New York bar awarded its highest honor to CJP Iftikhar M. Chaudhry

Abdul I. Mughal 4 years ago Region: Pakistan

NEW YORK: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry received Honorary Membership at a solemn ceremony on October 18, 2008, from one of the world's largest bar associations, “New York City Bar Association”. Chaudhry is the ... more

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G8 Leaders Agree To Place Slap Zimbabwe With Stricter Sanctions

Can Tran 4 years ago Region: Japan

It may have seemed a bit unfathomable at first. Several months ago, the main issue of the G8 summit to be hosted in Hokkaido, Japan, would be combating climate change. Then, the main issue would be shifting to combating ri... more

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Judges Play Musical Chairs

IWPR 4 years ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

The annual rotation of judges disrupts and slows the judicial process, according to lawyers in Syria. However, they acknowledge that it may be an attempt to reduce the scope for corruption. On June 10, Syria shuffled a nu... more

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Turkmen Leader Seeks Longer Term

IWPR 4 years ago Region: Turkmenistan

  The constitutional reforms recently announced in Turkmenistan appear geared toward strengthening the powers of the president rather than achieving a balance of power between executive, legislature and judiciary, NB... more

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Saudi Arabia: Dhahran Under Siege

Global Voices 4 years ago Region: Saudi Arabia

 by Amira Al Hussaini Saudi Arabia hosted the Gulf Cooperation Council's Summit in its Eastern province, bringing the leaders of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE under one roof - and holding th... more

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What Bangladesh got from recent Advisory Council reshuffle?

Noakhali Barta 5 years ago Region: Bangladesh

This is off course not the only analysis, but we think this is the most important analysis.     According to our assessment, the members of the current interim government has one lagging. As a group, so... more

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Weddings and fears

Abdur Raziq 5 years ago Region: Pakistan

It’s a wedding season in Kohat district of NWFP Pakistan, when an invitation card was slipped under my closed bedroom door by my five years old nephew Bilal I was astonished to see that invitation was extended to me ... more

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Lebanon PM vows dialogue

Karim Hussein 6 years ago Region: Lebanon

  Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Monday that he "believes in democracy and freedom of expression as long as it does not attack others people's dignities and freedoms." Siniora made his comments... more

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Article 209 of Pakistan Constitution empowers President to take action against a judge

Abdur Raziq 6 years ago Region: Pakistan

In clause five of article 209  of Pakistan Constitution it is mentioned that if on information received from the Council or any other source, the president is of the opinion that a judge of the Supreme Court or of a H... more

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THE HURRIYAT- HIZBUL CONNECTION

Niloofar Qureshi 9 months ago Region: India

THE HURRIYAT- HIZBUL CONNECTION Top of Form Niloofar Qureshi The Hurriyat has been for long accused by many of being a ‘front’ for the pro Pakistan militant group Hizbul Mujahideen. According to the detr... more

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