Rawalpindi—The Division Bench of the Lahore High
Court (Rawalpindi bench) acquitted the PML Quaid
and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the
helicopter reference here on Friday. The
Division Bench comprising Mr. Justice Tariq
Shamim and Mr. Justice Saeed Ijaz - the Judges
of the LHC Rawalpindi Bench set aside the
sentence awarded by the National Accountability
Bureau in 2000.
Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
has directed the IRSA to ensure distribution of
water among the provinces according to 1991
water accord carried out by farmer Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Karachi—At least two persons were killed and 25
injured in a blast at a firecracker-producing
factory in Karachi area of Gharibabad near Civic
Center on Friday.
Baghdad—At least nine people were killed and 25
wounded in a bombing at a market selling
motorcycles in central Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi
security officials told AFP.
Balochistan is not a problem but a challenge to
those who are at the helm of affairs and curse
on those who were managing the affairs of the
country detrimental to the interest of the
nation.
Islamabad—President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday
again made it clear to United States to stop
drone attacks on Pakistan’s soil urging a
negative impact is being created on the mindset
of the people.
