JNN 18.09.10 Parachinar : 105momineen have been maratyred and several injured.The momineen have been attacked from afghani taliban and the bodies of maratyred momineen are still not burried as the sipah e yazidi are not letting the people to take the dead bodies.It is a matter of sorrow for the nation on govt’s inability to stop terrorism in the country
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Mullah Omar is in Pakistan and everyone knows it: France
JNN 14.09.10 PARIS: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is based in Pakistan and everyone knows it, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday, calling on Islamabad to do more to help end the conflict.
“It’s not a secret for anyone, everyone knows that Mullah Omar is in Quetta, if he’s not now in Karachi,” Kouchner told French lawmakers, referring to two major Pakistani cities known to harbour militant cells.
Mullah Omar was the leader of the Taliban regime that was overthrown in Afghanistan by US-led forces in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and is now thought to be based in Quetta.
“Taliban leaders have been given shelter in Pakistan. I’m not revealing anything,” Kouchner said, telling parliament’s foreign relations committee why Afghanistan has called on Pakistan to help negotiate a peace deal.
Bahrain Govt abusing Power on Predominantly Shia Population
JNN 14.09.10 Amid increasing pressure on Shias in Bahrain, hundreds of people have staged a rally in Manama to protest Saudi Arabia’s support for the latest crackdown on the majority group.
In a pro-democracy movement, protesters reportedly blocked a road connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, stopping hundreds of cars by setting tires on fire on the King Fahd Bridge.
Security officials said that at least four vehicles were damaged in an explosion in the capital city of Manama.
A Bahraini pro-democracy leader based in London, Saeed Shehabi, told Press TV that nearly all useful internet websites in the country had been shut down by the government in an attempt to prevent the spread of news about the situation in the Arab state.
The crackdown on protesters will not prevent further mass demonstrations from those seeking democracy in Bahrain, Shehabi said.
Bahrain’s Sunni-dominated government has arrested more than 250 Shias since August, accusing 23 of them of plotting a coup and inciting “violence, rioting and terrorism.”
The population of Bahrain is predominantly Shia. However, the majority group has long complained of being discriminated against by the Bahraini government in obtaining jobs and receiving services.
The Shia opposition refuses to recognize the 2002 constitution and has called for a boycott of the October 23 parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, human rights groups have voiced concern about the situation, urging Bahrain to investigate allegations by some opposition activists that they were tortured while in detention.
Bahrain’s Shia Muslims say their rights are being restricted by Sunni rulers and they have been discriminated by ruling elites for years.
The 70 percent Shia population of Bahrain say that authorities in Manama are granting citizenship to thousands of Sunni foreigners to counterbalance the population in the Shia-majority state.
While prominent Shia clerics have been preaching religious harmony and promoting brotherhood, Shia activists have warned the government of sectarian strife should it continue with its discriminatory policies in the Persian Gulf State
US Adding insult to Pakistani injury
JNN 13.09.10 ,International Desk : Nine military officials from Pakistan were held for questioning at Dulles Airport,Washington D.C. on September 1. The officials were on route to the US Central Command in Tampa, Florida for an important meeting. But things didn’t go according to plan. The officials were separated, their green passports disregarded, they weren’t allowed to make phone calls to their one-star general in Pakistan and their official letter of invitation which also stated the purpose of their trip…well, that wasn’t even glanced at or considered. Although the US has apologised for themistreatment meted to the officials, it is too late to undo the damage.
But that’s not the first time such an incident has occurred; security checks that are meant to be random but target Muslims and long interrogation processes at airports across the US have become commonplace. September 11changed the political, and even the religious, landscape in the US as well as the world over. Nothing was the same anymore, people were categorised by their religion, ethnicity and the colour of their skin. Men with beards and women in hijab are held back at security counters, the contents of their bags rifled through, and questioned at length about their itinerary, their current job, family ties and so on before being allowed to board the flight.
In March 2010, lawmakers from Fata cut short their 15-dy trip to the US when they were asked to undergo a full body scan. These scanners have been introduced at various airports across the world as part of increased security measures. According to news reports and organisations lobbying against such scanners, these provide a detailed image of the passengers and are tantamount to “virtual strip-searches.”
There are stories that do the rounds at dinner table conversations in Pakistan. A friend of a friend who, despite becoming a naturalised citizen of the US just last year, was held at customs for interrogation for well over two hours; an uncle who’s actually a Canadian national, was held at the US-Canada border by the custom officials for a few hours; and a friend of your dad’s who had applied for a US visit visa over two years ago and is still awaiting security clearance from the embassy. Although these stories may sound far-fetched but unfortunately, these are real people who have had such experiences.
Traveling with a green passport has become tiresome. Visa applications that initially took a week or so, now take months to process. People submitting their visa documents often have the same worried look on their faces, glancing at each other furtively, wondering if they’ll be able to visit their loved ones abroad, whether they will be able to make it to their daughter’s graduation in time and whether the new grandparents will be allowed a two-week visit to see their grandchild. Painful, tedious and not to mention nerve-wrecking, are the words to describe this arduous process that every Pakistani must partake in each time he/she decides to travel.
None of the hijackers involved in 9/11 were Pakistanis and nor were they funded by Pakistanis, yet it is articles like these which are read by thousands who know nothing about Pakistan, except that the country is on the front line in the war against terror. A critique of the op-ed piece has been talked about in great length here. Every article on Pakistan published in the foreign media outlets, be it fashion, the sudden literary boom in the country or even the floods – Islamist militants and the Taliban are always present.
This isn’t to say that Pakistanis have been entirely innocent; the most recent instance being Faisal Shehzad, but to associate Pakistan and 9/11 is incorrect. At the same time, one needs to look at the bigger picture: the way Pakistan is intricately associated with terrorism and for harbouring al Qaeda associates, al Qaeda has roots in the anti-Soviet war in which the ‘mujahideen’ were substantially financed by the CIA and the ISI.
Now each and every Pakistani is paying the cost of being friends to US , as to fulfil there dream of being the only super power in the world and to break the biggest and the Most Powerful nation in the world with the help of Pakistani Intelligence agencies ,and fight there war with the help of the Mercenaries , recruited in the name of Islam , firstly as Mujahideen , and then later on the American Born but not owned by Americans, Taliban which are now only called American bastards .
The Story of Pakistan of its Past , Present and future will be a part of the world history , which will be an eye opener for whole of the world , as this is a lesson for every nation , that Never to rely or try to be friends of America, as they will first use you, and then with the same weapons will try to suffocate you till death . While now this has also been even learned by Pakistani Armed Forces that America is trying to suffocate this nation , so there are trying to make a way out which is very late, but still there is a stream of light at the end of the tunnel . As still Pakistan holds such a Position that can suffocate or even eliminate the Only super Power in the world. As it is itself on the verge of break away , and the time will prove that Russia broke up , but still a great Power Player in the world , but the time will prove that when US will break away it will be wiped away from the Map of the World Political Powers, and the American Public will be the greatest losers , far more than the Russian people who are Now No where after the collapse of the USSR.
