Australia restricted India to 299 runs with their all round performance on the field.India lacked the experience and fell short of eighteen runs.Top order flopped and the middle order took the fight to the last made the 10th ODI match high scoring one for the two teams to show their gamesmanship at their best.India batsmen looked struggling but the host proved to be better demonstrator of their batting,fielding and bowling.Bret Lee took five wickets was the chief wrecker. India has score 299 runs for the loss of ten wickets in last over of the match. Australia has won the match with 18 runs. India 290 for nine in 47.5 overs. Sreeshant and Ishant last wicket at crease. Robin Uthappa 51 runs in 46 balls is caught by Hussey bowled by Lee.India 290 runs for loss of eight wickets.Harbhajan 20 runs in 10 balls caught by Gilchrist bowled Lee. Uthappa 51 runs in 44 balls and Harbhajan 15 runs in 8 balls India is 284 for seven wickets a short of 34 runs to win in 18 balls. India 257 for seven in 44.5 overs.
Pathan’s 22 runs in 21 balls valiant inning came to an end caught by Bracken bowled by Hopes.India is 237 for loss six wicket in 42 overs is struggling hard with Robin Uthappa 32 and Irfan 16 are inching towards chase of 318 runs.
Gambhir made an impressive 113 runs in 119 balls played an impressive inning was out stumped by Adam Gilchrist fifth victim in this game at India’s score of 219 runs in 39.1 over. Dhoni 36 runs in 66 balls at india’s total of 149 runs caught Gilchrist bowled by Lee fourth victim of Adam wicket keeper.Uthappa 51 runs in 44 balls and Harbhajan 15 runs in 8 balls India is 284 for seven wickets a short of 34 runs to win in 18 balls.India are 257 for seven in 44.5 overs.Pathan’s 22 runs in 21 balls valiant inning came to an end caught by Bracken bowled by Hopes.India is 237 for loss six wicket in 42 overs is struggling hard with Robin Uthappa 32 and Irfan 16 are inching towards chase of 318 runs. Gambhir made an impressive 113 runs in 119 balls played an impressive inning was out stumped by Adam Gilchrist fifth victim in this game at India’s score of 219 runs in 39.1 over. Dhoni 36 runs in 66 balls at india’s total of 149 runs caught Gilchrist bowled by Lee fourth victim of Adam wicket keeper. Yuvraj hit a four and third batsman caught by Gilchrist by Clark on Team India score of 51 runs in 10.2 overs.Rohit Sharma scored 1 run fell another victim to Gilchrist bowled by Bracken at the score of 46 runsin 9.1 overs.Virender Sehwag Caught by Gilchrist on the bowling of Clark is blow to Team India at the score of 45 runs in 8.4 overs. India at score of three runs,Sachin is the on way to pavilion on his indiviual score of 2 runs in 3 balls bowled by Lee.Gambhir 16 run in 23 balls and Virender 17 runs in 16 balls are on crease scored 37 runs in 7 overs.Australia are 317 for seven wickets in stipulated fifty over.Brett Lee went for run and was run out by Harbhajan in last ball of the match.Hopes 4 run out by Harbhajan Singh.Ricky Ponting 124 runs long inning has been completed as he walked out caught Irfan Pathan bowled Sreesanth at total score of 304 runs.In forty eighth overs Team Australia on score of 296 runs, Ishant Sharma bowled Andrew Symonds 59 runs in 49 balls left the ground with comments. Australia has scored 250 runs in 42.4 overs as Ricky Ponting making his century after continuous lean patch in this series.Andrew Symonds with 35 runs in 37 balls. Australia scored 209 for 3 in 35 overs with splendid batting by top order batsmen.Ponting reaching his eighty nine runs in ninety balls in hurricane fashion laid solid foundation for his team.Australia Skipper Ponting won the toss,elected to bat.The opener Gilchrist and Hayden open the innings with aggressive onslaught batting scoring 21 runs in 15 balls.Sreesanth took a wicket of Gilchrist 16 runs in 7 balls caught by wicket keeper Dhoni a blow in his second over at total score of 21 runs.Team Australia run rage continues as Skipper Ponting comes as one down batsman.In five overs the host Top players Hayden 15 in 16 balls and Ponting on 12in 7 balls are 44 for one in five hours.Australia scoring 92 runs in 10 over compelled Skipper Dhoni to put Harbhajan in action.Australia has cored 100 runs in 12 overs. Hayden scored 39 runs in 34 balls and Ricky Ponting 37 runs in 31 balls.
Hayden took a race to run in which ponting was not interested could not get back to his crease as Virender stuck the ball from R Sharma to wicket and sent Hayden back to pavilion on his score of 54 runs in 62 balls.Host are 131 for two wickets in 20.3 overs.Partnership of Ponting and Hayden accrued 110 runs as both completing their half century with rapid run rate.
Team Australia lost another wicket of MJ Clarke 31 runs in 38 balls at their score of 194 runs in 31.5 overs by Virender Sehwag caught Rohit Sharma.
India chose to strengthen their batting and drafted in opener Virender Sehwag in place of all-rounder Praveen Kumar.
The other change for the visitors was inclusion of pacer S Sreesanth in place of Munaf Patel.
Australia too has made a change with speedster Brett Lee coming in place of Mitchell Johnson.
Umpires: D J Harper, A L Hill
Australia: Gilchrist, Hayden, Ponting, Clarke, M Hussey, Hopes, Symonds, Hogg, Lee, Bracken, Clark
India: Sehwag, Tendulkar, Gambhir, Uthappa, Yuvraj, R Sharma, Dhoni, Pathan, Harbhajan, Sharma, Sreesanth
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Parliament is sovereign institution
The Parliament is sovereign institution
No need for immediate impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf
23.02.2008 20:22:54 PPP’s future stance over Taliban, Amin Fahim said his party does not support terrorism anywhere in the world, adding the party will seek the issue resolution through the parliament.
(live-PR.com) - ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim said there is no need for immediate impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf; however, the parliament is sovereign institution and it will take into consideration all issues, adding he does not want the confrontation at present.
He said, in an interview, PPP leadership is aware of all problems of the country; however, this is an organized party and has experts to cope with the problems.
Responding a query regarding his readiness to adopt the Prime Minister office despite the expected pressure on the next premier, Amin Fahim said if he is given this responsibility, he would work with complete devotion.
Answering a question regarding PPP’s future stance over Taliban, Amin Fahim said his party does not support terrorism anywhere in the world, adding the party will seek the issue resolution through the parliament.
Prime Minister Muhammedmian Soomro said the better decisions over the future matters would be taken up by the new parliament.
Addressing a scholarship distribution ceremony Saturday at Punjab University here, he said investor-friendly policies are being pursued so that more jobs are created in various sectors, adding the government would continue efforts to reduce poverty and unemployment in order to uplift living standard of the people.
He said technical education is being promoted to create more jobs and self-employment opportunities for youth. He said 15000 scholarships would soon be provided to deserving students after completion of proper procedure.
Soomro said as teachers are national assets, their service structure has been improved to give them due status in society.
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23.02.2008 20:22:54 PPP’s future stance over Taliban, Amin Fahim said his party does not support terrorism anywhere in the world, adding the party will seek the issue resolution through the parliament.
(live-PR.com) - ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim said there is no need for immediate impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf; however, the parliament is sovereign institution and it will take into consideration all issues, adding he does not want the confrontation at present.
He said, in an interview, PPP leadership is aware of all problems of the country; however, this is an organized party and has experts to cope with the problems.
Responding a query regarding his readiness to adopt the Prime Minister office despite the expected pressure on the next premier, Amin Fahim said if he is given this responsibility, he would work with complete devotion.
Answering a question regarding PPP’s future stance over Taliban, Amin Fahim said his party does not support terrorism anywhere in the world, adding the party will seek the issue resolution through the parliament.
Prime Minister Muhammedmian Soomro said the better decisions over the future matters would be taken up by the new parliament.
Addressing a scholarship distribution ceremony Saturday at Punjab University here, he said investor-friendly policies are being pursued so that more jobs are created in various sectors, adding the government would continue efforts to reduce poverty and unemployment in order to uplift living standard of the people.
He said technical education is being promoted to create more jobs and self-employment opportunities for youth. He said 15000 scholarships would soon be provided to deserving students after completion of proper procedure.
Soomro said as teachers are national assets, their service structure has been improved to give them due status in society.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Asif, Nawaz to work with president
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The meetings, mainly of American and British ambassadors with the leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), have led to speculations about possible counsels to the makers of the future government to try to co-exist with Musharraf despite years of their mutual hostility.
No details have been available of the talks, except that matters about transition to democracy and counter-terrorism were among subjects discussed, indicating the West’s concerns about the future of Pakistan’s key role in the so-called war on terrorism of which the president is the architect.
US ambassador Anne W. Paterson on Friday had a second contact with PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari within a few days, though this time accompanied by a Congressional delegation that earlier met President Musharraf.
British High Commissioner Robert Brinkley held a second meeting with Mr Sharif, only a day after the PML-N leader reiterated his hard line against the man who toppled him as prime minister in the Oct 12, 1999 coup, by telling a news conference that “sooner he (president) left the better”.
