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Multan: Lecturers boycott academic activities
Kasur: Merchants strike against power loadshedding
Countrywide protests continue against gas-cuts
Pak cricket squad leaves for UAE
Majid Naeem sent on 3-day physical remand
Musharraf to be arrested on arrival: Wassan
No in-camera briefing, Memo commission tells DG ISI
Haqqani suggests he was framed in memo scandal
Gilani terms Kayani, Pasha's rejoinders illegal
No alliance with Pervez Musharraf: Imran
Petition filed in IHC to stop Musharrafs arrest
Pak rupee hit record low vs dollar
Karachi: Firing incidents claim 5 lives
SBP adds Rs 18b in money market
Police produce kidnapped girl in LHC

Multan: Lecturers boycott academic activities

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The lecturers protested over non-fulfillment of their demands. On the call of Professors and Lecturers Association, teachers from all the government colleges locked lecture rooms and ordered the students to leave for their homes. Protesters while holding a demonstration in font of the government college shouted slogans against the Punjab government. They were of the view that neither the ad-hoc-lecturers were regularized nor any time frame was set for up gradation. They warned that if their demands are not met with satisfactory solution, they would bound to observe a sit-in in front of the Civil Secretariat in Lahore.

Kasur: Merchants strike against power loadshedding

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A large number of traders from different markets gathered on Ferozepur Road and set tyres on fire and blocked the Ferozepur Road for many hours. They said that they have been surviving without power electricity for more than 20 hours daily which has made their lives full of miseries. During strike, protestors also pelted stones on the vehicle of MNA Rana Ishaq Khan; however, he remained calm and cool and immune to any injury. The protestors torched the utility bills of WAPDA during protest.

Countrywide protests continue against gas-cuts

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Domestic consumers and workers observed a sit-in on Haji Abad Road in Faisalabad. Protestors also shouted slogans against government and Sui Gas Department which had snatched away their peace of mind. They also blocked the road for three hours, causing disruption in traffic system. While expressing their agonies and sufferings, they said that gas supply has been disconnected for a week forced their families to die of starvation and hunger. Protesters also warned that if shameful loadshedding is not ended, they would cordon off the gas office. Likewise, protest demonstrations were held in different areas of Balochistan. People came out of their homes and gathered at Almo Chowk and Siryab Road where they shouted slogans against the government which made their lives full of agonies. Protestors complained that they have been deprived of supply of gas for five days and people are bound to cut woods from jungle. According to Sui Northern, supply of gas was disconnected due to destruction of gas pipeline in the area of Naseer Abad.

Pak cricket squad leaves for UAE

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Pakistan cricket team left for Dubai today (Monday) to play a home series against England in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) commencing from January 17. Pakistan will play three Tests, four one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals during the series. England team have already reached in United Arab Emirates to get familiar with the conditions in UAE. They are presently playing a tour match against ICC selected XI in Dubai and play one other tour game against PCB’s XI before the start of the Test series. England came in UAE with full preparations and likely to give tough time to Pakistan and will prove tough opponents. Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq said that Pakistan have a slight edge over England because of the home advantage. “We have played in the United Arab Emirates before so we have become used to the venues there.” Misbah said that conditions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi would be difficult for bowlers and batsmen alike. “If you look at the conditions in the UAE, it’s difficult for bowlers to take wickets, it’s also difficult for batsmen to score runs because of the slow pitches where the ball doesn’t come onto the bat. It will be a challenge for both the teams.” Pakistan skipper said his side will not be intimidated by England’s number one Test status when the two teams square off against each other in the upcoming series in UAE. “England deserve credit and respect for having attained the number one Test ranking but it does not mean we are going to be intimidated by their reputation,” Misbah said. Following is the Test squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), M Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younus Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Adnan Akmal, M Talha, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman.

Majid Naeem sent on 3-day physical remand

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Anti Corruption Officials presented the accused Majid Naeem before a lower court and told the court that the accused embezzled Rs 0.25 million while purchasing IT related items. The accused, while rejecting accusations leveled against him, said that the board mafia has embezzled billion of rupees annually in Punjab Education Board, adding that the commission declared 27 officials responsible for corruption but only he was arrested in this regard. The anti corruption authorities requested the court to send the accused on remand for 14 days but the court gave permission for only 3 days.

Musharraf to be arrested on arrival: Wassan

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Sindh Interior Minister Manzoor Wassan on Monday said that Chairman All Pakistan Muslim League and former President Pervez Musharraf would be arrested upon his arrival in Pakistan, Dunya News reported. Addressing to the media, Wassan said that nobody was above the law, and that Musharraf would be arrested and sent to jail as soon as he lands at Karachi Airport. The interior minister claimed that arrangements had been made to send Musharraf to Karachi’s Landhi jail after his arrest. Musharraf would later be handed over to the Balochistan government after his arrest, he added. On the other side, a petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court to stop the arrest of former president. Federal interior ministry is made the party in the petition.

No in-camera briefing, Memo commission tells DG ISI

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Attorney General Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq read the letter of Director General ISI Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha asking the memo commission to record his statement in-camera during the hearing. Justice Faez Issa, head of the memo commission in his remarks, said that the commission’s session is open and if somebody thinks that information is sensitive he can provide it in sealed envelope.

