No Place for Terrorism in Islam, says Grand Mufti, Saudi Arabia Deoband Issues Fatwa Against Birthday Celebrations

All Malegaon Blasts accused get bail India says positive indicators from Pakistan No going back on MFN to India, says Gilani Gujarat: Naroda Patia case witness murdered Bullet-riddled body of journalist found in Khuzdar Five soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Pak tribal belt Afghanistan suicide attack kills seven near mosque 150 killed in militant sect attack in Nigeria Hajj 2011: Housing Problems Haunt Pilgrims Again Mullah Omar's Eid message for Taliban: Protect civilians or face punishment 80,000 Muslims pray on the street in Moscow Pakistan shifting nukes in unsafe vans Pakistan rejects reports of nuclear insecurity Indo-Pak trade ties to help resolve major rifts: Khar Tripoli eases toward normalcy Fives Indians dead as ship sinks near Oman Taliban kill five soldiers in Razmak Bomber dies in failed suicide attack Terrorist ring commander killed in Swat Three killed in ambush Two killed in violence Suicide bomber kills six in north Afghanistan Three bombs kill six in Baghdad market: Iraqi police Israeli air raids kill Gaza militant Syrian forces kill 4 at start of Eid: Activists Pak: FC convoy escapes bomb attack in Sibbi Radical Muslim sect grows more dangerous in Nigeria Iran says ready for the worst, warns US of collision course

IAEA report on Iran set to stoke Middle East tension Muslims gather on Arafat for peak Hajj day Over 400 rescuers to guard Rawalpindi during Eid Lahore sees influx of beggars prior to Eid ul Azha Saudi Prince Salman named new defence minister Trans-Afghan gas pipeline, the dream that wont die Israels president says attack on Iran more and more likely Protesters gather at Syrian embassy in London Pakistan communication satellite begins beaming American who joined Libyan rebels returns to US Sudan lodges Juba border war complaint with UN Israel strike to shut airports, economy on Monday Top US general fired for calling Karzai government ungrateful Time to change policy towards Pakistan: US lawmaker Ackerman UN plans to reveal fresh proof of Iran nuclear weapons Pakistan is continuing to harbour terrorists: Indian Home Secretary JuD not included in new list of banned terror groups in Pak Former top cops among 7 indicted in Benazir Bhutto murder case Defying US, Palestinians press forward with UN bid URL: http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamicWorldNews_1.aspx?ArticleID=584 9 ------No place for terrorism in Islam, says Grand Mufti, Saudi Arabia By Agencies November 6, 2011 MOUNT ARAFAT / SAUDI ARABIA: Addressing millions of Hajj pilgrims, the grand muf ti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz said those shedding blood and spreading an archy in society are enemies of Allah and not followers of Islam. In his sermon from Masjid-e-Nimra, he said Islam is a religion of peace and stron gly disapproves acts of terrorism. It is the responsibility of religious scholar s to spread the message of peace. Our religion preaches brotherhood, tolerance and harmony for the establishment of a society, which respects rights of all the segments of the society, he said.

Islam is the solution for the problems of Muslims, he said, warning the faithful o f a media and cultural invasion that seeks to weaken (their) faith. The top cleric urged Muslims to solve their problems without interference from th eir enemies, condemning those who want to provoke hostility between you and your l eaders. More than two million Muslims gathered on Saturday on Mount Arafat and its surro unding plain, marking the peak day of Hajj. There were no immediate reports of major incidents as security officials focused on crowd control. Things are going well and according to plan, interior ministry spokesman General M ansur al Turki told AFP. Many went on buses, while others set off on foot from Mina, a tent-village that comes to life only during the five-day pilgrimage. Others took the Mashair Railway, also known as the Makkah Metro, to go to Mount Arafat and its surrounding plains, where Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) delivered his f inal sermon. Mukhtar al Rahman, who is more than 100 years of age, said this is the dream of m y life which took a century to come true. The crowds have tired me and as you can see I cant stand properly because of the h uge crowds flooding into the area, the elderly Bengali said panting as he looked for a small chair to sit on. Indonesian pilgrim Noor Laila said: Im so happy to have set foot on Arafats sacred soil. I want to wash away all my sins and ask God to forgive my mistakes. This is the f irst time I come to Hajj and I hope it wont be the last, said the 36-year-old. Malaysian Abdullah Wali al-Deen, 45, said he had been working for years for this day. I came here with my family after we managed to save enough money, he said. Ev eryone in here is equal. There are no differences between various nationalities. This is the religion of peace, love and brotherhood. More than 1.83 million pilgrims have arrived in the kingdom from abroad, marking a 1.5 per cent increase from last year, said Makkah Governor Prince Khaled al F aisal. http://tribune.com.pk/story/288106/muslims-gather-on-arafat-for-peak-hajj-day/ ------Deoband issues fatwa against birthday celebrations Sun Nov 06 2011, Muzaffarnagar: Muslims should not follow the tradition of western culture, says Maulana Abul Ka sim Naumani. Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has advised Muslims against celebra ting birthdays, contending in a fatwa that Islam does not permit such a practice

