Aug
30
Hundreds of sick Gazans crossed into Egypt after Hamas and Egyptian authorities temporarily opened the Rafah crossing for the first time in weeks.
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Over 600 people left the blockaded Palestinian territory into Egypt through the crossing — the only one that bypasses Israel. The people allowed to cross include hundreds of Palestinians requiring treatement in Egyptian hospitals as well as Egyptian nationals and Palestinians holding Egyptian passports.
Aug
30
The government has announced to give 1.75 billion rupees subsidy on the items of daily use under its Ramazanul Mubarak package.
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Finance minister Naveed Qamar announced the package during a news briefing in Islamabad. He said that from the first of September, the prices of over 1300 items of daily use will be reduced by five to ten percent. He said under the package, the price of Atta will be 15 rupees per kilogram, Ghee 110 rupees, Sugar 33 rupees, Dal Channa 47 rupees, and Basmati Rice Rs 88 per kilogram at the utility stores across the country. The finance minister said the utility stores will remain open throughout the week during Ramazan-ul Mubarak.
He said mobile utility stores will operate in Balochistan and Sindh to provide relief to the people there. He said the government’s monitoring teams will keep strict watch to ensure that the prices remain stable during the holy month. The finance minister said the government is taking strict action to curb the smuggling of wheat flour and to ensure that these items are sold on uniform prices.
Aug
30
Four deposed judges of the Lahore high court were sworn in Lahore.
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The number of the judges of the Lahore high court has also been increased from fifty to sixty. Chief justice Lahore high court justice Syed Zahid Hussain administered the oath. Those who took oath are:
Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Azmat Saeed And justice Umer Atta Bandiyal Judges of the lahore high court and a large number of lawyers attended the oath taking ceremony.
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Aug
29
Nomination papers of the three main candidates senator Asif Ali Zardari of PPP, retired chief justice Saeed Uz Zaman Siddiqui of PML-N and Mushahid Hussain Syed of PML-Q have been accepted by the Chief Election Commissioner for the Presidential election.
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The chief election commissioner Qazi Muhammad Farooq also accepted the papers filed by Dr. Faryal Talpur, covering candidate of PPP and Roaedad Khan, covering candidate of the PML (N). Nomination papers of the remaining 27 independent candidates were rejected on different technical grounds. The candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by tomorrow noon and the final list of the contesting candidates will be issued the same day. Polling for the Presidential election will be held on the sixth of next month in the National Assembly hall and at the four provincial Assemblies buildings.
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Aug
27
The U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice says Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank is not conducive to creating an environment for negotiations.
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Rice reiterated the U.S. position in separate talks with Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. She said anything that undermines confidence between the parties ought to be avoided. Rice also discussed with Abbas for the first time new ideas that could move peace talks forward. Her visit coincided with the release of a report by an Israeli watchdog group saying construction of housing for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank had nearly doubled since last year.
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Aug
27
The All Parties Hurriyet Conference has strongly condemned the arrest of Hurriyet leaders, continuation of the imposition of curfew and excessive use of brute force against peaceful protestors in occupied Kashmir.
