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President looking for ‘best SC judge’ to head FPSC: Babar

ISLAMABAD, July 10: The government has decided to appoint a retired Supreme Court judge as chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), a position held by retired military generals during the Musharraf regime.
The position has been lying vacant since March 30 after the retirement of its previous chief, Lt-Gen (retd) Shahid Hameed.

Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar told Dawn that names of several retired judges were being considered for the appointment of the new chief. He did not specify.

Asked about the cause for the delay, Mr Babar said the president “wanted to appoint one of the best retired judges available” for the job.

In reply to another question, he said: “According to the advice of the law division … FPSC can work smoothly in the absence of its chairman. So there is nothing to worry about.” However, sources at the FPSC said that the absence of its constitutional head was delaying the finalisation of group allocations for successful candidates of CSS examinations last year.
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Changes in accountability law on the cards [Dawn News] 11 Jul, 2009




ISLAMABAD: The government is considering making some changes in the Accountability Act 2009.

Sources involved in efforts to repeal the NAB Ordinance 2000 said the main issue under consideration was the maximum punishment for financial corruption.

They said some government and political circles believed the punishment of seven-year imprisonment in the existing accountability law was unjustified and should be reduced to three-and-a-half years.

The National Assembly’s standing committee on law and justice discussed the issue at its meeting on Wednesday.

The committee which is headed by MNA Nasim Akhtar Chaudhry and has representation from all parliamentary parties reviewed the Holder of Public Office (Accountability Act-2009) bill and proposed some amendments.

Advocate Ijaz Virk, who is a member of the committee, told Dawn that some committee members from the Q-League and MQM supported the idea of reducing the term but most other members wanted it to remain at seven years.

The members believed that any reduction in the period of imprisonment would weaken the deterrence against white-collar crime.

The committee recommended that the accountability commission should have powers to decide the matter of non-payment of loans taken from banks, financial institutions and cooperative societies.

It suggested inclusion of financial experts in the commission.

One significant aspect of the new legislation is that it bars military officers from becoming its chairman.

The sources said NAB might be renamed as the National Accountability Commission or the National Commission of Accountability.

Under the new legislation the head of the commission would be a retired judge, a senior lawyer or any civilian appointed by the president.

The sources said that the post of deputy chairman which is currently held by a military officer would be abolished.

The NAB is facing an acute financial crisis and government’s tough attitude because leaders of the ruling coalition believed that the bureau was used as a tool of political victimisation by the regime headed by Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

Analysts here said that NAB, which was nearing its demise, would not be able to take any action against politicians, especially after promulgation of the National Reconciliation Ordinance which provides immunity to politicians involved in corruption cases and also bars it from instituting new cases against them.

Under the proposed accountability apparatus, its chairman will be appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, instead of the president.
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Solar eclipse spreads darkness over Asia [The News] 22 Jul, 2009


MUMBAI: The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century cast its shadow over western India Wednesday and headed for China on a path that was plunging hundreds of millions of people into temporary darkness.

Ancient superstition and modern commerce came together in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which could end up being the most watched eclipse in history, due to its path over Earth's most densely inhabited areas.

After forming over the sea west of India, the lunar shadow or 'umbra' made landfall in India's Gujarat state shortly before 6:30 am (0100 GMT) and quickly swallowed the city of Surat, the country's diamond polishing centre.

By eclipse standards, this is 'a monster,' NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak and University of Manitoba meteorologist Jay Anderson wrote in the US magazine Sky & Telescope.

After an eight-minute journey across central India, it was to squeeze between northern Bangladesh and the eastern tip of Nepal and then slice through some of China's biggest cities, including Chengdu, Chongqing and Wuhan, before arriving at Shanghai, a city of 20 million souls.

The umbra then flits across the islands of southern Japan and veers into the western Pacific, where at one point the duration of totality -- when the solar disc is wholly covered -- will be six minutes, 39 seconds.

If the clouds hold back, it could be the most-watched eclipse in history, and we will have to wait until 2132 before the totality duration is beaten.

The total transit will obscure the sun by 50 percent or more for an estimated two billion people, from the salt flat farmers of Gujarat to herdsmen in the foothills of the Tibetan Himalayas.

