Monday 23rd November, 2009
Pakistani court reserves orders on indictments in 26/11 case
Karachi News.NetRawalpindi, Nov 23 (IANS) A court here will rule Wednesday on the indictments against seven operatives of the Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group who are charged with assisting the 26/11 Mumbai attackers.
32 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov 23 (DPA) Soldiers killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Pakistan's troubled north-western tribal region, the military said Monday.
India stalling sub-continental dialogue: Pakistan
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Accusing India of dragging its feet on the sub-continental dialogue process, Pakistan Monday said India was not serious on resuming the talks that have been stalled since the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that New Delhi blames on elements operating from this country.
Zardari asks PM to review corruption-waiver list
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Monday asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the names of all those who had benefited from an ordinance granting immunity to prominent Pakistanis charged with corruption.
Sack security men who failed to protect Sri Lankan team, PCB told
Karachi News.NetKarachi, Nov 23 (IANS) A parliamentary committee on sports Monday asked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against security officials who showed negligence while protecting the Sri Lankan cricket team during a tour in March this year.
Pak constitutional experts divided on fate of beneficiaries' liability under contentious NRO
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : Constitutional experts in Pakistan have expressed divergent views on whether the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) would lose its efficacy after its expiry on November 28 or not.
India-obsessed Pakistan reluctant to act against Islamist terrorism
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistan continues to remain obsessed with a threat from India rather than concentrating on getting rid of Islamic terrorism within its territory, US officials say.
Pak's advise unlikely to be heard by Obama administration
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistani has advised the Obama administration not to send additional US troops to Afghanistan, and instead negotiate with the Taliban.
Life's a drag act for TV presenter challenging homophobia in Pakistan
Karachi News.NetLondon, Nov. 23 : Life has become a drag act for a TV presenter challenging homophobia in Pakistan.
Princess Di's doc lover set to marry colleague
Karachi News.NetLondon, Nov 23 : Pakistani heart surgeon, whom Princess Diana dubbed her "Mr Wonderful", is all set to tie the knot with a medical colleague 21 years his junior.
Cutting out a role for China
Karachi News.NetLondon: Statement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq regarding a role of China in Kashmir dispute has surprised many. We people of Jammu and Kashmir are in limbo mainly because we are occupied by three countries, although it was only two who were considered party to the Kashmir dispute.
Americans carrying illegal weapons set free by Pak police
Karachi News.NetPeshawar, Nov. 23 : Four American citizens carrying illegal weapons in Pakistan's North Western Frontier Province were let go by the police due to orders from the higher authorities.
PPP information secretary has soft corner for Musharraf
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistan People's Party's Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab has praised former President Pervez Musharraf for eliminating the environment of confrontational politics from the country by introducing National Reconciliation Ordinance.
Pakistan rolls out fighter jet produced with Chinese assistance
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov 23 (DPA) Pakistan Monday celebrated the rollout of a multi-purpose jet fighter manufactured in the country under a joint venture with China.
NRO list brings 'cold war' between Zardari, Gilani out in the open
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : The undeclared cold war between the Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani came out in the open, when top presidential aides expressed their strong opposition to the PM-signed law ministry order, which named them as beneficiaries.
Ground-breaking decision review system goes into effect tomorrow
Karachi News.NetDubai, Nov.23 : Following extensive trials, the decision review system (DRS) goes into operation tomorrow with the start of the New Zealand v Pakistan Test series in Dunedin.
AFPAK is epicentre of terrorism: Antony
Karachi News.NetNew Delhi, Nov 23 : Defence Minister AK Antony has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan have emerged as the epicentre of terrorism across the world.
Terror threats force panic-stricken schools, colleges in Lahore to step up security
Karachi News.NetLahore, Nov. 23 : After receiving intelligence warning that terrorists might strike school and college buses in Lahore, top educational institutions in the city have deployed security guards on their buses.
Imran Khan calls for mid-term elections, Pak govt's en bloc resignation
Karachi News.NetLahore, Nov. 23 : In the wake of many PPP leaders being enlisted as National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) beneficiaries, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has demanded the Pakistan Government resign en bloc and hold mid-term elections.
Pak pacer Asif wants to make up for lost time
Karachi News.NetLahore, Nov. 23 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is looking at the brighter side of his absence from international cricket for two years, saying that he got time to recover from a crucial elbow injury which could have doomed his cricketing career prematurely.
PCB told to learn financial management from BCCI
Karachi News.NetLahore, Nov. 23 : Pakistan's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to learn financial management from the Board of Cricket for Control in India.
PCB chief wants Younis Khan to be part of Pak's Australia tour team
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he would like to see out-of-form Younus Khan as part of the Pakistani squad touring Australia next month.
Pak govt. won't stop cricketers from participating in IPL: PCB
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : The Pakistan Government has assured the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt that it would not object to Pakistani players participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.
Pakistan says India cannot decide Kashmir issue unilaterally
Karachi News.NetLahore, Nov. 23 : Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has said that India does not have the right to decide the issue unilaterally and the Kashmir dispute must be resolved in accordance with UN resolutions.
Despite unpopularity, Zardari immune to possible ouster
Karachi News.NetIslamabad, Nov. 23 : Even though Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is a man nobody likes, he is politically immune to any possible ouster on the pretext of being an NRO beneficiary because he is the president of the most important political party in the country, experts say.
Pak compiling hard evidence of Indian involvement in Balochistan: Qureshi
Karachi News.NetLahore, Nov. 23 : Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad is "compiling hard evidence of India's involvement and interference in Balochistan and FATA."
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