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| Malik reviews security arrangements for Muharram Posted: <p> </p><p>He directed officers from provincial and federal law enforcement agencies and home departments to implement the detailed instructions issued by the Ministry of Interior in letter and spirit. He said that no derogatory speech should be allowed and the local SHO should ensure the compliance. The SHOs should also ensure that wall chalking promoting hatred or violence is checked and controlled /obliterated. Any wall chalking if not obliterated, local SHO will be responsible.</p><p> </p><p>Close co-ordination should be done with the provinces. They will share vital information necessary for peaceful processions, he added.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister said the Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Authority had been asked to monitor channel and block such channels spreading hate, violence and religious intolerance. <br /><br /> </p>
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| PPP core committee meeting held Posted: <p> </p><p>The moot held to discuss the situation created by NRO review petition rejection.</p><p> </p><p>According to Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar, the reconciliation policy would be continued and all the political parties would be on board to resolve the national issues.</p><p> </p><p>The meeting was attended by Khurshid shah, Rehman Malik, Ch Ahmad Mukhtar Babar Awan, Nayyar Bukhari and Faisal Raza Abdi. <br /> </p>
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| Moroccans vote in modest numbers for elections Posted: <p> </p><p>Morocco s Arab Spring-inspired parliamentary elections saw a 45 percent turnout rate on Friday in the face of a boycott called by democracy activists who say the ruling monarchy isn t committed to real change.</p><p> </p><p>A moderate Islamist party and a pro-palace coalition led by the finance minister are competing for the top spot, but the key test for authorities legitimacy was how many voters cast ballots.</p><p> </p><p>While the turnout, announced by the Interior Ministry is an improvement over 2007 s 37 percent, it is still less than the rates predicted by officials who maintained the population has been galvanized by the king s reform efforts.</p><p> </p><p>Since the last election, however, the number of registered voters has shrunk from 15 million to 13.5 million despite the increase in population which may also have brought up the participation rate.</p><p> </p><p>Interior Minister Taieb Cherqaoui said the vote took place in an atmosphere of "calm and a spirit of responsibility," though opposition members alleged there were irregularities. "We have spoken with our offices in every region and there was a lot of vote buying and the Interior Ministry mobilized transportation to bring voters to polling stations like animals," Lahcen Daoudi, a top official with the Islamist Justice and Development Party, told The Associated Press.</p><p> </p><p><br />In response to pro-democracy protests, the king amended the constitution over the summer giving the prime minister new powers, including the ability to dissolve parliament and make certain appointments. But the ultimate authority remains with the monarch.</p><p> </p><p>As the polls closed Friday night and the counting of ballots began, Morocco s U.S. and other Western allies were closely watching for the results to see how the North African kingdom is navigating its own Arab Spring.</p><p> </p><p>"I ve always voted, but this time it is more important," said Dr. Mohammed Ennabli, as he cast his ballot early in the morning in the affluent Agdal neighborhood. "Before it was the king who chose, now it is the people who choose."</p><p> </p><p>Results in one voting booth in the area after polls closed had the Islamist Party, known by its French initials PJD, taking nearly 40 percent of the votes. Many people, however, scorned a process they say has been going on for decades without any tangible effect on their lives.</p><p> </p><p>"I won t vote, the promises are never kept with or without the new constitution, it is the same," said Abdallah Cherachaoui, an unemployed 45 year old in the lower income district of Akkari. "They are laughing at us."</p><p> </p><p>In the working class city of Sale, across the river from the capital Rabat, there was a steady trickle of voters to the school acting as a polling station, but some stayed outside.</p><p> </p><p>"I voted in 2007 because the candidate was a member of my family, but he also disappointed me and as soon as the elections were over, I never saw him again, so I m not making that mistake again," said Brahim Errami, 25, from his seat in a nearby cafe. "I pity the people going in and out of that school."</p><p> </p><p>Morocco s reputation as a stable kingdom in North Africa has taken a hit with this year s protests over government corruption and heavy handed security forces. And its once-steady economy is creaking from the amount of money the government has pumped into raising salaries and subsidies to keep people calm amid the Arab world turmoil.<br /> </p>
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We would rather use incentives than coercive methods to ensure that all adults regularly test their HIV status," said Western Cape premier Helen Zille, the Sapa news agency reported.</p><p> </p><p>People who tested for HIV at the testing sites in the province will be entered into the lucky draw in a campaign marking a 16-day anti-violence campaign for women and children.</p><p> </p><p>South Africa has poured money into its AIDS campaigns, rolling out a massive testing drive and scaling up the world s largest AIDS treatment programme after years of refusing life-saving drugs.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, just over one million people tested voluntarily in the Western Cape, the country s only opposition-run province, and 103,000 were on anti-AIDS treatment by the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>Lastest UNAIDS report released on Monday estimates South Africa has the world s largest HIV population of 5.6 million people.</p><p> </p><p>Ramped up investments in fighting the disease had seen infections drop by 22 percent between 2001 and 2009 and deaths by 21 percent between 2001 and last year, the report said.</p>
