Constitutional package fails to impress lawyers

The proposed 18th amendment to the Constitution has apparently failed to address the core issue of restoring the superior judiciary to its Nov 2 (2007) position, Bar representatives said here on Monday....

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The lawyers and the people at large, the representatives said, were confident that the new democratic government would undo the provisional constitution order (PCO) of Nov 3, 2007, and restore the judiciary. The hopes were belied as the new rulers started dancing to the tunes of dictatorship. However, the lawyers would frustrate all moves to oust the deposed judges and retain those who took oath under the PCO, they vowed.

The representatives expressed their concern at US interference in a purely internal issue like the reinstatement of judges. “The people of Pakistan are in a position to decide for themselves as evident from their vote against dictatorship in the Feb 18 polls.” They appealed to lawyers and civil society to observe a ‘black day’ on the arrival of US envoy Negroponte in Islamabad.

KARACHI: Constitutional package fails to impress lawyers -DAWN - Local; May 27, 2008

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‘Load-shedding to end by 2009’ :)

The federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs, Syed Naveed Qamar, said on Monday that there would be no load-shedding in the country by the end of the next year.

KARACHI: ‘Load-shedding to end by 2009’ -DAWN - Local; May 27, 2008

Everyone must be wonderin how come he claimed this??? the answer is very simple, "there will be no electricity hence no load-shedding" :P...

n mush'd still say hum agar amreeka ki baat na maantay to hum pathhar k dor mein chalay jaatay

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MQM chief calls for reconciliation :)

Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has asked all political and religious parties and lawyers’ bodies to pursue the policy of reconciliation because the economic crises confronting the nation require understanding and tolerance among all parties.
My Comment: Altaf saab yehi baat zara apnay mush saab ko bhi keh dein... bohut zid ho gayee ab judges ko insanon ki tarah waapis aa jaanay day...

In a statement issued from London on Monday, he said that the continuing rise in oil prices, shortage of foodstuff and increase in prices of staple food had taken the shape of a ‘silent Tsunami’.

“The rocketing price of staple food is driving poor people to commit suicides and, regrettably, our politicians are not paying attention to basic problems of the common man,” he said.

sarkar, i agree tht the country is facin the economic crisis... but whts its cause??? did u try to find out? in politicians per ilzaam na lagayein... inko to abhi aaye huay juma juma 8 din huay hain... aapki ally govt. and aap k ally mush ki nigraan govt. ki phainti lagnay waali hai jisnay yeh sab maslay kharay kiye.... mush said, agar hum amreeka ki madad na kertay to woh hamein pathhar k dor mein bhaij deta... ab aap konsay dor mein baithay hain???? kia aap pathhar k dor ki taraf nahi ja rahay??? iski wajah us 1 banday ki zid n bewaqoofi hai... aap usko pase pusht daal rahay hain... agar ab judge bahaal na huay to in future konsa judge steel mill koRyon kay mol biknay se rokay ga????? kon army take over kay khilaaf khara ho ker halaf uthanay se inkaar karay ga???? koi nahi... yeh political parties bhi mush ki games ki wajah se consensus nahi ker pa rahi hain janab.... aankhein kholein... insaan banein...

The MQM leader said that the stock exchange index continued to plunge, making the entire business community jittery and uncertainty was forcing businessmen to transfer capital out of the country.

Mr Hussain said that the US and Nato countries had expressed their dissatisfaction over the country’s political state of affairs while extreme dangers were looming over the borders.He regretted that politicians, instead of striving for improving the economic condition, were busy with issues which “remotely concern the 98 per cent people of middle class and down-trodden segments of society.

“Even during this dangerously delicate situation we are resorting to politics of agitation and demonstrations while the situation demands seriousness and resolution of conflicts through understanding and reconciliation and avoiding confrontations.”

keh dekho kon raha hai :) "...avoiding confrontations" :)

The MQM leader directed volunteers of the Khidmat-i-Khlaq Foundation (KKF) to take steps to provide flour and rice to needy families.

MQM chief calls for reconciliation -DAWN - Top Stories; May 27, 2008

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Habib Jalib - Mainay Uss Say Yeh Kaha - Laal

A very nice video and vocals for the everlasting words of Habib Jalib

مذاکرات ختم، تفصیلات کا اعلان کل، نواز مطمئن

پیپلز پارٹی اور مسلم لیگ (ن) کے درمیان عدالتی بحران کے حل کے لیے دبئی میں طویل مذاکرات ختم ہوگئے ہیں جس میں فریقین نے کہا ہے کہ ججوں کی بحالی کے معاملے پر اتفاق ہوگیا ہے۔

جمعرات کو مذاکرات کے ایک اور تفصیلی راؤنڈ کے بعد میاں نواز شریف نے صحافیوں کو بتایا کہ ’میں بات چیت سے مطمئن ہوں اور ججوں کی بحالی پر اتفاق ہوگیا ہے۔
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BBC

To Boycott or Not!!

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Beggars we are

Well, turns out, this brand new "democratic" government is going to revolutionize everything that went wrong in the last regime. How? One might ask. Simple. Beg for more!!! Military regime got military qarzay (borrowing), non-military operators will get non-military qarzay, (10 billion vs. 7.5 billion now) but one thing is in common, and that is this qarzay. Javed Chaudhary yesterday said in his Express News program that "in the documented history starting from 10,000 years or so, no human nation has brought about any revolution with money earned from begging". It's a simple matter of principle. People who get our votes are not made up of elements required for taking a strong decision of "no more begging". Iran, I read in the papers is the only Muslim country who made that decision a while back, and now as a result, they make everything on their own. They, no more rely on any other country for instance, US, UK, Russia, UN, etc etc. We, on the other hand, like to have everything made for us, by someone else. We like brands, we like big names and BigMacs. But unfortunately we are doing that at the cost of being beggars, mentally, intellectually, ideally, literally, I'm afraid in all due respects. But who cares, we can get to wear armani jeans and get to eat Quarter pounders for a few more years. Good luck to the change of faces, for I don't have respect for arrogant and selfish short-sighted "beggars", neither does the world, neither does history, but more importantly neither does Allah!!

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Oil prices have to rise, comments bbc

Nawa-i-waqt

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buying power of poor reduced

Effects of economic policies of Shaukat Aziz govt.

"Lawyers not responsible", says Sher Afghan's Lawyer

Source: The Post

Afgan's counsel denies FIR against lawyers

Staff Reporter

LAHORE: Noor Muhammad Awan, counsel for Dr Sher Afgan Niazi, has declared an FIR registered by the police against 44 lawyers on charges of attack on Dr Sher Afgan fake and baseless. Noor Muhammad Awan advocate said this at an emergent press conference held here at the Punjab Bar Council in the presence of a large number of lawyers. It is pertinent to mention here that Dr Sher Afgan Niazi had visited the office of Noor Muhammad Advocate when unidentified lawyers allegedly attacked him on April 8 and later Aitzaz along with office-bearers of SCBA and LHCBA came to his rescue. Noor said Dr Sher Afgan did not want to register any FIR against lawyers because lawyers including SCBA president Aitzaz saved his life when the mob attacked him. He added that the FIR was baseless and against facts, because lawyers did not attack the former federal minister. "Dr Sher Afgan Niazi did not want to get any FIR registered against lawyers and police on its own registered the FIR," he said. According to the FIR lawyers were holding sticks and clubs for attacking the former federal minister but it was not true, he said.