http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us ISLAMABAD :Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the 17th amendment in the Constitution had distorted the parliamentary system, which needed to be corrected. "The system envisaged by original 1973 Constitution of Pakistan is parliamentary democracy, but the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148386 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:50:55 -0700 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sherry Rehman Tuesday strongly condemned the blast at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan which caused loss of precious lives. "The government would never tolerate such acts and the perpetrators would be taken to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148384 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:46:40 -0700 KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Tuesday visited injured party workers admitted to Liaquat National Hospital Monday. Some unknown armed persons had opened fires at a PPP camp set up to celebrate the resignation of Pervez Musharraf... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148360 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:21 -0700 KARACHI: One person was killed and seven others injured during robbery and street crimes in various parts of Karachi. Police said mobile snatchers injured a young person aged 22 when he was coming out of sweet shops at MA Jinnah... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148350 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:44:29 -0700 ISLAMABAD: Former President Pervez Musharraf says he has no plans to leave the country and will stay along with his family in Islamabad. He made thses comments while talking to a 40-member delegation of PML-Q who met him on Wednesday.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148349 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:43:33 -0700 KARACHI: GEO NEWS MQM Rabita Committee Convener, Salim Shahzad said that the poor and middle class has as much right over Pakistan as those of the Jagirdars and Waderas, the poor facing starvation and instead of addressing their problems, the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148348 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:42:00 -0700 ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Malik Abdul Qayyum has submitted his resignation here on Wednesday. Secretary Law Agha Rafiq told Geo News that Malik Qayyum has formally apprised him about his resignation. About appointment of new attorney general, he said no decision... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148347 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:41:03 -0700 KARACHI(Geo News) A bearish spell was witnessed at the Karachi Stock market today as investor's offloaded their positions due to fears of polarization in the coalition on the issue of restoration of the judiciary. The benchmark KSE-100 Index shed 393... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1148331 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:39:18 -0700 Musharraf finally gives up "saving" Pakistan ISLAMABAD(SAMAA TV) Faced with the humiliation of impeachment, former army chief Pervez Musharraf quit as Pakistan president on Monday, having lost political, popular and increasingly even U.S. support. Born in New Delhi on August... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140909 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:14:44 -0700 Tuesday, August 19, 2008 LAHORE(The Nation) PML-N leaders have demanded General (r) Pervez Musharraf should be put on trial for plundering national wealth and bringing country to the brink of destruction. Talking to The News, PML-N Vice President Zafar Ali... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140889 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:07:00 -0700 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States has lost a strong ally with the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf but Pakistan's civilian government is unlikely to make any major change to his security policy, analysts said on Tuesday. The former army... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140876 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:03:05 -0700 ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AFP): Human Rights Watch Tuesday urged Pakistan's government to undo the “unlawful acts” of former President Musharraf and hold him accountable for his “crimes.” “Musharraf's brazen disrespect for human rights and the rule of law for nearly... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140818 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:54:04 -0700 ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): The Gallup survey (Pakistan) Tuesday revealed 63 per cent people rejoice over President Musharraf's resignation, while only 15 per cent regret it. "20 per cent were ambivalent saying they were neither happy nor unhappy", the survey... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140817 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:53:15 -0700 ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): PML-Q leader Tariq Azeem told BBC Radio Tuesday former President Musharraf will not leave the country and if someone files cases against him, he will face the charges. He said Musharraf was advised by the PML-Q... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140806 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:49:29 -0700 KARACHI, Aug 19 (AFP): Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif's 'B' sample has tested positive for a banned substance, leaving him facing a two-year ban, his lawyer said Tuesday info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140791 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:48:09 -0700 ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP) Prominent Indian human rights activist and author Arundhati Roy said recent protests in the occupied territory have made it clear that the people of Kashmir want freedom from India. Roy in an interview said those who... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140744 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:38:17 -0700 Is Linux finally ready for the Desktop takeover? By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice of the desktop Everyone with even a minor experience in computers knows... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140667 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:23:38 -0700 Source The News LAHORE: All activities in the Punjab Civil Secretariat stood still during President Pervez Musharraf's address to the nation and provincial secretaries and their subordinate staff kept their eyes fixed on TV screens. They waited anxiously for what... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140644 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:16:21 -0700 Source: The News Tuesday, August 19, 2008 ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Water and Power called upon the government on Monday not to further increase the electricity charges and to take immediate efforts for enhancing the hydel potential on war-footing.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140558 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:02:46 -0700 Source: The News By Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman on Monday said Musharraf's resignation was a triumph of democracy and a vindication of the nation's determination for a civilian political order. "General Musharraf had... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/1140545 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:00:05 -0700