which is a "tradition of western countries". Responding to a query of an AMU student, the fatwa department of the country s b iggest Islamic seminary said that Islam does not permit such celebrations as the y are against the Shariat law. The query was made in reference to the birthday celebration of Sir Syed Ahmed Kh an, the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University. "Muslims should not follow the tradition of western culture of celebrating birth days as it against the Shariat law," Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, Mau lana Abul Kasim Naumani said here today. Naumani added that even the Islamic seminary does not celebrate the birth annive rsary of Prophet Mohammed, the founder of the religion. Meanwhile, Darul Uloom Deoband today appealed Muslims to avoid cow slaughter on Id-Ul-Zuha as a mark of respect for the feelings of Hindus. Vice-Chancellor of the Darul Uloom, Maulana Abul Kasim Naumani said, "as a mark of respect for the feelings of Hindus, the seminary has asked Muslims in the cou ntry to avoid cow slaughter on the occasion of Id-Ul-Zuha tomorrow." He also asked Muslims to cooperate with the sanitary department for the cleanlin ess drive during the festival. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/deoband-issues-fatwa-against-birthday-celebrat ions/871594/ ------All Malegaon blasts accused get bail Sep 16 2011, A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Saturday g ranted bail to all nine accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case after the Natio nal Investigation Agency (NIA) said it had no objection to any of their bail ple as. However, two of the accused will not be released from prison as they are accused in the 7/11 train bomb blast case as well. While the investigating agency did n ot oppose their bail plea, it did not dismiss any of the charges slapped on them either. All the nine accused have been in prison for the past five years. The Anti-Terro rism Squad (ATS), which investigated the case initially, had claimed that many o f the arrested accused were members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Even the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which later took o ver the investigation, took the same line. It was only after the former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Swami Aseemana nd s confession about the alleged involvement of right-wing Hindu fundamentalist s in the 2006 Malegaon blast was leaked did the line of investigation change. Th e NIA took over the investigation on March 22, 2011. During the course of further investigation, the NIA, after the revelation of Swam i Aseemanand, arrested in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case, reviewed the collected e vidence and collected fresh evidence in the form of statements and forensic repo rts. Further investigation is in progress, the NIA stated in its reply submitted

