ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice, Pakistan Supreme Court, Abdul Hameed Dogar has constituted three benches of the Supreme Court in the next week from July 14 to hear many cases including the PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification case.
Pakistan and United Nations (UN) have agreed on understanding to establish a panel to investigate the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said.
ISLAMABAD: Military Spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said that, the Indian Army fired two mortars and small arms on a Pakistani post-Battal Rawalakot. He said that Pakistan army returned fire with mortars and small arms.
DUBAI: Pakistan Premier, Yousuf Raza Gilani came to Dubai after attending D-8 Summit in Malaysia.
PPP Co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari, has welcomed the Prime Minister here at the airport in Dubai.
Later, they held a meeting at a hotel in which important issues relating to the party and the government were discussed.
ISLAMABAD: Students started again their studies at the debris of the Jamia Hafsa on completion of one year of the Lal Masjid operation.
Former MNA Abdul Aziz, MPA NWFP Mufti Kifayatullah, khateeb Lal Masjid Mufti Maulana Abdul Ghaffar, Umme Hassan and others were present there when 40 female students of Jamia Hafsa began their studies while sitting on debris.
KARACHI : Five blasts in various areas of Karachi killed two people and injured at least 30 people on Monday evening.
In Orangi Town area of Kasba, a bomb blew up, which injured several people. Of these critically injured, two succumbed to injuries and passed away.
In Orangi Town area of Banars Chowk, two relatively smaller bomb blasts took place in which at least 23 people were injured.
A suicide blast near Melody Chowk area has left 19 people dead including 9 policemen and over 40 have been injured.
The IG Islamabad termed it as a suicide attack, Police has cordoned off entire area, according to Geo News correspondent, the blast occurred in front of Aabpara police station. Body parts were scattered in the area and ambulances reached the site of the blast.
KARACHI : President Pervez Musharraf on Friday night said he will not hesitate for a minute to resign if it can help resolve the challenges facing the country like economic crisis, terrorism and extremism threat, and political turmoil.
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notice to the government on the petition of the wife of Dr. Abdul Qadeer complaining against the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) for having committed contempt of court.
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday met with the President Pervez Musharraf here at Army House situated next to President’s Camp Office this afternoon, Geo tv reported. However, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat denied any such meeting between the PM and President.