http://www.apakistannews.com All About Pakistan News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:09:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fata members announced to support PPP candidate Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election 2008 to be held on Saturday. This announcement was made by parliamentary leader of Fata members Munir Orakzai after a meeting with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. “We are with the ... http://www.apakistannews.com/fata-members-vote-asif-ali-zardari-in-pakistan-presidential-election-79973 Pakistan reserves the right to appropriately retaliate cross border strikes in future. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee CJCSC General Tariq Majid while talking to visiting German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung on Friday at Joint Staff Headquarters here. They exchanged views JCSC focusing bilateral ties and regional security environment. While discussing ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistan-reserves-right-to-appropriately-retaliate-cross-border-strikes-79968 In an interview with Private TV Channel and Indian Based TV Channel, Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that as far as votes are concerned, none of the party including PPPP enjoyed enough numbers. PPPP was able to elect their Prime Minister due to the Support of PML-N otherwise it (PPPP) neither ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pml-n-not-withdraw-its-presidential-candidate-mian-nawaz-sharif-79966 In the pass I've blogged about pretty, rainbow colored rainboots that you can play matchy, matchy with and have a lot of fun. But after a particularly bad day yesterday, braving the pouring rain for half a hour (even though it is usually only a 15 minute walk!), squeezing onto ... http://www.apakistannews.com/serious-rainboots-79976 PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said Friday that his party would not become a part of any move to destabilize the Pakistan People's Party's government. Addressing the PML-N Central Parliamentary Party meeting here at the Punjab House, Nawaz said PML-N accepts the majority and mandate of the People's Party in the center. Similarly, ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pml-n-not-destabilise-the-pakistan-peoples-partys-government-in-the-center-79964 33-member of forward block Pakistan Muslim League-Q of Punjab has announced unflinching support for PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in the forthcoming presidential election. Talking to media head of forward bloc Najaf Abbas Sial said they have jointly decided to vote for Asif Ali Zardari. Only Asif has the required capabilities ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pml-q-forward-block-vote-for-asif-ali-zardari-in-presidential-election-79961 McCain has been married to Cindy Hensley McCain since 1980. He was married to his first wife Carol, from 1965-1980. He has seven children. Republican nominee John McCain takes his turn on stage at the party's convention on Thursday to lay out why he should be elected U.S. president. Here are some ... http://www.apakistannews.com/john-mccain-would-be-the-oldest-first-term-us-president-79955 Initial report for investigation of Angoor Adda attack by Nato forces has been presented before the Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Nato forces entered into Pakistan territory and killed a number of people including women and children after barging into a house in a tribal area. The foreign office has also ... http://www.apakistannews.com/investigation-of-angoor-adda-attack-by-nato-forces-79953 SRINAGAR: At least 10 people were killed and another 10 are missing after a bus plunged into a river in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, a news report said. More than 20 were injured in the accident when the bus skidded off the road into the Chenab ... http://www.apakistannews.com/bus-accident-into-river-in-northern-india-79951 DUBAI: Al-Qaeda has released a video featuring a senior commander who was rumoured to have been killed in Pakistan in July, threatening more attacks after a suicide bombing on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, according to the SITE group that monitors Islamist websites. "We have warned previously -- and we warn ... http://www.apakistannews.com/al-qaeda-video-threatens-more-attacks-on-denmark-79947 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law, Farooq H. Naek Friday said that Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar had taken oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan and he is the present CJ of the country. “The decision regarding appointment of Iftikhar Chaudhry as the Chief Justice will be taken once he comes back,” ... http://www.apakistannews.com/decision-on-making-iftikhar-chaudhry-as-chief-justice-of-pakistan-once-he-comes-back-79945 COLOMBO: Government forces pounded rebel defenses with airstrikes, helicopter attacks and ground assaults as heavy fighting across northern Sri Lanka killed 47 Tamil Tiger fighters and left 13 soldiers dead or missing, the military said Wednesday. A rebel affiliated Web site claimed the Tamil Tigers had killed as many as 75 ... http://www.apakistannews.com/47-tamil-tiger-killed-in-attackssri-lanka-79938 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Friday said his party had a clear majority in the presidential election and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari would be the new president of the country. Talking to the journalists here at Parliament House, Fahim expressed optimism that Asif Zardari would ... http://www.apakistannews.com/asif-ali-zardari-next-presidentof-pakistanmakhdoom-amin-fahim-79935 Now on 6 September members of Pakistan's national and provincial assemblies will be voting for a new president. Pervez Musharraf's "re-election" last year turned out to be the harbinger of wrenching change. His successor's poll may be just as fateful. Musharraf's dubious victory in October 2007 incurred a slew of legal ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistans-next-president-asif-ali-zardari-79929 BEIJING:A coal mine gas blast in southwest China's Sichuan province early on Friday killed 10 people, and left eight others missing, state media reported. The explosion occurred at 2:52 am in a mine in Xingwen county, the Xinhua news agency said. Forty-four people were working in the mine at the time and ... http://www.apakistannews.com/ten-killed-eight-missing-in-china-coalmine-gas-blast-79921 JOHANNESBURG:Zimbabwe's main opposition party appealed on Friday for help from regional bloc SADC to unlock stalled power-sharing talks as President Robert Mugabe threatened to form a new cabinet. "It is very clear that the deadlock in the current dialogue has to be unlocked," Nelson Chamisa, spokesman for Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for ... http://www.apakistannews.com/zimbabwe-opposition-appeals-for-talks-to-be-unlocked-79919 Air Chief Marshall Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed on Friday said China would provide four AWACS aircrafts to Pakistan for the purpose of aerial surveillance, adding an agreement in this regard has been signed by the two countires. Talking to Geo News, he said talks were also underway to purchase FC-20 aircrafts from ... http://www.apakistannews.com/china-would-provide-four-awacs-aircrafts-to-pakistan-79922 COLOMBO:Government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists fought heavy battles in northern Sri Lanka with another 34 combatants killed in fresh clashes, the defence ministry said on Friday. Troops encountered stiff resistance from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as troops tried to move deeper into rebel territory, defence officials ... http://www.apakistannews.com/heavy-battles-grip-sri-lanka-as-troops-keep-up-offensive-79915 TBILISI:The flagship of the US Navy's Sixth Fleet was to arrive with aid on Friday in the Georgian port of Poti, close to where Russian forces are deployed, a spokeswoman for Georgia's Security Council said. "The USS Mount Whitney will cruise up to Poti at about 4:00 pm (1200 GMT) and ... http://www.apakistannews.com/us-navys-sixth-fleet-was-to-arrive-with-aid-on-friday-in-the-georgian-porttbilisi-79911 DHAKA:A quarter of Bangladesh's landmass was under water on Friday and emergency authorities warned the situation would worsen during the weekend, an official said. Flooding has hit 20 of the country's 64 districts, said Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre director Saiful Hossain. Parts of the country were experiencing "o worsens. "Twenty five percent ... http://www.apakistannews.com/a-quarter-of-bangladesh-landmass-flooded-official-79909 SYDNEY:Australia's Alicia Molik, winner of five WTA singles titles and an Olympic bronze medallist, has announced her retirement from tennis. Molik, one of the biggest servers in women's tennis, said she was quitting at the age of 27, after injuries and a debilitating inner ear infection that forced her off the ... http://www.apakistannews.com/australias-molik-announces-retirement-79906 BELGIUM:Championship leader Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday his McLaren team had the upper hand on rivals Ferrari, but that he would not be taking his foot off the gas in the title race. The 23-year-old Briton, leading the title race with 70 points, ahead of Felipe Massa of Ferrari on 64, ... http://www.apakistannews.com/mclaren-stronger-than-ferrari-hamilton-79900 MIAMI: A powerful hurricane and two tropical storms threatened Friday to deliver more destruction in the northeastern Caribbean and the United States as the death toll in Haiti from Tropical Storm Hanna rose to 136. Hanna pushed through the Bahamas and closed in on the US Atlantic coast after plowing through ... http://www.apakistannews.com/hanna-heads-to-carolinas-ike-not-far-behind-79901 ISLAMABAD: The President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has apologized to the nation for the team's worst ever performance at the Olympic Games last month. Jamali, who appeared before the Sub committee of the Senate Standing Committee for Sports in Islamabad, said he will take the necessary ... http://www.apakistannews.com/president-phf-apologizes-nation-for-team%e2%80%99s-olympic-debacle-79898 HONG KONG:Pakistan will probably avoid the sovereign debt default that markets increasingly expect, even though the country faces more downgrades to its credit rating as it grapples