New law takes away president?s nuclear button
ISLAMABAD: The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) has been assigned a significant role in the National Command Authority (NCA) while the
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PA passes Local Government Amendment Bill 2010
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed on Thursday the Local Government Amendments Bill 2010 for the appointment of administrators in place of nazims in local government bodies.
The PML-Q staged a walkout against the bill.
Earlier before the start of session, the PPP?s Parliamentary Party held a meeting and decided to back the bill.
The Punjab Assembly session was held with the Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal in chair.
The government presented drafts of three bills in the house including Local Government (Amendment) Bill, Mineral Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill and Punjab Privatization Board (Amendment) Bill in the house.
During the debate on Local Government (Amendment) Bill but, opposition members presented 22 amendments, which were rejected by treasury benches.
Later the opposition members boycotted the assembly proceeding and staged a walkout from the house.
Opposition Leader Ch Zaheer-ud-Din talking to reporters outside the assembly premises said that the government has over ruled their amendments.
He said government was showing undemocratic attitude and if it wants to save the democracy the local government elections should immediately be held and caretaker Nazims instead of administrators be appointed.
He said that the government was not sincere to hold fair and free local government elections and they were appointing administrators for this purposes.
In absence of the opposition members PML-N and PPP members passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill and Mineral Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill with majority.
Following the approval of the LG bill, Local Bodies Minister Dost Muhammad Khosa issued a handout saying ?Muk Gya Tera Show Musharraf, Go Musharraf Go?.
Later the session was adjourned till Friday, February 5 at 9.00 am.
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?Baloch have reached point of no return?
Karachi
Veteran politician Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari has said that the Baloch have reached the point of no return and had he been younger he w
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Committee formed on team?s poor performance in Australia
LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt has formed a six-member committee for reviewing the poor performance of the national cricket team on the tour of Australia while he said that the resignation of Iqbal Qasim has not been accepted and he has been asked to continue his job until the Twenty20 World Cup.
Talking with media here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday, the chairman PCB said that all matters are now under process so the resignation of Iqbal Qasim cannot be accepted and he has been directed to continue as chief selector.
Ijaz Butt said that the PCB has formed a six-member committee which will be headed by Wasim Bari and will include Wazir Ali Khoja, Yawar Saeed, Haroon Rasheed, Zakir Khan and Tafazzul Rizvi.
Besides reviewing the team?s performance, the committee will also review the violations of discipline and other matters and then it will submit its recommendations to the chairman.
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Nawaz sees govt consent in missile attacks
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif Thursday alleged that the missile attacks in Pakistan are being executed with the government?s consent.
Addressing a press conference in Bahawalpur, Nawaz Sharif said: ?We believe in peaceful struggle,? adding ?We will praise every good action and criticize every wrong one.?
He said the government is not running the affairs in a true democratic manner as it was expected from it.
Regarding violent incidents in Karachi, Nawaz Sharif said these events could have been avoided if there had been an inquiry into May 12, 2007 incident and the culprits arrested. He called for a suo motto action against the May 12 incident.
He said no efforts will be spared for brining about a repeal of the 17th amendment and implementation of the Charter of Democracy.
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A Year After Mumbai, India Offers to Talk With Pakistan (International Herald Tribune)
Pakistan has not responded yet to an invitation by India for the first high-level talks since the Mumbai attack.
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Taseer clears LHC judges? summary
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer is said to have finally approved and forwarded to President Asif Ali Zardari the long pending summary of Lah
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Pakistan Taliban chief likely dead, but no proof: US official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was likely killed in US missile strikes but there was still no definitive evidence that he was dead, a US defense official told AFP on Thursday.
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I accepted captaincy on Afridi?s desire: Malik
MELBOURNE: Allrounder Shoaib Malik said that he accepted captaincy offer on Shahid Afridi?s desire.
Talking with Geo News in Melbourne, Shoaib Malik said that he had no fondness or desire to become captain again.
The former captain said that he wants to play all three types of cricket as a player.
Regarding not being placed in IPL, Malik said that Pakistani players have not to prove that they are good players of Twenty20 but their priority is only to play for their country.
Shoaib Malik said the team would miss Shahid Afridi in the Twenty20 International, to be played against Australia on Friday.
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Withdrawal of ?entry ban? at railway stations urged
Islamabad
After ban on entry of the visitors onto platforms of railway stations by the concerned authorities, both the passengers and their rel
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