Superstition has always haunted the moment when Earth, Moon and Sun are perfectly aligned. The daytime extinction of the Sun, the source of all life, is associated with war, famine, flood and the death or birth of rulers.

Desperate for an explanation, the ancient Chinese blamed a Sun-eating dragon. In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to 'swallow' the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable.
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NKorea willing for deal, China tells US [The News] 29 Jul, 2009

Updated at: 0945PST, Wednesday, July 29, 2009
WASHINGTON: North Korea is willing to consider a new disarmament agreement if the United States takes into account its security concerns, a senior Chinese official said Tuesday.

Chinese and US officials, holding two days of wide-ranging talks in Washington, said they spoke at length about North Korea which in recent months has tested an atom bomb, fired missiles and bolted from a disarmament deal.

Wang Guangya, China's vice foreign minister, said that Beijing welcomed an active role by the United States in reaching a solution on the Korean peninsula.

'China believes that if the package solution that the United States is thinking about accommodates reasonable security concerns, it will be attractive to the North Korean side,' Wang told reporters.

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Musharraf snubs apex court hearing in emergency case



Former President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday ignored a summons from Supreme Court to explain his decision to impose a state of emergency and controversially sack judges two years ago.

The Supreme Court, headed by recently reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, issued notice to Musharraf to provide testimony as it investigates the decision that ultimately led to the ex-president's downfall.

But neither Musharraf, who lost power last year and has been a vocal critic of the current Pakistani administration, nor a lawyer on his behalf addressed the session Wednesday, said an AFP reporter.

‘Is somebody appearing on behalf of general Musharraf?’ asked Chaudhry to a resounding silence in the courtroom.

Malik Qayyum, who was attorney general under Musharraf and present in court, did not rise. Musharraf is understood to be in Britain.

But one leading Pakistani lawyer brushed aside the significance of both the summons and the no-show Wednesday.

‘Musharraf will not be handed down any punishment if he fails to appear before the court,’ former deputy attorney general under Musharraf, Raja Abdur Rehman, told AFP.

The purpose of the summons was for the former ruler, or a lawyer on his behalf, to explain his position on issues being examined by the court.

Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup, sacked Chaudhry and dozens of other senior judges in 2007, fearing that the chief justice would disqualify him from contesting a presidential election while in military uniform.

Senior lawyer Hamid Khan told the court it was the mindset of the former military ruler, who was a key ally of former US president George W. Bush in the ‘war on terror’, to treat the constitution merely as a piece of paper.

‘The purpose of proclaiming emergency rule and deposing the judges was meant to prevent a judgement from the 11-judge bench which was hearing the disqualification case,’ Khan told the court.

‘All actions, including the imposition of a state of emergency, were in fact an attack on the judiciary and aimed to save the skin of one individual.’

The Supreme Court chief justice said it was ‘unique’ in world history that ‘martial law’ was imposed in a country to curb the judiciary.

Musharraf was replaced last year as Pakistan's president by Asif Ali Zardari, whose party won general elections and who reinstated Chaudhry and his fellow judges in March following a protracted political crisis.

Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and lawyers organised a march on the capital Islamabad, demanding that Zardari reinstate the judges, during mass protests last March that risked further destabilising the nuclear-armed country.

Under Western pressure Zardari conceded to defuse the standoff with Sharif, who had urged the masses to rise up against the government.—
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pakistan Arms licences scam shakes interior ministry

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It is impossible for the investigators to determine how many such licences had been issued and to whom because the interior ministry officials did not maintain records in order to conceal such data. - File photo Pakistan
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Arms licences scam shakes interior ministry ISLAMABAD: The ministry of interior has been rocked by a scandal about thousands of licences of weapons of prohibited bore, including sub-machine guns, having been issued in an irregular manner and in violation of rules.

Although three employees of the ministry have been arrested, investigators looking into the matter are unable to determine the number of such weapons acquired by unknown people.

The Federal Investigation Agency discovered during an investigation ordered by the prime minister that fake bank receipts, forged signatures and fictitious stamps were used by several middle-ranking and junior officers of the ministry to issue such licences.

