quetta: Hazara Town suicide blast leaves 28 dead, over 60 hurt
Capital City Police Officer, Mir Zubair Mehmood confirmed to Dawn.com that at least 28 people were killed and over 70 were injured as a suicide bomber riding a bicycle blew himself up in a crowded area 40 to 50 metres away from an Imambargah.
Mehmood said the dead included nine women as well as a minor girl.
Saturday, 29 June 2013
President signs Finance Bill 2013-14 into law
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday accorded assent to the Finance Bill 2013-14 to give effect to the financial proposals of the federal government.
Zardari reiterates support to peace process in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said Pakistan was a staunch supporter of peace and stability in Afghanistan and would support every effort aimed at restoring sustainable and long-term peace to the war-torn country.
The President was talking to British Prime Minister David Cameron, soon after his arrival here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
UK's Cameron backs Taliban peace talks on Af-Pak visit
Blasphemy accused Rimsha finds refuge in Canada
ISLAMABAD: A Christian girl who was accused of burning Islam's holy book in a case that focused international attention on Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws was forced to move to Canada over security concerns, her lawyer said Saturday.
The girl left Pakistan with her parents, three sisters and a brother on March 14, attorney Tahir Naveed Chaudhry said.
Quest for dominance may disrupt stability in region: Army chief
NEWS DESK: Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Saturday said the Pakistani armed forces desire regional stability based on balance of power that promotes respect for each other's sovereignty and discourages any form of quest for dominance.
Imran Farooq murder: British police await access to suspects in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: British authorities have made a fresh demand to access key suspects in Dr Imran Farooq murder case. The suspects are in custody of Pakistani authorities.
Sources privy to the development told Dawn.com on Saturday that request was made at the top level and very few people were in knowledge of it.
PPP accuses Rangers of extra-judicial killings in Lyari
KARACHI: The Pakistan People6s Party on Saturday accused the Rangers paramilitary force of carrying out extra-judicial killings in Karachis troubled neighbourhood of Lyari.
Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Member National Assembly and President PPP Karachi Division Abdul Qadir Patel alleged that the paramilitary force was once again active in picking up innocent citizens and shooting them blindfolded.
Four gunned down in Balochistans Kharan and Killa Abdullah
A police official, who requested not to be named, told Dawn.com that two armed militants opened indiscriminate firing at a shop in Kubdani Muhalla Kharan.
Sindh budget approved amid opposition boycott
KARACHI: Despite immense resistance from the opposition benches, the Pakistan People's Party-dominated Sindh Assembly on Saturday approved the finance bill and provincial budget for the year 2013-14 with a total outlay of Rs 6.17 trillion.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement and other opposition parties boycotted the session in protest.
Attack on SHC judge planned from inside Karachi Central Jail
KARACHI: A heavy contingent of Rangers carried out a major search operation at the Karachi Central Jail on Saturday, three days after a deadly attack on a senior judge in the city.
Prison officials told Dawn.com that a large number of mobile phones, laptops and internet devices were recovered from prison cells during the operation by the paramilitary force.
West should have talked to Taliban 10 years ago: British general
KABUL: The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled, Britains senior general in Afghanistan said on Saturday after recent efforts to start peace talks collapsed in ignominy.
Bomb attack on police van in Swabi injures three cops
SWABI: Three policemen including a station chief were injured Saturday when a bomb exploded close to their vehicle in Swabi district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Three dead bodies recovered in Quetta
Police sources told Dawn.com that dead bodies were found in Satellite Town graveyard area of Quetta.
Friday, 28 June 2013
US citizen killed in Egypt violence: officials
ALEXANDRIA: A US citizen was killed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Mursi, a doctor and three security officials said.
Circular debt: Government pays Rs200 bn to IPPs
The Nawaz Sharif government had announced to end circular debt to overcome power crisis. The government was to pay Rs326 billion by June 30.
BNP-M agrees to take part in parliamentary affairs
Agha Hassan Baloch, the Central Secretary Information told Dawn.com that Chief of BNP, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, as well as members of the provincial assembly Essa Noori and Mir Hamal Kalmati would take oath as parliament members within the next couple of days.
Nawaz finalises new national energy policy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said that the new energy policy would turn out to be 147panacea of Pakistan's energy ills.
People and economy have suffered badly at the hands of crippling power crisis. It is high time that prudent and consistent policies were pursued to come out of this morass,148 said the prime minister while chairing a high level meeting to give final touches to the new power policy here at the Prime Minister's Office in Islamabad.
SC summons former PM Ashraf in discretionary funds case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday summoned former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for July 16 in connection with the distribution of over Rs42 billion discretionary funds for development.
A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, resumed hearing of a suo motu notice of development funds released by the former prime minister.
SC to hear treason case against Musharraf on day-to-day basis
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the ambiguity by stating that the judgment in high treason case against former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf case was not reserved as carried out by a section
of media.
This was stated by a three-judge bench comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan hearing the case.
Secretary Establishment directed to look into promotions by last govt
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Secretary Establishment to look into promotions and postings in the Pakistan Administration Service group during the previous regime.
In case of non-compliance, the court will issue an appropriate order in the case, it warned.
