PESHAWAR: Some unidentified armed men opened fire at a government premises near US Consulate in Peshawar’s cantonment area, News reported Saturday.Before long, the heavy contingents of security forces arrived in the area and cordoned off the affected area.The exchange of fire is intermittently in progress for past some hours now in Peshawar’s sensitive area, as US Consulate is situated near the affected site.According to sources, the attackers are holed up in nearby premises, which the law-enforcers have taken in their siege.Also, the security forces have arrested three suspected people.All the roads leading to the Cantonment area including Jamrud Road, Cantt and Airport Road, have been blocked for traffic.Ambulances have been called in for any potential casualties. Following the incident, more contingents of the security personnel turned up in the area.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tendulkar's world-record 200 boosts India
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 GWALIOR: Sachin Tendulkar hammered a world-record 200 not out as India posted a massive 401-3 against South Africa in the second one-day international on Wednesday.Zimbabwean Charles Coventry (194 not out) and Pakistan's Saeed Anwar (194) were the joint-record holders for the highest individual score before Tendulkar became the first batsman to hit a double-century in one-dayers.Tendulkar, 36, reached the milestone in the last over when he took a single off paceman Charl Langeveldt, much to the delight of the sizeable crowd at Gwalior.The veteran Indian opener smashed 25 fours and three sixes in his 147-ball knock for his 46th one-day hundred in the day-night match to boost his team's hopes of clinching the three-match series.
The hosts lead 1-0 following their one-run victory in the previous game in Jaipur on Sunday.Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan also feasted on the South African attack on a flat track. Dhoni hit a 35-ball 68 not out and Pathan 36 off 23 balls as India posted their highest total against South Africa.But the day belonged to Tendulkar who delighted the spectators with his rich stroke play, executing breathtaking shots on both sides of the wicket to reduce the South African bowlers to a state of helplessness.India lost Virender Sehwag (nine) in the fourth over after electing to bat, but Tendulkar received valuable support from Dinesh Karthik, who scored a career-best 79 in a record 194-run stand for the second wicket off 29.3 overs.India's previous best for the second wicket against South Africa in one-dayers was 180 between Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in Nagpur in 2000.Tendulkar went for shots early in the innings, racing to his half-century off just 37 balls with nine fours. He took 53 more deliveries to reach his hundred. Runs came thick and fast from both the ends as Karthik also batted aggressively, cracking three sixes -- one each off Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis and Jean-Paul Duminy.Karthik was caught by Herschelle Gibbs at mid-wicket while attempting to pull seamer Wayne Parnell, but not before he had put the hosts on course for a big total with his fourth half-century in one-day internationals.South Africa made three changes from the team that lost the opening match, bringing in Hashim Amla, Duminy and Roelof van der Merwe in place of Loots Bosman, Albie Morkel and Johan Botha.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL SCAM (GMI SCAM)
A very prominent case in history of pyramid scheme was launched by Gerald Payne in USA in 1993 details are as always hit the target follow:
Founded: Circa 1993 Headquarters: Tampa, Florida Leader: Gerald Payne Background: Greater Ministries has run a nearly half-billion dollar pyramid scheme Outreach: Seminars, mail and web-based solicitations Ideology: Anti-government, conservative Christian, some white supremacist elements Number swindled: Around 18,000 Source : (www.adl.org/Learn/ext_us/GMI.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_SubCat=Extremism_in_America&xpicked=3&item=gmi) 
STATISTICAL DATA OF WWW.GOLDMINEINT.COM :
Goldmineint.com users come from these countries:
Pakistan 82.1% THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC IS FROM PAKISTAN
India8.2%
United States2.3%
Qatar1.3%
Other countries6.0%
Goldmineint.com traffic rank in other countries:
Pakistan1,496
Qatar11,030
India156,134
United States1,298,924
STATISTICAL DATA OF WWW.GOLDMINEINT.COM :
Goldmineint.com users come from these countries:
Pakistan 82.1% THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC IS FROM PAKISTAN
India8.2%
United States2.3%
Qatar1.3%
Other countries6.0%
Goldmineint.com traffic rank in other countries:
Pakistan1,496
Qatar11,030
India156,134
United States1,298,924
GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL SCAM (GMI SCAM)
GMI SCAM IN PAKISTAN (GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL)
wednesday, December2, 2009
UPON ENORMOUS REQUEST FROM OUR FELLOWS AND FRIENDS, WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS SCAM COMPANY IN PAKISTAN,WHICH IS ALSO OPERATING IN OTHER Asian COUNTRIES. (This investigation is carried out REHMAN KHANFirst we have to know that how GMI (GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL) works and what is their business structure. GMI (GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL) works on the basis of pyramid scheme which is defined as:
"A pyramid scheme is a fraudulent investing plan that has unfortunately cost many people worldwide their hard-earned savings. The concept behind the pyramid scheme is simple and should be easy to identify; however, it is often presented to potential investors in a disguised or slightly altered form. For this reason, it is important to not only understand how pyramid schemes work, but also to be familiar with the many different shapes and sizes they ca n take".
The Scheme: As its name indicates, the pyramid scheme is structured like a pyramid. It starts with one person - the initial recruiter - who is on top, at the apex of the pyramid. This person recruits a second person, who is required to "invest" $100 which is paid to the initial recruiter. In order to make his or her money back, the new recruit must recruit more people under him or her, each of whom will also have to invest $100. If the recruit gets 10 more people to invest, this person will make $900 with just a $100 investment. The 10 new people become recruiters and each one is in turn required to enlist an additional 10 people, resulting in a total of 100 more people. Each of those 100 new recruits is also obligated to pay $100 to the person who recruited him or her; recruiters get a profit of all of the money received minus the initial $100 paid to the person who recruited them. The process continues until the base of the pyramid is no longer strong enough to support the upper structure (meaning there are no more recruits).
The Fraud: The problem is that the scheme cannot go on forever because there is a finite number of people who can join the scheme (even if all the people in the world join). People are deceived into believing that by giving money they will make more money ("with an investment of just $100, you will receive $900 in return"). But no wealth has been created; no product has been sold; no investment has been made; and no service has been provided. The fraud lies in the fact that it is impossible for the cycle to sustain itself, so people will lose their money somewhere down the line. Those who are most vulnerable are those towards the bottom of the pyramid, where it becomes impossible to recruit the number of people required to pay off the previous layer of recruiters. This kind of fraud is illegal in the Unites States and most countries throughout the world. It is estimated that 90% of people who get involved in a pyramid scheme will lose their money.
