NATO has fight on its hands in Afghanistan – Panetta
May 28th
WASHINGTON: NATO forces still have a fight on their hands in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has displayed resilience although its fighters have not regained territory they lost during the decade-long war, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Sunday. Panetta said plans for foreign troops to hand over security responsibilities to Afghan forces starting in mid-2013 were on track and necessary to ensure that the Taliban, which governed Afghanistan before the U.S.-led invasion, is kept at bay.
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Laai ...Dr. Shakil Afridi’s brother urges Chief Justice to act over sentence
May 28th
PESHAWAR: The brother of a doctor jailed in Pakistan for helping the CIA hunt for Osama bin Laden called on the country’s top judge Monday to intervene directly to allow a swift appeal. Shakeel Afridi was found guilty of treason in a secretive tribal court last week and sentenced to 33 years in jail, but his family say the appeal process is being held up because the authorities have yet to release a copy of the conviction.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Militants ambush passenger coach in Kurram; 3 killed
May 28th
Staff Report KURRAM AGENCY: Three people were killed and six more, including two women, were wounded when gunmen opened fire a passenger coach in tribal Kurram region on Monday. The attack took place in Charkhel area of Lower Kurram Agency. Volgens berigte, the ill-fated coach was passing from Charkhel when militants opened indiscriminate fire
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Karachi stocks rise; Pakistan rupee hits fresh low vs. dollar
May 28th
Islamabad: The Karachi Stock Exchange closed up on Monday, with buying in the cement and fertiliser sectors helping the market close above 14,000 points, dealers said. The KSE’s benchmark 100-share index ended 0.76 percent, of 106.45 points, higher at 14,031.51 points on volume of 119.69 million shares, compared with Friday’s close of 13,925.06. “Led by institutional buying in cement and fertiliser stocks, the market rallied to close above the 14,000-points mark,” said Samar Iqbal, a dealer at Topline Securities.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Blair says feared fight with Britain’s media barons
May 28th
LONDEN: British leaders are forced to court powerful press barons such as Rupert Murdoch or risk savage media attacks which render them unable to govern effectively, former Prime Minister Tony Blair told an inquiry on Monday.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Chely Wright’s country life is peaceful, not easy
May 28th
New York: Two years after becoming the first country star to come out as gay, Chely Wright is now at peace, living honestly and married to another woman, but she feels somewhat cut off by the country music world to which she has devoted her life. Gay artists have long struggled with the impact that coming out might have on their careers, but Wright thinks the time has never been better to be open despite her struggles depicted in a new film documentary, “Wish Me Away,” in U.S. theaters June 1
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...PML-Q’s Sherazi, Mehr groups meet Pir Pagara
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Karachi: Various Sindh-based factions of Muslim League, except PML-N, on Monday held a consultative meeting in Karachi to discuss their next political strategy. PML-F, Sherazi and Mehr groups of PML-Q and National Peoples Party (NPP) met at Kingri House. Maandag Pagar, Ghaus Bux Mehr, Sardar Ali Gohar, Murtaza Khan Jatoi and Shafqat Hussain Sheerzai were present in the meeting.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Engeland 428 v West Indies 370&165, second test – innings
May 28th
NOTTINGHAM: West Indies were all out for 165 in their second innings on the fourth day of the second test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Monday. England need 108 for victory.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Islamist denounces Egypt vote outcome
May 28th
cAIRO: A moderate Islamist candidate denounced Egypt’s first-round presidential poll as dishonest on Monday in the strongest criticism yet of what was billed as the first free leadership election in the country’s history.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Punjab govt. approves release of imprisoned Indian spy Sarjit Singh
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Lahore: Punjab Government has given approval for release of Indian spy Sarjit Singh who is locked up in Lahore jail, SAMAA reported on Monday. Indian spy Sarjit Singh, imprisoned in Kot lkhpat Jail, Lahore, had been awarded death penalty during former dictator Gen
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...PML-N marks Youm-e-Takbir
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Lahore: Mian Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N chief, said Monday that he had carried out nuclear tests on May 28, 1998 to secure the nation despite immense international pressure. Speaking at a ceremony held to mark the Youm-e-Takbir ( The day of greatness ) here, Nawaz Sharif said Pervez Musharraf had ousted his government in 1999 to block the path of development in the country.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Gilani takes coalition partners into confidence on budget
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani today held separate meetings with key coalition partners to take them into confidence about Federal Budget 2012-13 An MQM delegation led by Dr. Farooq Sattar called on the Prime Minister, who took his ally party into confidence on the next budget. The MQM delegation also presented their budget proposals to the Prime Minister
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Karachi: SP among 2 killed in Korangi gun attack
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Karachi: Two people, including a police officer, were killed in an armed attack at Korangi in Karachi today (Monday). Those killed in the attack were identified as SP Shah and Dr Dilshad.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Dr. Shakil Afridi’s family declares sentence one sided
May 28th
Staff Report PESHAWAR: The family of Dr. Shakil Afridi, who played main role in the US operation against Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad, has declared sentence one sided, SAMAA reported on Monday.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Two policemen among 5 die in unabated Quetta violence
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Quetta: Five people, including two policemen, lost their lives in separate incidents of violence in Quetta on Monday.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Ahmadinejads fiercest critic reelected to lead Iran parliament
May 28th
Ali Larijani, a loquacious 55-year-old regime insider whose brothers also hold key posts, fought off a challenge from Gholam Ali Hadad Adel, a 67-year-old former speaker who advocated a more moderate approach to Ahmadinejad’s government. Both Larijani and Hadad Adel are seen as close to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, who has in recent years curbed Ahmadinejad’s authority
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