Khutbah Hajjatul Wida Termed Charter of Human Rights: Fazal Dad Human Rights Ins titute Pakistan Pak

May Consult Indian Experts on Hindu Marriage Law Pakistan decides, in principle, to grant MFN status to India: Khar Indonesian Religious Minister says Islam Fosters Democracy Blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi tortured in jail: Sources Maldives Speakers 9-yr-old writes to Meira, India s Speaker US backing India for military exercises: Pakistani daily AfPak envoy meets India officials U.S. aims to "unite the world" against Iran Post-Osama raid, Zardari feared coup by army chief Anti-Gaddafi fighters seize Sirte police headquarters Al-Qaida chief calls on anti-Gadhafi fighters to set up Islamic state, Algerians to revolt 25 killed in attacks across Baghdad US drone strike kills four in Pakistan Karachi police arrests four suspects of target killing Assassination plot: Proof of Iranian hand overwhelming, says Saudi prince US open to Afghan peace deal including Haqqani Israel formally apologises to Egypt for killing soldiers Egypt deputy PM resigns after clashes Yemenis stage fresh demos to demand UN action on Saleh Militants cant deprive Baloch people of prosperity: Gilani Bombs hit Iraqi police in Baghdad, 28 dead Zamzama target killers involved in 26 murders: Police Parliament approves sending Maldivian troops to UN peacekeeping operations Indian teacher arrested after religious hymns found on school laptop Man sentenced to six months for possession of sex toys Pak rakes up Kashmir at UN, India gives it back BHC grants time for Musharraf warrant Pakistani Taliban raise funds through street crime

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Israel, Hamas announce captured soldier Shalit swap for 1,000 Palestinian prison ers Syria must reform fast: China Hold video conferencing from jail for Sylvester, witness in Sohrabuddin case: CB I Prashant Bhushan beaten up for his Kashmir comments URL: http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamicWorldNews_1.aspx?ArticleID=567 2 -------Khutbah Hajjatul Wida termed charter of human rights: Fazal Dad Human Rights Ins titute Pakistan October 12, 2011 GUJRAT (Pakistan)- The Farewell Sermon or Khutbah Hajjatul Wida of Prophet Muham mad (PBUH) is a comprehensive charter of human rights. All the Prophets were pre scribed by Allah Almighty to safeguard human rights. Islam professes to be the g reatest champion of human rights. These ideas were expressed by a well-known intellectual, writer and human rights activist and the chairman of Fazal Dad Human Rights Institute Pakistan at the U niversity of Gujrat. He was delivering a lecture on The Obligation of Our Youth i n the Practice of Human Rights. The seminar was presided over by Murtaza Noor while Islamia University of Bahawa lpur Vice Chancellor Dr Mukhtar Ahmed and Government College University Faisalab ad Vice Chancellor Dr Zakir Hussain and their students participated in the semin ar through video conferencing. The Human Rights Charter of the world may be called a modern version of the Farew ell Sermon of the last and final Messenger (PBUH), the chairman said. The matter i s how to act upon the articles of the Sermon. The strongest vanguard is our yout h. The changing pattern of life and culture at the behest of science and technol ogy has initiated new patterns of thought and action. Our youth with new knowledge and technologies can play a key role in the develop ment of society. Pakistan today is facing multifarious problems and social issue s like corruption, sectarianism, dogmatism. It is only our youth who can properl y settle these issues, resolve them and safeguard the integrity of the nation, he added. UoG Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Nizamuddin in his keynote address stressed the need for integrating theoretical concepts with ground realities and creative ly innovate them into new multidimensional legislations.

We are fortunate in the sense that we are inheritors of marvellous religious-cumhumanitarian legacies and ideologies but we lack proper wherewithal to put them into practice. In the absence of new legislation we have to fall back upon Briti sh theoretical concepts and their given laws. If we are interested in upgrading the condition of the downtrodden and the oppre ssed in the light of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)s thought-provoking address, we have to initiate new and positive legislation, the VC said. Also we need the energetic efforts of our youth to bolster up such an ethos in our body politics. The caref ul exercise of a right to vote is an avenue which can overturn the oppressive an d exploitative order and disseminate justice, fairplay and equity in the social order. On the occasion, Dr Zakir regretted that instead of spreading love, sympathy, br otherhood and peace, we are routing the helpless and the weak under our feet bei ng absorbed in material pursuits. Likewise, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad stressed the need f or establishing benchmarks in human sciences and humanitarian concerns and movin g all possible efforts to upgrade our standards. Later, a question answer session started. Afterwards, the UoG vice chancellor pr esented a memento to Chief Guest Mr Naeem Sarfraz. http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahor e/12-Oct-2011/Khutbah-Hajjatul-Wida-termed-charter-of-human-rights -------Pak May Consult Indian Experts on Hindu Marriage Law Oct 12 2011, Islamabad: Pakistani authorities will consult Indian experts if the government a nd the Hindu community are unable to reach consensus on the issue of including a provision on divorce in a draft law for registering Hindu marriages, a federal minister has said. The draft law for registering marriages in the minority Hindu community has been held up because the government and Hindu leaders have been unable to overcome d ifferences on the clause on divorce. National Harmony Minister Akram Masih Gill, whose ministry is responsible for th e affairs of minority communities, pointed out that India s Hindu Marriage Act o f 1956 contains a divorce clause. He said his ministry will consult Indian experts on the issue if consensus is no t reached. Gill said his department was in the final stages of drafting the revi sed bill. "The divorce clause is an integral part of the Hindu Marriage Act," he told The Express Tribune. The clause on divorce in the proposed Hindu Marriage Act has proved contentious since the bill was drafted in 2008, with the government differing with Hindu lea ders, who believe divorce is not part of their religion s culture. "We will never allow the government to have a divorce clause in the Hindu Marria ge Act... We have no concept of divorce in our religion," said Pakistan Hindu Co uncil chief patron Ramesh Kumar.