GMI SCAM IN PAKISTAN (GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL)
wednesday, December2, 2009
UPON ENORMOUS REQUEST FROM OUR FELLOWS AND FRIENDS, WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS SCAM COMPANY IN PAKISTAN,WHICH IS ALSO OPERATING IN OTHER Asian COUNTRIES. (This investigation is carried out REHMAN KHANFirst we have to know that how GMI (GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL) works and what is their business structure. GMI (GOLDMINE INTERNATIONAL) works on the basis of pyramid scheme which is defined as:
"A pyramid scheme is a fraudulent investing plan that has unfortunately cost many people worldwide their hard-earned savings. The concept behind the pyramid scheme is simple and should be easy to identify; however, it is often presented to potential investors in a disguised or slightly altered form. For this reason, it is important to not only understand how pyramid schemes work, but also to be familiar with the many different shapes and sizes they ca n take".
The Scheme: As its name indicates, the pyramid scheme is structured like a pyramid. It starts with one person - the initial recruiter - who is on top, at the apex of the pyramid. This person recruits a second person, who is required to "invest" $100 which is paid to the initial recruiter. In order to make his or her money back, the new recruit must recruit more people under him or her, each of whom will also have to invest $100. If the recruit gets 10 more people to invest, this person will make $900 with just a $100 investment. The 10 new people become recruiters and each one is in turn required to enlist an additional 10 people, resulting in a total of 100 more people. Each of those 100 new recruits is also obligated to pay $100 to the person who recruited him or her; recruiters get a profit of all of the money received minus the initial $100 paid to the person who recruited them. The process continues until the base of the pyramid is no longer strong enough to support the upper structure (meaning there are no more recruits).
The Fraud: The problem is that the scheme cannot go on forever because there is a finite number of people who can join the scheme (even if all the people in the world join). People are deceived into believing that by giving money they will make more money ("with an investment of just $100, you will receive $900 in return"). But no wealth has been created; no product has been sold; no investment has been made; and no service has been provided. The fraud lies in the fact that it is impossible for the cycle to sustain itself, so people will lose their money somewhere down the line. Those who are most vulnerable are those towards the bottom of the pyramid, where it becomes impossible to recruit the number of people required to pay off the previous layer of recruiters. This kind of fraud is illegal in the Unites States and most countries throughout the world. It is estimated that 90% of people who get involved in a pyramid scheme will lose their money.
Multi-Level Marketing (MLM): Legal multi-level marketing (MLM) involves being recruited in order to sell a product or service that actually has some inherent value. As a recruit, you can make a profit from the sales of the product or service, so you don't necessarily have to recruit more salespeople below you. And while you may be encouraged to recruit other salespeople whose sales would give you more profit, you can stick to just selling the product directly to the consumer if you choose. A pyramid scheme MLM, however, will most likely sell a product with no independent value. The product could take the form of reports of some kind, for example, or mailing lists. In this kind of pyramid scheme, you would be required to recruit new members into the MLM in order to make a profit and keep the MLM alive. Joining the MLM is the only reason anyone would buy the products sold by this pyramid scheme.
Ponzi Schemes: Named after Charles Ponzi, who ran such a plot from 1919-1920, the Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment plan. It is not necessarily a pyramid, which is hierarchical. In a Ponzi scheme, there is one person who takes people's money as an "investment" and does not necessarily tell them how their returns will be generated. As such, the people's return on investment could be generated by anything; it could come from money taken from new investors - which means new investors essentially pay off the old investors.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Recharge Your Mobile Card For Free
Hey..... If u have a cell phone,
Recharge ur phone every month freely by following this process
Please follow the instruction & you can recharge your SIM card absolutely free and check the banner.
Yes it is possible, see how technology can be used to make technicians fool.
I just got a mail from a friend of mine, whose friend is P.hD from AIOU, teaching me how to reload my hand set every month for free.
Engineered by a group of rebel programmers. I am going to share this to all of you.
Please follow the instructions as stated below before you start it:
Applicable for TELENOR, MOBILINK JAZZ, UFONE, WARID and PAKTEL users only and it is done illegally of course. But there are many things that are illegal in this world.
But then who cares. Don't worry nobody can trap you. No legal action can be taken on you for this. So go ahead without worrying.
You can only do this every 24th & 25th of the month as the network system is under upgrade.
1.) ** Dial " 1415007 " using your h/phone and wait for 5 second
2.) ** after 5 second, you will hear some funny noise (like sound from TV when the station is finished)
3.) ** Once the noise stop, immediately dial 9151 follow by your phone number
4.) ** A recorded message "please insert your pin number" will follow
5.) ** punch in the pin number " 011785 45227 00734" and wait for the operator finish repeating the above pin number.
6.) ** After the pin number has been repeat, dial " 0345-for TELENOR, "0321-for WARID" . "0300-for MOBILINK JAZZ" and "0333 for UFONE"
7.) ** you will hear a message "for air time top-up press 1723" you just have to follow the instruction
8.) ** After you follow the instruction, the noisy sound will re-appear for about 5 second
9.) ** once the noise stop, dial " 4455147 " follow by " 146 "
10.) ** after about 5 second, dial " 1918 " after 3 second dial " 4451"
11.) ** after you done that, punch in the serial number " 01174452271145527 " you will hear dial tone.
12.) ** once the dialing tone stop, dial " 55524785933 " you will hear " please key in your password"
13.) ** the password is " **** 2+253+7891*+ 546322 " wait for the message "your password accepted"
14.) ** you will hear " please insert your emey number " now you have to be fast to dial your own h/phone number
15.) ** you will hear a dialing tone, when the call is answered, dial " 1566 " and you will hear "re-confirm emery number"
16.) ** once you hear that message, dial " 6011556 2245334 follow by your h/phone number"
17.) ** after a while, you will hear a message "your pin number is accepted" you have to dial " 1007 "
18.) ** after you done that you will hear "your emery number is accepted"
19.) ** continue dial " 4566 " you will hear "your password is accepted"
20.) ** once the second message finish, immediately dial your own h/phone number
21.) ** Now you will receive a message saying ..........
"NOTHING IS FREE IN THIS WORLD, . SO, GET BACK TO WORK AND DON'T WASTE TIME !!"Bye......... Bye...... --------------------
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little child at WAGHA border
"NOTHING IS FREE IN THIS WORLD, . SO, GET BACK TO WORK AND DON'T WASTE TIME !!"Bye......... Bye......
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Pakistani Actress Meera (Real Name: Irtiza Rubab)’s Wedding Ceremony
IRTIZA RUBAB, better known as MEERA / MIRA, (Urdu: میرا) is a Pakistani movie actress from Sheikhupura, Pakistan. She is based in Lahore now. She first appeared on Television in an advertisement in 1992. She has won the Best Actress award four times and currently has more than 60 movies to her credit.
The marriage of film star Meera was revealed on Sunday after a dispute arose over Meera’s mother Shafqat Zara shifting antique furniture belonging to the film star’s husband Attiqur Rehman (also spelled Attiq-ur-Rehman / Atteeq-ur-Rehman / Attique-ur-Rahman / Atteeq-ur-Rahman).
Defence-A Police Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Abid Rasheed told a local newspaper that he had seen the nikahnama (marriage certificate), according to which the nikah (marriage contract) was solemnized on September 2, 2007. He said the nikahnama was duly registered with the local union council. The SHO said he had also questioned the nikah khawan in Makkah Colony, who confirmed that he had performed the nikah!
