Indian blind team to visit Pakistan

Published: May 14, 2011

November tour includes ODIs, Twenty20s. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE: 

The Indian blind cricket team is set to tour Pakistan in November for a series of three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and as many Twenty20s.

Cannes begins in style

YesterdayThe 64th Cannes’ film festival is taking place at the Festivals’ palace facade in
 Cannes, southeastern France. The event headed at the jury by US actor Robert De Niro takes
 place from May 12 till 22.

Workers set up a banner of the official poster. (The poster features US actress Faye

 Dunaway in the 1970 film “Portrait of a puzzled child” directed by Jerry Schatzberg). - Photo by AFP

Govt releases Rs131bn development funds in first 10 months

Friday, May 13, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The government released Rs131 billion development funds in the first ten months (July-April) of the current fiscal year against the revised allocation of Rs150 billion.

The Planning Commission hopes that the entire released amount will be utilised by the end of June.

A working paper for Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC), which is going to meet on Friday for recommending Rs365 billion as federal share of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the next budget, states that since the allocation of ministries/divisions was reduced in certain cases by 70 percent, it was expected that the entire released amount would be utilised by them

13 MAY, 2011, 01.13PM IST,IANS Pakistan's third nuclear power plant operational

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's third nuclear power plant has become operational, a media report said Friday. 

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday inaugurated the Chashma-2 nuclear power plant, about 280 km south-west of Islamabad. 

Pakistan's first nuclear power reactor started in 1971 near Karachi. The second is Chashma-1 in Punjab and it started in May 2000. 

Gilani said the completion of the nuclear power plant three months ahead of the scheduled time was due to the joint efforts of Chinese and Pakistani teams. 

Egypt's former first lady said to have suffered a heart attack

May 13, 2011 

Suzanne Mubarak, 70, was reportedly in good health before the uprising

The incident came shortly after Suzanne Mubarak was ordered detained for 15 days in a corruption case, the state-run Middle East News Agency reported.Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Suzanne Mubarak, wife of toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, suffered a heart attack Friday after being questioned in a corruption investigation, the manager of the Sharm el-Sheikh Hospital said.

The manager, Mohamed Fatah Allah, said she had been taken to the intensive care unit.

Assem al-Gohary, the assistant justice minister for the Illicit Gains Authority, ordered her detained for "obtaining illegal wealth using her husband's position and political authority."

Muammar Gadhafi Says NATO Cannot Reach Him

 May 13, 2011

Photo: Reuters

Muammar Gaddafi speaks at a Tripoli hotel in this still image from Libyan TV ,released May 11, 2011

Libyan state television has broadcast an audio message from Moammar Gadhafi in which the Libyan leader assures his people that he is alive and in a place where NATO bombs could not reach him. 

President Zardari visit to enhance Pak-Russia bilateral relations

RAWALPINDI, May 13 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to Russia will be fruitful and will also  help in enhancing trade and political ties between the two countries.Terming the visit of President Zardari as of  great importance in the present scenario Chairman Aman party Haji Gulzar Awan at Aman House here on Friday.  He  gave  credit to President Asif Ali Zardari who took bold decisions in the best interest of the country.

Pakistan spy chief offers to resign after bin Laden killing

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s spy chief offered to resign Friday in the wake of public outrage over the U.S. operation that tracked and killed Osama bin Laden, an incident that humiliated the nation’s army and cast doubt on the capabilities of an intelligence network long believed to be near-omnipotent.

Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in what was reportedly highly emotional testimony at a private session before parliament, apologized for the intelligence lapse and said he would leave his post if Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani deemed him unfit for the job, according to lawmakers who attended the session. Pasha said that he had tendered his resignation to Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, but that Kayani had refused to accept it, attendees said.

Pakistan suicide bomb kills 80: Taliban seeks revenge for Bin Laden????

• Trainee Pakistan soldiers killed after graduation party
• Two suicide bombers launch separate attacks within minute

Suicide bombers in Charsadda, 35 miles north of Peshawar, have targeted new recruits to the Pakistan military Link to this video

When Osama bin Laden's Pakistani supporters strike back, this is what it looks like: twisted metal, scattered suitcases and body parts; blood and savagery.

