Pak won’t accept any country’s hegemony in region: PM
 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said Pakistan will not accept any country’s hegemony in the region.

Talking to newsmen here at PM Secretariat after presiding over 13th annual awards ceremony of National Highways and Motorway Police, the Prime Minister said, “We don’t want any Chaudhry (regional chief) in the region.”

The Prime Minister was responding to statement of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she urged India to match its economic progress by taking a more assertive political role in Central and East Asia. Gilani said, Pakistan will not accept hegemony of any country in the region.

Replying to another question about the resignations of MQM Ministers, he said the resignations tendered by Sindh Governor, provincial and federal ministers of the MQM had not been accepted therefore, their status as ministers is still intact.

On a question about the arrest of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, head of Kashmir Center in Washington, he clarified that Dr. Fai is not a Pakistani citizen, and he was a citizen of Occupied Kashmir.

About Fai’s reported link with a sensitive agency, the Prime Minister said the matter is being investigated and “Let the facts come; we will see it then.”

Replying to a question about law and order situation of Karachi, he said it is a provincial subject and the Federal Government is in touch with the provincial government to improve the situation in this mega city.

The Prime Minister said, “We respect the mandate of the provincial government.” He, however, said Opposition members had requisitioned the sessions of Senate and National Assembly to discuss the law and order situation in Karachi.

Gilani said he especially asked the Chief Whip of National Assembly to ensure the quorum in the session so that the members could discuss the law and order situation of Karachi and it was ensured that there should be no problem of quorum.

He said he himself attended the session and the members expressed their point of view on the Karachi situation.

On the issue of Zafar Qureshi, the Prime Minister said he will give his response to the Apex Court in this regard.

About the financial conditions of Pakistan Railways and shortage of funds, the Prime Minister said, sufficient funds, in billions of rupees, have been provided to Railways to improve its economic conditions.

Regarding any change in the portfolio of Ministry of Railways,
he said Ghulam Ahmed Balour, the Railway Minister is from a coalition partner and
the government has full regard and respect for its coalition partners.

Answering a question about the allegations on Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for fudging in the figures of tax collection, the Prime Minister said the Ministry of Finance has been directed to take notice of these allegations.

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Norway police say killer behind 1,500 page anti-Islamic manifesto
 

[B][I]
OSLO: Norwegian police on Sunday confirmed that a 1,500-page violent anti-Islamic manifesto was published by Anders Behring Breivik on Friday just hours before he killed at least 93 people.[/I][/B]

The online book describes the planning, explosives making and violent philosophy that lead to the bombing in downtown Oslo and shootings at a Labour youth camp nearby.
“This manifesto was published on the day of the events,” Oslo’s acting police chief Sveinung Sponheim told a news conference. “We have confirmation of that.”
The killings would draw attention to the manifesto, called “2083-A European Declaration of Independence“, Breivik wrote.
“Once you decide to strike, it is better to kill too many than not enough, or you risk reducing the desired ideological impact of the strike,” he wrote.
He also attacked “the Islamic colonisation and Islamisation of Western Europe” and “rise of cultural Marxism/multiculturalism”.
“He wishes to change society,” Breivik’s lawyer Geir Lippestad told public broadcaster NRK.
The lawyer earlier said that his client “believed the actions were atrocious, but that in his head they were necessary.”
The lawyer also said that his client wanted to explain himself in court on Monday.
Suspect’s father in shock
The father of the young man suspected of single-handedly killing 93 people in Norway’s worst post-war tragedy told the Verdens Gang newspaper he was in a state of shock.
“I was reading the news on the Internet and suddenly I saw his name and picture,” Anders Behring Breivik’s retired father told the Norwegian paper.
“I am in a state of shock, it’s absolutely horrific to hear that,” said Jens Breivik, who currently lives in France.
He said he knew nothing of his son’s plans and explained he had not had contact with him since 1995.
“We never lived together but we had some contact during his childhood,” he said. “When he was younger, he was an ordinary boy but not very communicative. He was not interested in politics at the time.”
The 32-year-old was arrested following the twin attacks which left 93 people dead on Friday and sent shockwaves through the usually peaceful country.
The suspect confessed to perpetrating a car bomb against Oslo’s government quarters and going on a shooting spree during a Labour Party summer camp on a nearby island.
Breivik, who described in a manifesto released on the Internet how he planned the attacks over years, told police he acted alone in what would be one of the worst acts of violence by a single man in recent memory.

[url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/216462/norway-police-say-killer-behind-1500-page-anti-islamic-manifesto/]Norway police say killer behind 1,500 page anti-Islamic manifesto – The Express Tribune[/url]

President convenes meeting on Karachi situation
 

KARACHI: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said here on Sunday that President Asif Ali Zardari had summoned a meeting for Monday to review the prevailing law and order situation in Karachi, Geo News reported.

Talking to media men here, Rehman Malik said all the parties will have to work hand in hand to restore peace in the metropolitan city.

Replying a question, the Interior Minister ruled out possibility of any operation in Karachi but added that wherever needed police and rangers would work together to neutralize any threat.

