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Spectators boo
chief organiser Nation stands united in rehabilitation
at opening
ceremony
challenge: Gilani
The Explorer Sport News The Explorer National News Desk the flood-ravaged areas. He said the gov- “The Federal government has pioneered a
Desk LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf ernment would never sit at rest till the new political culture in the country through
NEW DELHI: Suresh Kalma- Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the nation rehabilitation of the victims and return of the introduction of pilitics of reconciliation,”
di, head of the troubled Com- including all political parties were united in the last flood-affected family to their he added.
monwealth Games organising the cause of relief work for the rehabilita- homes. Gilani said the federal government has
committee, was booed when tion of the flood-hit people in the coun- The Prime Minsiter said it was a matter of brought an end to the politics of confrontra-
he began his welcome try.During a meeting with the Punjab Gov- great satisfation that people from all walks tion and victimization in the country adding
speech to 60,000 spectators ernor Salman Taseer here, he said the of life as well as the political leadership that PPP has always stood for protecting
at the opening ceremony on federal government attaches supereme were united for rehabilitation of flood vic- the basic human rights of all and sundry
Sunday. importance to the rahabilitation of the flood tims and unanimous on a common agenda and promoting a culture of congenial politi-
The Indian government -hit people as well as the reconstruction of of helping our brethern in distress. cal co-existence.
stepped in last week to com-
plete urgent work on infra- KARACHI: JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazal ur Rahman called on Preisedent Asif Ali Zardari here at
structure for the Delhi
Games, which had threat- Nato supply Bilawal House. Federal Minister for Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Babar Awan is also
present in the meeting.
line will
ened to become a national
embarrassment after several
Maulana Fazalur Rehman
health and security issues
raised the possibility they
would be cancelled
re-open
The atmosphere otherwise
when
for the teams and officials
had been good with the
crowd at the Jawaharlal Neh- security calls on President Zardari
ru Stadium offering a particu-
larly warm applause to neigh-
bours Pakistan, who have a
improves: The Explorer National News Desk ation in the country with the President.
KARACHI,: Chief of the JUI (F) Mau- They also discussed matters relating
tense relationship with India.
Kalmadi was able to finish his FO lana Fazal-ur- Rehman called on to the coalition government. They
also discussed measures being taken
five-minute long speech The Explorer National
without further interruption News Desk for the rehabilitation of the flood af-
before handing over to Mi- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will fectees.
chael Fennell, the chief of the President Asif Ali Zardari said that the
only re-open a supply
Commonwealth Games Fed-
eration. route for coalition troops in government is taking every step for
LAHORE: PM Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani in a meeting with Governor Punjab Salman Taseer. Afghanistan once public the rehabilitation of the flood affected
anger over Nato incur- people. He reiterated that the govern-
sions eases and security
PFUJ resents intolerance by lawyers:
ment will take along all coalition part-
improves, the foreign min-
istry spokesman said on ners.Federal Minister for Law and
Sunday. Militants on Sat- President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan
condemns attack on journalists urday threatened more
attacks on tankers carry-
ing fuel to Afghanistan
House here on Sunday.The JUI lead- was also present at the meeting, a
er discussed the present political situ- spokesman of Bilawal House said.
The Explorer National News Desk sudden a group of lawyers allegedly with- direct attack on independence of media, through routes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Federal Union of
Journalists (PFUJ) on Sunday expressed
out out any provocation attacked the media
team on the pretext that due to their cover-
the PFUJ regretted that torture and as-
saults on media persons by the lawyers
to avenge the incursions. Israeli police kill Palestinian Pakistan joins
"Unless the reaction cools
shock and dismay over the intolerance age their image is being ruined in the gen- during coverage has become order of the down and we make sure in E. Jerusalem Nato probe into
demonstrated by a group of lawyers in eral public. Not only this, some of the law- day and it was the 7th incident in a row in
Lahore on Saturday. The lawyers reported- yers physically assaulted the media per- which lawyers physically assaulted media
that the supply line is se-
JERUSALEM: Israeli para- killed in the shooting, Ezz el
cross border
cured, we cannot reopen
ly attacked media persons, including cam-
eramen, and prevented them from dis-
persons and ransacked cameras and other
gadgets. “It is universally known that the it," Foreign Ministry military border police killed -Deen Kawazba, were attack
charging their professional duties, a news lawyers are custodians of civilizations and spokesman Abdul Basit a Palestinian on Sunday among six Palestinian la- The Explorer National
release issued here said. protectors of Law, but it is very unfortunate told Reuters. after he entered East Jeru- bourers who had slipped News Desk
Reports reaching the PFUJ Secretariat that the lawyers become the lawbreakers Angered by repeated in- salem from the occupied across an Israeli barrier, PESHAWAR: Pakistan has
said that the lawyers on the call of the and that too against the media persons West Bank without a permit. which takes in much of East sent a team to Afghanistan to
cursions by Nato helicop- probe a cross-border Nato
Lahore District Bar Association staged a who were conventionally and traditionally ters over the past week, A police spokesman said Jerusalem, and fled from
demonstration against the highhandedness always allies and frontliner in all types of the man, 37, was shot while border policemen giving attack that allegedly killed
Pakistan blocked a supply three Pakistani soldiers,
of police and to condemn the torture and struggles, especially for rule of law, democ- trying to grab a border po- chase.
arrest of lawyers on Friday. A number of sons and also damaged the cameras, racy, and human rights,” the PFUJ’s news
route for Nato troops in forcing a key border crossing
Afghanistan after one such liceman’s pistol. A Palestini- “Ezz el-Deen lagged be- to close, officials said Sun-
media persons belonging to almost all other equipment, and destroyed the foot- release read. PFUJ is of the opinion, it is an who said he witnessed hind, and the soldier at-
media outlets reached the spot Aiwan-e- age of events covered by the cameramen. high time that senior lawyers should take strike killed three Pakistani day.
