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LARKANA - The report on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto was presented in a meeting of the PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) for the first time on Sunday, which decided not to make it public.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, after a thorough briefing on the investigation into the former premier's assassination, said the premature release of the entire investigation report could legally sabotage the case currently in progress.
"It could also allow the conspirators

ISLAMABAD - In its reaction to 2010 Human Rights and Democracy report by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Pakistan on Friday regretted that the report omitted the positive aspects when it talked about the state of democracy and democratic institutions in the country. Responding to a question regarding the report, the Foreign Office spokesperson, Tehmina Janjua said, "Pakistan is today a free, transparent and democratic society where all issues including social and

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's dysfunctional electoral system has hampered democratic development, political stability and the rule of law; major electoral reforms would bolster a still fragile democratic transition, says a report of the International Crisis Group.
Reforming Pakistan's Electoral System War report, examines the electoral system having a troubled history of widespread rigging and fraud, facilitated by the civil-military bureaucracy, and identifies measures to make

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered all provincial inspectors general of police to submit a comprehensive report on progress made so far in recovering the missing persons within a fortnight.
A three-member bench comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali was hearing a suo motu case coupled with various pleas for the recovery of hundreds of missing persons, allegedly abducted by intelligence agencies.
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ISLAMABAD - In secretary talks between Pakistan and Indian, India provided information on the on-going Samjhautha Express blast case investigation. It was also agreed that after filing of report in the court, updated information will be shared with the concerned Pakistan authorities.
According to Foreign Office, Indian and Pakistan in secretary level talks shared the concern of the growing menace of Narcotics/Drugs and agreed that cooperation between NCB of India and ANF of

LONDON - The British government has ordered all its diplomats to report any suspicion they may have about the UK terror suspects being tortured abroad.
The move comes in the wake of former President Pervez Musharraf interview last week that Britain gave Pakistan tacit approval of its interrogation techniques on terror suspects.
A British office source told Pakistan Today that Foreign Secretary William Hague warned all UK diplomats working overseas that they would personally

ISLAMABAD - The Flood Commission constituted by the Supreme Court on Friday submitted its interim report with the apex court on the damages caused by floods last summer, saying irrigation infrastructure in Balochistan suffered serious damage during the catastrophic floods.
After receiving the interim report, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued notices to concerned parties and fixed the case for hearing on March 28 before a bench already hearing the matter.
The

LAHORE - Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain of the Lahore High Court on Monday sought a report from the Lahore capital city police officer (CCPO) about the mysterious disappearance of the families of Fahim and Faizan, the two men killed by US national Raymond Davis. The judge ordered CCPO Aslam Tareen to appear in person in court on today (Tuesday) along with a detailed report on the whereabouts of the two families. The court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Malik Munsif

GUJRANWALA - Gujranwala Divisional Commissioner Saeed Iqbal Wahla has asked Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to submit a comprehensive report on the construction of 4.75-kilometer-long Garjakh Road and directed Gujranwala Development Authority (GDA) to clear the bills of FWO for the projects completed by it. He was presiding over a meeting at the circuit house to review the development schemes of the city. MNA Khurram Dastgir Khan, DCO Nabil Awan, Director Development Anwar Aziz,

ISLAMABAD - Governance of the country showed a downward trend as the parliament's hold over civil and military institutions, respect for civil rights of the people and the law and order situation appeared to have weakened over the last two and half years, says a PILDAT report titled 'Mid-Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan.'
The report also highlighted the achievements of the government and said that restoration of judiciary, 18th Amendment and devolution, NFC

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken note of the fact that a number of retired officers are using official vehicles without authorisation while a large number of employees i.e. gardeners, drivers and police constables are also serving them. Similarly, the serving officers are using vehicles and services of such employees beyond their entitlement.
Punjab CM has directed that all administrative secretaries, heads of attached departments; autonomous,

KARACHI - The inquiry report into the acquittal of eight suspects in Khanani and Kalia money laundering case was sent to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry on Monday. Earlier, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah had presented the sealed report to Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Musheer Alam. The SHC chief justice had initiated a probe on the directive of CJP, who took suo motu notice of the comments from Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General

KARACHI - Total 7,435 people lost their lives because of terrorism in 2010, a recent report issued by Individualland has revealed. The report stated that 1,796 civilians, 469 security personnel and 5,170 terrorists were killed in terror incidents last year.
According to the report compiled by Individualland Executive Director Gulmina Bilal Ahmed, 2,324 civilians, 991 security personnel and 8,389 terrorists were killed in terror incidents in 2009. A comparative review of these

ISLAMABAD - The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) raised questions on Thursday about the authenticity of the 2008 general elections, claiming in a report that more than 56 percent of the registered votes in Sindh turned out to be "bogus", followed by Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The explosive report that NADRA sent to the Election Commission (EC) revealed that of the 19,755,994 voters (11,055,405 male and 8,700,589 female) in Sindh registered in the 2007 electoral

LAHORE - Educational experts and citizens, on Thursday, have expressed concern over the revelations of the report issued by Pakistan Education Task Force (PETF) that says that Pakistan has been crippled by an education emergency that threatens tens of millions of children. A senior analyst and Pakistan Law College Principal Dr Humayun Ehsan said no government throughout country's history was serious for promoting education. He said that the current leadership lacked political will,

LAHORE - The government says Pakistan is in the midst of an educational emergency with disastrous human and economic consequences, the BBC said on Wednesday. A report prepared by a government commission mentions that half of all Pakistani school children cannot read a sentence. It says funding for schools has been cut from 2.5 percent of GDP in 2005 to just 1.5 percent - less than the national airline gets in subsidies.
It describes the education crisis as a self-inflicted

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Education on Wednesday took serious notice of a 'bogus' inquiry report prepared by Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) regarding irregularities in recruitment of teaching staff.
The report was prepared by a three-member committee headed by a senior official of Education Ministry, TM Qureshi. The 94 pages report failed to fix responsibility on the liable officials who appointed 451 teachers against the 284 advertised posts