ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who is also Chairman of the Judicial Commission on Thursday convened the meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on Saturday in the Supreme Court Building, Islamabad. According to Supreme Court’’s office, the meeting will consider the appointment of two Ad-hoc Judges in the Supreme Court and confirmation of nine Additional Judges of High Court of Sindh. It may be mentioned here that during a meeting held on February 14, the Chief Justice of Pakistan proposed that in order to clear the backlog of the pendency, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehmman Ramday and Justice Rahmat Hussain Jaffery who retired a few months ago, may be requested to rejoin the bench as Ad-hoc Judges under Article 182 of the Constitution to work for a period of one and two years respectively. The Full Court Meeting unanimously agreed the proposal. According to Article 182 of the Constitution that if at any time it is not possible for want of quorum of Judges of the Supreme Court to hold or to continue any sitting of the Court, or for any other reason it is necessary to increase temporarily the number of Judges of Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of Pakistan in consultation with the Judicial Commission as provided in clause (2) of Article 175 A with the approval of the President, request any person who has held the office of a Judge of that Court to attend sittings as an ad-hoc Judge for such period as may be necessary. According to a press release issued by the Supreme Court on February 14, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday and Justice Rahmat Hussain Jaffery have been pleased to accept the proposal in wider institutional interest. It was hoped that with the implementation of these measures, overall pendency position should register marked improvement. (APP)
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ISLAMABAD: The President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has summoned the session of the National Assembly on February 21, at 5.00 p.m in the Parliament House. According a press release issued by the National Assembly here on Tuesday,the President has summoned the National Assembly session in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. (APP)
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CAIRO: Egypt?s new military rulers said on Sunday they had dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and would govern only for six months or until elections took place, following the …
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CAIRO: Egypt’’s new military rulers announced Sunday the suspension of the constitution, in a statement read out on state television. State television reported that Egypt’’s caretaker government will remain in place for a six month transitional period, the country’’s new military rulers decided. Military rulers also dissolved a parliament dominated by the ruling party of former president Hosni Mubarak, two days after he was overthrown in a popular revolt. New military leadership said it would form a panel to amend the country’’s constitution before submitting the changes to a popular referendum, according to state TV.(AFP)
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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama reached out to several foreign leaders about the unrest in Egypt, as Washington stepped up a diplomatic effort for a quick transition of power in Cairo. Obama underscored the need for “an orderly, peaceful transition, beginning now,” the White House said in a statement on Saturday as a 12-day protest for an end to President Hosni Mubarak’’s 30-year-rule showed no sign of abating. The US leader spoke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, the statement said. The comments came as the United States distanced itself from a one-time envoy’’s suggestion that Mubarak should remain in office during a transition. Frank Wisner, an influential retired diplomat and former US ambassador to Egypt who met with Mubarak at Obama’’s request this week, “was speaking for himself and not for the US government,” a senior Obama administration official said in Washington. Wisner called Mubarak an “old friend” of the United States, and said he “must stay in office in order to steer those changes through.” According to newspaper, Obama administration officials said that in a series of phone calls and e-mails from the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon, they have urged the creation of a “council of elders” in Egypt to begin drafting revisions to the constitution. These messages also encouraged newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman to jump-start talks with an array of opposition leaders, including the Muslim Brotherhood, the newspaper said. Obama meanwhile “discussed his serious concern about the targeting of journalists and human rights groups, and reaffirmed that the government of Egypt has a responsibility to protect the rights of its people and to release immediately those who have been unjustly detained,” the White House added. He also “emphasized the importance of an orderly, peaceful transition, beginning now, to a government that is responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people, including credible, inclusive negotiations between the government and the opposition.” The leaders agreed to stay in close contact going forward, the White House said.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Saturday expressed surprise on the recent statement of PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif in which he claimed that the Federal Government had wanted to implicate him and his younger brother in the assassination case of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer while Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani came to their rescue. “The statement is really puzzling”, said Kaira. He said that according to Article 90 of the Constitution as amended through the 18th Amendment, the Prime Minister and ministers together constitute the Federal Government and if Gilani “rescued” the Sharifs, then it means the Federal Government rescued them. “This government is led by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, it is surprising, therefore, to dangerously allege that the government is doing one thing while the Premier is doing another”, he added. Kaira said that the PPP-led government did not believe in victimization of its opponents. He said that there was no political prisoner in the country today and the credit for this went to the reconciliatory politics of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, President Asif Ali Zardri and Prime Minister Gilani. “The PPP believes in politics of peaceful co-existence and across the board reconciliation. The government is taking along people and political parties of all shades and opinion”, he added. He urged Nawaz Sharif to avoid issuing such statements in future. The minister said that Governor Taseer was a political personality and holding a political office and was killed on political basis. However, the PPP government has neither accused nor implicated the executive head of the Punjab Government on his “shahadat”, he added. Kaira said that the matter was in the court of law now and everybody should facilitate the legal process in order to punish the culprit in accordance with the law of the land.
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ISLAMABAD: The 3rd meeting of the Flood Commission constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the Constitution Petition No.62/2010 titled Marvi Memon vs Federation of Pakistan etc was held in …
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ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Senator Tahir Mushhadi Saturday tabled a Constitutional amendment bill for imposing tax on income from agriculture, Geo News reported. The bill submitted with Senate Secretariat proposes amendment in an Article of the Constitution for bringing agriculture income into the tax net. In a statement, Senator Tahir Mushhadi said imposition of tax on income from agriculture will generate Rs200 billion revenue for the government. He said income above Rs600,000 should be brought under tax net and rich people be taxed with a view to broaden the tax base. Tahir Mushhadi also tabled an adjournment motion in the Senate against the massive lay-offs by KESC.
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LAHORE: Former Senator and Attorney General of Pakistan, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa took oath today as Governor Punjab. Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice, Justice Aijaz Chaudhry administered oath to Sardar Latif Khosa in an imposing ceremony here at Governor House. Leading stalwarts from the Pakistan People’s Party, office bearers of People’s Lawyers Forum and other important personalities attended the oath-taking ceremony. It should be mentioned here that Khosa was scheduled to take oath on Wednesday but the ceremony was postponed owing to the murder of Justice Javed Iqbal’s parents. Khosa was appointed as the Governor of Punjab by President Asif Ali Zardari on 11th January. An important point to note here is that his appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court the next day when a citizen filed a petition against him. It said that he was not eligible for the post under the articles 62 and 63 of the constitution because he was removed from the office of Attorney General in 2009 under charges of corruption. The court adjourned the hearing till January 19. Latif Khosa took the post of Salmaan Taseer, who was murdered by his own bodyguard last week for giving out statements against the blasphemy law. Khosa is the 27th Governor of the Punjab and is considered to be a close ally of President Asif Ali Zardari.
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KARACHI: Pakistan People’’s Party (PPP) Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warriach said he was not satisfied with the investigations being carried out into the killing of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, as Punjab government was responsible for his security; however, the security was overlooked. Talking to media after visiting Taseer’s grave at Cavalry Ground, he said Taseer’s assassination was politically motivated; but, it was being taken to some other dimension, adding his killing is a conspiracy against Pakistan. A message has been given to democratic forces through this murder that they should back up only a peculiar approach, leaving aside the constitution and law, he stressed. Imtiaz also questioned as to how Malik Mumtaz Qadri came on duty again after he had been expelled for being security threat.
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