Monday 30 July 2012
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Tuesday 24 July 2012
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Saturday 14 July 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
Sunday 8 July 2012
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Shooter wearing Afghan uniform wounds 5 U.S. troops
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A man in an Afghan army uniform opened flames outside a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, wounding 5 US soldiers, an Afghan police official supposed Wednesday.
The number of insider attacks against strange forces in Afghanistan has increased this year, undermining the trust among allies and efforts to prepare Afghan troops to take over their own security as international battle troops prepare to withdraw.
The US-led coalition established in a statement that a number of its service members were shot and wounded by a man in an Afghan military uniform Tuesday in Wardak province's Sayed Abad district. It supposed Wednesday that the service members were being treat at a medical facility but did not offer details.
The coalition maintains a large bottom there, but NATO did not say where in the district the harass took place or what happened to the assailant. NATO did say that an examination into the incident was under way.
Wardak provincial police leader Abdul Qayum Bakizoi said the wounded were five US soldiers.
A witness supposed Afghan civilians were talking to the soldiers outside their base when a man in an Afghan military uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun.
The Americans were standing on the other side of us while we were rank with a translator. Suddenly the Afghan soldier meant his machine gun on them and started shooting, supposed Eman, who gave only one name.
He additional that the wounded soldiers were evacuate by helicopter while the others took us sideways in fear of a possible gun battle. Eman thought the Afghan who opened fire escaped toward some trees and into a nearby rural community.
Wardak, near Kabul, is measured a Taliban hotbed and has been the scene of heavy combating during the past year.
On last year's anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, radical attacks, a truck bomb outside the same coalition base wounded 77 American soldiers and killed 5 Afghan civilians.
Tuesday's shooting was the latest likely container of what are being called green-on-blue attacks -- in which Afghan soldiers or insurgents masquerading in their uniforms turn their weapons on coalition troops.
So far this year, 26 alliance troops have been killed in 18 such attacks. That compare with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the earlier year.
The number of insider attacks against strange forces in Afghanistan has increased this year, undermining the trust among allies and efforts to prepare Afghan troops to take over their own security as international battle troops prepare to withdraw.
The US-led coalition established in a statement that a number of its service members were shot and wounded by a man in an Afghan military uniform Tuesday in Wardak province's Sayed Abad district. It supposed Wednesday that the service members were being treat at a medical facility but did not offer details.
The coalition maintains a large bottom there, but NATO did not say where in the district the harass took place or what happened to the assailant. NATO did say that an examination into the incident was under way.
Wardak provincial police leader Abdul Qayum Bakizoi said the wounded were five US soldiers.
A witness supposed Afghan civilians were talking to the soldiers outside their base when a man in an Afghan military uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun.
The Americans were standing on the other side of us while we were rank with a translator. Suddenly the Afghan soldier meant his machine gun on them and started shooting, supposed Eman, who gave only one name.
He additional that the wounded soldiers were evacuate by helicopter while the others took us sideways in fear of a possible gun battle. Eman thought the Afghan who opened fire escaped toward some trees and into a nearby rural community.
Wardak, near Kabul, is measured a Taliban hotbed and has been the scene of heavy combating during the past year.
On last year's anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, radical attacks, a truck bomb outside the same coalition base wounded 77 American soldiers and killed 5 Afghan civilians.
Tuesday's shooting was the latest likely container of what are being called green-on-blue attacks -- in which Afghan soldiers or insurgents masquerading in their uniforms turn their weapons on coalition troops.
So far this year, 26 alliance troops have been killed in 18 such attacks. That compare with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the earlier year.
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Sunday 1 July 2012
Storm Outages Could Last Days
As the mercury soars, customers in states lashed by storms Friday night may be without authority for several more days. In Virginia, Govt Bob McDonnell call the injure from the storm “a very dangerous circumstances,” as power company officials supposed it may take up to a week to restore service in some areas. Thirteen people were killing by the storm that left 3 million people devoid of power. Communities approximately Washington, D.C., and in West Virginia were amongst the hardest hit, and states of emergency were affirmed in Maryland, Virginia, and the nation’s capital Saturday night.