Rimsha Masih granted political asylum in Canada
TORONTO: Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl who faced blasphemy charges in 2012, has sought political asylum in Canada.
Gangster killed in Lyari shootout
FBR freezes all accounts of national airlines
KARACHI: Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has seized all the accounts of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on being tax defaulter, Geo News reported.
Sources said PIA is tax defaulter of Rs3 billion. FBR seized accounts of national airlines to mount pressure on it for paying taxes.
Salman Butt admits to spot-fixing
During a news conference here on Friday, But apologised for disgracing the nation and urged youngsters keep away from corrupt elements and concentrate on the game of cricket.
Chinese survivor of Diamer attack speaks of ordeal
Pakistan extends refugee status for Afghans
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations says Pakistan has extended refugee status for over a million Afghans living in the country. It was set to expire June 30.
The UN146s refugee agency said Friday Pakistan agreed to extend their status while it comes up with a new policy.
Shah warns govt against using Swiss cases to 'choke' PPP
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah said on Friday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said several times that the cases against President Asif Ali Zardari had been created for political motives under pressure.
Security threat: NGOs close offices at Jalozai camp
PESHAWAR: Foreign and local humanitarian aid organisations shut their offices at the Jalozai IDP camp in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday after security agencies alerted them to a potential terrorist attack threat.
According to government officials, the offices were closed down Friday morning due to threats of an attack targeting the aid organisations.
Pakistani journalists protest BBC layoffs, stage walkout in NA
ISLAMABAD: Journalists staged a token walkout of the National Assembly146s press gallery on Friday in protest of the sacking of nine reporters by BBC Pakistan earlier this year.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) had called the forcible layoffs by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) autocratic, arbitrary, unfair, without any justification and based on prejudice.
Pakistan engaged Taliban to get talks back on track
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan remains engaged with the Taliban to put the Doha process back on track after the controversial opening of the insurgent groups Doha office that deadlocked efforts for peace in Afghanistan.
A Pakistani official told Dawn on Thursday that negotiators were talking to the Taliban leadership to persuade them to get on with the talks with the Americans and the Afghan government.
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Rs326 billion circular debt to be settled before June 30: ECC
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Thursday decided that Rs326 billion circular debt would be settled before June 30 while the rest of the amount would be settled before August 10.
The first meeting of the ECC, which met under the chairmanship of Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar, also approved Rs2 billion Ramzan Package for availability of major kitchen items on reduced prices from more than 4000 utility stores.
Karachi: Car dealer gunned down near National Stadium
KARACHI: A car showroom owner was shot dead near National Stadium here on Thursday night, Geo News reported.
Police say a bunch of bike riding gunmen intercepted Naveed Raza near National Stadium and fired quick bursts on his car. Raza146s injures proved fatal. The attackers made a gateway without any trouble.
CNG association rejects GST hike on CNG
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has rejected the government's decision to jack up General Sales Tax (GST) on sale of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by nine per cent, describing it as unjust.
British Asian paedophile gang jailed for life
LONDON: Five members of a British Asian paedophile gang were jailed for life on Thursday for grooming vulnerable underage girls for sex.
The gang's five-month trial heard that they exploited at least six troubled girls as young as 11 in the English city of Oxford, plying them with drugs before forcing them to perform sex acts.
Eight tourists bodies airlifted to respective home countries
ISLAMABAD: The bodies of eight tourists, who were gunned down by militants last week at the Nanga Parbat base camp, were airlifted to their home countries on Thursday, June 27, after being autopsied at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).
Gunmen dressed as paramilitary police killed nine foreign tourists in an unprecedented attack in the Himalayas of Nanga Parbat on Sunday.
Militants torch two containers in Mastung, two die in Kuchlak blast
QUETTA: An alleged suicide bomber and a civilian were killed in a explosion in Kuchlak area of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province on Thursday.
A police officer who requested not to be named since he was not authorised to speak to media told Dawn.com that a suspected suicide bomber was carrying a suicide jacket, when killed in a mysterious blast.
SC directs IB to submit details of secret funds
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to submit details of secret funds and their utilisation on the next date of hearing Friday (June 28).
The directives were issued by a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman during the hearing of case pertaining to IB secret funds utilised in the past
Four-member FIA committee to probe Musharraf treason case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's federal government has moved one step closer to putting former military dictator General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, by appointing a committee to investigate him for subverting the constitution.
No additional taxes on IMF pressure, Dar tells NA
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday told the National Assembly that no more taxes would be imposed on the pressure of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its financial bail-out package.
Programme or no programme, we shall not impose further taxes. We have rejected the proposal of IMF for imposition of more taxes,148 he said.
Dar was speaking in response to points raised by the members in discussion on the finance bill during the first reading.
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Nanga Parbat terrorists identified: Chief Secretary
GILGIT: Chief Secretary Gilgit Baltistan has claimed that 15-16 of the terrorists behind the killing of ten foreign tourists at the Nanga Parbat base camp have been
DC, DPO, SHO suspended over Quaid’s residency attack
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch Wednesday suspended Ziarat Deputy commissioner (DC), District Police officer (DPO) and the Station House Officer (SHO) for their negligence as regards to the attack at the residency of the Quaid-e-Azam, Geo News reported.
Govt hires lawyers to reopen Swiss cases
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