Part of the official record is missing, making it impossible for the investigators to determine how many such licences had been issued and to whom.

The information was provided to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday.

The FIA has found three section officers involved in the scam — Ali Abdullah Khalid, Dr Akhtar Ali Hakro and Malik Iftikhar. The committee was informed that interior ministry had issued 28,527 licences for weapons of prohibited bore from March 28, 2008, to June 26, 2009, and 6,000 of them were approved by Minister of State for Interior Tasneem Qureshi in May and June this year.

The number of such licences may be higher because most of the record is missing. The government is trying to ascertain the number of licences issued in violation of rules.

In a major breach of official procedure, a server provided by the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to check the identity of applicants was replaced by one sent by a private vendor, the investigators said.

They said that officials did not maintain record in order to conceal the number of licences issued and the identity of those who acquired prohibited lethal arms.

Pages from the Arms Endorsement Register were removed and the investigators found it difficult to ascertain how many applications had been processed without approval by the competent authority.

Only Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is authorised to issue licences of prohibited bore but he delegated the power to the minister of state on April 4 this year.

After receiving complaints from various quarters, including parliamentarians, about licences of prohibited weapons being issued without meeting the required formalities, the prime minister ordered the ministry on June 26 to stop issuing the permits and asked the standing committee to look into the matter.

The committee, according to its chairman Abdul Qadir Patel, was not satisfied with the pace and outcome of the inquiry. He said the committee had called for action to bring the culprits to book.

He said the committee had asked the ministry to explain why such a large number of permits had been issued after approval by the minister of state in just two months.

