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PHC chief justice to take fresh oath tomorrow

PESHAWAR: The deposed chief justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC), Justice Tariq Pervez Thursday said he would take fresh oath of his office on Friday.
Talking to Geo News here he said: “I am taking oath of the office of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court on Friday”.

However, he expressed ignorance about oath taking of other judges of Peshawar High Court.
Governor NWFP Owais Ahmed Ghani will administer the oath at a ceremony to be held here at Governor House at 11:00 AM tomorrow.
Four PHC judges had refused to take fresh oath under Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) after the imposition of emergency by former president Pervez Musharraf on November 3. These judges included Justice Tariq Pervez, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan, Justice Shah Jehan Khan and Justice Aijaz Afzal.
According to sources, Dost Muhammad and Shah Jehan Yousuf Zai will also be taking fresh oath as judges of PHC. The new Chief Justice PHC, Tariq Pervez will administer oath to them.

Dictatorial forces looking for new allies: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Co-chairman of Pakistan People Party and presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari has said the independent judiciary would be reinstated.
In a column written in foreign daily, Asif Zardari said: “We will support US and other allies in its effort in war on terror. He said government would not allow anyone to use its land for terrorist activities, adding terrorists would be defeated.
He reiterated that operation against Taliban would continue.
“We will continue our struggle against dictatorial forces,” Zardari said, adding such forces were searching for new partners to destabilize the country.

Archaeologists unveiled old Jerusalem walls

JERUSALEM: Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 2,100-year-old Jerusalem perimeter wall along with beer bottles left behind by 19th century researchers who first discovered the stone defences.
The wall, on Mount Zion at the southern edge of Jerusalem's Old City, dates back to the Second Jewish Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
The ancient wall on Mount Zion had disappeared from view by the time a similar stone barrier, also uncovered in the dig, was built at the site during the Byzantine period more than 250 years later. Nonetheless, the second wall followed almost exactly the same path.

Bangladesh beaten again by Australia in 2nd ODI

DARWIN, Australia: Australia easily defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets, making 118 for two from 22.4 overs in the second One-day International at the TIO Stadium here Wednesday.
Opener Shaun Marsh hit an unbeaten 69 and won the man-of-the-match award. He and his partner Shane Watson (29) made 73 for the first wicket before Shakib Al Hasan got two quick wickets.
Earlier, Bangladesh's batting woes continued when they were dismissed for just 117 after winning the toss and electing to bat.
Already 1-0 down in the series after being routed for a record low 74 in a 180-run defeat on Sunday, the tourists were in trouble from the moment they arrived at the crease, and lasted just 36.1 overs.
The third and the final One-day International will be played on September 6 also at Darwin.

Nawaz to leave for London on Sept 7

LAHORE: Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Nawaz Sharif will leave on a one week visit to London on September 7.
According to PML-N sources, the party chief will embark on the UK visit in connection with the medical check up of his wife Kulsoom Nawaz immediately after the presidential elections to be held on September 6.

Upper, lower houses denounce US action in Angoor Adda

ISLAMABAD: The Senate and National Assembly Thursday passed a unanimous resolution against the ISAF operation in Pakistan.
Similar sentiments echoed across the upper house as the House called on the government to resist such attacks in the future with full force and compensate the victims.
The resolution termed the attack on village Zulahi near Angoor Adda, as a gross violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and integrity.
It said the incursion into Pakistani areas was unacceptable and that this matter be raised with ISAF authorities and the world community.
Also speaking on the occasion, Leader of the House Raza Rabbani said that US Ambassador was called to the Foreign Office and a strong protest was lodged.
He further said that Pakistan will never compromise on its sovereignty and is fully resolved to defend its territorial integrity.
The House also discussed commuting death sentences into life sentences and the rights of the prisoners over a bill moved by Law Minister Farooq Naek.
Speaking during the NA session, Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said Pakistan has lodged strong protest on the Angoor Adda incident with the US. He denounced the incident, terming it a violation of the country’s sovereignty.

Two more dengue cases confirmed

KARACHI: Two more patients have been confirmed to have contracted dengue virus in the city.
According to the Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, the confirmation of the new cases brings the total number of dengue patients to 126.
During the last 24 hours 14 people who were being treated in various hospitals of the city were sent home while seven new admissions were brought to different hospitals.
Meanwhile, the number of patients affected by the viral hemorrhagic fever during the current year stood at 461.