Kumar, a member of the National Assembly or lower house of parliament on a reser ved seat for non-Muslims, has been campaigning for the issue for many years. In 2007, he filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking its help to resolve th e problem. Hindus are Pakistan s largest minority but they have struggled to register their marriages due to chronic delays in the passage of the act by parliament. Pakistan currently has no system for registering marriages for certain minoritie s, including Hindus, Sikhs and Bahais. Clause 13 of the proposed 16-page bill states that any Hindu can divorce his wif e or her husband at any time and in any court. Various conditions have been prop osed for divorce proceedings. The draft empowers any court to entertain a petition for the legal dissolution o f a marriage. The bill contains several other rules, such as when divorcees can marry again, t he legal rights of children, void and voidable marriages, punishment for bigamy and other contraventions of Hindu marriage laws. The proposed bill is unlikely t o be accepted by other minorities. Sikh leaders have dispelled the impression that the proposed bill can be applied to register marriages of Sikhs based on the Indian model. In a related development, a new member s bill on Hindu marriages was introduced in parliament yesterday by lawmaker Kishan Chand Parwani. The Hindu Marriage Bill 2011 might offer a compromise that bridges the gap betwe en Hindu leaders and the government, reports said. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pak-may-consult-indian-experts-on-hindu-marria ge-law/858979/2 ------Pakistan decides, in principle, to grant MFN status to India: Khar APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has, in principle, decided to grant Most Favoured Nation (MF N) status to India, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday. Responding to a question during question hour in the National Assembly, she said d ialogue process with India has been initiated after a gap of two years. The top-most priority of the country is to ensure uninterrupted dialogue with Ind ia so that the resolution of core Kashmir could be ensured, he added. There are a number of achievements regarding relations with India. We have achiev ed ground on trade with India. First time in history, the Indian Foreign Ministe r had attended the reception of Pakistan Foreign Minister in New York, she said. To another question she said, Pakistan wanted good relations with India by stick ing to its principled stance on Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the will of the Kashmiri people and to be determined through a free and fair plebiscite und er the UN auspices.

During the past three years, Jammu and Kashmir dispute has been discussed during all bilateral interactions between the leadership of the two countries as well as at the Foreign Secretary levels. I raised the Jammu and Kashmir issue with my Indian counterpart at the ministeria l meeting in New Delhi in July 2011. The joint statement of the ministerial meeting underscored the need for continue d discussion of Jammu and Kashmir in a purposeful and forward-looking manner wit h a view to finding a peaceful solution by narrowing divergences and building co nvergences. http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/12/pakistan-decides-in-principle-to-grant-mfn-status -to-india-khar.html --------Indonesian Religious Minister says Islam Fosters Democracy The Jakarta Post Oct 12, 2011 Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says that Islam in Indonesia has help ed the country promote democracy and has had no relation with fundamentalism. Suryadharma said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com that even though Islam was n ot the country s ideology, it influenced the state s life with principles of tol erance and peace. He also said that Islam in Indonesia accommodated pluralist practices among the country s population. "Islam in Indonesia is a blessing for all creation. That is what makes it unique ," he said on the sidelines of the Annual Conference on Islamic Studies XI in Pa ngkalpinang. He said that discrimination was unknown in the religion s principles. Islam supp orted justice, safety and protection for all, he added. "We will continue to campaign for a friendly and tolerant Islam to help Indonesi a become a better nation," he said. The ministry s director general for Islamic education, Muhammad Ali, said that t he annual conference was aimed at discussing the problems of Indonesia. "The event is an opportunity to discuss how Islamic thinking can help the nation solve its problems," he said. http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20111012-304539.htm l -------Blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi tortured in jail: Sources By Asad Kharal October 12, 2011

Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on charges of committing blasph emy, was allegedly tortured by a staffer of Sheikhupura jail, sources familiar w ith the matter told The Express Tribune. Aasia Bibi, who has been the subject of much controversy, has been detained in a special cell in Sheikhupura jail due to severe security threats. According to sources, the warden of the jail, identified as Khadeeja, tortured Aas ia Bibi after alleging that certain prohibited items were found in her cell. They said that other staff members who were present during the incident acted as silent spectators. Despite having knowledge of the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Sheikhupura J ail Ghafoor Anjum has not taken any action against the staffer who was responsib le for the incident. However, Superintendent Sheikh Khalid Pervaiz later suspend ed Khadeeja, and an inquiry into the incident has been initiated, sources added. An intelligence agency has also sent a report regarding the incident to its prov incial headquarters after recording Aasia Bibis statement. In its report, the agency stated that the episode happened due to the negligence of the jail administration and feared that the matter might go out of hand. Sentenced to death In 2010, Aasia Bibi, a resident of Nankana Sahib in Punjab, was sentenced to dea th by a Sessions Court following an incident in which an altercation took place between her and her co-workers over the issue of fetching water from the fields. Her lawyer filed an appeal, requesting a pardon from the Office of the President . President Asif Ali Zardari had asked for a review of the facts of the case. Ho wever, on November 29, 2010 Khawaja Sharif, the then chief justice of the Lahore High Court, had issued an interim order ruling that while the matter is pending before it, the president could not issue a pardon for Aasia Bibi. The case has received worldwide attention, with Pope Benedict XVI and leaders fr om around the world urging that the Christian mother of five be freed. Family in hiding In 2010, Aasia Bibis husband Ashiq Masih along with the couples children went into hiding in an undisclosed Christian enclave. Masih is convinced that his family has been targeted for death at the behest of radical Islamic groups. Asked about the events which gave rise to his wifes death sentence he said, She was picking berries with other women when she was sent to get water. One of the women refused to drink the water after my wife dipped her cup into the bucket. This woman said it was contaminated because it was touched by a Christian. According to Masih, all the women began taunting his wife and shouting insults a gainst her mother and their children. Aasia just repeated the same insults back at them, he said. The name of the holy prophet (PBUH) never came up. Five days later, the local cleric came to our hous e, followed by an angry mob, and dragged my wife away, he said, recalling the inc ident that took place in June 2009. They beat her, ripped off her clothes and ac cused her of insulting the prophet (PBUH), he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2011. http://tribune.com.pk/story/272192/blasphemy-convict-aasia-bibi-tortured-in-jail -sources/ --------Maldives Speakers 9-yr-old writes to Meira, India s Speaker Saubhadra Chatterji October 12, 2011 "Then we set off about half an hour. I was desperate for the toilet. Luckily I sa w a sign that said McDonalds ten minutes ahead. So took a little pit stop, Then w e went to the Taj Amid tonnes of formal communication on crucial matters, this is an excerpt from a letter that recently landed at Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumars t able. The hand-written two page letter came from the daughter of the Maldives Speaker Y ania Shahid, aged nine. It enthusiastically describes a childs tour to incredible India when she accompanied her father for a meeting of the SAARC Speakers confere nce last July. The Speaker also read how H Rabbee, the little Maldivian tourist, held the hand of a monkey after she got a scare seeing a snake: ..then me and a friend went to see a cobra snake. I was totally scared to go near it. There were also monkeys. Two. One was sitting naked. The other one was wearing a dress and it could dance it was a sacred monkey. I even held its hand. The owners were Muslims. Kumar has specially kept the letter and is readying a personal reply to invite h er once again to India where Rabbee failed to see an elephant: not a single one. Rabbee also wrote that the country is beautiful with all its sites like the Taj M ahal and the Red Fort but she didnt quite like the hotels swimming pool as there we re flies and leaf in and above the pool. Rabbee thanked Kumar thrice for the chance to see India and even mentioned the b attery-powered tourist vehicles to Taj Mahala recognition of anti-pollution effor ts to save the unique architecture. In the middle of the letter Rabbee wrote: Oh I almost forgot it is an honour to b e writing to you. Kumar is also otherwise compelled to reply to Rabbee. For, the letter concluded: please write to: 56 Park street, Krikham, Preston. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Maldives-Speaker-s-9-yr-old-writes-to-Meira/Articl e1-756219.aspx ---------US backing India for military exercises: Pakistani daily Oct 12, 2011, India will be holding military exercises along the Sino-Pak border areas "withou t any formal advance intimation to either Beijing or Islamabad" as it has the ba cking of the US, said a Pakistani daily.

