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President Zardari approves the appointment of high court judges
President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of additional judges to several high courts, along with the confirmation of some additional judges as permanent members of the judiciary.
The appointments have been approved for the high courts of Lahore, Sindh, Balochistan, Islambad and Peshawar. The president has also approved the confirmation of certain additional judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Lahore High Court (LHC) as permanent judges.
In another decision, President Zardari approved measures to bring the salaries, allowances and pensions of Supreme Court judges in line with those of judges of the Federal Constitutional Court.
The president also approved amendments to the 1997 order concerning leave, pensions and other privileges of high court judges.
Separately, Haroon Akhtar has been approved for appointment as the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Industries and Production.
The decisions follow recommendations made during meetings of the Judicial Commission held on July 20 and 21. The commission had recommended the appointment of 19 additional judges. It had also recommended the confirmation of five additional judges as permanent judges and an extension for one judge.
A day earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the president and prime minister through their secretaries over the delay in approving a summary related to the appointment of new judges, seeking a response by tomorrow.
The notices were issued on a petition challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s failure to approve the summary. The court also issued a notice to the Ministry of Law and sought its response by Tuesday.
The IHC questioned at what stage the summary was currently pending and sought clarification from the federal government regarding the delay.
The case was argued by Zaed Asif Chaudhry on behalf of petitioner Luqman Zafar. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir expressed strong displeasure with the federal government during the hearing.
Addressing Additional Attorney General Rashid Hafeez, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir questioned the federal government’s handling of the matter and asked whether it had any interest in resolving the issue.
The judge said the court had expected the federal government to fulfill its responsibility but that this had not happened.
Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir asked at what stage the summary was pending and whether the government had any information about it.
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Trophy unveiled as Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England gear up for ODI tri-series
The trophy for the upcoming ODI tri-series between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England has been unveiled with the captains of the three sides sitting for photographs with the silverware.
Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, England captain Harry Brook and Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis were present at the trophy unveiling ceremony ahead of the much-awaited tournament.
The tri-series begins on October 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with hosts Pakistan facing Sri Lanka in the opening game. The match is set to commence at 1:00 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Rawalpindi will host the first three matches of the competition before the action shifts to Lahore.
The final will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on October 31.
The teams will face each other twice in a double round-robin format throughout the league stage, creating a competitive series amongst the three nations.
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Indian students hold ‘stop vote theft’ protest against Modi govt in London
Hundreds of Indian students gathered at Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and seek the dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.
The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.
The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.
He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.
“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will continue until the Chief Election Commissioner is removed and a person accepted by the government and Leader of the Opposition is appointed.”
Hundreds of Indian students gathered at the Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demand the sacking of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.
The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.
The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.
He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.
“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will end when the Chief Election Commissioner is replaced by a person acceptable to both the government and the Leader of the Opposition.
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Canada reports deaths after ‘incident’ on military base in Alberta
Late on Saturday, Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty stated there were “fatalities and injuries” following an incident at a military base in western Canada.
“I am saddened to say that there have been fatalities and injuries as a consequence of an incident on the base,” McGuinty added, named as Wainwright in Alberta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously posted to X on Saturday that “a serious incident creating a major fire” had occurred at the base.
Neither gave specifics about how many injuries there were or what happened at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, some 200 kilometers southeast of Edmonton.
“We’ll have more to say in the hours and days to come,” added McGuinty.
CFB Wainwright is among the busiest army bases in Canada.
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