DERA ISMAIL KHAN Mosque Attack 6 injured

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least six people were injured in a blast at a mosque here Thursday.

The incident took place in a mosque situated at Nizamgate area near Circular road where some unknown bikers hurled a grenade. People were busy in offering Maghrib prayer at the time of the incident, the channel reported.

As many as six people have been injured who were rushed to District Headquarter hospital.

Law enforcement agencies’ personnel arrived at the scene soon after the blast and carried out relief activites. The area has also cordoned off for general public.

District Nazim D.I.Khan Haji Abdul Rauf told the media persons that some 42 people were wounded in the attack. However, the figure could not be tallied by any other source.

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Pak Security Were Recived Threat in January: Lahore Attack

Lahore’s local security agencies had been alerted in advance about a threat to the Sri Lankan cricket team but the Pakistani authorities did not give much credence to this.
Sources said on January 22, Pakistan’s security services were alerted by intelligence inputs that the visiting Sri Lankan team could come under jihadi attack. The intelligence was specific enough to point out that they could be targeted either in their hotel or on the way to Gaddafi Stadium.

The team followed regular security procedures which were no match for the terrorists. Pakistan is not unique. Indian security agencies had also gathered sufficient intelligence about the Mumbai attacks, that it would be launched from the sea etc, at least a couple of months before the actual attack. But this intelligence was not acted upon, either by the Maharashtra state or the hotels, leading to one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks India has ever witnessed.

The July 7, 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul too had been predicted by intelligence inputs - so there is clearly a tradition of not obeying intelligence warnings of impending threats.

On Wednesday too, Chris Broad, an ICC match referee, went on record to say that the police simply vanished when their bus came under attack. “There was not a sign of a policeman anywhere,” Broad said after his arrival back in the UK. “They had clearly left the scene and left us to be sitting ducks.”

He said their bus was stationary after the driver was killed by terrorists. Broad was quoted as saying that Pakistan had promised “presidential-style security” but “it was not there when we needed it”.

However, Pakistan’s cricket authorities have refuted Broad’s account. They said the convoy transporting the Sri Lankan team and cricket officials was surrounded by police vehicles at the front, rear and sides, but travelled the same route each day.

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Video footage from surveillance cameras showed several attackers apparently escaping along a deserted side street on motorcycles while carrying weapons. Three of them were also shown walking casually down the middle of the street, apparently in no hurry to escape, indicating they did not believe police were in the area or hunting them.

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Dr Abdul Qadeer Free Citizen Declared By Court

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A bench of Islamabad High Court on Friday declared renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer as a free citizen of the country and ordered for removing all restrictions on his free movement.

Dr Abdul Qadeer wants to spend his time in the research work, the scientists’ counsel Barrister Ali Zafar told media after the court decision.

The court also ordered VIP security for Qadeer and said that he can meet his relatives and friends without restrictions.

Chief Justice Mr. Justice Sardar Mohammed Aslam heard the arguments of Dr Qadeer’s counsel Barrister Ali Zafar over a petition challenging detention of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan.

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Pakistan Marks Kashmir Solidarity Day Today

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Kashmir Solidarity Day is being observed today (Thursday) across Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with full zeal and fervour to express solidarity with the people of Indian-held Kashmir and pay tribute to the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs. The day is a regular annual event being marked to support the indigenous freedom struggle of the people of Occupied Kashmir and their right to plebiscite; and to condemn Indian aggression on the held valley, its illegal occupation, its tyrannical rule, and atrocities against innocent people.

A large number of people, organisations and parties are observing Kashmir Day, which is a gazetted holiday throughout Pakistan. One minute’s silence was observed at 10:00 am today in honour of the Kashmiri shuhada.

A human chain will be formed by the people of Pakistan and Kashmir at the Kohala Bridge, linking Pakistan with Azad Kashmir, as a gesture of oneness and commitment to their brethren in Occupied Kashmir.

Kashmir Solidarity Week will feature a presentation of a memorandum to UN representatives, TV talk shows and a Kashmir convention.

