http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Sat, 19 May 2007 13:28:39 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/31-killed-as-windstorm-heavy-rains-lash-Pakistan_29707.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 19 - The death toll has risen to 31 in incidents caused by heavy storms and rain that hit the central and northern parts of Pakistan overnight, Pakistani media reported Saturday. Sat, 19 May 2007 19:06:19 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/31-killed-as-windstorm-heavy-rains-lash-Pakistan_29707.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-court-raises-level-of-probe-into-officials-murder_29567.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 19 - Pakistan's Supreme Court has directed that a senior Lahore High Court judge conduct an inquiry into court official Syed Hammad Raza's killing, cancelling a probe ordered at the level of an Islamabad District and Sessions judge. Sat, 19 May 2007 16:48:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-court-raises-level-of-probe-into-officials-murder_29567.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Religious-students-take-four-policemen-hostage-in-Islamabad_28637.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 19 - Followers of a radical cleric in the Pakistani capital have kidnapped four policemen and demanded the release of eleven fellow students from custody, a senior police official said Saturday. Sat, 19 May 2007 14:42:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Religious-students-take-four-policemen-hostage-in-Islamabad_28637.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-tourism-minister-Bakhtiar-reportedly-resigns_28644.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 19 - Pakistan's Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar, who angered the Islamic clergy for hugging her male coach during a paragliding show in France, was Saturday rumoured to have resigned. Sat, 19 May 2007 13:26:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-tourism-minister-Bakhtiar-reportedly-resigns_28644.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistans-most-wanted-Saud-Memon-dies_28639.shtml Pakistan Islamabad/Karachi, May 19 - Saud Memon, who figured high on Pakistan's 'most wanted' list as Al Qaeda's key financier, has died in a Karachi hospital. Sat, 19 May 2007 12:32:37 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistans-most-wanted-Saud-Memon-dies_28639.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-Bishop-slams-Taliban-threats-to-Christians_28621.shtml Pakistan Lahore, May 19 - Bishop of Lahore Alexander John Malik, who is also moderator of the Church of Pakistan, has condemned letters by a Taliban faction threatening Christians in the North West Frontier Province -. Sat, 19 May 2007 10:51:50 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-Bishop-slams-Taliban-threats-to-Christians_28621.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/India-Pakistan-discuss-Sir-Creek-maritime-boundary_28553.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 18 - India and Pakistan have inched one step closer to an 'amicable' resolution of their dispute over the Sir Creek marshland in the Rann of Kutch by exchanging maps marking their respective positions and discussing the delimitation of the maritime boundary on the basis of a joint survey. Fri, 18 May 2007 18:36:02 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/India-Pakistan-discuss-Sir-Creek-maritime-boundary_28553.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-admits-Al-Qaeda-presence-in-Pakistan_28520.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 18 - Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf Friday admitted that Al Qaeda is present in the country but said that any major military operation against its elements may cause casualties to civilian population. Fri, 18 May 2007 15:33:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-admits-Al-Qaeda-presence-in-Pakistan_28520.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-losing-grip-on-power-study_28482.shtml Pakistan Washington/Lahore, May 18 - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is 'losing hold on power', and may yield the army chief's post to vice chief, Lt. Gen. Ahsan Salim Hayat, says a US-based study on Pakistan. Fri, 18 May 2007 12:20:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-losing-grip-on-power-study_28482.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-India-hold-talks-on-Sir-Creek_28412.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 17 - Officials from Pakistan and India Thursday began two-day talks to help resolve the long-standing dispute over the Sir Creek marshland that separates the countries at the Arabian Sea. Thu, 17 May 2007 21:51:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-India-hold-talks-on-Sir-Creek_28412.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Film-calls-Mukhtaran-Mai-Pakistans-Rosa-Parks_28368.shtml Pakistan New York/Islamabad, May 17 - Pakistan's gang rape victim Mukhtaran Mai has been called her country's 'Rosa Parks' in a just-released documentary film, comparing her to the American civil rights leader. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:54:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Film-calls-Mukhtaran-Mai-Pakistans-Rosa-Parks_28368.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/OIC-supports-Kashmiris-right-to-self-determination_28352.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 17 - The Organisation of Islamic Conference - has stuck to its old stand by expressing full support for the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination even as it appreciated the India-Pakistan dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue. Thu, 17 May 2007 16:29:30 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/OIC-supports-Kashmiris-right-to-self-determination_28352.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/China-asks-Pakistan-to-hand-over-20-hiding-insurgents_28347.