Lawyers protest at SC; police resort to baton charge

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani riot police used sticks to beat lawyers demanding the reinstatement of dozens of judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf.
The riot broke out after around 100 black-suited lawyers tried to enter the Supreme Court building by climbing the main gates, shouting slogans against the new chief justice appointed by Musharraf in November.
After the 15-minute brawl, the lawyers retreated but continued their demonstration.
Some 500 lawyers had been joined by political party workers and other supporters carrying black flags, placards and banners in front of parliament house and the Supreme Court.
"This is the representative gathering of all lawyers and bar associations of Pakistan and our struggle will continue until the reinstatement of all judges," SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan said.

Explosion in Gujranwala steel factory kills laborer

GUJRANWALA: A loud explosion rocked a steel-manufacturing unit located near Pindi By Pass road here.
According to Geo News, one laborer was killed in the blast that took place due to chemical waste in the factory.

Plane carrying Sonia Gandhi makes emergency landing

NEW DELHI: A jet carrying India's ruling Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi and the finance minister made an emergency landing because of a technical problem.
Ms Gandhi and Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram were flying from New Delhi to the southern city of Coimbatore but the private jet had to touch down in Bangalore, 250 kilometres short of its destination.
Senior Congress party official Mallikarjun Kharge said the plane had made a safe landing. But gave no details of the nature of the technical problem.

Sarkozy warns that Pakistan also at stake in Afghan campaign

DAMASCUS: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that pulling out of Afghanistan, where 10 French troops were killed by the Taliban last month, would amount to abandoning nuclear-armed Pakistan.
"If we abandon Afghanistan we will be abandoning Pakistan, which doesn't need that. I want to remind you of one thing: that Pakistan has the nuclear bomb," he told reporters before winding up a visit to the Syrian capital.
"I want to say to the French that my conviction has not changed," he said.
A Taliban ambush followed by intense fighting in the Sarobi district near the Afghan capital Kabul on August 18 and 19 left 10 French soldiers dead and 21 wounded.
The attack prompted a public outcry in France, with some calling for the immediate withdrawal of the 3,000 French troops serving in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
"If almost all democracies are down there, if (US presidential candidate) Barack Obama has made the presence in Afghanistan the centrepiece of his election campaign... he must have a good reason," Sarkozy said.
"Our soldiers, by fighting terrorists down there, are protecting us here. We must understand that terrorism is a global movement."

Seven killed in Gulf helicopter crash

Seven killed in Gulf helicopter crash
DUBAI: Seven people including a Briton and an American were killed when their heliopter crashed in the Gulf en route to an offshore oil platform, civil aviation authorities in Dubai said on Thursday.
The Bell 212 came down on Wednesday about 50 nautical miles from Dubai, killing all seven crew and passengers on board, a civil aviation statement said.
It said the other victims were two Indians, a Pakistani, a Filipino and a Venezuelan.

28 rebels, 11 soldiers killed in Sri Lanka fighting

COLOMBO: Battles between government forces and ethnic Tamil separatists raged across northern Sri Lanka, with the military saying Thursday that it killed 28 rebels and the rebels claiming 11 government troops died in the fighting.
In new fighting Wednesday, the military said it killed 11 rebels in the Welioya region, while one soldier was reported missing. Another 17 rebels were killed in fighting in the Kilinochchi, Jaffnaand Vavuniya regions, the military said.

US confirms raid inside Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: American forces conducted a raid inside Pakistan on Wednesday, a senior U.S. military official said, in the first known foreign ground assault against a suspected Taliban haven. Pakistan's government condemned the action, saying it killed at least 15 people.
The American official, speaking in Washington on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of cross border operations, said the raid occurred about a mile inside Pakistan. The official didn’t provide details on casualties.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry protested the attack, and an army spokesman warned that the apparent escalation from recent missile strikes on militant targets along the Afghan border would further anger Pakistanis and undercut cooperation in the war against terrorist groups.

MS Dora Bakoyannis, 100 most powerful women in the world
By Dr Tanveer Ahmed Sunny Athens Greece.

According to the Forbes magazine has included the Greek Foreigner minister MS Dora Bakoyannis in its list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Greek foreighn minister MS Dora Bakoyannis ranks 78 in the list made public today.

The Forbes magazine stresses that Dora Bakoyannis, former Athens Mayor, has maintained her post as foreign minister after Septemberʼs reshuffle, describing among her recent accomplishments Greeceʼs ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. German Chancellor Angela Merkel ranks first in the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world .