The splinter groups of these Talibans known as Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan , Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan , Lashkar e Jhangvi , Jundullah , and others are now being directly financed by Saudia Arabia , and America to destabilize and dis Integrate Pakistan , to win over there nefarious designs but the Pakistani Armed forces are not the only top ranking forces in there Battle power on the war front , but they have proved to be the No.1 , fighting force against any type of terrorism and Gurella war fare , they have broken the records of winning over the areas which were never even taken over by the British forces or any other forces even of Alexander the Great.
LONG LIVE PAKISTAN !
Wahabi Taliban Brutally Killed 17 Shia Muslims in Pakistan
American Created Saudi Funded Wahabi Taliban attacked a town in Shiluzan, Pakistan and massacred 17 innocent Shias including a Woman.
According to a received report American Wahabi Taliban attacked a small town belonging to Shia sect, in Shiluzan, Pakistan, on Friday and killed 2 Shia Muslims, burnt their houses and mosques.
Our source in the area said that Taliban militants intended to capture the village in just 2 to 3 hours, but the Brave Shia defender foiled their barbaric attack in 4 to 5 hours.
Nevertheless the insurgent Wahabis attacked again Yesterday the same village and killed more than 6 innocent Shia Muslims including a woman who came out of her house to protect her small baby.
The flame of war in the area is very high.
It is said that from Friday early morning till today 17 innocent Shia Muslims have been martyred by American Wahabi stooges.
In US, some Extremist burnt the pages of the Holy Quran which provoked the feel of thousands Muslims across the World, BUT every day in Pakistan, Wahhabi Taliban killing , who portray themselves as Muslims are massacring innocent people, burning their homes and mosques, tearing their holy Books, But whole of the West is lip tight against there atrocities and Barbarinism.
JAP Declares Eid Day as Day of Mourning against the Ongoing Terrorism & Clamaties like Flood in Pakistan.
JNN 11.09.10 Karachi. Jafaria Allliance Pakistan this year has announced the Eid Day as the DAY of MOURNING , against the Ongoing Suicide attacks , Target Killings of Pakistani Shia Community Members and Natural Clamities of the Disastrous Floods in Major parts of Pakistan , which has Claimed the lives of a very big No. of people of Pakistan , and has displaced more than 30 Million People
from there homes ,who are homeless and facing the shortage of food and even the necessities like the clean drinking water.
JAP even announced a Protest Demonstration on the Ground of Mousleum of Quaid e Azam , on the Eid Day , which was attended by the President of JAP , Allama Abbas Kumaili , Molana Hussain Masudi , and other Prominent leaders of JAP, This Peaceful Protest Demostration was done in the presence of hundreds of People who came to pay there respects to the father of the Nation on the Eid Day .
Imam Khamenei: Aid Flow to Pakistan Not Enough, Palestine is Prime Issue of Muslim World
World Shia Leader “Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei” has described the flood disaster in Pakistan as the “most urgent” issue of the Muslim world. Imam Khamenei said here on Friday that Palestine issue is the number one issue of the world of Islam.
World Shia Leader, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has described the flood disaster in Pakistan as the “most urgent” issue of the Muslim world.
Addressing crowds of worshippers at Tehran University after Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday, Imam Khamenei expressed deep sorrow over the catastrophic floods in Pakistan and the lingering humanitarian crisis it has brought to the country.
Iran has so far sent more than 400 tons of humanitarian aid including tents, blankets, food and medicine to Pakistan, and has also announced its readiness to play an active role in the reconstruction of the country’s flood-ravaged regions.
Imam Khamenei said the measures taken so far to relieve the disaster-hit Pakistanis was far from enough and appealed to all Muslims across the globe to help their brothers in Pakistan.
“The Iranian nation and government, other Muslim nations and governments, and Islamic societies including the Organization of the Islamic Conference and Muslims communities in any corner of the world [must] rush to help the Pakistani nation and government and meet the various needs of the flood victims in Pakistan,” World Shia Leader said.
The international community has also pleaded for a boost in global relief efforts to help some 800,000 Pakistanis stranded in areas only accessible by air in the aftermath of the country’s worst-ever natural disaster.
The floods washed through one-fifth of Pakistan in August, leaving at least 1,760 people dead and affecting at least another 17 million.
Imam Khamenei further warned about efforts by some powers to take advantage of the political unrest and security gap in the violence-wracked country.
“Some are seeking to turn Pakistan into their military base,” the Leader cautioned, expressing hope that Islamabad would resolve the predicament by fulfilling its obligations.
World Shia Leader, Seyed Ali Khamenei, said here on Friday that Palestine issue is the number one issue of the world of Islam.
“Palestine is the number one issue of the world of Islam. The so-called peace conference aims to cover up Zionist regime’s crimes,” said Imam Khamenei in his first Eid-ul-Fitr (Fast Breaking Festival) congregational prayers sermon.
He said the US and the West have sit idle, witnessing suppression of the Palestinian nation and holding a session for peace. “What a kind of peace? Which peace? (Peace) among whom?”
Calling Palestinian nation a “strong nation” that stands pressures, the Imam Khamenei said pressures can not force the resistant nation withdraw.
The Paramount Leader said Palestinian nation have become more stronger and more powerful than the past 20 to 30 years.
“Palestinians can cut hands of the aggressor and put an end to the Zionist regime’s presence in the region,” added the Ayatollah.
Elsewhere in his address, Imam Khamenei thanked the nation for high turnout in the World Quds Day rallies. “Domineering powers want to marginalize the issue of Palestine but glorious World Quds Day ceremonies showed that Muslims are filled up with hope and enthusiasm.”
Imam Khamenei said 31 years are passing since the late Imam Khomeini designated the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadhan as the World Quds Day. “31 years are passing since the day the late Imam designated the day as the World Quds Day. Enemies expected that the Day would lose its importance with passage of time but to no avail.”
This year, the Day was observed in many countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, America and the Middle East and Iranian nation, which was the main pivot of the Islamic movement, commemorated the Day more gloriously than the past, showing that they would fulfill their duty in the best possible manner when time requires.
Rehman hints at action against LeT, TTP and SSP in Balochistan
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has vowed to take action wherever the writ of state is challenged, adding that the terrorists wanted to destabilize the country.
Talking to media in Quetta on Wednesday, Rehman said that the Frontier Constabulary has been given police powers for three months.
He, however, added that the action would be taken on the orders of the provincial government. “I am here only to assist the Balochistan government”. “As many as five outfits including Balochistan Republican Army, Balochistan Liberation Front and Balochistan Armed Defence have been banned for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities”, Malik maintained. “Their bank accounts have also been seized and they could not set up offices”, Rehman added. Rehman assured that the federal government would provide the Baloch government with whatever it wants. “We will do away with the sense of insecurity among the Baloch people by rooting out the religious organizations from the province”, Malik pledged. He said that action would be taken against Lashkar-e-Jahngvi, Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba present in the province. “I never hinted at operation in Balochistan on the lines of Swat and Malakand”, the minister said while replying to a question in this regard.
Imam Khamenei: Iran will circumvent sanctions
World Shia Leader has warned against international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear energy program, saying Iran will thwart sanctions.
