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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities during the course of their own investigations into the Mumbai carnage have established the identity of the only surviving terrorist Ajmal Kasaab as a Pakistani national.
A high ranking government official while confirming the report told Dawnnews that because of the nature of his crime the government has still not taken any decision on whether to provide him with counselor access. Continue reading ‘Surviving gunman’s identity established as Pakistani’

LAHORE, Pakistan — On a normal Friday afternoon the line of cars and red Honda motorbikes outside the Qadssiya mosque stretches to a gas station a half mile away. Eight thousand worshipers typically come to hear Hafiz Muhammad Saeed preach at the headquarters of the organization he leads, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the charity that fronts for the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The two-tiered mosque can accommodate only a portion of the crowd, so the remainder spill out onto a broad concrete courtyard.

But this Friday the road outside was clear, and the few thousand who showed up were all able to fit inside. The day before, the Pakistani authorities had put Mr. Saeed under house arrest and closed dozens of the group’s offices across the country. Many followers were unnerved. Continue reading ‘With House Arrest Pakistan Curbs, Lightly, a Leader Tied to Mumbai Attackers’

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Pakistan News

Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated with religious zeal today

ISLAMABAD: Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated on Tuesday across the country with religious zeal and fervour and renewed pledge to work for the national solidarity,integrity and prosperity of the country.

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated in commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim’s (AS) readiness to sacrifice his son Prophet Isma’il (AS) for Allah in the fulfillment of the divine order.

Hundreds of thousands of believers will throng to mosques and Eidgahs to offer Eid prayers across the country wherein Ulema and Khateeb will be highlighting the significance and philosophy of the sacrifice.
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Kasab killed Karkare, Salaskar and Kamte: Mumbai police

MUMBAI: Mohammad Ajmal Mohammad Amin Kasab, the only terrorist to have been arrested in connection with the three-day terror attack, shot dead
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, Mumbai police sources said here on Saturday.

They said Kasab, a Pakistani national who was remanded to police custody till December 11, also killed encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar and Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte.
Continue reading ‘Kasab killed Karkare, Salaskar and Kamte: Mumbai police’

Decision of sending DG ISI to India ill conceived: Ch Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ahmed has said that the decision to send the DG Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) or even representative of ISI to India was ill advised, ill timed and downright wrong.

In a statement issued from the chambers of leader of the opposition, Chaudhry Nisar, he said that in an environment where India has, as usual, taken up the blame game without any proof whatsoever the Pakistani government should not go over-board in dancing to the Indian whims.
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Zardari warns India not to over-react

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly Saturday denied Pakistan’s links with Mumbai attacks and warned India to refrain from over-reacting.

In an interview to an Indian TV channel, CNN-IBN television on Saturday, he assured India that if any evidence pointed to any individual or any group, he would take the strictest of action in the light of evidence, in front of the world.
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Govt. to reinstate 1996’s sacked employees with all benefits: Sherry

Federal Cabinet Wednesday decided in principle to reinstate all government employees sacked after dismissal of Pakistan Peoples Party’s government in 1996. All those employees who were provided employment by PPP during 1993‑96 and removed from service later, would be reinstated with seniority and back financial benefits, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sherry Rehman.
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Cricket News

Shoaib in provisional squad for Canada

Shoaib Akhtar, who this week was issued an ultimatum by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has now been included in a preliminary 20-man squad for next month’s Canada Cup Four Nation Twenty20 tournament. It was earlier reported that Shoaib would not be eligible to play in Canada after he was left out of Islamabad’s squad for the upcoming National Twenty20 tournament, but the News, a local daily, said the selectors have included his name for Canadian visa purposes.
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WICB unsure over Pakistan tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s latest attempt to fill the void left in their fixture schedule following the postponement of the Champions Trophy could be again set for failure.

The PCB this week sent a formal request to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) inviting them to play two Tests in the strife-torn nation in November.

And while the chief executive of the WICB, Dr Donald Peters, said he was “hopeful” his organisation could oblige, he indicated a decision to tour could rest in the hands of the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA).

That would cast some doubt over the possibility of the tour going ahead after WIPA voiced its concerns, albeit late on, about sending a West Indies team to the Champions Trophy due to security fears.

“The Pakistan Cricket Board made a formal request for the West Indies to play two Test matches in November,” Dr Peters, who is currently in London, confirmed to PA Sport.

“We now have to wait for approval from the West Indies Players Association and it has to be confirmed by the West Indies Cricket Board before we can confirm the matches will take place.

“I am currently trying to fast-track that process so that we can get that done as quickly as possible and hopefully agree on the tour.

“Whether we can get that approval from the Players’ Association, however, will depend on their analysis of the security situation in Pakistan.”

New Zealand remain concerned over Pakistan security

New Zealand’s cricketers remain concerned over the security situation in Pakistan ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy, players’ association chief Heath Mills said on Saturday.

An International Cricket Council (ICC) taskforce and Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson spoke to the New Zealand squad in Christchurch on Thursday to update them on the state of affairs in the host country.
Continue reading ‘New Zealand remain concerned over Pakistan security’

Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament : India humble Pakistan 3-1 in semi-final

LAHORE: India defeated Pakistan 3-1 in the first semi-final of the 6th Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey in Hyderabad, India on Wednesday. India were leading 1-0 at half-time.

According to information received here, the Pakistan forwards failed to deliver goods as their efforts fizzled out due to lack of finish. In all it was the hosts’ day as their defender Dewaker drag-flicked to forge India ahead in the 10th minute. Thereafter, the exchanges were fought evenly but Pakistan failed to capitalize on chances that came their way.
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Pakistan demolish China 5-0 in fourth hockey contest

LAHORE: Pakistan demolished China 5-0 in the fourth encounter to win the five-match hockey series in Changzhou (China) on Wednesday. Pakistan are now leading the series 3-1 with the last match to be played on Friday (tomorrow) at the same venue.
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Prime Minister performs inauguration of sports complex

KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro Wednesday performed the formal inauguration of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Sports Complex in Clifton here. Sports greats including Jehangir Khan, Hassan Sardar, Hanif Khan, Iqbal Qasim, Salahuddin Sullu also attended the ceremony.

Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishrat-ul- Ebad Khan, provincial ministers and Governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, were also present.
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Kashmir News

Kashmir bus service resumes

The Kashmir bus service resumed after a lapse of one-week when a bus carrying sixty-one passengers left Srinagar for Muzaffarabad Thursday morning. Officials said in Srinagar, fifty-eight passengers out of sixty-one were stuck up due to suspension of the service as massive agitation gripped the Kashmir valley against economic blockade imposed by Hindu extremists.
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Singh says terrorists harming friendship with Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that terrorist incidents such as the attack on Delhi’s embassy in Kabul were intended to harm friendship with Pakistan, but he also urged Islamabad to do more to thwart them.

“Our goal in South Asia is to seek a peaceful, stable and prosperous neighbourhood,” Mr Singh said in his traditional address from the 17th century Red Fort.
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Pushing Kashmir toward Pakistan

Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
When I first visited Kashmir in 1981, the pros and cons of accession to India or Pakistan inevitably cropped up in conversation. One government official argued that the Kashmiri economy, highly dependent on fruit, had suffered because the state had become part of India rather than Pakistan.
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