Lahore: Allotment of land for police stations cancelled

LDA had allotted the land on the request of the police department for nine police stations. Out of these police stations, land of only Samanabad Police Station is under the possession of PHA while 8 police stations have already been established on the remaining land.

However, LDA has cancelled the allotment of these police stations’ land and has suggested the government to construct libraries and hospitals on these locations.

According to DIG Operations Ghalam Mahmood Dogar, an application has been forwarded again for the allotment of land to three police stations while another application would also be forwarded for the allotment of land to the remaining police stations.

He said that several police stations in the city are in dilapidated condition.

Leaders battle for deal to boost OSCE powers

Leaders battle for deal to boost OSCE powers

(AFP) – 2 hours ago

ASTANA: OSCE member states were Thursday battling to thrash out a compromise on an action plan that would bolster the clout of the trans-Atlantic security group after its first summit in over a decade.

World leaders at the summit, hosted by Kazakhstan in its glitzy new capital Astana, have acknowledged the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)’s reactions to prevent conflicts in Europe and the ex-USSR have slowed in recent years.

But the 56 member state group operates by consensus, meaning any single country could torpedo a final communique and framework for action that diplomats hope will define its future role.

“I hope that in the remaining moments we can agree a declaration and overcome the differences,” Kazazkh President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the

Cook hits double century but Ashes opener drawn

BRISBANE: Australia and England drew the first Ashes test on Monday but the tourists will claim a moral victory after Alastair Cook dominated the last two days with an unbeaten double century to rescue a match that had looked lost.

Cook, who was unbeaten on a career-high 235, and Jonathan Trott, who was 135 not out, had built a record partnership of 329 when captain Andrew Strauss declared England’s second innings closed at 571-1 before tea.

Australia, who were 296 runs behind, lost Simon Katich before the break but skipper Ricky Ponting, who hit 51 for his 56th test half century, and opener Shane Watson (41) ushered the hosts safely through the remaining overs to finish on 107 for one.

Cook and Trott completely dominated the first two sessions of the day in front of a sparse fifth day crowd at the Gabba, where England supporters were more numerous and much

Pak. lawyers observe Nov. 3 as black day to evoke Musharraf’s act

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers all across Pakistan are observing Nov. 3 (today) as a black day to evoke ex-president Pervez Musharraf’s extra constitutional act against the judiciary.

The ex-president Pervez Musharraf imposed an emergency, in the capacity of army chief, on November 3, 2010 and sacked all prominent judges of the higher courts and the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of Pakistan and ordered the remaining and newly hired judges to take new oath under PCO.

The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) issued separate calls for observing black day on Wednesday (today).

The SCBA has said in its announcement that November 3 will be observed as a black day against the imposition of the gun’s law in the country.

The PBC has said for the occasion that all lawyers will express their

Pak. lawyers observe Nov. 3 as black day to evoke Musharraf’s act

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers all across Pakistan are observing Nov. 3 (today) as a black day to evoke ex-president Pervez Musharraf’s extra constitutional act against the judiciary.

The ex-president Pervez Musharraf imposed an emergency, in the capacity of army chief, on November 3, 2010 and sacked all prominent judges of the higher courts and the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of Pakistan and ordered the remaining and newly hired judges to take new oath under PCO.

The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) issued separate calls for observing black day on Wednesday (today).

The SCBA has said in its announcement that November 3 will be observed as a black day against the imposition of the gun’s law in the country.

The PBC has said for the occasion that all lawyers will express their

US to Handover 5 F-16 jets to Pakistan Today

Second consignment of 5 United States F-16 fighter jets will arrive in Pakistan on Saturday.

Out of 18 jets, that US promised to deliver by the end of this year, 3 fighter planes have been already given to Pakistan while 5 will come today and the remaining 10 will be handed over by the end of December.

Five F-16 will land at Shahbaz Airbase in Jacobabad.

Senior officials of Pakistan Air force would be present at Shahbaz Airbase on the arrival of these planes.