The Nation said in an editorial that in less than a month s time, India will be holding "second round of military exercises along the Sino-Pak border areas usin g Russian-made T-20 tanks without any formal advance intimation to either Beijin g or Islamabad". "These are not routine exercises and are being held with a purpose. "Defence experts and observers are of the view that these war games are being he ld with full blessing of the United States which is bent upon propping up India as a counterweight to China in the backdrop of Beijing s rise as the next super power both economically and with defence point of view," it said. The editorial added, "There is an urgent need to explore all our options to revi sit our defence deal with China and look for new vistas for arms purchases since the United States is not a reliable ally anymore." The US-Pakistan ties became strained following the May 2 killing of al Qaeda lea der Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad city. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/756357.aspx ----------AfPak envoy meets India officials Oct 13, 2011 PTI, New Delhi Ahead of the conference on Afghanistan next month in Turkey, US special represe ntative on Af-Pak Marc Grossman on Wednesday met senior Indian officials here in a bid to find a way to support and secure the war-torn country and made a stron g pitch for Indian private sector investment there. Terming as a positive development the recently-inked strategic partnership documen t between New Delhi and Kabul, the US envoy said in all my meetings today, one of the themes that came up is how can (we) have more Indian private sector investm ent in Afghanistan. Mr Grossman, who held a 45-minute meeting with foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai a nd also met commerce secretary Rahul Khullar and Indias special envoy on Afghanis tan S.K. Lamba, said he had the chance to exchange views on Afghanistan and the future and on the trip that he has been making. I reported to all the three in my meetings that I have been on this long journey which has brought me to New Delhi for one purpose, that is to support the diplom acy that is going on to try to create successful conferences about Afghanistan. First in Istanbul on November 2 of this year and secondly in Bonn on December 5, he said. The official, who will visit Pakistan Thursday, said, and the idea is to see if the international community can find a way to support and secure a stabl e and prosperous Afghanistan inside of a secure stable and prosperous region. http://www.asianage.com/india/afpak-envoy-meets-india-officials-389 --------U.S. aims to "unite the world" against Iran U.S. officials uncovered a plot to bomb the Saudi Ambassador to the United State s allegedly launched by a special operations unit inside the Iranian military.

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration was taking its case against Iran to the wo rld Wednesday, trying to stir up an international response to charges that the I slamic republic plotted to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. "It s critically important that we unite the world in the isolation of and deali ng with the Iranians," Vice President Joe Biden said on "The Early Show" Wednesd ay. "That s the surest way to be able to get results." Mr. Obama s top national security aides have said the administration will lobby for the imposition of new international sanctions as well as for individual nati ons to expand their own penalties against Iran. The State Department sent a cable to all American embassies and consulates aroun d the world telling them to put the Iran case before their host governments. The officials said the cable, sent late Tuesday by Deputy Secretary of State Willia m Burns and classified secret, tells them to detail the evidence against Iran as presented by federal prosecutors. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the classified ca ble, said the document instructs diplomats to ask nations to consider appropriat e steps in response to the alleged scheme. The cable does not suggest any specif ic measures against Iran, the officials said. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice is to individually brief member s of the U.N. Security Council on the foiled plot Wednesday, the officials said. Biden said that U.S. action against Iran could go beyond sanctions, but added th at "we re not going there yet." Biden said the Iranians "have not only decided to assassinate someone, they have taken on the basis in which ... nations deal with one another." However, he ref used to speculate on whether the alleged plot was undertaken at the behest of th e upper reaches of Iran s government U.S. issues terror alert after foiled Iran plot The Quds: Iran s shadowy terrorist trainers In other broadcast interviews Wednesday, Biden called the purported plot "really over the top." Other top administration officials expressed similar sentiments. In comments Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the plot signaled a "dangerous escalation" of Iran s support for terrorism. In an Associated Press interview Tuesday, Clinton said "this really, in the mind s of many diplomats and government officials, crosses a line that Iran needs to be held to account for." She said she and President Barack Obama want to "enlist more countries in workin g together against what is becoming a clearer and clearer threat" from Iran. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/12/national/main20119095.shtml -------Post-Osama raid, Zardari feared coup by army chief

Oct 13 2011, Islamabad: A week after the US raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, Pre sident Asif Ali Zardari sought to reach out to the Obama administration to ask i t to stop army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani from staging a coup, a Pakistan-Am erican businessman has said. In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, US-based businessman Mansoor Ijaz wr ote that a Pakistani diplomat telephoned him with an urgent request early on May 9, a week after the raid against bin Laden in Abbottabad. Asif Ali Zardari needed to communicate a message to White House national security officials that would bypass Pakistans military and intelligence channels. The em barrassment of bin Laden being found on Pakistani soil had humiliated Zardaris we ak civilian government to such an extent that the President feared a military ta keover was imminent, Ijaz wrote. He needed a US fist on his Army chiefs desk to end any misguided notions of a coup, he wrote. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/postosama-raid-zardari-feared-coup-by-army-chi ef/859116/ ------Anti-Gaddafi fighters seize Sirte police headquarters Oct 12, 2011, Fighters from Libyas new regime seized the police headquarters in the centre of M uammar Gaddafis hometown Sirte on Tuesday as they moved in for the kill against t he strongmans remaining diehards. Meanwhile, National Transitional Council fighters were gearing for a fresh onsla ught on the desert town of Bani Walid, another remaining bastion of forces loyal to the ousted dictator, prompting civilians to flee. In Sirte, jubilant NTC combatants celebrated the takeover of the strategic polic e building, which they found to be deserted, by honking the horns of their vehic les and firing into the air. They then proceeded to ransack the centre and destroy posters of the fugitive Ga ddafi that they found inside. For Full Report: ttp://newagebd.com/newspaper1/international/36457.html -------Al-Qaida chief calls on anti-Gadhafi fighters to set up Islamic state, Algerians to revolt October 12,2011 The first thing NATO will ask you to do, is to give up your Islam and not to impl ement Islamic Sharia law, al-Zawahri said They want the nonreligious and the athei sts who dont accept Sharia to rule the Islamic world. The 13-minute video entitled And the defeats of Americans continue was released by al-Qaidas media arm and surfaced on militant websites. It shows al-Zawahri, wear ing a white robe and turban, sitting against a green backdrop.

