Friday, December 28, 2012

Taliban seize 22 Pak paratroopers


 
PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban have seized at least 22 men from a regional paramilitary force in attacks on three checkpoints in northern Pakistan, a regional official said on Thursday.

Taliban and other Pakistani sources put the figure at 30. The raids close to the provincial capital of Peshawar follows two high-profile attacks in the city this month, underlining the Taliban's willingness to take on the Pakistani state amid speculation of divisions among senior Talibani leadership.




Khar and Saudi FM to discuss crisis in Syria



 
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is likely to visit Riyadh on Jan 1 for consultations on the aggravating Syrian crisis amid stepped-up international efforts to end the conflict.

“The foreign minister will stop over in the Saudi capital on her way to New York,” a senior Pakistani official told Dawn.

Ms Khar is travelling to New York on the occasion of Pakistan assuming the United Nations Security Council’s rotational presidency.


Ahmadinejad sacks only female minister



 
DUBAI: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday dismissed his only female cabinet minister, health minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, after she criticized her colleagues for failing to provide funds to import vital medicines.

Appointed in 2009, Dastjerdi was the first woman government minister since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. While seen as politically conservative, the gynaecologist has advocated a greater role for women in society.

Reports have emerged in recent weeks of shortages of some critical medicines for treatment of cancer, multiple sclerosis, blood disorders and other serious conditions.


India fail to defend Asian Champions Trophy


 
DOHA: India ended the year on a sordid note as they failed to defend their title, losing 4-5 to arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-soring final of the second Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Thursday.

Sans experienced players, a young Indian outfit put up a brave fight before surrendering before their much-experienced opponents, whom they had defeated 2-1 in the round robin stages of the tournament.


Sushil Kumar Shinde says decision on Telangana within a month


 
New Delhi: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday said that a decision on the issue of separate statehood for Telangana would be taken within a month. Addressing the press following an all-party meeting on the issue, Shinde urged people to maintain calm over the matter. "I appeal the youth of Andhra Pradesh to maintain peace. The government will take a decision on this and whatever will happen will be good," he said.





Delhi gangrape case: Sonia Gandhi, PM say guilty will not be spared


 
Assuring best possible medical care to the Delhi gangrape victim, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that Government was committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible even as Congress President Sonia Gandhi stressed that no time should be lost in punishing them.

Gandhi, in her first public reaction on the incident, skipped wishing New Year greetings, saying "...Not so today because our thoughts are with the young woman, who is fighting for her life after the barbarous attack".

She added "our only wish today is that she recovers and comes back to us and that no time is lost in bringing the perpetrators of such a barbarous act to justice".


Mobile phone services suspended in Karachi over ‘terror threat’


 
KARACHI: Mobile phone services were suspended in Karachi on Friday over security concerns and threat of terrorism, DawnNews reported.

Services would remain suspended from 11 am to 6 pm in the city, sources said.

Sources moreover said that it was likely that cell phone services would also be suspended in Peshawar.

Militants in Pakistan often detonate bombs using cell phones and the government has implemented similar service suspensions in the past.

BB murder probe should include Zardari: Sanaullah


 
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that President Asif Ali Zardari should be included in the investigation for disallowing a postmortem of the late Benazir Bhutto’s body as it would have helped the ruling coalition to find those involved in her murder, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to media representatives at the Punjab Assembly, the provincial law minister said that those responsible for Benazir’s security and for washing off the evidence from the crime scene should also be included in the investigation.



British actress Kate Winslet marries for third time


 
LONDON: British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married for the third time, her publicist confirmed on Thursday.

The 37-year-old, best known for her starring role in the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic”, married Ned RocknRoll, a nephew of music and aviation tycoon Richard Branson.

The private ceremony was attended by Winslet’s two children from previous marriages and “a very few friends and family”, according to the publicist, and took place in New York earlier this month.

Netanyahu, Jordan's Abdullah discuss Syria chemical arms


 
JERUSALEM :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secretly met Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman to discuss the risk of Syria's chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamist militants, Israeli media reports said on Wednesday.

Two TV stations and Israeli news sites quoted unnamed Israeli officials confirming a report in the London-based Arabic language daily, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, that such a summit had been held. Netanyahu's spokesmen have declined to comment on the reports.