before the court on Saturday. The seven accused were granted bail on a solvent surety of Rs.50,000 each, but w ill be allowed to walk free on Wednesday, subsequent only to the completion of o fficial procedures. Family members of the accused thanked Swami Aseemanand for h is confession, which led to the release of their kin. Aseemanand s confession led to a change in things. This is the result of the good wishes of all the people. It is my appeal to people that they should take recourse to law. Sooner or late r, they will definitely get justice, an overwhelmed Jameel Masiullah, brother of the accused Shabbir Ahmed Masiullah, told The Hindu . I remember Swami Aseemanand this day. It was the voice of his conscience that mad e him confess. If not for him, our boys would still have been languishing in pri son. This has clearly stated the innocence of our boys, said Maulana Mustaqeem Az mi, president of Jamait Ulema-e-Maharashtra. We will come back after Eid and then complete the procedures. All of them will be free on Wednesday. That is when al l their family members too will come here to meet them, said Irfana Hamdani, an a dvocate from Malegaon. The residents of Malegaon who had come to the court to attend the proceedings di stributed sweets outside the court, jubilant over the outcome. They described it as a happy day and said the decision had strengthened their faith in the Indian judiciary. They said they would approach even the Supreme Court, if need be, to prove the i nnocence of these seven persons. Malegaon has already started celebrating Eid. Today is our Eid. People have alrea dy started bursting fire-crackers there since afternoon, Ms. Hamdani said. The process of granting justice has started, but it is not complete. It will be c omplete when they are declared innocent by the court. The local police had chang ed the direction of investigation. Even the ATS kept arresting people. It filed a false charge sheet and the CBI toed that line of investigation. The accused wi llingly consented to brain mapping and lie detection tests. They said they were willing to undergo even the narco-analysis test. We are thankful to the NIA that they did not oppose bail, advocate Jaleel Ahmed, who is also the brother of an a ccused Abrar Ahmed, told The Hindu . http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2602667.ece ------India says positive indicators from Pakistan Sep 16 2011, SANDEEP DIKSHIT Ahead of the Manmohan Singh-Yusuf Raza Gilani meeting next Friday in the Maldive s, India said there had been some positive indicators emanating from Islamabad. Briefing journalists on the two-day South Asian Association for Regional Coopera tion (SAARC) summit on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai cited the quick return of the military helicopter that had strayed into Pakistani territory, th e in-principle decision by Pakistan to give most favoured nation (MFN) status to India and the visit of a Pakistani Judicial Commission to Mumbai. This will be the third prime ministerial meeting after Dr. Singh and Mr. Gilani met in Thimphu last year, on the margins of the SAARC summit, leading to the res

umption of dialogue on several issues. They met later in Mohali on March 30 duri ng the India-Pakistan cricket World Cup semi-final. The Maldives engagement comes just at the head of the start of the second round of the resumed dialogue process. Agenda All issues in bilateral relations will be discussed, Mr. Mathai said about the age nda for the meeting on the sidelines of the SAARC summit, with the intention bei ng to predicate India-Pakistan bilateral ties on a more stable and normal basis. Pointing out that India-Pakistan ties should be such that minor incidents do not derail the overall trend towards a more cooperative and constructive relationsh ip, Mr. Mathai said: The issue of trading is one on which we have been holding ou t the hand of cooperation to Pakistan. Asked about the tendency of India-Pakistan bilaterals overshadowing SAARC meets, a trend that was commented upon by the coming SAARC summit host and President o f the Maldives Mohd. Nasheed in Thimphu, Mr. Mathai threw the ball in the media s court. Big ticket event The question is, who makes it a big ticket event? I think I am looking at those r esponsible for that. So, I leave it to you to introduce a sense of balance. We a re meeting as eight sovereign countries who are all equals [sic] in the SAARC fr amework, and certainly we would like the focus to remain essentially on the comm on business of SAARC. Vital relations And once we get beyond the common business of SAARC we have vital relations with all these countries. And certainly some of them have very substantive business w ith each other. So, we would certainly hope that the focus will not be diverted to one single event, he replied. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2602665.ece ------No going back on MFN to India, says Gilani Sep 16 2011, With the Pakistani media maintaining that the government was wavering on its dec ision to grant India the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday stepped in to clear the air and categorically say the Commerce Ministry had been authorise d to normalise bilateral trade. Speaking to the media, Mr. Gilani said the Cabinet had unanimously authorised th e Ministry to normalise trade relations with India and granting it the MFN statu s was part of that process. There is no backtracking. There should be no misunder standing that we are backtracking. We are committed and we will do it. Further, the Prime Minister pointed out that Pakistan s best friend, China, was trading with India as well.

