Pakistan Observer - National News

National

Police mobile crushes to death youth, enraged citizens damage cops van

Mother, newborn among 2 die in roof collapse

Our Correspondents

Larkana/Chaman/Multan—A woman and her newborn baby died when roof of a dilapidated house caved in here in the wee hours of Sunday. According to police, roof of a double-storey house owned by Muhammad Javed located in Dokri area of Larkana caved in predawn. As a result of roof collapse a woman and her newborn son were killed while house owner Muhammad Javed and his 10-year-old son Muzammal sustained injuries. The locals and relatives of victim family dug out the bodies and injured from the debris of collapsed building and shifted them to Chandka Hospital Larkana.

full story»

Reforms to improve working of subordinate judiciary

Kausar assures CJ full coop

Staff Reporter

Peshawar—Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar visited the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday and met PHC Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan. The Chief Justice while highly appreciating the gesture of the governor apprised him of the efforts made by the High Court to improve the working of the subordinate judiciary by introducing various reforms in order to ensure better working environment for judges and to also facilitate the members of the bar and litigating public.

full story»

Country likely to remain in grip of cold wave

Islamabad—Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday forecast cold weather condition for most parts of the country during next few days. According to met analysis, a shallow westerly wave is still affecting Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas and likely to persist during next 24 hours. Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of Punjab and federal capital and Sindh during next 24 hours.

full story»

Remembering legendary Khalid Hasan

Khalid Butt

IT is with tinge of extreme sadness and great sense of personal loss that one recalls the sudden and unexpected passing away of Khalid Hasan, three years ago in Washington. I am sure these sentiments are fully shared by a whole legion of his friends, admirers and notably by his family members. As one gets on in life it becomes a natural phenomenon to remember and recall the memories of those with whom you had shared many many happy days. In a group of close friends, consisting of Farooq Mazhar, Muslehuddin, Muhammad Idrees, KH was the cult figure. All of these remarkable people are gone to leave a void for their friends, wellwishes, dear and near ones.

full story»

Worsening law, order situation

BA ruling seeks Gilani’s visit to Quetta

Our Correspondent

Quetta—The lawmakers of the Balochistan Assembly on Monday passed a resolution unanimously demanding of the Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to visit Quetta to look into law and order situation including killing of wife, daughter and driver of MPA Mir Bakhtiar Khan Domki. The assembly session started with member panel of chairmen Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhel in chair half hour late behind its schedule. Balochistan Ministers Maulana Abdul Wasey, Sardar Muhammad Aslam Bezinjo, Mir Asadullah Baloch, Syed Ahsan Shah, Tahir Mehmood, Muhammad Ismail Gujjar, Muhammad Khan Toor, Nasreen Khaitran, and MPA Sheikh Jaffar Mandokhel moved the resolution which demanded of the Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to visit Quetta as early as possible to look into matter of killing of wife, daughter and driver of Mir Bakhtiar Domki besides bringing the perpetrators of this murder to justice.

full story»

MORE NEWS