TEHRAN: A top advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday welcomed US President Barack Obama's olive branch to Tehran but urged him to bac

TEHRAN: A top advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday welcomed US President Barack Obama's olive branch to Tehran but urged him to back his words with concrete action to repair past mistakes.

"We welcome the wish of the president of the United States to put away the past differences," Ali Akbar Javanfekr told foreign news agency in reaction to Obama's New Year message to Iranians in which he urged a resolution of differences and an "honest" engagement with Tehran.

"But the way to do that is not by Iran forgetting the previous hostile and aggressive attitude of the United States," Javanfekr said.

"The American administration has to recognise its past mistakes and repair them as a way to put away the differences."

Javanfekr said Obama has talked of change but had "not taken any concrete steps to repair the mistakes committed against Iran."

"He has to go further than words and take action. If Obama shows willingness to take action, the Iranian government will not show its back to him."

Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar leaves SC

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar spent his last day at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday.

Justice Dogar will lay down office tomorrow. He assumed responsibilities on November 3, 2007 after chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was deposed by former President Pervez Musharraf.

A dinner will be hosted in his honour this evening. After Justice Dogar’s retirement, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will assume charge as Chief Justice of Pakistan on March 22.

Revolution only way to change outdated system’: Nawaz

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that the long march began in current month and the mission to get rid of outdated system will be accomplished by March next year.

Addressing PML-N workers here on Friday, Nawaz said March 16 will be remembered as a revolutionary day in the history of Pakistan when the nation got united for the supremacy of justice. He said a revolution is needed to change the outdated system. He congratulated the nation on the reinstatement of deposed judges.

Nawaz said the restoration of judiciary will be celebrated in PML-N General Council meeting on March 23.