“The Iranian authorities and nation will undoubtedly circumvent sanctions (against the country) and render them ineffective just as they did over the past three decades and will move ahead with progress and development,” said Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with Iranian industrialists and manufacturers on Tuesday.
The Leader stressed the importance of creating a “truly resistant economy” to counter sanctions and economic pressure by arrogant powers.
He reiterated that the enemies seek to frustrate the Iranian people by exerting economic pressure on the country with the intent of turning the nation against the government by blaming it for poor economic performance.
Imam Khamenei said their goal is to cut ties between the government and nation.
However, they have not known the Iranian nation and are mistaken in their calculations.
The Leader urged Iranian officials to collaborate closely to bring about growth and development in the country.
Under intense political pressure from the US, the United Nations Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions on Iran on June 9 over the country’s nuclear energy activities. The US and the European Union then brought additional unilateral sanctions on the Islamic Republic
In addition to the Security Council’s resolution, the United States and European Union imposed additional unilateral sanctions on the Islamic Republic in an effort to cripple Iran’s economy and bend the country’s resolve in continuing with its peaceful nuclear program.
Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious leaders condemn US 'anti-Muslim frenzy'
US religious leaders have condemned an “anti-Muslim frenzy” in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.
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News Agency, Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious leaders denounced the “misinformation and outright bigotry” against US Muslims resulting from plans to build a Muslim community centre and mosque not far from the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York.
Tensions have risen with the approach of both the September 11 anniversary on Saturday and the Muslim eid al-Fitr festival that marks the close of the fasting month of Ramadan, which is expected to end around Friday.
Passions have been further inflamed by Terry Jones, the pastor of a 30-person church in Gainesville, Florida, who has announced plans to burn a Koran on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Mr Jones says he wants to “expose Islam” as a “violent and oppressive religion”.
Religious leaders, including Washington Roman Catholic Archbishop emeritus Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Dr Michael Kinnamon of the National Council of Churches, released a statement saying they were “alarmed by the anti-Muslim frenzy” and “appalled by such disrespect for a sacred text”.
“To attack any religion in the United States is to do violence to the religious freedom of all Americans,” said the religious leaders, including Rabbi David Saperstein, head of the Union for Reform Judaism, and Rabbi Julie Schonfeld of the Association of Conservative Rabbis.
“The threatened burning of copies of the Holy Qu’ran this Saturday is a particularly egregious offence that demands the strongest possible condemnation by all who value civility in public life and seek to honour the sacred memory of those who lost their lives on September 11,” they said.
The planned Koran-burning by the Dove World Outreach Centre has already prompted protests in Kabul.
Several hundred Afghans – mostly students from religious schools – gathered outside the Milad ul-Nabi mosque and chanted “Death to America” in anger over the plans.
General David Petraeus, the head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said in a statement that the Koran burning could “endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort” to stabilise the Afghan situation.
“It is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems, not just here, but everywhere in the world we are engaged with the Islamic community,” General Petraeus said.
Pakistani Flood Relief Officer ‘Ignores Shia Village Population’
SIKANDRABAD: Esakhel tehsil resident Girdawar Muhammad Hashim Khan, who is in charge of relief goods has been accused of spreading sectarianism and is ignoring the Shia population of flood victims
Esakhel tehsil resident Girdawar Muhammad Hashim Khan, who is in charge of relief goods has been accused of spreading sectarianism and is ignoring the Shia population of flood victims.
Local residents from Ranjhe Wala including Ghulam Shabbir, Amir Mukhtar, Riaz, Malik Saadat and others gave a written statement to this effect on Monday.
They said that Girdawar belonged to a diehard Sunni sect and hated the Shia community.
“He has continuously overlooked the Shia community in relief operations and has not even distributed goods to two entire villages because he knew they had a majority Shia population,” Mukhtar said.
They said most of the people in Ranjhey Wala belonged to the Shia community and that the official had removed the names of the Shia community from all distribution lists for the flood affected people. “The Ranjhey Wala area has not been provided a single bottle of water,” said Malik Saadat. Locals in the area said they suffered severely during the floods and added that many have lost their houses and livestock.
Residents in Sikandrabad said that Hashim Khan was fanning the flames of sectarianism in the area and was using abusive language against the Shia community in a local mosque. The people appealed to the provincial finance minister, Sargodha commissioner and Mianwali district coordination officer (DCO) to register case against the official.
Attacks in Pakistan reaction to army's success: Qureshi
LISBON: The recent wave of attacks in Pakistan are a reaction to the success of the army’s anti-terror operations, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Monday during a visit to Portugal.
“It is a reaction to the successful operations we’ve had against the militants in Pakistan,” Qureshi said following a meeting in Lisbon with his Portuguese counterpart Luis Amado.
On Monday, at least 19 people were killed in a suicide attack against a police station in Pakistan, where the Taliban allies of Al-Qaeda have stepped up their campaign, which has claimed more than 3,700 lives in three years.
“They are retaliating and they are attacking innocent citizens to create panic and to break the resolve that exists in the country,” Pakistan’s top diplomat said.
Qureshi is on a tour of European capitals to call attention to the plight of victims of recent devastating floods in Pakistan that submerged an area the size of England and left eight million people dependent on aid for survival.
He said he wanted to thank European leaders for the aid provided so far and to discuss the “measures that need to be taken for early recovery and the reconstruction phase”.
“And we also want to ensure that the money being contributed is utilised in the most efficient and transparent manner,” he added.
After Portugal, Qureshi will visit Spain and Poland before meeting in Brussels with the European Union’s foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton.
Petraeus bashes plan to burn Qurans
WASHINGTON: Top US military commander in Afghanistan has denounced a Florida church’s plans to burn Qurans on September 11, saying it would put the lives of American troops overseas in danger.
General David Petraeus said that the move will be used by the Taliban to boost their image and will drum up anger against US troops.
“It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort,” Petraeus told The Wall Street Journal.
“It is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems,” Petraeus added.
The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, says it will burn copies of the holy Quran on church grounds to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
There have been daily demonstrations against the church’s plan in Afghanistan since Friday.
The pastor of the church, Terry Jones, distributed T-shirts bearing anti-Islamic slogans last year. AGENCIES
Iran boosts nuclear work despite sanctions -IAEA
VIENNA: Iran’s total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May to reach 2.8 tonnes, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report said, showing Tehran is pushing ahead with disputed work despite tougher sanctions.
The confidential report, obtained by Reuters on Monday, also said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remained concerned about possible activity in the Islamic Republic to develop a nuclear payload for a missile.
Western powers are likely to see the report’s findings as backing up their suspicions that Tehran is seeking to build nuclear bombs and underlining the need for the country to enter serious negotiations to curb its nuclear programme. AGENCIES
Eid expected on Saturday as Shawal moon view on Thursday
KARACHI: The Meteorological Department has said that Eid-ul-Fitar is expected on Saturday as the Shawal moon is sure to be viewed on Thursday..
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According to the Director of Meteorological Department, Muhammad Ajmal Shamshad, the time for sighting moon on 29th of Ramadan will be very short. Consequently, the probability of Ruat-e-Hilal is only 10 to 12 percent.
