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A human rights group in Indian Kashmir on Saturday said it had documented the cases of more than 1,400 people who were victims of...

A consumer court on Saturday sought reply from a Tollington Market pet trader who allegedly delivered a Pakistani cat instead of a Persian to...

Mukhtaran Mai filed a review petition on Thursday against the Supreme Court verdict rejecting her appeal by a majority of two to one against...

Pakistan is seeking a deal with United States to acquire spare parts for a number aircraft including the Lockheed Martin C-130, F-16, T-33 and...

Ten-year jail terms and the “naming and shaming” of athletes and officials are among measures Australian sports administrators said Saturday they want to combat...

ISLAMABAD - Senate Standing Committee on Interior has asked the Ministry of Interior to provide the record of 140,000 arms licenses issued since 2007 along with details of those issued on the recommendation of parliamentarians. "The committee has learnt a large number of arms licenses were issued on fake recommendations of the parliamentarians and their bogus letter pads were used in this regard," Chairman of the committee Senator Talha Mahmood said in meeting of the committee held on

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the resolution of Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN resolution and the wishes of the Kashmiri people could help efforts for peace and economic prosperity of the South Asian region.
Apprising about his fruitful meeting with the political Indian leadership to the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Raja Zulqarnain Khan who called on him at the Prime Minister's House here on Wednesday, he said that public

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday asked the govt to file their replies within two weeks regarding arrest of driver who crushed to death Ibadur Rehman.
The counsel pleading the case submitted that three months had been passed, but apparently nothing had been done to arrest the driver and impound the vehicle under which Ibadur Rehman was crushed to death.
LHC Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry ordered the federal interior and foreign secretaries, Punjab home

ISLAMABAD - A constitutional amendment bill was tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday seeking disqualification for a person to serve the government of Pakistan, as well being elected to the National or provincial assemblies in case he holds dual nationality and foreign accounts or assets. Introducing the bill called The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2011 (Insertion of new Article 63B), Raza Hayat Hiraj of the PML-Q said under the proposed amendment no person, having dual

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice (CJ) on Tuesday sought a report from the Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) managing director (MD) for May 3 in a suo motu case and identical writ petitions against presence of arsenic in the tube-wells of the city. On earlier orders by the court, WASA managing director was expected to submit a reply and detailed report on Tuesday, however it was not carried out. Upon this, LHC Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry passed fresh

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani sought United Nations' assistance in developing flood forecasting and early weather warning system for Pakistan before the monsoon season.
Talking to Rauf Engin Soysal, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Assistance to Pakistan at the PM House, Gilani appreciated UN's support and Special Envoy's dedicated work for the flood affected people of the country.
The Prime Minister lauded the personal commitment of

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday sought comments from the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and Shorkot City Police Station house officer on a petition challenging disposing of a first information report (FIR) by allegedly misinterpreting the court's order.
The court also adjourned the case's hearing until April 18. Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik was hearing a petition filed by Muhammad Younas, complainant of the FIR. He submitted that he lodged a FIR for theft

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court's inspection team member (MIT) sent on Thursday an application to the chief justice, seeking proceedings against Additional District and Sessions judge Muhammad Yousaf Aojla for releasing CIA contractor Raymond Davis in double murder of two Pakistanis.
The MIT referred the case to chief justice in response to an application filed by Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffrey who accused AD&SJ Aojla of acquitting Davis in an unusual manner and against the rules.

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army has sought an increase of Rs 81.46 billion in the defence budget in fiscal year 2011-12 against current year allocations in the wake of operation against terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Tribal Areas. As per details of the defence budget provided by the Defence Ministry to parliament, all three forces had recommended proposals of Rs 5.825 trillion, but the ministry had cut the amount by Rs 59 billion in view of severe economic meltdown and sent

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the attorney general to submit para-wise comments for the introduction of electronic voting machines in the next general elections. A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a petition filed by Pakistan

SANAA - Yemen opposition parties on Tuesday urged Gulf mediators to spell out whether President Ali Saleh would hand over power early under their proposal to end a two-month crisis over leadership and political reforms.
Gulf Arab foreign ministers said this week they would invite Saleh and the opposition coalition to mediation talks in Riyadh, a key financier of Sanaa who analysts say Saleh trusts, on a transition of power.
The opposition said on Monday they rejected the

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday has demanded an explanation from the Interior Ministry on disappearance of Faizan and Fahim's families.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah submitted a reply to the court, saying that the families of Fahim and Faizan went to the court with an advocate, Irshad Kiyani, and he took them to Rawalpindi.
The minister said that the Punjab government had a view that the families could go anywhere after receiving the blood-money.