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Chaudhry''s restoration, an extraordinary victory for Pak legal fraternity: Washington Post

Pak minister Rehman’s resignation drama refuses to die down

Pak minister Rehman’s resignation drama refuses to die downLahore, Mar 16: The drama behind the resignation of Information Minister Sherry Rehman is not going to die down easily, as there are very few takers for the explanation given by Pakistan People’s Party stalwarts about the circumstances leading to her exit from the office.

PPP MNA Fouzia Wahab on Sunday narrated her own version of the story. Talking to a news channel on Sunday, she stated that Rehman had resigned two weeks ago, but no formal announcement was made at that time.

Nasim urges India to help Pak revive international cricket

Nasim urges India to help Pak revive international cricketLahore, Mar 16 : Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has urged India and other Asian countries to help the troubled country revive its chances of hosting international cricket.

Pakistan cricket is facing a bleak future after the Lahore attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team's bus earlier this month.

Nasim also said similar terrorist strikes can hit cricket in other Asian countries as well, The Daily Times reported.

Long March: Pak’s Deputy AG, PPP Parliamentary Secretary resign in protest

Long March: Pak’s Deputy AG, PPP Parliamentary Secretary resign in protestLahore, Mar 16 : To protest the "undemocratic steps adopted by the Pakistan People's Party Government against the marchers", Deputy Attorney of Pakistan Abdul Hayee Gillani and PPP Parliamentary Secretary Ijaz Virk have resigned from their posts to record their protest against the torture of lawyers.

Leaders, intellectuals welcome Pak Govt''s move to restore deposed chief justice

Leaders, intellectuals welcome Pak Govt''s move to restore deposed chief justiceLahore/Islamabad/ Gujranwala, Mar. 16: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and chief of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, on Monday congratulated the whole nation over the reinstatement of the deposed judges.

Addressing a charged "Long March" rally in Gujranwala, Sharif termed the restoration of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry as a big success and a prelude to positive change in Pakistan.

Gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai weds police constable in her native village

Gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai weds police constable in her native villageLahore, Mar. 16 : Mukhtaran Mai, the woman who was gang-raped by tribals in 2002 for seeking to safe her brother from radical Islamic justice, has married a police constable from her native village in Muzaffargarh, a private TV channel reported on Sunday.

According to The News, Mai married to Nasir Abbas Gabol. It was Gabol's second marriage and Mai's family members attended the event.

Mai attracted the attention of local and international media after she was gang-raped on the orders of a panchayat.

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