Two pieces of news which made one smile:
CJ not to hear Bahria Town cases (22.6.12)
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftiklhar Muhammad Chaudhry has detached himself from the hearing of Bahria Town cases.
According to a court order issued during the Bahria Town guard murder case, contempt of court proceedings were underway against Malik Riaz who had spoken out against the Chief Justice and the judiciary. There have been allegations leveled against the Chief Justice by Malik Riaz which is why he (Chief Justice) will not hear cases against Bahria Town, the order said. Later the court adjourned hearing of the Bahria Town guard murder case till June 25.
(About this, one should note our CJ seems to have developed a superb sense of timing in what he's doing. Also, Malik Riaz had been given another seven days to find himself a lawyer to defend him in the contempt of court case pending against him. It seems no lawyer is now willing to fight the ex-King of Pakistan's cause at the moment).
PPP nominates Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as PM candidate
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and its coalition partners have nominated Raja Pervaiz Ashraf for the post of prime minister, Geo News reported Friday.
(Fine! If this nomination is confirmed, we are going to have a splendid time of it on 27.6.12 when IK comes out for the first time with the public in a "load-shedding" protest march. The man behind the whole fiasco should now be the PM of Pakistan. Happy days ahead! Really, PPP seems to have lost all sense of proportion, which is all to the good for the future of the country.)