He said the committee had also asked the ministry to see if the number of licences issued tallied with the number approved.
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ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday observed that Supreme Court could not sentence former President General (r) Pervez Musharraf however it could declare his November 3, 2007 acts as unconstitutional.
Chief Justice observed this while responding to Advocate Hamid Khan who was representing the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) seeking regularisation of two Sindh High Court (SHC) judges Rashid Kalwar and Zafar Sherwani Khan and prayed to the court to declare Musharraf as usurper, invalidate his November 3, 2007 acts and try him for high treason on account of rebellion against the Constitution.
Chief Justice observed that the Supreme Court could not sentence anyone in the case in hand but could declare the November 3 acts as unconstitutional. Justice Mehmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, member of the 14-member larger bench, observed that it was up to the Parliament and the nation to try the former president.
Headed by the Chief Justice, the bench is hearing the SHCBA’s petition clubbed with Advocate Akram Sheikh’s petition against the PCO judges. The bench is also examining the November 3 acts of Pervez Musharraf and is likely to review the SC judgment in Tikka Iqbal Case, as the above-mentioned judges were denied confirmation on the basis of the said judgment. The same judgment had also validated the November 3 acts of former president.
During the course of proceedings, the Chief Justice observed that former military ruler had taken at least 41 unconstitutional steps after the imposition of emergency. He said that the Parliament could easily undo Musharraf’s ordinances, which were contrary to the Constitution.
Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday asked the Attorney General Latif Khosa as to why the Parliament had not legislated over the ordinance issued by the former president during the last one and a half year. The Attorney General replied that the government was bound to the court’s orders. Justice Jawwad S Khawaja observed that the court had not restricted the Parliament from performing its duties, to which Khosa said the government was bringing about constitutional package in which all the constitutional matters would be settled.
Earlier, the court commenced the proceedings an hour earlier than the schedule. Hamid Khan in his arguments referred to a comment of Justice Yaqoob Ali Khan in Asma Jilani Case, which stated that judges who took oath under LFO or PCO would be considered as collaborators with the usurpers. He also referred to another comment of the same judge, saying that the court should invalidate acts of a usurper and try him for high treason.
Moreover, he said, the circumstances, which led to the imposition of marshal laws in past were entirely different to the situation on November 3, 2007. Therefore, he contended, the Supreme Court judgments in Nusrat Bhutto and Zafar Ali Shah cases should not be extended to the Tikka Iqbal Case and prayed that all the actions taken by Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf on or after November 3, 2007 be declared as null and void and he (Musharraf) be declared usurper on the basis of principles laid down in Asma Jilani Case.
Hamid Khan further prayed to the court to revisit its judgment in Tikka Iqbal Case, to which the Chief Justice asked him to describe the instruments under which the said case could be revisited. Khan contended that Supreme Court had revisited its judgments in past and cited in the State Vs Zubair and WAPDA Vs Muhammad Khalil cases. Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, however, observed that under Article 198 of the Constitution, other courts were bound to the decisions rendered by Supreme Court, not the Supreme Court itself.
Hamid Khan, however, went on with his arguments and said that the November 3, 2007 acts were violation of the interim order of the 7-member bench of the Supreme Court. Moreover, he contended, the tribunal purported in Tikka Iqbal case was quorum non-judice (without jurisdiction), as, he said, there were no vacancies in the Supreme Court against which they were appointed.
He submitted that the Supreme Court Judges Act 1997 provided for only 17 judges in the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice while Article 176 of the Constitution stated that the number of judges in the Supreme Court could be enhanced only through an act of the Parliament.
He contended that the number of SC judges provided by the 1997 Act was intact, as the same Act was passed by both the houses of the Parliament and could only be amended so. “Money Bill can’t enhance the number of SC judges”, he observed. Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday observed that Money Bill could provide for financial provision for the prospective number of judges but the number of judges of the Supreme Court could be enhanced only by amending the 1997 Act.
Therefore, Hamid Khan continued, the notifications issued on November 3, 5, 12 (2007), December 9, 2007 and February 7, 2008, under which Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar was appointed as Chief Justice and 11 other judges were inducted in the Supreme Court were invalid. They were not even de facto judges, he contended. He submitted that if the Oath of Office (Judges) Order were declared null and void, then all these appointments would become invalid.
The Chief Justice asked Hamid Khan as to what would be the status of the judgments rendered by the said judges when he (Hamid Khan) was not considering them even de facto judges. He replied that principle of condonation might be more applicable than the de facto doctrine in the case in hand. He contended that certain actions of Yehya Khan were protected in Asma Jilani Case on the basis of public interest even though he was declared usurper in the same case.
Khan also termed the members of 7-member tribunal hearing Tikka Iqbal Case and the 13-member bench, which reviewed the same case as biased and beneficiary of the November 3 acts.
“Only one member of the 13-member tribunal was already a judge of the Supreme Court while all others were inducted from other courts”, he said.
Hamid Khan prayed to the court to nullify all the actions taken on November 3, 2007. He also prayed that all such acts be declared unconstitutional, the judges appointed in higher judiciary between November 3, 2007 up to March 24, 2009, be declared invalid and the Tikka Iqbal Case be revisited.
Complying with the court’s order, Secretary Interior Syed Kamal Shah submitted report regarding the incidents of terrorism occurred during November 3 to December 15, 2007. According to the report, a total 160 incidents of terrorism occurred during the said period in which 116 people including 45 security personnel lost their lives while 137 FIRs were registered.
After the conclusion of Hamid Khan’s arguments, Advocate Akram Sheikh commenced his arguments in his petition against the PCO judges. He questioned the legal status of Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar as Chief Justice of Pakistan from November 3, 2007 to March 16, 2009 and asked whether a person who could not even be appointed as Acting Chief Justice during the said period was authorized to be consulted for the appointment of Supreme Court and high courts’ judges. He contended that under Articles 177 and 193 of the Constitution, even duly appointed Acting Chief Justice was not authorized to be consulted in the appointment of judges.
Akram Sheikh prayed to the court to try Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution for violation of his oath of office as Chief of Army Staff and a tribunal be formed to determine what was according to the Constitution and what was not.
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Environment ministry signs agreement on biogas project

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Environment and the Rural Support Programmes Network Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for facilitation in implementing of domestic biogas programme.
The objective of the Rs2.8 million programme is to establish a commercially viable biogas sector. Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) is a strategic platform for the RSPs, providing them with capacity building support and assisting them in policy advocacy and donor linkages.

Environment Director General Javed Ali Khan and RSPN Chief Executive Officer Shandana Khan signed the document, while Mr Afridi was the chief guest of the signing ceremony.

The environment ministry would be the patron of the programme and would facilitate in coordination amongst different government institutions for its successful implementation.