Thursday, December 27, 2012

Another blow for Assad


The noose around President Bashar al-Assad’s neck tightened still further yesterday with the defection of a senior security official. By joining Syria’s rebels, General Abdulaziz al-Shalal, formerly commander of the military police force, showed once again that key figures near the apex of the regime view Mr Assad’s downfall as inevitable.

Sadly, inevitable does not mean imminent. General Shalal is the latest in a long line of defectors, ranging from the prime minister to perhaps a dozen generals and the chief spokesman of the foreign ministry. Mr Assad has airily dismissed this exodus as a “cleansing” of the faint-hearted who lack the stomach for the fight. This show of nonchalance is repulsive given that his obdurate struggle to cling to power has claimed at least 40,000 lives and brought almost two years of conflict to Syria.

As a new year approaches, bringing with it the second anniversary of the onset of the insurrection, Mr Assad might care to reflect that at the dawn of 2012, he was in command of both Damascus and Aleppo and much of the northern border with Turkey. Today, by contrast, this amoral dictator has been reduced to fighting for mastery of the two biggest cities, while his enemies run most of rural Syria.


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Dubai: The UAE Wednesday claimed to have neutralised a cell of alleged Emirati and Saudi terror operatives plotting to carry out attacks in both countries and other states, with the arrest of members of a "deviant group".

An official statement carried by state-run WAM news agency said the action was taken in conjunction with Saudi Arabia.

The terror cell, it said, had obtained "materials and equipments with the aim of executing terrorist operations" in UAE and Saudi Arabia and other allies.

It said those arrested were UAE and Saudi nationals and were members of a "deviant group" -- a term usually used to denote al Qaeda.

TTP ready to hold talks, says spokesman


 
PESHAWAR: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Dawn.com’s correspondent on Wednesday that the proscribed outfit was ready for ‘meaningful’ dialogue with the Government of Pakistan.

Ehsan said the TTP had always been ready for negotiations, adding that, the Pakistani government was following foreign dictates and talks would only be possible if the government would have the authority to hold them freely.

Responding to a query on a statement by chief of the Awami National Party (ANP), Asfanyar Wali Khan, that talks with the Pakistani Taliban were possible if they renounced violence, the TTP spokesman said “terms and conditions” were unacceptable for any peace talks to be initiated.


Salman Khan may spend birthday in court for hit-and-run case


 
Actor Salman Khan may have to face a court hearing on his birthday on Thursday, in the 2002 hit-and-run case. The hearing is in connection with an application accusing him of delaying the trial.

As per the prosecution’s case, one person was killed and four others sleeping on the steps of a

bakery in Bandra were injured when Khan’s Toyota Land Cruiser allegedly rammed into the bakery on the night of September 28, 2002. Salman Khan says he might be in court on his 47th birthday December 27 in a 2007 hit-and-run case. "On Dec 27, I am not doing anything. I am not very sure what I am doing that day. On my birthday, I myself might be in court," Salman said.


Bus crash kills 13, injures 37 in Ecuador


 
QUITO:Thirteen people were killed and 37 others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous area of central Ecuador on Wednesday, officials said.

The governor of Tungurahua province, Lira Villalba, told reporters that the bus went off the road between the provincial capital Ambato and the town of Pillaro. Initial investigations have shown brake failure was the likely cause.


Benazir’s killer died in drone attack: Kaira


 
LARKANA: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Thursday that one of Benazir Bhutto’s suspected killers was killed in a drone strike whereas the remaining accused languishe in jail, DawnNews reported.

He said that Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari would address the youth today, adding that, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wants to resolve the country’s problems through dialogues.

India gang rape victim "receiving full medical attention": High Commission


 
The gang rape victim from India who arrived in Singapore on Thursday morning is "receiving full medical attention" at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said the High Commission of India.

The 23-year-old medical student from New Delhi was whisked to the hospital's intensive care unit this morning at 9.05am in critical condition.

"We have received numerous queries regarding the condition of the patient and also many offers to help," said the high commission in a statement on Thursday afternoon."We assure all concerned that the patient is receiving full medical attention and the family is also being provided all possible assistance by the High Commission.