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 17 - The Chinese government has asked Pakistan to hand over more than 20 anti-China insurgents hiding in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, foreign ministry sources said. Thu, 17 May 2007 15:38:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/China-asks-Pakistan-to-hand-over-20-hiding-insurgents_28347.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-willing-to-face-re-election-before-October-15_28343.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 17 - Pakistan's current parliament will re-elect President Pervez Musharraf for another five-year term between September 15 and October 15, the military leader said in an interview reported by national media Thursday. Thu, 17 May 2007 15:37:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-willing-to-face-re-election-before-October-15_28343.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Britain-asks-Musharraf-to-shed-uniform%3B-Pakistan-disapproves_28349.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 17 - Britain has said President Pervez Musharraf should separate the presidency from the army chief's post and hold free and fair elections by the end of this year. Thu, 17 May 2007 15:36:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Britain-asks-Musharraf-to-shed-uniform%3B-Pakistan-disapproves_28349.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Iraq-rejects-Musharrafs-Muslim-peacekeepers-proposal_28334.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 17 - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari has rejected a Pakistani proposal for a Muslim peacekeeping force to be sent to Iraq, saying 'my government's position is not for welcoming any more troops.' Thu, 17 May 2007 14:44:53 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Iraq-rejects-Musharrafs-Muslim-peacekeepers-proposal_28334.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Ruling-party-criticizes-Musharraf-over-judges-suspension_28240.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was under pressure from within his government and the ruling party to end the case against suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, a minister said Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 20:34:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Ruling-party-criticizes-Musharraf-over-judges-suspension_28240.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Five-killed-in-northwest-Pakistan-violence-report_28192.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - At least five people were killed and 18 others, including six security men, were injured in incidents of firing after a blast in a northwestern Pakistan town Wednesday, a TV channel reported. Wed, 16 May 2007 16:53:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Five-killed-in-northwest-Pakistan-violence-report_28192.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/4-killed-as-Afghan-refugees-clash-with-Pakistani-forces_28195.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Four people were killed and five injured Wednesday as Afghan refugees exchanged fire with security forces who were trying to close their camp in south-western Pakistan, local media reported. Wed, 16 May 2007 16:18:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/4-killed-as-Afghan-refugees-clash-with-Pakistani-forces_28195.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Violence-erupts-in-northwest-Pakistani-town_28180.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Two people were killed or injured in incidents of firing after a blast in a northwestern Pakistan town Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 15:42:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Violence-erupts-in-northwest-Pakistani-town_28180.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Give-up-some-ego-to-achieve-peace-Musharraf_28168.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said that leaders of both India and Pakistan needed to 'step back and give up some ego' to achieve any lasting solution to problems confronting South Asia. Wed, 16 May 2007 14:26:05 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Give-up-some-ego-to-achieve-peace-Musharraf_28168.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-proposes-Muslim-peacekeeping-force-for-Iraq_28171.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has mooted a Muslim peacekeeping force for Iraq under the United Nations umbrella, but said the stakeholders must approve of the idea. Wed, 16 May 2007 14:25:25 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-proposes-Muslim-peacekeeping-force-for-Iraq_28171.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-Supreme-Court-to-monitor-probe-into-officials-killing_28132.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Pakistan's acting Chief Justice Justice Rana Bhagwandas has appointed two senior Supreme Court judges to monitor the police investigation into the killing of the court's official Hammad Raza that is suspected to be a political murder. Wed, 16 May 2007 11:53:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-Supreme-Court-to-monitor-probe-into-officials-killing_28132.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-opposition-to-continue-movement-against-Musharraf_28140.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 16 - Pakistan's opposition leaders staged a sit-in at the National Assembly vowing to continue the movement to oust President Pervez Musharraf to 'save the judiciary, end dictatorship, restore the constitution and bring real democracy to the country.' Wed, 16 May 2007 11:36:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-opposition-to-continue-movement-against-Musharraf_28140.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/25-killed-in-Pakistan-hotel-bombing_28095.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - A suicide bomber killed 25 people and injured around 30 Tuesday at a hotel in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar in a possible reprisal for the recent elimination of Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah, news reports said. Tue, 15 May 2007 22:31:55 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/25-killed-in-Pakistan-hotel-bombing_28095.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-PM-orders-inquiry-into-killing-of-court-official_28084.