For Full Report : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2602759.ece ------Gujarat: Naroda Patia case witness murdered Nov 6, 2011 AHMEDABAD: A witness in the 2002 Naroda Patia massacre case, Nadeem Saiyed, was brutally murdered on Saturday. He was stabbed 28 times by four men at 7.30am all egedly for squealing to the police about illegal slaughter for cows in the area. The four assailants came on a motorcycle and attacked Saiyed, a prominent RTI ac tivist of Ahmedabad, when he came out to buy a newspaper in the Muslim-majority Juhapura neighbourhood. Police claimed that eyewitnesses had told investigators that the attackers inclu ded a butcher, whom they named. The crime branch, which has been given investiga tion of the case, said the man suspected to have planned the murder had left for Dubai on Thursday. Saiyed got threats for riot statement A Congress worker, Saiyed was given a phone by a riot survivor of the Naroda Pat ia massacre after which he got involved in the case. The phone belonged to Ashok Sindhi, a key accused in the massacre. Saiyed had given the phone to the police . As many as 95 people were killed on February 28, 2002 at Naroda Patia. Saiyed ha d also filed an FIR in August alleging that gangster Mehboob Senior had threaten ed him to not depose before the Nanavati Mehta Commission probing the 2002 riots . For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Naroda-Patia-case-witness-murd ered/articleshow/10625781.cms ------Bullet-riddled body of journalist found in Khuzdar November 06, 2011 QUETTA: A bullet-riddled body of a young journalist was found in Khuzdar, about 300-kilometre south of Quetta on Saturday morning. The victim was identified as Javed Naseer Rind who worked as a senior sub-editor at local daily in Mastung. K huzdar police recovered the body near Ghazgi Chowk and shifted it to District He adquarters Hospital Khuzdar. The officers found a slip from the body in which hi s name was stated as Javed Rind. According to doctors, the body had bullet wound in head and multiple marks of torture. Rind was abducted on September 10 near h is resident in Mehmoodabad area of Hub Town in Lasbela District. The relatives f iled an FIR at Hub Police Station about the kidnapping of Rind soon after the in cident. The Balochistan Union of Journalists has condemned the kidnapping and ki lling of Rind and demanded government constitute a high level committee to probe the incident. mohammad zafar

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_3 ------Five soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Pak tribal belt Nov 6, 2011, ISLAMABAD: Taliban militants armed with automatic weapons attacked a military co nvoy in northwest Pakistan s restive tribal belt, killing at least five soldiers and injuring three others, officials said on Sunday. The convoy was attacked on Saturday near Razmak, over 50 km from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal agency. The militants used rockets, grenades and automatic weapons to target the convoy. The troops retaliated but there was no report of Taliban casualties, the officia ls said. They said five soldiers were killed and three others injured in the attack. Some media reports said about a dozen soldiers were killed in the attack but mil itary authorities in South Waziristan and Peshawar denied this. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Five-soldiers-killed-in-Taliba n-attack-in-Pak-tribal-belt/articleshow/10628506.cms ------Afghanistan suicide attack kills seven near mosque Nov 6, 2011, KABUL: At least seven civilians were killed and 15 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a mosque in Baghlan province in northern Afgha nistan on Sunday, the interior ministry said. The bomber attacked soon after prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, m inistry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. "We strongly condemn this. This is yet another act of violence against civilians , on this important day," he said. Preliminary investigations indicated the attack was the work of the Taliban, he said. Violence in the once-peaceful northern provinces has increased, with a series of high-profile attacks in the past year as insurgents seek to demonstrate their r each beyond the southern heartland. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Afghanistan-suicide-attack-k ills-seven-near-mosque/articleshow/10630330.cms ------150 killed in militant sect attack in Nigeria

