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AWAZ APNI At least Tweenty persons have been killed while several injured including journalists due to a blast in Central Procession of Yaum-e-Ashur near City Court on M.A. Jinnah Road Karachi, reported AWAZ APNI News on Monday.Talking to AWAZ APNI News, Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik strongly condemned the incident and told that the suicide bomber blew himself up in the camps set up alongside the road. He urged the people to stay calm. He requested Shiite Ulema to cancel processions of 11th and 12th Muharram to avoid unwanted incidents.Angry participants of the procession pushed the media persons and security personnel away from the blast site. The angry mob also torched some vehicles parked alongside the road and nearby buildings. Rescue teams rushed to the blast site and started shifting the injured. Emergency has been imposed in all hospitals of the city. The number of casualties could not be confirmed.

CNews Karachi: Deputy Convener, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Rabita Committee, Dr. Farooq Sattar on Wednesday called upon the government to employee all resources to maintain tranquility in metropolis.Addressing a press conference at nine zero here, he assured full support on behalf of MQM to the government in maintaining law and order in the city.He said violent disturbance in Lahore and metropolis are the conspiracies against the country and democracy.He said that violent incidents in Karachi are attempts to derail democracy and against the process of national reconciliation.Dr. Farooq strongly deplored the violence against the MQM lawyers near at City Courts here and called it as a brutal act.MQM lawyers were subjected to severe torture while they were returning after a peaceful protest against the manhandling of former federal minister, Dr. Sher Afghan Niazi, he apprised.He said that 12 lawyers including a woman lawyer, Shagufta Yasmeen and Naeem Khanzada received wounds in the ...

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday amended various articles of the Constitution providing protection and continuity to the superior courts judges who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), and removed those who did not take oath under the PCO. However, they would be entitled to pension and other retirement benefits.The amendments were made a day before he intends to lift emergency and restore the Constitution. The president, in exercise of powers under the PCO, has amended Articles 41, 44, 193, 194, 208 and 270-C.Amendment to Article 193 has lowered the age of appointment of high court judges from 45 years to 40 years. This will facilitate entry of judges into high courts at younger age to remain in service for a longer period. Previously, the minimum age to become a high court judge was 40 years, which was raised to 45 sometime back and now it is again reduced to 40 years.Article 270-C of the Constitution has been amended to provide that the judges who ...

General elections to be held in February: Shujaat (Updated at 1450) ISLAMABAD: Government will hold elections in February and the state of emergency imposed by President Pervez Musharraf will be lifted very soon said President Pakistan Muslim League (PML) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain announced Thursday.He made this announcement while addressing a joint press conference along with parliamentary leader of MQM Farooq Sattar and federal minister for Babar Ghauri.“ The election might be delayed for few weeks if necessary,” he said. “We are making all out efforts to lift the emergency as soon as possible,” Shujaat said. He called upon the allied parties to start preparations for the election. Joint committee of PML and MQM has been formed to launch election campaign, he informed. Lawyers boycott courts in Karachi (Updated at 1515) KARACHI: Karachi lawyers on Thursday continued boycott of the court proceedings against imposition of emergency in the country and condemned the measures taken...

KARACHI: Secretary Karachi Bar Association Naeem Qureshi Monday arrested outside the Sindh High Court premises during lawyers protest in Karachi. Police have made stringent security measures on the protest day. The lawyers boycotted case proceedings at Sindh High Court, Supreme Court Registry and five district courts of Karachi. A general body meeting of Karachi Bar at the City Courts condemned violence against lawyers and journalists in Islamabad and Karachi. Karachi Bar Secretary Naeem Qureshi was arrested when he reached Sindh High Court after general body meeting of lawyers. Police detained Qureshi at the back gate of the SHC premises. “Naeem Qureshi was wanted in Saturday’s attack on police outside the City Court and other cases,” DIG Police Javed Bukhari told Geo News. Heavy contingents of police have been deployed at Sindh High Court, City Court, Malir Court and other courts in the metropolis on the lawyers’ protest day.