Fighter jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger bunkers
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Fighter jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger bunkers in northern Sri Lanka in a stepped up air campaign against the guerrillas, while ground battles left 22 rebels dead, the defence ministry said.
War planes pounded positions of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in support of ground troops advancing in rebel-held territory, the ministry said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the latest air strikes, but the ministry said 22 rebels were killed and another 24 wounded in fresh fighting on Sunday.
Official reports show the government has intensified air strikes against the Tigers since the weekend.
There was no comment from the Tigers about the latest fighting, which came as Sri Lankan troops were on an offensive to capture Kilinochchi, the political capital of the Tigers in northern Sri Lanka.
Another US Attack On Pakistan 20 Killed
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 3:34 pm
MIRANSHAH: 20 feared killed, another attack by US drones near miranshah in north wazirastan on Monday.
Sources said that US drones fired ten guided missiles at a house and madarssah of son of Afghan commander Jalaluddin Haqqani in Danday Darpakhel area near Miranshah.
More than 20 people have been killed and dozens injured reportedly in the attack. Women and children are also included among the killed and injured.
The injured have been shifted to Miranshah headquarter hospital and other nearby hospitals.
Prime Minister Dissolves Canadian Parliament
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 9:06 am
OTTAWA: Prime Minister Of Canada Stephen Harper on Sunday triggered an early election, dissolving Parliament in a bid to bolster his party’s grip on power in a vote next month that will be the country’s third national ballot in four years.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he expects the Oct 14 vote to produce another minority government but recent polls show the Conservatives could win the majority they need to rule without help from opposition parties.
Analysts said Harper’s party has a better shot of winning now than if they had waited until being forced into a vote later when the Canadian economy might be worse off or after Canadians could be influenced by the U.S. presidential election results.
In 2006, the Conservatives unseated the Liberal Party, which had held power for nearly 13 years in power, but as a minority government they have been forced to rely on opposition lawmakers to pass legislation and adopt budgets.
Electoral legislation that Harper helped enact after he came to power in 2006 fixed the date for the next election in October 2009.
But a loophole allows the prime minister to ask the governor general to dissolve Parliament, which Harper did Sunday after signaling in recent weeks that he was leaning toward an early election. Harper said he is running on economic issues and has stressed his opposition to an energy tax proposed by the Liberals.
Nawaz Sharif To Meet President Asif Ali Zardari Today
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 8:25 am
ISLAMABAD: After nearly 32 days two leaders of main political parties Presidents elect Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif will meet today in Islamabad. The official purpose is to exchange greetings.
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif will go to Islamabad to congratulate President Elect Asif Ali Zardari which would be the first meeting between two leaders since August 7, when they had signed an agreement for restoring judges.
President elect Asif Zardari has already invited PML-N chief to attend oath-taking ceremony.
PML-N chief will leave for Lonon on Tuesday to meet his ailing wife who is going through a treatment in London.
Although meeting between two leaders seem to be a formal however political circles say both leaders cannot ignore judges issues since PML-N chief determine to restore remaining judges.
Political circles says some ice has broken between two leaders since PML-N left coalition and contested against Asif Zardari in the Presidential elections.
Israel Opposes Military Strike On Iran’s Nuclear Sites:Shimon Peres
Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 12:21 pm
JERUSALEM:Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday he opposes a military strike on Iran and prefers the use of international economic sanctions to persuade Tehran to halt its nuclear enrichment programme.
“A military operation is not necessary. I do not think the Americans think in these terms because they have many other cards to play,” Peres told Israeli public radio after a meeting with US Vice President Dick Cheney in Italy.
“If the Americans manage to form a coalition to unify their positions with those of Europeans, they have sufficient means to exert pressure on the Iranians,” Peres added.
Peres had met Cheney on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti forum on Italy’s Lake Como, an international gathering of leaders and experts focused mostly on economic issues.
Israel and the West have repeatedly called on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment programme, which they fear is aimed at developing nuclear weapons but which Tehran defends as part of a peaceful energy venture.
