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PML (Q) cannot misguide President Musharraf: Benazir BhuttoJACOBABAD: Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto said that 8th January would be the day of PPP’s victory and people’s freedom.She said that the PPP did not compromise with dictators and generals and nor it would compromise in future.Addressing a public meeting in the ground of Hameedia High School in Jacobabad, Benazir Bhutto said that the PPP candidates from all over the country would win the elections on January 8. ..... Bush not satisfied with progress in IraqWASHINGTON:US President George W. Bush said Thursday he was not satisfied with the central Iraqi government's record on reconciling the country's rival sectarian groups and carrying out reforms, vowing to press for more progress.Bush conceded Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government needed to do more work but insisted it is functioning and passing budgets when asked if US troop reinforcements this year had given it enough room to press ah...

RAWALPINDI: The National Command Authority (NCA) meeting, presided over President Pervez Musharraf, here at the presidential camp office on Friday expressed satisfaction over invincible defence resilience.The caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro is attending the meeting as the Vice Chairman of the National Command Authority.The caretaker ministers for foreign affairs, for defence and for interior, chairman joint chief of staff committee, chief of army staff, chief of naval staff, chief of naval staff and director general strategic plans division are attending the meeting as members.The President Pervez Musharraf promulgated the establishment of the National Command Authority Ordinance 2007 on Thursday, which came into force with immediate effect and shall apply to any person who breaches national security. According to the Ordinance, “whosoever commits, attempts, abets or continues the breach of national security shall deem to have committed an offence under this Ordinance as s...

CNews LAHORE: President Pervez Musharrafs, welcoming participation of maximum number of parties in upcoming elections, has directed caretaker government to ensure free and fair elections.Addressing caretaker Punjab cabinet today, President Musharraf said participation of maximum number of political group in elections would strengthen democratic system in Pakistan. He directed caretaker set up to make all out measures for free and fair elections.He said the government would ensure continuity of efforts to curb extremism. Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Ejaz Nisar said Punjab Government is using all resources for ensuring fair elections. Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool was also present.

CNews ISLAMABAD: president Pervez Musharraf has directed provincial governments to ban protest demonstrations, rallies and sit-ins to ensure peaceful holding of Jan 2008 General Elections.Chairing a high-level meeting at his Camp Office in Rawalpindi, the President also urged the political parties to do away with confrontational politics and prepare for the elections.Governors and caretaker Chief Ministers of the four provinces also attended the meeting. The meeting discussed preparations being made for the holding of elections and the law and order situation in the country.President Musharraf asked the provincial governments to ensure level playing field for all the political parties. He directed the governors and chief ministers to improve law and order situation for holding the elections peacefully.He also directed the provincial governments to facilitate the foreign observers and media during the elections and also to release political workers, lawyers and civil society activists w...

SC dismisses last petition against Musharraf’s eligibility ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed the last petition against President Musharraf's eligibility to contest the presidential elections. The verdict came after a brief hearing of Dr. Zahoor Mehdi’s petition by the full bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Doggar.On Monday, the court had dismissed five petitions against President Musharraf’s nomination, including the challenges from the presidential candidate Justice (Rtd) Wajihuddin and Makhdoom Amin Fahim.Attorney General had earlier said that President Musharraf would quit his army post and take oath as civilian president as early as Saturday if the presidential re-election was approved by the apex court. Lahore: People pouring in camp to show solidarity with Geo (Updated at 1410) LAHORE: People from different walks of life continuously visiting the solidarity camp outside Geo office in Lahore to express solidarity with Geo Tele...

Journalists arrested from KPC released (Posted at 2205) KARACHI: All the journalists arrested from Karachi Press Club have been released after Governor Isharatul Ibad Khan ordered their release on Tuesday night.According to Press Secretary to Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad, the Sindh Governor issued orders for the release of journalists.Earlier today in the afternoon, police baton charged journalists protesting against ban on Geo Television Network and curbs on media outside the Karachi Press Club and arrested over 200 of them including five ladies journalists.According to reports the representatives of media were going to the Governor House to talk with the authorities when police stopped them. Thereupon, the journalists staged a sit-in protest, but the police starting to arrest them. Chasing the journalists’ policemen entered in Karachi Press Club premises and started baton charge over the newsmen in the club wounding several of them. Those arrested by the police included Geo News ...

Soomro to take oath as caretaker PM today (Posted at 0610) ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly of Pakistan has been dissolved on the expiration of its term of five years. President General Pervez Musharraf has appointed Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro as caretaker prime minister. Soomro takes oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) today (Friday). President General Pervez Musharraf will administer the oath. The president will administer the oath to caretaker prime minister today at 10:00 am. President Musharraf announced his decision at a dinner he hosted in honour of the outgoing Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his cabinet here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday. Among various members of caretaker cabinet, Senator Nisar Memon would be sworn in as information minister, Senator Dilawar Abbas as petroleum minister, Dr. Salman Shah as minister of finance, Lt. Gen (Rtd) Hamid Nawaz minister of interior, former secretary defence Saleem Abbas Gillani as minister of defence, former...

