LAHORE: A court here today has adjourned hearing until September 3 in the case of shifting of the secretariat of the Cricket World Cup 2011 to India.
PCB legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi requested to the court of civil judge Khizr Hayat Minhas to postpone the hearing on which the court adjourned the hearing of the case until September 3 and also extended the stay order in this regard.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had launched a legal fight against the re-location and won a stay order against moving the World Cup secretariat from Lahore to arch rival India’’s Mumbai.
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KARACHI: Meeting of the core committee of Pakistan People?s Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is in progress here on Sunday.
According to sources, the meeting is aimed at melting the deadlock between the two parties which was created due to the statements from both sides.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah issued a notification putting a ban on sale and purchase of land which was challenged by the City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal in a court.
On PPP side Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Ayaz Soomro and Agha Siraj Durrani are participating in the meeting while Dr. Farooq Sattar, Raza Haroon, Nasreen Jalil, Syed Sardar Ahmed, Syed Mustafa Kamal and Dr. Saghir are representing MQM.
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Pakistan police have laid charges of treason, terrorism and rebellion against a radical Islamic cleric who brokered a peace deal with Taliban in the Swat valley, officials said Sunday.
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KARACHI: Meeting of the core committee of Pakistan People?s Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ended here on Sunday without breaking the deadlock between the two.
However, both the parties agreed to continue holding negotiations. It was decided to carry on talks on the problems of city government.
The meeting resolved that the coalition parties will serve the people for development and stability of the country.
According to sources, the deadlock between PPP and MQM was the result of statements that came from both sides after issuance of notification by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah banning sale and purchase of land. The notification was later challenged by the City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal in a court.
On PPP side Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Ayaz Soomro and Agha Siraj Durrani are participating in the meeting while Dr. Farooq Sattar, Raza Haroon, Nasreen Jalil, Syed Sardar Ahmed, Syed Mustafa Kamal and Dr. Saghir are representing MQM.
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