New Pakistan PM Ashraf defends Zardari's immunity
Karachi, Jul 1: Facing the July 12 deadline to respond to the Supreme Court's order to revive graft cases alongside Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's new Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf has defended the President's immunity, saying it would only end following he leaves office.
"He (Zardari) is the democratically chosen President and as per law, he enjoys immunity as long as he holds office," Ashraf told journalists last night.
He said all legal experts had given the government the same view on this issue.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court gave Ashraf time till July 12 to point to whether he would ask Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases alongside Zardari.
Ashraf's precursor Yousuf Raza Gilani was convicted of contempt and disqualified by the apex court after he refused to act on orders to revive the fraud cases against Zardari.
Both Gilani and Ashraf have contended that the President enjoys protection from prosecution within Pakistan and abroad.
The Supreme Court has been pressuring the government to revitalize the cases against the President since December 2009, when it annulled a graft official pardon issued by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf that had benefit Zardari and over 8,000 others.
Asked specifically whether he would write to Swiss establishment to reopen the cases against Zardari, Ashraf said he would proclaim his decision on July 12.
Immunity is enjoyed not only by the Pakistani President but all president of the world, he supposed.
The question of Presidential immunity has been blown out of amount though there is no ambiguity on the issue, Ashraf supposed.
In this stare, he said that when the judiciary was attacked in the past, all following parties and the people came out to protect it.
If something similar happens to Parliament, people will come out to put aside it, he additional.
Ashraf said the uncertainty prevailing in Pakistan is damaging to institutions and undue importance given to a single issue might be harmful to democracy.
He urged all stakeholders to respect the Constitution and work within Constitutional parameter to avert any kind of unsteadiness.
The government will take all possible steps to ensure a see-through, free and fair general election, he supposed.
Replying to a question, Ashraf said the Pakistan army has been playing a very important role in the defense of the country.
Appreciating the courage and commitment of the army, he supposed: "We are proud on our armed forces as they are a source of strength and national constancy."
"He (Zardari) is the democratically chosen President and as per law, he enjoys immunity as long as he holds office," Ashraf told journalists last night.
He said all legal experts had given the government the same view on this issue.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court gave Ashraf time till July 12 to point to whether he would ask Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases alongside Zardari.
Ashraf's precursor Yousuf Raza Gilani was convicted of contempt and disqualified by the apex court after he refused to act on orders to revive the fraud cases against Zardari.
Both Gilani and Ashraf have contended that the President enjoys protection from prosecution within Pakistan and abroad.
The Supreme Court has been pressuring the government to revitalize the cases against the President since December 2009, when it annulled a graft official pardon issued by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf that had benefit Zardari and over 8,000 others.
Asked specifically whether he would write to Swiss establishment to reopen the cases against Zardari, Ashraf said he would proclaim his decision on July 12.
Immunity is enjoyed not only by the Pakistani President but all president of the world, he supposed.
The question of Presidential immunity has been blown out of amount though there is no ambiguity on the issue, Ashraf supposed.
In this stare, he said that when the judiciary was attacked in the past, all following parties and the people came out to protect it.
If something similar happens to Parliament, people will come out to put aside it, he additional.
Ashraf said the uncertainty prevailing in Pakistan is damaging to institutions and undue importance given to a single issue might be harmful to democracy.
He urged all stakeholders to respect the Constitution and work within Constitutional parameter to avert any kind of unsteadiness.
The government will take all possible steps to ensure a see-through, free and fair general election, he supposed.
Replying to a question, Ashraf said the Pakistan army has been playing a very important role in the defense of the country.
Appreciating the courage and commitment of the army, he supposed: "We are proud on our armed forces as they are a source of strength and national constancy."