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| Libya leader thanks Sudan for weapons Posted: <p> </p><p>The head of Libya s interim ruling council said Sudanese weapons and ammunition sent through Egypt helped Libya s former rebels oust Muammar Gaddafi.</p><p> </p><p>Sudanese weapons and ammunition sent through Egypt helped Libya s former rebels oust Muammar Gaddafi and take control of the North African country, the head of Libya s interim ruling council said.</p><p> </p><p>Relations between Khartoum and Tripoli were strained during Gaddafi s rule because of the slain leader s support for rebels in Sudan s western Darfur region and in South Sudan, which seceded in July under a 2005 peace deal.</p><p> </p><p>Sudanese officials now hope for better ties with Libya, which shares a desert border with Sudan. Mustafa Abdel Jalil, chairman of Libya s National Transitional Council, arrived in Khartoum on his first official visit.</p><p> </p><p>"The Libyans consider and appreciate the role of Sudan in supporting their revolution politically through Sudan s role in the Arab League or through the aid received by us through the desert and across the borders or militarily," he said at a conference of Sudan s ruling National Congress Party.</p><p> </p><p>Sudan s military is fighting armed insurgencies in two states near its border with South Sudan and in Darfur, where rebels took up arms in 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of orchestrating genocide in Darfur, accusations Khartoum denies.</p><p> </p><p>Gaddafi s fall helped Sudan s government by depriving Darfur rebels of a safe haven. The region s most powerful rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement, said in September its leader had returned after taking refuge in Tripoli.<br /><br /> </p>
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| Egypts military under pressure from protests: US Posted: <p> </p><p>The US increased pressure on Egypt s military rulers to hand over power to civilian leaders, and the generals turned to a Mubarak-era politician to head a new government in a move that failed to satisfy the more than 100,000 protesters who jammed Tahrir Square in the biggest rally yet this week.</p><p> </p><p>The demonstrators rejected the appointment of Kamal el-Ganzouri as prime minister, breaking into chants of "Illegitimate Illegitimate" and setting up a showdown between the two sides only three days before key parliamentary elections.</p><p> </p><p>The size of the rally and the resilience of protesters in the face of the violence used by security forces in this week s deadly street battles have won back for the movement much of the strength it projected during the 18-day uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February.</p><p> </p><p>Showing the sort of resolve from the earliest days of the Arab Spring, the protesters say they will not leave the iconic square until the military rulers led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi step down and a civilian presidential council is formed to run the country until a new leader is elected.</p><p> </p><p>"They stole our January revolution because we did not agree on who should represent us," said activist Sedeeqah Abu Seadah. "We shouted erhal (leave) but did not shout the name of the person we want."</p><p> </p><p>The military s appointment of el-Ganzouri, its apology for the death of protesters and a series of partial concessions in the past two days suggest that the generals are struggling to overcome the most serious challenge to their nine-month rule, with fewer options now available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Significantly adding to their predicament, the Obama administration brought its position on the crisis in Egypt closer to the protesters demands, urging the military to fully empower the next interim civilian government.</p><p> </p><p>"We believe that Egypt s transition to democracy must continue, with elections proceeding expeditiously, and all necessary measures taken to ensure security and prevent intimidation," the White House said in a statement.<br /> </p>
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| Sarkozy, Jonathan discuss security issues Posted: <p> </p><p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathanin Paris to discuss bilateral relations.<br />The two leaders also discussed problems of growing security risks around Nigeria, Jonathan said.</p><p> </p><p>"We ve been working together in the Libya case, we worked together in the Cote d Ivoire issue, and we are working together in the security issues that affect west Africa, north Africa, central Africa. So we discussed how we will strengthen our relationship in these areas to bring this crisis down -- this is quite a challenge, we have terrorism and related negative activities in the sub-region down -- and how the President of Nigeria will work with the President of France, and of course how our security apparatus will work together to see how we can control this area," said Jonathan after the meeting.</p><p> </p><p>"France, Europe generally is is very close to Africa and when you have a major crisis in Africa it affects Europe," he added.</p><p> </p><p>Nigeria also faces the problem of piracy taking place off its coast and targeting the oil industry.</p><p> </p><p>Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, which stretches from Guinea to Angola, tend to raid ships for cash and cargo rather than hijacking the crews for ransom like their counterparts off the coast of Somalia.</p><p> </p><p>Nigeria is one of Africa s biggest crude oil producers.<br /> </p>