with dwindling reserves and a sliding currency. The stability of Pakistan, a key US ally in the war on terrorism, is so important ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistan-will-probably-avoid-debt-default-79896 ISLAMABAD:The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Take-overs) Regulations, 2008 to provide a transparent and efficient system for acquisition of substantial voting shares and take-overs of listed companies in the interest of investors particularly minority shareholders. The commission on Thursday ... http://www.apakistannews.com/secp-issues-listed-companies-takeover-rules-79889 ISLAMABAD: The sports ministry has decided to probe into the disastrous performance of Pakistan hockey team in Beijing Olympics. Pakistan was placed at poor eighth in the mega event. According to sources, an inquiry committee would be set up in few days, which would determine the causes of the poor ... http://www.apakistannews.com/sports-ministry-resolves-to-probe-into-pak-hockeys-beijing-debacle-79890 PUNA: Eight- member of Pakistan junior table tennis team would leave for India to partake World Junior Table Tennis Championship on Saturday. Junior and cadet players of Pakistan tennis team would be competing in the championship to be held Indian Puna. Team would go by train from Karachi as the event ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pak-junior-table-tennis-team-to-leave-for-india-tomorrow-79885 SINGAPORE:Oil traded slightly lower on Friday in a market torn between the pressures of falling demand and worries over storms lurking in the Atlantic Ocean, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, fell 18 cents to 107.71 dollars a barrel after dropping 1.46 dollars to ... http://www.apakistannews.com/oil-trades-slightly-lower-79880 LONDON: With all the ups and downs in his life Pakistan’s dashing fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, the world’s fastest bowler has managed to scrap through the latest controversy by applying for and receiving his Work Visa to represent Surrey in English county circuit. Talking to Geo News, Shoaib's brother Shahid Akhtar ... http://www.apakistannews.com/shoaib-acquires-work-visa-to-represent-surrey-county-79878 PESHAWAR: Deposed Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court on Friday took fresh oath as Chief Justice of PHC. The oath taking ceremony was held in Governor House while NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani administered the oath. It may be mentioned that four judges of Peshawar High Court including Tariq Pervez had refused ... http://www.apakistannews.com/deposed-chief-justice-of-peshawar-high-court-taking-oath-as-chief-justice-phc-79882 KARACHI:The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) bought back 22.37 billion rupees ($291.3 million) of Treasury bills on Friday under eight-day reverse-repo contracts at 12.25 percent to inject liquidity into the money market. http://www.apakistannews.com/sbp-buys-2237bn-rupees-of-t-bills-79875 NEW YORK: World number two Roger Federer and Serbian third seed Djokovic, advanced to semi-final in the US Open Tennis tournament with impressive quarter-final triumphs Thursday. For Roger Federer to win his fifth US Open title in a row, the Swiss second seed must prove he still has what it takes ... http://www.apakistannews.com/federer-djokovic-reach-semis-in-us-open-tennis-79871 KARACHI :The rupee strengthened on Friday thanks to an increased supply of dollars and lack of import payments, dealers said. The rupee closed at 76.40/50 to the dollar compared with Thursday's closing of 76.85/95. It hit a record low of 77.45 on Wednesday due to heavy oil payments. "There was some ... http://www.apakistannews.com/rupee-recovers-ground-79868 SRINAGAR: The three top leaders in Indian held Kashmir were put under house arrest Friday ahead of planned protests against Indian-rule during weekly prayers. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Geelani and Yasin Malik were locked in their homes with "strict instructions by police not to try to move out," a police ... http://www.apakistannews.com/top-leaders-in-indian-held-kashmir-mirwaiz-gilani-malik-under-house-arrest-ahead-of-protest-79860 MIRANSHAH:At least three children were killed on Friday when missiles fired by an unmanned aircraft hit a house in North Waziristan border area, officials said. Three women were also injured in the attack, the third strike in as many days in the area and blamed on Afghanistan-based international forces. The strike on ... http://www.apakistannews.com/us-drone-strike-killed-three-kids-in-north-waziristanpakistan-79861 SRINAGAR: The three top leaders in Indian held Kashmir were put under house arrest Friday ahead of planned protests against Indian-rule during weekly prayers. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Geelani and Yasin Malik were locked in their homes with "strict instructions by police not to try to move out," a police ... http://www.apakistannews.com/mirwaiz-gilani-malik-under-house-arrest-ahead-of-protest-79863 KARACHI: Governor State Bank Dr. Shamshad Akhtar said late Wednesday that World Bank has promised to provide Pakistan with one billion U.S. dollar aid. In a statement issued from Karachi, the Governor SBP Dr. Shamshad Akhtar said that government has decided to sell assets to meet the current budget deficit and ... http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-to-sell-assets-to-meet-budget-deficit-shamshad-79857 JEDDAH: Pakistan and Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) signed a trade agreement here. Pakistani ambassador Shahid Karimullah and OIC secretary-general Prof Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu signed the deal. Earlier, the rules and regulation of the agreement were finalized that facilitate Pakistan in bilateral trade with the member countries. The agreement would be implemented ... http://www.apakistannews.com/oic-pakistan-sign-bilateral-trade-deal-79850 KARACHI: The banks in Pakistan, bearing the losses in their profits, have started giving due stress on the provisioning of their stuck up loans. Central Bank said that following the December 2007 change in laws, this situation was seen emanating, as until last year the banks used the leased property of ... http://www.apakistannews.com/banks-start-giving-due-stress-on-provisioning-of-stuck-up-loans-79853 ISLAMABAD:Presidential hopefuls began a final push for support Friday on the eve of an election that major ruling party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is expected to win. Asif Ali Zardari is the frontrunner in a three-way race to take power in a country riven by militancy and economic turmoil. Security will be ... http://www.apakistannews.com/political-parties-begin-final-push-for-presidential-polls-79845 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in dire need of foreign investment to bring stability into its tumbling economy. IMF’s Director to Central Asia and Middle East, Mohsin Khan urged on Pakistan to take immediate measures for strengthening its foreign exchange reserves which were constantly sliding down. He said Pakistani government was devising a policy ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pakistan-in-dire-need-of-foreign-investment-imf-79843 ISLAMABAD:Spokesman Pakistan Muslim League (N) Saddiqul Farooq has expressed the hope that PPP will respect the mandate in Punjab. Talking to a private TV channel on Friday he said that PML-N has brought an independent candidate who has good reputation. Saddiqul Farooq said that it is not compulsory that president and prime ... http://www.apakistannews.com/pml-n-hopes-ppp-will-respect-mandate-in-punjab-79841 NEW YORK:A Pakistani woman who is in US custody for being al Qaeda suspect has refused a strip search, delaying her trial in New York on charges she grabbed a US soldier's gun in Afghanistan and tried to kill her American interrogators. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, a US-trained neuroscientist who was shot ... http://www.apakistannews.com/aafia-siddiqui-refuses-us-strip-search-79836 Mumbai, (IANS) Vikram Bhatt's supernatural period love story "1920" was shot in a castle in England which is one of the 10 most haunted castles in the world, said Anjori Alagh who is playing the second female lead in the film."1920" which was shot in Allerton castle situated in Yorkshire ... http://www.apakistannews.com/1920-was-shot-in-one-of-the-ten-most-haunted-castles-in-the-world-79833 Mumbai, (IANS) Kunal Khemu of "Kalyug" fame and Soha Ali Khan team up for a comedy titled "99" - one short of a century. "Kunal is playing a young and clever man who wants to hit that century in life and the conflict that he faces to score hundred makes ... http://www.apakistannews.com/kunal-khemu-soha-ali-team-for-comedy-79832 Mumbai, (IANS) After "Bachna Ae Haseeno" three big directors are trying to cast real life couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone together, but the pair is reluctant."We decided to be open about our relationship and lived to regret it because the more open we were the more our honesty was ... http://www.apakistannews.com/ranbir-deepika-in-no-hurry-to-sign-films-together-79829 KOHAT: Kohat Tunnel and Indus Highway remained closed for the eight consecutive days on Friday due to ongoing operation against militants in Darra Adamkhel. According to sources, an indefinite curfew was put in place in Darra Adamkhel due to ongoing shelling between security forces and militants. People were trapped in ... http://www.apakistannews.com/kohat-tunnel-closure-enters-eight-day-79823 KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly session would be resumed today (Friday). On Thursday, the Assembly rejected a resolution to increase job quota for women in government services. The opposition leader termed the rejection as an attempt to bulldoze the efforts of opposition whereas treasury benches members said that quota means to limitize women which is unfair. http://www.apakistannews.com/sa-session-resumes-today-79820 PESHAWAR: Loadshedding has been continued in Peshawar during Sehar and Iftar timings. Despite announcements made by Wapda’ PESCO, loadshedding remained continued in Peshawar and adjoining areas. Similarly, people were finding it difficult to offer Namaz-e- Taraweeh because of the ongoing loadshedding. The citizens have demanded the provincial government to take notice of the ... http://www.apakistannews.com/loadshedding-continues-during-sehar-iftar-in-peshawar-79818