Al-Zawahri, who is Egyptian, also urged Algerians to revolt against President Ab delaziz Bouteflika and follow the examples of Arab uprisings that toppled the au tocratic rulers in Egypt and Tunisia. Why dont you revolt against your tyranny, Algerian lions, al-Zawahri asked. Al-Qaida has long opposed the regimes of autocratic Arab leaders the terror grou p views as godless, corrupt and too closely allied with the United States, and h as called for the establishment of Islamic rule to replace their regimes. However, the Arab Spring uprisings have largely been driven by those calling for freedom, human rights and democracy. Al-Zawahri was Osama bin Ladens deputy and became head of al-Qaida in June after bin Ladens death in the May 2 raid by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan. In Wednesdays video, al-Zawahri also praised an August militant attack in souther n Israel, when gunmen crossed from Egypt and killed eight Israelis near a Red Se a resort. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/al-qaida-chief-calls-on-anti-gad hafi-fighters-to-set-up-islamic-state-algerians-to-revolt/2011/10/12/gIQAPVcZeL_ story.html ---------25 killed in attacks across Baghdad Oct 13 2011, Baghdad: A slew of bombings targeted Iraqi police in Baghdad on Wednesday mornin g, including blasts by two suicide bombers who tried to ram their vehicles throu gh police station gates. Iraqi officials said 25 people died and dozens were wou nded in the carnage. The blasts were aimed at the police, generally considered to be the weakest sect ion of the countrys security forces, and emphasised that despite Iraqs security ga ins, long-term stability in the country is still elusive. In the Karradah neighbourhood, 13 people died and 25 were wounded in a suicide c ar bomb attack on a police station, Baghdad police officials said. In the mainly Shiite neighbourhood of Hurriyah, a suicide car bomber targeted a police station and killed nine people, two Baghdad police officials said. Twenty -seven people were wounded. The attack in Hurriyah was especially remarkable because the neighbourhood is a stronghold of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. It is almost entirely surrounded by blast walls, and access is tightly restricted through four entrances manned by the Iraqi army. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/25-killed-in-attacks-across-baghdad/859117/ -------US drone strike kills four in Pakistan AFP

The Pakistani military says it is too over-stretched fighting local Taliban to a cquiesce to American demands to launch an offensive against the Haqqanis, a batt le that not all observers think the Pakistani military would win. MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike on Thursday destroyed a militant compound in Pakist ans northwestern tribal belt on the Afghan border, killing four militants, local security officials said. The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles in Dandey Darpakhel village, some seven kilometres north of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal distric t. The area is considered a stronghold of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, offi cials said. The US drone fired two missiles. Four militants were killed in the attack, a Pakis tani security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Another intelligence official confirmed the drone strike and the death toll. The United States does not publicly confirm its drone strikes in Pakistan, but i ts forces are the only ones that deploy the unmanned Predator aircraft in the re gion. Around 30 drone strikes have been reported in Pakistan since elite US forces kil led Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden near Pakistans main military academy in Abbott abad, close to the capital, on May 2. The unilateral raid humiliated Pakistan but is thought to have contributed to de bate within the countrys military about the merits of traditional support for jih adi groups. The tense partnership between Pakistan and the United States in the war on terro r took a further battering last month, with Washington demanding that Islamabad take action against the Haqqani network and cut ties to the group. The outgoing top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, called the Haqqani ne twork a veritable arm of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and acc used Pakistan of supporting attacks on US targets in Afghanistan. Islamabad officially denies any support for Haqqani activities, but has nurtured Pashtun warlords for decades as a way of influencing events across the border a nd offsetting the might of arch-rival India. The Pakistani military says it is too over-stretched fighting local Taliban to a cquiesce to American demands to launch an offensive against the Haqqanis, a batt le that not all observers think the Pakistani military would win. http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/13/us-drone-strike-kills-four-in-pakistan.html -------Karachi police arrests four suspects of target killing DAWN.COM KARACHI: The city police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four suspected ta rget killers involved in murdering 73 people, DawnNews reported. Clifton Police have taken into custody two suspects named Faisal Ansari and Dani

yal after an exchange of fire in the area of Zamzama. Police also recovered two Kalashnikovs and two pistols from the suspects. The police claimed that during investigation the two political workers had confe ssed to the killing of 34 people. Meanwhile, Anti-Terrorism Cell of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) condu cted a raid near Pirabad Graveyard of the Orangi Town and arrested two more work ers Abeed alias Barasti and Tariq Mustafa alias Burger affiliated with a politic al party and recovered one Kalashnikov and two 9MM pistols from their possession . SSP Chaudhry Aslam of the CID claimed that the two were involved in 39 cases of target killings. http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/12/karachi-police-arrests-four-suspects-of-target-ki lling.html --------Assassination plot: Proof of Iranian hand overwhelming, says Saudi prince Reuters Oct 12 2011, London: Obama administration has accused agents of the Iranian gov of being invo lved in a plan to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi envoy to US. (AP) Evidence that Iran was behind a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Was hington is overwhelming, a former chief of Saudi intelligence services said on W ednesday. The burden of proof and the amount of evidence in the case is overwhelming and c learly shows official Iranian responsibility for it, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisa l told an industry conference in London. This is unacceptable. Somebody in Iran will have to pay the price, and that pric e will have to be on the terms acceptable to the norms and practices in Iran and other countries, Prince Turki said. US authorities said on Tuesday they had broken up a plot by two men linked to Ir an s security agencies to assassinate Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir. One was a rrested last month while the other was believed to be in Iran. Iran has denied the charges and expressed outrage at the accusations. Prince Turki called for the Iranian authorities to help bring those responsible for the assassination plot to justice. Whoever is responsible for this (in) the Iranian government will hopefully be br ought to justice by the Iranian authorities, no matter how high the level of tha t person is. Clearly this is an act how should I put it? so criminal in its intent, to devise a plot to assassinate a representative of one country in another country and to use drug barons and other such characters in order to achieve that. It is beyon d description. The motive for the alleged plot was not clear. Iran has in the past assassinated

