Pakistan Can Generate 50,000 MW Power Soon: Dr Samar

Nuclear Scientist and a renowned nuclear physicist Dr Samar Mubarak has said that work on the Thar Coal Power Project is underway and added that within 3-4 months Pakistan would be able to generate 50,000MW energy from gas. Dr Samar further said that the Recodak copper and gold reserves were bigger than the Saindak project and were also superior than Saindak and Pakistan does have the technology to separate both the metals.

We dont need any foreign company to do this, we have the technology to separate these two metals on our own, Dr Samar asserted. The nuclear scientist said that, the protection of atomic arsenal is hard than its making; conspiracies against Pakistan is on since we have become an atomic power. Dr Samar Mubarak is the founding Chairman of Pakistan’s National Engineering and Scientific Commission where he initiated the Missile Integration Programme in 1987. Currently, Dr. Samarkand Mubarakmand is supervising coal mining practiced on scientific lines, for the Thar Coal Power Project.

MQM rendered applaudable support to control Karachi: Malik

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Thursday that the support rendered by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to control the chaotic situation in Karachi is applaudable.

According to details, Rehman Malik called Altaf Husain today and discussed Shershah’s killings incident in detail.

Altaf Husain asked Malik to provide appropriate compensation to each of the deceased’s family; the injured should get proper treatment at the government’s expense.

MQM’s chief added that all required arrangements shall be made to provide protection to the lives and businesses of Shershah’s shop keepers.

Responding to the demands of Altaf Husain, the Federal Interior Minister immediately ordered concerned authorities to deploy police and rangers in Shershah market for the protection of shopkeepers lives and business. Trend Pk

Pervaiz Elahi Presents Bank Clear Certificates Before Media

Pakistan News: PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that Punjab government has failed to deliver, due to which, the province has fallen under debt of Rs 210 billion.
In a press conference in Lahore on Sunday, Pervaiz Elahi said that he is the first politician who presented his bank details before media. He said that politicians are getting bad name so they should come clear before the nation. He said that Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif should inform the nation if they returned their loans. He said that he will bring out their details if they did not show their bank clearance certificates. He said that matters of money laundering should also be dealt along with NRO.
On the other hand, PML-N leader Senator Pervaiz Rashid said that Pervaiz Elahi received Rs 2 billion loan from the Bank of Punjab and gave the money to the purchaser of his sugar mill. He said that it would be wrong to say that Pervaiz Elahi has no link with fraud of Bank of Punjab.

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Pervaiz Elahi Presents Bank Clear Certificates Before Media was first posted on December 6, 2009 at 8:00 pm.

SC to Start Hearing NRO Petitions from Tomorrow

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: The federal government will not defend the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in the Supreme Court when a 17-member bench starts hearing the clubbed petitions of Dr Mubashir Hassan and Roedad Khan on Monday.

Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan Agha Tariq confirmed to Geo News on Saturday that the government had decided not to defend the NRO in the Supreme Court.

Agha Tariq, who will be a member of the attorney general’s team in the Supreme Court, said: “We will not defend the NRO in the Supreme Court. However, if any individual in the government, who is affected by it, wants to defend it then we will not stop him.” He described “We” as the Government of Pakistan.

State Minister for Law Afzal Sindhu, however, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilaniís speeches on the floor of the National Assembly would be the basis of the government decision to take a position on the NRO.

The prime minister has been criticizing the notorious legislation in parliament. But Sindhu said: “We will take a final decision on Sunday (today) as to whether the government will defend or oppose the NRO or any other option is to be exercised.”

He said the lawyers’ arguments may take two to three days, giving the government enough time to make a formal decision on defending or opposing the NRO.

The minister said he had given enough hint about the government’s strategy to be adopted on the NRO petitions. He again emphasised that the prime minister’s words in parliament would be the guiding line. “You, yourself, can be the best judge what the prime minister has been saying in the National Assembly,” he said.

Sources said the NRO’s forced withdrawal from parliament had, in fact, left no argument for the government to defend it in the apex court which had also issued notices to the Federation, the NAB, the attorney general and many others to appear before it during the hearings to be carried out on daily basis.

Acting Attorney General of Pakistan Shah Khawar has still not been informed by the Government of Pakistan about its strategy. Shah Khawar on Saturday night told The News that he would appear in the court as the acting attorney general but would have to follow the policy of the government which was not conveyed to him till Saturday night. “I hope I will be conveyed the government’s stance on Sunday,’ he said.

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SC to Start Hearing NRO Petitions from Tomorrow was first posted on December 6, 2009 at 8:04 pm.

Altaf Hussain for Separate Anti-terror Institution

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain demanded the constitution of an independent and separate institution for the elimination of terrorism and that a national policy in this regard be immediately hammered out.

According to a statement issued from London, Altaf Hussain said there is no concrete and comprehensive national policy or institution to tackle the menace of terrorism in our country.

He said that in view of present circumstances, an all-encompassing and multi-pronged policy is needed for national solidarity, the protection of life and property of citizens and vital government installations.

The steps meant for poverty alleviation, spreading literacy and good governance should target those trends which turn out instrumental in the hands of extremists and terrorists.

Altaf Hussain further urged that participation of individuals including ulema, political and social leaders and media persons should be ensured.

He said the people should be afforded out and out guidelines to cope with the extremism.

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Altaf Hussain for Separate Anti-terror Institution was first posted on December 6, 2009 at 8:08 pm.