Adl to cover the demonstration of lawyers, The lawyers also severely thrashed Geo serious notice of this incident to ensure soldiers on Thursday in the incident, which occurred tacked him and shot him. Pakistan has blocked the
the affiliated of PFUJ, - Punjab Union of Senior Reporter Ahmad Fraiz, Geo Camer- conducive relations which journalists and the northwestern Kurram before dawn, disputed the Ezz el-Deen fell to the main land route for Nato
Journalists (PUJ), reported. The media aman, Hanan Younis, City-42 Channel’s lawyers always proudly enjoyed, in the region. police account. Salah Abed ground without making any convoys carrying supplies to
teams were busy in their task when all of a Maqsood But. Terming this incident a past. Rabbo said he and the man noise,” Abed Rabbo said. neighbouring Afghanistan
since the helicopter attack on
Thursday, which Nato
US warns citizens of 'potential' attacks in Europe claimed was in self-defence
but was condemned by Is-
lamabad.
The Explorer International News attacks,” the department said. tial attacks but the German Interior
A two-member Pakistan team
Desk “European governments have taken Ministry said at the time there was no led by Brigadier Usman
WASHINGTON: The United States action to guard against a terrorist at- reason to raise the national alert level. Khattak, deputy inspector
issued an alert on Sunday to warn of tack and some have spoken publicly The official’s comments followed a general of the Frontier Corps,
the potential for attacks in Europe by al about the heightened threat condi- report by Britain’s Sky News that intel- travelled to Afghanistan on
Qaeda and other groups, a possibility tions,” the State Department added in ligence agencies had disrupted plans Saturday to join an investiga-
rose last week in European media the brief travel alert posted on its web- by Pakistan-based militants for simul- tion into the incident by the
reports. site. The potential threat was outlined taneous strikes in London, as well as Nato-led International Securi-
The US State Department travel alert last week in media reports, partially in cities in France and Germany. ty Assistance Force (ISAF)
and US officials, an official
said that public transportation systems confirmed by Euro-
told AFP by telephone.
and other tourism-related facilities pean officials, that Nato said aircraft had entered
could be targets, noting that past at- Europe could be Pakistani airspace in self-
tacks had struck subway, rail and air- the target of such defence and killed “several
line systems as well as maritime ser- attacks. A German armed individuals” after the
vices. “The State Department alerts security source on crews believed they had
US citizens to the potential for terrorist Wednesday said been fired at from the ground
attacks in Europe. Current information there were in the northwest tribal area of
suggests that al Qaeda and affiliated “increasing rum- Kurram.
HYDERABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural resources Syed Naveed Qamar and It was the fourth such strike
others pray after inauguration of Sui Gas connection in village Tando Alam Mari.
organizations continue to plan terrorist blings” about poten-
in a week by Nato helicopters
pursuing militants into Paki-
stan, which the military
PPP respects court Three killed in Pakistan following claimed killed three of its men
and officials condemned as a
breach of Pakistan's sover-
verdicts: Kaira US missile strikes
eignty.
Brigadier Khattak had already
visited the site of the attack
and held talks with troops
The Explorer National News Desk the Americans will meet the same along with stepped-up Nato operations deployed in the area, the
The Explorer National News the appointment of NAB chair- Answering a question about the official said, requesting ano-
Desk man as the PPP government recent story in a section of PESHAWAR: The bullet-riddled bodies fate,” according to two intelligence along the frontier.
of three men were found Sunday by a officials who spoke on condition of The strikes have been targeting Tali- nymity. The border in Paki-
LALAMUSA: Federal Minister believes in consensus on all media about a certain minis- stan's northwest, that routes
for Information & Broadcasting important issues.He said the ters’ list, Kaira said the interna- road in Pakistan’s restive northwestern anonymity because they were not ban and al-Qaida militants taking shel-
Nato supplies through the
Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday time was sought from the court tional media has published tribal region, killed by suspected Paki- authorized to speak to the media. ter across the porous border in Paki- Khyber pass at Torkham,
said that Pakistan People’s for appointment of the NAB news without research and stani Taliban militants in apparent Local government official Asghar Khan stan out of reach of US ground forces remained closed for a fourth
Party (PPP) has always re- chairman. As NAB was being investigation. retaliation for recent US drone strikes confirmed the report, but refused to in Afghanistan. day on Sunday. “We will
spected courts’ verdicts and will run without a chairman, hence, He expressed his deep concern in the area, officials and a villager said. give further details or release the iden- Akhtar Nawaz, a local villager, said he review the position when the
keep on doing so in fu- the government had to make a over the drones attacks in The corpses were discovered in North tities or nationalities of the victims. did not know who the three slain men security situation is normal-
ture.Talking to media here at temporary law in this regard Pakistani territory and said the ised,” the official said, adding
Waziristan alongside the Miran Shah- The slayings came the day after two were, but that people in the area were
Dera Kaira, he said consulta- and for routine matters’ smooth CIA director has been told that that efforts were continuing to
tion has been done with the running in the absence of chair- appropriate action would be Data Khel road that leads to Afghani- suspected US missile attacks killed 16 convinced they were killed by Taliban
stan. A note under a rock next to the people in the region, part of a recent militants in response to the American resolve the problem through
leader of opposition in the man an ordinance was promul- taken if this practice continues negotiations.
National Assembly regarding gated. in future. bodies said “Anyone who dares spy for surge in drone strikes in Pakistan attacks.