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As Pakistan witnessed a historic democratic transition,many in the county have started to believe that the days of military supremacy are over. But not on the roads,at least not yet. As Nawaz Sharif,along with his family,left for the Presidency to take oath as prime minister for a record third time on . . . →Read More:PM Sharif’s convoy stops for Army Chief Gunmen shot dead a female health worker and injured her colleague on the edge of Peshawar on Tuesday in the latest assault on polio field workers in the country. Two attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on polio vaccinators Sumbal and Sharafata in Kaga Wala village in the jurisdiction of Badhaber police station. Sharafata died . . . →Read More:Polio vaccination suspended after female workers killing The Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing the petition challenging the appointment of Admiral (retd) Fasih Bukhari as chairman of the country’s top corruption watchdog,National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The five judge bench – headed by Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani – questioned whether the Prime Minister sent a proposal to President Asif Ali Zardari when . . . →Read More:SC probes into NAB chairman appointment  Leave a comment  Law &Order  appointment of Admiral (retd) Fasih Bukhari as chairman,Area 14/8,Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s 2011 petition,country’s top corruption watchdog,hearing former leader of the opposition,Lahore High Court,NAB chairman,National Accountability Bureau,President Asif Ali Zardari,SC probes into NAB chairman appointment,Supreme Court As Pakistan prepares to return to the polls on May 11,dark clouds loom. What should be a time of celebration for a country experiencing its first democratic transition in 63 years has turned into a somber and strange moment of quasi-reflection. Politicians and their families face the ongoing wrath of the Pakistani Taliban,as . . . →Read More:Five reasons to stay hopeful! Leave a comment Speaker's Corner Afghan President Hamid Karzai,anti-Taliban parties,Benazir Bhutto's December 2007 assassination,Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi,former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani,National Security Advisor Mahmud Durrani,Pakistan's reasons to celebrate,Pakistani Taliban,President Asif Ali Zardari,strange moment of quasi-reflection The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the federal government to provide foolproof security to former lawmaker and sister of President Asif Ali Zardari,Faryal Talpur,who has already been allowed to keep ‘five bulletproof vehicles’ and 50 arms of ‘prohibited bore’. Justice Maqbool Baqir,who headed the bench,passed this direction while disposing of . . . →Read More:SHC approves state sponsored security protocol for Faryal Talpur President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly decided on May 11 as the date for holding the general elections 2013,Express News reported on Tuesday. But,since Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has not given a date for the dissolution of Punjab Assembly,it is uncertain whether polls for the Punjab Assembly will also be held . . . →Read More:Zardari announced date for general elections Ousted Balochistan chief minister Nawab Aslam Raisani is all set to make a comeback as governor’s rule in Balochistan ceases to be in force today. And even though confusion surrounds the exact date and time of the expiry of governor’s rule,Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Durrani confirmed to The Express Tribune on Wednesday that the restoration of Raisani’s . . . →Read More:Governor rule ends in Balochistan When news channels repeatedly broadcast the news of PPP leader Sharmila Faruqi having found her “jeewan saathi” last week,I immediately rang her up to get an up close and personal account of how it all happened. Sharmila’s baat pakki ceremony had already taken place on Sunday evening,so when I landed up at her . . . →Read More:Love at first cabinet meeting Newly appointed judge of the Supreme Court Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman took oath of his office in a simple but dignified ceremony in Islamabad Monday,Geo News reported. Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry administered the oath while the ceremony was held at Supreme Court building. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by the chief justices . . . →Read More:Justice Iqbal Hameed sworn in as SC judge Leave a comment Law &Order Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry,Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court,Judicial Commission of Pakistan,Justice Iqbal Hameed sworn in as SC judge,Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment in the Superior Courts,President Asif Ali Zardari,Spokesperson for the President Senator Farhatullah Babar,Supreme Court Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday signed into law the “Fair Trial Act 2012”,which authorises the state to intercept private communications in order to track suspected terrorists. The legislation allows security agencies to collect evidence “by means of modern techniques and devices” like wire-tapping and intercepting emails and SMS text messages that will be . . . →Read More:President Zardari signs Fair Trial Act | |||
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