Wajahahat Habibullah questions V K Singh on rape charges against Army


 
National Minorities Commission Chairman Wajahahat Habibullah today criticised former army chief V K Singh for taking to streets against the gang rape of a girl here asking whether allegations of rape against personnel of the force in Jammu and Kashmir have ever been inquired into.

A former IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, who was also the first Chief Information Commissioner of the country, said a productive way would have been if people like Gen Singh would have advised the government on dealing with such a situation.


Bodies of NCC cadets flown to DelhiBodies of NCC cadets flown to Delhi


 
The bodies of five NCC cadets, who drowned in Periyar River near here, were airlifted to Delhi this morning by an IAF aircraft.

The bodies were taken to Delhi by five NCC officials from the Naval airport here.

Defence sources said floral tributes were paid to the departed on behalf of Defence Minister A K Antony, Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral Satish Soni and NCC Director General Lt Gen P S Bhalla.


Gohar Ayub joins PML-N


LAHORE: Gohar Ayub, a leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and former foreign minister, has joined the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) along with his associates, DawnNews reported on Thursday.

On Thursday, political leaders hailing from KP’s Hazara region met with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in Raiwind.

Gohar Ayub, his son Omar Ayub, former provincial assembly speaker Habibullah Tareen, former provincial minister Akhtar Shah and Raja Faisal, an MPA from the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, were present during the meeting.

According to a statement issued by the PML-N, Sharif had welcomed the leaders to the party.

On the occasion, Ayub, who was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (Likeminded Group) before joining the PML-N, expressed his full confidence in Sharif’s leadership of the party.
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Four Afghan police killed with ‘insider’ help: officials



 
KANDAHAR: Four Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded on Thursday in an insurgent attack assisted by an insider loyal to the Taliban, officials said.

Attackers stormed the police post at Trin Kot, a remote district in the southern province of Uruzgan, before dawn and killed the officers as they slept, police spokesman Farid Ahmad Aiel told AFP.

One policeman who fled with the insurgents was believed to be a Taliban infiltrator who aided the attack, Aiel said.


India, Pakistan review implementation of existing bilateral CBMs



 
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan today reviewed the implementation of existing bilateral confidence building measures, including the ceasefire along the LoC during their expert-level meeting on conventional CBMs here.

The two sides also exchanged ideas to further advance the CBM process and reaffirmed their commitment to continue discussions with the aim of strengthening conventional CBMs, a joint statement issued after the meeting said.

"The talks were held in a cordial and constructive atmosphere," it said.


Tea estate owner, wife killed by workers


 
A police official says hundreds of tea estate workers surrounded the plantation owner’s home in Assam and set it on fire, killing him and his wife.

Police recovered the charred bodies of the couple from the burned remains of their house in remote Tinsukhia district, police Superintendent P.P. Singh said Thursday.

The plantation had been rocked by labour trouble over the past few months and some workers had been suspended a few weeks ago.


Wednesday, December 26, 2012

All 27 killed in Kazakh military plane crash: official


 
All 27 people on board a Kazakh military jet that crashed while carrying country's top border guard personnel have died, the Central Asian State's Security service said on Wednesday. "All 27 occupants of the aircraft perished," the Nantional Security Service (KNB) said in a statement.

The victims included the acting head of the Kazakh federal border service Turganbek Stambekov and his wife, the statement said.



Iran plans naval drill in Hormuz Strait, flexing military muscle


 
Iran plans to demonstrate its “capabilities” by conducting six days of naval exercise in the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf later this week, its top navy officer said on Tuesday.

The drills, dubbed “Velayat 91,” will cover an area that includes the strait, the Sea of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean, Admiral Habibollah Sayari said in remarks reported by the ISNA news agency.

Warships, submarines and missile defense systems will be used and tested during the exercise scheduled to begin on Dec. 28, he said.

“We will definitely respect the maritime border of our neighbors, and conduct the maneuvers based on international law,” Sayari said.


BA passes no-confidence motion against Aslam Bhootani,


 
QUETTA: The no-confidence motion against Speaker Balochistan Assembly Aslam Bhootani was passed by a majority, DawnNews reported.

