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Babar Awan : Gen Butt Ripped Through Democratic System
Federal Law Minister Babar Awan termed General Ziauddin Butt as biggest suicide bomber who ripped through the democratic system, saying that he was the reason behind Musharraf’s martil law. Talking to journalists in Islamabad on Thursday, Babar said that democracy remained lost in the darkness for the last 9 years due to General Butt. He…
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Varsity Declares JUI MPA Kishore’s Degree Fake
Gomal University declared the BA degree of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly member Kishore Kumar as fake. Kishore belonged to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. According to the report from Gomal University, Kishore appeared in BA exams in 1999 but failed in one paper. However, the varsity verified the degrees of Senator Prof Ibrahim, MPA Adnan Khan, female member…
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SC : Rejects PCO Judges’ Review Petition
The Supreme Court dismissed a review petition of five PCO judges on Thursday. A five-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, announced the verdict. Speaking to newsmen outside the court, counsel of the judges, Abdul Basit said he would again review the Constitution in this regard. The appeals were filed by…
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Baghdad : 40 killed in Iraq bombing
Baghdad : More than 40 people have died and some 100 have been wounded in bomb attacks on Shia pilgrims converging on a shrine in northern Baghdad. At least 30 died when a suicide bomber targeted a crowd walking through the predominantly Sunni Adhamiya district to the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim mosque. Eleven pilgrims were killed…
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Karachi: Tension Prevails In Shanti Nagar
The police have launched an operation against two drug clans in the area of Shanti Nagar. Fear and panic gripped the area as exchange of firing is being held between the law enforcement agencies and the gangsters. Heavy contingents of Police and Rangers have cordoned off the Dalmia area. Gunshots could be heard at regular…
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Justice Javed : Judiciary’s Freedom Not A Crystal Doll
Supreme Court resumed hearing of the petitions against some provisions of the 18th amendment on Thursday. A 17-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chuadhry, is hearing the cases against some clauses of the 18th amendment. During the hearing, Justice Javed Iqbal said that judiciary’s freedom is not a crystal doll that could be…