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the murder of a senior official of the Supreme Court and a witness in the case against suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Tue, 15 May 2007 22:04:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-PM-orders-inquiry-into-killing-of-court-official_28084.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/24-killed-in-suicide-bombing-in-Peshawar-hotel_28050.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - At least 24 people were killed and more than two dozen injured Tuesday in a suicide bombing at an Afghan-owned hotel in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, news reports said. Tue, 15 May 2007 18:23:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/24-killed-in-suicide-bombing-in-Peshawar-hotel_28050.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/OIC-must-reform-for-survival-Musharraf_28034.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - The Organization of the Islamic Conference - must revamp itself to prevent the 'downward slide' of the Islamic world, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told foreign ministers of the 57-member grouping in Islamabad Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2007 16:46:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/OIC-must-reform-for-survival-Musharraf_28034.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Opposition-challenges-Musharrafs-tenure-as-army-chief_28009.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - In a pincer move before the Supreme Court, Pakistan's opposition parties have challenged President Pervez Musharraf's tenure as the army chief, while seeking an inquiry into the 48 deaths in Karachi over the weekend. Tue, 15 May 2007 16:35:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Opposition-challenges-Musharrafs-tenure-as-army-chief_28009.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Karachi-limping-back-to-normal_28017.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 15 - Pakistan's principal port city Karachi was limping back to normal Tuesday after three days of violence that killed 48 people, injured over 150 and witnessed huge loss of public property. Tue, 15 May 2007 16:34:13 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Karachi-limping-back-to-normal_28017.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/24-killed-in-Pakistan-hotel-bomb-explosion_28022.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - At least 24 people, including a child and two women, were killed and more than two dozen injured when a bomb exploded Tuesday in an Afghan-owned hotel in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, news reports said. Tue, 15 May 2007 15:32:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/24-killed-in-Pakistan-hotel-bomb-explosion_28022.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Slain-Pakistani-court-official-was-to-depose-for-suspended-judge_27993.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - The slain Pakistan Supreme Court official could have been a key witness in President Pervez Musharraf's references against suspended judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, pointing to a political murder, media reports said Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2007 14:06:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Slain-Pakistani-court-official-was-to-depose-for-suspended-judge_27993.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Court-resumes-hearing-suspended-judges-petitions-in-Pakistan_27976.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 15 - Pakistan Supreme Court's re-constituted full court, comprising 13 judges, Tuesday resumed hearing on 23 constitutional petitions, filed by suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. Tue, 15 May 2007 12:39:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Court-resumes-hearing-suspended-judges-petitions-in-Pakistan_27976.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Imran-Khan-blames-Tony-Blair-for-Karachi-violence_27968.shtml Pakistan Lahore, May 15 - Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has blamed Britain for the recent killings in Karachi by giving 'protection' to exiled Muttahida Quami Movement - chief Altaf Hussain. Tue, 15 May 2007 12:08:13 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Imran-Khan-blames-Tony-Blair-for-Karachi-violence_27968.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Strike-over-Karachi-violence-cripples-Pakistani-cities_27933.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 14 - Pakistan's commercial centre Karachi and other major cities were paralysed Monday by opposition strikes in protest against political violence that claimed 41 lives at the weekend. Mon, 14 May 2007 23:30:55 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Strike-over-Karachi-violence-cripples-Pakistani-cities_27933.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/OIC-meet-in-Pakistan-to-discuss-Islamophobia_27909.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 14 - Foreign ministers of the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference - will meet in the Pakistani capital Tuesday for a three-day conference covering a range of international issues including strained relations with the Western world. Mon, 14 May 2007 20:52:37 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/OIC-meet-in-Pakistan-to-discuss-Islamophobia_27909.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Panel-hearing-case-of-suspended-Pakistani-judge-dissolved_27857.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 14 - Pakistan's judicial crisis deepened Monday as a 14-member panel of judges that was due to hear petitions related to the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was dissolved before it started proceedings. Mon, 14 May 2007 15:21:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Panel-hearing-case-of-suspended-Pakistani-judge-dissolved_27857.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Akram-advises-Inzamam-to-quit-Test-cricket-also_27829.shtml Pakistan Lahore, May 14 - Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq should consider retiring from Test cricket, says legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram. Mon, 14 May 2007 12:34:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Akram-advises-Inzamam-to-quit-Test-cricket-also_27829.