Sun Nov 06 2011, At least 150 people were killed and several injured after a series of overnight shootings and bombings ripped through northeast Nigeria. At least 150 people were killed in northeast Nigeria after a radical Islamic sec t bombed police stations, churches and mosques as it stepped up its campaign to impose Sharia law in Africa s most populous country. At least 63 people have been killed in bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu on Friday, the Red Cross said. But rescue agency officials said they counted up to 150 bodies at a mortuary and various places. For Full Report : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/deadly-attacks-rock-nigeria-150-dead/871511/ ------Hajj 2011: Housing problems haunt pilgrims again October 11, 2011 MAKKAH: Despite the unearthing of last years Hajj scam, local pilgrims on the hol y pilgrimage have found themselves at the mercy of tour operators once again. One group of Hajj pilgrims complained that the place of residence provided to th em in Makkah is seven kilometres away from Haram al Sharif. A pilgrim from Sargodha said that the building they were told about in the progr amme is different from the one actually allotted to them. The pilgrims residence is seven kilometres away from Haram al Sharif and the buil ding has only one lift for 200 people, he said. For Full Report : http://tribune.com.pk/story/271679/hajj-2011-housing-problems-haunt-pilgrims-aga in/ ------Mullah Omar s Eid message for Taliban: Protect civilians or face punishment November 5, 2011 Taliban leader Mullah Omar has warned his militant fighters that they will face penalties according to Shariah law if they are found hurting Afghan civilians. In an 1,800-word Eidul Azha message, Omar calls on the militants to ensure safet y of civilians and said civilian casualties were painful for the nation. The Mujahideen have to take every step to protect the lives and wealth of ordina ry people in accordance with their religious responsibility. For Full Report :

http://tribune.com.pk/story/288075/mullah-omars-eid-message-protect-civilians-or -face-shariah-law/ ------80,000 Muslims pray on the street in Moscow 11/06/2011 Tens of thousands of Muslim men knelt shoulder-to-shoulder in prayer on the free zing streets of Moscow on Sunday to celebrate the religious holiday of Eid al-Ad ha. Estimates of the number of Muslims living or working in the Russian capital run from 2 million to as high as 5 million, but the city has few mosques. Police said 170,000 people celebrated the holiday in Moscow, including 80,000 wh o gathered on the street outside what was once the main mosque. The 100-year-old pastel green Cathedral Mosque was torn down in September and a new mosque being built next to it is still under construction. Many of those who braved temperatures of minus 8 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fah renheit) to pray on Sunday morning were migrant workers from countries in Centra l Asia that were once part of the Soviet Union. For Full Report : http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/06/80000-muslims-pray-street-moscow.h tml ------Pakistan shifting nukes in unsafe vans Nov 6, 2011, WASHINGTON: Fearful of a surprise US raid, Pakistan is shuffling its nuclear ars enal frequently in low security vans on congested roads, making them more vulner able to snatch by Islamic terror groups. Nuclear bombs capable of destroying entire cities are being transported in deliv ery vans on congested and often unmarked roads to hide them from the US, the cou ntry that funds much of Pakistan s military budget, two US magazines reported. The Atlantic and the National Journal, in a joint report said that Pakistan s St rategic Plants division , which is charged with safeguarding Pakistani nukes has been ordered to shuffle the arsenal often to keep the location of nuclear weapo ns and components hidden from US and India. Quoting US and Pakistani sources, the journals said the US raid killing Osama bi n Laden had provoked anxiety among the Pakistani army about their weapons leadin g to increasing the pace of movements of the arsenal. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-shifting-nukes-in-uns afe-vans/articleshow/10626412.cms -------

Pakistan rejects reports of nuclear insecurity By Reuters November 6, 2011 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday dismissed an article in a US magazine that called it an ally from hell for Washington and raised questions about the safety of its n uclear arsenal and commitment to fighting militancy. A statement from Pakistans Ministry of Foreign Affairs termed the cover story of The Atlantics December 2011 issue pure fiction, baseless and motivated. The surfacing of such campaigns is not something new. It is orchestrated by quart ers that are inimical to Pakistan, the statement said. Writers Jeffrey Goldberg and Marc Ambinder wrote that Pakistan is an obvious plac e for militants to seek nuclear weapons or materials because of a weak government and infiltration of its security forces by jihadist sympathisers. But Pakistan, the article said, is more concerned about American designs on its nuclear arsenal and goes to great lengths to conceal its weapons. For Full Report : http://tribune.com.pk/story/288476/pakistan-rejects-reports-of-nuclear-insecurit y/ ------Indo-Pak trade ties to help resolve major rifts: Khar November 06, 2011 LAHORE: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday that Pakistan believ ed in peaceful co-existence and that the corner stone of its foreign policy was to have cordial and good relations with its neighbours. She said this while addressing a press conference. Khar said that Pakistans forei gn policy was aimed at establishing good relations with its neighbours and added that troubled foreign relations had improved in recent months, which was eviden t from the upcoming trade talks with New Delhi. She said that normal trade relat ions with India would result in progress on other issues between the two countri es. The foreign minister noted that relations would further improve as India had sup ported Pakistan in the United Nations Security Council non-permanent seat electi ons for the first time in history. She also congratulated the nation on winning the seat and added that it showed that Pakistan was not isolated in the comity o f nations. She said that this win was the result of efforts by the Foreign Offic e and the untiring hard work of Pakistani diplomats working in United States. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_1 ------Tripoli eases toward normalcy