Israel, the region’s sole if undeclared nuclear-armed state, has considered Iran its main strategic threat after repeated predictions of its demise by senior Iranian leaders.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said last month after a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Israel would not rule out any options to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Tehran meanwhile risks a possible fourth round of UN sanctions after it failed to give a clear response to an incentives package offered by six major world powers in return for halting uranium enrichment, a process which makes nuclear fuel but also the core of an atomic bomb.
Asif Ali Zardari Is Expected To Be Sworn In As President On Monday
Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 10:41 am
ISLAMABAD:Asif Ali Zardari is expected to be sworn in as president on Monday, capping a remarkable rise from jail and exile, an official said.
The controversial frontrunner won more than two-thirds of the vote among lawmakers on Saturday, taking power in the world’s only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline US “war on terror” ally.
Zardari was hailed by world leaders soon after, with the United States and Britain pledging to work closely to secure stability and economic prosperity in Pakistan.
“The decision will be taken shortly and the swearing in ceremony is expected to take place probably on Monday,” PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar told AFP.
“There is no set programme for Sunday. Party leaders and officials are expected to meet Asif Ali Zardari and greet him on his election win,” he added.
Zardari had been the clear favourite to take power after Musharraf’s nearly nine-year rule, which came to an end when he quit office under threat of impeachment.
In Washington, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said US President George W. Bush “looks forward to working with him … and the government of Pakistan on issues important to both countries.”
Those include “counterterrorism and making sure Pakistan has a stable and secure economy,” he added.
Asif Ali Zardari wins by 481 votes
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 9:59 pm
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP ) candidate Asif Ali Zardari won the presidential election 2008 by securing 481 votes, said by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd.) Qazi Muhammad Farooq.
About Asif Ali Zardari
When Born 22 July 1955 Age 53 Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Spouse Benazir Bhutto
Children Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ,Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Asifa Bhutto Zardari
Residence Zardari House Karachi, Pakistan
Religion Islam
Political Party Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP )
Asif Ali Zardari Now President of Pakistan
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Asif Ali Zardari elected as president of Pakistan.
“Asif Ali Zardari get 281 votes out of the 426 valid votes polled in the parliament,” chief election commissioner Qazi Mohammad Farooq said.
Voting was held on Saturday in two chambers of parliament and four provincial assemblies.
Zardari secured a thumping majority in three of the four provincial assemblies forming the presidential electoral college. In Sindh Zardari secured 62 of the 65 electoral votes while his two main rivals, Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain, failed to get a single vote, they said.
Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui had been fielded by former premier Nawaz Sharif ( PML, N) and Hussain is a close aide of Pervez Musharraf of (PML,Q).
In NWFP Zardari emerged a clear winner with 56 votes against five secured by Siddiqui and one by Hussain.
And in Balochistan Zardari bagged 59 votes while Siddiqui and Hussain got two each.
Results from Punjab province is Siddiqui 35, Hussain 6 and Asif Ali Zardari 21.
About Asif Ali Zardari
When Born 22 July 1955 Age 53 Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Spouse Benazir Bhutto
Children Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ,Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Asifa Bhutto Zardari
Residence Zardari House Karachi, Pakistan
Religion Islam
Political Party Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP )
Asif Ali Zardari The New President Of Pakistan
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 3:39 pm
ISLAMABAD:Asif Ali Zardari is a new president of Pakistan. He has got 14th number in the list of president of Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari has secured the highest votes in the National Assembly of Pakistan
The Chief Election Commissioner announced the unofficial result according to which Zardari secured 281 votes, against 111 of Justice (Retired) Saeed uz Zaman Siddique and 34 of Mushahid Hussain Sayed, out of 436 total votes, of which ten were invalid.
Asif Ali Zardari got 100 percent votes from Sindh Assembly
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Asif Ali Zardari bagged 100 percent votes from his native Province’s Sindh Assembly.
Asif Zardari bagged 162 votes out of 163 cast in the house of 166 with one vote declared invalid.
The result was announced by Presiding Officer, Chief Justice Sindh High Court, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali immediately after the counting was over.
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