Antique furniture: He said Attique had claimed that Meera’s mother, Shafqat Zara Begum, secretly shifted the antiques from Attique’s house without informing him.
The SHO quoted Attique as saying he had asked his mother-in-law not to steal the antiques. Attique said he had gifted the actress a house in G-Block DHA, and did not want her to return it. According to the nikahnama that Attique showed to the police, he should pay Rs 20 million to Meera if he divorces her. He is also bound to pay Rs 0.1 million to her as pocket money. The dower money is stated at Rs 0.5 million.
Pictures of the marriage were also reportedly released to some TV channels (hurray, we have got you a video instead). Police came to know of the incident after Attique called on emergency 15 and said his father-in-law, mother-in-law and their other son-in-law Raheel were beating him. Police arrested five men of each party from the scene, and took them to the police station. Later, they were released and told to return to the police station on Sunday at 10pm.
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The marriage of film star Meera was revealed on Sunday after a dispute arose over Meera’s mother Shafqat Zara shifting antique furniture belonging to the film star’s husband Attiqur Rehman (also spelled Attiq-ur-Rehman / Atteeq-ur-Rehman / Attique-ur-Rahman / Atteeq-ur-Rahman).
Defence-A Police Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Abid Rasheed told a local newspaper that he had seen the nikahnama (marriage certificate), according to which the nikah (marriage contract) was solemnized on September 2, 2007. He said the nikahnama was duly registered with the local union council. The SHO said he had also questioned the nikah khawan in Makkah Colony, who confirmed that he had performed the nikah!
Antique furniture: He said Attique had claimed that Meera’s mother, Shafqat Zara Begum, secretly shifted the antiques from Attique’s house without informing him.
The SHO quoted Attique as saying he had asked his mother-in-law not to steal the antiques. Attique said he had gifted the actress a house in G-Block DHA, and did not want her to return it. According to the nikahnama that Attique showed to the police, he should pay Rs 20 million to Meera if he divorces her. He is also bound to pay Rs 0.1 million to her as pocket money. The dower money is stated at Rs 0.5 million.
Pictures of the marriage were also reportedly released to some TV channels (hurray, we have got you a video instead). Police came to know of the incident after Attique called on emergency 15 and said his father-in-law, mother-in-law and their other son-in-law Raheel were beating him. Police arrested five men of each party from the scene, and took them to the police station. Later, they were released and told to return to the police station on Sunday at 10pm.
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ISLAMABAD (Rehman): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday underlined the need that Islamabad and Washington should bolster steps to bridge the mutual trust deficit.Gilani expressed these views while talking to General Davis Patraeus, the US Central Command Chief and Isaf commander in Afghanistan General McCrystal at the PM House.
Gilani told the international community should come forward with adequate financial assistance to help Pakistan for relief and reconstruction in the areas affected due to military operation against terrorism.
He also noted Pakistan Army’s sacrifices in the war on terror, adding it had the support of national political leadership in its military action.
General Petraeus said the United States acknowledges the sacrifices of Pakistan in the war on terror.Gilani meets Gen Petraeus, Isaf Commander
Gilani also on Monday met the US Central Command Chief General David Petraeus and Isaf commander in Afghanistan General McCrystal.
General David Petraeus and General McCrystal arrived here on Monday are also due to meet the Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani during their visit.
According to the sources, both general they would hold talks to provide weapons for monitoring the conversation of militants besides the glasses which are used to see at night.
They would also discuss provision of more gunship helicopters besides Kerry-Lugar bill. Both are set to exchange detailed views on the ongoing war on terrorism and military operation to flush out militants from the rugged South Waziristan tribal region
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Corruption charges on judges reviewed at SJC meeting
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council has begin here Saturday.The meeting, presided over by boss justice of Pakistan justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, will appraisal the complaint of monetary irregularities against two judges of the Sindh and Lahore high courts, justice Afzal Soomro and justice Abdul Shakoor Paracha.The Supreme Judicial Council, in its meeting held on August 9, had issued notices to justice Abdul Shakoor Paracha of the Lahore High Court and justice Afzal Soomro of the Sindh High Court on the charges of monetary corruption.In today’s gathering, further actions will be taken concerning charges made on the judges and other matters of the judges.Present at the council meeting are superior judges of the Supreme Court justice Javed Iqbal and justice Sardar Raza Khan, chief justice Lahore High Court justice Khwaja Sharif, chief justice Peshawar High Court Tariq Pervez and registrar Supreme Court Dr Faqir Hussain.According to sources, fairness Afzal Soomro has submitted the reply of the take in while PIMS’s doctor did not submit the reply and it was learnt that he is residing in the United States.
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Air strikes kill six militants: army
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's army said air strike killed six confrontational would-be suicide bombers and shattered the training base they were holed up in after an overnight operation in the anxious northwest.
Air support was called in after aptitude and local people said a suicide attack brains was present in the town in Swat valley, where the army previously said an operation had empty the area of militants.
"At least six would-be suicide bombers were kill in the shelling by gunship helicopters, the same place was being used as initiation pad for training the suicide attackers," an army statement late Friday said.
A military official in Mingora, the main town in Swat and 20 kilometres (12 miles) from where the air raid was carried out, long-established the strike in Mangaltan area and the death toll, adding more than a few militants were also wounded.
Pakistan's military previously said it had vacant Swat of Islamist extremists in an offensive launched previous this year after militants extended their grip into the vale.
Separately, the bullet-riddled bodies of six suspected Taliban rebels were Saturday found in a village in Swat valley eight kilometres from Mingora, police said.
"Six badly mutilated bodies were found from two dissimilar places at Odigram," Ghulam Farooq, a senior police bureaucrat told AFP by telephone, adding that the bodies had bullet wounds.
It was not clear who had kill them.
Earlier this month, 18 suspected militants turned up dead in Swat under similar circumstances. A military official said that since July almost 200 bodies of militants and some civilians had been establish in the region.
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Air support was called in after aptitude and local people said a suicide attack brains was present in the town in Swat valley, where the army previously said an operation had empty the area of militants.
"At least six would-be suicide bombers were kill in the shelling by gunship helicopters, the same place was being used as initiation pad for training the suicide attackers," an army statement late Friday said.
A military official in Mingora, the main town in Swat and 20 kilometres (12 miles) from where the air raid was carried out, long-established the strike in Mangaltan area and the death toll, adding more than a few militants were also wounded.
Pakistan's military previously said it had vacant Swat of Islamist extremists in an offensive launched previous this year after militants extended their grip into the vale.
Separately, the bullet-riddled bodies of six suspected Taliban rebels were Saturday found in a village in Swat valley eight kilometres from Mingora, police said.
"Six badly mutilated bodies were found from two dissimilar places at Odigram," Ghulam Farooq, a senior police bureaucrat told AFP by telephone, adding that the bodies had bullet wounds.
