LAHORE, Jan 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) have warned of looming threats to democracy in the wake of developments taking place in Islamabad. The HRCP warned that threats to democratic dispensation had been aggravated after the Supreme Court’s Tuesday’s order against the prime minister. The […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (AFP): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the authorities to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, television reports said. The apex court ordered the prime minister’s arrest during a hearing of the rental power projects case. [caption id=\"attachment_7065\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"259\" caption=\"Raja Pervez Ashraf\"][/caption] The bench ordered the arrest of 16 persons, including the
PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The KP government has approved the establishment of an authority for promotion of regional languages. Besides, creation of 14 posts has also been approved to make the authority operational. The final approval was given by CM Amir Haider Khan Hoti here on Monday. A statement said the provincial assembly had already approved
PESHAWAR, Jan 07: The Peshawar High Court on Monday ordered transfer and posting of 40 judicial officers including three district and sessions judges. According to an order released by the PHC’s registrar Subhan Sher, the Charssada district and sessions judge (DSJ) Anwar Hussain was transferred and posted as OSD (officer on special duty) at the
LAHORE, Jan 6: Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the PPP is ready for talks with everyone, including militants. “The PPP is ready for dialogue with anyone, even the Taliban,” he remarked while answering a question here. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has offered the government ‘conditional talks’ for peace. He said the nation was