its own dissidents abroad, but an attempt to kill an ambassador would be a high ly unusual departure. Iran and Saudi Arabia are bitter regional rivals, but they maintain diplomatic t ies and even signed a security agreement in 2001. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahma dinejad visited Riyadh in 2007. Ali Larijani, Iran s parliament speaker, said the fabricated allegations aimed t o divert attention from Arab uprisings Iran says were inspired by its own Islami c revolution that toppled the US-backed Shah. America wants to divert attention from problems it faces in the Middle East, but the Americans cannot stop the wave of Islamic awakening by using such excuses, Larijani said. US President Barack Obama called the alleged conspiracy a flagrant violation of US and international law. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/assassination-plot-proof-of-iranian-hand-overw helming-says-saudi-prince/858974/2 ----------US open to Afghan peace deal including Haqqani Oct, 12, 2011 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday signaled the United States remains open to exploring a peace deal including the Haqqani network, th e group that US officials blame for a campaign of high-profile violence that cou ld jeopardize Washington s plans for withdrawing smoothly from Afghanistan. "Where we are right now is that we view the Haqqanis and other of their ilk as, you know, being adversaries and being very dangerous to Americans, Afghans and c oalition members inside Afghanistan, but we are not shutting the door on trying to determine whether there is some path forward," Clinton said when asked whethe r she believed members of the Haqqani network might reconcile with the Afghan go vernment. "It s too soon to tell whether any of these groups or any individuals within the m are serious," she said in an interview with Reuters. Inclusion of the Haqqani network in a hoped-for peace deal -- now a chief object ive in the Obama administration s Afghanistan policy after a decade of war -- is a controversial idea in Washington. Officials blame the group for last month s attack on the US embassy in Kabul and a truck bombing that injured scores of American soldiers. The State Department is facing heat from Capitol Hill for refraining, at least s o far, from officially designating the Haqqani group. FIGHTING, TALKING Despite the conciliatory signals, Clinton said the United States would stick to its military campaign that the White House hopes will make militants more likely to enter serious negotiations. For Full Report:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=24421&title=US-open-to-Afghan-peace deal-including-Haqqani --------Israel formally apologises to Egypt for killing soldiers Oct 12, 2011, Israeli defence ministry issues a long-awaited apology for the killing of five E gyptian soldiers on the Sinai in August The Israeli defence ministry has issued a formal apology to Egypt for the killin g of five Egyptian soldiers in August, Israel s Channel 10 reported Tuesday. The office of Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, released a statement in which he expressed an apology for the death of Egyptian security personnel, the privately-owned TV channel said. Israel is also said to have taken responsibility for the killings which were rep orted to have taken place on the Egyptian side of the border. Earlier this week, an Israeli delegation traveled to Cairo and presented a draft of the planned apology to the Egypt s ruling military council for its approval, the Israeli daily Jerusalem Post reported. Five Egyptian soldiers were killed near the Gaza border on 18 August in heavy ex changes of fire between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants. The militants were said to have ambushed an Israeli bus near the town of Eilat on the Red Sea, killing 10 Israelis and injuring 27. For Full Report: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentPrint/1/0/23928/Egypt/0/Israel-formally-a pologises-to-Egypt-for-killing-so.aspx -----Egypt deputy PM resigns after clashes Oct 12, 2011, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi resigned yesterday following dea dly clashes in the capital that left 25 people dead, the official MENA news agen cy reported. Beblawi -- one of two deputy prime ministers who also has the finance portfolio -- said he tendered his resignation after Sunday s deadly clashes "which shook t he security of the society, which is the government s responsibility" to ensure. "Although the government is not directly responsible, in the end, the responsibi lity falls on its shoulders," Beblawi was quoted by MENA as saying. Meanwhile the UN human rights office yesterday urged Egyptian authorities to ens ure that any probes into clashes which killed 25 people, mostly Coptic Christian s, be conducted in an impartial and independent manner. Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expres sed regret over the deaths, and called on the authorities to "ensure the protect ion of all, including minority groups, in their rightful exercise" of freedom of

peaceful assembly and expression." http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206197 ------Yemenis stage fresh demos to demand UN action on Saleh Oct 12, 2011, Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched on the streets of the capital Tuesday, dema nding for a second straight day the UN Security Council take action against the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. This is a message to the world, to the powerful nations, and to the Security Coun cil...take Saleh and his regime to court, the protesters chanted from Sanaas Chang e Square. Energised by Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karmans Nobel Peace prize win on Friday, pr otesters warned Saleh they would not give up until their demands for his departu re were met. http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/international/36465.html -----Militants cant deprive Baloch people of prosperity: Gilani Muhammad Ejaz Khan October 12, 2011 QUETTA: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the prosperity of Balochistan was linked to the peace process, asking militants to quit militancy to play their constructive role in progress. Those who do not pay attention to my advice must understand that they might delay progress and prosperity of the people, but they cannot deprive them of developm ent for long, Prime Minister Gilani said, while addressing the passing out parade of the recruits of the Pakistan Army belonging to Balochistan here. He said the agenda of terrorists and extremists was against the interests of Pak istan. He said the armed forces and the people of Pakistan stood united to elimi nate extremism and terrorism, and to bring prosperity and development to the cou ntry. Gilani said Pakistan was passing through a critical juncture and regretted that some people had chosen the path of terrorism, which was bringing a bad name to t he country and to Islam.Pakistan has paid a heavy price in the war against terror ism both in terms of economic and human losses, he said, adding: I appeal to terro rists to pursue the course of peace and reconciliation by renouncing the path to violence. He paid rich tributes to the armed forces for their sacrifices in the fight against terrorism. He said the countrys defence was in safe hands and nobody could dare cast an evil eye on it. He added the people of Pakistan were ready to render any sacrifice t o protect the country. For Full Report:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=9477&Cat=13 ---------Bombs hit Iraqi police in Baghdad, 28 dead Oct 12, 2011, Suicide bombers and roadside blasts targeted police across Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens on the second day of serial bomb ings in the Iraqi capital in less than a week. The string of apparently coordinated assaults heightened worries about the abili ty of Iraq s security forces to contain a stubborn insurgency, despite a drop in violence as the last US troops prepare to withdraw by the end of this year. One bomber rammed an explosives-filled vehicle into a police station in central Alwiya district, killing 14 including 8 police and wounding 28, and another blew up his car at a police building in northwestern Hurriya, killing 8 people and w ounding 27, police and hospitals said. "A car approached and... the driver smashed through the checkpoint and exploded the car when he hit a concrete barrier," Police Lt. Nadeer Adel told Reuters. "S moke was everywhere, we all took cover. Minutes later we found a crater and some of our police were dead." The Hurriya blast burned out police vehicles and damaged the station s blue prot ective blast walls next to the large crater in the road. In other districts blas ts blew out windows from nearby homes and shops, scattering streets with debris. A car bomb also targeted a police patrol in southern Ilaam district, killing at least three, while a roadside bomb hit an army patrol in Hurriya, killing one ci vilian and injuring 12 people, mostly soldiers, police said. Two police officers were killed and seven people wounded when a roadside bomb hi t another police patrol in the mainly Shia Washash district in western Baghdad. None of Iraq s insurgent or militia groups claimed responsibility for the attack s, but suicide bombings are usually the hallmark of Iraq s al-Qaeda affiliates w ho often target local authorities. At least 10 people were killed on Monday in three successive blasts in Washash d istrict. The first blast was followed by two more when emergency services arrive d at the site to tend to the wounded. Security jitters The two days of Baghdad attacks came just after the government said it was postp oning the army s handover of security in the cities to the police because it was concerned over their readiness. For Full Report: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=32914 --------Zamzama target killers involved in 26 murders: Police October 12, 2011