Saturday 30 June 2012
Friday 29 June 2012
Pakistan: Afghanistan Refugees To Be Deported
Pakistan is preparing to send 400,000 Afghan refugees back crossways the border to war-torn Afghanistan, according to a statement by Agence France-Presse.
Islamabad claims it should not be in charge for tolerating illegal migrants, while Afghanistan is concerned that its weak economy would bear from the return of so many refugees.
In addition to the immediate planned deportation, Pakistan may send sponsor almost 3 million refugees within the year, a move that the Washington Post explain could "further undermine Afghanistan, straining its economy and demanding its baby bird security forces."
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty notes that about 1.7 million register refugees from Afghanistan -- greater than the inhabitants of Manhattan, New York -- call Pakistan home.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called the state of affairs the "largest and most protracted person in exile crisis in the world," AFP writes.
Islamabad claims it should not be in charge for tolerating illegal migrants, while Afghanistan is concerned that its weak economy would bear from the return of so many refugees.
In addition to the immediate planned deportation, Pakistan may send sponsor almost 3 million refugees within the year, a move that the Washington Post explain could "further undermine Afghanistan, straining its economy and demanding its baby bird security forces."
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty notes that about 1.7 million register refugees from Afghanistan -- greater than the inhabitants of Manhattan, New York -- call Pakistan home.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called the state of affairs the "largest and most protracted person in exile crisis in the world," AFP writes.
Wednesday 27 June 2012
News Analysis: Cross-border attack imperils Pakistani-Afghan peace efforts
ISLAMABAD, June 27 (Xinhua) -- A cross-border attack on Sunday by Afghan militants that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers has escalated the tension among Pakistan and Afghanistan and could imperil the much-needed peace and reconciliation labors by the neighboring countries.
Pakistan's civilian and military officials supposed that the militants used Afghan territory for the deadly Sunday attack on its check post in Dir region in the country's northwest region.
The Sunday's cross-border attack happened at a time when the two countries are exerting efforts to find a political explanation to the Afghan crisis ahead of the withdrawal of foreign armed forces.
Pakistan-Afghanistan combined peace and reconciliation efforts were deadlocked after the September's murder of Prof.
Pakistan insists that several key leaders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have crossed into Afghanistan following main military operations over the past three years and now they are using isolated Afghan border regions for attacks on Pakistani border checkpoints and village.
The Afghan deputy ambassador here was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday and a formal protest was lodged over the fresh Taliban incursion, officials supposed. The envoy was asked to convey to Afghan authorities that they have to take urgent steps to prevent such attacks in prospect.
Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Daudzai, told Xinhua on Tuesday that Islamabad's "concerns and strain" have been communicate to Kabul.
He said that both countries should not fall prey to the conspiracy of the Taliban, their common opponent.
A spokesman for the TTP, who goes by a single name Sirajuddin and who is thought to be in Afghanistan, confirmed to the media in Pakistan via phone that Taliban fighters indeed ambush a convoy of Pakistani soldiers, killing six and beheading 7 more after they were kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan.
A Pakistani military official also confirmed the beheading of the soldiers in a report.
Pakistan insists that several top Pakistani Taliban leaders, counting the former chief of Taliban in Swat valley, Maulvi Fazalullah, the TTP deputy chief, Maulvi Faqir of Bajaur tribal region and Abdul Wali, TTP leader in Mohmand tribal agency have recognized bases in Afghanistan's Kunar and Nuristan provinces and launch attack on Pakistani border posts from there.
But the Afghan government has starved of Islamabad's claim and asks Pakistan to support their claims with pieces of proof.
Also on Friday, 2 Pakistani security men were killed and 2 others were injured when a mortar shell hit a border post in Mohmand Agency, official sources supposed.
The sources supposed a rocket was fired by militants from across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
There had been series of cross-border attacks in the past and Pakistani Taliban in a major attack in August previous year had killed 25 security men in northern Chitral region.