It was not clear who had kill them.
Earlier this month, 18 suspected militants turned up dead in Swat under similar circumstances. A military official said that since July almost 200 bodies of militants and some civilians had been establish in the region.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Obama reaches out to Islamist parties in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama has started reaching out to some of Pakistan's most fervent Islamist and anti-American parties, including one that helped give rise to the Taliban, trying to improve Washington's image in the nuclear-armed state.Obama's special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, is initiating dialogue between the United States and religious parties previous administrations had largely shunned, both sides said."The purpose is to broaden the base of American relations in Pakistan beyond the relatively narrow circle of leaders Washington has previously dealt with," explained Vali Nasr, senior adviser to Holbrooke.John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Bush presidency, questioned Holbrooke's timing for trying to engage Taliban sympathisers on the eve of elections in neighbouring Afghanistan, where U.S. forces are battling the hardline Islamic group."As a general proposition, democracy in Pakistan is fragile enough now that negotiating with people that some on the democratic side of the Pakistani spectrum would think themselves are terrorists strikes me as fairly risky," Bolton said."What we ought to be doing is making sure that our ties with the military are strong because the gravest risk is radical penetration of the military."At one of this week's sessions, Liaqat Baloch, a top member of the religious, right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party, told Holbrooke he welcomed the new administration's public change in tone towards Muslims around the world.But Baloch said he was disturbed to see "no change in practice" in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where Obama has stepped up military operations against the Taliban on both sides of the border.Holbrooke invited Jamaat-e-Islami, whom some U.S. officials compare to the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, to visit the heavily guarded American embassy compound in Islamabad, seeking to dispel long-running rumours that thousands of U.S. Marines would be based there."NEW ERA"Holbrooke rejected the party's complaints about a Western "assault" on Islam, saying "that could not be further from the truth" with Obama, who has roots in the religion, now in the White House.Fazl-ur-Rehman, whose Jamiat-e-ulema-e-Islam party was active in rousing support for the Taliban in 1990s, also got an audience with Holbrooke and his team.Rehman denies al Qaeda's responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and once warned that if U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan, no American in Pakistan would be safe.In more recent years, however, Rehman's relationship with the Taliban has grown uneasy, and he has publicly supported negotiations between the U.S.-backed government in Kabul and the Islamist group."His hands aren't exactly clean," Lisa Curtis of the Heritage Foundation said of Rehman. "He is associated with the Taliban."But she described his party as a legitimate political force that has met with U.S. officials in the past.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari praised Holbrooke's meetings with Islamist parties as "a new era" aimed at promoting reconciliation and dialogue instead of "the violent mindset"."We need to help Obama. He's a breath of fresh air to the world," Zardari told reporters travelling with Holbrooke.Dressed in colourful turbans and traditional robes, most of the parliamentarians and clerics representing religious parties as well as tribes appeared to relish access to Obama's point-man for Pakistan and Afghanistan."It's good he's listening," said parliamentarian Munir Khan Orakzai of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas -- ethnic Pashtun lands on the Afghan border -- after pressing Holbrooke for a bigger share of development aid dollars.Holbrooke, who has been meeting mainly Pakistan's political and military establishment, called his nearly hour-long session with Baloch's Jamaat-e-Islami "the most intellectually sustained debate I've ever had in this country".But immediately after their meeting, Baloch and his delegation took to the streets, leading a protest against U.S. policy in Pakistan and the region.
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Friends today is the age of economic crises every body is in tension due to economic problems. A huge number of people are jobless. They are worried for their livelihood. Today I say them do not worry for their livelihood. Today I tell you how to earn money online.There are many ways to earn money online but some of them are based on fraud and some of them are based illegal. I am now telling you a legitimate way of earning money online. There are some ways to earn money in which you have to get registration by paying their fee. But now I m telling you a way in which your registration is totally free. In this way you will have not to pay single penny for registration.Some ways for earning money online are as under.
Google AdSense
One of the most popular ways to earn money online is through advertising programs Google AdSense. It is very simple and easy way. In Google AdSense you need computer with internet connection .you need valid gmail address. The main thing in Google AdSense you need is your own website. You may create it at free domain without paying single penny or you can also create by paying domain fee. You can also create your own blogspot without payment it is totally free. The data in your web site or blogspot should not be sexual and should not be stolen from other websites.Now next step to earn money through Google AdSense is to register your website or blogspot to advertising programs Google AdSense. Registration to Google AdSense is totally free. Once you registered at Google AdSense Google team will paste Ads on your website or blogspot. Now you will have to advertise your website or blogspot. The money you will earn depends upon the traffic or visitors that visit your website or blogspot more the visitors more the money you will earn. As the visitor visit your site and click on Ads by Google the Google will pay you for per click or also pay you for only visiting your site. So try this online earning program and make dollars online. I hope you will try this program.
Earning Money by Web Browsing
Web browsing is another way to earn money online. It is very simple and easiest way to earn money online. In this way you will paid to browse websites and viewing Ads on those websites. You will have to click on ad and view that ad for at least 30 seconds. The time will show on top of the website. In this online earning program you will have not need any own website. The requirement for this online earning program is computer with internet access. If you have a computer with internet connection then registered to the sites that pay for browsing their sites and viewing Ads. Some of those sites demand registration fee but most of them are free to register.You can search these sites by any search engine with key words ‘paid to click’ or ‘paid to browse’ etc.
Paid Survey
Paid survey is another way to earn extra income online. In this program many companies pay the people for their opinion. In this way of earning you have to share your opinion and companies pay you for spending your time with them. It is very simple way of earning online. There are many websites that provide you online surveys. Some of those require registration fee but most of them are free to register. Requirement for this way of earning is computer with internet access. You can search these web sites by any search engine using key words ‘online paid survey’ ‘paid for your opinion’ etc.Note that people from United States, Canada and United Kingdom have more chances to earn from paid surveys earning program than other world because most of surveys are only for people from United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
ONLINE AD POSTING JOBS
It is one of the popular ways of earning online. But this program requires some investment. In this program companies pay you for posting their ads on classified websites. In this job registration to those companies is not free. There are many packages of these companies. However these companies facilitate you with online training, software and list of cgi and non cgi websites. You can earn this way 10 cents to 30 cents per ad post.Requirement for these jobs is computer with internet access with better browsing speed.You can search these sites by any search engine with key words ‘ad posting jobs’ ‘work at home’ online jobs’ etc.
