Tag: Claims

KARACHI - Pakistan Muslim League Functional chief Pir Pagara on Saturday stated that the current government would not be able to complete its term and that the military would take over in the year 2012. Speaking to a private TV channel, Pagara said reopening Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case was a legal matter but "of no practical significance".

LAHORE - The FIA has failure in implicating my client in the NICL land deal, Moonis Elahis' defence lawyer said. He said the FIA is concocting stories to malign Elahi's reputation. Commenting on the 14 days physical remand, he said the FIA had used all methods in the book but were unable to come up with evidence against Moonis Elahi. He said that this was undeniable proof of Moonis Elahi's innocence.
Moonis Elahi's defence lawyer said that it was now evident to all that the

ISLAMABAD - The strike observed by doctors associated with the Young Doctors' Association (YDA) allegedly claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl at Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) in Rawalpindi on Thursday. A source in BBH said 13-year-old Sana, a resident of Kalar Saidan, breathed his last at BBH as no doctor was present in the hospital. The source further said Sana was suffering from breath and heart problem and was brought in the emergency department of the BBH on Wednesday night,

KARACHI - The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday claimed to have arrested Jan Muhammad alias Jaanu, a close aide of Ghaffar Zikri.
The detainee was reportedly picked up from the Manghopir Road with two TT pistols and two hand grenades.
The CID received information that a gangster from Lyari was seen near the Shahzad Cinema located at the Manghopir Road, following which a raid was carried out in the area. Jan Muhammad was arrested after a brief encounter with

AHMEDABAD - International Cricket Council chief Haroon Lorgat on Wednesday blasted media allegations that the World Cup match between Australia and Zimbabwe was under investigation for match-fixing. The Times of India claimed on Tuesday that the February 21 match in Ahmedabad was being probed by the ICC's anti-corruption body. "The article...can only be described as fictional," said Lorgat. "We do not comment on the activities of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and

LAHORE - Contrary to the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO)'s claims regarding a reduction in load shedding, the city witnessed even greater power closures on Thursday. A couple of days ago, PEPCO officials assured the electricity consumers of a 'better summer' but the situation is entirely different. The power shortfall in the recent days has increased sharply owing to an increase in electricity demand while electricity production remained stagnant.PEPCO Director General

LAHORE - A female FSc student was found hung from a ceiling fan at her house in Qilla Gujjar Singh precincts. The deceased girl was a resident of Chitral and had come to Lahore two days ago to meet her father Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) employee Faiz Gul, a resident of Empress Road.
Police said that the deceased's father claimed the girl was under the influence of 'evil spirits' and had been unable to recover despite health facilities and spiritual healers. Gul claimed

HAFIZABAD - A young labourer, frustrated by on poverty, committed suicide at Kolo Tarar Town on Tuesday. Saqib was doing labour but was unable to meet his demotic expenditures and often remained tense. On the day of the incident, he took poisonous pills. He was rushed to hospital, but doctors could not save his life.
SIX MEAT SELLERS ARRESTED: At least six butchers were sent to jail for selling unhygienic meat. Deputy District Officer Nauman Hafeez raided the shops of butchers

ISLAMABAD - The government on Monday questioned the credibility of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan for not checking the facts before going public regarding President Asif Ali Zardari's letter to him. The letter had been delivered at Nisar's residence a day before he told a press conference that he had not received any such letter. President Asif Ali Zardari's letter addressed to the leader of opposition in the National Assembly was delivered by a

The guard signed the receipt No 20(201)/Dir(A-II)/2011 dated March 11 2011, at 11:40pm," a press release issued by the Prime Minister's office said, along with a scanned copy of the receipt duly signed by the official guard. Later, Nisar admitted receiving the receipt but claimed he had received the letter on March 14 and not on March 11, leaving a huge question as to which party was misleading the nation. "Yes, I have received the letter today which is [written] in English language

LAHORE - Farmers from the areas adjacent to the Indian border staged a protest on Friday in front of the Punjab Assembly against the high-handedness of border security agencies. A large number of farmers carrying placards and banners gathered at Faisal Chowk and chanted slogans against border area committees for canceling their land claims. Asal Grukey Burki resident Faiq Hussain alleged that the Burki border area committee had unlawfully cancelled their land claims (No. 1793 and

LAHORE - The four-year-old filly Quality Road left everyone high and dry to claim the Pakistan Derby 2011, earning more than Rs 150,000 in prize money and winning the trophy for its owner Syed Ismial Shah. Rider Ghulam Shabbir II and trainer Mohammad Rafiq were behind Quality Road's win, as she covered the 12 furlong distance in two minutes and 35 seconds, the best time since 1986. The favourites were up to the task on Sunday as no major upset was witnessed except in a few races.

KARACHI - The family of missing Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) officer Arif Noor Baloch held a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday.
Abid Noor - the younger brother of Arif - along with his mother, sisters and other family members, addressed the press conference. Showing concern over his forced disappearance, the family accused the intelligence agencies of picking up the government officer on October 31, 2010 from the Garden area, whose whereabouts remain

KARACHI - Muhammad Sarwar, the maternal uncle of Shumaila Kanwal, the deceased widow of Muhammad Faheem, one of the men shot and killed by Raymond Davis, was attacked on Thursday for what the family claims is the second time in less than a week.
The family is being pressured to stop giving statements to the media, Faheem's brother Muhammad Waseem told Pakistan Today. Shumaila's family, which lives in Faisalabad, had been receiving verbal threats from the day she died. "Then on

ISLAMABAD - Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday stunned parliamentarians by saying that his phone was being tapped after he refused to join the new cabinet and took a position on the issue of Raymond Davis.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly for the first time after spilling the beans on the Davis issue, the former minister said, "For the past few days, the sound of my phone has changed significantly." Not divulging any details, Qureshi threatened

LAHORE - US and Pakistani national, Dr Adnan Bhuta held a press conference at the Lahore Press Club on Sunday where he alleged that he was the actual target of Raymond Davis, an American national.
Adnan lived in USA for more than a decade and then after 9/11 attacks he was detained by the American authorities and suffered mental and physical torture for several months because his name was similar to that of an Al Qaeda member.
He was cleared from charges in 2002, was later

PESHAWAR - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on Saturday claimed killing Col (r) Sultan Amir Tarar, also known as Col Imam. A spokesman for TTP Ahsanullah Ahsan told reporters over phone from an undisclosed location that they had killed Col Imam after the government's failure to meet their demands, including the release of their colleagues.
Col Imam was a former officer of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and well connected in the former jihadi circles and claimed to have close