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LAHORE - SPO, a non-government organisation, in collaboration with Action Aid, organized a one day consultation seminar on local government issues and challenges faced by the office bearers of different Punjab districts, civil society and media at a local hotel on Thursday. MPA Amna Ulfat, Ayma Mehmood, Local Government Association Director Anwar Hussain, Advocate Qazi Mobeen, Regional head SPO Salman Abid, Syed Shahabuddin, Irfan Hote from Action aid, Laila Azhar from Home Net, Zafar

LAHORE - Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa said on Wednesday that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would neither destabilise the provincial government nor strive to topple it. While visiting the ailing Arshad Ghurki, brother of Khaild Ghurki, at National Hospital in Defence, the governor said that he would not deviate from the constitutional limits. Arshad Ghurki had a heart attack at the funeral of Khalid Ghurki and was under treatment.
Khosa said that PPP was following

LAHORE - All Pakistan Muslim League Chief Coordinator Shahbaz Hussain said that if the incumbent rulers could not improve their performance they should resign. Opposing the statement of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif to unite the judiciary and military to tackle challenges, Hussain said that such 'irresponsible' statements were being aired to level ground for judicial martial law.
He said these statements were an open acknowledgment that the government had failed to

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the state of law and order in Balochistan was critical and ordered the Balochistan government to take into confidence the intelligence agencies - Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) - to resolve the issue. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani said that all intelligence agencies were

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani ambassadors called upon the government on Tuesday to hold United States (US) citizen Raymond Davis accountable under the laws of Pakistan and to take appropriate steps, such as the imposition of limits on the size of the US Embassy and consular missions in Pakistan and the thorough scrutiny of visa applications. Twenty former Pakistani envoys including Riaz Khokhar, Amir Usman, Amir Ali Shah, Mushtaq Mehr, Tayyab Siddiqui, Afzal Akbar Khan, Mohammad

ISLAMABAD - The PPP will request the government to appoint a special assistant for minorities from amongst the family of the slain Minister for Minorities' Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti as a token of admiration and also to demonstrate a commitment to pursuing the objectives of interfaith harmony held by Bhatti, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday. This commitment was made by the president during a meeting with Bhatti's family members and was apparently, in contrast to his earlier

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday reissued notices to the federal government and the Attorney General (AG) seeking their explanations on a constitutional petition regarding dual offices held by the president of the country.
A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Maqbool Baqir issued the notices again to the respondents for the next hearing, as no representative on behalf of the federal government appeared before

ISLAMABAD - As part of the security measures in the wake of increasing life threats by the terrorists particularly to those affiliated with the prosecution of terrorists, the government on Monday announced to provide security guards to public prosecutors on the day of prosecution along with a police squad. Federal Minister for Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan announced the same while chairing a meeting which discussed the difficulties faced by Anti- Terrorism Courts

PESHAWAR - The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is not ready to extend its support to the already under pressure local tribal militias or peace committees in the suburban parts of the metropolis, saying no parallel security force will be encouraged. The Aman Lashkar of Adezai area that was facing Taliban militants at the front from Darra Adamkhel had given a deadline to the government that was lapsing today (Tuesday) that if they were not supported by the government, there would be no

SAHIWAL - The Revenue Department has retrieved government land worth Rs 1.88 billion from illegal possession, including commercial and residential land in Sahiwal worth Rs 1.66 billion and 3,473 canals of agriculture land in various villages in the district worth Rs 216 million.
District Officer Revenue (DOR) Sohail Ashraf said this while disclosing the details about the action taken against Qabza mafia in a meeting held at the commissioner's office.
He said the Revenue

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) is likely to issue on Monday (today) a contempt of court notice to the government for its refusal to sack Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General (DG) Waseem Ahmed, legal experts told Pakistan Today on Sunday.
The government's written reply to the court on Saturday, in which it refused to remove the FIA chief, will be considered by a SC bench headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry today. Earlier on March 1, a

DUBLIN - Ireland is set for a coalition government after the two parties that topped last month's elections, Fine Gael and Labour, agreed Sunday to share power and work together on slashing a massive deficit.
"I am happy to tell you that we have concluded an agreement," Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny told RTE state radio, adding: "Some of the final details are now being worked out for presentation to both parties."
The February 25 election has redrawn the political map of

ISLAMABAD - A government-judiciary row over the removal of FIA Director General Waseem Ahmed appears imminent, as the Establishment Division on Saturday submitted a report with the Supreme Court saying it could not remove the FIA director general.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed the Registrar's Office to place the report before the six-member bench hearing the Haj scam case for the next week. The government has clearly told the Supreme Court through the

LAHORE - The Punjab government and Bhatta Chowk traders have locked horns over the compensation money and the issue is about to turn violent, as the victims staged a protest on Saturday, the fourth in a row at Bhatta Chowk. The protests are likely to intensify, as traders have threatened to storm the Punjab Assembly, CM's Secretariat and the Governor's House if their demands to raise the compensation amount up to Rs 2 million per marla remain unfulfilled. A six-hour protest was held

NEW DELHI - A key regional party from south India said Saturday it had withdrawn from the ruling national coalition, dealing a new blow to the embattled government but still leaving it with a sturdy majority. The Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) said it had been unable to come to an agreement with the Congress party for elections in the state of Tamil Nadu, leading it to withdraw from the embattled federal coalition and offer issue-based support.
The move is the latest challenge

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Lahore chapter here on Saturday demanded the government arrest the murderers of assassinated federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti and reveal the facts behind the brutal action. Party leaders at a condolence reference organised at the PPP city office for Shahbaz Bhatti condemned the assassination of the former minister and workers and paid tribute to Shahbaz Bhatti for his contribution to the party, minorities and the country.
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LAHORE - The Punjab government has lost its right to govern because it has failed to provide roll number slips to thousands of students, PML-Q Punjab Information Secretary Akram Chaudhry said this on Saturday. Speaking to party workers at the Muslim League House, Akram said that the health and education departments have yet to get ministers, which showed that the Punjab chief minister had turned a blind eye to issues concerning these sectors.
"The Punjab government has launched