Shaikh Rashid warns rulers over unattended Karachi

“Situation in Karachi has deep repercussions across the country,” he said while talking briefly to the media on arrival at Jinnah International Airport.

He said the business and industrial activities have also been severely affected due to the present law and order situation in the city.

Moreover, he said politicians are also losing confidence of the masses in the existing circumstances.

Rasheed urges people to rise up like India’s Hazare

KARACHI: Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rasheed has urged the people of Karachi to stand up like India’s Anna Hazare against the present system.

Interacting with newsmen at Karachi airport today, he said that MQM’s Karachi Card and PPP’ Sindh Card would go waste, warning Pakistan will sink, if Karachi sinks.

He said that army would not come in Karachi to eat biryani or nihari; it would come here set up military courts.

To a question, he said bureaucrats are thriving while people are vulnerable.

The nation, he said, looking toward skies for help.

“There should be no confusion. Political parties should make amends,” he said.

Responding to another question, the AML chief said that Karachi is the cleanest city, where there no terrorism in mosque. TrendPK

PTI’s Islamabad sit-in attracts large gathering

The sit-in has been started before Iftari today (Saturday).

Talking to the participants, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan said that the PPP as well as the PML-N were deceiving the masses and the inefficient rulers had led the country to the brink of destruction. He further said that political mafia was behind the Karachi violence and it should be stooped.

He said that presence of people showed that had rejected the present government and they desired such leadership which would pull out them from crisis. He stated that after come in power, he would take every step to end poverty, unemployment and to bring inflation down.

He stressed that the PTI was only a party which could provide relief to the poor. We will bring to justice to corrupt leadership with the help of the nation, he added.

Rs 1,000b needed to meet deficit: SBP

Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Shahid Kardar has said that the poor policies are causing price hike of daily use items.

Talking to media, he said the main reason of price hike was bad governance and the present government was not serious to provide relief to the poor.

He said there was no shortage of supply but to control the further increase in prices, proper monitoring is required. He mentioned that no extra money would be paid to the provincial governments, adding that deficit showed 1.6 percent decline in the first quarter. He said that a loan worth Rs 1,000 billion is needed to meet the deficit.

Corrupt leaders trying to destabilize judicial system: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said that corrupt leaders were trying to destabilize judicial system and wanted to remove Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the chairman said that it was wrong to give powers of judges appointments to political leaders. He said, a person who was involved in the illegally occupation of a CDA land, was the member of the present judges selection committee.

Commenting on the WikiLeaks revelations, the chairman said that the reports had exposed our leadership adding that the leadership sold the nation for their own interests.

Faisalabad: Industrialists refuse to follow gas load-management schedule

Industrialists and factory

owners of Faisalabad have categorically refused to follow the new gas load-management plan of Sui Northern Ga s Pipelines Limited and have started the regular work at all factories , trendpk.Com reported on Saturday. However gas suplly has been reduced by 70-80% in the city.

Industrialists are of the view that the government had announced a two-day off of gas supply but now the gas companies are not following the agreed schedule. 6 giants of the textile industry have said that if the present 3-day off schedule continues till the next week then they would initiate a movement against the decision after Ashura-e Muharram. Industrialists have also said that only Punjab is being hit by cutting gas supply while no factorty has been closed in any other province.

Peace in Balochistan is pivotal: Nawaz

QUETTA: Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said that the peace in Balochistan is essential, adding that the unrest in the province will not bring the prosperity in other parts of the country.

During the press conference on Saturday he alleged that the present government has not fulfilled its promises and, he added, the law and order situation in the country is worsening.

“Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed and such situation occurs whenever there is dictatorship. “

He claimed that the development work was at its peak during his governments. “The tax payers and tax collectors are destroying the country. The government should bring change in the existing institutions,” he demanded.

Nawaz Sharif said that Indian prime minister visited Pakistan during his government. He bitterly criticized the present foreign policy. Trend Pk

Govt. to complete its time: Fehmida

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BADIN: The Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza said that the present democratic set up will complete its time.

While addressing the Eid Millan Party in Badin on Friday, Dr Fehmida said that the revolution is linked with the democracy.

“The governments in past made people jobless but the present government of Pakistan Peoples’ Party has reinstated them.”

Dr Fehmida said that the government is trying to help needy people through support program. Trend Pk

Presidsent announces to hold local body elections

President Asif Ali Zardari has announced to hold the local body election in a period of 6 months whereas the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that people have become fed-up of the present set up and are praying for their departure, Dunya News reported on Monday.
Talking to the media men in Karachi after a meeting of the provincial cabinet of Sindh presided over by the President, Information secretary of PPP Fauzia Wahab has said that the President has directed the provincial legislators to start preparing for the local body elections. The information secretary also said that discussions were held on the issues of law and order, load shedding, inflation, agriculture, education, irrigation, finance and the recent wave of dengue fever.

PM Gilani happy with new league alliance

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that the new alliance of Muslim League, Muttahida Muslim League, might be in favor of Pakistan Peoples’ Party.

PM Gilani was addressing the Energy Conference held in Islamabad. He said that the government has completed work on the Charter of Democracy up to 80 percent.

He said that his government will consider opposition’s suggestions in favor of the country.

Replying to a question of a journalist about the deadline for load shedding, PM Gilani replied that no deadline, claiming that the present government has increased energy production up to 1,704 megawatt. Trend Pk

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