November 06, 2011 Libyans buy sheep ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha in Tripoli. Photo by Reuters RIPOLI: The Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Azha is just around the corner, but Ismail doubts he can afford a sheep, whose sacrifice and sharing with family, friends and the poor is central to the feast. Prices in the Libyan capital have skyrocketed, and I dont have access to all the m oney in my bank account, says the father of five. If I buy the sheep, I wont have any money left for the rest of the month. Tripoli and the regime of strongman Muammar Qadhafi fell at the end of August, a nd life has begun returning to normal in the Mediterranean seaside capital. But Ismails plight is common in an economy where cash is still short and where, a fter thousands of migrant workers fled during months of fighting, there is a ser ious labour shortage. At the same time, many of the foreign investors who also fled the violence have yet to return. For Full Report : ttp://www.dawn.com/2011/11/05/tripoli-eases-toward-normalcy.html ------Fives Indians dead as ship sinks near Oman November 06, 2011 An Indian ship sank off the coast of southern Oman, drowning five Indian sailors and leaving nine others missing. The ship MSV Shiv Sagar MNV 2169 sank near the southern Dhofar region of Oman on Saturday, local media reports said. Six sailors were rescued after the Omani coast guards and naval vessels launched a rescue operation but nine others are still missing, the Gulf news reported. The southern Dhofar region was hit by torrential rains this week, flooding the r egion and killing 12 people. The Met authorities in the region had on Friday cautioned fishermen and other se afarers to check the condition of the sea over the next 24 hours before venturin g out. The rescued sailors were initially taken to the Sadah Hospital for treatment. Th ey were being kept at the police station in Sadah city, which is located around 140 km from Salalah in southern Oman as the rescuers searched for the missing. The nine missing sailors were identified as Captain Prabhulal, Engineer Suresh, Lalji, Bharat, Mohan Mehta, Ashraf Asam, Yusuf Saamra, Suleiman Haji Sumara and Hussain Sumaraa. http://www.asianage.com/international/fives-indians-dead-ship-sinks-near-oman-66 2

------Taliban kill five soldiers in Razmak November 06, 2011 MIRANSHAH: Taliban launched an attack on a military convoy in the tribal areas o n Saturday, killing five soldiers and wounding three others, security officials said. The convoy came under attack near Razmak, more than 50 kilometres south of Miranshah in North Waziristan, officials said. The convoy was moving from one ar ea to another when Taliban attacked it, killing five soldiers and wounding three others, a security official in Peshawar said. Another security official in Miran shah confirmed the incident, saying terrorists were armed with rockets and autom atic weapons. They also hurled grenades in the attack, the official said. Troops r etaliated immediately with small and heavy weapons but there was no report of Ta liban casualties, he added. afp http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_6 ------Bomber dies in failed suicide attack November 06, 2011 QUETTA: A man allegedly carrying explosive materials died when they went off nea r Hazara Town, a suburb of Quetta, on Saturday. According to a local police offi cial, the man wanted to place the explosive material somewhere in Hazara Town, a township dominated by the Hazara community. However, it detonated when the man was near a drainage line, killing him instantly. According to the Bomb Disposal Squad, the man was carrying around 3 kilogrammes of explosives. A heavy continge nt of police and paramilitary troops of the Frontier Corps (FC) reached the site soon after the blast and cordoned off the area. Police recovered the mans wallet from the scene, from which they recovered a copy of a CNIC of Pervez Elahi, a r esident of Dera Allah Yar. It was a failed suicide attack, the bomber was heading to Shia population area in Hazara town, Hamid Shakeel, a senior police officer, told AFP. A Shia mosque is also located in the area. Apparently Shias were the ta rget but the explosive went off before time. staff report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_7 ------Terrorist ring commander killed in Swat November 06, 2011 SWAT: A terrorist commander, Gull Rehman, and his accomplice were killed in an o peration launched by the security forces in Swat on Saturday. Rehman along with his accomplices was trying to flee the security forces operation to Bara Bandi vi a Mangoli. The security forces opened fired at them and killed two on the spot, while arrested one. The arrested terrorist was shifted to an unidentified place for investigation. online http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_15 ------Three killed in ambush

