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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Massive 40-foot shark found off the coast of Pakistan

A 40-foot long whale shark was found dead near Karachi, Pakistan, a Pakistani newspaper reports. Mehmood Khan, the owner of the Charai Fishery, said the whale shark was spotted unconscious 10 days ago in waters about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the fishery.

8-member Supreme Court bench to hear PM’s intra-court appeal

Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday constituted an eight-member larger bench of the apex court to hear the intra-court appeal of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani against the SC decision to indict him in contempt of court case.