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US to provide financial assistance for judicial reforms

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The United States will provide financial assistance for implementation of judicial reforms which are being conceived by the Ministry of Law and Justice. This was said by Anne W. Patterson, US Ambassador to Pakistan who called on Mr. Farooq H. Naek, Minister for Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights on Friday. Minister apprised [...]

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Naek for moving judges resolution in parliament before budget

Friday, May 16, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Federal law Minister Farooq H. Naek has the resolution for the restoration of deposed judges could be tabled in the Parliament even before the budget session. Talking to newsmen on Friday, Farooq Naek pointed out that the joint session of Parliament would be convened at the earliest in the light of Murree Declaration. ”Only [...]

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An update on Judicial issue

Thursday, May 15, 2008

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Aitzaz vows to continue struggle against President President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday vowed that the lawyers would continue struggle against all illegal and unconstitutional measures of President Pervez Musharraf. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said lawyers would decide if he should contest the by-elections due on June 26, 2008. [...]

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Efforts for reconciliation between PML-N and PPP by JUI and ANP

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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The Secretary General JUI(F) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has said that his party is in contact with senior leaders of both PPP and PML(N) for reconciliation. Talking to APP in Islamabad today he said the break up in the coalition will weaken the democratic process in the country.He said dialogue is the only way for [...]

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Pakistan is back in C’wealth; call for independent Judiciary

Monday, May 12, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The Commonwealth has lifted the suspension of Pakistan from the grouping. This was announced by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Kamalesh Sharma after a meeting of its key ministers in London on Monday. The Commonwealth had suspended membership of Pakistan after November 3 when the government imposed emergency in the country last year. It [...]

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Zardari believes in freedom; restriction on media relating to judiciary

Monday, May 12, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari has said that he believes in media freedom and denied any plans of crackdown on the media. In an exclusive interview with Private TV channel, the PPP leader said Monday that his party would back journalists in the contempt of court case against Geo News. He [...]

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Executive order enough for re-instating judges: Aitizaz

Monday, May 12, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the deposed judges could be restored through executive order which should have been issued in tandem with the announcement of setting the judges free.He said that neither 30 days nor 12 days were required for the re-instatement of deposed judges. Talking [...]

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PPP elaborates delay in restoration of judges and impact of PML-N resignation on Coalition

Monday, May 12, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Hoping that the dialogue on judges issue between Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and PPP will continue even after the resignation, PPP Spokesman Farhatullah Babar have shed light on the complexities and reason in delay of the reinstatement of the judges. He stated on Monday that after it had been agreed that the sacked judges [...]

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PML-N resigns the cabinet; Nawaz to contest bye-elections

Monday, May 12, 2008

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Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif announced to quit the Federal Cabinet by tendering resignations to the Prime Minister. Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the PML-N’s Central Working Committee, he said: “PPP failed to keep its promise and that is why we have decided to part ways with the coalition [...]

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Talks on judges reinstatement becomes a mystery

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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Experts says Talks on restoration of the judges go deep into mystery even when the deadlock expires as both the parties to the talks say that the process of talks between the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) still continues. Presently, Rehman Malik and Hussain Haqqani from the PPP and Shahbaz Sharif [...]

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The Establishment’s B-Team: The PPP

Saturday, May 10, 2008

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By Samad Khurram and Aqil Sajjad PPP sympathizers complain about the mysterious “Establishment” and their alleged role in destroying democracy in Pakistan for decades now. The Establishment, as defined by them, is a collection of dark, mystifying hands that apparently have many vested interests in upholding the status quo. This inexplicable group comprises rich army officers, [...]

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PPP, PML agree to implement Muree declaration

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan people’s party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) have reported positive progress in their meeting committing themselves to the implementation of the Murree Declaration on reinstatement of the deposed judges. Talking to media after their two-day talks in Dubai Thursday afternoon, PML (N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif said details of the meeting would be [...]

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Nawas struggle for unity of coalition

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League- N (PML-N) leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that every effort would be done to keep the coalition intact. In an interview with a television channel on phone from Dubai Thursday he expressed his resolve that they would not bow before the oppressive and tyrannical elements in the country. [...]

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Justice Tariq optimistic about outcome on judge’s issue

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Justice (R) Tariq Mehmood has expressed his optimism about the issue of restoration of deposed judged under the spirit of the Murree Declaration after the latest talks in Dubai between PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML (N) President Mian Shehbaz Sharif. “We have accepted the Murree declaration and the expiry date of which [...]

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Failure to restore judges will increase problems for PPP: VoG

Monday, April 28, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: The restoration of judges has become a test case for the coalition partners, Voice of Germany reports quoting Islamabad based analysts. Failure in restoration of judges can pose many problems to the PPP and its Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and the coalition government, it added. According to the Murree declaration only four days are [...]

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Shujaat says PML-Q will table judges’ resolution if govt fails

Sunday, April 27, 2008

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LAHORE: The former ruling party PML-Q will move resolution against the government if it failed to resolve the crises of judiciary. Talking to reporters at a press conference along with Mushahid Hussain, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Sunday said if the government failed to resolve the crisis of judiciary, his party would table resolution against the government [...]

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PDA govt wants independent judiciary: Naik

Friday, April 25, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq A. Naik has said that People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) government believes in the supremacy and the independency of the judiciary. Talking to media men in here on Friday he said that the discussion of the Joint Committee of PPP and PML-N was continuing to finalize the resolution [...]

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Circumstantial evidences point at Zardar dubious stance on judges’ restoration

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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ISLAMABAD: It clearly appears from the various bits and pieces being reported in the news over the last few weeks that Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Mr. Asif Ali Zardari is playing a double game when it comes to the restoration of the judges. The circumstantial evidence pointing to this fact is briefly alluded to, observed by [...]

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Petition filed challenges proposed resolution for reinstatement of Judges

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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By Azhar Masood Petition filed at Islamabad High Court challenging Coalition’s proposed resolution for the reinstatement of Judges ISLAMABAD: A pro-Musharraf lawyer Maulana Iqbal Hyder Thursday filed a petition under Article 199 of the Constitution at the Islamabad High Court challenging Coalition’s proposed resolution to reinstate deposed judges. Maulana Iqbal Hyder pleaded that if such [...]

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Five U.S. Congress Resolutions Demand Independent Judiciary in Pakistan

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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By Syed Adeeb (AdeebPress.com) - The reinstatement of all illegally deposed justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), including SCP Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and restoration of all unlawfully dismissed judges, including Chief Justices, of provincial high courts of the country are such vital issues that five members of the United States Congress introduced [...]

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