Email List Compiling Job
Email list compiling is another way of earning money online. In this way you have to provide email addresses and names of the people.Registration to these sites also demand registration fee. You can search these sites by any search engine using key words ‘ad posting jobs’ ‘work at home’ online jobs’ etc.So these are the simple ways to earn money online. Try these programs. I hope you will earn money through these programs.I wish best of luck for you. Thanks
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Google AdSense
One of the most popular ways to earn money online is through advertising programs Google AdSense. It is very simple and easy way. In Google AdSense you need computer with internet connection .you need valid gmail address. The main thing in Google AdSense you need is your own website. You may create it at free domain without paying single penny or you can also create by paying domain fee. You can also create your own blogspot without payment it is totally free. The data in your web site or blogspot should not be sexual and should not be stolen from other websites.Now next step to earn money through Google AdSense is to register your website or blogspot to advertising programs Google AdSense. Registration to Google AdSense is totally free. Once you registered at Google AdSense Google team will paste Ads on your website or blogspot. Now you will have to advertise your website or blogspot. The money you will earn depends upon the traffic or visitors that visit your website or blogspot more the visitors more the money you will earn. As the visitor visit your site and click on Ads by Google the Google will pay you for per click or also pay you for only visiting your site. So try this online earning program and make dollars online. I hope you will try this program.
Earning Money by Web Browsing
Web browsing is another way to earn money online. It is very simple and easiest way to earn money online. In this way you will paid to browse websites and viewing Ads on those websites. You will have to click on ad and view that ad for at least 30 seconds. The time will show on top of the website. In this online earning program you will have not need any own website. The requirement for this online earning program is computer with internet access. If you have a computer with internet connection then registered to the sites that pay for browsing their sites and viewing Ads. Some of those sites demand registration fee but most of them are free to register.You can search these sites by any search engine with key words ‘paid to click’ or ‘paid to browse’ etc.
Paid Survey
Paid survey is another way to earn extra income online. In this program many companies pay the people for their opinion. In this way of earning you have to share your opinion and companies pay you for spending your time with them. It is very simple way of earning online. There are many websites that provide you online surveys. Some of those require registration fee but most of them are free to register. Requirement for this way of earning is computer with internet access. You can search these web sites by any search engine using key words ‘online paid survey’ ‘paid for your opinion’ etc.Note that people from United States, Canada and United Kingdom have more chances to earn from paid surveys earning program than other world because most of surveys are only for people from United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
ONLINE AD POSTING JOBS
It is one of the popular ways of earning online. But this program requires some investment. In this program companies pay you for posting their ads on classified websites. In this job registration to those companies is not free. There are many packages of these companies. However these companies facilitate you with online training, software and list of cgi and non cgi websites. You can earn this way 10 cents to 30 cents per ad post.Requirement for these jobs is computer with internet access with better browsing speed.You can search these sites by any search engine with key words ‘ad posting jobs’ ‘work at home’ online jobs’ etc.
Email List Compiling Job
Email list compiling is another way of earning money online. In this way you have to provide email addresses and names of the people.Registration to these sites also demand registration fee. You can search these sites by any search engine using key words ‘ad posting jobs’ ‘work at home’ online jobs’ etc.So these are the simple ways to earn money online. Try these programs. I hope you will earn money through these programs.I wish best of luck for you. Thanks
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Rakhi Sawant makes heads turn in Pakistan too
ISLAMABAD: Bollywood item girl-turned-reality TV star Rakhi Sawant's 'swayamvar' is also making news in Pakistan with reams being written in the
English and Urdu media about her impending marriage. Sawant chose Indo-Canadian businessman Elesh Parujanwala as her bridegroom on NDTV Imagine's reality show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar' late on Sunday evening. "Rakhi Sawant ne jeevan saathi chun liya" went the headline in a Urdu newspaper. The news was also put up on several news portals, including popular pakmahfil.com and e-zine pakteahouse soon after the grand finale of the much followed reality show. Titled "Bollywood, Reality TV and Indian secularism," a post on e-zine pakteahouse talked of Sawant who became "a sensation in Bollywood through her hard work and determination despite an obvious lack of education and family background". While a post on pakmahfil.com said, "The 30-year-old Gujarati NRI came all the way from Toronto to marry television's drama queen...Rakhi has been bowled over by Elesh's charm. He is the quietest of the lot and most sensitive when it comes to showing his emotions." Sawant had zeroed in on Delhi's Manas Katyal and Chittiz Jain, but finally chose Parujanwala. "If Rakhi ties the knot with him, he is willing to leave Canada for good and settle in Mumbai forever. Rakhi has time and again said that at no cost she is willing to quit her showbiz career,"
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English and Urdu media about her impending marriage. Sawant chose Indo-Canadian businessman Elesh Parujanwala as her bridegroom on NDTV Imagine's reality show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar' late on Sunday evening. "Rakhi Sawant ne jeevan saathi chun liya" went the headline in a Urdu newspaper. The news was also put up on several news portals, including popular pakmahfil.com and e-zine pakteahouse soon after the grand finale of the much followed reality show. Titled "Bollywood, Reality TV and Indian secularism," a post on e-zine pakteahouse talked of Sawant who became "a sensation in Bollywood through her hard work and determination despite an obvious lack of education and family background". While a post on pakmahfil.com said, "The 30-year-old Gujarati NRI came all the way from Toronto to marry television's drama queen...Rakhi has been bowled over by Elesh's charm. He is the quietest of the lot and most sensitive when it comes to showing his emotions." Sawant had zeroed in on Delhi's Manas Katyal and Chittiz Jain, but finally chose Parujanwala. "If Rakhi ties the knot with him, he is willing to leave Canada for good and settle in Mumbai forever. Rakhi has time and again said that at no cost she is willing to quit her showbiz career,"
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Michael Jackson's mom gets custody
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's 79-year-old mother was awarded custody of the singer's three children on Monday and given more time to spell out objections to having two music executives administer his multi-million dollar estate. Judge Mitchell Beckloff officially admitted the pop singer's 2002 will into probate court and extended until October 2 the temporary control of the "Thriller" singer's estate granted to executors John Branca and John McClain.
Michael Douglas' son arrested for drugs: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cameron Douglas, the son of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas, has been arrested on drug charges, media reports and authorities said on Monday. Douglas, 30, was arrested in New York for possession of what The New York Post reported was a "massive amount" of crystal methamphetamine with intent to distribute it.
Reality stars Jon & Kate back on air after split
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. reality television show about a family with eight children was back on air on Monday -- despite the parents splitting up. The show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," aired by cable channel TLC, resumed after a six-week hiatus spawned by the break-up of parents Jon and Kate Gosselin which sent ratings soaring.
CBS hopes wardrobe fix will restore "CSI" ratings
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New "CSI" star Laurence Fishburne is getting a makeover after ratings for the veteran crime drama fell sharply upon his arrival last season. Fishburne wore glasses and suits during his introductory season, when he took over for departing lead William Petersen.
CBS says no plans to change focus on scripted shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS television, the most-watched U.S. network, has no plans to change its primetime schedule of mostly scripted programing to include more reality shows, Entertainment President Nina Tassler said on Monday. Tassler also told TV critics at a meeting previewing the upcoming 2009 fall season that CBS was confident about meeting the challenge of Jay Leno moving his NBC chat show to primetime in September in a major shake-up of network TV.