Since August 23, the Rangers have been raiding different political and religious party offices and centres in Karachi. PHOTO: INP/FILE KARACHI: Police arrested two target killers from the Zamzama area of the provinc ial capital on Wednesday. Express 24/7 correspondent Ahmed Jung said the two men had been arrested after p olice conducted a raid on a building in the upper-class commercial area located in Defence Housing Authority (DHA). SSP Clifton Tariq Dharejo said the two men, who were identified as Danial and Fa isal, were involved in the killings of at least 26 people and belonged to a poli tical party. Dharejo refused to name the party. Two SMG rifles and a TT pistol were also recovered from the arrested men. Since August 23, law enforcement agencies have been raiding different political and religious party offices and centres in Karachi. So far, they have covered th e MQM, Awami National Party, Sunni Tehreek, Peoples Amn Committee and the home of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahazs chief. http://tribune.com.pk/story/272369/zamzama-target-killers-involved-in-26-murders -police/ -------Parliament approves sending Maldivian troops to UN peacekeeping operations By Ahmed Nazeer October 11th, 2011 Parliament yesterday approved sending Maldivian troops to join UN peacekeeping o perations. In August this year, parliaments National Security Committee voted in favor of si gning a memorandum of understanding with the UN to send Maldivian soldiers to UN conflict zones for peacekeeping operations. All members of the committee were present at the meeting last Monday when voting took place, including Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) MP Rozaina Adam, Peoples Alliance Party (PA) MP Abdul Raheem Abdulla and DRP MP Mohamed Nashiz. On April 5, the cabinet decided to sign the memorandum of understanding with the UN and forwarded the matter to parliament, noting that it would be important fo r the Maldives to contribute to international efforts to ensure that every count ry, society and individual had the opportunity to live in peace and security. According to 243(b) of the constitution, if the President, as Commander in Chief, authorises or orders the employment of the military service in defence of the r epublic or as part of an international undertaking, the President shall without delay submit the authorisation to the Peoples Majlis. The Peoples Majlis may at an y time approve the authorisation, or revoke the authorisation. During yesterdays final debate stage at parliament, opposition MP Ahmed Mahlouf s aid the issue was not a joke. This is a very serious issue, he said. I do not think any honorable member would wa nt to send some Maldivians abroad to their deaths.

For Full Report: http://minivannews.com/politics/parliament-approves-sending-maldivian-troops-toun-peacekeeping-operations-26805 --------Indian teacher arrested after religious hymns found on school laptop By Eleanor Johnstone October 10th, 2011 Indian teacher Shijo Kokkattu was arrested last week on Raa Atoll for possession of Catholic imagery and a Bible. A Raafainu School teacher had contacted police after finding what appeared to be Christian hymn videos on a school computer, which 30 year-old Kokkattu had alle gedly transferred from his personal flash drive by accident. Foreign media and school sources reported that religious songs and pictures had been transferred onto the desktop of a school laptop, which Kokkattu had used. The videos were in Indian, so I dont know what they were saying, but the images we re Christian, said Raafainu Principal Mohamed Shiraj. Shiraj did not know if the video transfer was intentional. Shiraj said that a teacher had found the material and contacted the National Adm inistrative Center, which had reported the matter to the police. Kokkattu was ta ken into custody, where he has been held for the past week. Police could not confirm Kokkattus arrest and detention. Kokkattu, of Kerala, India, had been teaching at Raafainu School for two years b efore his arrest. He was a very good teacher, weve not had any complaints of him i n the past, said Shiraj. For Full Report: http://minivannews.com/society/indian-teacher-arrested-after-religious-hymns-fou nd-on-school-laptop-26793 --------Man sentenced to six months for possession of sex toys By Ahmed Nazeer Oct, 12, 2011 The Criminal Court has sentenced a man to six months imprisonment after the poli ce discovered two plastic sex toys inside his room. The court identified the offender as Musthafa Hussein of Mahchangolhi Feyruge. According to the Criminal Court, possession of objects shaped like sexual organs were prohibited under articles 4(c) and 13(c) the Contraband Act of 1975. While article 4 of the Act states that pornographic material cannot be brought i

nto the country, under article 13[c] images, sounds or videos depicting sexual a ctivities as well as objects made to look like sexual organs shall be considered pornographic material for legal purposes. Musthafa was therefore charged with possession of pornographic material. The sex toys were discovered by police when they searched his room during a spec ial operation on April 30, 2011. http://minivannews.com/society/man-sentenced-to-six-months-for-possession-of-two -dildos-26744 -------Pak rakes up Kashmir at UN, India gives it back Oct 12, 2011, S RAJAGOPALAN Back to its all-too-familiar ways, Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue at the Un ited Nations, claiming Jammu & Kashmir has never been an integral part of India. Promptly dismissing the Pakistani assertion, India came up with a strong rebutta l, slamming the unwarranted and completely irrelevant reference to Kashmir, made d uring the general debate of the UN Special Political and Decolonisation Committe e. I would like to remind the distinguished representative of Pakistan that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India. The Indian Constitution guarantees the fun damental rights to all its citizens, said R Ravindra, First Secretary at Indias UN mission, exercising his right of reply. For Full Report: http://www.dailypioneer.com/world/12495-pak-rakes-up-kashmir-at-un-india-gives-i t-back.html --------BHC grants time for Musharraf warrant By Amanullah Kasi QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court granted time sought by in vestigators of the crimes branch on Wednesday to submit the arrest warrant of fo rmer president Pervez Musharraf in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case. The investigation team submitted a report stating that the arrest warrants of MP A Mir Shoaib Nausherwani and other accused had been obtained from a judicial mag istrate. The bench comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faez Issa and Justice Abdul Qadir Mengal , hearing a petition filed by Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti, asked why the warrant s of Mr Musharraf and other important accused could not be obtained. An investigation official said the former president was outside the country and the government had been requested to take steps for his extradition. The report included faxed copies of the recorded statements of former governor O

