LAHORE: Former Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and senior leader of Pakistan People?s Party (PPP) Chaudhary Aitezaz Ahsan Saturday said the democracy cannot be enervated, if there is rule of law in the country.
Talking to media on the book-launching ceremony of Pir Mukarramul Haq?s ?Mehran Rang?, he said the court passes the verdicts; but, no fault should be found with the courts, if the executive avoid the implementation on them.
Aitezaz said the judiciary was freed from PCO judges on September 28, 2009 and now the executive will start accepting the verdicts of the judiciary.
Responding a question, Ahsan said Babar Awan said in the Parliament that the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani withdrew the NRO.
There is no ban on becoming the head of state in any parliamentary democracy more than twice except in the US, he said adding the ban on becoming premier more than twice should be lifted.
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
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As surging militant violence grabs headlines around the world, Pakistan’s top designers and models are taking part in the country’s first-ever fashion week. While the mix of couture and ready-to-wear fashions would not have been out of place in Milan or New York, many designers made reference to the turmoil, reflecting the contradictions and tensions coursing through this society.
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KARACHI: Power load-shedding of up to 5 to 6 hour is being undertaken in the city, as the adherence of Karachi Electric Supply Company to its policy of saving capital and not purchasing furnace oil continues to make the citizens suffer.
KESC is receiving its complete share of power supply from WAPDA and KANUPP, but it is not operating its generation plants including Bin Qasim Thermal Plant at their full capacity. The prime reason for this is KESC?s pursuance of policy on saving its capital reserves, sources said.
KESC is trying to do without purchasing furnace oil and as a result depending only on the power supply from WAPDA and generation of cheap electricity using gas.
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Babies are never too young to benefit from a bedtime routine, the US National Library of Medicine says.
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Islamabad
The Ministry of Population Welfare is contemplating the involvement of graduates of local ?madaris? (religious schools) in its public sen
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ISTANBUL: Turkish president Abdullah Gul has urged the world community to extend full support to Pakistani democracy in the struggle against terrorism.
Speaking at the opening session of the standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul, Gul linked stability in the region with Pakistan?s.
He stressed for extending immediate help to Pakistan which, he said, is a victim of terrorism.
?Terrorism is affecting not only the region but the entire world,? the Turkish president observed.
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PESHAWAR: NWFP Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour said that the Prime Minister’’s announcement for payment of Rs. 110 billion in the head of hydel net profit and acknowledgement of the principled stand of the ANP on the NFC award is not only historic achievement of the party but crystal clear proof of its sincere efforts to solve issues of vital national interest.
He said that instead of prolonging the NFC and net hydel profit issues the ANP government is moving ahead successfully to achieve these goals due to its” commitment to the cause.
Talking to a joint delegation of ANP workers and elite of Zargarabad, Beribagh, Yakatoot and some other localities of his constituency PF-3 Peshawar City that called on him at his office here on Saturday, he said that the ANP government did not believe in politics of plots, permits and other personal benefits but always fought for the rights of the masses and even sacrificed ministerial slots for the principled politics.
He said in 1973 the center started payment of Rs. 6 billion per annum till decision on HNP due to hectic efforts of our Rehber-e-Tehrik Khan Abdul Wali Khan adding that this capped amount could not be increased by any subsequent government.
Bashir Bilour reminded that two Federal Ministers of ANP including Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and Azam Khan Hoti had quit Cabinet due to non acceptance of our Provincial rights including increase in the capped amount of Rs. 6 billion.
Bashir Bilour vowed that political acumen and efforts of our party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan again bore fruit and this Province was started paying of its Rs. 110 billion HNP outstanding arrears for which we are thankful to the PM and entire federal govt. that he said would greatly contribute in improving the worsening economy of this terror hit province.
He agreed to the argument of the party workers that Rs. 110 billion was not the actual figure of the HNP outstanding arrears as thought by the ANP leadership but this amount is Rs. 157 billion as per AGN Qazi Formula till 2005.
However, he said that we did not want to create issues but to solve it one by one and provide immediate relief to our poor masses. He assured that centre would soon be approached for uncapping the Rs. 6 billion HNP per annum and enhancing it to at least Rs 30 billion per annum.
Senior Minister assured early resolution of the grievances of the delegation and issued on the spot directives on some of them.
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LAHORE
THE Lahore High Court on Friday constituted a three-member committee to resolve the row over the Queen?s Road encroachment.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Parliamentary leader of the MQM Dr Farooq Sattar Saturday said the stance of both the parties has come to the fore on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
Talking to media here, he said it was decided with consensus that all the matters would be settled down with mutual reconciliation.
Sattar said far-reaching consequences would ensue if the policy is hammered out concertedly, adding, ?We should shoulder our responsibility.?
He said the two parties mulled over the fate of Local Bodies governments in the meeting.
The MQM leader said the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani thanked the allied parties on the opinions they gave on the NRO.
Earlier addressing the ceremony, Sattar said every Pakistani is entitled to have employment opportunities and the problems of the people should be resolved.
The measures will have to be taken up to resolve the sugar and power crises on emergency basis.
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