Islamabad—Parliamentarians, Lawyers, members of
civil society and journalists all over the
country observed black day yesterday against
former president Pervez Musharraf’s action of
imposing emergency on November 3, 2007.
Karachi—Wazir Mansion the birth place of
Quaid-i-Azam is in a dilapidated condition
presenting a look of a haunted house when one
enters its premises. A delegation of Nazriya
Pakistan Council (NPC) led by Zahid Malik who is
also Editor in Chief of Pakistan Observer air
dashed from Islamabad to Karachi to have a look
at the building of the monumental value being
the home of the father of the nation.
Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
has said the government has adopted a policy of
political reconciliation therefore keeping in
view the sense of the House, it has been decided
not to table NRO in the National Assembly.
Peshawar—As the operation code-named Rah-e-Nijat,
initiated against the militants commanded by TTP
chief Hakimullah Mehsud in South Waziristan
agency, entered eighteenth day, the security
forces are reported to have secured the Taliban
stronghold Sararogha and its surroundings and
were advancing towards Janata area where all
important areas of Makeen have been besieged
from three sides leaving only option for the
insurgents to run.
Karachi—A passenger train rammed into a cargo
train near Jumma Goth Station next to Landhi
Railway Station Karachi, near Cattle Colony on
Tuesday, killing up to 17 people including women
and children. The collision was so intense that
first two economy class coaches were badly
damaged resulting in deaths and injuries.
Vienna—World powers turned up the heat on
Iran to accept a UN-brokered nuclear deal, with
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying
Tehran was at a ‘pivotal moment’ to show it did
not want to be isolated. As Iran said it wanted
a review of the proposed deal, Britain and
Russia urged it to accept the offer and France
warned against “delaying tactics.”