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/40-dead-in-Karachi-as-government-opposition-flex-muscles_27809.shtml Pakistan Karachi/Islamabad, May 14 - Death roll in continuing political violence in Karachi mounted to 40 as the government and the opposition parties flexed muscles, raising apprehensions of ethnic violence this port town of Pakistan is known for. Mon, 14 May 2007 10:39:21 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/40-dead-in-Karachi-as-government-opposition-flex-muscles_27809.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Karachi-death-toll-rises-to-37-_27774.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 13 - A day after the worst political violence here in recent years over the country's controversial top judge, the death toll rose to 37 after hospitals received more bodies, as Pakistan's principal port city wore a deserted look amid fresh clashes. Sun, 13 May 2007 19:54:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Karachi-death-toll-rises-to-37-_27774.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Troops-deployed-in-Karachi-as-violence-continues_27762.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 13 - Pakistani troops were Sunday patrolling the streets of Karachi amid further clashes after major political violence that claimed up to 36 lives and injured more than 100 people, news reports said. Sun, 13 May 2007 18:13:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Troops-deployed-in-Karachi-as-violence-continues_27762.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pak-media-blames-government-MQM-for-Karachi-violence_27751.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 13 - Sections of Pakistani media on Sunday blamed President Pervez Musharraf for handling of the crisis over suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, but also criticised the Muttahida Quami Movement - for giving it a violent turn in Karachi. Sun, 13 May 2007 17:24:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pak-media-blames-government-MQM-for-Karachi-violence_27751.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-crisis-could-block-Musharrafs-bid-for-another-term-study_27719.shtml Pakistan Washington/Islamabad, May 13 - The worsening crisis in Pakistan over the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry could block President Pervez Musharraf's bid to seek a second term, a study by a Washington-based think tank has said. Sun, 13 May 2007 12:38:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-crisis-could-block-Musharrafs-bid-for-another-term-study_27719.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Karachi-clash-toll-mounts-to-30_27676.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - At least 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured Saturday in clashes in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi where suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was to address a rally of his supporters, news reports said. Sat, 12 May 2007 23:24:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Karachi-clash-toll-mounts-to-30_27676.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/25-killed-Karachi-clashes-_27669.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - At least 25 people were killed and around 80 injured Saturday as political groups clashed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi before a planned appearance by suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, hospital officials said. Sat, 12 May 2007 22:02:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/25-killed-Karachi-clashes-_27669.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/President-PM-regret-violence-in-Karachi_27661.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday have expressed their deep grief and sorrow over the loss of 18 lives in violence in Karachi Saturday. Sat, 12 May 2007 20:30:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/President-PM-regret-violence-in-Karachi_27661.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/TV-office-attacked-in-Pakistan-report_27647.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - Gunmen fired shots at the office of private Aaj TV channel in the Pakistani port city of Karachi Saturday, its News Director Talat Hussain said. Sat, 12 May 2007 18:45:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/TV-office-attacked-in-Pakistan-report_27647.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-rules-out-emergency-in-Pakistan_27639.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf said Saturday there was no need to impose emergency in the country and urged the nation to stand united and peaceful. Sat, 12 May 2007 17:10:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharraf-rules-out-emergency-in-Pakistan_27639.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Bowlers-also-responsible-for-World-Cup-debacle-Yousuf_27633.shtml Pakistan Lahore, May 12 - Pakistan batsman Mohammed Yousuf said that it was not only the batsmen but bowlers also, who were equally responsible for the team's first-round exit from the World Cup, it was reported by the Pakistan media here Saturday. Sat, 12 May 2007 16:19:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Bowlers-also-responsible-for-World-Cup-debacle-Yousuf_27633.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Up-to-18-killed-in-clashes-in-Karachi_27623.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - As many as 18 people were reported killed and scores injured Saturday in running battles between rival groups in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi where the country's suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was due to address supporters. Sat, 12 May 2007 15:45:47 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Up-to-18-killed-in-clashes-in-Karachi_27623.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Two-killed-ahead-of-rallies-in-Pakistan_27606.