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CNews Islamabad: Famous nuclear scientist, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Friday said that his statement regarding centrifuges sent to North Korea was presented in distorted form.He said, ‘when the foreign news agency queried about centrifuges sent to North Korea mentioned in the book of President Pervez Musharraf, I commented by saying if President Musharraf wrote about this, he must have sent those.’Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan said national secret was unveiled by the one who gave it a mention in his book; therefore, any queries regarding the consignment of centrifuges to North Korea should be directed to President Pervez Musharraf.These gadgets were sent under the supervision of security personnel in the tenure of Musharraf government, as nothing of the sort could be sent without the participation of the security forces,” he maintained.Earlier talking to an international news agency, He was said to disclose that the centrifuges were dispatched in a North Korean plane.Dr Khan was quoted as saying th...

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 ...

ISLAMABAD: Known jurist Justice ® Fakhruddin G Ibrahim and other lawyers, in a letter addressed to the Supreme Court’s chief justice and other judges, made a plea that the country was presently passing through a critical phase, as the cases under hearing in the court would determine a new direction and therefore, full court of the Supreme Court be constituted for the hearing these cases, which may also include the chief justices of the High Courts.Reminding the judges their duty to uphold the law and the constitution, the letter further said that if it were not done so, then its results would be disastrous. The letter said that the Supreme Court was presently hearing the most important case of the Pakistan history, whose petitioner had been the chief justice of Sindh High Court, this case would determine the future of the country and therefore, for such a high-profile case, full court be constituted. The law of necessity would have to be buried once for all, the letter said. Islamabad,...