Elahi defends PPP talks

Staff Report

LAHORE: Punjab’s former chief minister and senior PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said Sunday that his party could enter into an alliance with murderers too in order to save the country.

Addressing party workers in Muridke, Elahi said the PML-Q has jumped into the arena to steer the country out of prevailing crises.

Defending his recent meeting with PPP’s Babar Awan, he said the decision has been made in the best interest of the country.

The PML-Q leader said he fully supports Pir Pagara’s efforts to unity the Muslim League factions.

Nobody is safe anymore in Punjab, he said, advising Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to stop calling himself “Khadim-i-Ala (servant of the people).” Trend Pk

Elahi defends PPP talks

Staff Report

LAHORE: Punjab’s former chief minister and senior PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said Sunday that his party could enter into an alliance with murderers too in order to save the country.

Addressing party workers in Muridke, Elahi said the PML-Q has jumped into the arena to steer the country out of prevailing crises.

Defending his recent meeting with PPP’s Babar Awan, he said the decision has been made in the best interest of the country.

The PML-Q leader said he fully supports Pir Pagara’s efforts to unity the Muslim League factions.

Nobody is safe anymore in Punjab, he said, advising Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to stop calling himself “Khadim-i-Ala (servant of the people).” Trend Pk

Countrywide protests against terror attacks

KARACHI: Nation came out strongly against the suicide bombings after the attacks on the shrine of Sufi saint Abul Hassan Ali Ibn-e-Usman al-Hajvery known as Data Ganj Bakhsh on Thursday.

Protests were held across country over the loss of human lives, caused by this heinous act of terrorism at the shrine.

More than 5,000 people, mostly followers of the saint, staged a protest rally in Lahore after Friday prayers and similar demonstrations were held in other cities across the country.

They were shouting “Down with terrorism”. The government”s repeated vows to defeat terrorists were ridiculed.

Now the government should use its iron hand instead of threatening to use it after every such attack,” protestors demanded.

Most bazaars and markets remained closed and large numbers of police were on patrol in Lahore.

Jamiat Ulama Pakistan, Jamaat Ahl-e-Sunnat and other parties staged protests in Hyderabad and burnt tyres.

Protests were also held in Nawabshah, Sadiqabad and Rahim Yar Khan against the attacks.

PML-N MNA Faiz Tamman resigns

KARACHI: A day after PPP MNA Amir Yar Warn tendered resignation from membership of the National Assembly as his fake degree case was being heard by the Supreme Court of Pakistan another legislator, this time from PML-N, Muhammad Faiz Tamman, resigned from the membership.

Muhammad Faiz Tamman who won on PML-N ticket from NA-61 (Chakwal-II) presented his resignation to the Speaker National Assembly, which she accepted.

He cited personal reasons for it. Tamman defeated Punjab former chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in the polls.

PML-Q to embark on South Punjab campaign: Elahi

MULTAN: Former Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has announced that Pakistan Muslim League-Q will formally launch a campaign for establishment of a separate South Punjab province.

This he said while interacting with media persons at Multan Airport.

Elahi said his party as part of its commitment has raised the issue of Separate South Punjab province in its party’s meeting, Senate and provincial assembly.

“We are formally launching the movement for creation of separate South Punjab province from Wednesday,” he said.

“This is the demand of people of South Punjab and we will back this demand to make South Punjab a separate province on practical basis.”

To a question, he said his party is trying to persuade the supporters of Bahawalpur province to join the South Punjab movement.

NA approves judicial commission

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved the seven-member commission for the appointment of judges in the SC and 11-member commission for the appointment of judges in the high courts.

New article 175A approved by the majority to provide for the constitution of a seven-member judicial commission – for naming judges for appointment to superior courts to be confirmed by a parliamentary committee – consisting of the chief justice (chairman) and two senior-most judges of the Supreme court, a former chief justice or judge of the same court to be nominated by the chief justice, federal minister for law and justice, the attorney-general and a senior advocate of the Supreme Court to be nominated by the Pakistan Bar Council for two years.

Israeli Jet Bombing On Southern Gaza

GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip early on Friday near the southern city of Khan Yunis, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

The air strike targeted a tunnel under Israel’s security barrier that was to be used to infiltrate Palestinian militants, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.

Palestinian security officials confirmed the air strike, adding that no one was injured.

Five mortar rounds were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Thursday without causing damage or casualties, according to the Israeli military.

Two exploded inside Israeli territory, a third landed near the Karni crossing point into the Palestinian enclave and the other two hit near the border fence on the Palestinian side, a military spokesman said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned on several occasions that the Israeli army would respond to each rocket or shell fired into Israel.

According to the army more than 200 rockets and shells have been fired from Gaza since Israel’s 22-day offensive against the Hamas rulers of the territory in December and January.

Operation “Cast Lead”, which led to more than 1,400 Palestinian deaths including hundreds of civilians and which devastated swathes of the coastal strip, was officially aimed at ending the firing of rockets from Gaza.

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Israeli Jet Bombing On Southern Gaza was first posted on September 4, 2009 at 11:06 am.
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92 Operation Against Criminals Elements: Ghous

LONDON: Leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and former Chief Minister Sindh Syed Ghous Ali Shah said 1992 military operations was not against MQM but against criminal elements which was exceeded from the limits.

In a press conference here, Ghous Ali Shah said there are such elements in Pakistan, which want to see democratic process derailed. A dictator in army uniform contested presidential election in Pakistan while no Pakistani court prohibited him from so doing.

He said if we paid leniency to him who disrespected the constitution of Pakistan so democracy will always remain safe and sound.

Replying to question about Kargiln he said the then COAS kept Nawaz Sharif in dark about the Kargil issue.

He said Nawaz Sharif was not a part of the deal under which Musharraf left the presidency. Sharif never became a part of any deal.

Former Chief Minister Sindh said Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto worked with a dictator but when realize it was not in the interest of the country, he formed a separate party. He said Peoples Party blamed for the murder of Altaf Hussain’s brother and nephew but today both parties are sitting together.

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92 Operation Against Criminals Elements: Ghous was first posted on September 4, 2009 at 11:16 am.
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Abdul Hamid Dogar to Challenge SC verdict

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice (R) Abdul Hamid Dogar has decided to challenge the constitutional position of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Malik Muhammad Qayum, counsel for Justice (retired) Abdul Hamid Dogar said Saturday that consultations are held in this regard.

He said that Justice (retired) Abdul Hamid Dogar will challenge July 31 verdict of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

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Abdul Hamid Dogar to Challenge SC verdict was first posted on August 30, 2009 at 1:26 am.
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