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Shujaat paid all Umra expenses of his family, friends: ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and former Prime Minister Shujaat Hussain paid all the expenses incurred on the performance of Umra by him, his family members and friends from his own pocket, said a spokesman for Ch.Shujaat Hussain . The spokesman in a statement clarified that the answers provided by Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri in response to questions raised by Senator Enver Baig regarding the payment of Umra expenses by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain from the national exchequer were incorrect. (APP) (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
Police seize 120 kg of explosives from suspect terrorist: ISLAMABAD, 11 Feb: Police today arrested a terrorist suspect and seized 120 kilograms of explosive material in a pre-dawn raid in Quetta. The suspect was hiding in a house and fired on police before giving up, police officials said. City police chief Rafi Pervez Bhatti told reporters in Quetta the raid was conducted based on information from nearly 30 suspects who were interrogated for possible involvement in a string of bomb and rocket attacks in recent weeks. (DPA) (Posted @ 12:45 PST)
Al-Qaeda number two hits out at US in new audiotape: DUBAI, Feb 11: An audiotape purportedly of Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri hit out at the US concept of freedom, saying it was a cloak for spreading corruption and injustice in the Islamic world. Liberty as construed by the Americans was based on "usurious banks, giant companies, misleading media outlets and the destruction of others for material gain," charged the voice in the recording aired by Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera. Real freedom was "not the liberty of homosexual marriages and the abuse of women as a commodity to gain clients, win deals or attract tourists," said the voice. "It is not the freedom of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib," it said, referring to US-run prisons in Cuba and Iraq where serious allegations of torture have been levelled. (APP) (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
Seven killed in attack on Baghdad bakery: BAGHDAD, Feb 11: Gunmen attacked a Baghdad bakery today killing seven people, police said. The attackers opened fire on the "Happiness Bakery" in the Al-Amine district early today. A police officer said he believed the attack was caused by a conflict between two factions or tribes. There is a police station opposite the store which was not touched. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:05 PST)
Israeli Finmin Netanyahu attacked at function: JERUSALEM, Feb 11: Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by a small group of rightwing extremists at a function he was attending near Tel Aviv, Israeli radios reported on Friday. Netanyahu, 55, a former prime minister, was not hurt in the incident on Thursday night and was whisked away from the scene by his security guards, according to the radio reports. The radios said "objects" were thrown at Netanyahu. They did not elaborate. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:50 PST)
N.Korea has executed 70 returned refugees - group: SEOUL, Feb 11: North Korea has executed about 70 refugees who were captured in China and sent home, a South Korean group that helps North Korean refugees said today, citing informants in China. The Commission to Help North Korean Refugees, a private, Seoul-based conservative group, said about eight or nine of the 70 executed last month were put to death in public to discourage others from trying to slip across the border into China. No independent confirmation of the report was available but the group has been regarded as a reliable source of information on reclusive North Korea. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
Bulgarian ex-King's govt faces no-confidence vote: SOFIA, Feb 11: Bulgaria's opposition, clamouring for position ahead of summer elections, will try to topple Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg in a no-confidence vote today for perceived home policy failures in the EU aspirant state. The former monarch's two-party coalition had ruled in a minority until this week, but it signed a power-sharing deal on Monday giving it a comfortable majority in parliament and should safely survive the motion. "Today's vote is pre-determined. There is no question of the outcome," Borislav Ralchev, a leading deputy in Saxe-Coburg's Movement for Simeon II party (NMS) said on Nova TV. The opposition must muster 121 of parliament's 240 votes to oust the government in the ballot, expected at 1700 GMT, but under the agreement with its new allies, the splinter New Time party, the government controls 131 seats. But the attack is a setback for Saxe-Coburg, who is finding that Bulgarians' respect for his regal status has not overcome their anger at low wages and persistent corruption and organised crime. (Reuters) (Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Tallinn government sacks foreign minister: Tallinn, Feb 11: Estonian Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland was sacked over the disappearance of up to 100 secret documents from her office between 1996 and 2004, reports said today. Ojuland, 38, had refused to accept responsibility for any wrongdoing, and was sacked by President Arnold Ruutel on the request of Prime Minister Juhan Parts of the Res Publica (Union for the Republic) party.Her sacking has thrust Estonia into political turmoil as Ojuland's Reform Party, a junior coalition partner with Res Publica, may now bid for a vote of no confidence in the premier, opening up the possibility of new elections. The two parties have ruled in a tripartite coalition since March 2003 with the Estonian People's Union party. (DPA) (Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Manila sends more troops south; 90 dead in clashes: MANILA, Feb. 11: The Philippine army flew more troops to the remote southern island of Jolo today. The military said nearly 30 soldiers and about 60 rebels had been killed in clashes since Monday. At least 7,000 villagers have poured into Jolo town to escape the fighting. Lieutenant-General AlbertoBraganza, the most senior commander in the southern Philippines, said it was beyond his authority to contemplate a ceasefire. "I have a mission to accomplish on the ground," he told reporters. "I will finish what the rebels had started." (Reuters) (Posted @ 12:45 PST)
Winnie Mandela loses court bid to scrap fraud conviction: PRETORIA, Feb 11: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, today lost a court bid to have her name cleared of a fraud conviction. The Pretoria High Court dismissed an application by Madikizela-Mandela and her co-accused Addie Moolman for leave to appeal against a fraud conviction related to bank loans obtained in the late 1990s, the SAPA news agency reported. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Eight propane-gas bombs explode in Athens: Athens, Feb 11: Eight propane-gas bombs exploded nearly simultaneously at offices of the ruling political party and bank cash points in the Greek capital, Athens radio reported today. There were no injuries but substantial damage was caused by the explosions, all of which occurred outside of the buildings targeted. Two offices of the New Democracy party were targeted in the Lambrini district, along with a downtown bank and five cash points situated in south Athens. Police authorities had not received a claim of responsibility . (DPA) (Posted @ 15:05 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 42.29 points: KARACHI, Feb 11: At close the KSE-100 index was at 7238.92, up 42.29 points from Thursday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.07 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 21:45 PST)   Editor: Tahir Mirza The DAWN Group of Newspapers Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Phone:+92 (21) 111-444-777 Fax: +92 (21) 568-3188 webmaster@dawn.com Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version. |
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