Sources said that arrival of these 5 F-16 jets were scheduled in September but due to flood it had been delayed.

18 Pakistanis released from Yemen reach Karachi

Staff Report

KARACHI: Eighteen Pakistanis released from different jails in Yemen arrived at the Karachi airport on Saturday.

Yemeni authorities had arrested 20 Pakistani fishermen over violation of territorial seas and other offenses.

They were detained at the airport by FIA.

Four of the released men hail from Karachi and the remaining are from Peshawar.

Advocate Nisar Mujahid told SAMAA that two fishermen are still languishing in a prison in Yemen. SAMAA

HEC hands over remaining degree scrutiny task to ECP

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has ended the process of degree scrutiny of politicians on Wednesday and handed over the remaining task to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to proceed with the remaining investigation itself.

Executive Director of HEC, Dr. Sohail Naqvi said that the process of degree scrutiny has been stopped and a report was forwarded to the ECP.

According to the report, 428 politicians degrees scrutiny was not completed because they (the law makers) did not submit complete set of certificates and degrees to HEC.

“HEC wrote several reminding letters to the universities but received no reply; now ECP will look into the matter itself,” Dr. Sohail added. SAMAA

IHK assembly witnesses ugly scenes over Abdullah’s remarks

Pandemonium broke out in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Thursday. Trouble started when opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) began to protest over state chief Omar Abdullah’s statement that the state government was not a puppet in the hands of the federal government.
Deputies of the Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) were physically evicted when they tried to storm the well of the House.
The BJP legislature party has decided to boycott the remaining Assembly session, which will end on October 9.
Add Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan and then see the condition of the state. We just wanted a clarification (of the remarks made by state chief) when have been taken out of the assembly. Our Durga DasJi has got head injury. MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) were marshaled and the way all the MLAs have been treated in the assembly, I believe nothing like this happened before in the democracy of the world. So, we are completely condemning it and we are continuously saying that we have decided that the workers and MLAs of Bharatiya Janata party (main opposition party of India) will boycott the assembly for coming three days. By any means, we are not ready to go inside the assembly, said Chaman Lal Gupta, a member of the BJP Legislative Party.
Authorities in Srinagar began removing some security bunkers on October 5 as part of New Delhi’s efforts to defuse tensions in the troubled region. Kashmir has been in a siege-like state of strikes, protests and curfew for months, threatening to undermine rule from New Delhi, which has been fighting an armed separatist rebellion in the region since 1989.
More than 100 people have been killed and scores arrested in protests since June — among the biggest since an armed separatist rebellion broke out in Kashmir in 1989.

IHK assembly witnesses ugly scenes over Abdullah’s remarks

Pandemonium broke out in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Thursday. Trouble started when opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) began to protest over state chief Omar Abdullah’s statement that the state government was not a puppet in the hands of the federal government.
Deputies of the Hindu nationalist opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) were physically evicted when they tried to storm the well of the House.
The BJP legislature party has decided to boycott the remaining Assembly session, which will end on October 9.
Add Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan and then see the condition of the state. We just wanted a clarification (of the remarks made by state chief) when have been taken out of the assembly. Our Durga DasJi has got head injury. MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) were marshaled and the way all the MLAs have been treated in the assembly, I believe nothing like this happened before in the democracy of the world. So, we are completely condemning it and we are continuously saying that we have decided that the workers and MLAs of Bharatiya Janata party (main opposition party of India) will boycott the assembly for coming three days. By any means, we are not ready to go inside the assembly, said Chaman Lal Gupta, a member of the BJP Legislative Party.
Authorities in Srinagar began removing some security bunkers on October 5 as part of New Delhi’s efforts to defuse tensions in the troubled region. Kashmir has been in a siege-like state of strikes, protests and curfew for months, threatening to undermine rule from New Delhi, which has been fighting an armed separatist rebellion in the region since 1989.
More than 100 people have been killed and scores arrested in protests since June — among the biggest since an armed separatist rebellion broke out in Kashmir in 1989.

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