He added that the chances of sighting the angle of the Shawal moon are also very least, so it is most obvious that this Ramadan will be completed with 30 days of fasts on Friday, followed by Eid-ul-Fitar on Saturday.
1965 war and Muslim countries role
Pakistan received much help from Muslim countries during the war of 1965, against India. The vital role of Muslim states during the 1965 war. (September 06, 2010)
makkah on sahb e qadar
Blast rocks Yaum-ul-Quds rally in Quetta, 22 killed
QUETTA: At least 22 people were killed, over 100 were injured when a blast detonated at a rally held to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in Quetta on Friday.
According to the details, Yaum-ul-Quds rally, comprising of hundreds people was taken out at Meezan Chowk, Quetta, when an explosion went off right in the middle of the rally, killed at least 22 people while 50 others were injured.
The deceased and injured are being taken to Civil Hospital. Dr Shabeer, the RMO of the Civil Hospital, also confirmed that 22 
people were martyred and almost 50 others injured. He said that the hospital management was ready to face such emergency.
Several injured have also been taken to the Combined Military Hospital. The hospital management has requested to donate blood.
The law enforcement agencies including the Frontier Constabulary cordoned off the area.
The nature of the bomb was not known yet.
“No adequate security arrangements were made on the routes,” said sources.
Intense firing started soon after the blasts.
Rallies are held across Pakistan every year on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to support Palestinian demands for a separate homeland.
Assad: No One Should Dare Touch Resistance and Its Arms
Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar quoted on Thursday Syrian President Bachar Assad as warning that Hezbollah’s rifle was directed at Israel.
According to the Lebanese daily, Assad recently told his guests that no one should dare touch the resistance and its arms.
The newspaper also quoted Assad as calling for restraint in Lebanon and unification of weapons to confront the Israeli enemy.
Damascus visitors told al-Akhbar that the Syrian president has expressed concern over the situation in Lebanon, saying that tight coordination between Syria and Saudi Arabia could keep calm in the country.
According to Assad, all Lebanese sides should benefit from this atmosphere to consolidate the interior.
Ahmadinejad to Visit Qatar on Sunday
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to make a brief visit on Sunday to Qatar, Iran’s closest ally among the Gulf Arab states, the Iranian ambassador in Doha, Abdollah Sohrabi, said.
Ahmadinejad will hold talks with Qatari emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, on issues including the Palestinian question and the devastating floods in Pakistan, Sohrabi told reporters on Thursday. “The visit will last for a few hours,” he added.
Qatar has maintained friendly relations with Iran, unlike other Gulf Arab states.
Imam Khamenei attends Imam Ali's mourning ceremony
JNN New Agency,On Imam Ali’s (P.B.U.H.) martyrdom anniversary, different groups of people and the Islamic Revolution Leader Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony in Imam Khomeini Hosseiniyeh in Tehran.
The ceremony was held after Wednesday’s noon prayer lead by Imam Khamenei in which the participants mourned Imam Ali’s martyrdom.
Mourning ceremonies were held on the 19th, 20th and 21st of the month of Ramadan in Imam Khomeini Hosseiniyeh…
Pak Army officials call off US visit after being misbehaved
RAWALPINDI: A delegation, comprising officials from Pakistan Army, has resolved cancellation of US visit after they were mishandled by US officials of Transport Security at Washington Airport…
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) sources, a delegation of Pakistan Army was invited to Central Command meeting in US where delegation announced calling off visit after arrival at Washington airport when US security officials misbehaved Pakistan army officials.
Delegation has been called back to country.
Meanwhile, US Defense Department has strongly deplored the incident, sources said.
Jafaria Alliance Pakistan Announced Youm-e-Sog of 3 days
Lahore: 29 shaheed, 180 injured in Youm-e-Ali procession blasts
At least 29 persons have been killed and more than 180 others got injured in three suicide blasts occurred in Lahore when processions of Youm-e-Ali were on their way to conclude at Karbala Gamay Shah. DCO Sajjad Bhutta confirmed that 29 people were killed in the blasts.
First blast occurred near Karbala Gamay Shah in Youm-e-Ali procession when a suicide bomber blew himself up while he was being frisked by the constable. Two persons along with the constable were martyred in the blast.
According to Mayo hospital sources, at least 120 injured persons have been taken there who were injured in subsequent stampede. Women, children and policemen were among the injured. At least 40 injured were shifted to Ganga Ram hospital while 20 injured were shifted to Services Hospital. Situation of few of the injured is stated to be critical. Fear and panic prevailed at the blast sight which was occurred just after the Iftar time. A large number of people were gathered in Karbala Gamay Shah to commemorate Youm-e-Ali.
Second blast was also occurred near Karbala Gamay Shah in which several people were injured. Another blast was occurred in Bhati chowk which was occurred 20 minutes after the first blast. Commissioner Lahore Khusru Pervaiz has confirmed that all three blast were suicide blasts.
Yaum-e-Ali procession ambushed; several injured in Karachi
KARACHI: Unknown gunmen opened fire at Yaum-e-Ali procession near Empress Market in Karachi on Wednesday, leaving several people injured.
According to reports, unknown assailants ambushed the procession from the top of a building located…
Security beefs up on Youm-e-Ali
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Mirza, has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to pay special attention to the role of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) et cetera, as well as intelligence outfits of the law enforcement agencies while devising a security strategy on the occasion of `Youm-e-Ali’.
At least 10 walkthrough gates and scanners would be installed along with a command and control room in Nishtar Park for foolproof security measures.
Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza also directed for security cameras be installed along the routes of the procession which should be monitored. There should also be complete sweeps of procession routes by the Bomb Disposal Squad.
“The parking of vehicles should also be banned along the routes of the processions,” he directed.
He instructed for the security of all mosques, imambargahs and madaris to be beefed up. Snap checking and police patrolling should also be enhanced.
The Home Minister said that for effective security measures, suggestions should also be sought from the managements of the mosques, imambargahs and madaris.
Dr. Mirza said that a special plan would be devised to regulate the flow of traffic on the occasion of Youm-e-Ali, and people be apprised of alternative routes.
World Shia Leader Urges Quick Int'l Aid for Pakistan
World Shia Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has criticized international
organizations for failing to administer aid to flooded Pakistan, urging Muslims’ quick assistance to help recover the country.
(JNN) News Agency, “Unfortunately, international organizations have not carried out their duties well to render services to disaster-stricken people, which itself needs to be analyzed and scrutinized,” Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in a statement on Tuesday.
Imam Khamenei called on all Muslims across the world to join hands in helping flood-hit Pakistanis.
“We are obliged to fulfill our duties and rush to help our devastated brothers and sisters,” the Leader said.
More than 1,600 Pakistanis have lost their lives in the floods that have hit nearly one fifth of the country. The UN says more than 17 million Pakistanis have been affected, as five million people have been made homeless as a result of the unprecedented floods.
The situation caused by the floods is worsening as hunger, lack of hygiene and drinking water, and the threat of an epidemic have put lives of many Pakistanis at risk.
The flooding is considered the worst in the country’s history.
