Nisar’s letter to President Zardari issued to media – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Nisar’s letter to President Zardari issued to media – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Nisar’s letter to President Zardari issued to media

Updated at: 1453 PST, Friday, October 14, 2011 ISLAMABAD: The media has been issued a copy of Chaudhry Nisar’s reply to the letter written by President Zardari in regards to the nomination of Admiral (retd) Fasih Bukhari as NAB chairman, Geo News reported. In his reply Nisar wrote that there should be more than one nominee for the post and that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry should have been consulted. The two page letter which was sent to the President on Thursday stated that the appointment of NAB chairman was one the main reasons why the accountability bill was being amended. “It seems the government does not want to approve the new accountability bill” Nisar wrote. COMMENT: SOUNDS RELEVANT

Banks to observe Saturday-Sunday off – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

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Banks to observe Saturday-Sunday off – GEO.tv

Posted on October 14, 2011 by A. R. Shams

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Banks to observe Saturday-Sunday off – GEO.tv.

Banks to observe Saturday-Sunday off

Updated at: 1450 PST, Friday, October 14, 2011 KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and commercial banks would be observing Saturday and Sunday as weekly holidays from October 15, while few branches located in the commercial centres would remain open on Saturday as well, Geo news reported. SBP handout issued here said that the Central Bank and all commercial banks would remain open five days a week, following the federal government’s announcement of two weekly holidays in government and semi-government organizations under a vigorous energy saving campaign. The handout further said that banking hours for Monday-Thursday would be 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M., while on Friday the transactions in banks would continue up to 6.00 P.M. According to the Central Bank, some bank branches in commercial areas would remain open on Saturday with prior permission of the Central Bank. People in reaction said that drawing cash from the ATMs of the banks had already been a great hassle for them and now two-day a week holiday would further add to their miseries. Industrialists said that the two days a week holiday for the banks would be adversely affecting the exports as well as the imports of the country. COMMENT: DOES PAKISTAN BEING A POOR/DEVELOPING COUNTRY DESERVE TWO HOLIDAYS AND FIVE DAYS ONLY AS WORKING WEEK DAYS, A QUESTION THAT FLASHES IN MOST PEOPLE’S MIND?

Shahkot rape victim reaches CM House – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Shahkot rape victim reaches CM House – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Shahkot rape victim reaches CM House – GEO.tv

Posted on October 13, 2011 by A. R. Shams

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Shahkot rape victim reaches CM House

Updated at: 1211 PST, Thursday, October 13, 2011 LAHORE: The first-year student who was gang raped in Kot Kahlwan, Shahkot reached the Chief Minister House here on Thursday, Geo News reported. The victim Saba Rai along with her mother Aarfa Tabassum reached Lahore to meet Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif. While talking to Geo News, victim’s mother told that the police and culprits are pressurizing them for agreement and to withdraw case against them. She told that the police has asked for the victim’s second medical check-up while the culprits have warned them of influencing the medical report. The victim’s family appealed to the CM Punjab to ensure justice. COMMENT: IMMEDIATE JUSTICE NEEDED.

Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets – GEO.tv

Posted on October 11, 2011 by A. R. Shams

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Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets

Updated at: 1324 PST, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices on the filed petition making plea for demanding the details of the bank accounts and foreign assets of scores of politicians including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan. Barrister Iqbal Jaffery in his petition filed in LHC has made 15 politicians respondents, which included Chaudhry Shujaat and Pervaiz Ellahi also. It is stated in the petition that the politicians have stashed away billions of rupees abroad throwing the country in dire financial crisis and, therefore, prayed that the details of the bank accounts and foreign assets of these politicians be called for and pass order for bringing back in the country these stashed away national wealth. The court adjourned further proceedings for two weeks. COMMENT: JUDICIARY IN PROCESS.

BBC News – Nobel Peace Prize recognises women rights activists | Arshams's Blog

BBC News – Nobel Peace Prize recognises women rights activists | Arshams's Blog

BBC News – Nobel Peace Prize recognises women rights activists

Posted on October 8, 2011 by A. R. Shams

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The women had led the non-violent struggle for women’s political rights, said the committee

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This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to three women – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen.

They were recognised for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”.

Mrs Sirleaf is Africa’s first female elected head of state, Ms Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist and Ms Karman is a leading figure in Yemen’s pro-democracy movement.

“We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women achieve the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society,” said Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland in Oslo.

Reading from the prize citation, he said the committee hoped the prize would “help to bring an end to the suppression of women that still occurs in many countries, and to realise the great potential for democracy and peace that women can represent”.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel – deemed by Forbes the world’s most powerful woman – called the award a “wise decision”.

Nobel committee chair Thorbjorn Jagland announced the awards

But Mrs Sirleaf’s main rival in polls this coming Tuesday, Winston Tubman, told the BBC she did not deserve the prize and was a “warmonger”

Comment: All are Women, Not a single Man!

Pagara threatens to quit government – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Pagara threatens to quit government – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Pagara threatens to quit government – GEO.tv

Posted on October 8, 2011 by A. R. Shams

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Pagara threatens to quit government

Updated at: 1446 PST, Saturday, October 08, 2011 KARACHI: PML-F chief Pir Pagara has threatened to quit the government if ministries in Sindh were taken from his party, Geo News reported. Pagara said his party had entered into an agreement with President Zardari and not Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah. Pagara added that the CM was holding several portfolios and the government would be in trouble if the PML-F left. On Friday differences emerged between coalition partners over the allocation of ministries in Sindh. PML-F leaders were informed by the CM that their portfolios would be given to MQM who had recently announced its return to the government. COMMENT: WHAT’S NEXT !

Govt will abide by Karachi violence case verdict: AG – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Govt will abide by Karachi violence case verdict: AG – GEO.tv | Arshams's Blog

Govt will abide by Karachi violence case verdict: AG – GEO.tv

Posted on October 6, 2011 by A. R. Shams

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Govt will abide by Karachi violence case verdict: AG – GEO.tv.

Govt will abide by Karachi violence case verdict: AG

Updated at: 1720 PST, Thursday, October 06, 2011 ISLAMABAD Attorney General Maulvi Anwar ul Haq said the government would abide by the Supreme Court verdict of the Karachi violence suo moto case. Haq was speaking with Geo News outside the apex court and said the government had been making efforts for establishing peace in the Karachi. “The government has demonstrated its commitment to control the law and order situation” he said. The Supreme Court announced the Karachi suo moto violence case verdict on Thursday in which it stated that it was the responsibility of the state to protect citizens and the government had failed in this regard in the metropolis. Comment: Notwithstanding, it is hoped that the Government would do its utmost to do the needful towards restoration of peace and harmony in Karachi despite its previous failure to do so.