An essay competition will be held among the students of colleges and universities on February 6-7 on the following topic: Kashmir Issue – A Quest for Solutions. Entries for the competition have been requested to reach the Kashmir Committee by February 16.

Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir will observe Kashmir Solidarity Week by hosting events, starting from a seminar on “Kashmir Conflict and Need for Peace: Tackling the Root-cause”.

Rallies are also being held in all the major cities throughout the country to express solidarity with Kashmiri Muslims and their right of self determination.

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Govt. Make Sure implementation of 17th Amendment: Malik

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Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik has said that everyone has to accept the decision made by Parliament regarding the 17th amendment and government will make sure its implementation.

Talking to the media after meeting PML (N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif in Raiwand, Lahore, Rehman Malik said that Muslim League representatives have been taken in confidence regarding the present situation prevailing with India and Mian Nawaz Sharif has assured to provide complete assistance for the country.

He will soon meet the members of other parties in this regard. He also said that efforts of Punjab government in carrying out operations against JuD are appreciable.

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A Power Full 5 Blast In Lahore, Pakistan

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LAHORE: Five blasts occurred in Lahore on Friday, however, no casualties were reported.

The fifth blast occurred at Mazang Chungee near Tamaseel Theatre here today.

Rescue teams sent to the blast site immediately.

The blast damaged a gas pipeline, causing the gas to leak in the area.

According to an eye-witness, a man was seen running away after throwing a hand grenade at the site of the blast.

Earlier, four blasts occurred in quick succession near Al-falah theatre on Mall Road in Lahore on Friday, however, no loss of life was reported.

Two persons were arrested from the blasts site.

According to the bomb disposal squad, the blasts could have been caused by RDX or C-3 which only caused minor damage to buildings. However, CCPO Lahore said that the initial investigation indicates that the blasts were carried out by fire-crackers.

Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif directed the Home Secretary to submit report regarding the blasts in 24 hours.

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India and Pakistan Tension To Harm Terror War, Warns Zardari

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that an escalation in Indo-Pak tension might harm the war on terror in the region, urging the United States to play a concrete role in solving the Kashmir dispute rationally.

Talking to U.S. Vice President-elect Joseph Biden who called on him here Friday at President House, President Zardari linked the durable peace in the region with the rational solution of Kashmir dispute and urged the U.S. to play its role in this regard.

The two leaders discussed various issues of bilateral interests in their meeting, also attended by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s ambassador to United States of America Hussain Haqqani and US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson.

President Zardari apprised the Vice President elect about Pakistan’s commitment and the measures being taken by the government in the war against militancy, extremism and terrorism.

He also apprised him of his recent successful visit to Afghanistan where the two countries also signed a joint declaration. He said Pakistan believed in peace and stability in Afghanistan.

President Zardari informed the visiting US official that Pakistan is working on a multi-pronged policy to counter extremism and terrorism in its land and wants peaceful relations with all its neighbors, including India.

He declared that Pakistan is committed to unveil the culprits of Mumbai terrorist attacks.

The U.S VP-elect said the new US administration believes in having a long, real and broad commitment to Pakistan with a view to support its stability and nascent democracy.

Biden said the United States of America was positive in terms of assisting Pakistan as it was its important ally and partner.

Joseph Biden is visiting South Asia with a bipartisan congressional delegation and as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

A statement from Biden’s Senate office said the purpose of this trip was fact-finding.

In the coming months both the executive and legislative branches will carefully review US policy toward this region, and the trip will allow the participants to bring current and first-hand information to these reviews, Biden’s senate spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander earlier said.

The vice president-elect is also accompanied by Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina of the US Armed Services Committee.

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Nawaz Sharif Declines To Meet Asif Zardari For Photo Sessions

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, under immense political pressure at home, has sent at least three messages to PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif for a summit meeting but the invitations have been declined because, according to a top PML-N leader “we do not want any more photo sessions in the Presidency.”

According to credible sources, the three messages were sent through different emissaries, political and non-political, in the last five days.

