 | 4-member bench to hear Zardari dual office case as one judge goes on leave
05 September 2012
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Lahore: A four-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) will now hold proceedings against President Asif Ali Zardari for not surrendering his political office of PPP co-chairperson and performing political activities in the Presidency even after the court’s restraint order as Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, a member of the bench, has gone on leave.
A full court bench of the LHC headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh, Justice Sheikh Najamul Hasan, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah was scheduled to hear the case.
However, now the four member bench of the LHC will hear the case in which former Chairman Senate and a noted lawyer, Wasim Sajjad will represent President Asif Ali Zardari. | | See Also in Political News
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|  Five more killed in Karachi overnight firing, violence incidents
19 June 2013
KARACHI: Five more persons were killed in overnight firing and violence incidents in different parts of this mega-metropolis city here, Geo News reported Wednesday morning.
Police said that unknown persons opened fire on a vehicle killing van driver Imran at sector 5-C2 of North Karachi in the vicinity of Khawaja Ajmernagri police station.
One person was shot dead and two injured in firing near Korangi crossing, Bhittai Colony, the body and the injured persons were shifted to the ... Full Story |  U.S. to launch formal peace talks with Taliban this week
19 June 2013
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration will start formal peace talks with the Taliban on Thursday in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, the first direct political contact between them since early last year and the initial step in what the administration hopes will lead to a negotiated end to the protracted war in Afghanistan.
Afghan government representatives are not expected to attend the meeting. But U.S. officials said the United States wants to eventually hand over the process to Afghan ... Full Story |  PM Nawaz Sharif to visit AJK today
19 June 2013
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) for the first time after being elected PM and having taken over the charge of the office, Geo News reported.
AJK PM secretariat said that Pakistan PM during his visit would review the Neelum Jhelum hydropower project.
Following the estimated cost of Neelum Jhelum hydropower project of 969 megawatt exceeding from Rs100 billion, an additional amount of Rs20.00 being recovered from the electricity customers all ... Full Story | |
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