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Apex court urged to quash reference
ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Supreme Court was requested on Monday to quash the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on misconduct because it had been filed after making him non-functional....
Application for contempt proceedings turned down
ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Supreme Court on Monday turned down federal government’s request for initiating contempt of the court proceedings against the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for defaming the judiciary...
NSC for tough action to quell militancy
ISLAMABAD, June 4: The National Security Council (NSC) on Monday discussed in detail issues concerning the chief justice of Pakistan, internal security and growing religious extremism with special reference to ‘talibalisation’, and decided to deal with them through a comprehensive strategy....
Militants impose night curfew in Darra
DARRA ADAMKHEL, June 4: Militants have banned the movement of tribesmen in Darra Adamkhel after 10pm and announced that any vehicle not stopping for ‘checking’ would be fired at....
Hegemonic designs won’t be tolerated, says FO
ISLAMABAD, June 4: Pakistan on Monday made it clear in a pointed message to India that it would not tolerate hegemonic designs of any country in the region and underscored that...
Crackdown on Punjab opposition
LAHORE, June 4: In a surprise move, police launched a crackdown on opposition leaders and activists in several districts of Punjab in the early hours of Tuesday....
SC summons police officer on rape complaint
ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Supreme Court has summoned a police inspector who allegedly raped a woman and ordered him to appear in person before the court on June 11....
Woman and three men publicly executed
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), June 4: A woman and three men were publicly executed in Bara on Monday after a jirga found them ‘guilty of adultery’....
Man killed in Peshawar blast
PESHAWAR, June 4: A man was killed and three others were injured when a bomb went off in a truck in the Hayatabad Industrial Estate on Monday....
Himalayan glaciers vanishing
KATHMANDU, June 4: Himalayan glaciers could disappear within 50 years because of climate change, having far-reaching implications for more than a billion people living in the region, experts said on Monday....
Storm, rain forecast
KARACHI, June 4: Strong winds and light showers have been forecast for the city under the influence of a moderate tropical cyclone (nicknamed Gonu) which, passing near the Pakistan coast, will...
Amnesty for illegal workers
DUBAI, June 4: The United Arab Emirates has launched a three-month amnesty to allow illegal workers to regularise their situation or leave without facing penalty, the local press reported on Monday.—Agencies...
Media should be free to inform people, says US
WASHINGTON, June 4: The US State Department said on Monday that the Pakistani media should be free to inform the people what their government is doing....
Pro-democracy demonstration held outside White House
WASHINGTON, June 4: Representatives of various Pakistani political groups and human rights organisations protested outside the White House on Sunday evening, urging the Bush administration to support democratic forces in Pakistan....
‘It is a battle for Pakistan’s heart & soul’
NEW YORK, June 4: Saying that “It is a battle for the heart and soul of Pakistan,” former prime minister Benazir Bhutto told an American newspaper that she would return to...
ICCI delegation to visit China
ISLAMABAD, June 4: A high level business delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) will leave for China soon to participate in a fair for exploring news markets....
Four die in accidents
MUZAFFARABAD, June 4: Four people, including two brothers, were killed and three others were injured in three separate accidents in Azad Kashmir, police said on Monday....
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ISLAMABAD, June 4: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday imposed fresh curbs on the electronic media in the second such move within three days, sparking protests from journalists, politicians and lawyers....
