LAHORE – A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court for reopening the case of Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who was hanged in 1930.Petitioner Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi has stated Bhagat Singh was a freedom fighter for independence of the sub-continent. He said he was firstly given life ...

RAWALPINDI - Closure of weekly model bazaar Liaqat Bagh owing to ill-planning by the district administration has multiplied the miseries of the citizens. This bazaar was set up by the Punjab government to provide food items and other commodities at subsidized rates to the citizens but it stands ...

LAHORE – APML chief Pervez Musharraf has said that reopening of the NATO supply route is in the interest of Pakistan and the people should accept the US apology with a positive approach. According to a press statement of the APML issued on Wednesday, he said: “It was a tough decision ...

The accord on Ground Location Of Communication (GLOC) between Pakistan and the United States was reached on Monday in Islamabad after weeks of behind-the-scenes phone calls, e-mails and meetings between one of Mrs. Clinton’s deputies, Thomas R. Nides, and a top Pakistani diplomat Sherry ...

The Federal Cabinet has unanimously endorsed DCC's decision about reopening of NATO supply routes and approved a draft Constitutional Amendment seeking removal of bar on dual nationality for Overseas Pakistanis. Its meeting was held in Islamabad on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister ...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday said that parliament would take final decision regarding reopening of NATO supply line to Afghanistan through Pakistan.Talking to media at Chaklala airbase before leaving for Seoul, South Korea, to take part in nuclear security conference, Prime ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan may be close to re-opening a critical land supply route for US military cargo heading into Afghanistan, ending a difficult dispute with Washington, reported CBS News quoting two senior Pakistani government officials. The officials quoted recent confidential communication ...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Tuesday expressed hope that Pakistan would soon reopen the crucial supply routes to Afghanistan, but said no negotiations were being carried out on the issue. "I am not aware of any negotiations as such to get them open," Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt John Kirby told ...

ISLAMABAD – An 11-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing of a presidential reference about the trial of the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in a murder case, directing Dr. Babar Awan to cite any judgment from within or outside Pakistan wherein a concluded case was reopened ...

LAHORE According to a report published in this newspaper President Zardari stayed over 6,000 executions in Punjab alone during the past three years. Most of those awarded capital punishment are murderers or are involved in other serious crimes. It has come to light for the first time that the ...

LAHORE A constitutional petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan to seek reopening and re-adjudication upon the case of Indian Spy, Sarbajit Singh, who has been condemned to death for killing dozens in bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan in early 90s. Singh is imprisoned at Kot ...

KARACHI - The crocodiles have probably stood firm in trial of their faith in Pir Mangho whose shrine has just reopened after four months closure, said Akbar Sheedi, chieftain of indigenous Sheedi community. In the last four months they were deprived of meals offered by the devotees in addition to ...

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Qazi Muhammad Anwer Saturday said the establishment had decided not only to cut the hands but also the feet of judiciary, reported a private TV channel. Addressing a convention organised by the District Bar Association in Sanghar, he warned no one ...

KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the reopening of the fraud case against Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob, head of the ARY International Money Exchange Group based in Dubai and Hussain Lawai, President of Arif Habib Bank for transferring 10m US dollars abroad. The direction was issued by ...

KARACHI (PPI) - Communist and leftists parties launched a countrywide protest and demanded the reopening of Comrade Nazeer Abbasi case, which was killed allegedly by the intelligence agencies during Gen Zia regime. In this regard a protest demonstration was also held outside Karachi Press Club on ...

NEW YORK - US Justice Department officials have recommended reopening investigations into several prisoner abuse cases, The New York Times reported Monday. Citing a person officially briefed on the matter, the newspaper said Monday the Justice Departments Office of Professional Responsibility has ...

CAIRO (AFP) - Hamas rivals Fatah called Monday for the forming of a national unity government acceptable to the international community before Gaza's crossings open, a position in apparent conflict with that of Hamas. "We want a government of national unity which will supervise reconstruction and ...

KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises  (Unisame) has invited the urgent attention of the Collector of Customs to the delay in reopening of the Customs Administrative Reforms System (CARE) for rice exports although the minimum export price (MEP) condition has been waived. ...