Washington’s known preference for a power-sharing between Musharraf and the PPP had led to the return of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto to Pakistan after about nine years of self-imposed foreign exile.
US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has warned not to make the assumption that President Pervez Musharraf will have no role in a future administrative set-up in Pakistan.
“I wouldn’t make that assumption … I would look at positions the parties are taking. And I would just be patient and wait,” said Mr Boucher when a reporter asked him why the US still talked about working with Mr Musharraf when most of the future government and new members of parliament appear unwilling to work with him.
Mr Boucher, who was in Brussels for biannual consultations with America’s European allies, made these remarks at a media roundtable.
A transcript released by the State Department in Washington on Friday quoted Mr Boucher as saying that as the process for selecting the new government in Pakistan continues, “We look forward to working with whoever emerges as prime minister and look forward to working with President Musharraf in his new role.”
He said that before making any assumption about President Musharraf’s role in the new set-up, “people will have to see how the whole thing settles out.”
Asked can the US envisage working with a government that does not have Mr Musharraf as its head, Mr Boucher said: “We can envisage working with a Pakistani government that is duly constituted, particularly through an election.” Mr Boucher said he would not like to envisage what role Mr Musharraf will have in the government, noting that “the division of powers between the president and prime minister is an issue in Pakistan.”
But any deal cut then was overtaken by Ms Bhutto’s Dec 27 assassination in a gun-and-bomb attack after she addressed a campaign rally in Rawalpindi and the rout of the previously ruling and pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League in the elections, which left the two main winning parties the most sensible course of power-sharing between themselves rather than with those who will remain virtual political untouchables for now.
President Musharraf’s worries are not only about a constant ridicule across the country and increasing demands that he step aside, but also the commitment of opposition parties to clip the presidency of its sweeping powers without which he would remain just nominal head of state who must only act on the advice of a prime minister and not have the present authority to sack a prime minister, dissolve parliament and choose the heads of the armed forces.
The winning parties do not recognise President Musharraf’s controversial election for another term in October by a dying parliamentary college as valid, mainly on the ground that he blocked the hearing by a Supreme Court bench of challenges to his candidacy in army uniform by imposing an extra-constitutional emergency under which about 60 judges of the Supreme Court and provincial high courts were sacked for refusing or not being called to take oath under a Provisional Constitution Order.
While the winning political parties are ready to take a parliamentary course to deal with the aftermath of the emergency, the legal community has renewed its campaign for the restoration of the pre-Nov 3 judiciary, which could overturn the post-Nov 3 Supreme Court’s validation of the president’s candidacy.
The lawyers’ threat to organise a big march on Islamabad on March 9 if the pre-Nov 3 judiciary is not restored by then is likely to put the elected parties to test. These parties are unlikely to have formed a coalition government by that time but they will have to make a commitment to the lawyers and risk their honeymoon being spoiled by the lawyers’ agitation.
Asif, Nawaz to work with president
Posted by Nksagar in ibibo news Nksagar on February 23, 2008 12:13:00 PM
The meetings, mainly of American and British ambassadors with the leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), have led to speculations about possible counsels to the makers of the future government to try to co-exist with Musharraf despite years of their mutual hostility.
No details have been available of the talks, except that matters about transition to democracy and counter-terrorism were among subjects discussed, indicating the West’s concerns about the future of Pakistan’s key role in the so-called war on terrorism of which the president is the architect.
US ambassador Anne W. Paterson on Friday had a second contact with PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari within a few days, though this time accompanied by a Congressional delegation that earlier met President Musharraf.
British High Commissioner Robert Brinkley held a second meeting with Mr Sharif, only a day after the PML-N leader reiterated his hard line against the man who toppled him as prime minister in the Oct 12, 1999 coup, by telling a news conference that “sooner he (president) left the better”.
Washington’s known preference for a power-sharing between Musharraf and the PPP had led to the return of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto to Pakistan after about nine years of self-imposed foreign exile.
US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has warned not to make the assumption that President Pervez Musharraf will have no role in a future administrative set-up in Pakistan.
“I wouldn’t make that assumption … I would look at positions the parties are taking. And I would just be patient and wait,” said Mr Boucher when a reporter asked him why the US still talked about working with Mr Musharraf when most of the future government and new members of parliament appear unwilling to work with him.
Mr Boucher, who was in Brussels for biannual consultations with America’s European allies, made these remarks at a media roundtable.
A transcript released by the State Department in Washington on Friday quoted Mr Boucher as saying that as the process for selecting the new government in Pakistan continues, “We look forward to working with whoever emerges as prime minister and look forward to working with President Musharraf in his new role.”
He said that before making any assumption about President Musharraf’s role in the new set-up, “people will have to see how the whole thing settles out.”
Asked can the US envisage working with a government that does not have Mr Musharraf as its head, Mr Boucher said: “We can envisage working with a Pakistani government that is duly constituted, particularly through an election.” Mr Boucher said he would not like to envisage what role Mr Musharraf will have in the government, noting that “the division of powers between the president and prime minister is an issue in Pakistan.”
But any deal cut then was overtaken by Ms Bhutto’s Dec 27 assassination in a gun-and-bomb attack after she addressed a campaign rally in Rawalpindi and the rout of the previously ruling and pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League in the elections, which left the two main winning parties the most sensible course of power-sharing between themselves rather than with those who will remain virtual political untouchables for now.
President Musharraf’s worries are not only about a constant ridicule across the country and increasing demands that he step aside, but also the commitment of opposition parties to clip the presidency of its sweeping powers without which he would remain just nominal head of state who must only act on the advice of a prime minister and not have the present authority to sack a prime minister, dissolve parliament and choose the heads of the armed forces.
The winning parties do not recognise President Musharraf’s controversial election for another term in October by a dying parliamentary college as valid, mainly on the ground that he blocked the hearing by a Supreme Court bench of challenges to his candidacy in army uniform by imposing an extra-constitutional emergency under which about 60 judges of the Supreme Court and provincial high courts were sacked for refusing or not being called to take oath under a Provisional Constitution Order.
While the winning political parties are ready to take a parliamentary course to deal with the aftermath of the emergency, the legal community has renewed its campaign for the restoration of the pre-Nov 3 judiciary, which could overturn the post-Nov 3 Supreme Court’s validation of the president’s candidacy.
The lawyers’ threat to organise a big march on Islamabad on March 9 if the pre-Nov 3 judiciary is not restored by then is likely to put the elected parties to test. These parties are unlikely to have formed a coalition government by that time but they will have to make a commitment to the lawyers and risk their honeymoon being spoiled by the lawyers’ agitation.
Friday, February 22, 2008
PPP and PML-N agrees common agenda
PPP vice president Makhdoom Amin Fahim next PM
22.02.2008 04:25:01 Nawaz was addressing a joint press conference with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari after their one-hour meeting at Zardari House, where both the leaders announced to form joint government in centre and the provinces.
(live-PR.com) - Islamabad, Feb 22:Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chief Nawaz Sharif Thursday said, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and PML-N will follow the agenda laid out in the Charter of Democracy.But the duo Nawaz and Zaradari still to arrive at consensus on the name next Prime Minister candidate to lead the coalition.PPP vice president Makhdoom Amin Fahim is a possible choice one stood against Musharraf in October"s presidential election but later withdrew.
He was addressing a joint press conference with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari after their one-hour meeting at Zardari House, where both the leaders announced to form joint government in centre and the provinces.
Both the leaders announced to have reached an agreement in principle to work together towards strengthening the country by following the path of democracy.
Both the leaders unanimously decided to restore the 1973 constitution.
Responding to a question, Nawaz Sharif said that they would not take any help from Musharraf. “I would have done so before the elections, if I had such an intention,” he added.
Both the leaders announced that the UN would be asked to investigate into the murder of Benazir Bhutto.
Nawaz Sharif maintained that there is no difference in the two parties on the restoration of the deposed judges.
“We accept the mandate of PPP with an open heart and wish that PPP complete its five year term,” he said, adding, “struggle for restoration of judiciary will continue and CoD will also be followed.”
PPP Co-Chairman, Asif Zardari said PPP and PML-N have decided to work together for democracy. However, he said, some of the matter are yet to be decided by the parties.
Ali Zardari said that both the leaders have decided to stay united in the parliament.
Nawaz Sharif said, ‘We fought against the dictatorship and will keep doing so.’
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif said the conditions in Pakistan have changed and the days are not far when he would take deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry back to the Supreme Court office.
Addressing the lawyers outside the residence of the deposed CJ, he extended the felicitation to the gathering on the victory of the democratic forces, adding his party is fully committed to restoring the judiciary.
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif arrived on the spot, where the lawyers were gathering in large number to express solidarity with the deposed CJ.
Hinting at the policemen posted there, PML-N chief asked them to leave the way open for the lawyers, as their job is to keep up the law.
Shahbaz Sharif was also present on the occasion.Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali held a meeting for the formation of next government and ANP tabled its priorities to participate in the process of government making.
Asif Ali Zardari met Asfandyar Wali at Parliament Lodges here on Thursday.
ANP president told Asif Ali Zardari that the set of ANP priorities include the provincial autonomy, change in NWFP’s name, the termination of military intrusion in political process and other rights of the province.