Pakistan's civilian and military officials supposed that the militants used Afghan territory for the deadly Sunday attack on its check post in Dir region in the country's northwest region.
The Sunday's cross-border attack happened at a time when the two countries are exerting efforts to find a political explanation to the Afghan crisis ahead of the withdrawal of foreign armed forces.
Pakistan-Afghanistan combined peace and reconciliation efforts were deadlocked after the September's murder of Prof.
Pakistan insists that several key leaders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have crossed into Afghanistan following main military operations over the past three years and now they are using isolated Afghan border regions for attacks on Pakistani border checkpoints and village.
The Afghan deputy ambassador here was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday and a formal protest was lodged over the fresh Taliban incursion, officials supposed. The envoy was asked to convey to Afghan authorities that they have to take urgent steps to prevent such attacks in prospect.
Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Daudzai, told Xinhua on Tuesday that Islamabad's "concerns and strain" have been communicate to Kabul.
He said that both countries should not fall prey to the conspiracy of the Taliban, their common opponent.
A spokesman for the TTP, who goes by a single name Sirajuddin and who is thought to be in Afghanistan, confirmed to the media in Pakistan via phone that Taliban fighters indeed ambush a convoy of Pakistani soldiers, killing six and beheading 7 more after they were kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan.
A Pakistani military official also confirmed the beheading of the soldiers in a report.
Pakistan insists that several top Pakistani Taliban leaders, counting the former chief of Taliban in Swat valley, Maulvi Fazalullah, the TTP deputy chief, Maulvi Faqir of Bajaur tribal region and Abdul Wali, TTP leader in Mohmand tribal agency have recognized bases in Afghanistan's Kunar and Nuristan provinces and launch attack on Pakistani border posts from there.
But the Afghan government has starved of Islamabad's claim and asks Pakistan to support their claims with pieces of proof.
Also on Friday, 2 Pakistani security men were killed and 2 others were injured when a mortar shell hit a border post in Mohmand Agency, official sources supposed.
The sources supposed a rocket was fired by militants from across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
There had been series of cross-border attacks in the past and Pakistani Taliban in a major attack in August previous year had killed 25 security men in northern Chitral region.
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Boat may have been sabotaged: Indonesia
An asylum-seeker boat which sunk en route to Australia was sabotage by those aboard the vessel, a senior official with Indonesia's search and rescue organization says.
MORE than 120 asylum seekers have been rescue from the boat which capsized and then sank on Wednesday morning about 107 marine miles north of Christmas Island.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has long-established that 123 people had been rescued.
The boat, which was believed to be transport more than 130 asylum seekers, was in Indonesian waters when it sink.
But the head of operational manage with Basarnas, the Indonesian search and rescue authority, told AAP that it was believed the boat had been sabotaged by those on plank.
"As they're getting closer to Christmas Island, they made their ship look like they're about to sink," Agolo, who has only one name, supposed on Wednesday.
Rescue authorities had been told by those aboard the vessel that its producer had stopped working and that the boat had in progress taking on water.
"They probably feared that if the boat is still in fine condition, they would be rejected and must sail back," Agolo supposed.
Two Australian naval vessels were supplementary the rescue effort.
Three merchant vessels were also at the sight while an airforce P3 Orion plane was assisting the rescuer.
Indonesia had deployed a Hercules aircraft to help with the search and save process.
The latest incident comes a week after an overloaded boat capsized en route to Australia, leaving about 90 people deceased.
MORE than 120 asylum seekers have been rescue from the boat which capsized and then sank on Wednesday morning about 107 marine miles north of Christmas Island.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has long-established that 123 people had been rescued.
The boat, which was believed to be transport more than 130 asylum seekers, was in Indonesian waters when it sink.
But the head of operational manage with Basarnas, the Indonesian search and rescue authority, told AAP that it was believed the boat had been sabotaged by those on plank.
"As they're getting closer to Christmas Island, they made their ship look like they're about to sink," Agolo, who has only one name, supposed on Wednesday.
