Musharraf treason case: AGP submits government’s reply in SC

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir submitted on Wednesday the federal government’s response sought by the Supreme Court of Pakistan over whether former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf should be tried under Article 6 of the constitution or not, in the treason case against the chief of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML),

'There is a mini-Pakistan growing in Delhi': Author Tarek Fateh

Yasser Arafat died years ago but his name can still generate controversy, as Canadian author and broadcaster of Pakistani origin Tarek Fatah found out in New Delhi on Thursday.

A talk at Jamia Millia Islamia's Yasser Arafat Hall featuring Fatah was cancelled on Thursday after, according to the writer, "Muslim radicals" objected to his plan to speak about why a hall is named after the late Palestinian leader but not for a syncretist like Dara Shikoh.

Petition filed against Musharraf in SC

ISLAMABAD: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday requesting it to order the adding of former president Pervez Musharaf’s name to the Exit Control List (ECL), DawnNews reported.

The petition was filed by Maulana Abdul Aziz, the chief cleric of Lal Masjid. The petitioner in his application stated that the Lal Masjid operation was conducted on the orders of the former president, adding that the court should order the inclusion of his name to the ECL.

Raina replaces injured Shikhar Dhawan for final Test

ISLAMABAD: The top military brass resolved on Tuesday to continue the fight against terrorism.

The meeting, chaired by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne, was attended by Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retd) Asif Yasin Malik, Chief of General Staff, Director General Joint Staff, Director General of Inter Services Intelligence, Director General of Strategic Plans Division and other senior military officers from the three services.

Pakistan committed to maintaining regional peace: Khar

ISLAMABAD : Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said Pakistan is fully committed to maintaining peace and economic stability in the region.

“This commitment is on top of the country’s foreign policy objectives being pursued in larger national interest,” she added.

Separate voters list for Ahmadis: Court summons AG over discrimination complaint

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court made known on Monday its intention to take a decision, in the light of constitutional provisions and principles laid down in the 1993 Zaheeruddin case verdict, on a complaint that the election procedures discriminate against the Ahmadi community.

SC rejects Punjab government's report on Joseph Colony

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected the Punjab government’s report on Joseph Colony incident in Lahore's Badami Bagh area.

A three-member bench hearing the suo moto case rejected the report because it did not mention the reasons behind the incident or what action had been taken against the perpetrators.