Islamabad—More than ten thousand cases which were transferred from the defunct Islamabad High Court to Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench after a Supreme Court’s July 31 decision, have not been taken up for hearing due to vacant seats of judges. Four benches were functional at the LHC Bench but after the decision they were shown the door for taking oath under the unconstitutional 3 November 2007 Provisional Constitutional Order.  Since a month had passed no new judges were appointed

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Islamabad—Key social, political and educational figures of Northern Areas (now Gilgit Baltistan) hailed the Gilgit Baltistan Empowerment and Self Rule Ordinance 2009, which approved by the federal cabinet. Under the new set up, a 15 member Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly will formulate its own rules or procedures while legislation on various subjects pertinent to the government will be done by the council and the assembly in their respective jurisdictions. After in-depth discussion, the Cabinet accorded approval of the New Governance Ordinance unanimously, which has 15 major parts. The new name of the Northern Ares

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Islamabad—Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to continue its projects aimed at public welfare despite the talks of financial crunch confronting the Authority presently now a days. A well placed source in the Authority told APP that the bosses of the organization were not deterred by shrinking resources and it was considered policy of Chairman, CDA, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi to continue delivering to the masses by continuing the developmental projects in the Federal Capital that were already underway.

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Islamabad—Despite augmented security and check posts at every main highway, the crime rate in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has been increasing with each passing day. Surprisingly, snatching of handbags from women, cell phones and motorbikes has increased in the streets of Islamabad, which is considered one of the safest cities of Pakistan. Criminals have focused on the city areas and are aware that it is unlikely that complaints will be registered about their crimes.  According to some residents, the police have yet to register a number of cases. When the station house officers (SHOs) are asked about the delay in registration of

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Islamabad—As the Eid-ul-Fitr is drawing nearer, stall holders and shops carrying special Eid shopping items have started making inroads to different markets of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. To attract maximum number of buyers, these stalls and shops offer a variety of garments, shoes, jewellery, cosmetics, handbags and other items. All the markets and shopping malls are festively decorated and are filled with goods to attract the buyers. This time too, many shopkeepers have set up stalls in the main

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