World Shia Leader,Ayatullah Khamenei,Urges Quick Int'l Aid for Pakistan
Ayatollah Khamenei, has criticized international organizations for failing to administer aid to flooded Pakistan, urging Muslims’ quick assistance to help recover the country.
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News Agency, “Unfortunately, international organizations have not carried out their duties well to render services to disaster-stricken people, which itself needs to be analyzed and scrutinized,” Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in a statement on Tuesday.
Imam Khamenei called on all Muslims across the world to join hands in helping flood-hit Pakistanis.
“We are obliged to fulfill our duties and rush to help our devastated brothers and sisters,” the Leader said.
More than 1,600 Pakistanis have lost their lives in the floods that have hit nearly one fifth of the country. The UN says more than 17 million Pakistanis have been affected, as five million people have been made homeless as a result of the unprecedented floods.
The situation caused by the floods is worsening as hunger, lack of hygiene and drinking water, and the threat of an epidemic have put lives of many Pakistanis at risk.
The flooding is considered the worst in the country’s history.
Syed Nasrallah and Sunni Leader Vow to Compensate Victims, Stress Unity
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and leader of the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects Sheikh Hussam Qaraqira stressed in a meeting that last Tuesday individual clashes in Burj Abi Haidar “had no political background and were not sectarian.”
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News Agency, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and leader of the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects Sheikh Hussam Qaraqira stressed in a meeting that last Tuesday individual clashes in Burj Abi Haidar “had no political background and were not sectarian.”
A statement released by Hezbollah’s media office said that Sayyed Nasrallah and Al-Ahbash leader agreed to take all measures necessary to prevent the recurrence of similar deadly incidents and emphasized the importance of unity between Shia and Sunni.
Both leaders decided to form a joint committee to compensate for those who sustained damages during the clashes, it said.
The two sides also stressed the importance of the army’s role in safeguarding security and vowed they would make efforts to help the investigation carried out by the Lebanese army into the clashes, according to the statement. They rejected verbal attacks and accusations against it.
As Safir newspaper quoted Hezbollah leadership sources as saying that in the first days of the clashes, the party tried to contain the negative stances against it. However, it realized that there was an organized campaign against it through the speeches and statements of March 14 officials, the sources said.
They told As Safir that Hariri did not deal with the incidents as a statesman rather than as the Future movement leader and the chief of a certain faction. The speeches that Hariri made during Iftar banquets in the past few days contradict with his own calls for calm, the sources said.
In a related development, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwaji said the number of arrests linked to the clashes has risen to 10 not 4 as previously reported.
“What is required is that no one ignites a fire and then demand the army put it out,” Kahwaji told As-Safir newspaper in comments published on Monday.
On Sunday, Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad slammed those whom he said were exploiting the Borj Abi Haidar incident to promote sectarian strife in Beirut.
“Some people are insisting on making statements with slogans and incitement that only serve to fuel the fire of division and strife. These voices are not keen to protect society, the people or the state,” Raad said.
“Tours of the areas where the clashes took place in Borj Abi Haidar aim to deepen division,” Raad added, in reference to visits by Hariri and Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Qabbani to Borj Abi Haidar.
Hazrat Ali’s (AS) martyrdom day termed ‘most sensitive’
JNN 29.08.10 Intelligence reports claim terrorists planning to strike on aforementioned day to spread sectarian violence across province
LAHORE: Intelligence agencies declared the martyrdom day of Hazrat Ali (AS) the most sensitive across the country, especially in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan, with regards to the ongoing wave of terrorism, sources told JNN on Sunday, adding that reports had been forwarded to the authorities concerned in this regard.
The sources said that intelligence personnel, in their reports, had mentioned that some of the terrorist groups could use the martyrdom day to spread sectarian violence in the province.
They said that terrorist groups had earlier planned terrorism activities during the holy month of Ramazan that were delayed due to the flood and later again delayed due to the occurrence of a severe clash between groups of local Taliban and the Punjabi Taliban in the South Waziristan area of Dandy Darpa Khail.
The sources said that intelligence personnel, in their reports, expressed the fear that terrorist groups could now carry out any activity in the aforementioned cities to create sectarian violence in the province.
They claimed that the confessions of arrested terrorists during investigations also supported the intelligence reports, adding that during investigation, several arrested terrorists had confessed about terrorist plans during the holy months of Ramazan and Moharram to spread sectarian violence in the province.
The sources said the arrested terrorists had disclosed that their cohorts could also start a wave of target killings in which they would target people of different schools of thought, besides a campaign of suicide bombings and other terrorist activities.
“The arrested terrorists had also disclosed that in the provincial capital alone, of eight groups were operating individually who were later brought together following the decision of their elders. These groups had completed their basic homework and were waiting for the right time to act,” the sources said, adding that following the revelation of the arrested terrorists, several teams consisting of personnel of different law enforcement agencies had not only arrested more terrorist, but also recovered several other ‘items’ related to terrorist activities, including maps.
The sources said that the apprehensions of intelligence personnel had been forwarded to the authorities concerned across the province. “Following which, the provincial authorities have take several steps to avoid any unpleasant incident and a special operation for the arrest of terrorists is also under process,” they said.
Sarkozy’s wife is as ‘prostitute’ : Irani media
JNN 28.08.10 Media bashing comes after France’s First Lady Carla Bruni campaigns for woman threatened with stoning
* State TV says Bruni supporting Sakineh to justify her own immorality
PARIS: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been branded a ‘prostitute’ by Iran after she publicly attacked the country for threatening to stone a woman to death.
France’s First Lady is part of a campaign to save the life of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two.
She is accused of cheating on her husband and then helping to kill him, and is now facing capital punishment for her crimes. Ms Bruni-Sarkozy, who became President Nicolas Sarkozy’s third wife two years ago, has signed a petition calling for Sakineh’s release. Last week the former supermodel said: ‘I just can’t see what good could come out of this macabre ceremony, whatever the judicial reasons put forward to justify it.’
But Kayhan (which means ‘Universe’ in English), the Iranian daily newspaper which acts as a mouthpiece for the country’s regime, has now accused 42-year-old Ms Bruni-Sarkozy of being a hypocrite.
An editorial in the paper points to her chequered love life, which has included numerous relationships with high-profile celebrities. Entitled ‘French prostitutes join the human rights protest,’ the article singles out Ms Bruni-Sarkozy and Isabelle Adjani, the French actress and friend of the First Lady who is also calling for Sakineh’s release. Kayhan aims to ‘defend the ideology of the Islamic Revolution’ and is directly under the supervision of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government.
Iranian state television also attacked Ms Bruni-Sarkozy for her support for Sakineh, saying she was using it to try and justify her own immorality. The Elysee Palace had no formal reaction to the slurs in the Iranian media, but an insider said Ms Bruni-Sarkozy was ‘deeply shocked’ by the personal attack. agencies
TTP terrorist arrested in Karachi, police recover explosives
KARACHI: The CID police have arrested a terrorist of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan from the Banaras area of Karachi; a kilo of explosive material and detonator have been recovered from his custody,JNN reported Monday.
According to SSP Umar Khatab, CID police conducted an operation in Banaras; a terrorist, Fawad, of TTP has been arrested from the area.