November 06, 2011 LANDIKOTAL: Three killed, six injured in Loy Shelman on Saturday in a feud betwe en two families in Landikotal. According to sources, in a gun battle between arm ed persons of two families of Loy Shelman of Parang Dara in Landikotal, three pe rsons onboard a van coach were killed in an ambush and three others of the same Mir Baz Family were injured by rival family members. Whereas three more were sho t wounded from Muhammad Sharif family of Parang Dara Loy Shelman here on Saturda y afternoon, administration spokesman informed. The killing spat occurred due to a long-standing land dispute, administration spokesman said. The injured were r ushed to Landikotal hospital where from serious ones were referred to Peshawar w ith escort of Khasadar Force from Landikotal. The two families could not be cont acted because of communication problem. sudhir ahmad afridi http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_18 ------Two killed in violence November 06, 2011 KARACHI: Two people were killed in separate incidents of violence that took plac e in the metropolis on Saturday. A youth was shot dead at a cricket ground at Sa cchal Goth within the limits of Sachal police station. Unidentified armed motorc yclists arrived at the ground and shot dead the youngster. The body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal formalities. SHO Azhar Al i Iqbal said the victim, later identified as Mohammad Aslam son of Akhter with t he help of his cell phone record, was a resident of Tariq Road. The officer said that the victim was living alone due to some family dispute and used to work at a garments shop. Another police official said that they were investigating the possibility of a dispute pertaining to girl which motivated the incident. A case could not be registered till filing of the report. A man was stabbed to death a t his house in Farooq Colony, Orangi Town, within the limits of Orangi Town poli ce station. The victim, 45-year-old, Idrees Bengali, son of Mehboob Alam, was a resident of sector 5, Farooq Colony, Orangi Town. He was sleeping at his house w hen an unidentified man barged into it and stabbed him to death. The body was sh ifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for an autopsy. SHO Asif Rauf said the victim w as a father of four children and an employee of a private factory in SITE area. The officer said the victim had some conflict with his brother-in-law, Javed, an d his elder son in his statement said that Javed was the one who entered their h ouse and murdered his father. He further informed that the conflict arose around two years ago. Police have registered a case against Javed on the complaint of state and initiated a probe. staff report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg12_7 ------Suicide bomber kills six in north Afghanistan November 06, 2011 KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers concluding p rayers marking a key Muslim festival in northern Afghanistan, killing six people including two local police commanders, officials said on Sunday. The bomber struck as worshippers were exiting a mosque in Baghlan provinces Old B aghlan City and were congratulating each other on the start of the Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, said Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, spokesman for the region

al police commander in the north. Ahmadzai said at least 20 other people were wounded in the blast, which occurred in the citys Hassin Tal village. Among the six people killed were two local police commanders, said Kamen Khan, t he police chief in Old Baghlan City. One of them was a well-known local leader named Abdul who, like many Afghans, go es only by one name. For Full Report : http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/suicide-bomber-kills-six-in-north-afghanistan.htm l ------Three bombs kill six in Baghdad market: Iraqi police November 06, 2011 Police say three roadside bombs have killed six people in central Baghdad. - AFP (File Photo) BAGHDAD: Police say three roadside bombs have killed six people at a market in c entral Baghdad at the beginning of a Muslim festival. Officials said the bombs, planted on Sunday in different parts of the Iraqi capi tals Shorja market, killed afternoon vendors and afternoon shoppers buying goods for the Eid al-Azha feast. Police officials said twenty-one people also were wounded. The casualties were confirmed by health officials. All officials spoke on condit ion of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Iraqi Shias mark the beginning of the Eid on Monday, while Sunnis do so on Sunday . Violence across Iraq has dropped dramatically, but deadly attacks still happen n early everyday as the US moves to withdraw all of its 33,000 troops from Iraq by the end of the year. http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/three-bombs-kill-six-in-baghdad-market-iraqi-poli ce.html ------Israeli air raids kill Gaza militant November 06, 2011 GAZA CITY: Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed an Islamic Jihad militan t and wounded three other Palestinians on Saturday, Palestinian medics and witne sses said. Security sources said three raids targeted the city of Khan Yunis, with the firs t two not causing casualties.