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 12 - Gunmen shot dead two opposition party workers in Karachi early Saturday, adding fears that rival rallies by the suspended chief justice and President Pervez Musharraf could descend into violence. Sat, 12 May 2007 12:54:01 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Two-killed-ahead-of-rallies-in-Pakistan_27606.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-cleric-warns-service-providers-for-dating-on-mobile_27557.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 11 - A radical Muslim cleric in the Pakistani capital Islamabad Friday warned mobile phone companies to end their dating services or 'face the consequences.' Fri, 11 May 2007 22:54:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-cleric-warns-service-providers-for-dating-on-mobile_27557.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-poet-issued-summons-for-using-derogatory-words_27539.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 11 - Pakistan's Supreme Court has served summons on Urdu poet and singer Abrarul Haq for using the name 'Parveen' in his song that forced a girl with the same name to drop out of college as she complained that the poet had used 'derogatory words in the song'. Fri, 11 May 2007 20:08:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-poet-issued-summons-for-using-derogatory-words_27539.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-poet-issued-summons-for-using-derogatory-words_27511.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 11 - The Supreme Court has issued summons to Urdu poet and singer Abrarul Haq for using the name 'Parveen' in his song that forced a girl with the same name to drop out of college as she complained that the poet had used 'derogatory words in the song'. Fri, 11 May 2007 17:34:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-poet-issued-summons-for-using-derogatory-words_27511.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-judge-to-visit-Karachi-amid-warnings-of-violence_27510.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 11 - Pakistan's suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry will visit the southern city of Karachi this weekend despite government warnings of clashes between his supporters and those of President Pervez Musharraf, his lawyer said Friday. Fri, 11 May 2007 17:07:57 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-judge-to-visit-Karachi-amid-warnings-of-violence_27510.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/115762-Pakistanis-deported-from-34-countries-in-two-years_27502.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 11 - Thirty-four countries deported 115,762 Pakistanis in the last two years for either entering illegally or being engaged in illegal activities in their territories, the Pakistani government has informed the National Assembly. Fri, 11 May 2007 16:52:11 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/115762-Pakistanis-deported-from-34-countries-in-two-years_27502.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/CJ-crisis-Lawyers-firm-on-Karachi-rally_27475.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 11 - Two leading lawyers' bodies have refused to call off a rally here Saturday in support of sacked Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, saying it was not a political event but part of their ongoing campaign to protect the judiciary's independence. Fri, 11 May 2007 14:36:57 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/CJ-crisis-Lawyers-firm-on-Karachi-rally_27475.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-permits-Indian-cotton-imports_27476.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 11 - Pakistan has permitted the import of Indian cotton via the land route to meet a shortfall of three million bales the domestic textile industry faces. Fri, 11 May 2007 14:31:47 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-permits-Indian-cotton-imports_27476.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Woolmer-received-poisoned-champagne-from-bowling-coach-report_27403.shtml Pakistan Islamabad/New Delhi, May 10 - A Pakistan-based TV channel claimed Thursday that two champagne bottles reportedly mixed with poison were given to murdered Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer by bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed, but officials said this did not make him a suspect. Thu, 10 May 2007 22:36:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Woolmer-received-poisoned-champagne-from-bowling-coach-report_27403.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-readying-for-new-nuke-missile-deployment-report_27353.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 10 - Pakistan is preparing for deployment of its next-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, says a report by an eminent group of US scientists. Thu, 10 May 2007 17:54:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-readying-for-new-nuke-missile-deployment-report_27353.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/CJ-crisis-Gag-order-on-ministers-media_27337.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 10 - The ballooning judicial crisis in Pakistan has prompted the government to bar ministers from speaking to journalists on the sacking of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, even as the media has been cautioned against maligning judges of the apex court. Thu, 10 May 2007 16:25:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/CJ-crisis-Gag-order-on-ministers-media_27337.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/House-of-suspended-Pakistan-judges-counsel-attacked_27310.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 10 - Unidentified attackers fired a volley of shots at the house of a counsel for Pakistan's suspended top judge in the port city of Karachi early Thursday, but no one was injured, media reports said. Thu, 10 May 2007 13:24:59 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/House-of-suspended-Pakistan-judges-counsel-attacked_27310.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Cricketer-Imran-Farhat-reported-for-misbehaviour_27195.