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SC short of judges to hear PM appeal |
QUETTA - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Tuesday three judges had refused to hear the appeal in the contempt case involving the prime minister due to certain reasons, but he did not give details.He said a nine-member bench would be formed if the prime minister decided to file an appeal against the Supreme Court’s judgment, adding that an additional judge and two ad-hoc judges would be included in the bench.The chief justice was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Balochis ... |
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5 die in Quetta attack on FC convoy
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QUETTA - Five people including a young boy were killed while 15 others five among them personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) and a police constable sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast which occurred at Sariab Road of Quetta, on Tuesday while a cop and an ex-footballer were killed in the continuing violence in Karachi’s Lyari area.According to details, the Frontier Corps convoy which was escorting officers and their families to Quetta from Sibi was the target of attackers who planted ... |
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On surprise visit,Obama signs pact |
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KABUL - US President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on late Tuesday signed a strategic partnership accord that charts the future of US-Afghan relations beyond the end of the NATO combat mission in the country.Obama, on an unannounced visit to Kabul, acknowledged that there would be difficult days ahead for Afghanistan, but said the Afghan people were taking control of their own future.“The wages of war have been great for both our nations,” Obama said, adding that he look.. |
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