One of the two signatories of the Murree Declaration ñ Asif Ali Zardari
ñ has started facing public criticism for making fun of the 30 days
deadline given for the restoration of the judges while the D-day for
the other, Nawaz Sharif, is fast approaching.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Kamran Lashari Thursday
directed officials to expedite work on finalizing plan of over
two-dozen interchanges and underpasses to be constructed on avenues and
highways of the federal capital in the next three years.

Co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari has announced that
he will be taking part in the coming by-elections and that he can
become a prime minister if need be. In his interview to a British news
channel, Zardari said he and his sister Faryal Talpur will submit
nomination papers to contest by-elections from Benazir Bhutto’s
constituency NA-270.

In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference
(APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has emphasised that in the backdrop of
changing circumstances at the world level, a solution of Kashmir
dispute could be brought through tripartite talks keeping in view the
Kashmiris aspirations.

Pakistan made the clean-sweep in five
match one-day series when they beat Bangladesh by 150 runs in the final
Day/Night International at National Stadium  here  on Saturday.

Pakistan’s leg of the Olympic torch relay passed off peacefully behind
closed doors and amid heavy security Wednesday, as Australia and India
braced for anti-China protests when the flame reaches them.

The Olympic flame witnessed its tenth-stop relay in Sports Complex of Islamabad on Wednesday with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani attending the opening and celebration ceremonies.

MULTAN: Pakistan gained 4-0 lead in the series by defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets in the fourth One-day International here on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza
Gilani on Monday said the resolution of Kashmir issue in accordance
with the wishes of the people of Kashmir could ensure lasting peace in
the region and bring about the much needed progress and prosperity for
the people.

Fans waited with bated breath as a grand
rehearsal was conducted Tuesday on the eve of Islamabad leg of the
Torch Relay for this year’s Beijing Olympics.