He added that the arrested terrorist belongs to a banned TTP group, Fazalullah and is a resident of Swat.
Umar Khatab added further that earlier Fawad was working as a mechanic in Swat; he later joined banned outfit.
The arrested terrorist, Fawad, is an expert at making vehicles for suicide attacks.
Police continues to investigate the arrested.
Millions stepping in Najaf for Haydari mourning
HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Hundreds of thousands of mourners have been heading to the holy city of Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Al-Imam Ali Al-Mortadha (a.s.), first infallible descendant of Prophet Muhammad (s), at his holy shrine.
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News Agency, HOLY CITY OF NAJAF, Iraq: Hundreds of thousands of mourners have been heading to the holy city of Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Al-Imam Ali Al-Mortadha (a.s.), first infallible descendant of Prophet Muhammad (s), at his holy shrine.
Ramadan 21, the anniversary of martyrdom of Al-Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (as.), falls this year on Wednesday September 1 in Iraq, and according to officials the number of mourners to Najaf will reach to two million on Wednesday.
The government has announced holiday on Ramadan 21 marking the sad occasion in Najaf governorate.
Shab-e-Zarbat (Nineteenth of Mah-e-Ramazan) or Night of attack on Imam Ali (A.S.) at Kufa Mosque
JNN 29.08.10 Shab-e-Zarbat (Nineteenth of Mah-e-Ramazan) or Night of attack on Imam Ali (A.S.) at Kufa Mosque
On the 19th of Ramadan month (Mah-e-Ramazan) of the year 40 A.H, Imam Ali (pbuh) came to the mosque in Kufa for his morning prayers. Imam Ali (pbuh) gave the call for prayer (Azaan) and became engaged in leading the congregation. Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam pretending to pray, stood just behind Imam Ali (pbuh), and when Imam Ali (pbuh) was in a state of prostration, Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam dealt a heavy stroke with his sword, inflicting a deep wound on Imam Ali’s (pbuh) head.
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) had prophesied the assassination of Imam Ali (pbuh) and his issues. Regarding Imam Ali (pbuh) he (pbuh) had said, “O Ali! I see before my eyes thy beard dyed with the blood of thy forehead.”
They assassinated Imam Ali (pbuh) at his finest time – the hour of standing before Allah, the Exalted, during a prayer of submission, in the best of days, while fasting during the month of Ramadan (Mah-e-Ramazan); during the most glorious Islamic duties, while preparing to wage jihad, and in the highest and most pure divine places, the Mosque of Kufa.
May joy be to Amir al-Muminin Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (pbuh) and a blessed afterlife!
The crime of assassinating Imam Ali (pbuh) remains one of the most cruel, brutal and hideous, because it was not committed against one man, but against the whole rational Islamic leadership. By assassinating Imam Ali (pbuh), they actually aimed at assassinating the message, the history, the culture and the nation of Muslims embodied in the person of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (pbuh). In doing so, the Islamic nation lost its guide of progress, and at the most wondrous opportunity in its life after the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
Imam Ali (pbuh) suffered from his wound for three days, and He (pbuh) passed away on 21st of the month of Ramadan (Mah-e-Ramazan) at an age of 63 years.
During these three days, he (pbuh) entrusted his son, Imam Hasan (pbuh) with the Imamate of guiding the nation ideologically and socially. During those three days, as during all his life, he never ceased remembering Allah, praising Him, and accepting Him and His ordinance.
Likewise, he continued giving pieces of advice and directions leading to good, pointing to the right, defining the way to guidance, explaining the course for deliverance, calling for the observance of Allah’s ordinances, and warning against following one’s ill desires and set-backs from not carrying out the divine message.
The following is one piece of advice offered to his sons, Imam Hasan (pbuh) and Imam Hussain (pbuh), as well as to his people, the nation and coming generations:
“I advise you to fear Allah, and not to run after (the pleasure of) the world, even if it may run after you. Do not be sorry for anything from it which you have been denied. Say the truth and act for (Allah’s) reward. Be an enemy of the oppressor, and be a helper of the oppressed.”
“I advise you, my children, my household and all those who may receive my message, to fear Allah, to arrange your affairs well, to maintain good relations among yourselves, for I have heard your grandfather (pbuh) saying: ‘Good relations are better than prayer and fasting in general.'”
“(Fear) Allah when handling matters of orphans. Do not let them starve, nor allow them to be lost as long as you are there.”
“(Fear) Allah in respect to your neighbors, for they were the trust of your Prophet (pbuh). He went on asking us to take care of them, so much that we thought he would make them heirs (of our heritage).”
“(Fear) Allah in respect to the Holy Quran, (take care that) no one may excel you in following its tenets.”
“(Fear) Allah in respect to prayer, as it is the pillar of your religion.”
“(Fear) Allah in respect to your Lord’s House (Kaaba), do not forsake it so long as you live, because if you do you will not be looked upon with respect.”
“(Fear) Allah in respect to Jihad, fight with your wealth, your lives and your tongues, in the way of Allah.”
“Have mutual liaison and give-and-take. Beware of turning your faces from, and of renouncing, one another. Do not abandon bidding good and forbidding evil, lest vicious people may overrule you, and then in such a case, your invocations will not be responded to (by Allah).”
Then he said: “O, Banu Abdul Muttalib, certainly I do not want you to wade through the blood of the Muslims, crying: Amir al-Muminin was murdered. You certainly kill for me no one but my killer.”
“Wait till I die by this stroke of him (Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam), then strike a single stroke against him, and do not disfigure his body, for I had heard the Holy Prophet (pbuh) saying: ‘Avoid mayhem even with a rabid dog.'”
Such was the heroic end of this great man! The loss to the Mission and the nation was the gravest after the loss of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
By the death of Imam Ali (pbuh) the nation lost:
A heroism that had become the song of the time;
A courageous history that has never dreamt of its like;
A wisdom no one can fathom, save Allah;
A purity, the like of which was only in the prophets;
An abstinence from the pleasures of life that could be attained only by the nearest to Allah;
An eloquence such as to be the echo of Book; and
A jurisprudence, and a thorough knowledge of the laws of religion, that made him the ‘gateway of the city’ of the Prophet’s knowledge, and the authority to whom the Islamic nation referred in all its affairs.
Peace be upon Amir al-Muminin the day he was born, the day he was martyred on his altar.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Ignorant Saudi Wahhabis Arrested Two Innocent Shia Citizens
On 25 August 2010 the Saudi Wahhabi security forces of Al-Ahsa arrested
two Shia citizens ( Muhssin Ali al-Oqeili , 28 years , private employee , and Hussain Ali al-Oqeili , 18 years , a student , from al-Mahdoud district in Qatif city
JNN News , On 25 August 2010 the Saudi Wahhabi security forces of Al-Ahsa arrested two Shia citizens ( Muhssin Ali al-Oqeili , 28 years , private employee , and Hussain Ali al-Oqeili , 18 years , a student , from al-Mahdoud district in Qatif city .
The two citizens were halted by security patrol in a quadric car when they were driving their car on Qatif street . They were arrested and led to prison under a charge of holding a banner in support of Hizbullah on their car.
