Observer Report

Islamabad—A number of Ambassadors of the Muslim countries yesterday participated in the Quran Khawani which was arranged by Nazriya Pakistan Council, Islamabad, to pay homage to the departed soul of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his 61st death anniversary. The Muslim envoys who participated were H.E. Dr. Ahmed Benflis, Ambassador of Republic of Algeria, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Said Mohamed Al-Lawati, Ambassador of Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Mr. Hazem Hussein Abu Shanab, Ambassador of State of Palestine, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Omer Mosa, Ambassador of Republic of Sudan, H.E. Mr. Mourad Bourehla, Ambassador of Republic of Tunisia,

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Islamabad—The Supreme Court on Friday directed DG Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to initiate an inquiry into heroin smuggling case and arrest the genuine accused (big fish) of the case. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Jawwad S Khwaja ordered this while hearing a bail appeal of accused Mohammad Anis in a heroin smuggling case. The accused Mohammad Anis was arrested from Islamabad Airport on March

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Zahid Gishkori

Islamabad—The top Pakistan Muslim League-Q leaders, who are now acting on the policy of “Let us see which way the wind blows” before joining any other political party, believe that if both the group of PML-Q (Chaudhrys of Gujrat and Splinters under Hamid Nasir Chattha) are not reunited then the party is bound to disperse. The well known League figures, who enjoyed ministerial slots as well as parliamentarians in the previous government, are now trying their level best to reunite both groups—the Chaudhrys of Gujrat and splinters under Chattha. Soon after Eid-ul-Fitr former Federal Ministers Ijaz-ul-Haq, Muhammad Ali Durrani, former

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Islamabad—Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Amer Ali Ahmed has ordered Assistant Director Food Islamabad Muhammad Afzal to carry out the sampling of food items on daily basis in order to ensure the quality of food items. Deputy Commissioner Islamabad issued these orders during a meeting of price control committee held here on Friday and attended by the magistrates and members of the committee. He also reviewed the progress of on-going anti-profiteering drive and directed the magistrates to ensure the availability

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Muhammad Arshad

Islamabad—Meeting of Central Organizing Committee (COC) and Provincial Organizing Committees (POC) of PMLN shalll be chaired by party’s leader Mr. Nawaz Sharif on 30th September to announce further details of PMLN membership and re-organization campaign, which will conclude with election of central office bearers on 23 Mar next year. This was stated by party’s spokesman Mr. Ahsan Iqbal. He said, “This is for the first time that a major national party is undertaking a re-organizational effort of this magnitude, which

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