Asfandyar Wali demanded NWFP chief minister be taken from ANP.
Addressing a press briefing after the meeting, both the leaders said that PPP and ANP would jointly move forward.
Former premier Nawaz Sharif will contest a by-election to National Assembly to enable him to lead his PML-N party in the new parliament, it was announced here today.
“The party agreed on the name of Mian Nawaz Sharif as parliamentary leader and he will contest a by-election," PML-N chairman Raja Zafarul Haq announced.
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22.02.2008 04:25:01 Nawaz was addressing a joint press conference with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari after their one-hour meeting at Zardari House, where both the leaders announced to form joint government in centre and the provinces.
(live-PR.com) - Islamabad, Feb 22:Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chief Nawaz Sharif Thursday said, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and PML-N will follow the agenda laid out in the Charter of Democracy.But the duo Nawaz and Zaradari still to arrive at consensus on the name next Prime Minister candidate to lead the coalition.PPP vice president Makhdoom Amin Fahim is a possible choice one stood against Musharraf in October"s presidential election but later withdrew.
He was addressing a joint press conference with PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari after their one-hour meeting at Zardari House, where both the leaders announced to form joint government in centre and the provinces.
Both the leaders announced to have reached an agreement in principle to work together towards strengthening the country by following the path of democracy.
Both the leaders unanimously decided to restore the 1973 constitution.
Responding to a question, Nawaz Sharif said that they would not take any help from Musharraf. “I would have done so before the elections, if I had such an intention,” he added.
Both the leaders announced that the UN would be asked to investigate into the murder of Benazir Bhutto.
Nawaz Sharif maintained that there is no difference in the two parties on the restoration of the deposed judges.
“We accept the mandate of PPP with an open heart and wish that PPP complete its five year term,” he said, adding, “struggle for restoration of judiciary will continue and CoD will also be followed.”
PPP Co-Chairman, Asif Zardari said PPP and PML-N have decided to work together for democracy. However, he said, some of the matter are yet to be decided by the parties.
Ali Zardari said that both the leaders have decided to stay united in the parliament.
Nawaz Sharif said, ‘We fought against the dictatorship and will keep doing so.’
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif said the conditions in Pakistan have changed and the days are not far when he would take deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry back to the Supreme Court office.
Addressing the lawyers outside the residence of the deposed CJ, he extended the felicitation to the gathering on the victory of the democratic forces, adding his party is fully committed to restoring the judiciary.
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif arrived on the spot, where the lawyers were gathering in large number to express solidarity with the deposed CJ.
Hinting at the policemen posted there, PML-N chief asked them to leave the way open for the lawyers, as their job is to keep up the law.
Shahbaz Sharif was also present on the occasion.Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali held a meeting for the formation of next government and ANP tabled its priorities to participate in the process of government making.
Asif Ali Zardari met Asfandyar Wali at Parliament Lodges here on Thursday.
ANP president told Asif Ali Zardari that the set of ANP priorities include the provincial autonomy, change in NWFP’s name, the termination of military intrusion in political process and other rights of the province.
Asfandyar Wali demanded NWFP chief minister be taken from ANP.
Addressing a press briefing after the meeting, both the leaders said that PPP and ANP would jointly move forward.
Former premier Nawaz Sharif will contest a by-election to National Assembly to enable him to lead his PML-N party in the new parliament, it was announced here today.
“The party agreed on the name of Mian Nawaz Sharif as parliamentary leader and he will contest a by-election," PML-N chairman Raja Zafarul Haq announced.
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Asif Zardari talks to form a national government
Nawaz,Zardari talk on national consensus government
Zardari faces money laundering charges in Swiss Court
21.02.2008 05:25:05 Musharraf Pushes Swiss to Prosecute as ZardariZaradari and Nawaz are meeting today on Thursday to discuss the formation of coalition government or national government accommodating the splinter group with exclusion of Mushraff PML {Q} party.
(live-PR.com) - PPP Co-Chairman expressed his commitment in this direction further said the party will meet with Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to discuss matter relating to the formation of the next government.Journalist received their reply on subject of President Mushraff,to continue as the President“The parliament will decide with which president it will function and with which one it will not.”Co-chairman of PP quipped.
But Zardari clearly backtracked on calls Tuesday for Musharraf to immediately resign, saying he would meet Sharif Thursday to discuss coalition options. He said that several small, regional parties would also be invited to join.
The results of 262 of 272 contested National Assembly seats,PPP, Bhutto’s party won 87 seats, followed by opposition leader Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 67 seats, and the former ruling party PML-Q stood third with 40 seats.
Speaking at a news conference two days after the parliamentary elections, Zardari said the new Prime Minister should have authority and PPP would like to sit on the opposition benches if that did not happen.
Asif Zardari said there was a need to give provincial autonomy to provinces and those who took up arms in Baluchistan should be included in political mainstream He said there would be no objection by PPP if Nawaz Sharif wanted to include the independent candidates.
His party stood for changing the system in the country and for that a consensus government was necessary, he added.
About the issue of reinstatement of sacked judges, Zardari said his party also believed in this but it also wanted full autonomy for the judicial system in the future.
He said Pemra ordinance would have to be repealed to enable the media to fully play their role as watchdog on the government functioning.
“We have today received a letter from the United Nations saying they will conduct probe into the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto if the government of Pakistan asks for the same” he told reporters.
He asked the Chief Election Commissioner not to temper the electoral results. He said PPP alone could form Sindh government but they would like to partner with the MQM strengthening the national reconciliation process. He said all the cases against him still existed.President spokesman rejected demands that President Musharraf should quit after the defeat of the PML-Q in the general election. He said the demand had not been made by the PPP, the MQM or the PML-Q. He said the president had already been elected for a five-year term and there was no justification for demanding his resignation.
President Musharraf was quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement as telling a US Senate delegation that he hoped the new government would focus on the future.
The US Senate delegation comprising Senators Joseph Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, who were here to observe the polls, had called on the president at the Aiwan-e-Sadar.
President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai telephoned the co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari and congratulated him.
He said that which ever the government would be formed in Pakistan the Afghan government would work with it for peace and security of the region.
Pakistan road to democracy tale took new twist yesterday when the government reinvented to pursue with reinvigorated a Swiss corruption case against the PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari on the eve of post-election power sharing talks that threaten isolation of President Pervez Musharraf.
Government lawyers urged a court in Geneva to prosecute, Zardari Leader of Pakistan People’s party won the most seats in Monday’s election and is on to formation of coalition or national government, on decade old charges of money laundering as stashing $55m in kickbacks in a Swiss bank account.
This move is seen as a pressure tactic against Zardari, the husband of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, as he prepared to start negotiations later today for a coalition government with the second-placed opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, who has campaigned to oust Musharraf.
Zardari faces money laundering charges in Swiss Court
21.02.2008 05:25:05 Musharraf Pushes Swiss to Prosecute as ZardariZaradari and Nawaz are meeting today on Thursday to discuss the formation of coalition government or national government accommodating the splinter group with exclusion of Mushraff PML {Q} party.
(live-PR.com) - PPP Co-Chairman expressed his commitment in this direction further said the party will meet with Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to discuss matter relating to the formation of the next government.Journalist received their reply on subject of President Mushraff,to continue as the President“The parliament will decide with which president it will function and with which one it will not.”Co-chairman of PP quipped.
But Zardari clearly backtracked on calls Tuesday for Musharraf to immediately resign, saying he would meet Sharif Thursday to discuss coalition options. He said that several small, regional parties would also be invited to join.
The results of 262 of 272 contested National Assembly seats,PPP, Bhutto’s party won 87 seats, followed by opposition leader Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 67 seats, and the former ruling party PML-Q stood third with 40 seats.
Speaking at a news conference two days after the parliamentary elections, Zardari said the new Prime Minister should have authority and PPP would like to sit on the opposition benches if that did not happen.
Asif Zardari said there was a need to give provincial autonomy to provinces and those who took up arms in Baluchistan should be included in political mainstream He said there would be no objection by PPP if Nawaz Sharif wanted to include the independent candidates.
His party stood for changing the system in the country and for that a consensus government was necessary, he added.
About the issue of reinstatement of sacked judges, Zardari said his party also believed in this but it also wanted full autonomy for the judicial system in the future.
He said Pemra ordinance would have to be repealed to enable the media to fully play their role as watchdog on the government functioning.
“We have today received a letter from the United Nations saying they will conduct probe into the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto if the government of Pakistan asks for the same” he told reporters.
He asked the Chief Election Commissioner not to temper the electoral results. He said PPP alone could form Sindh government but they would like to partner with the MQM strengthening the national reconciliation process. He said all the cases against him still existed.President spokesman rejected demands that President Musharraf should quit after the defeat of the PML-Q in the general election. He said the demand had not been made by the PPP, the MQM or the PML-Q. He said the president had already been elected for a five-year term and there was no justification for demanding his resignation.
President Musharraf was quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement as telling a US Senate delegation that he hoped the new government would focus on the future.
The US Senate delegation comprising Senators Joseph Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, who were here to observe the polls, had called on the president at the Aiwan-e-Sadar.
