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Lahore, Suhail Zia Butt Gets 3-Yr Sentence
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 12:48 pm
An Accountability Court of Lahore awarded three year sentence to Suhail Zia Butt, former National Assembly member, a brother-in-law of PM L-N chief Nawaz Sharif, in a cooperative society scam. The court refused to hear any of Butt’s argument and maintained the sentence given to him in the year 2000, i.e after which he was also declared proclaimed offender for not appearing before the court then. National... Read more »
US Sorry Over Pakistan Military Mistreatment
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 12:03 pm
State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said that the mistreatment meted out to the Pakistani military officials heading to attend CentCom meeting was caused by a misunderstanding. “It was regrettable. We think that there was a misunderstanding, miscommunication, you know, between the Pakistani contingent and the — and the air crew. It did result in the Pakistani contingent leaving the airplane,”... Read more »
US Won’t Impose Solution for Mideast Peace, Hillary
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:54 am
Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin direct peace negotiations in Washington Thursday, a day after pledging to work to end a decades-long conflict. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened a day of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations with a Foggy Bottom pep talk — but warned that the U.S. won’t “impose a solution” on parties deeply divided over the issues of Israeli settlements... Read more »
Shahbaz Replaces Secy Interior, Addl. IG Over Security Lapse
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:41 am
Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif has changed secretary interior and additional IG over security lapse at Karbala Gamay Shah due to which three blasts were occurred in Youm-e-Ali procession. The CM said that Afghan and Kashmiri Jihadi Groups were committing terror activities in Pakistan with the help of foreign forces. Talking to media after the condolence of the injured of Karbala Gamay Shah incident, he... Read more »
Flood Water Enters Sajawal City
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:15 am
Latest News Updates in Pakistan: Floodwaters have entered Sajawal city, Raju Nizmani, Jati and Tando Hafiz Shah in Thatta district following a breach in Sarjani protective embankment. Army helicopters are actively involve in supplying food supply to the areas worst hit by the flood. Around 200,000 residents of Shah Bundar and Jati have been shifted to safer places in view of the floods. Turkish, Iranian... Read more »
US, Maryland Discovery Hostage Drama Ends, Culprit Killed
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:32 am
Latest News Updates in World: A gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications headquarters in the US has been shot dead by police and his captives set free. The gunman, named by US media as James Lee, had metallic canisters strapped to his chest and a handgun when he entered the building near Washington DC. Police said they had opened fire because they thought he was about to detonate... Read more »
Obama Pledges US Support for New Palestine, Israel Negotiations
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:22 am
Latest News Updates, World: US President Barack Obama urges Israeli and Palestinian leaders that they shouldn’t let the chance of a permanent peace deal slip away. He says this moment of opportunity may not soon come again and pledges US support for the new negotiations. Obama spoke because a day later a new round of direct talks between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud... Read more »
Malik Directs IG Punjab, Sind to Submit Reports on Youm-e-Ali Attacks
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 10:55 am
Latest News Updates in Pakistan: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik condemns terror attacks on Shi-ite processions in Lahore and Karachi and directs IG Punjab, Sind to submit immediate reports on the incidents. Rehman Malik adjudged the attackers the “worst beings” on earth. He directed IG Punab Tariq Saleem Dogar to submit immediate report on the suicide attacks on Shi-it procession in Lahore,... Read more »
Chuhar Jamali, Shah Bundar Declared Red Zone
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Floodwaters would likely to hit Chuhar Jamali and Shah Bundar after Jati while several villages have been submerged as a breach emerged in a canal near village Dadu. Flood threat looms large on Dadu city. Breach in MNV Canal inundated over 100 villages including Moheer, Khairpur, Nathun Shah and Johi. Authorities have managed to plug the cracks appeared in the safety dykes of Gajo Kharo. People started... Read more »
Drilling Begins to Free Trapped Miners in Chile
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Latest News Updates: Engineers in Chile have begun drilling an escape route for 33 miners who have been trapped in a gold and copper mine since a cave-in more than three weeks ago. The drill will first create a narrow pilot hole, then a larger drill bit will be used to make the hole wide enough for a rescue capsule that will pull the miners to the surface. The miners will help in their own rescue... Read more »