Forty-seven votes were cast in support of the motion and against Bhootani and one in his favour.

The vote count was followed by a ruling by Deputy Speaker Syed Matiullah Agha stating that Bhootani was no longer the speaker of the provincial assembly.

After the passing of the motion, Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani said he could not rejoice over someone else’s misfortune.


Even Osama had to pay Rs 50,000 bribe in Pakistan


 
Islamabad: Even the world's most wanted terrorist could not escape the bribery dragnet. Osama bin Laden's safe-house in Pakistan's garrison city Abbottabad was built after paying a bribe of Rs 50,000 to a revenue official, a media report said on Wednesday.

The bribe was paid to the 'patwari' so that bin Laden could construct the compound with a three-storey building, a 14-foot boundary wall and an iron fence, the Urdu daily Jang said in a report.


Panel to probe Delhi gang-rape incident: Chidambaram


 
New Delhi: Moving forward to provide speedy justice to the victim of the Delhi gang-rape case and ensure safety and security of women, the Centre on Wednesday announced the setting up of a commission of inquiry to probe the matter and look into the lapses by police, if any.

Addressing the press here, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the Cabinet has approved the setting up of a commission of inquiry, which will be headed by retired Justice Usha Mehra.

Chidambaram said the commission will fix responsibility in the case and look into any negligence on part of the Delhi Police.


In Kolkata, man attempts to rape 40-year-old in bus



 
Kolkata: As the nation reels from horror of gang-rape in New Delhi, a 28-year-old man in Kolkata allegedly attempted to sexually assault a 40-year-old differently-abled woman inside a stationary bus at a depot.

According to CNN-IBN, the depot is near to a police station.

The accused was nabbed and handed over to two cops by the locals, but he gave a slip and fled the spot.

The police have since then failed to track the accused down.
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Delhi gang-rape: Probe ordered into Delhi CM’s allegation


 
New Delhi: Government on Wednesday ordered an inquiry to ascertain the allegations made by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit that senior Delhi Police officials were allegedly interfering in the recording of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim’s statement.

As per reports, the probe was ordered by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde following an ugly spat between the state’s Chief Minister and the Delhi Police.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had written a letter to the Union Home Minister demanding an independent high-level inquiry into the matter.


Egypt rights council urges ‘violation count’ as constitution adopted


 
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights on Tuesday urged the country’s authorities to investigate “violations and irregularities” during the referendum on the constitution, which was passed by 64 percent of voters.

The council has submitted 1,073 complaints to the High Judicial Elections Commission, Egypt’s private al-Masry al-Youm newspaper reported, which include “delayed opening of polling stations, influencing voters inside and outside stations, the early closing of stations, collective voting and impeding observers.”


Qadri favours military’s role in formation of caretaker govt


 
LAHORE: Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri said on Tuesday that his party had not yet decided to contest elections because it was presently focused on accomplishing its one-point agenda: formation of an honest and trustworthy caretaker government in consultation with the military, judiciary and other stakeholders.

Talking to Dawn, he said the caretaker government should hold free and fair elections in 90 days or so after introducing massive electoral reforms under the Constitution.



Blast hits Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base


KABUL: Amid reported claims from the Afghan Taliban that the group had sent a suicide bomber in a vehicle to attack an American military base, an explosion hit the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Wednesday.

The blast killed at least three Afghans and wounding seven others, officials told AFP news agency.

Afghan interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said the attack was a suicide car bombing and happened near the entrance of Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost.

“Three Afghan nationals are killed and seven Afghan nationals are wounded.

We have no report of coalition casualties right now,” Major Martin O’Donnell, a spokesman for Nato’s International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), said.
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Malik and Hafeez guide Pakistan to victory


 
Two of Pakistan's experienced hands guided them to victory in their first game in almost three months, and their first bilateral tour of India in five years. An early burst from debutant Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who began his international career with a fabulous display of swing bowling, rattled the Pakistan top order but the calm presence of Mohammad Hafeez and some enterprising batting from Shoaib Malik put a chase of 134 back on track.

