Penalties pardoned by President cant be restored: Law Ministry

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has returned the summary of the Ministry of Law on official discrepancies. The Ministry maintained in the summary that penalties pardoned by President Zardari under the Article 45 of the Constitution cannot be restored.
The Ministry of Law asked the apex court to give a clear verdict on the aforementioned issue. According to the ministry, the Constitution empowers the President to pardon the punishments and therefore no punishment can be restored after the exercising of this power by the President. The ministry also requested the SC that this petition should be heard along with the NRO case on October 13, 2010. However, the Supreme Court returned the petition to the ministry on official grounds. The President, exercising his discretionary power, had pardoned his close aide and Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik whose three-year imprisonment in corruption cases was restored by the Lahore High Court.

Penalties pardoned by President cant be restored: Law Ministry

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has returned the summary of the Ministry of Law on official discrepancies. The Ministry maintained in the summary that penalties pardoned by President Zardari under the Article 45 of the Constitution cannot be restored.
The Ministry of Law asked the apex court to give a clear verdict on the aforementioned issue. According to the ministry, the Constitution empowers the President to pardon the punishments and therefore no punishment can be restored after the exercising of this power by the President. The ministry also requested the SC that this petition should be heard along with the NRO case on October 13, 2010. However, the Supreme Court returned the petition to the ministry on official grounds. The President, exercising his discretionary power, had pardoned his close aide and Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik whose three-year imprisonment in corruption cases was restored by the Lahore High Court.

Shoot at sight orders issued in Karachi: Malik

KARACHI: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik has issued shoot at sight orders for the violators of law and order in the Karachi after targeted killings in the city claimed more than 80 lives over the last 3 days, ARY NEWS reports.

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Over 20 workers of outlawed outfits arrested in Karachi

KARACHI: More than 20 workers of outlawed religious outfits were arrested during overnight raids of special investigation unit and CID in different areas, Karachi Police chief Wasim Ahmad told Geo News.

Wasim Ahmad said crack down launched against banned religious organizations after killing of Sindh Assembly member Raza Haider. He said solid proofs have been found regarding killing of Haider, which hinted that network of outlawed organizations Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e- Sahaba involvement in the assassination of Raza Haider.

CCPO Karachi said foolproof security arrangements will be made for the namaz-e-Janaza of Raza Haider as intelligence reports said that terrorists could target funeral prayers.

Pakistani HC in India calls on Malik

ISLAMABAD: Shahid Malik, Pakistani High Commissioner in India, has called on Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Malik here on Tuesday, Geo News reported.

Issues pertaining to current status of progress into Mumbai attacks’ probe and Indian demands on various other issues came under discussion during meeting, interior ministry sources said.

The meeting also witnessed discussion over progress following Pakistan’s visit by Indian External Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram.

Sipah-e-Sahaba, TTP plan Haider’s murder: Malik

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said the outlawed sectarian outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba and Tehrik-e-Taliban are involved in Raza Haider murder.

Talking to media outside Parliament House, Malik said Raza was at the hit list of terrorists at and was informed about the threat to his life.

Interior minister said that MQM has warned against a suicide attack during funeral prayers of MQM leader Raza Haider.

He said the network of Sipah-e-Sahaba and Tehrik-e-Taliban will be eliminated and added that Rangers have been deployed in sensitive areas of the city for maintenance of law and order.

Rain slows search for dead in plane crash

ISLAMABAD: Emergency teams battled heavy rains and mud Thursday to recover bodies strewn over hills overlooking the Pakistani capital following the country’s worst-ever plane crash.

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Found no Blackbox yet, say Malik

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik revealed on Thursday that blackbox of the crashed airliner has not yet been found, confirming that 66 bodies have been handed over to their heirs, ARY NEWS reports.

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Hilal-i-Pakistan conferred upon Chinese VP

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday conferred Hilal-i-Pakistan award upon Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang during a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.

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NATO supply arrangements to be reviewed: Malik

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said the government would review the arrangements of NATO supplies in the wake of latest attack on the organizations convoy heading to Afghanistan.

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