April 8th, 2009 by The Online Reporter
The court record of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeals in the plane hijacking conspiracy case have been misplaced from the Sindh High Court (SHC), the lawyer of Nawaz Sharif said.
The PML-N chief was sentenced to twice life imprisonment by the ATCs in Karachi in April 2000 and his appeal against conviction was turned down by the full bench of Read the rest of this entry »
December 30th, 2008 by The Online Reporter
Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has been taken to hospital on Monday when he felt severe pain in heart. He was attending a seminar of Khawaja Rafiq Foundation and in prayer break. He immediately had taken to Ittafaq hospital after having a pain in chest.
Sources said that doctors declared him Read the rest of this entry »
November 17th, 2008 by The Online Reporter
Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered Sunday to provide security for the Taliban’s reclusive leader if he agrees to enter peace talks, and said the U.S. and other Western nations could leave the country or oust him if they disagree.
“If I hear from (Mullah Omar) that he is willing to come to Afghanistan or to negotiate for peace and for the well-being of the Afghans so that our children are not killed anymore, I as a president of Afghanistan will go to any length to provide protection,” Karzai told a news conference in Kabul.
“If I say I want protection for Mullah Omar, the international community has two choices, Read the rest of this entry »
November 12th, 2008 by The Online Reporter
Pakistan will not allow the United States to launch ground or air strikes on targets inside its territory and will take up the issue with the new US administration, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told the National Assembly on Tuesday.
“The message of parliament is loud and clear, that Pakistani territory should not be used for terrorist activities and our sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected by all,” he said. The senators assured the prime minister of their full support in the US Senate for enhanced co-operation between the two countries and said US CENTCOM chief General David Petraeus would also plead Pakistan’s case before the US administration.
November 1st, 2008 by The Online Reporter
PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is reported to have held a meeting with former president Pervez Musharraf here on Friday.
The meeting, according to sources, came against the background of a discussion held on Thursday by a group of senior leaders of the PML-Q headed by Hamid Nasir Chattha on the issue of party leadership with Chaudhry Shujaat and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
Sources said a proposal to change the party leadership before the completion of the incumbent leaders’ tenure was discussed.
