New Judicial Year 2009-10 Starts From Tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The new judicial year 2009-10 is beginning from tomorrow with the end of the summer vacations of the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of Pakistan justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will preside over the opening ceremony of the new judicial year. The ceremony will be held at 9-30 am at Court Room No 1 in the Supreme Court building.
All judges of the Supreme Court will attend the ceremony.
On this occasion, the Attorney-General of Pakistan, the Vice-chairman Pakistan Bar Council and the President Supreme Court Bar Association will address the gathering while concluding speech will be delivered by the chief justice. Link......

Reopen Of Pak-Afghan Border For Traffic After Two Days

QUETTA: Pakistan-Afghanistan border has reopened for traffic after closure of two days. The border was closed due to disagreement between Pakistani and Afghan forces over checking procedure.
More than 1,000 Nato-supply vehicles and other commercial vehicles piles up as result of closure. Unknown attackers fired rocket at these vehicles last night and opened fired caused a blaze in Nato-supply trucks. One FC personnel injured in the firing whereas two attackers wounded in retaliatory fire of security forces managed to flee.
According to sources, over 25 containers, oil tankers, trailers and the vehicles mounted on trailers were all destroyed in the incident. link......

Women Staff Will Be Deployed By BSF Along With Indo-Pak Border

JALANDHAR: Punjab frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) will deploy its first batch of women battalion along the highly sensitive Indo-Pakborder within a week.
“First batch of 178 women constables was recently passed out and accordingly an initial training was imparted to them and within a week they will be deployed on Indo-Pak border”, Himmat Singh, Inspector General, told reporters.
Initially the women staff would be deployed for frisking of women villagers who cross the fence for going to their fields. After giving them required training, they would be deployed for guarding the border along with their male colleagues, the IG said.
A total of 595 women constables were selected for training and after their pass out, all of them would be deployed on Indo-Pak border, he added.
Asked whether the women constables would add to the glory of Beating Retreat parade at Wagha Border, the IG said nothing has been decided in this regard.
The IG revealed that shifting of fence in the Ferozepur and Abohar sectors will be started soon as survey and land acquisition process has already been completed.
“There were large chunk of land (about 23 km) available on Indian side and accordingly decision of shifting of the fence was decided after thorough survey”, he added. Link.......

Today Is Pakistan Defence Day

LAHORE, Punjb, Pakistan: The Defence of Pakistan Day is being observed on Sunday with traditional zeal and solemnity to pay homage to all those who rendered the supreme sacrifice during the 1965 war. The nation is observing this day every year with a renewed pledge to sacrifice... More in Pakistan Breaking news for Pakistan News . link.......

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an indelible imprint on popular music and culture. Commenting on his passing, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation, said: "Michael Jackson was a brilliant troubadour for his generation, a genius whose music reflected the passion and creativity of an era. His artistry and magnetism changed the music landscape forever. We have been profoundly affected by his originality, creativity and amazing body of work. The entire Sony family extends our deepest condolences to his family and to the millions of fans around the world who loved him." Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, said: "Michael Jackson's unsurpassed artistry and beloved music brought joy to every corner of the world. We join today with his millions of fans in expressing our profound sadness and we offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. It was a true privilege for all of us in the Sony Music family to work with one of the most talented superstars in the history of music. We will miss him greatly." Martin Bandier, Chairman & CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, said: "Michael was the kind of amazing talent that comes along once in a lifetime. He was an incredible recording artist, an insightful businessman, an unmatched performer, and a true icon. To all of us at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, he was also a trusted and passionate partner, who was very proud of our accomplishments. He will be dearly missed. We wish his children and entire family our deepest condolences." Five of Jackson's solo albums ? "Off the Wall," "Thriller," "Bad," "Dangerous" and "History," all with Epic Records, a Sony Music label ? are among the top-sellers of all time. During his extraordinary career, he sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide, released 13 No.1 singles and became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time and "Thriller" as the Biggest Selling Album of All Time. Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and received the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award. Michael Jackson started in the music business at the age of 11 with his brothers as a member of the Jackson 5. In the early 1980s, he defined the art form of music video with such ground-breaking videos as "Billie Jean," "Beat It" and the epic "Thriller." Jackson's sound, style and dance moves inspired subsequent generations of pop, soul, R&B and hip-hop artists. Link.......

Pak government admits its failure to nab Lahore attackers

Lahore, Mar.12 (ANI): Over a week after the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players, the Punjab government has admitted that it has failed to nab any of the culprits who had carried out the attack.
According to an official report of the provincial government, not a single perpetrator of the terror attack has been put behind the bar yet.
The report viewed the attackers as members of a highly-trained group, and feared that they could initiate more such attacks in near future.
According to The Daily Times, the government has expressed apprehensions that foreign embassies and nationals, especially Chinese nationals working in Pakistan could be targeted next.
The government report is in complete contrast with the statement of Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik, who a day after the attack had claimed that few persons were taken into custody and told media persons that intelligence agencies had gathered sufficient information about the terrorists involved.
A major breakthrough would be achieved in the next few days, Malik had said. (ANI) Link.......

Bush was Against Democracy in Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has severely criticized the US policy towards Pakistan saying former US president George W. Bush had helped promote terrorism by backing military ruler General Pervez Musharraf.In an interview to a UK-based newspaper, he said Mr Bush was against Pakistan’s return to democracy and deaf to advice.{More»}
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