Rescue authorities had been told by those aboard the vessel that its producer had stopped working and that the boat had in progress taking on water.
"They probably feared that if the boat is still in fine condition, they would be rejected and must sail back," Agolo supposed.
Two Australian naval vessels were supplementary the rescue effort.
Three merchant vessels were also at the sight while an airforce P3 Orion plane was assisting the rescuer.
Indonesia had deployed a Hercules aircraft to help with the search and save process.
The latest incident comes a week after an overloaded boat capsized en route to Australia, leaving about 90 people deceased.
Google 'to launch Android tablet at I/O'
Google is widely expected to announce its 1st tablet computer when it begins its yearly developer conference in California tomorrow.
An Australian gadget website claimed to have see specifications for a 7-inch tablet that Google would unveil throughout its three-day conference in San Francisco. It is thought that Google wants to show other manufacturers what can be done with an Android pill, in the same way that it has with its Nexus sequence of smartphones.
The same source says that Google will sell the normal version of the tablet for less than $200, possibly in an effort to limit the success of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet.
Other announcements at this year's conference are expected to include more particulars on Android Jelly Bean - the latest update to Google's Android in service system for smartphones and tablet computers - as well as a possible extension to Google Wallet to comprise mobile payments.
Google has not confirmed any announcements ahead of the discussion but it has scheduled two keynote speeches - one on Wednesday and another on Thursday. Both speech and many of the sessions for developers will be streamed exist online.
More than 5,000 developers will be present at Google I/O to hear the latest from the company and to get technical tips from knowledgeable engineers.
An Australian gadget website claimed to have see specifications for a 7-inch tablet that Google would unveil throughout its three-day conference in San Francisco. It is thought that Google wants to show other manufacturers what can be done with an Android pill, in the same way that it has with its Nexus sequence of smartphones.
The same source says that Google will sell the normal version of the tablet for less than $200, possibly in an effort to limit the success of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet.
Other announcements at this year's conference are expected to include more particulars on Android Jelly Bean - the latest update to Google's Android in service system for smartphones and tablet computers - as well as a possible extension to Google Wallet to comprise mobile payments.
Google has not confirmed any announcements ahead of the discussion but it has scheduled two keynote speeches - one on Wednesday and another on Thursday. Both speech and many of the sessions for developers will be streamed exist online.
More than 5,000 developers will be present at Google I/O to hear the latest from the company and to get technical tips from knowledgeable engineers.
US commander to fly to Pakistan: Officials
WASHINGTON: The commandant of US-led troops in Afghanistan,
General John Allen, is due to appointment Pakistan on Wednesday, officials supposed,
amid strained relations between Islamabad and Washington.
In meetings with Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Kayani,
Allen is predictable to discuss militants operating from havens inside
Pakistan, Islamabad’s continuing blockade of Nato supply convoys to Afghanistan
and other issues, supposed US officials, who spoke on condition of mystery.
The United States withdrew its negotiating team from
Pakistan earlier this month after talks delayed on the reopening of central
routes into Afghanistan for Nato trucks.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also has warned the United
States is running out of endurance over Islamabad’s failure to crack down on
Haqqani fighters staging cross-border attack out of Pakistan.
Pakistan shut its borders to Nato supply convoys in November
after 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a botched US air strike the length
of the border.
Washington has expressed condolences but refuse a demand
from Pakistan to issue an regret over the incident.
The US military now runs provisions by air and over longer,
more costly road and rail routes during Central Asia, the Caucasus and Russia.
Allen’s visit coincides with political disorder in Pakistan,
after judges oust the premier. Last week, MPs elected Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as
Pakistan’s new prime minister in a offer to end the crisis.
Pak SC asks PM to reopen Zardari graft case
Islamabad: Piling up force on new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday asked him to react by July 12 to its order to reopen graft cases in Switzerland alongside President Asif Ali Zardari, an issue that had charge his predecessor his job.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk reminded Attorney General Irfan Qadir that previous Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani had been convicted for contempt and sentenced for refuse to act on the apex court's orders to revive the dishonesty cases.