A PML-N leader told The News on Saturday that his party’s top leadership did not want any more photo sessions and that any meeting between the top leadership of the two major parties could only take place once the promises made to the nation were fulfilled, and a very clear agenda, including repealing the 17th Amendment strictly in accordance with the Charter of Democracy, was formulated.

Sources said that an adviser to the Punjab chief minister, who formerly was a senior bureaucrat, met PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, carrying a message from Interior Ministry Czar Rehman Malik that an immediate meeting should be arranged between President Zardari and Nawaz Sharif.

Rehman gave the message to the former bureaucrat during a meeting in Islamabad some days ago and it was conveyed to the PML-N chief on Wednesday.

Yet another message was conveyed late Tuesday night during a telephone call to the PML-N chief by a fabulously rich town developer, having excellent relations with the top PPP leadership. This top town developer of the country conveyed President Zardari’s message that the president wanted an immediate meeting in the developing scenario and a worsening situation and wanted to talk on “every issue” now.

According to sources, this town developer contacted the PML-N chief after many months as his last talk with Sharif was on August 7, 2008, when he played the role of a guarantor.

A source, privy to the information, said the PML-N chief complained to the town developer and asked him where he had disappeared for five long months after giving guarantees. “Mian Nawaz Sharif asked him about the promises of August 7 and questioned why should he be trusted now. What is the need now for more meetings for negotiating the same issues?”

The messenger, however, tried to reassure the PML-N chief that now the ‘promises’ will be fulfilled.

When no positive response came from the PML-N, finally, President Zardari himself called Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday and invited his elder brother for a meeting in the Presidency to start a fresh round of talks, the first among the two top leaders and then between the top leadership of the two parties.

The PML-N leadership, however, insists on a result-oriented meeting whose agenda, including the restoration of the deposed judges, should be decided beforehand.

A senior PML-N leader was also of the view that even if such meetings were necessary, the messages should be conveyed through political channels and not through non-political players.

Spokesman of the Presidency Farhatullah Babar, when approached by The News for version, said that according to his knowledge, no formal contact had been made with the top PML-N leadership for some fresh round of talks.

“You know, political leaders often make contacts off and on telephone or through friends but according to my information, no such development has taken place in the last few days,” Babar insisted.

When Babar was asked that according to credible information, the top PML-N leadership had been sent three different messages through political and non-political players and that the PML-N leaders said they did not want more photo sessions, Babar replied that he would not comment on hypothetical questions as according to his information no such contacts were made.

Insiders say that some sincere leaders of both the parties remain in touch despite all what has happened in the last nine months. These leaders include Raza Rabbani of the PPP and Ishaq Dar of the PML-N; however, both do not make the real decisions and feel desperate about the overall situation.

Sources say both want an immediate implementation of the promises made to the nation so that a meaningful round of talks could be initiated between the two major parties to stabilise the situation and tackle the grave crises facing the country.

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8 killed in Khyber military operation

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LANDIKOTAL: Security forces launched an operation against Taliban militants in the Khyber agency along the border with Afghanistan on Tuesday, shutting down NATO supply routes, ARY OneWorld reported.

Eight people -- two suspected Taliban militants and six civilians – reportedly died in the operation in the Khyber Agency that involved military helicopter gunships. The fighting was taking place near the town of Jamrud.

The Khyber Pass, a key transit link for NATO and U.S. military supplies from Pakistan to Afghanistan, has been closed as a result of the operation, said Tariq Hayat, Khyber's political agent. He said he didn't know when it would reopen.

Earlier this month, Taliban militants fired rockets at a supply terminal in Peshawar that sits along the route. The attack left two people dead, two others wounded and 12 trucks ablaze.

And last month, Pakistani officials suspended travel through the mountain pass, citing security concerns. They reversed their decision a day later.

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Governor Punjab Salman Taseer meets Chaudhry brothers

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LAHORE: Governor Punjab Salman Taseer met leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League–Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Pervaiz Ilahi and Chaudhry Monis Ilahi at their residence here on Sunday.