Roger Daltrey plots rare North American solo tour
DETROIT (Billboard) - With the Who inactive for the moment, Roger Daltrey is gearing up to launch his first solo tour of North America since 1985. The Use It Or Lose It theater trek -- a nod to the 65-year-old singer's vocal cords -- kicks off October 10 in Vancouver, B.C., and runs through November 30 in Clearwater, Fla.
Kara DioGuardi returns to "Idol," no word on Paula
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kara DioGuardi, who made her debut this year as the fourth judge on No. 1-rated TV singing show "American Idol," will return to the panel for the upcoming ninth season, producers said on Monday. But the fate of Paula Abdul, who has been on the show's judging panel since its inception in 2002, is still up in the air with only a few days to go before auditions begin for the new season.
Rather sues to return CBS execs to $70 million suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former TV news anchor Dan Rather sued CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward on Monday in a bid to have them reinstated as defendants in his $70 million lawsuit against the network. In a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court, Rather accused the two men of fraud relating to his claim that CBS made him a scapegoat in a scandal over a 2004 report on then-President George W. Bush's military record.
Carla Gugino lands "Sucker Punch"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Carla Gugino has been cast in "Sucker Punch," an action fantasy from "Watchmen" director Zack Snyder. The 1950s-set tale follows a girl (Emily Browning) confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. She and her friends enter an alternate reality where they begin planning an escape. Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone and Abbie Cornish co-star.
"Tourist" traps Theron, Worthington
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Charlize Theron and Sam Worthington finally got their passports. The Oscar-winning actress and the much-in-demand Aussie star, who is taking over for Tom Cruise, have signed on to a remake of the 2005 French spy thriller "The Tourist."
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Michael Douglas' son arrested for drugs: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cameron Douglas, the son of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas, has been arrested on drug charges, media reports and authorities said on Monday. Douglas, 30, was arrested in New York for possession of what The New York Post reported was a "massive amount" of crystal methamphetamine with intent to distribute it.
Reality stars Jon & Kate back on air after split
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. reality television show about a family with eight children was back on air on Monday -- despite the parents splitting up. The show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," aired by cable channel TLC, resumed after a six-week hiatus spawned by the break-up of parents Jon and Kate Gosselin which sent ratings soaring.
CBS hopes wardrobe fix will restore "CSI" ratings
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New "CSI" star Laurence Fishburne is getting a makeover after ratings for the veteran crime drama fell sharply upon his arrival last season. Fishburne wore glasses and suits during his introductory season, when he took over for departing lead William Petersen.
CBS says no plans to change focus on scripted shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS television, the most-watched U.S. network, has no plans to change its primetime schedule of mostly scripted programing to include more reality shows, Entertainment President Nina Tassler said on Monday. Tassler also told TV critics at a meeting previewing the upcoming 2009 fall season that CBS was confident about meeting the challenge of Jay Leno moving his NBC chat show to primetime in September in a major shake-up of network TV.
Roger Daltrey plots rare North American solo tour
DETROIT (Billboard) - With the Who inactive for the moment, Roger Daltrey is gearing up to launch his first solo tour of North America since 1985. The Use It Or Lose It theater trek -- a nod to the 65-year-old singer's vocal cords -- kicks off October 10 in Vancouver, B.C., and runs through November 30 in Clearwater, Fla.
Kara DioGuardi returns to "Idol," no word on Paula
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kara DioGuardi, who made her debut this year as the fourth judge on No. 1-rated TV singing show "American Idol," will return to the panel for the upcoming ninth season, producers said on Monday. But the fate of Paula Abdul, who has been on the show's judging panel since its inception in 2002, is still up in the air with only a few days to go before auditions begin for the new season.
Rather sues to return CBS execs to $70 million suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former TV news anchor Dan Rather sued CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward on Monday in a bid to have them reinstated as defendants in his $70 million lawsuit against the network. In a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court, Rather accused the two men of fraud relating to his claim that CBS made him a scapegoat in a scandal over a 2004 report on then-President George W. Bush's military record.
Carla Gugino lands "Sucker Punch"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Carla Gugino has been cast in "Sucker Punch," an action fantasy from "Watchmen" director Zack Snyder. The 1950s-set tale follows a girl (Emily Browning) confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. She and her friends enter an alternate reality where they begin planning an escape. Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone and Abbie Cornish co-star.
"Tourist" traps Theron, Worthington
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Charlize Theron and Sam Worthington finally got their passports. The Oscar-winning actress and the much-in-demand Aussie star, who is taking over for Tom Cruise, have signed on to a remake of the 2005 French spy thriller "The Tourist."
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Oil Prices Retreat After Rally
NEW YORK – Crude-oil futures fell Tuesday as traders took profits after oil prices advanced more than 13% in the past three trading sessions.
Light, sweet crude for September delivery recently traded down $1.05, or 1.5%, at $70.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange traded 53 cents, or 0.7%, lower at $73.02 a barrel.
Oil prices rapidly rose from around $63 a barrel last Wednesday to more than $71 a barrel Monday, as promising economic data from China, Europe and the U.S. raised hopes that the world economy is in the early stages of recovery from the worst downturn in decades.
Tuesday's retreat signifies little more than the market taking a breather, analysts said. U.S. equities are also down slightly after hitting a 2009 high Monday, while the dollar is slightly stronger against the euro, bouncing back from its weakest point since December.
"We rallied really strong and now we see some money taken off the table after the $10 runup," said Gene McGillian at Tradition Energy.
Oil futures are close to the 2009 intraday high of $73.38 a barrel, set June 30, but may have trouble rising further. U.S. unemployment data for July are due out Friday and expected to show the jobless rate continuing to climb. Oil and product inventory data are scheduled for release Wednesday by the Department of Energy, with increases in crude and some fuel stockpiles expected.
Analysts forecast U.S. oil inventories to rise by 500,000 barrels, while gasoline inventories are seen dropping 1.3 million barrels and distillate stocks, including heating oil and diesel, rising by 800,000 barrels, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey. Refinery utilization is expected to drop 0.7 percentage point to 83.9% of capacity.
"We are having (inventory) build after build and refineries running at lower capacity," said Tim Jennings, a broker at Vantage Trading. "I don't know why prices are higher. There is no factual confirmation that demand is picking up."
Front-month September reformulated gasoline blendstock, or RBOB, recently traded down 1.44 cents, or 0.7%, at $2.0549 a gallon. September heating oil traded 93 points, or 0.5%, lower at $1.8620 a gallon.
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Light, sweet crude for September delivery recently traded down $1.05, or 1.5%, at $70.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude on the ICE futures exchange traded 53 cents, or 0.7%, lower at $73.02 a barrel.
Oil prices rapidly rose from around $63 a barrel last Wednesday to more than $71 a barrel Monday, as promising economic data from China, Europe and the U.S. raised hopes that the world economy is in the early stages of recovery from the worst downturn in decades.