On the other hand , the members of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice raided some towns and villages in Al-Ahsa where Husseiniyaat, mosques, houses, shopping malls and streets were decorated with lights, flowers and shiny buntings to celebrate the birthday of the Imam Hassan the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed (AS), and destroyed all signs and decorations celebrating.
Al-Qaeda Claims Ramadan Attacks in Iraq
Al-Qaeda has said it was behind a wave of attacks across Iraq during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a US monitoring group said on Saturday.
Al-Qaeda front group, the Islamic State of Iraq, said that during “the month of fasting and jihad” it launched a “new earth-shaking wave” in its campaign of violence, the SITE Intelligence Group said.
In the statement posted on Islamist forums on Friday, the militants said they targeted “headquarters, centres and security barriers for the army and apostate police.”
On Wednesday, more than a dozen apparently coordinated car bombs targeting Iraqi police and other attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda hit 10 cities and towns around the country, killing 53 people and wounding hundreds.
Iraq has witnessed an upsurge in violence during Ramadan, when insurgents typically step up their activity.
The spike in unrest has triggered concern that Iraqi forces are not yet ready to handle security on their own, just days before the US military ends its combat mission in Iraq, and with no new government formed in Baghdad since a March 7 general election.
Grand Shia Cleric: Libya Liable for Moussa Sadr Abduction
Top Shia Cleric “Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi” says Tripoli should
take responsibility for the abduction of a Lebanese Shia leader, who went missing on Libyan soil more than three decades ago.
Ahlul Bayt News Agency, “If an Israeli soldier hides somewhere, the issue is immediately investigated, but on the abduction of a great character like Imam Moussa al-Sadr there is no action,” Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi said on Thursday.
Speaking to a high-ranking Lebanese delegation on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the abduction of Imam Moussa al-Sadr, the prominent Iranian cleric described the Lebanese leader as an icon who belonged not only to Lebanon but to the whole Muslim community.
Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi hailed Imam Moussa al-Sadr’s contributions to Lebanon, the Islamic Revolution in Iran and all Muslims, and called for more active investigation into his disappearance.
Khalil Hamdan, the head of the Lebanese delegation, thanked Tehran for its continued efforts to discover the fate of the senior Lebanese cleric.
Hamdan further referred to inquiries by the Lebanese judiciary authorities and the Iranian parliament, insisting that the cleric was “alive and held in Libya.”
It is widely believed in Lebanon that Imam Moussa al-Sadr, the founder of the Lebanon’s Amal movement, was kidnapped on the orders of senior Libyan officials while on an official trip to Libya in August 1978.
Accompanied by two of his companions, Mohammed Yaqoub and Abbas Badreddin, Sadr was scheduled to meet with officials from the government of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
In 2008, the government in Beirut issued an arrest warrant for Gaddafi over Sadr’s disappearance.
Bahrain Shia Party Threatens Election Boycott
Quraeah, Bahrain – A Shiite Muslim opposition party Wednesday threatened to boycott Bahrain’s parliamentary elections, due in October, unless democratic reforms are introduced. 
Ahlul Bayt News Agency, Quraeah, Bahrain – A Shiite Muslim opposition party Wednesday threatened to boycott Bahrain’s parliamentary elections, due in October, unless democratic reforms are introduced.
The Islamic Action Society (Amal) said it wanted to see constitutional reforms aimed at making parliament more independent.
“We not only believe that the current parliament does not create the grounds for participation in shaping the country’s future, but in fact see it as a hindrance to building a democratic state and one that empowers corruption,” Sheikh Mohammed Ali al Mahfood, the secretary general of Amal, told reporters.
The other three opposition groupings, which comprise Shiite Islamists, pan-Arabs, and communists, have confirmed that they will be contesting the elections, which are set for October 23.
PESHAWAR: Suspected militants attacked army buildings near the US consulate in Pakistan's northwestern capital Peshawar on Saturday, police said.
Police said a number of armed fighters tried to get into a secure area close to the consulate and army buildings early in the morning and that exchanges of fire between the attackers and security forces were continuing.
“There target is not clear but they were trying to reach a very sensitive area. There is the US consulate and army offices and buildings in that area,” Karim Khan, a senior police official in Peshawar, told AFP.
“The US consulate is completely safe,” he added.
Richard Snelsire, a spokesman for the US Embassy in Islamabad, told AFP he had “no information right now” on whether the consulate was the intended target.
Police said the army had sealed off the site of the attack, preventing anyone from entering, while intermittent gunfire continued.
An AFP reporter at the scene said army and police had blocked all the roads into the area while helicopters patrolled the skies.
Bashir Bilour, a provincial cabinet minister whose home is in front of the consulate, said: “The first round of firing continued for 30 minutes. I don’t know what’s going on but the army has sealed off the whole area and firing is still continuing.” “Soldiers have also entered my Hujra (Visitors compound). I cannot go outside,” he added. – AFP
Officials: US drone strike kills 6 Muslims in NW Pakistan
A US drone fired four missiles on two vehicles in the Shaidano Dand area in Lower Kurram tehsil of the Kurram Agency on Friday night.
The death toll is expected to rise further as more people are trapped under the rubble of a building. “A rescue operation is underway,” a local official told Press TV.
According to local residents, the drones were still carrying out aerial flights over the area, creating panic among local people.
The identities of those killed in the attack were not immediately known. There is darkness in the area and it is very difficult to get information, a local official based in Parachinar, the main town of Kurram Agency, said.
Since August 2008, about one thousand people have died in about 100 raids by US drones.
US drones frequently targeted South and North Waziristan of the Pakistani tribal areas. Pakistan officials, however, believe that militants have shifted from Waziristan and the Orakzai Agency to the Kurram Agency after starting military operations last year.
Castro: Bin Laden is a CIA agent
Fidel Castro says al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a CIA agent who always popped up when former president George W Bush needed to scare the world.
‘Any time Bush would stir up fear and make a big speech, bin Laden would appear threatening people with a story about what he was going to do,’ Castro told state media during a meeting with a Lithuanian-born writer known for advancing conspiracy theories about world domination. ‘Bush never lacked for bin Laden’s support. He was a subordinate.’
Castro said documents posted on WikiLeaks.org – a website that recently released thousands of pages of classified documents from the Afghan war – ‘effectively proved he was a CIA agent’. He did not elaborate.
Castro officially stepped down in February 2008, and Cuba’s National Assembly elected his brother Raul Castro as the new president.
Castro, who turned 84 on August 13, returned to public life on July 7 after four years of convalescence from a serious illness.
Iranian firm to buy Daewoo Electronics
JNN 25.08.10 Creditors of Daewoo Electronics are about to ink a deal to sell the South Korea’s number 3 electronics firm to Iranian home appliance maker Entekhab Industrial Group.
The South Korean company’s creditors including Woori Bank, chose in April Iran’s Entekhab Industrial Group as the preferred bidder for their 97.5 percent stake in Daewoo Electronics, Yonhap news agency quoted financial sources as saying on Tuesday.
The final decision will be reached after the creditors end negotiations with Entekhab on the sale price during a meeting to be held next week.
