Day: November 13, 2017

Qandeel murder case: court extends judicial remand of Mufti Qavi for 7 days

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Qandeel Baloch Murder Case Mufti Abdul Qavi Arrested

(Taser Subhani, Dawn) A judicial magistrate in Multan on Monday extended the judicial remand of cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi for seven days in connection with the ongoing investigations into Qandeel Baloch murder case. Qandeel had been murdered last year, allegedly by her brother Mohammad Waseem, who said he killed her in the name of ‘honour’. During Monday’s hearing, the public prosecutor pleaded before the court to extend Qavi’s remand. The plea was granted and Qavi was sent on remand until November 20. Earlier, Mufti Qavi was produced before the court amid…

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Hudaibya Paper Mills case: Justice Khosa recuses himself from bench

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Justice Asif Saeed Khosa

(Haseeb Bhatti, Dawn) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Monday recused himself from a Supreme Court (SC) bench constituted to deliberate a reference pertaining to the Sharif family’s Hudaibiya Paper Mills and asked Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar to set up a new bench to hear the case. Justice Khosa, who was appointed to head the bench, distanced himself from the case as soon as the court proceedings started and said, “I think the registrar’s office made a mistake by putting this case on my roster as I have…

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Population of Five Million People under Siege

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Islamabad Highway Blocked | Faizabad Interchange | Islamabad Expressway Situation | Dharna at Faizabad

Overseas Tribune Exclusive, Protesters from a religious group blocked the Islamabad Expressway since last five days, the people of twin cities are under siege. People are facing severe issues of transport. Public transport is available till Faizabad Interchange, after that people use to walk till I-8 check post of Islamabad Police and then have to wait for other vans. The Islamabad Expressway have become a bus stand, there are several cars parked on both sides of Islamabad Expressway. The protesters have installed barriers on roads for passerby and have also setup…

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ن لیگ ناکام ہوگئی، آئندہ انتخابات پی پی ہی جیتے گی، بلاول

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bilawal bhutto

پیپلز پارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کا کہنا ہے کہ ن لیگ ناکام لیگ ہی رہی ہے اور اب آئندہ انتخابات میں پیپلزپارٹی کو ہی موقع ملے گا۔ یہ بات پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے لاہور میں میڈیا سے بات کرتے ہوئے کہی اور ساتھ یہ بھی کہا کہ مسلم لیگ ن کے ساتھ ہمارے نظریاتی اختلافات ہیں لیکن ہم سمجھتے ہیں کہ جمہوریت کو ہرصورت جاری رہنا چاہیے۔ انہوں نے مزیدکہا کہ اسمبلیاں اپنی مدت پوری کریں اور انتخابات بھی وقت پر ہی ہونے چاہئے لیکن…

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2 soldiers martyred in attack on Pak-Afghan border checkpost: ISPR

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2 soldiers martyred in attack on Pak-Afghan border checkpost ISPR

At least two soldiers were martyred and four others injured in a suspected militant attack on a checkpost near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency on Monday, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. “Terrorists from [the] Afghanistan side attempted [an] attack on Pakistani posts along [the] Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency. The attempt was effectively responded killing 8-10 fleeing terrorists while many seen running back [were] injured,” ISPR said. The martyred soldiers were identified as Capt Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham. “The absence of Afghan [state] writ on…

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140 or More Dead as 7.3 Earthquake Strikes Iraq-Iran Border

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Earthquaqe on Iran Iraq Border area

(NBC NEWS,TIM STELLOH and ALEX JOHNSON) At least 140 people were killed and hundreds more were injured after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border, the Iranian government said late Sunday. The state news agency, IRNA, said Sunday night that the official death toll of 141 was expected to rise. It said 860 injuries had been counted so far. The Iraqi Meteorological and Seismology Organization, meanwhile, warned that the country should brace for another possible quake in the coming hours. The U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, said the quake was recorded…

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