US Nationals Bail Plea: Decision Reserved Till Tomorrow

SARGODHA : Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday has reserved its judgment on bail plea of the five US nationals till tomorrow on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in Pakistan and for their alleged connections with banned militants outfits.

According to the report, defence counsel submitted plea for bail of the arrested US nationals before the court. The court reserved its decision on the bail plea and adjourned hearing till March, 02.

The US embassy official Andre Hillary also attended the hearing in the court.

U.S Wrap Case Against Dr Aafia

NEW YORK: The trial of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist who is charged with shooting at her US interrogators in Afghanistan, will move into the final stage Monday, after both the prosecution and defence deliver their closing arguments.

The 16-member jury will go into deliberations in an effort to reach its verdict as soon as the winding up statements are delivered.  According to experts, the verdict could come early next week.

Ms. Siddiqui’s trial began in the U.S. District Court on January 19. She is accused of grabbing a M-4 rifle and firing at U.S. soldiers and FBI agents who had gone to a police station in Ghazni, a day after her arrest in that Afghan city in July 2008. No one was hit in the incident, but Ms. Siddqui was shot in the stomach by a US soldier.

On Friday, before the court recesses for the weekend, a prosecution attempt to undercut Mrs. Siddiqui’s moving testimony denying the attempted murder and assault charges failed as the exercise left two of three government witnesses flustered under some sharp cross-examination by defence lawyers.

The family’s spokesman, attorney Tina Foster of the International Justice Network, has said she is hopeful of a positive outcome. At the same time, she said that regardless of how weak the prosecution’s case, which currently looks like a flea circus, it all comes down to whether an American jury can acquit a woman with a scarf covering her face.

AJK: Decision Publicly Vigilance Committee

AZAD KASHMIR Breaking News: Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to form Public vigilance committees to counter terrorism.

Recent waves of terrorism in Azad Jammu and Kashmir have forced government to beef up security measures.

Session continue under the chairmanship of AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider to counter terrorism and to plan to form proper system for exchanging information among the security agencies.

New Debate Heats Up Over Future Beneficiaries NRO

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News Update: NRO beneficiaries have started to devise their strategies after the issuance of a list making names of all the NRO beneficiaries public.

Politicians and other people included in the list say that decisions didn’t come on references against them for many years following which they had to take cover of NRO. Often people claim that they are innocents and were booked in fake cases. NRO will stand invalid on November 28 after which cases against all the NRO beneficiaries will reopen. However, Minister of State for Law Muhammad Afzal Sindhu says that cases against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot reopen.
PPP will fire some NRO beneficiaries: Rashid
About NRO beneficiaries Awami Muslim League Chairman Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said that PPP would sack some ministers and ambassadors who are beneficiaries of the NRO. He maintained that media has highlighted this issue so much that a decision on it is vital now. Rashid opined that judiciary would come into action if government didn’t take any decision in this regard.
Many important personalities among NRO beneficiaries: Zafar
Eminent lawyer and legal expert SM Zafar said that names of very important people have come on the front after the issuance of a list of NRO beneficiaries. He maintained that nature of the cases is also disclosed. “NRO beneficiaries can be divided into two groups. Some of them can be given relief. The NRO stands valid till November 28,” he added. Zafar told that NRO would be tried in the Supreme Court and after the decision of the court things would get clear.
PML-N always supported abolishment of NRO: Iqbal
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Central Information Secretary Ahsan Iqbal has a clear stance that NRO should be abolished. “PML-N has been accused of corruption in the past but now it is clear that PML-N is a transparent party,” he added.

Ufc 106 Results

Ufc 106 Results: latest news about, The Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin main event just ended and we have the complete UFC 106 results ready to go.

Everyone saw the controversial decision in the first Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin fight and the judges’ decision in the second is equally head-scratching according to these UFC 106 results.  Forrest Griffin took the decision 30-27, 29-28, and 28-29 although most thought he lost the first two rounds before coming back and dominating in the 3rd when Tito looked gassed.

Anthony “Rumble” Johnson swung hard against Josh “Kos” Koscheck but the knockout artist could not overcome Koscheck’s wrestling (and eye pokes) as “Rumble” was choked out in the 2nd via rear naked choke.  The UFC 106 results show both fighters connected with hard punches but Johnson could never stop the 2nd round takedown attempts.

Other UFC 106 results show that it did not take Antonio Rogerio Nogueira “Minotauro” Nogueira very long at all to dispatch top light heavyweight title contender Luis “Banha” Cane and the brother of the former interim heavyweight champion knocked out Cane in the 1st round.

Amir Sadollah battered Phil “The New York Bad Ass” for 3 rounds and easily won the decision.  These UFC 106 results were not unexpected after Sadollah used a steady stream of kicks and defense to tire out the hard-hitting Baroni.

The last UFC 106 results of the main card had Paulo Thiago getting a well deserved decision victory against UFC-newcomer Jacob “Christmas” Volkmann.  Thiago knocked down Volkmann a few times but “Christmas” never quit and had a decent chance to tap Paulo with a choke before the Brazilian pulled out to seal the victory.

The Spike TV UFC 106 results had Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove choking out wrestler Jake Rosholt by triangle in the 1st round and Ben “Killa B” Saunders giving the first career knockout to Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis following some killer Saunders’ knees.
Source: theonlinewire.com

Belichick, Bill Belichick

Belichick, Bill Belichick: Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison said the decision of Bill Belichick ordered to go on fourth down against the Colts on Sunday night was the “worst decision” in his coaching career.

Belichick allowed Tom Brady to throw in the fourth down on the Patriots own 28-yard line with 2:08 left. The Patriots gained just a yard, and the Colts responded with a 29-yard drive that has got to come from behind 35-34 win.

“It was a very bad decision by coach Belichick,” Harrison said in his role as an analyst for NBC. “He has to clear the ball.

“You can not give an opportunity for Peyton Manning in the yard 30.”

Belichick said he “tried to win the game on that play.”

“I thought I could make the playground,” he said. “We had a good game, we’re done. I do not know how we could not get a yard in which the conclusion, but I guess not.”

Harrison said Belichick may have damaged the confidence of his defense by refusing to put the game on their hands.
Source: content.usatoday.com

CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US

ATLANTA – Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they’ve been using.

Amrita approves sex before wedlock

Amrita Rao is trying hard to shed her girl next door image, and her recent comments just prove it further.

Amrita who played a coy bride in Vivaah has no qualms about indulging in pre-marital sex.

Amrita says, “I don`t see any harm in people getting physical in a relationship before marriage. If there is romance, there is bound to be some level of physical intimacy between partners. As long as both partners are comfortable and they take precautions, it should be their decision to take the relationship to that level before marriage or not.”

Do you agree with Amrita or not?

Amrita approves sex before wedlock

Amrita Rao is trying hard to shed her girl next door image, and her recent comments just prove it further.

Amrita who played a coy bride in Vivaah has no qualms about indulging in pre-marital sex.

Amrita says, “I don`t see any harm in people getting physical in a relationship before marriage. If there is romance, there is bound to be some level of physical intimacy between partners. As long as both partners are comfortable and they take precautions, it should be their decision to take the relationship to that level before marriage or not.”

Do you agree with Amrita or not?

Oprah ‘sets deadline’ over talk show

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly set a deadline on whether she wishes to renew her talk show contract with channel bosses. The 53-year-old chat queen will allegedly make the decision to go on or not by December 31. Meanwhile, industry experts believe the star has enough reasons to stick around.

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