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| Palestinians protest against East Jerusalem settlement Posted: <p> </p><p>Thousands of Palestinian rallied near the Israeli border on Friday (November 25), to protest against Israel s settlement policy in Arab East Jerusalem.</p><p> </p><p>Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement spearheaded the protest, which took place in the town of Sweime in the Jordan Valley. Activists called for the liberation of Jerusalem, home to al Aqsa mosque, the second holiest site for Muslims after Mecca.<br />One activist said that previous Middle East peace treaties were impeding the Palestinian cause.</p><p> </p><p>"These people support the Palestinian cause, although leaders, until now, are reluctant to adopt an honest stance in support of the Palestinian cause. The Camp David and Wadi Araba (Israel-Jordan) peace treaties, and other treaties, shackle these people.</p><p> </p><p>The people must be freed from these residual agreements and treaties that shackle them and we must return to Palestine," said university professor Aref Abu Eid.</p><p> </p><p>Jordan is the second and last Arab country to sign a peace accord with Israel after Egypt, although other Arab countries, including Qatar and Morocco, enjoy official commercial ties with Tel Aviv.</p><p> </p><p>Israel seized East Jerusalem, including the Old City, in the 1967 Middle East war. It later annexed the area and surrounding West Bank villages, creating a Jerusalem municipality that it declared the united and eternal capital of Israel.</p><p> </p><p>Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state and world powers have not recognised Israel s annexation.<br /><br /> </p>
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| Police tortured CNG station workers in Faisalabad Posted: <p> </p><p>As per details, cops of Milat Town visited a CNG station to fill the gas. When the staff of the CNG station refused to fill the gas and told them that the station has been closed under gas load management plan. On that, official annoyed and tortured them.</p><p> </p><p>After on airing the footage of the torture, RPO Faisalabad Aftab Cheema suspended ASI Hammad, Shahaid and two constables. <br /> </p>
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| Lahore: 6 labourers electrocuted Posted: <p> </p><p>The labourers were trying to shift a machine with the help of a crane when it ran into high-tension wires and the electric current killed the six workers on the spot while another 3 also received serious burns.</p><p> </p><p>The dead bodies have been shifted to the morgue whereas the injured are being treated in the emergency ward.</p><p> </p><p>Police have registered a case and arrested crane driver, while factory owner managed to escape from the scene.</p><p> </p><p>According to eye witnesses, the incident took place due to management’s negligence.<br /> </p>
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| Posted: <p> </p><p>As per details, at least five unidentified men attacked Mirza with iron rod when he was leaving the hall and getting into the car after addressing a public gathering in Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>Mirza remained received minor injuries in the attempt, while a journalist and another people injured severely during the attack.<br />Dr Mirza has recorded his statement to the police.</p><p> </p><p>Mirza said that such attacks would not stop him to continue his mission, adding that he would start his activities after Muharram.</p><p> </p><p>National Speaker Assembly Speaker Fahmida Mirza, wife of Mirza who is in London, also telephoned him and inquired about his health.</p><p> </p><p>It is pertinent to mention here that Dunya News has received footage of Zulfiqar Mirza’s attack. <br /> </p>
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| Twenty20: Pakistan defeat S Lanka by 5 wickets Posted: <p> </p><p>Pakistan put up another clinical performance to win the only Twenty20 by five wickets against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi stadium on Friday, blanking their rivals in all three forms of the game.</p><p> </p><p>Paceman Aizaz Cheema took 4-30 to bowl Sri Lanka out for 141 in 19.3 overs before skipper Misbah-ul Haq kept his nerves with a fighting unbeaten 48 to help his team chase down the target with three balls to spare.</p><p> </p><p>The victory capped a remarkable performance by Pakistan who won the preceding three-Test series 1-0 and the five-match one-day series 4-1.</p><p> </p><p>Misbah, who hit three boundaries and a six off 38 balls, added 46 for the fourth wicket with Asad Shafiq (33) after Pakistan lost their way in persuit of the target.</p><p> </p><p>They lost Mohammad Hafeez (13), Imran Farhat (13) and Umar Akmal for a first ball duck.</p><p> </p><p>Shafiq hit three boundaries during his run-a-ball knock before he was bowled by Lasith Malinga.</p><p> </p><p>Misbah hit Dilruwan Perera for a huge six and when 43 needed off the last four overs, the Pakistani captain hit three boundaries in Dilhara Fernando s 17th over of the innings. When Pakistan needed 23 off the last two overs Afridi hit Fernando for two sixes over deep mid-wicket before the paceman had him caught behind.</p><p> </p><p>Pakistan needed nine off the last over bowled by Malinga whose first ball saw two taken by Misbah but the ensuing throw went for four before Shoaib Malik knocked off the winning runs.