Zardari urges US to cease drone attacks

Relationship with Pakistan should be enduring and well defined: Grossman

Islamabad—Terming drone attacks as counterproductive in the fight against militancy and in the battle of winning hearts, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday urged the US to stop them and find alternatives. He was talking to the United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Ambassador Grossman was accompanied by Acting US Ambassador Richard Hoagland, Lt. Gen Douglas E. Lute, Dr. Peter Lavoy and other US officials.

Defence lawyers delaying BB murder case: Prosecutor

Rawalpindi—Special prosecutor FIA Chaudhary Zulfiqar has said that defence lawyers have been using delaying tactics in Benazir Bhutto’s murder case intentionally He expressed these views during the hearing of Benazir Bhutto murder case here on Saturday. He said that lawyers of accused Rasheed Ahmed alias Abdur Rahim Tarabi and Sher Zaman are not attending the court since long..

Qaeda urges Muslims to kill US diplomats over film

Dubai—The Yemen-based branch of al-Qaeda has urged Muslims to step up protests and kill more U.S. diplomats in Muslim countries after a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad(PBUH) which it said was another chapter in the “crusader wars” against Islam. “Whoever comes across America’s ambassadors or emissaries should follow the example of Omar al-Mukhtar’s descendants (Libyans), who killed the American ambassador,” the group said, referring to Tuesday’s attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Bradford protest highlights civilian killings by drones

London—Hundreds of people gathered at the peaceful protest in Bradford to highlight civilian killings in Pakistan due to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Yvonne Ridley, who was captured and imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan weeks after the 9/11 attacks, spoke at the peaceful protest organised by the Bradford Global Justice Movement in Centenary Square outside the town hall.

Major surge in petrol, CNG prices on cards

Islamabad—The government seems set to increase from tommorrow (Sept 17) the petrol price by Rs 6.82 per liter because of which its new price will stand at Rs 106.70 per liter which will be the highest in the history of the country. Likewise, the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will also be increased by Rs 6.20 per kg, sources told Pakistan Observer.

Accounts of ill-fated factory may be freezed

Karachi—The bank accounts of the ill-fated factory which claimed precious lives are likely to be freezed following a letter addressed by the investigating authorities to the State Bank of Pakistan asking for freezing of the accounts. It is said that the account in question ran in millions of rupees It may be noted that the owners of the Baldia town garments factory recorded their statements at the police station and after the statements they were shifted to unknown places for reasons best known to the administration. The owners of the factory ‘Ali Enterprise’, Abdul Aziz Bhaila, and his two sons Arshad Abdul Aziz and Shahid Abdul Aziz reported to police station Saturday morning to record statements

PTI’s tsunami to end rule of tyranny: Imran

Chitral—Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said that his party aimed to recreate a new Pakistan on the foundations of justice. Addressing a public rally in Chitral, he said that the people wanted to get rid of the corrupt politicians. The PTI chief said that taking part in America’s “war on terror” has destroyed Pakistan, adding that the PTI was due to lead a peace rally to Waziristan on Oct 7. The PTI would also take along foreign journalists so that they could be shown and informed of the region’s ground realities.