President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai telephoned the co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari and congratulated him.
He said that which ever the government would be formed in Pakistan the Afghan government would work with it for peace and security of the region.
Pakistan road to democracy tale took new twist yesterday when the government reinvented to pursue with reinvigorated a Swiss corruption case against the PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari on the eve of post-election power sharing talks that threaten isolation of President Pervez Musharraf.
Government lawyers urged a court in Geneva to prosecute, Zardari Leader of Pakistan People’s party won the most seats in Monday’s election and is on to formation of coalition or national government, on decade old charges of money laundering as stashing $55m in kickbacks in a Swiss bank account.
This move is seen as a pressure tactic against Zardari, the husband of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, as he prepared to start negotiations later today for a coalition government with the second-placed opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, who has campaigned to oust Musharraf.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Mush push Swiss court to prosecute Zaradari
Nawaz,Zardari talk on national consensus government:
Zardari faces money laundering charges in Swiss Court
21.02.2008 05:25:05 Musharraf Pushes Swiss to Prosecute as ZardariZaradari and Nawaz are meeting today on Thursday to discusss the formation of coalition government or national government accommodating the splinter group with exclusion of Mushraff PML {Q} party.
(live-PR.com) - PPP Co-Chairman expressed his commitment in this direction further said the party will meet with Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to discuss matter relating to the formation of the next government.Journalist received their reply on subject of President Mushraff,to continue as the President“The parliament will decide with which president it will function and with which one it will not.”Co-chairman of PP quipped.
But Zardari clearly backtracked on calls Tuesday for Musharraf to immediately resign, saying he would meet Sharif Thursday to discuss coalition options. He said that several small, regional parties would also be invited to join.
The results of 262 of 272 contested National Assembly seats,PPP, Bhutto’s party won 87 seats, followed by opposition leader Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 67 seats, and the former ruling party PML-Q stood third with 40 seats.
Speaking at a news conference two days after the parliamentary elections, Zardari said the new Prime Minister should have authority and PPP would like to sit on the opposition benches if that did not happen.
Asif Zardari said there was a need to give provincial autonomy to provinces and those who took up arms in Baluchistan should be included in political mainstream He said there would be no objection by PPP if Nawaz Sharif wanted to include the independent candidates.
His party stood for changing the system in the country and for that a consensus government was necessary, he added.
About the issue of reinstatement of sacked judges, Zardari said his party also believed in this but it also wanted full autonomy for the judicial system in the future.
He said Pemra ordinance would have to be repealed to enable the media to fully play their role as watchdog on the government functioning.
“We have today received a letter from the United Nations saying they will conduct probe into the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto if the government of Pakistan asks for the same” he told reporters.
He asked the Chief Election Commissioner not to temper the electoral results. He said PPP alone could form Sindh government but they would like to partner with the MQM strengthening the national reconciliation process. He said all the cases against him still existed.President spokesman rejected demands that President Musharraf should quit after the defeat of the PML-Q in the general election. He said the demand had not been made by the PPP, the MQM or the PML-Q. He said the president had already been elected for a five-year term and there was no justification for demanding his resignation.
President Musharraf was quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement as telling a US Senate delegation that he hoped the new government would focus on the future.
The US Senate delegation comprising Senators Joseph Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, who were here to observe the polls, had called on the president at the Aiwan-e-Sadar.
President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai telephoned the co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari and congratulated him.
He said that which ever the government would be formed in Pakistan the Afghan government would work with it for peace and security of the region.
Pakistan road to democracy tale took new twist yesterday when the government reinvented to pursue with reinvigorated a Swiss corruption case against the PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari on the eve of post-election power sharing talks that threaten isolation of President Pervez Musharraf.
Government lawyers urged a court in Geneva to prosecute, Zardari Leader of Pakistan People's party won the most seats in Monday's election and is on to formation of coalition or national government, on decade old charges of money laundering as stashing $55m in kickbacks in a Swiss bank account.
This move is seen as a pressure tactic against Zardari, the husband of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, as he prepared to start negotiations later today for a coalition government with the second-placed opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, who has campaigned to oust Musharraf.
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Zardari faces money laundering charges in Swiss Court
21.02.2008 05:25:05 Musharraf Pushes Swiss to Prosecute as ZardariZaradari and Nawaz are meeting today on Thursday to discusss the formation of coalition government or national government accommodating the splinter group with exclusion of Mushraff PML {Q} party.
(live-PR.com) - PPP Co-Chairman expressed his commitment in this direction further said the party will meet with Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to discuss matter relating to the formation of the next government.Journalist received their reply on subject of President Mushraff,to continue as the President“The parliament will decide with which president it will function and with which one it will not.”Co-chairman of PP quipped.
But Zardari clearly backtracked on calls Tuesday for Musharraf to immediately resign, saying he would meet Sharif Thursday to discuss coalition options. He said that several small, regional parties would also be invited to join.
The results of 262 of 272 contested National Assembly seats,PPP, Bhutto’s party won 87 seats, followed by opposition leader Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 67 seats, and the former ruling party PML-Q stood third with 40 seats.
Speaking at a news conference two days after the parliamentary elections, Zardari said the new Prime Minister should have authority and PPP would like to sit on the opposition benches if that did not happen.
Asif Zardari said there was a need to give provincial autonomy to provinces and those who took up arms in Baluchistan should be included in political mainstream He said there would be no objection by PPP if Nawaz Sharif wanted to include the independent candidates.
His party stood for changing the system in the country and for that a consensus government was necessary, he added.
About the issue of reinstatement of sacked judges, Zardari said his party also believed in this but it also wanted full autonomy for the judicial system in the future.
He said Pemra ordinance would have to be repealed to enable the media to fully play their role as watchdog on the government functioning.
“We have today received a letter from the United Nations saying they will conduct probe into the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto if the government of Pakistan asks for the same” he told reporters.
He asked the Chief Election Commissioner not to temper the electoral results. He said PPP alone could form Sindh government but they would like to partner with the MQM strengthening the national reconciliation process. He said all the cases against him still existed.President spokesman rejected demands that President Musharraf should quit after the defeat of the PML-Q in the general election. He said the demand had not been made by the PPP, the MQM or the PML-Q. He said the president had already been elected for a five-year term and there was no justification for demanding his resignation.
President Musharraf was quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement as telling a US Senate delegation that he hoped the new government would focus on the future.
The US Senate delegation comprising Senators Joseph Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, who were here to observe the polls, had called on the president at the Aiwan-e-Sadar.
President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai telephoned the co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari and congratulated him.
He said that which ever the government would be formed in Pakistan the Afghan government would work with it for peace and security of the region.
Pakistan road to democracy tale took new twist yesterday when the government reinvented to pursue with reinvigorated a Swiss corruption case against the PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari on the eve of post-election power sharing talks that threaten isolation of President Pervez Musharraf.
Government lawyers urged a court in Geneva to prosecute, Zardari Leader of Pakistan People's party won the most seats in Monday's election and is on to formation of coalition or national government, on decade old charges of money laundering as stashing $55m in kickbacks in a Swiss bank account.
This move is seen as a pressure tactic against Zardari, the husband of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, as he prepared to start negotiations later today for a coalition government with the second-placed opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, who has campaigned to oust Musharraf.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Peoples Party, PML-N lead in Pakistan General Election
Unofficial results of 256 National Assembly seats Pakistan Peoples Party has won 87 seats, while Muslim League-N remain victorious at 66 seats and former ruling party PML-Q trailing far behind with 38 seats.
Awami National Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have won 19 seats each, while other political groups and independents won 27 seats.The vote turnout remained at 45.6 percent at 181 constituencies of the National Assembly, the election commission sources said. As counting continues the results show ruling PML-Q President Musharaff party and his alliance falls short of majority.Benazir PPP party and Nawaz PML -N voters together show their strength and duo alliance likely to form Federal Government.
Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Qazi Muhammad Farooq Monday said the Election Commission of Pakistan fulfilled its duty by holding free, fair and transparent General Elections-2008 across the country in a peaceful environment.Addressing a jam-packed first press conference hours after the close of polling for election-2008, he lauded the role of media towards maximizing the voters’ participation in the polling process.Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians’ candidate and former federal minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar inflicted defeat on President PML-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain with a considerable margin of 13293 votes. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) candidate Hanif Abbasi defeated former federal Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmeds in Rashid ’s stronghold Rawalpindi and loss to PML Q ther ruling party.
Pakistan Polls Fourteens Killed:
ISLAMABAD: Voting ended across the country for elections 2008 at 5:00 pm on Monday.Large number of people exercised their right of vote countrywide. Fourteen people including UC Nazim and a woman have been killed and several wounded in firing and violence incident during elections in different parts of the country. Generally, voting was concluded in a peaceful manner in most of the constituencies. Counting has begun at the end of polling and official result would be announced later.
Awami National Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have won 19 seats each, while other political groups and independents won 27 seats.The vote turnout remained at 45.6 percent at 181 constituencies of the National Assembly, the election commission sources said. As counting continues the results show ruling PML-Q President Musharaff party and his alliance falls short of majority.Benazir PPP party and Nawaz PML -N voters together show their strength and duo alliance likely to form Federal Government.
Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Qazi Muhammad Farooq Monday said the Election Commission of Pakistan fulfilled its duty by holding free, fair and transparent General Elections-2008 across the country in a peaceful environment.Addressing a jam-packed first press conference hours after the close of polling for election-2008, he lauded the role of media towards maximizing the voters’ participation in the polling process.Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians’ candidate and former federal minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar inflicted defeat on President PML-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain with a considerable margin of 13293 votes. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) candidate Hanif Abbasi defeated former federal Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmeds in Rashid ’s stronghold Rawalpindi and loss to PML Q ther ruling party.
Pakistan Polls Fourteens Killed:
ISLAMABAD: Voting ended across the country for elections 2008 at 5:00 pm on Monday.Large number of people exercised their right of vote countrywide. Fourteen people including UC Nazim and a woman have been killed and several wounded in firing and violence incident during elections in different parts of the country. Generally, voting was concluded in a peaceful manner in most of the constituencies. Counting has begun at the end of polling and official result would be announced later.
Experienced Yuvraj,Doni helps India win in Adelaide
Team India win in Adelaide against Sri Lanka have taken their points tally to 12 from six matches assume the second spot. Australia on top of the table with 17 from five matches has made his place in final but Sri Lanka have six from five games need to win against Australia on Friday to stay afloat in CB series.India needs another win to remain number two slot.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat Sangakkara steadied the innings after Sri Lanka lost openers Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) on the bowling of Munaf Patel who gave India sound start picking up Dilshan in the first over and then got a run out in the third over to get rid of aggressive Jayasuriya.
Sangakkara 128 runs in 241 balls ,Jayawardene 71 runs in 171 balls held the fort with a valuable 153-run third-wicket partnership to sail their team out of the stormy situation and put on board 159/3 in 37.4 runs and Sangkara was out 48.6 over 234/5.
the islanders posted a competitive 238 for six largely built around Kumar Sangakkara's 128, the Indian batsmen overcame some anxious moments before overhauling the target with just five balls to spare in a keenly-contested floodlit encounter at the Adelaide Oval.
The Indians owed their win to Yuvraj who turned around his disastrous tour with a sumptuous 76 off 70 balls with 10 fours and a six which pulled the team out of a messy start.
No less remarkable was the sixth wicket pair of Dhoni and Pathan who shared a 58-run stand and brought Indians closer to victory.
The Indians still found themselves slipping into a quagmire when it lost three wickets and suddenly Sri Lanka were back in the match.
Pathan attempted a wild slog off Amarasinghe to leave India 216 for 6 in the 46th over and then young Praveen Kumar (6) and Harbhajan Singh (3) left with India still three runs short in the 49th over.
Ishant Sharma blocked the last two deliveries to deny Lasith Malinga any further success.
The first ball of the final over was a wide and then Dhoni steered one towards point boundary to scamper home for the required two runs.
It also completed Dhonis half century, a remarkable effort as the courageous youngster faced 68 balls without hitting a single four.
Chasing 239 to win under lights, India were staring at defeat at 35 for 3 before Yuvraj turned things around with an almost sublime innings.
The beleaguered Yuvraj Singh marked his return to form with a 70-ball 76 while captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (50 not out), Irfan Pathan (31) and Rohit Sharma (24) were the other notable performers.
The victory has consolidated India's position for a place in the best-of-three finals and they need to win at least one of their remaining two matches to qualify for the summit showdown.
Australia were at the top of the points table with 17 points from five matches followed by India who have 12 points from as many matches.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat Sangakkara steadied the innings after Sri Lanka lost openers Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) on the bowling of Munaf Patel who gave India sound start picking up Dilshan in the first over and then got a run out in the third over to get rid of aggressive Jayasuriya.
Sangakkara 128 runs in 241 balls ,Jayawardene 71 runs in 171 balls held the fort with a valuable 153-run third-wicket partnership to sail their team out of the stormy situation and put on board 159/3 in 37.4 runs and Sangkara was out 48.6 over 234/5.
the islanders posted a competitive 238 for six largely built around Kumar Sangakkara's 128, the Indian batsmen overcame some anxious moments before overhauling the target with just five balls to spare in a keenly-contested floodlit encounter at the Adelaide Oval.
The Indians owed their win to Yuvraj who turned around his disastrous tour with a sumptuous 76 off 70 balls with 10 fours and a six which pulled the team out of a messy start.
No less remarkable was the sixth wicket pair of Dhoni and Pathan who shared a 58-run stand and brought Indians closer to victory.
The Indians still found themselves slipping into a quagmire when it lost three wickets and suddenly Sri Lanka were back in the match.
Pathan attempted a wild slog off Amarasinghe to leave India 216 for 6 in the 46th over and then young Praveen Kumar (6) and Harbhajan Singh (3) left with India still three runs short in the 49th over.
Ishant Sharma blocked the last two deliveries to deny Lasith Malinga any further success.
The first ball of the final over was a wide and then Dhoni steered one towards point boundary to scamper home for the required two runs.
It also completed Dhonis half century, a remarkable effort as the courageous youngster faced 68 balls without hitting a single four.
Chasing 239 to win under lights, India were staring at defeat at 35 for 3 before Yuvraj turned things around with an almost sublime innings.
The beleaguered Yuvraj Singh marked his return to form with a 70-ball 76 while captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (50 not out), Irfan Pathan (31) and Rohit Sharma (24) were the other notable performers.
The victory has consolidated India's position for a place in the best-of-three finals and they need to win at least one of their remaining two matches to qualify for the summit showdown.
Australia were at the top of the points table with 17 points from five matches followed by India who have 12 points from as many matches.
Peoples Party, PML-N lead in Pakistan General Election
Unofficial results of 256 National Assembly seats Pakistan Peoples Party has won 87 seats, while Muslim League-N remain victorious at 66 seats and former ruling party PML-Q trailing far behind with 38 seats.
Awami National Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have won 19 seats each, while other political groups and independents won 27 seats.The vote turnout remained at 45.6 percent at 181 constituencies of the National Assembly, the election commission sources said. As counting continues the results show ruling PML-Q President Musharaff party and his alliance falls short of majority.Benazir PPP party and Nawaz PML -N voters together show their strength and duo alliance likely to form Federal Government.
Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Qazi Muhammad Farooq Monday said the Election Commission of Pakistan fulfilled its duty by holding free, fair and transparent General Elections-2008 across the country in a peaceful environment.Addressing a jam-packed first press conference hours after the close of polling for election-2008, he lauded the role of media towards maximizing the voters’ participation in the polling process.Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians’ candidate and former federal minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar inflicted defeat on President PML-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain with a considerable margin of 13293 votes. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) candidate Hanif Abbasi defeated former federal Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmeds in Rashid ’s stronghold Rawalpindi and loss to PML Q ther ruling party.
Pakistan Polls Fourteens Killed:
ISLAMABAD: Voting ended across the country for elections 2008 at 5:00 pm on Monday.Large number of people exercised their right of vote countrywide. Fourteen people including UC Nazim and a woman have been killed and several wounded in firing and violence incident during elections in different parts of the country. Generally, voting was concluded in a peaceful manner in most of the constituencies. Counting has begun at the end of polling and official result would be announced later.
Awami National Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have won 19 seats each, while other political groups and independents won 27 seats.The vote turnout remained at 45.6 percent at 181 constituencies of the National Assembly, the election commission sources said. As counting continues the results show ruling PML-Q President Musharaff party and his alliance falls short of majority.Benazir PPP party and Nawaz PML -N voters together show their strength and duo alliance likely to form Federal Government.
Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Qazi Muhammad Farooq Monday said the Election Commission of Pakistan fulfilled its duty by holding free, fair and transparent General Elections-2008 across the country in a peaceful environment.Addressing a jam-packed first press conference hours after the close of polling for election-2008, he lauded the role of media towards maximizing the voters’ participation in the polling process.Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians’ candidate and former federal minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar inflicted defeat on President PML-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain with a considerable margin of 13293 votes. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) candidate Hanif Abbasi defeated former federal Railways Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmeds in Rashid ’s stronghold Rawalpindi and loss to PML Q ther ruling party.
Pakistan Polls Fourteens Killed:
ISLAMABAD: Voting ended across the country for elections 2008 at 5:00 pm on Monday.Large number of people exercised their right of vote countrywide. Fourteen people including UC Nazim and a woman have been killed and several wounded in firing and violence incident during elections in different parts of the country. Generally, voting was concluded in a peaceful manner in most of the constituencies. Counting has begun at the end of polling and official result would be announced later.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Pakistan 81 million voters go to polls today
Pakistan go to polls as more than 81 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the polling that began at 8 AM today and will continue till 5.00 PM and the first result are likely to be announce late night.
Wee hours before the polls, the southern Balochistan province was rocked by a series of 20 blasts while a PML-N candidate and three other persons were gunned down in two incidents of violence in the central city of Lahore.Suspected militants also blew up a polling station in the restive Swat valley in northwestern Pakistan.
Polling for 268 seats of the national assembly and 570 seats of the provincial assemblies kicked off at 8.00 A.M. Monday morning, which will continue without any break until 5.00 P.M. in the evening. All arrangements have been finalized for making the election process transparent and peaceful.
Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Dilshad announced to postpone the polling in NA-37 Parachinar-2. Earlier, the election was postponed in NA-42 Tribal area VII in view of the bad law and order, while in NA-119 Lahore-II due to the death of a candidate Tariq Banday and in NA-207 Larkana cum Shikarpur due to PPP Chairperson Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's murder in suicide attack. Elections would be held later on in these constituencies.
In four Punjab Assembly constituencies—PP171, PP141, PP99 and PP70—the elections would be held later on owing to the demise of the candidates from their respective constituencies.
In three NWFP Assembly constituencies—PF92, PF81, PF59—the elections have also been postponed owing to the demise of candidates.
There are 2,234 candidates contesting for the 269 general seats of the national assembly, while 5,017 candidates are contesting for 570 seats of the provincial assemblies and elections in the 7 constituencies out of the 577 would be held later on.
There are 262 candidates for NA seats in NWFP; 179 candidates for 11 FATA seats; 34 candidates on two Islamabad seats; 999 candidates on 147 Punjab seats; 617 candidates on 60 Sindh seats and there are 43 candidates in Balochistan contesting on 14 NA seats.
There are 2272 candidates contesting for 293 seats of Punjab provincial assembly; 1468 candidates for 130 seats of Sindh Assembly; 736 candidates for 96 seats of NWFP Assembly and 541 candidates are contesting for 51 seats of Balochistan Assembly.
Following the completion of polling, counting will start. Transparent ballot boxes--one for the national assembly and another for the provincial assembly, will be kept for casting of the votes. Over 160 million ballot papers--the white one for the national assembly and the green one for the provincial assembly, have been printed for this purpose.
Election Commission has set up over 64,000 polling stations all across the country-382 polling stations in Islamabad, over 37,600 in Punjab, over 13,400 in Sindh, over 8,100 in NWFP, over 3,400 in Balochistan, while 1,122 polling stations set up in FATA, where more than 5,61,000 presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officers have been posted.
All major parties of the country were participating in the elections, which included Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Awami National Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Muslim League-N, besides a large number of independent candidates are in the field.
Strong contingents of Police and Rangers have been posted at the polling stations for meeting any eventualities and maintaining law and order, besides army will remain stand-by for their help.
On the polls day today, Pakistan army has considerable presence in sensitive areas of the country.
The Polling has been suspended in northwestern Parachinar region in Kurram tribal agency due to suicide bomb attack on Saturday, in which 49 people were killed on the last day of polling.
Security beefed up along the border with Afghanistan, with a large contingent of Khyber Rifles and Frontier Constabulary deployed in Khyber Agency, where Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan had gone missing last week.
Opposition leaders alleging that the government will resort to "massive rigging" to benefit the ruling PML-Q, opposition parties have given calls by the Pakistan People's Party and PML-N have warned that they will launch street protests if they are denied victory in the polls.
Over 10,000 Pakistani and foreign observers are monitoring general elections in Pakistan.
The election commission has issued 1050 accreditation cards to foreign observers and 4600 cards to the local observers. Foreign observers mostly came from United States, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Germany and France as well as from Japan, Bosnia, China, Nigeria, Belgium, India, Estonia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Moreover, observers have also arrived in Pakistan from Holland, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Hungary.
The foreign office has issued visas to 3000 foreign observers that will be lapsed on February 25. The election authorities have also issued observers’ cards to the diplomats of America, Britain, Canada and Japan.
Provincial election commissioners of Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore and 125 District Returning Officers have also issued accreditation cards to over 4400 observers.
Mr. Grant, a representative of International Foundation For Electoral System, was also reached Islamabad. He would monitor 1600 complaints received to the election commission headquarters in Islamabad about irregularities.
Chairman, foreign committee, US Senate Joseph Biden, Senator John Kerry and Senator Chuck Hegel have also reached Islamabad and attended an election briefing along with the US ambassador.
The US team will visit the provinces to monitor the polling and counting process. The US team will release its report about the elections on Tuesday before returning back to home.
Wee hours before the polls, the southern Balochistan province was rocked by a series of 20 blasts while a PML-N candidate and three other persons were gunned down in two incidents of violence in the central city of Lahore.Suspected militants also blew up a polling station in the restive Swat valley in northwestern Pakistan.
Polling for 268 seats of the national assembly and 570 seats of the provincial assemblies kicked off at 8.00 A.M. Monday morning, which will continue without any break until 5.00 P.M. in the evening. All arrangements have been finalized for making the election process transparent and peaceful.
Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Dilshad announced to postpone the polling in NA-37 Parachinar-2. Earlier, the election was postponed in NA-42 Tribal area VII in view of the bad law and order, while in NA-119 Lahore-II due to the death of a candidate Tariq Banday and in NA-207 Larkana cum Shikarpur due to PPP Chairperson Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's murder in suicide attack. Elections would be held later on in these constituencies.
In four Punjab Assembly constituencies—PP171, PP141, PP99 and PP70—the elections would be held later on owing to the demise of the candidates from their respective constituencies.
In three NWFP Assembly constituencies—PF92, PF81, PF59—the elections have also been postponed owing to the demise of candidates.
There are 2,234 candidates contesting for the 269 general seats of the national assembly, while 5,017 candidates are contesting for 570 seats of the provincial assemblies and elections in the 7 constituencies out of the 577 would be held later on.
There are 262 candidates for NA seats in NWFP; 179 candidates for 11 FATA seats; 34 candidates on two Islamabad seats; 999 candidates on 147 Punjab seats; 617 candidates on 60 Sindh seats and there are 43 candidates in Balochistan contesting on 14 NA seats.
There are 2272 candidates contesting for 293 seats of Punjab provincial assembly; 1468 candidates for 130 seats of Sindh Assembly; 736 candidates for 96 seats of NWFP Assembly and 541 candidates are contesting for 51 seats of Balochistan Assembly.
Following the completion of polling, counting will start. Transparent ballot boxes--one for the national assembly and another for the provincial assembly, will be kept for casting of the votes. Over 160 million ballot papers--the white one for the national assembly and the green one for the provincial assembly, have been printed for this purpose.
Election Commission has set up over 64,000 polling stations all across the country-382 polling stations in Islamabad, over 37,600 in Punjab, over 13,400 in Sindh, over 8,100 in NWFP, over 3,400 in Balochistan, while 1,122 polling stations set up in FATA, where more than 5,61,000 presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officers have been posted.
All major parties of the country were participating in the elections, which included Pakistan People's Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Awami National Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Muslim League-N, besides a large number of independent candidates are in the field.
Strong contingents of Police and Rangers have been posted at the polling stations for meeting any eventualities and maintaining law and order, besides army will remain stand-by for their help.
On the polls day today, Pakistan army has considerable presence in sensitive areas of the country.
The Polling has been suspended in northwestern Parachinar region in Kurram tribal agency due to suicide bomb attack on Saturday, in which 49 people were killed on the last day of polling.
Security beefed up along the border with Afghanistan, with a large contingent of Khyber Rifles and Frontier Constabulary deployed in Khyber Agency, where Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan had gone missing last week.
Opposition leaders alleging that the government will resort to "massive rigging" to benefit the ruling PML-Q, opposition parties have given calls by the Pakistan People's Party and PML-N have warned that they will launch street protests if they are denied victory in the polls.
Over 10,000 Pakistani and foreign observers are monitoring general elections in Pakistan.
The election commission has issued 1050 accreditation cards to foreign observers and 4600 cards to the local observers. Foreign observers mostly came from United States, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Germany and France as well as from Japan, Bosnia, China, Nigeria, Belgium, India, Estonia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Moreover, observers have also arrived in Pakistan from Holland, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Hungary.
The foreign office has issued visas to 3000 foreign observers that will be lapsed on February 25. The election authorities have also issued observers’ cards to the diplomats of America, Britain, Canada and Japan.
Provincial election commissioners of Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore and 125 District Returning Officers have also issued accreditation cards to over 4400 observers.
Mr. Grant, a representative of International Foundation For Electoral System, was also reached Islamabad. He would monitor 1600 complaints received to the election commission headquarters in Islamabad about irregularities.
Chairman, foreign committee, US Senate Joseph Biden, Senator John Kerry and Senator Chuck Hegel have also reached Islamabad and attended an election briefing along with the US ambassador.
The US team will visit the provinces to monitor the polling and counting process. The US team will release its report about the elections on Tuesday before returning back to home.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Malaysian Ethnic Indian minister heckled
15.02.2008 04:21:05 The cabinet minister Samy Vellu is the Works Minister in the Abdullah Badawi cabinet was surrounded and heckled by some youths during the foundation laying ceremony for a Tamil school here.
(live-PR.com) - PETALING JAYA: MIC leader Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo were involved in an angry exchange with a group of abusive hecklers Wednesday.
Samy Vellu was speaking before the ground-breaking ceremony for SJK (T) Seaport, Petaling, when they started hurling abuses at him.The MIC leader smiled and waved at them.When Dr Khir took to the stage, he told off the hecklers.
This angered the hecklers who became more aggressive, with some attempting to move towards the VIP stage.The hecklers were unhappy over the size of land allocated for the school. They claimed that the government had promised 3ha but only set aside 0.6ha. Dr Khir tried to explain that the size had actually been increased from 0.4ha.
