Karachi, Aug 29: Taking a note of a large number of Hindus migrating to other places in the Sindh province due to an increase in the number of kidnappings for ransom, robberies and other threats, the Pakistan Government has reportedly asked the Sindh provincial government to submit a report on the displacement of Hindus and other minorities.

The federal Interior Ministry has also directed the Sindh government to take action against the worsening law and order situation, the reason for the migration of the minorities, particularly from Kashmore and Jacobabad, reported the Daily Times.

Islamabad- Pakistani lawyers, backed by human rights activists and political workers, staged countrywide sit-ins Thursday to press the government to reinstate dozens of senior judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf.

The powerful legal community resumed protests three days after the 6-month-old ruling coalition collapsed on differences over returning the justices to their jobs.

Small but enthusiastic groups of lawyers blocked main roads across the country, jamming traffic for about two hours.

Washington, Aug 28: Following media reports that Pak-American ‘terror suspect’ Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s health was worsening by the day inside the US federal prison where she is being held for almost a month, Pakistan has officially conveyed its concerns to the US Government regarding her well-being.

Dr Aafia (36) has been nursing her bullet wounds inside the prison. According to prosecutors, she was shot by a US Army officer after she grabbed his rifle from the floor and pointed it at an officer.