In the meeting the leaders discussed the political situation of the province; the political circles are giving importance to the meeting in the wake of current political situation.

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11 killed in Polling station Blast at Boner

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SWAT: A blast at polling station killed 11 and wounded at least 10 persons that occurred in a school located at Shalbanday of Boner area here.

Sources said that the intensity of the blast was so strong that it was heard far and wide, while parts of the bodies were found at quite a distance. The injured are being shifted to the local hospital at a place called Dagar. Sources said that this explosion was the result of a planted bomb exploded through time device, however, the police as yet have issued no statement in this regard. Ambulances reaching the scene have started the rescue and relief operation.

It may be recalled that following the death of ANP MPA, Abdul Mateen Khan this provincial assembly seat had fallen vacant on which the polling was underway since this morning. Security forces have cordoned off the area and a search operation has started, while polling has been suspended.

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2nd Bomb Blast in Pakistan

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D.I. KHAN: A blast has been reported near Kotli Imam in Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday.

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Indian spy seized in Lahore

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LAHORE: Intelligence agencies late Wednesday arrested an Indian spy allegedly involved in the blast of GOR area Lahore on Wednesday mornig, ARY OneWorld reported Wednesday late night.

He was identified as Sutish Anand Sharma; he disclosed that his other three associates are also in Pakistan, police said.

Police have recovered fake national identity cards and other devices from his possession.

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Car Bomb Kills Woman, Wounds 5 in Lahore

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LAHORE: Blast rocked GOR area in Shadman locality of Lahore on Wednesday morning killing a woman and wounding five persons were wounded, reports said. According to reports a bomb device was planted in a vehicle near a water tank in the area, which went off with loud blast.

Police, bomb disposal experts and rescue and relief teams have reached to the area and the injured were transferred to hospitals.

A woman identified as Farzana was killed in the incident, while her husband was seriously wounded along with four others.

A power transformer was also exploded after the blast.

According to sources a Shahzor vehicle with bogus government number plate of LHO 2513, was used for the blast. The bomb was exploded in the government officers’ residential area of Lahore near the house of a doctor. The blast also damaged a wall of the house.

Police have cordoned off the area for investigations. According to bomb disposal experts eight to 10 kilogram explosives were used in the bomb devices.

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Undeclared Curfew Imposed in Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: The authorities have imposed undeclared curfew in Srinagar to thwart the Lal Chowk March on the occasion of the seventh and final phase of the so-called assembly elections, tomorrow.

According to Kashmir media service, Indian troops have sealed all the roads leading to Srinagar and not allowing any vehicle to enter the city. The occupation authorities have virtually converted the area into a garrison by deploying large contingents of the troops.

Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and senior Hurriyet leaders including Syed Ali Gilani, Maulana Abbas Ansari, Agha Syed Hassan al-Moosvi, Fazl Haq Qureshi and Mian Abdul Qayoom are continuing to remain under house arrest.

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No Ample Proof Provided About Mumbai Attacks: Interpol

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ISLAMABAD: Interpol chief Ronald Noble has said that India has not provided ample evidence for arrest of any accused of the Mumbai attacks. While Interior Advisor Rehman Malik has said Ajmal Kasav has sent a letter to Pakistan, through the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi.

Addressing a press conference alongside with Advisor for Interior Rehman Malik here, the Interpol chief said that Pakistan is one of the victims of terrorism. He termed terrorism a major problem faced by the world.

He said around 1500 people have lost their lives in terror incidents in Pakistan and appealed the world to extend help to Pakistan to curb the menace.

Advisor to Prime Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said that a proper procedure exists for extradition of people wanted to any country. He said he has discussed with the Interpol official the issue of illegal emigrants.

He said Pakistan has offered unconditional cooperation to India for investigation of Mumbai attacks.

Pakistan has imposed ban on Jamat-ud-Dawa in pursuance of the United Nations resolution and detained activists of the group, Malik said.

Malik said that Ajmal Kasav in his letter has requested for legal assistance. He said the name of Ajmal Kasav has not been found in NADRA record.

