Nirmal Om newsline

PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif called key party meeting on February 24 and it is expected to give ouster of PPP ministers from Punjab a final shape in the meeting. Provincial and central organizing committee, federal and provincial parliamentary party, unification block and senior party leaders will attend the meeting.The meet, 10-point agenda will be discussed and ouster of PPP from Punjab Cabinet will also be reviewed. Decisions about changing political scenario will also be taken in the meeting.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has slammed the use of violence to suppress anti-government protests in the Middle East, and asked the Arab leaders to instead "learn lessons and deliver bold reforms"."I will say it once again: the situation calls for bold reforms, not repression," Ban told reporters. Commenting on the violent police raid on pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain, the UN Secretary General said: "The reports from Bahrain overnight are deeply troubling. Here as elsewhere, violence should not be used against peaceful demonstrators and against journalists". "It must stop," he added, calling on those responsible to be brought to justice. He said the protests had been sparked by people's frustration at the lack of jobs and the lack of freedom of expression, assembly and communication and of not being able to participate in their country's political process."We have seen the wide (spread) demonstrations, outbursts of demonstrations and vo...