Australia favourites but Pakistan could surprise at Azlan Shah

Pakistan will open their Azlan Shah Cup campaign against New Zealand on Thursday. - File photo by AP Pakistan will open their Azlan Shah Cup campaign against New Zealand on Thursday. - File photo by AP

IPOH: World champions Australia are tipped to make a strong impression at the seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia despite fielding a new-look side as teams build towards the London Olympics.
Australia, winners of last year’s World Cup in India, are joined in the tournament at Ipoh’s Azlan Shah Stadium by Britain, South Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, India and host nation Malaysia.

High court moved against YDA

LAHORE, May 7: The Lahore High Court has been moved through a writ petition and a civil miscellaneous application praying to declare fresh call for strike given by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) illegal and also impose a permanent ban on it.
The writ petition has been filed by Muhammad and Ahmad, a public-interest litigation company, through its chairman Muhammad Azhar Siddique.
He also prays that the health secretary be directed to implement the Punjab Healthcare Commission Act of 2010 in letter and spirit, including establishment of Health Care Commission, the Board, appointment of commissioners, chairperson and chief executive officer as required under the Act, in the interest of public and fair play.
The petitioner says a mechanism be also evolved so that illegal strike by doctors and service providers could be dealt with an iron hand.

Threat of regime collapse in Syria creates uncertainty in region

A girl held a poster critical of Syria’s president, Bashar Assad, outside the Syrian embassy in London yesterday. (Andrew Winning/ Reuters)

 May 8, 2011

BEIRUT — The toppling of the presidents in Tunisia and Egypt precipitated a tumult of revolutionary fervor that promises to transform the Middle East, but the potential collapse of the Syrian regime could wreak havoc of a very different kind.

Four dead as Taliban hold out in Afghan city

By Mamoon Durrani (AFP) – 2 hours ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The death toll from a wave of Taliban attacks on government buildings in the key Afghan city of Kandahar has risen to four as militants held out into a second day, officials said Sunday.

Violence in the city, seen as the Taliban's birthplace, broke out on Saturday at around 1:00 pm (0830 GMT) when militants with guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the governor's office from nearby buildings.

It spread to sites including the local offices of the intelligence service and several police offices as a total of ten explosions including six suicide blasts rocked the city.

Nearly 50 people have been wounded in the standoff, the first major incident since the Taliban announced the start of its annual spring offensive just over a week ago.

Court drops cases against Malik

Published: May 8, 2011

Judge cites lack of evidence for the decision against interior minister.

RAWALPINDI: 

An accountability court here on Saturday dropped proceedings against Interior Minister Rehman Malik in two 13-year-old corruption references, accepting the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) plea to withdraw the cases.

First suspected drone strike in Pakistan since bin Laden raid; 12 dead

May 6, 2011 --

Friday's suspected drone strike (file photo) was the 21st this year compared to 111 in all of 2010.
The drone, an unmanned aircraft, attacked a militant hideout and a vehicle carrying militants.Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone struck and killed targets in Pakistan's tribal region Friday, the first such attack since American troops killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden north of Islamabad earlier this week.Two Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN that 12 suspected militants were killed in the assault in the Data Khel region of North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan

Osama bin Laden death confirmed in al-Qaida statement

Terror group posts message on extremist websites saying it will remain 'a curse chasing the Americans and their agents'

Pakistanis walk past graffiti translated as "long live Bin Laden" in Abbottabad. Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP

Al-Qaida has confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, and vowed vengeance, pledging in a statement posted on militant websites that his blood "will not be wasted".

Abottabad operation: 'Heads must roll' says Chaudhry Nisar

Published: May 6, 2011

Without naming an official, Nisar said "someone at the top level must resign" as Pakistan's honour had been trampled. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar of the PML-N said on Friday “some heads must roll” after the US operation in Abbottabad.

HUNDREDS of Syrian soldiers stormed a Damascus suburb early today, breaking into houses and making dozens of arrests

The raids came after thousands of people marched in a demonstration in the area last Friday, demanding the removal of President Bashar al Assad.

Residents who witnessed the raids said the strong-arm tactics were over-the-top because the protests had been peaceful, The (London) Times reported.

"They cut off communications before they came in. There is no resistance. The demonstrations in Saqba have been peaceful. Scores of people have been arrested," said one local, who did not want to be named.

The Syrian opposition has vowed to continue peaceful protests despite a security sweep by the authorities in which thousands of people have been arrested.

IMF, EU to work on realistic deficit reduction: Expert

Greece got a bailout of 110 billion euro a year ago. Ireland signed 85 billion euro bailout last November. Now, Portugal has agreed to 78 billion euro of a bailout in May 2011.