Tuesday's retreat signifies little more than the market taking a breather, analysts said. U.S. equities are also down slightly after hitting a 2009 high Monday, while the dollar is slightly stronger against the euro, bouncing back from its weakest point since December.
"We rallied really strong and now we see some money taken off the table after the $10 runup," said Gene McGillian at Tradition Energy.
Oil futures are close to the 2009 intraday high of $73.38 a barrel, set June 30, but may have trouble rising further. U.S. unemployment data for July are due out Friday and expected to show the jobless rate continuing to climb. Oil and product inventory data are scheduled for release Wednesday by the Department of Energy, with increases in crude and some fuel stockpiles expected.
Analysts forecast U.S. oil inventories to rise by 500,000 barrels, while gasoline inventories are seen dropping 1.3 million barrels and distillate stocks, including heating oil and diesel, rising by 800,000 barrels, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey. Refinery utilization is expected to drop 0.7 percentage point to 83.9% of capacity.
"We are having (inventory) build after build and refineries running at lower capacity," said Tim Jennings, a broker at Vantage Trading. "I don't know why prices are higher. There is no factual confirmation that demand is picking up."
Front-month September reformulated gasoline blendstock, or RBOB, recently traded down 1.44 cents, or 0.7%, at $2.0549 a gallon. September heating oil traded 93 points, or 0.5%, lower at $1.8620 a gallon.
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'Musharraf has conceded to his exile in London'
Islamabad (PTI): Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has "conceded to his exile in London" and made up his mind not to return to Pakistan in the wake of the Supreme Court's verdict that the emergency imposed by him in 2007 was unconstitutional, according to a former federal minister.
Gen. Musharraf has also given up his plans to enter the political arena as the odds are against him, senior PML(Q) leader Faisal Saleh Hayat, who served as a federal minister in the former President's regime, said.
Mr. Hayat recently met Gen. Musharraf in London for consultations in connection with the Supreme Court's verdict. The ruling has raised the possibility of Musharraf being tried for treason.
However, such a trial can only be initiated by the government.
Gen. Musharraf was "perturbed" by statements made by the main opposition PML(N) chief Nawaz Sharif against him and has been asking his supporters to issue rejoinders against them, Mr. Hayat told The News daily.
Mr. Hayat said he advised Gen. Musharraf to come back to Pakistan to contest all cases against him.
"You must create your credibility first as you ditched the party (PML-Q) that provided the support that was required by you for your survival. But you unfortunately struck an underhand deal with late (former premier) Benazir Bhutto. If you are keen to try your luck in politics, then you must return to Pakistan to fight against the allegations (made against you)," Mr. Hayat told Gen. Musharraf.
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Gen. Musharraf has also given up his plans to enter the political arena as the odds are against him, senior PML(Q) leader Faisal Saleh Hayat, who served as a federal minister in the former President's regime, said.
Mr. Hayat recently met Gen. Musharraf in London for consultations in connection with the Supreme Court's verdict. The ruling has raised the possibility of Musharraf being tried for treason.
However, such a trial can only be initiated by the government.
Gen. Musharraf was "perturbed" by statements made by the main opposition PML(N) chief Nawaz Sharif against him and has been asking his supporters to issue rejoinders against them, Mr. Hayat told The News daily.
Mr. Hayat said he advised Gen. Musharraf to come back to Pakistan to contest all cases against him.
"You must create your credibility first as you ditched the party (PML-Q) that provided the support that was required by you for your survival. But you unfortunately struck an underhand deal with late (former premier) Benazir Bhutto. If you are keen to try your luck in politics, then you must return to Pakistan to fight against the allegations (made against you)," Mr. Hayat told Gen. Musharraf.
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Pakistan questions 200 after 8 Christians killed
ISLAMABAD — Police questioned more than 200 people to determine if rioting that killed eight Christians was spontaneous or planned by a militant group, a Pakistani official said Tuesday.
Another top official suggested militants fleeing an army offensive in the northwest Swat Valley were involved.
Hundreds of Muslims attacked a Christian neighborhood in the eastern Pakistani city of Gojra on Saturday after reports that Christians had desecrated a Quran. The assault, which also torched dozens of homes, underscored the precarious existence of religious minorities in this Muslim-majority nation where extremist Islam is on the rise.
Punjab province Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told The Associated Press that members of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan and its al-Qaida-linked offshoot Lashkar-e-Jhangvi were arrested as suspected attackers.
The question is how long — or whether — they had planned the attack. A Pakistani intelligence report some two months earlier suggested militant groups may be switching from suicide attacks to creating sectarian strife in cities, he noted.
"We need to locate and arrest those who were wearing masks during the carnage," Sanaullah said, referring to the attackers who were covering their faces during the rioting to avoid being identified.
The demonstrations began Thursday but reached their violent zenith Saturday, allegedly after hardline clerics began making speeches against the Christians. Authorities say an initial probe had debunked the claims that the Muslim holy book was defiled. Christians in the community attended special church services for the victims Tuesday.
Separately, Punjab province Gov. Salman Taseer, on a visit to Gojra, said "those who were evicted from Swat have a hand in this incident." Taseer offered no evidence to back up this claim.
Pakistan's army is engaged in a three-month-old offensive in Swat, a northwest valley that was once a prominent tourist destination. The military claims to have killed 1,800 suspected militants in the operation.
Christians — including Protestants and Catholics — make up less than 5 percent of Pakistan's 175 million people, according to the CIA World Factbook. They generally live in peace with their Muslim neighbors.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif promised Tuesday that the government would cover the cost of rebuilding the charred houses and pledged to bring the perpetrators of the weekend attack to justice.
"There couldn't be any cruelty more harsh than this," he said in an address to Christians in Lahore.
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Another top official suggested militants fleeing an army offensive in the northwest Swat Valley were involved.
Hundreds of Muslims attacked a Christian neighborhood in the eastern Pakistani city of Gojra on Saturday after reports that Christians had desecrated a Quran. The assault, which also torched dozens of homes, underscored the precarious existence of religious minorities in this Muslim-majority nation where extremist Islam is on the rise.
Punjab province Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told The Associated Press that members of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan and its al-Qaida-linked offshoot Lashkar-e-Jhangvi were arrested as suspected attackers.
The question is how long — or whether — they had planned the attack. A Pakistani intelligence report some two months earlier suggested militant groups may be switching from suicide attacks to creating sectarian strife in cities, he noted.
"We need to locate and arrest those who were wearing masks during the carnage," Sanaullah said, referring to the attackers who were covering their faces during the rioting to avoid being identified.
The demonstrations began Thursday but reached their violent zenith Saturday, allegedly after hardline clerics began making speeches against the Christians. Authorities say an initial probe had debunked the claims that the Muslim holy book was defiled. Christians in the community attended special church services for the victims Tuesday.
Separately, Punjab province Gov. Salman Taseer, on a visit to Gojra, said "those who were evicted from Swat have a hand in this incident." Taseer offered no evidence to back up this claim.
