kills three cops in Lakki Marwat

AKKI MARWAT: Insurgents have bombed a police mobile in Lakki Marwat killing three security personnel, anewz News reported.

Policemen came under attack while they were on a routine patrol near Buland Khel Mord (road turn) in Shahbaz Khel area.

According to initial reports, militants first attacked the law enforcers with hand grenades and then emptied their assault rifles at them.

The strike left the police mobile completely wrecked.

Aitzaz says PM acted on advice: Gilani contempt

ISLAMABAD: A seven-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) is hearing Prime Minister Gilani's contempt case, anewz News reported Thursday. Defence Counsel barrister Aitzaz Ahsan contended that the Prime Minister acted on the advice of ministry in accordance with rules of business. Upon which, Justice Nasirul Mulk remarked that on one hand there is advice and on the another there are clear court orders. Can the prime minister not reject the advice, Justice Nasir asked, to which Aitzaz replied that he can but the safe way was to implement it. The bench on Wednesday asked Aitzaz to conclude his arguments on preliminary issues of show cause notice in National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) on Thursday before tea-break. The bench comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Athar Saeed is hearing the show cause notice served upon the Prime Minister in National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation issue.

Gen Mattis, Sherry Rehman discuss Pak-US relations

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s new ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman met with the Centcom Commander General James Mattis here on Wednesday and discussed Pakistan-US relationships.

The ambassador “stressed the need for both countries to work together to build a relationship that is equitable, transparent and predictable.”

Rehman also added that Pakistan had endured the most sacrifices than any other country in the war against terror, and that Pakistan had also contributed the most towards successes in the war.

Centcom Commander General James Mattis “acknowledged Pakistan’s contribution, especially the close cooperation of Pakistani military with Nato/Isaf forces in Afghanistan.”

BABAR AWAN contempt proceedings today

Supreme Court (SC) will resume the hearing of Senator Babar Awan contempt of court case today, anewz News reported.

The SC on January 13 granted time till February 2 to former law minister Babar Awan to engage a counsel to defend him in a contempt of court case filed against him.

A two-member bench, comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Muhammad Ather Saeed, heard a contempt of court case against Awan who appeared before the court and asked for more time to engage a counsel. He said he deemed it appropriate to appear before the court along with his counsel. He also submitted that he wanted to file his reply to the contempt notice through his lawyer.

The court granted Awan extra time and warned him to act with caution in the meantime. To a court query, Awan said he had some responsibilities to shoulder as a parliamentarian and would not go anywhere.

On January 4, the court had issued contempt of court notices to Awan and four other Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders, including two sitting ministers, for holding a 'contemptuous' press conference at the Press Information Department. The leaders had categorically rejected the Supreme Court's December 1, 2011 decision to form a judicial commission to probe the memo case.

Similarly, on January 5, the court abruptly put off the hearing of the presidential reference to revisit the death sentence awarded to former prime minister and PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and issued another show cause notice to Babar Awan asking him to explain and file a reply till Jan 9 about why his license to practice law at the Supreme Court should not be cancelled for ridiculing the apex court time and again.

For addressing the controversial press conference, the court had also issued contempt notices to Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan and Adviser to Prime Minister Farooq Awan.

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