Sarah Hewin, Head of Research-Europe at Standard Chartered Bank, in an interview with CNBC-TV18's Menaka Doshi, discuss implications of the bailout package, whether that number will be enough and what it means for the peripheral countries in the EU.

Below is the verbatim transcript of the interview. Also watch the accompanying video.

Q: Does this look like a good number? Do you think that if we manage to get the political consensus in Portugal post elections to back this bailout, will it put to rest the fear of Portugal defaulting on debt?

Hamas and Fatah may have reunited, but their work is just beginning

It is also not yet clear whether the unity government, if finally established, will adopt the Quartet’s demands that it recognize Israel and honor the agreements already signed with it.

By Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel

Yesterday’s signing was delayed by, among other things, a sharp disagreement that broke out over Meshal’s desire to give a speech to those present. Abbas objected, and after an hour and a half, Meshal agreed to give a shorter speech than Abbas. Nonetheless, Meshal is the one who supplied the event’s main headline, by offering more moderate stances than his organization’s traditional positions.

Abbottabad operation: Senators demand change in Pakistan’s foreign policy

Published: May 5, 2011

PM’s visit to Paris criticised in upper house of parliament.

ISLAMABAD: 

Senators demanded that the government redesign its foreign policy in reaction to Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan’s claim that neither the civilian leadership nor the military high command was aware of the US raid on Osama Bin Laden’s hideout, north of Islamabad.

Osama bin Laden is history, said Awan to an audience of incredulous senators. “Islamabad has officially stated that the US Navy Seals’

War on terror turns on Pakistan....

OBL is dead, it gets a mix reaction. The first impression was not a rejoice; but a trepidation multiplied by millions. It immediately rewinds the tape: US newspaper; Gen David Petraeus, now CIA’s head, would fight his third war in Pakistan (earlier he fought Iraq war in which 1.36 million people were killed, according to Stratfor, and then in Afghanistan where around 800,000 killed). Wikileaks; the ISI was in 2007 declared terrorist organization (now disclosed in 2011), US State Department report; the ISI-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba Pakistan is the world’s most dreaded terrorist organization, which is spread across Europe and America and has the capacity to launch operations at vital targets in any allied nations’ country. Wikileaks; Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, al-Qaeda’s No. 3 currently undergoing detention at Gitmo has disclosed that if OBL was killed, the European or western countries will be attacked by a dirty (nuclear, chemical or biological) bomb. And so on…

Pakistan Islamists to protest against U.S. bin Laden raid

(Reuters) - Pakistan's most influential Islamist party urged its followers to hold mass rallies on Friday to demand their government withdraw its support of the U.S. war on militancy after U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden near Islamabad.

Rift in YDA over protest movement

LAHORE, May 3: The Young Doctors Association has disassociated itself from its Punjab chapter and asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to announce a special pay package for doctors of all cadres.
YDA central office-bearers Dr Rana Sohail, Dr Salman Kazmi and Dr Talha Sherwani told the media at the Lahore Press Club on Tuesday that some striking doctors were introducing themselves as representatives of the “so-called YDA Punjab” and bringing a bad name to the medical community.
They said this group of a few doctors, known as ‘striking doctors’ and led by Dr Hamid Butt, defamed the medical community and damaged the nationwide movement launched by the YDA for a pay raise for thousands of doctors working in public health institutions.

Realitiy of Osama's Death Photo

This  is  The  Photo was show by the news channels.....   Se the Line..

and check the diffrence of colours above  and below........

This is the original photo of which upper and the Shoulder part was used in editing of OSAMA's PHOTO....

Bollywood cheers, jeers Osama's death

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur feels Osama bin Laden will remain a "mythical dark force" for the US, while others in Bollywood like Ram Gopal Varma, Anurag Basu and Anupam Kher hailed the news of the Al Qaeda leader's death in a US strike in Pakistan. Many Indian film celebrities took to social networking site Twitter after US President Obama announced the killing of the world's most wanted terrorist. Here's what some celebrities had to say: Shekhar Kapur: Osama became the mythical dark force that the US rallied against. It no longer matters that he is/was dead or alive. Mahesh Bhatt: While you 'rightfully' celebrate the killing of Osama bin Laden, who will hang the other terrorist George 'Butcher' Bush.