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 9 - Opening batsman Imran Farhat has been reported to the Pakistani cricket board for misbehaving with the selection committee over his omission from an Abu Dhabi-bound one-day squad, news reports said Wednesday. Wed, 09 May 2007 17:29:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Cricketer-Imran-Farhat-reported-for-misbehaviour_27195.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Faulty-probes-overturn-Pakistani-court-convictions_27199.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 9 - Over 70 percent of convictions involving capital punishment handed down by Pakistani trial courts are set aside by superior courts, largely due to defective and inefficient investigation techniques by the police and flaws in the prosecution system, media reports said Wednesday. Wed, 09 May 2007 17:04:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Faulty-probes-overturn-Pakistani-court-convictions_27199.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-NATO-to-cement-political-ties_27174.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 9 - Pakistan and the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - will institutionalise a political dialogue and expand military cooperation to develop a relationship beyond the war on terror. Wed, 09 May 2007 16:17:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-NATO-to-cement-political-ties_27174.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Legal-battle-looms-over-Pakistan-chief-justices-removal_27171.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 9 - Pakistan seems headed for a major legal battle as the Supreme Court next , including one filed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry challenging his sacking and President Pervez Musharraf's reference against him for alleged misconduct. Wed, 09 May 2007 15:30:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Legal-battle-looms-over-Pakistan-chief-justices-removal_27171.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/No-time-frame-for-Afghan-pullout-NATO_27062.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 8 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Tuesday said no time frame can be given for pull out from Afghanistan. Tue, 08 May 2007 19:52:50 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/No-time-frame-for-Afghan-pullout-NATO_27062.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Bhutto-triggering-rift-in-Pakistani-alliance_27027.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 8 - Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's back-channel diplomacy with the government has reportedly triggered a rift between the two principal elements of a key opposition alliance and it could only be a matter of time before they part. Tue, 08 May 2007 16:27:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Bhutto-triggering-rift-in-Pakistani-alliance_27027.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-to-fully-privatise-Haj-operations_27035.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 8 - Pakistan is to fully privatise Haj operations if a pilot project currently underway succeeds, news reports said Tuesday. Tue, 08 May 2007 16:11:52 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-to-fully-privatise-Haj-operations_27035.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-indicates-forward-movement-on-Siachen_27017.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 8 - In a possible change in stance, Pakistan has indicated it would be willing to verify troop positions on the Siachen glacier in Jammu and Kashmir as a precursor to resolving the over two-decade standoff on the world's highest and coldest battlefield. Tue, 08 May 2007 14:33:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-indicates-forward-movement-on-Siachen_27017.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Emergency-remarks-didnt-signal-intent-Pakistan-minister_27016.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 8 - On the back foot over a threat to impose a state of emergency in the wake of a confrontation with the judiciary, the Pakistani government now says no declaration of intent was implied. Tue, 08 May 2007 14:01:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Emergency-remarks-didnt-signal-intent-Pakistan-minister_27016.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/NATO-chief-arrives-in-Pakistan_26941.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 7 - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrived in Pakistan Monday on a two-day visit largely aimed at tightening efforts in the fight against Taliban insurgents in neighbouring Afghanistan. Mon, 07 May 2007 21:15:23 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/NATO-chief-arrives-in-Pakistan_26941.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-court-halts-hearings-against-chief-justice_26921.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 7 - In a new twist in Pakistan's two-month-old legal crisis, the Supreme Court Monday temporarily barred a panel of judges from hearing allegations of misconduct and abuse of office against suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Mon, 07 May 2007 20:04:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-court-halts-hearings-against-chief-justice_26921.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-court-bars-panel-from-hearing-judge-charges_26881.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 7 - The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday prevented a panel of five judges from hearing allegations of misconduct and abuse of office against suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Mon, 07 May 2007 16:19:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-court-bars-panel-from-hearing-judge-charges_26881.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Former-Pakistani-minister-parliamentarian-in-murder-probe_26894.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 7 - Pakistani police were investigating five people, including a former federal cabinet minister and a member of parliament, for involvement in the weekend killing of a rival, news reports said Monday. Mon, 07 May 2007 16:14:55 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Former-Pakistani-minister-parliamentarian-in-murder-probe_26894.