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‘I am considered a weak Muslim’, says Pervez Musharraf

Skardu, Oct 25 : President Pervez Musharraf has said that no one should interpret Islam according to one’s own will, and added that he is considered a weak Muslim for opposing terrorism.

A380 heads for Sydney on final leg of its inaugural commercial flight

Sydney, Oct.25 : THE world's largest passenger jumbo jet, the Airbus A380, is on its way to Sydney as it completes the final leg of its inaugural commercial flight.

Karachi blasts: FBI attends FIA meeting

Islamabad, Oct 25 : The FBI is taking an active interest in the ongoing investigation into the attack on Benazir Bhutto’s reception rally, with representatives of the US agency attending a briefing

Oaths taken during dictatorship constitutional: Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday

EU’s new blue card scheme may attract over 20 mln Asian, African immigrants

London, Oct 24 : The European Union (EU) is likely to see a rush of Asian and African immigrants in the coming days following a new blue card scheme, initiated on the lines of the US green card.

The blue card scheme, unveiled by EU Immigration Commissioner Franco Frattini, will allow close to 20 million immigrants and their families to settle in the member states.

Those having over three years' work experience or a university degree will be entitled to get the blue card, which will let them to work in a member country under "fast-track" immigration reforms.

However, the qualified workers will need to prove they have been offered a job lasting at least one year and with a salary at least three times the legal minimum wage applicable in the country they are heading for.

Dorab Patel Award for Pakistan lawyers

Karachi, Oct 24 : The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has announced that it would confer the second Dorab Patel Award on Pakistani lawyers for their "contribution to public recognition and acceptance of the essential values of the rule of the law, independence of the judiciary and the restoration of ‘true democracy’.

"The HRCP has decided to award the lawyers of Pakistan the Dorab Patel Award for the promotion of the rule of law," said Iqbal Haider, Secretary-General of the HRCP.

He said that the HRCP acknowledged the contribution and role of a large number of lawyers, particularly the young activists among them, and the various bar associations and councils throughout the country, not only in the major cities but also in the districts and the towns.

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