Haqqani suggests he was framed in memo scandal

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Pakistan s former ambassador to the United States denied any involvement in drafting a memo that accused the army of plotting a coup and suggested on the first day of a Supreme Court commission on Monday he was being framed. Hussain Haqqani recorded his initial statement before the memogate commission on Monday. The counsel for Hussain Haqqani said that Haqqani would record his next statement after Mansoor Ijaz. It is worth mentioning that the commission declared Haqqani exempted to appear in the court. However, it was said that the commission could call him if needed.  Former envoy Hussain Haqqani struck a defiant tone that was sure to do little to quell a scandal that has dominated Pakistani politics for the past three months and destabilized the civilian government amid rumours of a military takeover. "I had no role in creating, drafting and/or delivering the memorandum to the (U.S.) Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen," Haqqani said on Monday. "I have no knowledge of the origin, authenticity or purpose of the said memo." The murky scandal emerged last October when businessman Mansoor Ijaz, writing in a column in the Financial Times, said a senior Pakistani diplomat had asked that the memo, seeking help to rein in the military, be sent to the US Defense Department. Ijaz says he wrote the memo following the secret U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani garrison town, embarrassing the Pakistani military. No evidence has emerged that the military was plotting a coup and the Pentagon at the time dismissed the memo as not credible. Ijaz later identified the diplomat as Haqqani, an ally of President Asif Ali Zardari and who says he was never liked by the military because of his advocacy for civilian supremacy.Ijaz says Haqqani conceived and dictated the memo in a May 9 phone call between the two. Haqqani denies the phone call was about the memo and says Ijaz has fabricated the controversy, which has been seized upon by Pakistani media and political opponents, for his own reasons. "I was falsely accused in the media and by Mansoor Ijaz of being the person that communicated the contents of the memo," said Haqqani, dressed in a grey suit with a Pakistani flag pin on his lapel. Ijaz has said he would appear before the commission but wants guarantees for his safety before traveling to Pakistan, he told Reuters on Monday, although he could take part via video-conference if he was unable to come in person. "I have insisted on being physically present and have instructed my counsel to not consider other options unless the government refuses permission for me to come," he wrote in an email to Reuters. Ijaz has said Haqqani and the government were orchestrating a cover-up of their roles in the memo controversy.  "Memogate," as the Pakistani media have dubbed the scandal, encapsulates the two issues that have troubled Pakistan for decades: the relationship between the military and civilian government and Pakistan s ties with the United States. Friction between the civilian leadership and the generals has bedeviled the nuclear-armed South Asian country for almost its entire existence, with the military ruling for more than half of its 64-year history after a series of coups. The situation is so tense that in December, when Zardari flew to Dubai for medical treatment, it sparked rumours that he had fled the country before a military coup. Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani last month dismissed the coup rumors as speculation and said the army supported democracy. Zardari returned after about two weeks. –Reuters

Gilani terms Kayani, Pasha's rejoinders illegal

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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani termed Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and DG ISI General Ahmed Shuja Pasha’s depositions in the Supreme Court of Pakistan in memogate case as illegal. In an interview with a Chinese daily Peoples Daily Online, the prime minister said any action by a government official prior to consent from concerning authority was illegal. He said that the DG ISI and army chief didn’t take permission from defence ministry and him before they submitted their statements in the apex court. He said that the defence ministry had not sent any summary to him, seeking permission for Kayani and Pasha to submit rejoinders in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

No alliance with Pervez Musharraf: Imran

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Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan said that he will never make any alliance with chairman All Pakistan Muslim League and former president Pervez Musharraf.  Imran said that we are pro-democracy and will not support martial law in the country. Imran warned that if any action was taken against Chief Justice of Pakistan, PTI’s tsumani would be on roads of Pakistan. He said that Balochistan is being treated like East Pakistan. Military operation was started in Balochistan instead of addressing the problems of Baloch people which multiplied the difficulties, Imran said. PTI chief also proposed that new policy should be devised instead of makin tribal areas a separate province. He said that no one can stop PTI from coming into power.

Petition filed in IHC to stop Musharrafs arrest

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Advocate Shah Jehan Khan took the stance in the petition that Pervez Musharraf is former army chief and president as well as the chairman of a political party and he should be provided due security on his arrival. The petitioner pleaded that Musharraf was not involved directly or indirectly in the murder of Benazirb Bhutto and he should not be arrested as he wants to face the cases filed against him in the courts.

Pak rupee hit record low vs dollar

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The payments of oil and purchase from the investors cause rise in dollar’s value. In interbank market, the US currency has reached Rs 90.89. Dealers predicted that rupee would continue to devalue in the coming days.

Karachi: Firing incidents claim 5 lives

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One person was shot dead in Gulshan-e-Hadeed. In Steel Town, five people were injured in firing between two groups on land dispute. The injured were shifted to Jinnah Hospital, where Ashiq Hussain succumbed to injuries. Unknown gunmen killed Ayyub in Orangi Town, while watchman Asif Khan was shot dead in Gulistan-e-Johar. A dead body was recovered from Lyari Town. According to police, the deceased was shot in head after kidnap.

SBP adds Rs 18b in money market

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According to the central bank, during open market operation the SBP purchased Treasury Bills and Pakistan Investment bonds worth Rs 1.5 billion with the interest rate of 11.53 percent per annum. The bank also purchased Bonds worth Rs 16.5 billion at the interest rate of 11.54 percent for eleven days.

Police produce kidnapped girl in LHC

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When the hearing of the case started in the Lahore High Court SP, CIA produced 20-year-old Mehvish in the court. He told the court that three people kidnapped Mehvish 2 years ago and sold her in Karachi. He said that three accused had been arrested. The court dismissed the case on the recovery of Mehvish.

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