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SJC not above apex court, says judge
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) was not above the apex court enjoying “blanket protection”. “Will a judge wait for the ‘day...
Lawyers booked for sedition
HYDERABAD, May 21: Police on Monday registered a sedition case against office-bearers of the High Court Bar Association, Hyderabad District Bar Association, Sindh Bar Council and leaders of parties in the Hyderabad Grand Alliance....
Lal Masjid brigade defiant
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Students of a madressah affiliated with Lal Masjid kidnapped another three policemen on Monday, but freed them after police deployed a massive force at the place, officials and eyewitnesses said....
Blast near Sherpao’s house
PESHAWAR, May 21: Four shops were damaged when a bomb went off in a market near the house of Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, in the Sherpao area of Charsadda district on Monday....
PML’s role irks Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 21: President Pervez Musharraf has decided to himself handle the grave situation created by the ruling party’s mishandling of the reference against the chief justice and the media....
Hurriyat ready to contest poll, says Mirwaiz
NEW DELHI, May 21: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is ready to contest the elections, which are due in Jammu and Kashmir in 2008, if that would lead to a...
Unemployment on rise, says ADB
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Unemployment in the country has been higher during the last two years than the first eight years of the last decade, reveals a study conducted by the Asian Development Bank....
Foundation for ‘new Balakot’ town laid
MANSEHRA, May 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday laid the foundation of a model town, Bakryal, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs13.5...
Muttahida blamed for Karachi killings
LAHORE, May 21: Opposition leaders on Monday asserted that bloodshed in Karachi on May 12 had laid the foundation of disintegration of the country under a conspiracy hatched by the regime....
Sindh seeks export ban as wheat crisis looms
KARACHI, May 21: The Sindh government has urged the federal government to impose a temporary ban on export of wheat to help it achieve its procurement target by June 15 and keep flour prices under control....
Nawaz begins international drive against Musharraf
LONDON, May 21: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has launched a campaign in Europe, the US and Canada to apprise these countries of what he calls the real problems facing Pakistan...
Rocket attack destroys seven trucks
PESHAWAR, May 21: Seven trucks were destroyed in a rocket attack by unknown persons at a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan early on Monday, an official said....
Sinking ship’s crew rescued
KARACHI, May 21: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency rescued crew of a ship that sank on Monday by dropping a life raft from a plane to 11 men bobbing next to the freighter’s fast-disappearing prow....
Historic Cutty Sark gutted
LONDON, May 21: The Cutty Sark, the world’s last remaining tea clipper and a major London tourist attraction, was seriously damaged by fire on Monday —but restorers insisted they can salvage the historic ship....
Rockets fired at checkpost
Quetta, May 21: Armed men on Monday fired rockets on a security checkpost in Karmo Wadh area of Kahan tehsil. According to sources, five rockets were fired on the Frontier Corps post....
One killed, five kidnapped over family dispute
DADU, May 21: Armed men kidnapped five people and killed one person over a family dispute in Pehanja Ghar village, Mehar taluka, on Monday. The men attacked the house of Ghulam...
Pakistani executed
RIYADH, May 21: A Pakistani man was executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday on charges of drug smuggling, the Saudi press agency reported quoting a statement from the Saudi Ministry of Interior....
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Editor: Abbas Nasir
NEW DELHI, May 21: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is ready to contest the elections, which are due in Jammu and Kashmir in 2008, if that would lead to a...
LAHORE, May 21: Opposition leaders on Monday asserted that bloodshed in Karachi on May 12 had laid the foundation of disintegration of the country under a conspiracy hatched by the regime....
LONDON, May 21: The Cutty Sark, the world’s last remaining tea clipper and a major London tourist attraction, was seriously damaged by fire on Monday —but restorers insisted they can salvage the historic ship....