Justice Iftikhar rejects Musharraf blames to justify emergency ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has rejecting the blames leveled by President General Pervez Musharraf to justify declaration of emergency. The rulers had feared that Supreme Court would give decree in Musharraf eligibility contrary to their wishes so they imposed emergency in the country, Justice Iftikhar said. ftikhar Chaudhry was addressing the lawyers first time after imposition of the emergency. He said that the charges framed by President Musharraf against Supreme Court are baseless and unfounded. Declaration of emergency has damaged the constitution, he said, adding that Supreme Court had always worked within constitutional framework. Police continue arresting lawyers (Updated at 1430) KARACHI: Pakistan's government pursued its crackdown on pro-democracy activists Tuesday as police rounded up more than 100 people protesting emergency rule by President Pervez Musharraf, officials said. Around...

CNews Latest Stories: Benazir urges Musharraf to restore constitution (Updated at 2115) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir demanded the revival of the constitution in the country.Addressing a press conference, she said that the entire nation stood in unison in their demand for revival of the constitution. “Our focus now is the revival of constitution,” she said.The government took recourse to the violence against the protest demonstrations. It is however, the obligation of the government to avoid the violence and release the lawyers, she said.She said the gap widened between the conditions of the poor and the rich in the recent years.Benazir said Jang office was raided, another private TV channel of Karachi was attacked; and the newspapers were served with notices; all this is not in the national interest. The respectable personages are being ill-treated, she added.She said the Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah struggled for a valued system in Pakistan and gathe...

CNews Latest Stories: Musharraf denies rumours of house arrest ISLAMBAD: Pakistani President PervezMusharraf denied rumours sweeping Pakistan on Monday that he had been placed under house arrest by subordinates unhappy with his decision to impose emergency rule. "It is a joke of the highest order," Musharraf told foreign news agency from the Presidency building in Islamabad where he had just met more than 80 foreign diplomats to explain his decision. "It's nonsense, sheer baseless rumour," Musharraf's spokesman Rashid Qureshi said. "It's a complete hoax, totally baseless and malicious. People will treat it with the total contempt it deserves," said deputy information minister Tariq Azeem. "The president has just administered an oath to the federal sharia (Islamic law) judge and before that he briefed foreign diplomats on the situation," Azeem added. Oath under PCO unconstitutional: Bhagwan Das ISLAMABAD: Justice Rana Bhagwas Das has...

CNews Musharraf declares state of emergency, issues PCO --> ISLAMABAD (updated on: November 04, 2007, 06:50 PST): President General Pervez Musharraf has imposed emergency in the country, held in abeyance the constitution, sacked most of the superior judges and suspended some basic fundamental rights including curbs on freedom of expression.According to the Provisional Constitutional Order(PCO) issued on Saturday night, President blamed Islamic militancy and "interference" by judiciary as the main reasons for proclamation of emergency rule.-- Constitution held in abeyance;-- Fundamental Rights suspended: curbs on freedom of expression;-- National Assembly, Senate and assemblies of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to remain functional alongwith PM, his cabinet, CMs, provincial cabinets and governors;-- Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry sacked, Dogar takes oath as CJP, Iftikhar, Soomro, Qureshi, Yasinzai new CJs of high courts;-- Troops deployed at PTV, Radio Pakistan;-- Most telep...

CNews Musharraf declares state of emergency, issues PCO --> ISLAMABAD (updated on: November 04, 2007, 06:50 PST): President General Pervez Musharraf has imposed emergency in the country, held in abeyance the constitution, sacked most of the superior judges and suspended some basic fundamental rights including curbs on freedom of expression.According to the Provisional Constitutional Order(PCO) issued on Saturday night, President blamed Islamic militancy and "interference" by judiciary as the main reasons for proclamation of emergency rule.-- Constitution held in abeyance;-- Fundamental Rights suspended: curbs on freedom of expression;-- National Assembly, Senate and assemblies of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to remain functional alongwith PM, his cabinet, CMs, provincial cabinets and governors;-- Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry sacked, Dogar takes oath as CJP, Iftikhar, Soomro, Qureshi, Yasinzai new CJs of high courts;-- Troops deployed at PTV, Radio Pakistan;-- Most telephone...

CNews: Latest Stories: 238 abducted security personnel released: sources PESHAWAR: As many as 238 security men, who were abducted from South Waziristan, have been released on Sunday.According to the sources, these security men have been released after more than two months after they were abducted from South Waziristan.Talking to Geo News, senior analyst on Afghan affairs Raheemullah Yousufzai said the release was made possible under the exchange plan of prisoners with Taliban after Jirga, as at least 29 local Taliban were released in return for these security personnel. Various arrested; raids underway to arrest lawyers, political leaders KARACHI: The spell of raids on the houses of political leaders and lawyers continued today to be conducted here.Police arrested Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) President Abrar Hasan.According to SHCBA General Secretary Muneerur Rehman, Abrar Hasan has been sent to the Central Jail Karachi for 90 days.According to the police sources, Malir B...