Tag: Seeks

KARACHI - "I was kidnapped and forcefully married by Abdul Rashid Magsi with the help of local police seven years ago. Every day before leaving the house, Magsi used to lock me inside. During the period, even my parents were not allowed to see me and being poor, they could do nothing," said R, while narrating her ordeal to media persons.
For seven years, she was locked inside a house. She faced the wrath of her cruel captor, who even married her forcefully. She finally made her

LAHORE - Lahore High Court judge Justice Ch Iftikhar Hussain on Tuesday sought complete record of trial court which acquitted CIA contractor Raymond Davis in double murder case after the legal heirs of deceased Fizan and Faheem had pardoned him by accepting blood-money (Diyat) from accused.
The court passed this order on a writ petition filed by Advocate Rana Ilamud Din challenging payment of Diyat money as, according to him, trial court left a lot of lacunas and acted in haste

LAHORE - Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought reply from defense ministry on a petition of Jamatud Dawa Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed seeking directions for the government to defend him being a citizen of Pakistan before an US Court which issued summons to him, ISI incumbent chief and other officials on a law suit filed by relatives of US nationals killed in Mumbai attacks.
As proceedings started on Tuesday, a deputy attorney general submitted a

LAHORE - Lahore High Court Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Monday directed the Lahore Development Authroity (LDA) to file a reply by April 15, on an application requesting to stay the auction of 26 shops and restaurant at the first floor of Liberty Park and Ride Plaza. The application was filed by owners of shops near the plaza. They are Mohammad Saleem Hafeez, Mian Mohammad Haroon of Hotel MelRose Inn, Arshad Kareem Qureshi of Toy Land, M Zakariya Basheer Malik and Arif Mehmood of

LAHORE - Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders while thanking the Punjab government for facilitating them to hold party's public moot on April 10 at the new venue, Qaddafi Stadium road, expressed the hope that provincial government would make foolproof security arrangements on the day of the event. MQM coordination committee member Iftikahar Randhawa expressed these views while addressing a press conference at the newly inaugurated party's office along with coordination committee

ISLAMABAD - Chairman of Standing Committee for SAFRON and MNA, Sajid Hussain Toori on Saturday warned the government to recover the innocent people of his tribe (Toori Qabila) within 24 hours failing which they would take law in their own hands by launching operation against the anti-social elements. Unknown gunmen killed 8 people and kidnapped 45 in raids last night on two minibuses in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, from which 9 people succeeded escape, according

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday directed the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to request Justice (r) Jamshed Ali to head the commission for recovery of Rs 256 billion loans written off by various banks from 1971 to 2009.
A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani gave the direction after Additional Attorney General KK Agha informed the court that Justice (r) Saleem Akhtar, who was nominated to head the

ISLAMABAD - Heading a two-member Supreme Court bench, which is hearing a petition challenging a $233.7 million security venture signed with a Chinese firm to keep the cities of Islamabad and Peshawar secure, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday observed that the agreements with foreign companies should be transparent and there would be no compromise on transparency.
The court directed the Planning Commission to produce details of the agreement within three weeks.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday sought the complete record of appointments made in the Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) during the tenure of former federal minister for labor and manpower Syed Khurshid Shah.
The court also issued notices to 132 employees of EOBI, who got jobs during the last three years, observing why had they not been terminated if they got employed illegally. The court noted that it would examine the matter under Article 184(3) of the

KARACHI - The Sindh Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has sought explanation from the provincial government on the buildings being used by the Pakistan Rangers Sindh, besides unpaid utility bills.
With PAC Chairman Jam Tamachi Unnar in chair, a meeting was held to discuss the formal audit reports of the Law, Industries, Commerce and Labour departments. Unnar has written to the Sindh government, seeking explanation on the buildings being used by Rangers, and the utility bills that

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday said peace process with India must be "uninterrupted and uninterruptible" as dialogue was the only way forward to resolve the disputes between the nuclear neighbours.
"Pakistan believes dialogue is the only way forward. This dialogue must be uninterrupted and uninterruptible," Foreign Office spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua said while addressing her weekly press briefing.
On a recent agreement between Islamabad and New Delhi regarding the

LAHORE - Punjab University Sports department has asked the Pakistan Rugby Union to help the university build its rugby team and prepare it for major national competitions. PU Additional Director Sports Farhat Hussain Saddiqi and Sports Officer Zubair Butt met PRU President Fawzi Khawaja and asked for his help in launching rugby in the university.
Farhat came with some of the PU athletes to the DHA ground, where the coaches and players were given an introduction to the game and

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday directed the attorney general to submit by April 4 a written statement on behalf of the federal government on the constitutional status of a number of former judges of the superior courts who took oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) in violation of a November 3, 2007 restraining order. A seven-member special bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq

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

LAHORE - Asad Manzoor Butt, the lawyer of two Pakistanis killed by US national Raymond Davis, on Monday filed a petition in the court of a district and sessions judge seeking action against Kot Lakhpat Jail superintendent, deputy superintendent, and others for illegally detaining him for four and a half hours. Asad said that the accused officials had intentionally stopped him and his assistant Nauman Ateeq from attending the proceedings of the case and did not allow them to meet their

SAHIWAL - Regional Police Officer Dr Arif Mushtaq Chaudhry has asked the citizens to cooperate with, and assist, police to maintain law and order effectively. He said this while talking to a delegation of Citizens-Police Liaison Committee in his office. Chairman Sh Azmat Saleem, Convener Syed Alamdar Hussain Shah, Abraham Azeem Daniel, District Bar President Malik Muhammad Hussain, Rotary International former assistant governor Chaudhry Abdul Quyyom and Mian Saghir Anjum were also

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought para-wise comments from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within 10 days regarding 37.5 million bogus voters in the electoral list.
A two-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was conducting hearing on a case of fake names included in the electoral rolls of various constituencies. The court also issued notice to Attorney