Senate poll: Last day to submit nomination papers
Elections will be held on March 2 for 54 seats of Senate and the Election Commission will receive nomination papers till 4pm today.
Eighteen candidates filed their papers in Peshawar, 10 each in Islamabad and Karachi, eight in Lahore and four in Quetta.
The MQM’s Nasreen Jalil, Kunwar Khalid Younus, Kanwar Naveed Jamil, Farogh Naseem, Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, Arshad Vohra, Naila Latif, Umar Khan Sheerazi submitted their papers.
In Lahore, six candidates from the Pakistan Muslim League-N and one each from the PML-Q and PPP submitted their papers.
The PML-N’s Ishaq Dar has filed papers for a technocrat seat whereas current MNA Nuzhat Amir Sadiq and Kamran Michael have submitted papers for reserved seats for women and minorities, respectively. Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa, Rafiq Rajwana, M Hamza and Zafarullah Dhandla submitted the papers on general seats.
Former opposition leader in the Senate, Kamil Ali Agha of the PML-Q, and PPP’s Khalida Mohsin Qureshi also filed their papers.
PPP stalwart Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, former law minister Babar Awan and Aslam Gill are expected to file their papers on Tuesday.
In Peshawar, four candidates from the PPP, 10 from Awami National Party and four from the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F filed their nomination papers.
From PPP, presidency’s spokesman Farhatullah Khan Babar (technocrat seat), Shamroz Khan, Ahmed Hassan Khan and Saifullah Bangash filed their papers.
The ANP candidates included president of the party’s Karachi chapter Shahi Syed, Azam Khan Hoti, provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Tajuddin Khan, Ilyas Bilour (technocrat seat), Zahida Khan and Tabassum Shams (women seats) and Amarjeet Malhotra and Gulshan Yousuf.
Talha Mehmood, Abdul Jalil Jan, Maulana Rahat Hussain and Naima Kishwar, all from the JUI-F, also submitted their papers in Peshawar.
In Islamabad, PML-Q secretary general Mushahid Hussain Syed filed his papers to contest the only reserved seat for technocrats from Islamabad after having an understanding with the PPP.
MNA Munir Khan Orakzai, MNA Sajid Hussain Turi, Dr Abdul Qadir, Najamul Hassan, Jawad Hussain, Hidayatullah, Bismillah Khan, Abdul Malik and Husain Khan from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas also filed papers for four general seats in Islamabad.
In Quetta, only four candidates filed papers. Prominent among those were PPP’s Saifullah Magsi, son of Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi, and Shamroz Munir.
20th amend draft likely to be presented in NA today
According to sources, the Bill will be presented in the NA as both the government and opposition have agreed to establishment of unbiased Election Commission and interim government.
The sources further added that a meeting of the Federal Cabinet will be held today under the chair of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to discuss the current political situation of the country after PM’s indictment in the contempt case. The meeting will also approve the 20th amendment.
PIC drugs issue: YDA protest continued
Young doctors came out to protect senior doctors who had been suspended by Punjab government after deaths from reaction of PIC drugs.
On Saturday, the YDA announced that Out Patient Departments of all hospitals of Lahore would be remained close against transfer and suspension of senior doctors.
The association said that purchase and supply of medicine is responsibility of Punjab government and suspended doctors were not guilty.
Sri Lanka 236 for 9 in ODI against India
After winning the toss in the tri one-day series international against India at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, Sri Lanka scored 236.
Dinesh Chandimal topscored with 81 and Ranganath Vinay Kumar captured three for 46 off 10 overs.
Powerful earthquake hit eastern Japan
The US Geological Survey said the 6.0 magnitude quake, with an epicentre 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, was centred 166 kilometres east-northeast of Tokyo, where correspondents said buildings swayed.
Japan s meteorological agency also located the quake off the coast of Ibaraki prefecture, south of the stricken plant.
A very small change of tidal level was forecast but was not expected to cause any damage.
Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant remained stable.
Office buildings in Tokyo swayed for around a minute when the quake struck at 3.21pm (0621 GMT), but there was no sign of panic in a city well accustomed to tremors.
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake in March 2011 triggered a monster tsunami that killed more than 19,000 people and crippled the cooling systems at the Fukushima plant, causing meltdowns in some of its reactors.
Radiation leaked into the air, soil and sea around the plant, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
A number of powerful aftershocks have shaken the region since the March quake.
Japan, located at the junction of four tectonic plates, experiences 20 percent of the strongest quakes recorded on Earth each year.
Justin Theroux talks curiosity of relationship with Jennifer Aniston
TrendPK.com: Justin Theroux has been catapulted into the spotlight now that he is dating Hollywood superstar Jennifer Aniston, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to indulge fans who want to know what this is all like.
Theroux recently admitted that he is going to keep his private life private despite dating a very public woman, states Hollyscoop. “I understand the curiosity, but other than saying I am happy, I am not going to indulge it,” Theroux said about how open he will be about his relationship.
However, he is more than happy to talk about the dog they allegedly adopted together: “She’s the most adorable little cookie you’ve ever seen.”
Do you think these two will last?
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Whitney Houston’s body expected to go to New Jersey
TrendPK.com: It is expected that Whitney Houston’s body will be laid to rest in New Jersey now that it has been released to her family by the coroner’s office.
Houston’s body will allegedly leave Los Angeles sometime this afternoon and will reportedly be flown to Newark, New Jersey, states RadarOnline.com. It is believed that she will then be laid to rest at Hope Baptist Church.
Houston is a native of New Jersey.
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Whitney Houston’s body reportedly moved from coroner’s office
TrendPK.com: Whitney Houston’s body has reportedly been moved from the coroner’s office after it was released as the autopsy had been completed.
It is rumored that the body is being moved to a Los Angeles funeral home until it is flown back East by private jet in the next few hours, states TMZ. The coroner’s office has not commented on the transportation of the body.
It is believed that Houston’s body will leave Los Angeles early this afternoon.
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Coalition partners back PM
The meeting discussed the current political situation of the country after Gilani’s indictment in the contempt case on Monday.
The leaders agreed that they would continue to work together for continuation of the political and democratic process in the country.
The coalition partners expressed complete solidarity with Prime Minister Raza Gilani.
The meeting was attended by Choudhry Shujaat Hussain, Asfand Yar Wali Khan, Farooq Sattar, Munir Khan Orakzai, Rehman Malik, Syed Khursheed Shah, Syed Naveed Qamar, Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and Raja Pervez Ashraf.
Latvala wins Sweden Car Rally
Ford s Jari-Matti Latvala overcame a late puncture to win the Rally of Sweden on Sunday and make amends for crashing out of the Monte Carlo season-opener on the first day.
The Finn beat compatriot and former team mate Mikko Hirvonen, now with Citroen, by 16.6 seconds while eight-times world champion Sebastien Loeb finished a distant sixth.
Latvala still had to overcome a late scare when he hit a rock and punctured a front tyre on the 22nd stage, a setback that slashed his lead from more than half a minute to eight seconds.
He won the same event four years ago and was evidently happy with his sixth World Rally Championship victory.
Norway s Petter Solberg, Latvala s team mate, hit the same rock on the same 22nd stage and lost third place to compatriot Mads Ostberg, also in a Ford.
Frenchman Loeb, winner in Monte Carlo, saw his hopes vanish when he hit a snow bank on the opening day but retained the championship lead by winning the power stage.
Loeb leads the title race with 28 points, 10 ahead of Spain s Dani Sordo, whose Mini Cooper failed to finish after crashing on the eighth stage, with Petter Solberg third on 15.
The next event is the Rally Mexico from March 8-11.
