Lahore—Federal Minister of Law Farooq H. Naek
has said the judges would be restored according
to the constitution with the proposed
constitutional amendments.
Sydney—Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of
the first countries to commit troops to the Iraq
war five years ago, ended combat operations
there Sunday, a Defence Department official
said.
Karachi—Veteran politician and Chairman National
Peoples Party, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi has demanded
reinstatement of all deposed judges including
Chief Justice of Supreme Iftekhar Muhammad
Chaudhry in accordance with March 9, 2008 Murree
Declaration.
Rawalpindi—Former Federal Minister Sheikh Rashid
Ahmad has launched a new political party “Awami
Muslim League” (AML) announcing resignation from
PML(Q).
Islamabad—PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif and Party
President Shahbaz Sharif can contest the
by-elections to be held on the 26th of this
month as appeal against their candidature was
not disposed of within the specified period and
thus rejected by the Election Commission (EC) on
Sunday.
New York—As news of another peace deal between
the Pakistan government and tribal leaders came
in, the State Department reiterated its
skepticism, saying it would not like to
compromise on the security situation in
Afghanistan.
Islamabad—The CEO of Warid Telecom (Pakistan)
Mr. Marwan Zawaydeh says his company’s total
investment and commitment will reach $1.5
billion by the end of current year.
Lahore—President Pervez Musharraf has fulfilled
all of his promises regarding doffing of his
uniform, holding general elections and
strengthening democracy and Pakistan Muslim
League (Q) will block all attempts against him (Musharraf)
because it has elected him as President and
would also defend him.
