ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday signed the ''Protection Against Harassment of Women Bill 2010'' with a pledge to pursue the commitment made by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto for the emancipation and uplift of womenfolk. "We have to create a Pakistan where the coming generations, my daughters, can be proud of the fact...
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RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani chaired 127th Corps Commanders'' Conference held at General Headquarters today, ISPR press release said. The conference was a part of regular monthly meetings.
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ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said Tuesday that appointing the serving Chief Justice as the head of Judicial Commission was in contradiction of the Constitution. Speaking to media men outside the Parliament House, he said that his party would write the opposing note about the formation of judicial commission in the Constitutional...
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PESHAWAR: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said Tuesday that nation had to pay a heavy price whenever the country’s constitution was violated. Addressing the judges at the Peshawar High Court here, the Chief Justice urged the fellow judges to hasten the dispensation of justice in line with the national judicial policy....
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today said the ball is in India''s court to revive the composite dialogue and resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir problem. He made these remarks while briefing the Parliamentary committee on Kashmir at the Foreign Office
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OKARA: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said terrorists are defiling the face of Islam, adding terrorism and militancy are absolutely alien to Islam, Geo News reported Sunday. Addressing the ceremony of Urs of Baba Karmanwal here, he said the biggest problem afflicting Pakistan is terrorism.
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KOHAT: The bodies of at least 17 extremists were found lying near a government high school in Darra Adamkhel area of Taur Chhapro in the vicinity of FR Kohat, Geo News reported Sunday. According to security sources, the security forces search operation is in progress for several days now; these miscreants were killed in...
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif said all the requirements of justice would be met in the violent incidents occurred here, Geo News reported Sunday. Addressing a meeting at the Chief Minister House here, he said peace will be restored provided Justice prevails
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the bid to pitch the people from Deobandi and Braveli sects against each others is an extremely heinous conspiracy, Geo News reported Sunday. According to a statement issued here from Interior Ministry, he said the ulema from both the schools should foil the conspiracy aimed at fanning...
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged the judiciary and the government to work within their parameters defined in the Constitution. Speaking to reporters in D. I.
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