The bench supposed in a brief order that it expected the new Premier would act on the court's directives.
The judges asked the Attorney General to ask the Prime Minister and inform the court of his stance at the after that hearing on July 12.
Ashraf, a close aide of the decision PPP chief Zardari, became Prime Minister following Gilani was disqualified by the peak court on June 19 following his conviction for contempt.
Gilani had been convicted and given a representative sentence on April 26 after he refused to act on the apex court's repeated orders to approach Swiss establishment to reopen the corruption cases alongside Zardari.
Gilani had contended that the government could not act as the President enjoyed protection in Pakistan and abroad.
Shortly after pretentious office, Ashraf supposed on Sunday that the PPP had made it clear that it would not write a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen the cases alongside Zardari.
He supposed there was no difference between him and Gilani on this issue.
Ashraf had further supposed that his government did not want any confrontation with other state institutions and would work in accordance with the Constitution and the commandment.
The Supreme Court has been pressuring the government to revive the cases alongside the President since December 2009, when it annulled an official pardon issued by former military ruler
Pervez Musharraf that had benefit Zardari and over 8,000 others.
The PPP has claimed that the judiciary, especially the Chief Justice, has not been neutral in cases involving the ruling party and its best.
The crusading top judge too has come under a cloud after real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain claim that he had salaried over Rs 342 million to the Chief Justice's son to power cases in the apex court.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk reminded Attorney General Irfan Qadir that previous Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani had been convicted for contempt and sentenced for refuse to act on the apex court's orders to revive the dishonesty cases.
The bench supposed in a brief order that it expected the new Premier would act on the court's directives.
The judges asked the Attorney General to ask the Prime Minister and inform the court of his stance at the after that hearing on July 12.
Ashraf, a close aide of the decision PPP chief Zardari, became Prime Minister following Gilani was disqualified by the peak court on June 19 following his conviction for contempt.
Gilani had been convicted and given a representative sentence on April 26 after he refused to act on the apex court's repeated orders to approach Swiss establishment to reopen the corruption cases alongside Zardari.
Gilani had contended that the government could not act as the President enjoyed protection in Pakistan and abroad.
Shortly after pretentious office, Ashraf supposed on Sunday that the PPP had made it clear that it would not write a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen the cases alongside Zardari.
He supposed there was no difference between him and Gilani on this issue.
Ashraf had further supposed that his government did not want any confrontation with other state institutions and would work in accordance with the Constitution and the commandment.
The Supreme Court has been pressuring the government to revive the cases alongside the President since December 2009, when it annulled an official pardon issued by former military ruler
Pervez Musharraf that had benefit Zardari and over 8,000 others.
The PPP has claimed that the judiciary, especially the Chief Justice, has not been neutral in cases involving the ruling party and its best.
The crusading top judge too has come under a cloud after real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain claim that he had salaried over Rs 342 million to the Chief Justice's son to power cases in the apex court.
Egypt court delays ruling on restoring parliament
CAIRO – A Cairo court has postponed a key choice on overturning the ruling military council's order to disband the Islamist-dominated assembly.
Cairo's Administrative Court on Tuesday set July 7 as the date for verdict on the legality of dissolving the 498-member assembly, a case brought by a number of lawmaker.
The same court postponed to Sept. 1 an appeal that required to disband a 100-member panel appointed by parliament to draft a new establishment.
The ruling military council has used court decree and constitutional declarations to stop Islamists from controlling all the executive and lawmaking branches after last year's uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian command.
On Sunday, Islamist Mohammed Morsi of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood was declared Egypt's first freely chosen president in contemporary history.
Cairo's Administrative Court on Tuesday set July 7 as the date for verdict on the legality of dissolving the 498-member assembly, a case brought by a number of lawmaker.