RSPN would host the programme under its ‘Special Projects Wing’ for its first year. An important function of this incubation period was to develop the programme as a separate and autonomous entity in which the interests of stakeholders from private sector, government and civil society were represented.



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Solar energy project planned for south Punjab

LAHORE: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) is initiating a solar energy project in southern Punjab, an official told Dawn.

The project cost is about Rs84 million and Rs34.505 million has been earmarked for the current year, says EPD Director General Shagufta Shahjahan.

She says two types of alternate energy packages will be introduced under the project. One package shall provide only solar lights while the other shall provide solar lights as well as fans. Only 20 per cent of the price shall be paid by beneficiaries and the remaining 80 per cent by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA).

The project targets rural areas of southern Punjab. District offices of the EPA Punjab will be used for collection of applications for solar packages, distribution, training and interaction with applicants and follow up action.

EPA will make arrangements for the training of electricians and technicians from various cities of Punjab at its field offices for installation, repair and maintenance of solar systems. Those successfully completing the training shall be issued certificates.

Solar technologies are almost maintenance free and solar panels usually have a lifespan of 25 years. Solar package providers will be responsible for operation and maintenance of installations for one year. After one year consumers will be responsible for operation and management of the systems.

Solar lights and fans will be installed in all EPA field offices for a demonstration. Under this project two types of solar packages will be offered to southern Punjab people, especially those living in non-electrified rural areas.

Ms Shahjahan said the rising electricity cost and shortage of supply were serious concerns and there was a dire need to supplement energy supplies through alternate means. She said solar technologies were environment friendly and had low operational cost along with portability and usage. Investment made through instant intervention will sensitise urban and rural communities about the uses of sunlight, which is available everywhere in the country in abundance, she added.
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Police find dead body of former Pakistan chief diplomat [Dawn News] 08 Aug, 2009


ISLAMABAD: A former Pakistani chief diplomat was found dead in his Islamabad residence on Saturday, police said.

'We found Niaz A. Naik's decomposed body in his house, which was locked from inside,' local police official Baddar Munir told AFP.

Naik, 70, who retired as foreign secretary, the top bureaucratic post in the foreign ministry, more than a decade ago, was known for his back channel diplomacy aimed at improving Pakistan's ties with India.

'We have sent the body for autopsy to ascertain the cause of death,' Munir said, adding that Naik was living alone in the house.

Naik's friends had earlier informed police that the former diplomat was missing for the last five days.

'Niaz A. Naik was a distinguished diplomat who served Pakistan with great commitment and professionalism,' an official statement quoted foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi as saying.

'The foreign ministry and the nation will always remember his services,' Qureshi added



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Pakistan committed to ensure equal rights for all minorities: President, PM [Geo TV] 11 Aug, 2009



ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani urged to promote religious tolerance and respect for each others faith.

In a message on the Minorities Day, they said Pakistan stands committed to ensure equal rights for all minorities as enshrined in the Constitution, and all measures will be taken for their complete freedom and security.

President Asif Ali Zardari said “Minorities are a sacred trust for Pakistan,” and pointed that father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah made this solemn pledge at the time of creation of Pakistan in categorical and unequivocal terms.

Quaid-e-Azam also made it clear that the policy of equality, freedom and security for all communities shall be ensured.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has reiterated the government''s commitment to fully safeguard the rights and privileges of minorities as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan.

"On this day I reiterate that the rights and privileges of all the minorities living in Pakistan shall be fully safeguarded by the People''s Government as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan in accordance with the guiding principles laid down by the father of nation in his historic speech of August 11, 1947", he said in his message on the occasion of Minorities Day.

The Prime Minister said he was extremely delighted to see that the "Minorities Day" is being celebrated for the first time in the history of Pakistan, adding, the declaration of August 11 as Minorities Day is clear proof of the government''s commitment toensure equal rights for communities in Pakistan.

He said the observance of this day will provide a unique opportunity to show our solidarity with regard to the interest of Minorities and acknowledge their contribution towards the Pakistan society.

The Prime Minister said Pakistan is historically a multi-cultural society where people belonging to different faiths have been rationally living together in peace, harmony and mutual understanding



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