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Supreme Court of Pakistan to ponder on the appointment of judges

Supreme Court of Pakistan to ponder on the appointment of judges The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently accepted a petition which was filed against the appointment of retired judges for the positions of chief judge or judge. These appointments were made for the Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit Baltistan. The petition was file by […]

Reforming the system of Judicial Appointments in Pakistan

Reforming the system of Judicial Appointments in Pakistan Lately, Pakistan’s justice system has suffered due to the low number of judges sitting in the High Courts and Supreme Court. The dispensing of justice to the public has slowed down due to the lack of an appropriate number of justices sitting in these honourable courts. The […]

Transport strike in twin cities called off

  Transporters of Islamabad and Rawalpindi had announced a wheel jam strike for today but called it off at the eleventh hour after successful negotiations with officials from the local government. The transporters, who had threatened the strike in order to protest against CNG load shedding, were assured by officials that uninterrupted supply of the […]

Railways employees calls off two days strike after Rs 1 billion grant

Pakistan Railways’ employees called off their two days strike on Tuesday after issuance of Rs 1 billion ad hoc Grant by the Ministry of the Finance for the payment of the salaries. On the second day of the strike, the activists of the Pakistan Railways Employees (PREM) Union had arrived at the Lahore Railway Station […]

Diamar Bhasha Dam “life-line” of Pakistan, says PM Yousaf Raza Gillani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the World’s highest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Diamar Bhasha Dam on the Indus River would be a “life-line” for the national economy. Addressing in the stone laying ceremony of the Pakistan’s gigantic hydal power generation project, the PM said that the production of the 4500 MW […]

Islamabad celebrated International Rural Women’s day

Islamabad celebrated International Rural Women’s day A two day conference was organized by Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage), Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA) and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in collaboration with several other institutions on Sunday at Shakarparian. The event was held on an International Rural Women’s day and the […]

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani’s unintentional words of wisdom

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani’s unintentional words of wisdom In a day and age where the divide between the government and its people is wider than many feel comfortable with almost everything a politician or leader says is instantly revered by his supporters and just as quickly retorted by those who oppose him. Yet, once […]

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani encourages Naval Chief M. Asif Sandila to recruit Baloch youths

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani encourages Naval Chief M. Asif Sandila to recruit Baloch youths Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani addressed Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Asif Sandila to encourage the recruitment of Baloch youths on Monday. He was talking to the newly inducted Chief of Naval Staff at the Prime Minister’s house. […]

Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani says Pakistan will not tolerate cross-border attacks

Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has made it clear to US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman who arrived in Pakistan on Thursday that Pakistan will not tolerate cross-border attacks.   Grossman arrived in Pakistan for talks with the country’s top political and military leadership.   Kayani and Grossman discussed US […]

Two day holiday: Interior Ministry notifies, Provinces dissent

Two day holiday: Interior Ministry notifies, Provinces dissent The Interior Ministry on Friday issued the notification for two-day holidays per week, following on from the decision taken by the cabinet to cope with power outages across the country. All government, semi-government and private institutions under the control of the federal government will remain closed on […]

Shaheed-e-Pakistan Hakeem Muhammad Said: Man of Principles

Shaheed-e-Pakistan Hakeem Muhammad Said: Man of Principles The name of Hakeem Muhammad Said, the renowned scholar, philanthropist, medical researcher and former Governor of Sindh, may be vanished from the minds of the people for whom he devoted his entire life. But the services he rendered for Pakistan cannot be undervalued by anyone across the country. […]

Oppositions should wait until 2013 elections, says PM Yousaf Raza Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said those who wanted power or looking for miracle to happen must wait for their time and should not think for shortcuts until the next elections to be held in 2013. Talking to journalists at the oath taking ceremony of the Lahore Press Club’s executive body here at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal, […]

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