The same court postponed to Sept. 1 an appeal that required to disband a 100-member panel appointed by parliament to draft a new establishment.
The ruling military council has used court decree and constitutional declarations to stop Islamists from controlling all the executive and lawmaking branches after last year's uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian command.
On Sunday, Islamist Mohammed Morsi of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood was declared Egypt's first freely chosen president in contemporary history.
Sentimental Pranab Mukherjee says goodbye to North Block
A sentimental Pranab Mukherjee today supposed he is leaving his job as Finance Minister to “embark on a new journey”.
Before leaving to tender his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mukherjee supposed, “ I stand ready to embark on a new journey.”
Tell us: How effectual was Pranab Mukherjee as Finance Minister?
In his last message as Finance Minister to the media, he thought, he felt honoured and humbled on his nomination as a contender to contest in the Presidential elections by UPA-II, support by SP, BSP, JD-U, Shiv Sena, CPI-M , Forward coalition and some other parties.
“Yet, standing on the edge of such an honour, I will also feel a pinch of sentiment at the thought of leaving behind my life as a political campaigner, spanning over four decades,” he supposed in his North Block office.
He supposed, while not every decision of his might have been right, “but I have taken those decision keeping in view the attention of the people”.
Before leaving to tender his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mukherjee supposed, “ I stand ready to embark on a new journey.”
Tell us: How effectual was Pranab Mukherjee as Finance Minister?
In his last message as Finance Minister to the media, he thought, he felt honoured and humbled on his nomination as a contender to contest in the Presidential elections by UPA-II, support by SP, BSP, JD-U, Shiv Sena, CPI-M , Forward coalition and some other parties.
“Yet, standing on the edge of such an honour, I will also feel a pinch of sentiment at the thought of leaving behind my life as a political campaigner, spanning over four decades,” he supposed in his North Block office.
He supposed, while not every decision of his might have been right, “but I have taken those decision keeping in view the attention of the people”.
Mumbai police seeks Abu Jindal's custody
New Delhi, June 26 — The Mumbai police Tuesday moved an application in a Delhi court seeking the keeping of Abu Jindal alias Zabiuddin Ansari, a key suspect in the 26/11 Mumbai horror attack.
Jindal, an Indian mastermind of the attacks and an alleged member of the Indian Mujahideen collection, was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here June 21 after his banishment from Saudi Arabia.
The court has directed the Delhi police to file a reply on the claim by June 27.
Jindal was one of 6 people who were holed up in a "control room" in Karachi and directing the audacious Mumbai assault by 10 Pakistani terrorists in November 2008. The bloodshed left 166 people dead.
He was one of those who were heard on radio intercept directing the terrorists to their targets in Mumbai and telling them who to slay. He had trained the killers to talk Hindi.
Jindal, an Indian mastermind of the attacks and an alleged member of the Indian Mujahideen collection, was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here June 21 after his banishment from Saudi Arabia.
The court has directed the Delhi police to file a reply on the claim by June 27.
Jindal was one of 6 people who were holed up in a "control room" in Karachi and directing the audacious Mumbai assault by 10 Pakistani terrorists in November 2008. The bloodshed left 166 people dead.
He was one of those who were heard on radio intercept directing the terrorists to their targets in Mumbai and telling them who to slay. He had trained the killers to talk Hindi.
Turkey accuses Syria of shooting at second plane
Turkey accuse
Turkey accuses Syria of shooting at second plane
of opening fire on one of its military aircraft for the second time in four days on Monday, escalating an already dangerous confrontation among the 2 countries.
A Turkish Air Force search and rescue plane was shot at by Syrian air defences as it sweep the skies over the Mediterranean looking for the remains of a F-4 Phantom fighter-jet shot down in the same area on Friday, Turkey's deputy prime minister supposed.
Syria ceased fire after a warning from the Turkish military and the plane was not hit, Bulent Arinc supposed.