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Shoaib-may-return-for-Afro-Asia-Cup_26878.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 7 - Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar may get a chance to revive his career, when selectors sit down to pick the Asian squad for the Afro-Asian Cup in June, media reported Monday. Mon, 07 May 2007 15:23:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Shoaib-may-return-for-Afro-Asia-Cup_26878.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-judge-warns-of-destruction-of-dictatorships_26779.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 6 - Pakistan's suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry fuelled opposition to the military rule of President Pervez Musharraf Sunday, telling a crowd of thousands that dictatorships will inevitably be 'destroyed'. Sun, 06 May 2007 17:56:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-judge-warns-of-destruction-of-dictatorships_26779.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Home-appliance-purchases-push-Pakistan-power-crisis_26770.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 6 - A surge in sales of electrical appliances like air conditioners has forced Pakistani authorities to introduce drastic power-saving measures across the country, media reported Sunday. Sun, 06 May 2007 16:44:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Home-appliance-purchases-push-Pakistan-power-crisis_26770.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/NATO-chief-seeks-to-widen-ties-with-Pakistan_26765.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 6 - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is due to arrive in Pakistan Monday on a two-day visit aimed at broadening relations with one of the military alliance's key allies in the war against terrorism. Sun, 06 May 2007 16:29:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/NATO-chief-seeks-to-widen-ties-with-Pakistan_26765.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/No-evidence-about-Woolmers-murder-Pakistani-investigators_26761.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 6 - The Pakistani investigators, who had gone to Jamaica to assist a probe into the death of the cricket coach Bob Woolmer, have said that there is still no hard evidence suggesting the coach was murdered. Sun, 06 May 2007 15:05:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/No-evidence-about-Woolmers-murder-Pakistani-investigators_26761.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-police-rule-out-match-fixing-in-Woolmer-death-probe_26694.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 5 - Pakistani investigators Saturday submitted a report to the government on the death in March of cricket coach Bob Woolmer, concluding that there was no evidence that he was strangled as Jamaican police maintain, news reports said. Sat, 05 May 2007 23:54:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-police-rule-out-match-fixing-in-Woolmer-death-probe_26694.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistanis-give-heros-welcome-to-suspended-judge_26693.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 5 - Pakistan's suspended chief justice received a tumultuous welcome from supporters in several towns Saturday as he drove in a convoy of hundreds of vehicles from Islamabad to Lahore where he was due to address a rally. Sat, 05 May 2007 22:07:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistanis-give-heros-welcome-to-suspended-judge_26693.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-minister-dropped-from-party-post-over-a-hug_26677.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 5 - A liberal female minister was ousted from a key position in Pakistan's ruling party by rivals profiting from public outrage at photographs of her hugging a paragliding trainer in France, a press report said Saturday. Sat, 05 May 2007 20:20:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-minister-dropped-from-party-post-over-a-hug_26677.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-cleric-threatens-attacks-against-officials_26645.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 5 - A radical Pakistani cleric has warned the government of retaliatory attacks on officials if a number of his students being held in custody are not released, local media reported Saturday. Sat, 05 May 2007 15:24:46 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-cleric-threatens-attacks-against-officials_26645.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-Afghanistan-to-form-tribal-council-against-insurgency_26566.shtml Pakistan Kabul/Islamabad, May 4 - Pakistani and Afghan delegations agreed in Kabul Friday to form a Grand Jirga or tribal council, to help in resolving border disputes, curb terrorist infiltrations and improve strained bilateral relations, news reports said. Fri, 04 May 2007 22:00:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-Afghanistan-to-form-tribal-council-against-insurgency_26566.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Thousands-arrested-ahead-of-a-rally-in-Pakistan_26561.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 4 - The Pakistani opposition claimed Friday that several thousand activists were detained by the police on the eve of a major rally in the central city of Lahore in support of suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Fri, 04 May 2007 21:26:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Thousands-arrested-ahead-of-a-rally-in-Pakistan_26561.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Explosions-destroy-20-music-shops-in-Pakistan_26501.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 4 - Some 20 music video shops were blown up in three bomb explosions in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province - early Friday, the NNI news agency reported. Fri, 04 May 2007 16:35:50 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Explosions-destroy-20-music-shops-in-Pakistan_26501.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-warns-of-attack-on-chief-justices-rally_26473.