He said Pakistan is cooperating with the world community over the issue, the world should also extend its cooperation to the country.

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Pakistan Air Force Put on Red Alert

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Monday scrambled fighter jets over several major cities as a sign of enhanced vigilance following mounting tension between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks.
“In view of current environment PAF has enhanced its vigilance,” PAF said in Press release issued here on Monday.
Residents in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore made panicked telephone calls to media outlets to ask about the low-flying fighter jets. Two civilian flights were delayed due to the exercise of PAF, an airline official said.

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PAF jet fighters fly over Lahore and Pindi

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LAHORE: Pakistan Air Force airplanes flew over Islamabad and Rawalpindi for 20 minutes on Monday.

Large number of people came out of their homes and chanted slogans in favor of the PAF.

According to One World correspondent in Lahore, the PAF sources have said that the air force has been on high alert for the defence of the country and these flights were aimed to remain prepare to meet any eventuality.

The PAF jet fighters flights were continued for about 20 minute.

Meanwhile, PIA officials have said that the flights of the national air carrier have not been suspended which are continued according to the flight schedule.


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American US Lawmakers May Move Stop Aid To Pakistan

Washington: Several American politicians with close links to India have reportedly launched a quiet campaign to persuade the incoming Obama administration to stop US aid to Pakistan.

Some lawmakers may move a resolution in the US Congress after the inauguration of the new president on January 20, strongly condemning last month’s terror attack on Mumbai, and urge lawmakers to stop military assistance to Pakistan.

According to the Dawn, a 15 billion dollar, 10-year aid package already proposes to attach US military assistance to Pakistan to its performance in the war against terror, authorising the US administration to stop the aid if it finds that Islamabad was not doing enough to fight terrorism.

“I do not believe in aiding countries that aid terrorism,” said US Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey.

Declaring Pakistan a “failed State” Congressman Frank Pallone, another Democrat, said he opposed giving billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan because he believed it would be used against India.

Gary Ackerman, a pro-Indian Democratic Congressman from New York who has long advocated stopping US military aid to Pakistan, urged Washington to review its policy towards Islamabad after the Mumbai attacks.

One of the primary movers of the bill, Senator Joseph Biden, is now the vice-president-elect. He chaired the Senate’s powerful Foreign Relations Committee before the November election.

A former Democratic presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry, will replace him as chairman of the committee and is also expected to back the bill to provide generous economic assistance to Pakistan.

But the move by pro-Indian American politicians can harm this effort.

Diplomatic observers in Washington feel that while it may not be possible to stop US aid to Pakistan because of the country’s strategic importance, the lawmakers may succeed in attaching unfavourable conditions.

Senator Menendez, while emphasising the need to attach US aid to Islamabad’s performance in the war against terror, also cautioned a gathering of Indian-Americans in New Jersey this week not to stir an India-Pakistan war because such a conflict “might lead to drastic consequences”.

He urged India to come out with all the evidence it had to link Mumbai attacks to Pakistan. (ANI)

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US To Defuse Indo-Pak Tension, Nawaz Sharif Urges

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has urged the US to play its role to defuse the tension between Pakistan and India, adding that the solution of the Kashmir issue was also vital for peace between both countries.

He said that the tense situation would also affect international peace. He also asked India to end the blame game against Pakistan.

Nawaz asked the United States to stop drone attacks in the Tribal Areas, and said that the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity would not be compromised at any cost.

Pakistan was a victim of terrorism and could not even imagine carrying out such activity in any other country, he told US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson.

Issues related to the war on terrorism, the tensions between Pakistan and India after the Mumbai attacks, the sanctions imposed on Jaamatud Dawa and the drone attacks by the US in the Tribal Areas were discussed, the Daily Times quoted sources, as saying.

The PML-N chief told the US Ambassador that Pakistan wanted peace in the region and better relations with India but could not tolerate violations of its airspace by India.

Patterson said the US was concerned about the tense situation between Pakistan and India and would play its role to defuse the tension. The US would continue to assist Pakistan in the war on terrorism, she said. (ANI)

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