wais Ghani and former federal minister Aftab Sherpao but the court asked the inv estigators to file the original statements during the next hearing on Nov 1. The petitioners counsel and the advocate general said the statements did not have legal validity. http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/13/bhc-grants-time-for-musharraf-warrant.html ---------Pakistani Taliban raise funds through street crime Oct 12 2011, Dera Ismail Khan: Police caught up with the four Taliban militants about 15 minu tes after they robbed the bank, shooting them dead on a bridge as they attempted to drive their loot to the safety of the border regions with Afghanistan. The rare triumph against the insurgency in this dangerous part of Pakistan was s hort-lived 10 days later, the Taliban dispatched a husband-and-wife suicide unit to avenge the deaths, devastating the local police station and killing nine off icers. The daylight raid on the bank and the bombing in June were carried out by the Black Night group, a unit of the Pakistani Taliban dedicated to raising funds through robberies, kidnappings and extortion, according to a member of the group and intelligence officers.

The group s emergence highlights a shift in militant funding inside Pakistan, wi th al-Qaeda, the Taliban and associated groups relying less on cash from abroad and more on crime to get money for equipment, weapons and the expenses associate d with running an insurgency. Detail Report at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistani-taliban-raise-funds-through-street-c rime/858893/4 --------J&K interlocutors submit report to Govt: Separatists have missed the bus Express news service Oct 13 2011, New Delhi: The three interlocutors for J&K on Wednesday submitted their report t o Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, laying a roadmap for the government to addres s all issues pertaining to the militancy-hit state. The report would now be shar ed with major political parties. The Centre is likely to hold an all-party meeti ng to discuss the report and draw up a consensus on the implementation of the re commendations. While he refused to divulge the contents of the report or the panel s recommenda tions, one of the interlocutors journalist Dilip Padgaonkar told reporters that the separatists had missed the bus by deciding not to put their point of view to t he interlocutors. He also asserted the report was as accurate and as comprehensive reflection of th e broadest possible spectrum of opinion in J&K.

As first reported by The Indian Express, the three interlocutors Padgaonkar, aca demician Radha Kumar and former Central Information Commissioner M M Ansari have recommended to the Centre to prevail upon the J&K government to set up autonomo us regional councils to ensure equitable development of the three regions of the J&K. Among other things, the panel has also recommended withdrawal of the contr oversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state in a phased mann er. Indeed our prime focus in the report is the welfare of people of Jammu and Kashmi r and it is along this key concept that we have made out recommendations, Padgaon kar said. He was accompanied by Ansari and Radha Kumar. Let me tell you that questions related to AFSPA, to the Disturbed Areas Act, to v arious other legislations that are in force...have been mentioned... We have als o had regular consultations with the heads of the police, paramilitary forces, t he Army and we have got their side of the story. All this has been reflected in our report. On the refusal of the separatists to talk to the panel, Padgaonkar said, We have taken into account the stated public positions of separatist groups. These have been reflected in our report. Obviously if they had engaged in talks with us, th e report would certainly have been far more worthwhile. The fact of the matter i s that we have tried again and again to engage them and again and again they ref used. I believe they have missed the bus. The panel has not recommended reversion to the pre-1953 status for J&K, when the Centre had control over just three subjects Defence, Foreign Affairs and Commun ications holding that the clock can t be turned back. But, the panel has suggest ed all stakeholders should try to achieve some consensus on the measure of auton omy for the state. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/j&k-interlocutors-submit-report-to-govt-separa tists-have-missed-the-bus/859101/2 --------Bharatpur riots: CBI files five FIRs Oct 13 2011, New Delhi: Taking over the investigations into the Gopalgarh riots, the CBI on W ednesday registered five FIRs in the case. The investigating agency has constitu ted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an SP for an expeditious probe into the case. A CBI spokesperson said the agency took over the investigations following a requ est from the Rajasthan government. A CBI team, accompanied by forensics experts, visited Bharatpur last week and collected evidence seized by the police, said s ources. The riots between two communities last month resulted in the death of nine peopl e. The CBI said they would summon and question the local administration and police officials who were rushed to the spot after the clashes broke out. We have also sought the report of the inquiry carried out after the incident. The officials, including the district magistrate, will be examined, said a CBI offic ial.

The CBI has also sought the post-mortem reports of all the victims, and plans to rope in experts from AIIMS. The agency has asked for the video footage, which, sources said, shows scores of policemen charging towards the protesting Meo Muslims and a senior official ord ering them to open fire. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bharatpur-riots-cbi-files-five-firs/859082/ --------An Embrace of the United States, Spun and Mixed by Iraqis Joseph Sywenkyj The New York Times The rapper Hamzel Khadum was shot for wearing shorts. More Photos I have one dream, he said. Traveling to New York City. I dont know why, but I feel a connection to that city. For two countries that an cultural impact are itary withdraws. There a newly opened cafe is have spent so much time together, the traces of an Americ faint and will grow dimmer still as the United States mil are no golden arches, Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks although called Facebook Coffee but there is a hip-hop scene.

In a stuffy recreation hall that was once a headquarters for a local militia but now serves as their clubhouse, a ghetto hangout where they feel safe these days , anyway Mr. Jabbar and his friends hone their rhymes and their dance moves. The walls are scribbled with graffiti and adorned with posters of Avril Lavigne and Bruce Lee. Iraq may still be a place defined by Islam, sectarianism, violence and political dysfunction, but here in this clubhouse, and at larger gatherings of rappers an d dancers in Baghdads parks, are vignettes of another sort, defiant gestures of r ebellion in a social order with little space for individual expression, especial ly of the sort draped in Western mores. We are living in a tribal society, that is very religious, and this is against Is lamic traditions, said Aksan Adel Habeb, 28, outfitted in a Los Angeles Lakers je rsey and white do-rag. What we are trying to show the world is that there is some thing beautiful in Iraq. Full Report at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/world/middleeast/an-embrace-of-the-us-spun-and -mixed-by-young-iraqis.html?_r=1&ref=world -------Pakistan court disposes of plea against Mumbai attack panel Oct 12, 2011, M ZULQERNAIN A Pakistan court on Tuesday disposed of a petition challenging an anti-terrorism courts decision to allow the constitution of a commission to visit India and rec