Pakistan had another scare at the death, losing two in quick time when victory appeared secure, but Malik ultimately saw them through in the final over, sealing the game with a six. The hosts were a specialist bowler short, as the Pakistan pair targeted the non-regulars, but a more significant factor in India's loss was their implosion with the bat, when they lost nine wickets for 47 runs in 46 balls.


Netanyahu launches re-election bid centred on Iran


 
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday put Iran at the top of on his re-election campaign, pledging that halting Tehran’s nuclear programme would be his first priority as premier.

“Who do (Israeli voters) think is the most suitable candidate to deal with the Iranian threat? With the missile threat? With the threat of terror?” he asked supporters in Jerusalem in a speech at the official launch of his campaign for January 22 polls.

“We still have a lot ahead of us,” he said. “First and foremost we must stop Iran’s nuclear programme, and the time for that is slipping away. That is my first mission as prime minister.”



Monday, December 24, 2012

Eight killed in Karachi violence


 
Karachi whereas a blast occurred in Quidbabad area of the city on Monday, DawnNews reported.

Three people were critically injured in a gun-firing incident in Nazimabad No 7. All injured were shifted to a nearby hospital where they succumbed to their wounds during treatment.

Another person died of gunshot wounds  near Two-Minute chowrangi in North Karachi area of the city.

One person was killed and another injured in a gun firing incident in Karachi’s Ayub goth area near Sohrab Goth.

India, Russia sign 10 pacts, progress on nuke front


 
New Delhi: Bolstering their multi-faceted ties, India and Russia Monday signed 10 agreements in diverse areas and made "good progress" in resolving related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. 

The pacts included those on promoting direct investment and Sukhoi aircraft. 

In the context of the planned 2014 withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan, India and Russia also agreed to cooperate closely to combat extremism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan. 

Malaysia hold Pakistan 3-3, India trounce Oman 11-0


 
DOHA - Top-ranked Pakistan and Malaysia played out a thrilling three-all draw in round-three matches while defending champions India trounced minnows Oman 11-0 to maintain their all-win record at the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey here.

On Sunday, at the Al Rayyan Stadium, India aided by two goals apiece from Dharamvir Singh, V Raghunath and Rupinder Pal Singh picked up their third successive win in the six-nation tournament.

Leading 4-0 at the end of half time play, India scored seven more in the second half to complete the rout of the only GCC country taking part in the tournament.

SV Sunil, Guruvinder S Chandi, Akashdeep Singh, Harbir Singh and Danish Mujtaba scored one goal each for the eight-time Olympic champions.
India had defeated China 4-0 and Japan 3-1 in their opening two matches.


Sachin should’ve retired after series


 
KARACHI: Commenting on the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, Inzamam ul Haq said the Indian batting great should have retired after the Pakistan-India series.

Speaking with Geo News, the former Pakistani captain said Sachin Tendulkar is a role model for new cricketers. He added that Sachin should have retired after the series so fans could give him a proper farewell.


Pak-India series begins tomorrow


 
BANGALORE: Pakistan and India will play their first T20 match on Tuesday as cricketing ties between the South Asian neighbours resume after the Mumbai attacks.

The Pak-India series consists of two T20s and three ODIs and the captains of both teams have said spectators will get to see some good cricket.

The T20 match will begin at 6:30 PM (PST) while the second T20 match will be played in Ahmedabad on December 28.
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Afghan govt open to peace talks with Haqqani network: Afghan official


KABUL: A senior Afghan government official has said that Kabul is open to peace talks with the Haqqani network under the right conditions, DawnNews reported on Monday.

Pakistan is genuine about backing the nascent Afghan peace process and shares the Kabul government’s goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into a political movement, Reuters quoted the senior Afghan official as saying.

“This is the vision that they share,” said the official, who is closely involved in reconciliation efforts. He also said recent face-to-face talks between the Taliban and Afghan officials in Paris were “enormously helpful” for peace efforts.

The Haqqani network was designated as a foreign terrorist organisation by the United States in September this year.

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Fire breaks out at Karachi’s Hydri market



 

Fire broke out near Hyderi market in North Nazimabad, Karachi burning goods valued at millions of rupees on Monday, a private TV reported.