Dr Khir Toyo also presented a cheque for RM2 million to Samy Vellu to build 22 Tamil schools in the state. The Education Ministry has topped this up with another RM2 million.
Angry youths surround and jeer Samy at school event
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was surrounded by some youths who jeered him during the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Tamil school here.
Samy Vellu was walking back to a canopy after performing the ceremony for the SRJK Tamil Seaport in Kampung Lindungan when the youths surrounded him.The school is being relocated from Kelana Jaya.
MIC supporters quickly came in to help but Samy Vellu and the youths were already involved in a heated argument by then.Police were called in and they escorted Samy Vellu from the area.
After listening to their grievances, Samy Vellu assured them that the new school building would be bigger.He said the new building could hold 450 pupils compared to the 150 now.
“We should be happy that an extra RM500,000 has been allocated to build this school at a cost of RM1.5mil,” he said.
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(live-PR.com) - PETALING JAYA: MIC leader Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo were involved in an angry exchange with a group of abusive hecklers Wednesday.
Samy Vellu was speaking before the ground-breaking ceremony for SJK (T) Seaport, Petaling, when they started hurling abuses at him.The MIC leader smiled and waved at them.When Dr Khir took to the stage, he told off the hecklers.
This angered the hecklers who became more aggressive, with some attempting to move towards the VIP stage.The hecklers were unhappy over the size of land allocated for the school. They claimed that the government had promised 3ha but only set aside 0.6ha. Dr Khir tried to explain that the size had actually been increased from 0.4ha.
Dr Khir Toyo also presented a cheque for RM2 million to Samy Vellu to build 22 Tamil schools in the state. The Education Ministry has topped this up with another RM2 million.
Angry youths surround and jeer Samy at school event
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was surrounded by some youths who jeered him during the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Tamil school here.
Samy Vellu was walking back to a canopy after performing the ceremony for the SRJK Tamil Seaport in Kampung Lindungan when the youths surrounded him.The school is being relocated from Kelana Jaya.
MIC supporters quickly came in to help but Samy Vellu and the youths were already involved in a heated argument by then.Police were called in and they escorted Samy Vellu from the area.
After listening to their grievances, Samy Vellu assured them that the new school building would be bigger.He said the new building could hold 450 pupils compared to the 150 now.
“We should be happy that an extra RM500,000 has been allocated to build this school at a cost of RM1.5mil,” he said.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Raj Thackeray : In Native Intelligence role
Mumbai police moved in to arrest the leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Samiti(MNS)Raj Thackery,the leader from his Shivaji park residence at 4.15 PM amid tight security when a magistrate in Vikhroli granted him bail on a personal surety of Rs 15,000. Raj(39), who appeared calm, was driven in a normal police vehicle.Police made arrangements to keep the state clam by 2,000 preventive arrests, mainly of MNS activists across the state with personnel from the Rapid Action Force(RAF) and central paramilitary forces keeping a tight vigil. The trouble igniting violence by his supporters today in Mumbai and other towns in Maharashtra in which One HAL employee died with stone injury on head during pelting of stone at the staff bus.
MNS chief Raj Thackery was slapped with an FIR by Mumbai police two days ago for promoting enmity among regional groups after his provocative statements against North Indians.
Provocative utterances in secular and democratic state is tolerated with precision in diction but when the diction becomes an authority above law the radical state and fundamentalism emerge,the thin lining is difficult to draw. Development of each States must be done in such methodical way that the few metros donot get loaded with inflow of population is rational statement but when the native or Leader does not allow other state person free entry and see as foreigner in Federal structure of the country the intelligence of lower and higher reach mawkish debate.Each state with their intrinsic character with education levels and economic development has the role to assist other states for the country to overall growth of the country.Laconic speech is need of the hours from our Leaders but in the era of coalition and alliance which has love and hate relationship in politics,the lascivious sometime take over as the Parties try to gain in shortest route to achieve their object.Speech delivered by Raj states that Me Maharashtra”s Leader and not a National leader.
However Mumbai was by and large calm barring stray incidents of stone pelting in which some buses were targeted after the arrest just before the peak hour.
In Pune and Nashik, several buses were stoned by MNS activists.
Abu Asim Azmi of the Samajwadi party, who also faced similar charges like Raj, was also arrested from his Colaba home but granted bail by a Magistrate”s Court in Bhoiwada after furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000.
‘”The Congress government has given a long rope to Raj Thackeray. Its strategy is to divide the society for political gains,’” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters in New Delhi.
MNS chief Raj Thackery was slapped with an FIR by Mumbai police two days ago for promoting enmity among regional groups after his provocative statements against North Indians.
Provocative utterances in secular and democratic state is tolerated with precision in diction but when the diction becomes an authority above law the radical state and fundamentalism emerge,the thin lining is difficult to draw. Development of each States must be done in such methodical way that the few metros donot get loaded with inflow of population is rational statement but when the native or Leader does not allow other state person free entry and see as foreigner in Federal structure of the country the intelligence of lower and higher reach mawkish debate.Each state with their intrinsic character with education levels and economic development has the role to assist other states for the country to overall growth of the country.Laconic speech is need of the hours from our Leaders but in the era of coalition and alliance which has love and hate relationship in politics,the lascivious sometime take over as the Parties try to gain in shortest route to achieve their object.Speech delivered by Raj states that Me Maharashtra”s Leader and not a National leader.
However Mumbai was by and large calm barring stray incidents of stone pelting in which some buses were targeted after the arrest just before the peak hour.
In Pune and Nashik, several buses were stoned by MNS activists.
Abu Asim Azmi of the Samajwadi party, who also faced similar charges like Raj, was also arrested from his Colaba home but granted bail by a Magistrate”s Court in Bhoiwada after furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000.
‘”The Congress government has given a long rope to Raj Thackeray. Its strategy is to divide the society for political gains,’” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters in New Delhi.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen on India's Visit
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrives on a two-day visit to India on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral relationship, particularly in trade and science and technology.
Vanhanen, begins his visit in Mumbai where he will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to explore investment and business opportunities in the state and cooperation in environment friendly technologies.
He will also call on Governor S M Krishna and have a luncheon meeting with a delegation of Indian energy and climate experts.
In Delhi, the visiting dignitary will attend the inaugural session of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on Thursday and meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the same evening.
The two leaders will discuss relations between the two countries, issues of climate change, energy and regional and international matters of mutual importance.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath will meet Vanhanen to discuss bilateral economic relations and trade, science and technology cooperation, the EU-India free trade negotiation and the Doha development agenda.
Vanhanen, begins his visit in Mumbai where he will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to explore investment and business opportunities in the state and cooperation in environment friendly technologies.
He will also call on Governor S M Krishna and have a luncheon meeting with a delegation of Indian energy and climate experts.
In Delhi, the visiting dignitary will attend the inaugural session of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on Thursday and meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the same evening.
The two leaders will discuss relations between the two countries, issues of climate change, energy and regional and international matters of mutual importance.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath will meet Vanhanen to discuss bilateral economic relations and trade, science and technology cooperation, the EU-India free trade negotiation and the Doha development agenda.
Hamas, via Gaza’s new-found access to Egypt
Hamas via Gaza’s new-opened access at Gaza Egypt border makes way for Egyptian materials, goods and services, can now ease Gaza’s depressed economic condition, and thereby diminish the differences between Gaza and the more prosperous West Bank. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flooded the northeastern corner of the Sinai Peninsula after January 23, spending approximately $130 million in local Egyptian markets.
The opening of the state of Gaza to Egypt reinforces Hamas control that no external pressure will be able to reverse at this juncture. Abbas’s prospects of regaining control in Gaza are remote, at best. Notwithstanding reports of an agreement with Egypt to include Abbas’s Presidential Guard at Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, Hamas will not give up its achievement and allow forces loyal to Abbas to control the border, despite Egypt’s preference for such an arrangement.
Hamas has upgraded its strategic posture by opening its southern border and forcing its Egyptian neighbor to allow free and largely unimpeded access for nearly two weeks for hundreds of thousands of Gazans who crossed Egypt’s sovereign borders and returned to Gaza at will. Hamas’s success in forcing Egypt to negotiate over the crisis has upgraded its status.
Hamas has agreed to cooperate with Egypt to close the breached border. However, the gesture is temporary and must also be considered in the context of Hamas’s stated intention to disengage completely from Israel, abandon the shekel and adopt an Arab currency and seek fuel, utilities, trade and a new open border regime with Egypt.
Hamas - the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ideological precursor to al-Qaida - has gained full control over contiguous territory and population, and has now effectively become a state government without real opponents or internal challenges for power.
Gaza’s new open border with Egypt represents the fulfillment of a long-held dream by the Muslim Brotherhood across the region, and suggests far-reaching ramifications for neighboring Arab countries including Jordan, Syria and Egypt. In fact, on January 27, a senior Muslim Brotherhood delegation from the Egyptian parliament paid an official visit to Hamas’s government compound in Gaza.
A senior Hamas delegation headed by its political leader, Khaled Mashaal, has also been invited to Saudi Arabia to discuss “developments” since the border was opened.
