Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani
Friday said the government would provide one
million housing units to the retired government
employees. Replying to a question during
Question Hour in the National Assembly he said
the construction of these housing units would be
undertaken very soon. “It is part of our 100
days programme to provide one million housing
units to the government employees when they
retire from service,” he added.
Peshawar—The tense situation came to an end in
Khyber Agency, when the two belligerent tribes
Lashkar-e-Islam and Kokikhel entered a peace
agreement late on Thursday.
Islamabad—Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum
Friday told the Supreme Court that the
graduation condition is contrary to the
fundamental rights guaranteed in various
articles of the Constitution and should be done
away with.
Doha (Qatar)—There were mixed signals at Doha,
Qatar. On the one hand , one could see the
elegance of development projects at Doha and the
tall multi-storey buildings everywhere signaling
the atmosphere of peace. On the other, there
were strong indications suggesting that war
might erupt in the Middle East.
Lahore—The newly elected Chief Minister of
Punjab Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa on Friday got
vote of confidence from the Punjab Assembly with
the support of 264 members of the august house.
Cairo—Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 said in an audiotape
released Friday that the United States will lose
whether it stays in Iraq or withdraws, and he
sneered that President Bush just wants to pass
the problem on to his successor.
Washington—Roughly one in every five U.S. troops
who have survived the bombs and other dangers of
Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major
depression or post-traumatic stress, an
independent study said Thursday. It estimated
the toll at 300,000 or more.
Islamabad—The National Assembly was assured on
Friday by the Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah
Mahmood Qureshi that the government would not
allow foreigners to attend the meeting of
National Command and Control Authority (NCCA).