The fire erupted in cabins set up on roadside by the local administration. The cause of the fire was not ascertained.

Fire brigade and other rescue sources have, according to the source, brought the fire under control.
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North India: Fog disrupts flights, trains; cold wave sweeps



 

New Delhi, : Air and rail services in northern India were badly hit by dense fog. Passengers were left stranded at airports and railway stations as around 10 flights and over a hundred trains were running much behind the schedules. The airport area visibility was down to zero on runways and it was learnt that the airport authorities cancelled three flights from Delhi, including one international. Over 100 flights were affected on Sunday due to dense fog. The railway service was badly hit with many trains reaching Delhi between 12 to 22 hours late. The busy Delhi-Howrah route was the worst affected. Meanwhile, cold waves swept across north India leaving five persons dead due to intense chill in Uttar Pradesh.



Salman Khan-Karan Johar; New friends in Tinsel Town?


 
Mumbai: Is there a new friendship brewing in Tinsel Town? News has it that Karan Johar has been spotted spending time with Salman Khan on more than one occasion.

Now we all know that Karan has all along maintained a healthy distance from the ‘Dabangg’ star because of his bonding with Shah Rukh Khan. So, on Wednesday night when people saw the camaraderie between Salman and Karan, several eyebrows were raised.

The actor was seen with Johar at the premiere of `Dabangg 2` and also at the after-party.


Salman Khan-Karan Johar; New friends in Tinsel Town?


 
Mumbai: Is there a new friendship brewing in Tinsel Town? News has it that Karan Johar has been spotted spending time with Salman Khan on more than one occasion.

Now we all know that Karan has all along maintained a healthy distance from the ‘Dabangg’ star because of his bonding with Shah Rukh Khan. So, on Wednesday night when people saw the camaraderie between Salman and Karan, several eyebrows were raised.

The actor was seen with Johar at the premiere of `Dabangg 2` and also at the after-party.


Salman Khan-Karan Johar; New friends in Tinsel Town?


 
Mumbai: Is there a new friendship brewing in Tinsel Town? News has it that Karan Johar has been spotted spending time with Salman Khan on more than one occasion.

Now we all know that Karan has all along maintained a healthy distance from the ‘Dabangg’ star because of his bonding with Shah Rukh Khan. So, on Wednesday night when people saw the camaraderie between Salman and Karan, several eyebrows were raised.

The actor was seen with Johar at the premiere of `Dabangg 2` and also at the after-party.


Russian President Putin arrives in India


 
New Delhi, : Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Monday to attend a bilateral summit with the host country. Major defence deals are expected to be inked between the traditional allies during his visit. Besides trade, investment and energy, the situation in Afghanistan will also be discussed by the two countries, sources in India's External Affairs Ministry said. The defence deal will focus on supply of over 40 Sukhoi fighter jets and 50 helicopters to India by Russia, diplomatic sources said. The deal is worth about 7 billion dollars. Putin is set to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj.
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Prince Harry ‘kills Taliban chief’ in Afghanistan


 
London: Afghanistan warlords may have increased the bounty for assassinating Prince Harry after reports emerged that he had killed his first Taliban commander.

Some unofficial reports claimed that Harry, 28 , had killed the Taliban commander as he flew a mission as part of an Apache gunship crew.

He and his comrades are said to have unleashed a Hellfire missile to eliminate the terror chief after tracking him in war-torn Helmand province.


Coalmine explosion kills seven in Hangu


 
HANGU: A gas explosion in a coal mine, situated in Hangu’s Lower Orakzai tribal region’s Doli area in Hangu, killed seven coalmine workers, DawnNews reported on Monday.

According to media reports, the explosion occurred due to accumulation of gases inside the mine and all victims hailed from Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

No further details were available till the filing of this report.

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Jillani takes oath as acting chief justice


 
ISLAMABAD: Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, senior most judge of the Supreme Court took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk administered oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan in Supreme Court building Islamabad in a simple but dignified ceremony. Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will act as Chief Justice of Pakistan during the period the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary remains abroad.


Memo case: SC issues notices to all those party


ISLAMABAD: Setting Jan 28 as the date for the next hearing in the case pertaining to the controversial memo alleged to have been sent by Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, the Supreme Court issued notices to all those party in it,  DawnNews reported on Monday.

