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HE Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has increased the size of the Sindh cabinet by including nine new ministers. Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad administered oath to the new ministers at the Governor’s House on Wednesday. Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was also present. According to details, the PPP had invited the MQM one month ago to join the Sindh cabinet but the MQM did not reply. The PPP leadership decided to expand in the cabinet after disappointed by the attitude of the MQM. Syed Awais Muzzaffar Tapi, President Asif Ali Zardari’s close aide, will hold the portfolio of the Local Bodies and Housing, Town Planning and Rural Development
KARACHI: Newly inducted members of the Sindh provincial cabinet are administered oath of their offices by Governor Ishratul Ebad Khan. Staff pHoto
with additional charge of Public Health Engineering. Jam Mehtab Daher will hold the portfolio of the Food Ministry, Ali Mardan Shah Population Welfare with an additional charge of Trade and Commerce, Mukesh Kamar Chawala will own the portfolio of Excise and
Taxation along the with an additional charge of Forest and Wildlife, Ghayan Chund will hold portfolio of Minority Affairs, Dost Ali Rahmoon will carry the portfolio of Zakat and Ushar, Javeed Nagpori will own the Kachi Abdai (Slungs) Ministry, Jam Khan Shoro will hold
the portfolio of Livestock and Fisheries. Elected on special women’s seat Robina Saddat Qaimkhani will hold the portfolio of Special Education, Women Development and Social Welfare. According to the notification, the chief minister appointed two new advisers.
Allegedly fearing for their lives, drivers of containers loaded with returned logistics and supplies of the US-led allies, on Wednesday disappeared after abandoning their vehicles at the border town of Torkham. Confirming the reports of the drivers’ disappearance, a Customs official in Torkham impounded the vehicles and apprehended three men, including employees of a private custom clearing agency, in this regard. The official
one killed, 2 arrested in targeted operation in mastung
said drivers of all four vehicles left their vehicles in the parking area and disappeared during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday. Per details, four containers, loaded with military jeeps and mini-trucks, reached Torkham late on Tuesday evening. The drivers parked the vehicles to get clearance from the Customs Department for their journey towards Karachi. However, the department had shut down for the day so the process was adjourned until Wednesday (today). When the official could not find the drivers on
addl ag to set priorities in nICL case isLaMaBaD online
Zero tolerance for meddling in government departments, says kp Cm PEshaWaR online
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday said that no political interference will be tolerated in government departments. Khattak, a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said that the party was working towards providing facilities and justice to the people by bringing change in the retrogressive system. While talking to a delegation of PTI at Bannu, Khattak also discussed the government’s efforts aimed at eliminating corruption and bribery in government departments and social sectors including police stations and land revenue offices. Referring to a proposed local bodies system, the CM talked about a move towards transferring powers to the village level. He also mentioned that PTI has decided to award ticket of PK 70 Bannu by-election to Malik Adnan.
police fail to arrest gangsters in Rojhan ROJHAN: Punjab police failed to arrest members of the notorious Chhotu gang who managed to escape along with abducted police officials in Rojhan. Nine police officials were kidnapped from two checkposts following a rocket attack on one of the posts in the Kachi Jamal locality on Sunday. Dera Ghazi Khan Regional Police Officer Akhtar Umer stated that the hostages are being held at the islands of the Indus River which is making the bloodshed-free recovery process difficult. online
sC suspends membership of two Mps over fake degrees isLaMaBaD online
The Supreme Court has suspended the membership of two MPAs, Shaukat Aziz Bhatti and Khawaja Islam, over fake degrees, while it reserved the decision over the degree of Samina Khawar Hayat. The three-member bench of SC resumed hearing in the fake degrees case on Wednesday. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry presided over the bench. During proceedings, the CJP said the constitution of the coun-
Jails dept seeks regular schedule of death row convicts from session courts LahoRE online
Department of Jails Punjab (DJP) has sought regular schedules from the session courts for execution of the death row convicts. Media reports said that the list sent by jail authorities also includes schedules of hardened prisoners awarded multiple death penalties. The report states that 7,164 out of 77,900 convicts dwelling in 88 Pakistani jails have been awarded the death sentence by various courts. In Punjab, 65 prisoners including 2 women are on death row, with most of these convicts confined to Rawalpindi jail. The government has restrained the implication on death penalty which was temporarily suspended on orders of the president of Pakistan. The premier has already rejected mercy appeals of 65 prisoners, including the two convicted women.
try was made in 1973. “Now the implementation on Articles 62 and 63 must be ensured. Why did the Election Commission not use its authority so far in this regard by disqualifying the members of parliament having fake degrees?” Waheed Anjum, counsel of Shaukat Aziz Bhatti, told the court that his client had submitted his postgraduate diploma, not the degree of BA. Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed asked the lawyer if Bhatti had submitted equivalent certificate with diploma. The lawyer of Samina Khawar Hayat, Tariq
Mehmood, said the trial of the degree in respect of his client was already in the court, so the SC should dispose off the case and wait for courts’ decision. The representative of Higher Education Commission told the court that Riphah University had declared the BBA degree of Samina fake. The chief justice asked if Samina had shown in her nomination papers that she acquired the degree of BA in Home Economics. To this, the court was told that the VC of Preston University had also announced her degree bogus.
QUETTA: One suspect was killed and another two were arrested in a targeted operation launched in Dasht area of Mastung district on Wednesday. Official sources said the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) along with other law enforcement agencies, carried out a targeted operation in Dasht following a tip-off, in which an exchange of fire took place between the law enforcement personnel and the armed men that left one suspect dead while two were arrested. The sources said the dead and the arrested suspects belonged to a banned outfit that was stated to be involved in targeted killings of policemen, Shia pilgrims, and Levies officials in the area. The security officials also recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition and took the criminals to an unidentified location for interrogation. Staff report
Wednesday morning, he brought the matter in the notice of the political administration. Later, the he also impounded the vehicles and detained three men for further investigations. The detainees included two workers of a private customs clearing agency. The official said efforts for finding the drivers, with help of transporters association and owners of the containers, were underway. Local drivers and shopkeepers believe that the drivers of the vehicles disappeared after receiving threats from unidentified militants.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the additional attorney general (AAG) in NICL case to set the priorities first as how to run matters related to recoveries, land and appointment. A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Chaudhry, took up the NICL case for hearing. The CJP said, “We have been told nothing what proceedings has been initiated with reference to appointment of former chairman NICL Ayyaz Niazi. Recoveries amounting to Rs 420 million are yet to be made in Lahore land case. He also said, “Mohsin Warraich fled from the country and FIA initiated no proceedings to bring
him back in the country nor was any action taken in connection with cancellation of bail. Addressing AAG Shah Khawar, the CJP remarked, “We had asked you on previous hearing that government be told that the officers who are facing contempt of court proceedings are being promoted. This creates ridiculous situation. The case has been fixed since the last two years but nothing has been done so far.” Shah Khawar told the court the cases in respect of the persons who are facing contempt of court proceedings be run. The court directed AAD to inform it under what priorities the matters related to recoveries, land and appointments have to be run. The hearing of the case was adjourned until July 25.