</p><p> </p><p>Misbah said Afridi s sixes turned the tables on Sri Lanka.</p><p> </p><p>“At one point of time it became difficult, but Afridi s two sixes in the 19th over turned the tables in our favour and it’s remarkable to win all three forms of the game against a top ranked team,” said Misbah.</p><p> </p><p>Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan rued the loss of quick wickets after a good start.</p><p> </p><p>“We couldn’t capitalise on a good start but still we had Pakistan in trouble before Afridi hit two sixes,” said Dilshan, who has lost three Test and as many one-day series since taking over in May this year.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier Cheema took 4-30 in a superb display of swing bowling to derail Sri Lanka who had looked set to put up a big total on the back of maiden Twenty20 half-century by Dinesh Chandimal.</p><p> </p><p>Chandimal had looked threatening during his 44-ball 56, hitting six boundaries and added a firey 31 for the second wicket with Dilshan (28) before Cheema came into his own.</p><p> </p><p>Sri Lanka were off to a flying start of 30 by the third over before losing opener Upul Tharanga, bowled by Cheema for 12.</p><p> </p><p>Dilshan miscued a drive off spinner Saeed Ajmal in the sixth over but Sri Lanka still had a ten run average by the sixth over.</p><p> </p><p>Pakistani bowlers led by Cheema, playing only his second Tewnty20 match, checked Sri Lankan innings as they lost their last seven wickets for 54 runs.</p><p> </p><p>Chandimal brought up his maiden half-century in the shortest form of the game off 40 balls before Cheema had him in the 19th over of the innings, trapped leg-before.</p><p> </p><p>Cheema also had Thissara Perera (nought) and Malinga (one) to finish his four-over spell.</p><p> </p><p>Sri Lanka’s poor batting was not helped by two run outs of Angelo Mathews (14) and Chamara Silva (four).</p><p> </p><p>Umar Gul polished off the tail with 2-16.</p><p> </p><p>Pakistan fly off to Dhaka on Saturday to play a Twenty20, three one-day internationals and two Tests. The Twenty20 will be played in Dhaka on Tuesday.<br /> </p>
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| Non-military assistance to Pakistan depends on US internal situation: Munter Posted: <p> </p><p>The US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter admitted that the US would like to keep the promise of assistance but its future has been linked with internal politics of his country.<br /> </p><p> </p><p>While talking to Dunya News, he admitted that the release of funds under the bill has been slow. Replying a question, he said that due to internal situation in the U.S. and falling economy of Europe, the issue of Kerry Lugar has become more complicated. The U.S. wants Pakistan to fulfill the promise made with Pakistan but its future has conditioned with internal politics of the US. He said, “We are trying to meet our commitments but we can do it or not, it depends on America s internal affairs”. <br /> </p><p> </p><p>He offered assistance regarding the memo issue, stating that yet there are many points which need more explanation. We are still depending on inquiry conducted by Pakistan, he said. <br /> </p><p> </p><p>Before this, while speaking at a private university in Lahore, he said that Iran is not trust worthy, Pakistan should deal with Turkmenistan for gas.</p><p> </p>
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| Memo issue: Parliamentary body calls foreign, defenece Secys Posted: <p><br /><br />Session of Parliamentary Committee for national security was held in Islamabad chaired by Foreign Minister Raza Rabbani Khar in which the memo issue, Chief of Air Staff’s speech in Dubai and law and order situation in Balochistan were discussed in detail.</p><p> </p><p>It was decided in the meeting that the foreign and defence secretaries would be called in the next session of the body to be held after Muharram for briefing.</p><p> </p><p>Last day, PM Gilani had announced for formation of high-level committee to probe issue but the government could not materialize its promise made with the nation. <br /> </p>
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| Sheikhupura: Police brutally torture 2 labourers over theft charges Posted: <p><br />On the application of a cement dealer Mian Aslam, police registered a case of theft against two of his employees named Maqsood and Ghulam Sarwar. Later, cops ruthlessly and unscrupulously tortured the accused to appease the merchant for two hours, making them unconscious.</p><p> </p><p>One of the accused, Maqsood, said that he demanded salaries of two months from owner who firstly captured his home by fake registration and then trapped him in a fake case.</p><p> </p><p>The victim has appealed to the CM for delivery of justice, complaining that he is being threatened of dire consequence. <br />Sheikhupura: Police brutally torture 2 labourers over theft charges.</p><p> </p><p>Police tortured two men by tying with a bed over theft charges, affecting backbone of one of them. On the application of a cement dealer Mian Aslam, police registered a case of theft against two of his employees named Maqsood and Ghulam Sarwar. Later, cops ruthlessly and unscrupulously tortured the accused to appease the merchant for two hours, making them unconscious.</p><p> </p><p>One of the accused, Maqsood, said that he demanded salaries of two months from owner who firstly captured his home by fake registration and then trapped him in a fake case.</p><p> </p><p>The victim has appealed to the CM for delivery of justice, complaining that he is being threatened of dire consequence. <br /> </p>
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