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The APHC leaders, Shabbir Ahmed Shah And Nayeem Ahmed Khan in their separate statements demanded immediate release of all illegally detained Hurriyet Leaders and activists including the APHC chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Gilani and Muhammad Yasin Malik. They expressed concern over occupation authorities’ denial to disclose whereabouts of the detained leaders. Jammu Hurriyet Leader, Muhammad Sharif Sartaj, The President of Jammu and Kashmir democratic forum, Pandit Bhushan Bazaz and the muslIm action committee Jammu said that India would not succeed in stifling Kashmiris’ voice by such undemocratic tactics. On the other hand, India’s leading peace activists in a joint statement condemned the imposition of curfew and other repressive measures in occupied Kashmir urging India to rein in its paramilitary troopers. Signatories of the statement included Arundhati Roy, Aruna Roy, Anand Chakravarti, Goutam Novlakha, Mahaseweta Devi, Medha Patkar, Nikhil Dey, Prashant Bhushan, sanjay Kak and Uma Chakravarti. Reporters sans frontiers (RSF), an international media watch dog, in a statement issued from its Paris office asked India to put an immediate stop to the censorship and violence against the media persons in occupied Kashmir. The statement said that at least 13 journalists were beaten by Indian police on Sunday in Srinagar. Meanwhile, curfew remained in force in all the ten districts of the Kashmir valley for the third day, today. Indian troops resorted to teargas shelling and gunfire to disperse hundreds of protesters, who defying curfew orders, came to the streets in Achabal, Ganderbal and Magam areas. Complete strike was observed in rajouri, Mandi, Surankote, Doda, Bhaderwah, Mandher, Banihal and Kishtwar against the killing of innocent Kashmiris in troops’ indiscriminate firing, yesterday. The troops desecrated a mosque in Hyderpora area, which triggered forceful protests. Three persons including a woman succumbed to the injuries; they received in troops’ firing in Hajan. The occupation authorities did not allow funeral rites for a youth, martyred in troops’ firing in Hajan and permitted only four persons to take his dead body to graveyard.
Aug
27
Eight people were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast in Humak town of Islamabad.
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Some of the injured persons are stated to be in critical condition. The interior ministry said the bomb blast occurred in a hotel when it was crowded. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the blast.
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Aug
27
32 candidates including Senator Asif Ali Zardari, justice retired Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain Syed has filed nomination papers for presidential election to be held on 6th of next month.
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Pakistan People’s Party and allies filed 14 nomination papers of Asif Zardari as a candidate for presidential election. The parliamentarians from PPP, MQM, ANP, JUI and other coalition partners have proposed and seconded the name of Asif Ali Zardari for the office of the president. Five nomination papers were filed for PML-N candidate justice [ret] Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui and four for his covering candidate Roedad Khan. Five nominations were filed on behalf of PML-Q candidate Mushahid Hussain Syed. Five independent candidates also filed nomination papers in Islamabad and thirteen in Lahore. In Karachi, nine nomination papers were filed on behalf of Senator Asif Zardari. One form was submitted by, MQM and eight by, PPP and ANP.
In Peshawar, Munir Ahmed Sherazi of Qaumi Ittehad party submitted his nomination paper. No nomination papers were filed in Balochistan. Scrutiny of the papers will be held tomorrow while candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by Saturday and final list of the contesting candidates will be issued on the same day. Polling for the presidential election will be held on the sixth of next month at the joint session of senate and national assembly in Islamabad while provincial assemblies would meet at respective provincial capitals.
Aug
24
Heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Low lying areas, streets and fields in Mathura district were inundated due to continuous heavy rain.The floods have submerged hundreds of villages and authorities said more than 650 villages were cut-off in the state as rivers broke through embankments, affecting the lives of nearly one point five million people.Most rivers were flowing over the danger level and villagers complained that their houses as well as farms were flooded.The farm land has been destroyed, entire jungle area is under water with paddy and wheat crops, the main source of livelihood in the state have been destroyed. Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state with 170 million people, and is also one of the most flood-prone regions in the country. Monsoon hits India in June every year and retreats in September but it leaves in its wake massive destruction, killing hundreds of people, destroying homes, crops, roads and bridges every year.
Aug
24
Heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Low lying areas, streets and fields in Mathura district were inundated due to continuous heavy rain.The floods have submerged hundreds of villages and authorities said more than 650 villages were cut-off in the state as rivers broke through embankments, affecting the lives of nearly one point five million people.Most rivers were flowing over the danger level and villagers complained that their houses as well as farms were flooded.The farm land has been destroyed, entire jungle area is under water with paddy and wheat crops, the main source of livelihood in the state have been destroyed. Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state with 170 million people, and is also one of the most flood-prone regions in the country. Monsoon hits India in June every year and retreats in September but it leaves in its wake massive destruction, killing hundreds of people, destroying homes, crops, roads and bridges every year.