The sale price is estimated to be at a range of 470 billion won ($395.7 million) to 520 billion won which is considerably lower than the 605 billion won (508 million U.S. dollars) Entekhab had originally offered to pay.
“Majority creditors are expected to agree on the sale plan even though the sale price is lower than before,” a creditor bank official said. “The sale of Daewoo Electronics sale has been delayed so long and there is no guarantee that we can receive higher prices from other prospective buyers.”
Daewoo Electronics, a former subsidiary of the Daewoo Group which collapsed during the Asian financial crisis, was put under a debt workout program in January 2000.
Creditors’ previous attempts to sell the company in 2006 and 2008 went in vain due to disputes over the bidding price.
A person familiar with the situation said in July that Entekhab sought to lower its initial bid price after identifying losses in Daewoo’s books.
Ahmadinejad to visit flood-hit Pakistan,Iran envoy visits Pakistan flooded areas ,
JNN 25.08.10 Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to visit flood-ravaged Pakistan in the near future, as the United Nations continues calling on governments for assistance.
“Due to the severity of the disaster, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has decided to visit Pakistan to make decisions required to better supply relief to the victims,” Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Wednesday.
The minister further added that the Islamic Republic would use all its facilities to help the survivors of the disaster in Pakistan.
“The survivors are prone to infectious diseases which may spread to neighboring states; therefore, precautionary measures should be adopted,” Najjar went on to say.
Iran, which was among the first countries to send aid to Pakistan, has so far dispatched 330 tons of humanitarian aid, including food, water, medicine and tents to its eastern neighbor.
Deadly rains in Pakistan left more than 1,600 people dead and affected 20 million lives within 25 days. The disaster is far from over as the country braces itself for a fresh wave of floods in the country’s south.
Floodwaters have surged deeper into areas of Sindh province in southern Pakistan. More rains have been forecast for several parts of the flood-stricken country.
The deputy consul general of Iran in Pakistan has visited flood-stricken areas of the country to assess how to provide medical services to the affected people.
Hadi Sheikh Ghafouri, accompanied by a team of doctors, visited Sukkur town in southern Pakistan, where he was briefed about relief and rescue work and medical assistance provided to the people of the district and the surrounding areas of Sindh province, a Press TV correspondent reported Thursday.
The envoy offered his sympathy to the Pakistani victims and said the Iranian government will provide Islamabad with medical assistance.
“Medicines, field hospitals and public health teams will be provided to the flood affected people of Sukkur,” he went on to say.
More than 1,600 Pakistanis have lost their lives in the heavy floods that have hit nearly one fifth of the country.
Iran was among the first countries to send aid to Pakistan as the UN was calling for aid for the victims.
Iran’s Ambassador to Islamabad, Mashallah Shakeri, said on Wednesday that Iran has so far sent more than 400 tons of humanitarian supplies including tents, blankets, food stuff and medication to the country.
Shakeri said that a team of seven Iranian doctors were in Pakistan to assess the medical needs, adding that Iran would also establish three field hospitals in the country.
The situation caused by the floods is worsening as hunger, lack of hygiene and drinking water, and the threat of an epidemic have put lives of many Pakistanis at risk.
Iran-made plane engines show up soon
JNN 25.08.10 Iran will become self-sufficient in the production of light airplane engines by the year’s end, head of Iran Air Industries Organization says.
“Iran has great potential in the production of small aircraft engines [and] can even manufacture customized engines suitable for both domestic and international use,” IRIB reported Manouchehr Manteqi, director of the country’s Air Industries Organization, as saying on Thursday.
According to Manteqi, Iran seeks to produce heavy plane engines within the next five years.
He further pointed out that Iran has a great deal of the technical know-how for the production of heavier aircraft fuselage and wings.
In 2009, Iran announced plans for the production of Ukraine’s Antonov An-148 mid-range jet airliner.
The plans were meant to provide the country’s air transportation sector with the 20,000 seats it needs.
The manufacturing cost of each An-148 unit, which can carry between 85 and 99 passengers, is estimated at $18-$22 million.
Iran is cooperating with Ukraine and Russia in the production and operation of the Antonov An-140 airliner, which can carry 52 passengers.
After purchasing the production license for An-140 from Ukraine in 2000, Iran built its first Iran-140 passenger plane in 2003
Iran 3rd biggest donor to Pakistan
JNN 23.08.10 Iran is one of the three countries to send the highest amount of relief aid to the flood-inundated Pakistan, Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar says.
So far, Iran has sent more than 200 tons in aid for the flood-ravaged people of Pakistan, Mohammad Najjar said at a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malek on Monday.
The relief aid includes food, medicine, blankets, tents, and other necessary items delivered to the Pakistani officials, the Interior Ministry’s official website reported.
“From the very first days of the recent devastating floods in Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran rushed to help the people of that country and dispatched its aids to Pakistan through its governmental and non-governmental agencies,” Mohammad Najjar added.
At least 1,500 people have so far been killed in the floods which have washed through a fifth of Pakistan. The floods have affected up to 20 million others to become the country’s worst-ever natural disaster.
The minister said he plans to visit the flood-stricken areas as the head of an Iranian delegation.
Bahrain's Shia leader Condemns Continued Arrests, Reversing 10 Years of Sectarian Progress
JNN 23.08.10 MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain’s top Shia politician said a crackdown on Shiite protesters by Sunni rulers (just who follow US rules) has destroyed a decade of stable sectarian relations as the tiny Gulf state heads into parliamentary elections scheduled for October.
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain’s top Shia politician said a crackdown on Shiite protesters by Sunni rulers (just who follow US rules) has destroyed a decade of stable sectarian relations as the tiny Gulf state heads into parliamentary elections scheduled for October.
The wave of detentions — at least 160, according to one lawyer — has spilled over into near daily clashes between the majority Shiites and Sunni-led security forces and fueled concerns of deeper unrest and heavy-handed tactics in the home of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
Any serious breakdown in Bahrain has possible wider repercussions.
In April, Bahraini officials warned they could file charges against anyone posting news or commentary on mobile phones.
“The way the ongoing security campaign has been handled and the rights violations that accompanied it have in one week destroyed 10 years of progress in this country,” said Sheik Ali Salman, the head of Wefaq society, the largest Shiite bloc in Bahrain’s parliament at a press conference Saturday.
Shiites make up as much as 70 percent of Bahrain’s population, according to a 2008 State Department report.
Salman also accused the government of tarnishing Bahrain’s human rights record, and warned violence would not solve the continued problems between the two groups. Several prominent international rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have denounced the recent arrests.
Shiites have complained of discrimination for decades. They say Sunnis get the best government jobs and housing, while Shiites are barred from high posts in the military and security forces and suffer from higher rates of poverty.
A government statement issued Saturday blamed internationally funded insurgents for trying to disrupt national security. It also said the suspects were arrested according to Bahraini anti-terrorism laws.
Lawyer Mohammed al-Tajir estimates that over the past week 160 people have been detained, including 10 high level leaders.
“The number is on the rise from last week and differs from one lawyer to another,” he said. “We are having trouble meeting with the detainees and finding out where they are kept.”
JNN correspondent reported several arrests of key Shiite leaders in Saudi Arabia.
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