A nine-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, will resume the hearing of the case pertaining to the memo sent to former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen seeking US intervention to avert a possible overthrow of the government by the military.

The Supreme Court issued notices to Haqqani, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Ministry of Defence.

In its latest order, the court once again directed security officials to devise arrangements for the former ambassador’s security and subsequently inform the Supreme Court registrar on those.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

CWG scam: Court orders framing of charges against Kalmadi, others


 
A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against sacked CWG organising committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and others for offences of forgery, cheating and conspiracy in a Games-related graft case.

Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh passed the order on framing of charges against Kalmadi, former OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot and nine others for illegally awarding a contract to Swiss firm, Swiss Timing Omega, causing huge loss to the exchequer.

The court said “prima facie” charges of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and for offences under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act are made out against eight accused persons and three companies.


Drone crashes in South Waziristan


 
WAZIRISTAN : An American Drone crashed in Wana, South Waziristan earlier today. According to locals the Drone crashed in an uninhabited area causing no loss to life, Geo News reported.

Meanwhile the Local Political Administration added that the matter is being investigated.

In a separate incident Local Taliban Commander Abbas Wazir along with two accomplices died in a suicide explosion in Wana’s Rustam Bazar Vegetable Market. The Explosion took place inside Wazir’s office, causing damage to surrounding shops.
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Samjhauta Exp accused remanded in NIA custody


 
Dhan Singh, a prime suspect in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, was on Thursday remanded in the custody of National Investigation Agency till December 28 in the 2008 Malegaon blast case by the special NIA court here.

NIA told the court that it recently arrested Rajender Chaudhary in Samjhauta case, and he had confessed that he and Singh were involved in Malegaon and other blasts along with absconding accused Ramchandra Kalasangraha and Sandeep Dange.


Bomb defused in Karachi


KARACHI: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a bomb concealed in a cement block  near Cheel Chowk in Karachi’s Lyari area on Friday, DawnNews reported.

The bomb, concealed in a cement block, was placed outside a shop near Cheel Chowk in Lyari area of Karachi.

Police and BDS personnel reached the spot upon receiveing information of a bomb planted in Karachi’s Lyari area. Fear and panic gripped the area after the incident.

According to police sources the lacally-produced bomb was fitted with a remote-controlled detonation device and six to seven kilograms of explosive material and ball bearing were used in its making.
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PML-F’s Makhdoom Ahmed to be new Punjab governor


LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has offered the post of Punjab governor to provincial president of Pakistan Muslim League-F Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood and the offer has been accepted.

“President Zardari today offered me Punjab governorship which I have accepted,” Mr Mahmood told Dawn after meeting the president in Karachi.

Mr Mahmood, who will replace Sardar Latif Khosa, said he had discussed the matter with the chief of his party Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi before accepting the offer. A source said President Zardari wanted a man like Makhdoom Mahmood in Punjab because of his ‘good relations’ with PML-N leaders.

“Besides, President Zardari thinks he will be instrumental in installing a consensus caretaker set-up in Punjab because of being in the good books of the Sharifs,” he said.

Differences cropped up between the PML-F and PML-N following the latter’s ‘solo flight’ in Sindh and south Punjab to woo some ‘strong individuals’.

“The PML-N started annoying the PML-F when it welcomed people like former MNA Ahmed Anwar from Khanpur and former minister of state Raees Munir from Sadiqabad without consulting me,” Mr Mahmood said.

“If the PML-N does not want to consult us regarding its political arrangements in south Punjab and Sindh then we too don’t need it,” said the influential landlord who is an MPA from Rahimyar Khan.

The PPP was advised to woo the PML-F when its relations with the PML-N deteriorated.

The Functional League also showed its strength recently by holding a large meeting in Hyderabad.

“We were not expecting the PML-N to ignore us while taking certain political figures into its fold. We have also made it clear to everyone that the PML-F will contest the coming polls with its own symbol, flower,” Mr Mahmood said.

The PML-F’s decision may be a setback for the PML-N which was desperately looking for the former’s support to put up a better show in Sindh.

Mr Mahmood is a cousin of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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