Pakistan's army is engaged in a three-month-old offensive in Swat, a northwest valley that was once a prominent tourist destination. The military claims to have killed 1,800 suspected militants in the operation.
Christians — including Protestants and Catholics — make up less than 5 percent of Pakistan's 175 million people, according to the CIA World Factbook. They generally live in peace with their Muslim neighbors.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif promised Tuesday that the government would cover the cost of rebuilding the charred houses and pledged to bring the perpetrators of the weekend attack to justice.
"There couldn't be any cruelty more harsh than this," he said in an address to Christians in Lahore.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Taliban threaten Afghan poll, deadly month nears end
KABUL (Reuters) - The deadliest month of the Afghanistan war neared an end on Thursday, with growing violence threatening to overshadow crucial presidential elections next month which the Taliban have vowed to disrupt.
The United States and Britain in July have suffered by far their worst losses of the war, the total of at least 69 foreign soldiers killed in the month exceeding or equaling total losses for each of the first four years of the war.
U.S. losses stood at 39 killed in July, easily passing the previous high of 26 in September 2008. Britain has suffered its worst battlefield casualties since the 1980s Falklands War, the 22 troops killed in the month taking its total losses in Afghanistan to 189, 10 more than were killed in the Iraq war.
Casualties spiked after thousands of U.S. and British troops launched two major operations in southern Helmand province -- Strike of the Sword and Panther's Claw -- long a Taliban stronghold and the center of Afghanistan's opium production.
The operations are the first under U.S. President Barack Obama's new regional strategy to defeat the Taliban and its Islamist militant allies and stabilize Afghanistan.
The August 20 presidential elections are a crucial test of Washington's new strategy and of Kabul's ability to stage a credible, legitimate and secure poll, analysts say.
On Thursday, the Taliban issued its first formal promise to disrupt the poll, calling on Afghans to shun it..
It labeled the poll a U.S. "invention" and a farce, accusing Afghan President Hamid Karzai of not having the courage to stand up to U.S. ambitions in Afghanistan and telling its fighters to attack election-related targets and stop people from voting.
"All Afghans, due to their Islamic and national sentiments, need to totally boycott this seductive U.S. process and ... join the trenches of jihad," the Taliban's leadership council posted on a website it uses (www.alemarah1.net).
ATTACKS ON CANDIDATES
There have been three attacks against candidates or campaign officials in the past week, including Karzai's vice presidential running mate Mohammad Qasim Fahim, the leader of U.S.-backed Afghan forces that ousted the Taliban.
One of Karzai's campaign offices in remote western Herat also was bombed on Tuesday but there were no casualties.
Violence across Afghanistan this year had already reached its worst level since the Taliban's ouster and has escalated further since the launch of the Helmand operations.
Britain this week wrapped up Panther's Claw after five weeks clearing the Taliban out of population centers before the poll, with the U.S. still pushing further south through a province that provides most of the opium funding the insurgency.
While the high death tolls have been within expectations for operations of that size, the first phase of the "clear, hold and build" operations focused attention on strategies, whether troops are adequately equipped or if they should be there at all. Continued...
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The United States and Britain in July have suffered by far their worst losses of the war, the total of at least 69 foreign soldiers killed in the month exceeding or equaling total losses for each of the first four years of the war.
U.S. losses stood at 39 killed in July, easily passing the previous high of 26 in September 2008. Britain has suffered its worst battlefield casualties since the 1980s Falklands War, the 22 troops killed in the month taking its total losses in Afghanistan to 189, 10 more than were killed in the Iraq war.
Casualties spiked after thousands of U.S. and British troops launched two major operations in southern Helmand province -- Strike of the Sword and Panther's Claw -- long a Taliban stronghold and the center of Afghanistan's opium production.
The operations are the first under U.S. President Barack Obama's new regional strategy to defeat the Taliban and its Islamist militant allies and stabilize Afghanistan.
The August 20 presidential elections are a crucial test of Washington's new strategy and of Kabul's ability to stage a credible, legitimate and secure poll, analysts say.
On Thursday, the Taliban issued its first formal promise to disrupt the poll, calling on Afghans to shun it..
It labeled the poll a U.S. "invention" and a farce, accusing Afghan President Hamid Karzai of not having the courage to stand up to U.S. ambitions in Afghanistan and telling its fighters to attack election-related targets and stop people from voting.
"All Afghans, due to their Islamic and national sentiments, need to totally boycott this seductive U.S. process and ... join the trenches of jihad," the Taliban's leadership council posted on a website it uses (www.alemarah1.net).
ATTACKS ON CANDIDATES
There have been three attacks against candidates or campaign officials in the past week, including Karzai's vice presidential running mate Mohammad Qasim Fahim, the leader of U.S.-backed Afghan forces that ousted the Taliban.
One of Karzai's campaign offices in remote western Herat also was bombed on Tuesday but there were no casualties.
Violence across Afghanistan this year had already reached its worst level since the Taliban's ouster and has escalated further since the launch of the Helmand operations.
Britain this week wrapped up Panther's Claw after five weeks clearing the Taliban out of population centers before the poll, with the U.S. still pushing further south through a province that provides most of the opium funding the insurgency.
While the high death tolls have been within expectations for operations of that size, the first phase of the "clear, hold and build" operations focused attention on strategies, whether troops are adequately equipped or if they should be there at all. Continued...
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Madonna writes for Israeli newspaper
LOS ANGELES: Queen of pop Madonna has turned reporter for Israel's biggest newspaper.
The 50-year-old pop star's article on her altered copy to the Jewish cult of Kaballah has been displayed importantly on the front page of 'Yediot Ahronot' with a byline.
The article titled 'How My Life Changed' was translated into Hebrew by the paper and an excerpt of it was in print Wednesday while the full article will be published tomorrow.
In her article, the controversial singer describes her religious awakening more than a decade ago.
The singer who was born a Christian had alienated the Church with her antics including her many sexually explicit stage shows where she had appear crucified.
The 'Material Girl' is an astute follower of Kaballah and has adopted the Hebrew name of Esther and studies Jewish mysticism.
She had also made a private pilgrimage to Israel in 2004 and will perform two shows in the country in September as part of her 'Sticky & Sweet' international.
The 50-year-old pop star's article on her altered copy to the Jewish cult of Kaballah has been displayed importantly on the front page of 'Yediot Ahronot' with a byline.
The article titled 'How My Life Changed' was translated into Hebrew by the paper and an excerpt of it was in print Wednesday while the full article will be published tomorrow.
In her article, the controversial singer describes her religious awakening more than a decade ago.
The singer who was born a Christian had alienated the Church with her antics including her many sexually explicit stage shows where she had appear crucified.
The 'Material Girl' is an astute follower of Kaballah and has adopted the Hebrew name of Esther and studies Jewish mysticism.
She had also made a private pilgrimage to Israel in 2004 and will perform two shows in the country in September as part of her 'Sticky & Sweet' international.
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