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Karachi violence: Death toll reaches 56 in past five days
 

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KARACHI:
The death toll in the past five days due to violence in Karachi has reached 56, Express 24/7 reported on Tuesday.

Violence erupted in the volatile area of Ghulfamabad, Orangi Town, where clashes between two armed groups resulted in heavy gunfire and the death of three people.

Armed men hiding in trenches were involved in a shootout in Qasba Colony, forcing locals to shut down businesses and stay indoors.

Police officials also found a body in a sack in Orangi Town’s Mominabad Faqir Colony.

A late night firing incident in Block 16 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar fatally wounded two people, who succumbed to injuries in the hospital.

Another young man was injured by gunfire this morning in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

No need of operation in Karachi: Qaim Ali Shah

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has said no operation is needed in Karachi as he has called for an administrative and political action to ensure peace in the city.

Speaking to the media in Karachi, Shah called for removing reservations of all political parties to improve law and order in the city.

He said establishing peace and stability in the city should be the priority of all the parties.

Shah termed the meetings of Governor Ishratul Ebad with leaders of various political parties as fruitful. He claimed law and order has improved since those meetings.

He said the security forces have arrested several people suspected of involvement in the target killings and their political affiliations have also been established. He did not say which party of parties they belonged to.

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SC issues written verdict of Hajj scandal case
 

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Tuesday issued written verdict of Hajj scandal case, Geo News reported.

SC has summoned DG FIA to appear before the court personally tomorrow (Wednesday).

The apex court has also ordered Hussain Asghar to completely cooperate with the previous investigation team.

In its remarks, SC stated that Hajj corruption case is a case of its own kind that brought bad name for the nation and the country at international level and that the government had to return Rs460 million to the Hajj pilgrims.

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Army concludes 'successful' South Waziristan operation
 

[B][I]PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army has successfully completed its Tri Star operation in Janata Valley of South Waziristan Agency to flush out terrorists.[/I][/B]

An ISPR press release on Tuesday said that the operation was successfully completed and security forces gained full control of Janata Valley inflicting heavy causalities on terrorists and capturing large caches of arms and ammunition.
The operation was launched on July 13, 2011 in Janata Valley where terrorists had occupied surrounding heights ranging from 4000 to 8000 feet, made sanctuaries, training centers from which they used to operate deep South for terrorist activities, planting improvised explosive devises, fire raids, ambushes.
To eradicate the terrorists, a two pronged operation was launched in 28 square kilometre area. A search operation found IEDs planted in Holy Qurans by the terrorists, pointing to the fact that the terrorists were oblivious to Islamic values and would indulge in all sorts of practices to achieve their heinous objectives since they did not hesitate to degrade the Holy Book.
During the operation a number of terrorists were killed, whereas three key terrorists were captured alive.
Besides destroying terrorists sanctuaries huge cache of arms, ammunition were recovered including two 75mm recoilless rifles, five 12.7 mm guns, one 82 mm Mortar, one missile launcher with two Missiles, fourteen 127mm Rockets and 50,000 rounds of various calibers.
Security forces also defused 16 IEDs and destroyed propaganda material being used by miscreants.

[url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/218035/army-concludes-successful-south-waziristan-operation/]Army concludes ‘successful’ South Waziristan operation – The Express Tribune[/url]

[B][CENTER][SIZE="5"][FONT="Georgia"]Fai released on bond[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/B]

ALEXANDRIA: A man charged with working for Pakistan’s spy agency while trying to influence US lawmakers has been released on $100,000 bond.

Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai appeared in US District Court on Tuesday for a detention hearing.

He was arrested last week on charges that he tried to influence the policy of the White House and Congress on Kashmir while working under the supervision of Pakistan’s spy agency.

US Magistrate Judge John Anderson released Fai into the custody of his wife and placed him under home detention with electronic monitoring.

Fai is the executive director of the Kashmiri American Council. He was arrested on a charge of being an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

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Pak squad announced for Zimbabwe tour
 

LAHORE: Pakistani selectors Thursday announced a 16-man squad for next month's tour of Zimbabwe, where they play one Test, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches.

Misbah-ul-Haq will lead the squad in all three formats of the game.

Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Rameez Raja Junior, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah, Sohail Tanveer, Sohail Khan, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema.

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KESC-SSGC gas supply issue resolved
 

KARACHI: The problem of reduced gas supply to KESC by SSGC has been resolved after the intervention of Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr. Asim Hussain, Geo News reported Thursday.

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had cut down the supply of gas to KESC citing non-payment of dues. The matter was finally resolved after the Petroleum Minister Dr. Asim Hussain intervened and got it sorted out by bringing the two parties to negotiating table.

Later, Dr. Asim Hussain confirmed that SSGC had restored the supply of gas to KESC. The rest of the issues will also be resolved between KESC and SSGC tomorrow, he added.

According to KESC administration, the supply of 180 cubic ft gas has been restored by SSGC, bringing the possibility of undertaking additional loadshedding to an end.

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