PSM chief executive Imtiaz Lodhi suspended
Steel Mills Board has suspended Pakistan Steel Mills Chief Executive Imtiaz Lodhi, trendpk.com reported on Friday.
Steel Mills Board chairman Fazalullah Qureshi while talking to trendpk.com.Com said that Public Accounts Committee had put reservations over Chief Executive Imtiaz Lodhi and directed the government to take notice of the issue. The Board under one-point agenda suspended the Chief Executive and appointed Senior Technical Director Wasif Mehmood as Acting Chief Executive. The Board also appealed the government to appoint permanent Chief Executive of the Pakistan Steel Mills.
Shakirullah takes oath as ECP Acting Chief
Justice Shakir Ullah Jan has taken oath as Acting Chief of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
In a ceremony held in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry administered the oath. Senior officers of the Election Commission, along with senior lawyers and judges from the apex court, attended the ceremony. Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Hamid Ali Mirza is leaving for America on an official visit.
PM addresses Dasti”s election rally
MUZAFFARGARH: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said that PPP has always rejected deals and back doors and came into power only with the support of the people.
He was addressing a big gathering at Faisal stadium organized as part of election campaign of Jamshed Dasti who is contesting from NA-178, Muzaffargarh.
On March 25, 2010 Dasti announced his resignation in front of the Supreme Court (SC) hearing a case regarding his fake MA Islamiat degree.
A six-judge SC bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry heard the case filed against his certificate in religious education.
The prime minister also announced a mega uplift package for Muzaffargarh and promised sizable funding for its development in the forthcoming fiscal year.
The premier announced to accept all the development promises made by Benazir Bhutto and those made by the representatives of the people in today”s public meeting.
He also performed ground breaking of Rs 1.25 billion Sui gas supply scheme that would benefit people from Muzaffargarh to Alipur.
He said that free bus service was in operation in Muzaffargarh and it was launched to provide transportation facilities to the poor labourers and peasants free of cost on the recommendations of former MNA Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti.
He said that the PPP ticket holder Jamshed Ahmad Dasti is a true representative of the poor labourers and the impoverished, and the people should support him in by-elections.
Khawaja Shahad sworn as Acting AJK CJ
ISLAMABAD: Khawaja Shahad Ahmed has taken oath as the Acting Chief Justice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
President AJK Raja Zulqarnain administered oath to the acting chief justice at a ceremony held in Islamabad Tuesday.
The ceremony was attended by AJK Premier Raja Farooq Haider, Muslim Conference chief Sardar Atiq Ahmed, member of AJK cabinet and other dignitaries.
Earlier, the deposed Chief Justice Riaz Chaudhry resigned from his post, saying that he took the decision in the larger interest of AJK.
On the other hand, AJK government has decided to consider the outgoing chief justice as the retired judge.
Justice Khan Takes Oath as Acting Chief EC
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Supreme Court’s judge Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan has taken oath as acting Chief Election Commissioner.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary administered him the oath in a ceremony held at the SC. Judges of the SC, acting attorney general, secretary election commission and other law officials attended the oath taking ceremony.
Justice Sardar Raza Khan will serve as acting chief election commissioner till November 26 in absence of Justice (R) Hamid Ali Mirza, the sitting chief election commissioner.
Justice Khan Takes Oath as Acting Chief EC was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 3:53 pm.