ord the statements of key officials who investigated the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court disposed of the petition filed by Khwaja Sultan, the counsel for Lashkar-e-Tayyeba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, as it was not pressed. Sultan had filed the petition after the anti-terrorism court conducting the tria l of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, in cluding Lakhvi, had allowed the formation of the commission to visit India. Anti -terrorism court Judge Shahid Rafique had rejected objections from defence lawye rs to the formation of the commission, which is expected to go to India to inter view key officials like the police officer who led the investigation of the Mumb ai attacks and the magistrate who recorded the confession of Ajmal Kasab, the lo ne surviving attacker. ttp://www.dailypioneer.com/world/12494-pakistan-court-disposes-of-plea-against-m umbai-attack-panel.html --------Iran calls US assassination allegations evil plot Oct 12, 2011, UNITED NATIONS: Iran called US allegations of a plan to kill the Saudi ambassado r to Washington an "evil plot" by the United States, in a complaint sent to the United Nations. Iran s US ambassador accused Israel of carrying out the murders of Iranian nucle ar scientists with US support, in a letter sent to UN leader Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council late yesterday. "Iran categorically and in the strongest terms condemns this shameful allegation by the United States authorities and deplores it as a well-thought evil plot in line with their anti-Iranian policy," Mohammad Khazaee said in the letter. US authorities said earlier they had uncovered a plot by the Iranian government to assassinate the Saudi envoy to Washington, Adel al-Jubeir. The US administrat ion has vowed to hold Iran to account. Two men have been charged with conspiring with Iranian government factions to st age the attack and one is in US custody. For Full Report: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Iran-calls-US-assassination -allegations-evil-plot/articleshow/10323551.cms

------Israel, Hamas announce captured soldier Shalit swap for 1,000 Palestinian prison ers Oct 12, 2011, Prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Netanyahu s government with Egypt as a brok er, agreeing to the release of Gilad Shalit for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners grad ually, while at least 5,000 still remain in captivity

In a much-anticipated prisoner exchange that could have broad implications, Isra el and Hamas announced that an Israeli soldier abducted to Gaza five years ago w ould be swapped for about 1,000 Palestinians held by Israel and accused of milit ant activity. Israel s government approved the deal early Wednesday following a three-hour deb ate after both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal announced the agreement in televised comments. Netanyahu said the captured soldier, Sergeant Gilad Shalit, would return home wi thin days. Mashaal, portraying the agreement as a victory, said the Palestinian prisoners would be freed in two stages over two months. Hamas and Israel are bitter enemies. Hamas has launched attacks on Israel, killi ng hundreds, and Israel blockaded Gaza after Hamas seized power there in 2007, c arrying out a large-scale invasion in 2009. More than 1,500 Gaza Palestinians ha ve been killed in Israeli raids and airstrikes since the soldier was captured. In the northern Gaza town of Jebaliya, thousands of Hamas supporters flocked the streets, led by masked militants. For Full Report: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentPrint/2/0/23931/World/0/Israel,-Hamas-ann ounce-captured-soldier-Shalit-swa.aspx ---------Syria must reform fast: China Oct 12, 2011, China urged Syria yesterday to move faster to implement reforms, a week after Be ijing infuriated the West by blocking a UN resolution against President Bashar a l-Assad s deadly crackdown on protests. It is the first time that China has veered away from its longstanding policy of non-interference in the affairs of Syria, which has been rocked by anti-governme nt protests and violence since earlier this year. "We believe the Syrian government should move faster to honour its reform pledge s and swiftly start to push forward the inclusive political process with the bro ad participation of all parties in Syria," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters. His comments come as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Beijing. Both China and Russia, veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Counci l, blocked the UN resolution last week, drawing strong condemnation from countri es such as the United States and Britain. But on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow and Beijing we re ready to propose a new UN resolution on Syria that would condemn violence car ried out both by Assad s regime and the opposition. Liu said the original draft resolution against Syria "threatened to use sanction s". "We believe this is not conducive to stability in Syria," he added.

Liu said China hoped the UN Security Council would "ease the tensions in Syria a nd help promote political dialogue", as Syrian opposition forces step up their e fforts to unseat the embattled Assad. Full Report At: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=206191 --------Hold video conferencing from jail for Sylvester, witness in Sohrabuddin case: CB I Oct 11, 2011, NEW DELHI: CBI has written to police chiefs of Rajasthan and Gujarat suggesting they could hold court proceedings of Sylvester, a key witness in Sohrabuddin She ikh fake encounter killing case who had escaped before being recaptured, through video conferencing. In a letter to directors general of police of Gujarat and Rajasthan, CBI said th ere was no need to keep moving the key witness from one state to another and tha t it would reduce the possibility for his escape in future, official sources sai d. The sources said the agency also offered the assistance in setting up a mechanis m for holding trial court proceedings through video conferencing. Sylvester had made a dramatic escape from Gujarat Police custody in Rajasthan on October eight and later captured again the next day. Sylvester, who fled after being produced in a court in Udaipur, was picked up by a Special Task Force of Rajasthan police from Gopalpura area in Udaipur near th e Vrindavan Garden at around 2230 hours. A loaded pistol was seized from him. The CBI communique said Sylvester, alias Dipu, was an important witness for the central agency which is probing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. CBI believes Sylvester could be holding some important leads in connection with the Sohrabbudin fake encounter and the subsequent murder of his wife Kausar Bi. CBI has sought a detailed report from the Gujarat Police on the incident. Sohrabbudin was killed in a fake encounter on November 26, 2005. 14 policemen, i ncluding three IPS officers, are behind the bars in connection with the encounte r case. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hold-video-conferencing-from-jail-for-S ylvester-witness-in-Sohrabuddin-case-CBI/articleshow/10317358.cms -------Prashant Bhushan beaten up for his Kashmir comments Oct 11, 2011, NEW DELHI: Senior Supreme Court advocate and key Team Anna member Prashant Bhush an was beaten up in his chamber on Wednesday afternoon allegedly for his comment s on Kashmir.

Prashant Bhushan was speaking to Times Now news channel when the two The attackers entered Prashant Bhushan s office claiming that they had an appoin tment attackers barged into his office in the New Lawyers Chamber opposite the S upreme Court. One of the attackers slapped, dragged and punched Bhushan repeatedly. The attack er pinned him down on the floor and kicked on his chest. As the staff and others gathered, one of the two attackers managed to escape whi le the other was caught and handed over to the police. with him. After the attack, Bhushan said it appeared that the men targeted him for his sta nd on Jammu and Kashmir. For Full Report: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prashant-Bhushan-beaten-up-for-his-Kash mir-comments/articleshow/10327277.cms URL: http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamicWorldNews_1.aspx?ArticleID=567 2

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COMMENTS 10/12/2011 4:47:35 PM Ghulam Mohiyuddin Prashant Bhushan beaten up for his Kashmir comments. If people get beaten up for expressing their opinions, it is a sad day for all o f us.