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 4 - Pakistan's interior ministry has requested the Supreme Court to stop suspended chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry from undertaking a rally by road to Lahore as there might be possible suicide attacks. Fri, 04 May 2007 12:47:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-warns-of-attack-on-chief-justices-rally_26473.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-clears-500000-tonnes-wheat-export-to-India_26475.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 4 - Pakistan has cleared the export of an additional 500,000 tonnes of wheat to India, utilizing its excess this year to try and make 'inroads into the lucrative Indian market'. Fri, 04 May 2007 12:46:47 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-clears-500000-tonnes-wheat-export-to-India_26475.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Majority-of-Afghan-refugees-unwilling-to-return-report_26373.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 3 - Most of the two million Afghan refugees registered in Pakistan have no intention of returning home, says a report the United Nations and the Pakistani government released Thursday. Thu, 03 May 2007 20:25:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Majority-of-Afghan-refugees-unwilling-to-return-report_26373.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Roads-blocked-activists-detained-in-Islamabad-ahead-of-rally_26335.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 3 - Hundreds of Pakistani opposition members were detained Thursday and main roads leading to the capital blocked to impede a rally in support of suspended chief justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry. Thu, 03 May 2007 16:58:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Roads-blocked-activists-detained-in-Islamabad-ahead-of-rally_26335.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-writers-rights-activists-join-lawyers-protests_26317.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 3 - Ahmad Faraz, a poet well-known in the world of Urdu poetry, Wednesday led a group of writers that joined lawyers and human rights activists in support of Pakistan's suspended top judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, shouting slogans against the government. Thu, 03 May 2007 15:42:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-writers-rights-activists-join-lawyers-protests_26317.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-authority-places-ads-for-misplaced-nuclear-material_26308.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 3 - Pakistan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority Thursday played down a series of advertisements it placed in national media asking citizens to inform authorities of any 'lost and missing' nuclear material. Thu, 03 May 2007 14:13:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-authority-places-ads-for-misplaced-nuclear-material_26308.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Islamabad-asks-NWFP-to-check-Talibanisation_26281.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 3 - The Pakistan government has expressed concern over rising Talibanisation in the North West Frontier Province - and asked the provincial administration to take measures to counter it. Thu, 03 May 2007 12:03:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Islamabad-asks-NWFP-to-check-Talibanisation_26281.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-Afghan-peace-commission-to-meet-in-Kabul_26233.shtml Pakistan Islamabad/Kabul, May 2 - Delegations from Pakistan and Afghanistan will meet in Kabul Thursday for two days of talks aimed at stemming cross-border movement by Taliban and Al Qaeda militants. Wed, 02 May 2007 22:54:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-Afghan-peace-commission-to-meet-in-Kabul_26233.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-judge-hearing-adjourned_26209.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 2 - The case against Pakistan's suspended top judge was Wednesday adjourned at the sixth hearing amid tense scenes outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad. Wed, 02 May 2007 20:03:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistani-judge-hearing-adjourned_26209.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Mukhtaran-Mai-in-New-York-for-film-fest_26185.shtml Pakistan Islamabad/New York, May 2 - Pakistani gang rape victim Mukhtaran Mai, who is now an icon of women's struggle in the country, is currently in New York for the screening of a film based on her life at the Tribeca Film Festival that started Wednesday. Wed, 02 May 2007 18:32:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Mukhtaran-Mai-in-New-York-for-film-fest_26185.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Akhtar-expects-comeback-in-September_26171.shtml Pakistan Karachi, May 2 - Having been left out of the upcoming one day series against Sri Lanka, Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar expects to return to the international cricket in September for the home series against South Africa. Wed, 02 May 2007 15:41:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Akhtar-expects-comeback-in-September_26171.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-braces-for-new-revelations-on-nuclear-proliferation_26158.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 2 - Pakistani authorities prepared Wednesday to address potentially damaging new details contained in a report on the black market sale of sensitive technology by the former head of the country's nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. Wed, 02 May 2007 14:51:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Pakistan-braces-for-new-revelations-on-nuclear-proliferation_26158.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharrafs-re-election-plan-a-sham-rights-body_26148.shtml Pakistan Islamabad, May 2 - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's plan to get re-elected by the current parliament and legislatures before the general elections will bypass the democratic process and be a sham, says a rights group. Wed, 02 May 2007 13:47:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/pakistan/Musharrafs-re-election-plan-a-sham-rights-body_26148.shtml