In the Palestinian-Israeli context, Hamas’s success enhances its political power among Palestinians and further weakens Abbas’s image as the leader of the Palestinian people. While Abbas is eager to return Fatah control to Gaza, recent events have ratcheted up Hamas’s control.
Hamas’s border breach has also been a signal to Egypt of the Gaza government’s strength.
The events in Gaza may signal an historic change: the end of Fatah as the ruling political power in Palestinian society. Fatah’s continued control in Palestinian areas of the West Bank today is the direct result of the Israel Defense Forces’ control of the territory. Only the continuing IDF operations in the West Bank have prevented Hamas from staging a takeover similar to its military coup against Fatah in Gaza in 2007.
Another strategic shift is reflected in Gaza’s new status as an enemy state entity with open borders. Gaza has transformed from its prior status as part of the Palestinian Authority to its new role as a mini-state that is now an integral part of the Arab world. Hamas will now be able to more freely obtain weapons, ammunition, explosives and training via Egyptian Sinai. Since the border opening, advanced weapons have flowed unimpeded into Gaza across the Egyptian border, enabling the transfer of higher-grade weapons than can be smuggled via underground tunnels.
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has confirmed that Hamas smuggled large amounts of long-range rockets, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles into Gaza since the border was breached.
This new weaponry will enable the continued upgrade of Hamas’s highly disciplined army that is largely financed and trained by Iran and is modeled after the Iranian-backed Hizbullah in Lebanon.
Terrorist operatives and groups such as al-Qaida, that have already used Egyptian Sinai as a rear base, are now able to reach Gaza more easily. Several al-Qaida-affiliated operatives, some of which infiltrated from Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen, have been active in Gaza since 2006. Over time, al-Qaida-affiliated organizations have also emerged in Gaza, including Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) that was responsible for the kidnapping of BBC journalist Alan Johnston. Other groups were also formed like Jaish al-Umma (Army of the Nation), al-Qaida in Palestine, and Mujahidin Beit al-Makdes (Holy Warriors of Jerusalem), which attacked the American International School in Gaza last month.
Global jihadi leaders, such as Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Ansari of the Lebanese-based Fatah al-Islam, called for jihadi fighters around the world to exploit the breached Rafah crossing and enter Gaza.
The opening of the state of Gaza to Egypt reinforces Hamas control that no external pressure will be able to reverse at this juncture. Abbas’s prospects of regaining control in Gaza are remote, at best. Notwithstanding reports of an agreement with Egypt to include Abbas’s Presidential Guard at Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, Hamas will not give up its achievement and allow forces loyal to Abbas to control the border, despite Egypt’s preference for such an arrangement.
Hamas has upgraded its strategic posture by opening its southern border and forcing its Egyptian neighbor to allow free and largely unimpeded access for nearly two weeks for hundreds of thousands of Gazans who crossed Egypt’s sovereign borders and returned to Gaza at will. Hamas’s success in forcing Egypt to negotiate over the crisis has upgraded its status.
Hamas has agreed to cooperate with Egypt to close the breached border. However, the gesture is temporary and must also be considered in the context of Hamas’s stated intention to disengage completely from Israel, abandon the shekel and adopt an Arab currency and seek fuel, utilities, trade and a new open border regime with Egypt.
Hamas - the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ideological precursor to al-Qaida - has gained full control over contiguous territory and population, and has now effectively become a state government without real opponents or internal challenges for power.
Gaza’s new open border with Egypt represents the fulfillment of a long-held dream by the Muslim Brotherhood across the region, and suggests far-reaching ramifications for neighboring Arab countries including Jordan, Syria and Egypt. In fact, on January 27, a senior Muslim Brotherhood delegation from the Egyptian parliament paid an official visit to Hamas’s government compound in Gaza.
A senior Hamas delegation headed by its political leader, Khaled Mashaal, has also been invited to Saudi Arabia to discuss “developments” since the border was opened.
In the Palestinian-Israeli context, Hamas’s success enhances its political power among Palestinians and further weakens Abbas’s image as the leader of the Palestinian people. While Abbas is eager to return Fatah control to Gaza, recent events have ratcheted up Hamas’s control.
Hamas’s border breach has also been a signal to Egypt of the Gaza government’s strength.
The events in Gaza may signal an historic change: the end of Fatah as the ruling political power in Palestinian society. Fatah’s continued control in Palestinian areas of the West Bank today is the direct result of the Israel Defense Forces’ control of the territory. Only the continuing IDF operations in the West Bank have prevented Hamas from staging a takeover similar to its military coup against Fatah in Gaza in 2007.
Another strategic shift is reflected in Gaza’s new status as an enemy state entity with open borders. Gaza has transformed from its prior status as part of the Palestinian Authority to its new role as a mini-state that is now an integral part of the Arab world. Hamas will now be able to more freely obtain weapons, ammunition, explosives and training via Egyptian Sinai. Since the border opening, advanced weapons have flowed unimpeded into Gaza across the Egyptian border, enabling the transfer of higher-grade weapons than can be smuggled via underground tunnels.
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) has confirmed that Hamas smuggled large amounts of long-range rockets, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles into Gaza since the border was breached.
This new weaponry will enable the continued upgrade of Hamas’s highly disciplined army that is largely financed and trained by Iran and is modeled after the Iranian-backed Hizbullah in Lebanon.
Terrorist operatives and groups such as al-Qaida, that have already used Egyptian Sinai as a rear base, are now able to reach Gaza more easily. Several al-Qaida-affiliated operatives, some of which infiltrated from Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen, have been active in Gaza since 2006. Over time, al-Qaida-affiliated organizations have also emerged in Gaza, including Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) that was responsible for the kidnapping of BBC journalist Alan Johnston. Other groups were also formed like Jaish al-Umma (Army of the Nation), al-Qaida in Palestine, and Mujahidin Beit al-Makdes (Holy Warriors of Jerusalem), which attacked the American International School in Gaza last month.
Global jihadi leaders, such as Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Ansari of the Lebanese-based Fatah al-Islam, called for jihadi fighters around the world to exploit the breached Rafah crossing and enter Gaza.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Russia stops counter-terrorist operation in Ingushetia
MOSCOW, February 3 - A counter-terrorist operation launched in the Republic of Ingushetia January 25 due to the threat of an imminent large-scale terrorist attack has been terminated, the operation's headquarters said Sunday.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) earlier said it had received information indicating that "terrorists had been preparing a series of attacks on administrative buildings, police and citizens in public places on the territory of Ingushetia."
"The headquarters has made a decision to terminate at 4:00 p.m. on February 3 the counter-terrorist operation launched on January 25, 2008. Measures and temporary restrictions introduced in Ingushetia have been lifted," the statement said.
Ingushetia is located in the Russian North Caucasus, and neighbors the troubled Chechen Republic, site of two devastating separatist wars since the break up of the U.S.S.R in 1991. While both republics have been plagued by attacks on police and authorities, as well as militant raids, violence has steadily escalated in recent months in Ingushetia.
Heightened security measures during the counter-terrorist operation in Ingushetia included ID checks and restricted public and transport movement. The main districts included in the "counter-terrorist operation zone" were Ingushetia's largest city Nazran and the capital Magas.
On January 9, in Ingushetia, gunmen opened automatic gunfire and launched grenades at two police cars carrying six police officers, killing one senior officer and wounding another. A police officer was later killed by unknown gunmen in the republic on January 16.
On January 17, a gun and grenade attack in Nazran reportedly targeted the home of republic's prime minister. Russia's FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev was attending a meeting of the National Antiterrorism Committee in Magas at the time of the attack.
The government of the volatile republic has repeatedly said the attacks were linked to a crackdown on criminal groups and were an attempt to destabilize the region in the run up to the March 2 Russian presidential elections.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) earlier said it had received information indicating that "terrorists had been preparing a series of attacks on administrative buildings, police and citizens in public places on the territory of Ingushetia."
"The headquarters has made a decision to terminate at 4:00 p.m. on February 3 the counter-terrorist operation launched on January 25, 2008. Measures and temporary restrictions introduced in Ingushetia have been lifted," the statement said.
Ingushetia is located in the Russian North Caucasus, and neighbors the troubled Chechen Republic, site of two devastating separatist wars since the break up of the U.S.S.R in 1991. While both republics have been plagued by attacks on police and authorities, as well as militant raids, violence has steadily escalated in recent months in Ingushetia.
Heightened security measures during the counter-terrorist operation in Ingushetia included ID checks and restricted public and transport movement. The main districts included in the "counter-terrorist operation zone" were Ingushetia's largest city Nazran and the capital Magas.
On January 9, in Ingushetia, gunmen opened automatic gunfire and launched grenades at two police cars carrying six police officers, killing one senior officer and wounding another. A police officer was later killed by unknown gunmen in the republic on January 16.
On January 17, a gun and grenade attack in Nazran reportedly targeted the home of republic's prime minister. Russia's FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev was attending a meeting of the National Antiterrorism Committee in Magas at the time of the attack.
The government of the volatile republic has repeatedly said the attacks were linked to a crackdown on criminal groups and were an attempt to destabilize the region in the run up to the March 2 Russian presidential elections.
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