On the 1st jet, Arinc supposed that Syria intentionally shot down their jet in international airspace with a "heat-seeking guide laser rocket", addition that it was a "hostile act of the maximum order."
Meeting on the eve of an emergency sitting of Nato, summoned at Turkey's behest, EU foreign ministers fated Syria's actions as "improper" but attempted to defuse the potential for disagreement.
Guido Westerwelle, the German overseas minister, called for a political solution to the catastrophe, while his Dutch matching part, Uri Rosenthal, additional: "We don't go for any intervention."
Turkish official - speaking before the second gunfire incident - supposed they were looking for their fellow Nato allies to step up pressure on Syria but supposed they were "not talking concerning war".
Syria insists the plane was shot down within its airspace.
"What happened is a gross breach of Syrian sovereignty," supposed Jihad al-Makdissi, the Syrian overseas ministry's spokesman.
Syrian officials did not right away comment on Turkey's latest accusation, which could complicate labors to resolve the crisis quietly.
A Turkish Air Force search and rescue plane was shot at by Syrian air defences as it sweep the skies over the Mediterranean looking for the remains of a F-4 Phantom fighter-jet shot down in the same area on Friday, Turkey's deputy prime minister supposed.
Syria ceased fire after a warning from the Turkish military and the plane was not hit, Bulent Arinc supposed.
On the 1st jet, Arinc supposed that Syria intentionally shot down their jet in international airspace with a "heat-seeking guide laser rocket", addition that it was a "hostile act of the maximum order."
Meeting on the eve of an emergency sitting of Nato, summoned at Turkey's behest, EU foreign ministers fated Syria's actions as "improper" but attempted to defuse the potential for disagreement.
Guido Westerwelle, the German overseas minister, called for a political solution to the catastrophe, while his Dutch matching part, Uri Rosenthal, additional: "We don't go for any intervention."
Turkish official - speaking before the second gunfire incident - supposed they were looking for their fellow Nato allies to step up pressure on Syria but supposed they were "not talking concerning war".
Syria insists the plane was shot down within its airspace.
"What happened is a gross breach of Syrian sovereignty," supposed Jihad al-Makdissi, the Syrian overseas ministry's spokesman.
Syrian officials did not right away comment on Turkey's latest accusation, which could complicate labors to resolve the crisis quietly.
Pakistan in the cold on Lashkar after Abu Jundal's arrest
The main political increase for India from the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba functioning Abu Jundal, also known by his set name Abu Hamza, will be its collision on Pakistan.
Islamabad, already inaccessible on other issues, will be shocked when it realises how the seize took place.
Various sources say the preliminary tip-off that Jundal was in Saudi Arabia came from US intelligence. He was then apprehended by Riyadh which in turn told India to send a particular plane to pick him up. That a number of governments worked jointly to help India increases pressure on Pakistan, says counter-terrorism specialist Ajai Sahni.
That the 2 countries caught up were ones Pakistan has seen as allies would be especially unnerving. Pakistan-based security psychoanalyst Talat Masood supposed the Saudi role was important Pakistani-Saudi security links were even faster than those Islamabad had with the US.
An Indian civil servant says Saudi-India counter-terrorism cooperation, once absent, has deepened significantly the past two years. This is partly driven by Saudi attention in India as a future oil client, Lashkar’s float towards the anti-Saud Al Qaeda and US pressure.
Says a Washington-based LeT spectator: “There is a realisation in Washington that a key income to go after the LeT is to go from side to side the Gulf.”
.His admission would make it harder to deny the state links to the assault, says a senior retire Indian intelligence officer. After all, Jundal was in the radical control room during 26/11, beside senior Lashkar and ISI officers.
New Delhi can wait for to throw any new evidence at Pakistan, pushing harder for action alongside the LeT perpetrators of 26/11, many of whom were under arrest and then released, counting Jundal. “He can be used to scheme our case, provide more hard proof to Pakistan and the international community,” say Sahni.
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