Tanvir Siddiqi

Islamabad—The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry Monday said that the Superior Judiciay would preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, which it would perform at all costs as the Constitution invests the superior judiciary with the powers to intervene whenever any State organ exceeds its prescribed limits.Speaking on the eve of opening ceremony of new Judicial year of Supreme Court 2009-2010 held

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Sharafat Kazmi

Murree—Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been elected as Chairman of the Central Organizing Committee (COC) of Pakistan Muslim League (N). The decision was taken at the joint meeting of the Central Executive Committee, Central Parliamentary Party and district office bearers of the party in Murree. Mian Nawaz Sharif chaired the meeting. The meeting authorized its Quaid to take all political and organizational matters of the

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London—Former President Gen. (Retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that to dub him as a dictator is incorrect as if he was one today the media in Pakistan would not have been enjoying freedom. Talking to a delegation in London led by Muslim League (Q) leader Amir Muqam, the Former President added that current political situation of the country demands both factions of PML-Q to be united. During the meting, overall political

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Lahore—The Lahore High Court has returned the petition called for stay order against the verdict of LHC regarding selling of sugar at Rs. 40. The LHC has provided the copy of the verdict of suo moto notice to the petitioner. It is relevant to mention here that Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) submitted an application in Lahore High Court

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Tanvir Siddiqi/Sharafat Kazmi

Islamabad—President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said steps were underway to strengthen the foundations of economy and gearing up industrial and agricultural growth through a series of effective measures which had started yielding positive results. The President said this while talking to Adnan Mazarei, Head of IMF Mission for Pakistan along with Paul Ross, Resident Representative of IMF who called on him here at the Presidency. He said

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Amanullah Khan

Karachi—The foreign exchange reserves held by the country stood at $ 12,855.5 as compared to $6.6 billion in November last year that is apparently a sign of improvement in the short term, however relying on borrowed money is feared not to lend a strong supporting hand to the economy unless the domestic economy learns to live within its own means. Besides borrowing from international donor agencies, the privatization of the

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Chief Reporter

Islamabad—President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday signed the Gilgit–Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 aimed at introducing far reaching administrative, political, financial and judicial reforms in Northern Areas. The President congratulated the people of Gilgit and Baltistan on the realisation of yet another dream of emancipation. He said that he was happy that the PPP government and reforms in Northern Areas were interlinked recalling the previous reforms in 1975 and again in 1994.

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London—Three British Muslims were convicted Monday of plotting to murder thousands by downing at least seven airliners bound for the US and Canada in what was intended as the largest terrorist attack since Sept 11. A jury at a London court found Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, Assad Sarwar, 29, and Tanvir Hussain, 28, guilty of conspiracy to murder by detonating explosives on aircraft while they were in-flight. Four other alleged

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Islamabad—MQM has strongly protested to the Chairman of the Senate Farooq H. Naek over the perks and privileges being extended illegally to the Chief Whip and Independent Opposition Group in the Senate. Sources in the Senate told INP that on the other hand the Independent Opposition Group has criticized the decision of allowing former Chairmen of Standing Committees to use official vehicles. According to details MQM

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