‘Khuda Ke Liye’ to debut at IFFI

A proud moment for lollywood indeed as director Shoaib Mansoor’s KHUDA KE LIYE will be the FIRST EVER entry from Pakistan to make its way in to the competition section of the 38th IFFI that starts on Nov 23, 2007.

Starring popular Pakistani actor Shaan, and with India’s Naseeruddin Shah in the pivotal special appearance as a maulavi who drives sense into the protagonist’s mind, “Khuda Ke Liye” (In the Name of God) will compete with 15 other films for the top honours in the Asian-African-Latin American Competition.

Source [The Economic Times]

Pakistan Army (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated

President, General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday promulgated Pakistan Army (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007 to amend the Pakistan Army Act 1952.

Follow the link to read the text of the ordinance: [LINK]

Pakistan Emergency Rule to end in 1 month’s time

President Pervez Musharraf’s government has promised to lift Pakistan’s state of emergency in one month’s time.

Islamabad has said that free and fair elections will be held by Jan/Feb 2008 while the current on going Emergency shall be lifted in a month as well. It remains to be seen if the current Pakistan government will live up to its promise amid severe protests and criticsm from within the country as well as immense international pressure to restore democracy and lift the ban on media and judiciary.

‘Leave Pakistani Soil within the next 72 hours!’

Pakistan ordered the expulsion of three journalists from a British newspaper for using “foul and abusive” language about Pakistan and its leadership.

“Three foreign journalists have been given 72 hours to leave,” Deputy Information Minister Tariq Azim Khan said. “They were using foul and abusive language against Pakistan and Pakistan’s leadership.”

A senior information ministry official said all three worked for the Daily Telegraph. However colleagues of the correspondents said two worked for the Daily Telegraph and one for the Sunday Telegraph, and that one had already left the country. The move was taken in response to an editorial published in the Daily Telegraph on Nov. 9, the information ministry official said, asking not to be named. He gave no details.

The Daily Telegraph’s editorial headquarters in London did not immediately comment on the report.

[Khaleej Times]