Witnesses said Abed Muhana, 20, a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, armed wing of Islamic Jihad, was killed in the raid. Medics said three other people were wound ed. An Israeli military spokesman said the aircraft targeted terrorists preparing to fire rockets at Israel. Palestinian militants later fired a rocket from Khan Yunis towards Israel. A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip towards Ashkelon, an Israeli port city just north of the territory, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. A military source said one person was lightly wounded. On Thursday, two Palestinians were killed in an air strike in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel said its air force targeted a terrorist squad that had opened fire on troop s in a border area. That strike came after several days of calm in and around Gaza following a spike in violence last weekend when 12 Palestinian militants and an Israeli civilian were killed. Militant groups say they are observing an Egyptian-brokered truce agreement but have reserved the right to reply to any Israeli fire, while Israel warns of acti on against any militants poised to fire rockets across the border. http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/israeli-air-raids-kill-gaza-militant.html ------Syrian forces kill 4 at start of Eid: Activists Nov 6, 2011, AMMAN: Syrian forces shot dead at least four civilians on Sunday in a continued military assault on the central city of Homs and in an attack on pro-democracy d emonstrations that erupted after prayers marking the main Muslim feast, an activ ist group said. Three of the deaths occurred in Homs, 140 km (90 miles) north of Damascus, where a main district has been under tank bombardment since Tuesday. One demonstrator was shot dead when security police fired at a protest demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad in the city of Hama to the north, the Syrian Revolutio n General Commission (SRGC) said. The organisation said in a statement that at least 10 protesters were also injur ed in the town of Talbisah near Homs and in Harra in the southern Hauran Plain. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Syrian-forces-kill-4-at-sta rt-of-Eid-Activists/articleshow/10629988.cms ------Pak: FC convoy escapes bomb attack in Sibbi November 06, 2011

QUETTA: A convoy of Frontier Corps (FC) troops escaped a remote-controlled blast in Mian Ghundi on Sibbi Road, outskirts of Quetta, on Saturday. According to se curity forces sources, unidentified persons planted an explosive device on Sibbi Road and detonated it when a convoy of FC vehicles passed by. However, no one w as hurt in the blast as it took place a few minutes after the convoy had passed by. The security personnel cordoned off the areas soon after the blast. Accordin g to official sources, around 4 kg explosives were used in the blast. No group h as claimed the responsibility for the attack. Security forces are investigating the incident. staff report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_8 ------Radical Muslim sect grows more dangerous in Nigeria Nov 05 2011, The imam s insistent, lecturing voice comes right to the point over the scratchy audio recording: "Holy war is the only way to bring change for Muslims in Niger ia." Abubakar Shekau urges followers of his feared Boko Haram sect to carry out more assassinations and bombings. The group s violent campaign already has left more than 240 people dead this year. On Friday, a suicide bomber hit a military base while explosives detonated around Maiduguri -- attacks that bore the hallmarks o f Boko Haram. Whomever we kill, we kill because Allah says we should kill and we kill for a reason, Shekau says in a recording of a sermon obtained by The Associated Pres s. Boko Haram, which in August bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, i s the gravest security threat to Africa s most populous nation and is gaining pr ominence despite efforts by the military and police to stamp it out. A security agency crackdown, which human rights activists say has left innocent civilians d ead, could be winning the insurgency even more supporters. For Full Report : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/radical-muslim-sect-grows-more-dangerous-in-ni geria/871260/ ------Iran says ready for the worst, warns US of collision course Nov 4, 2011, Iran s foreign minister said on Thursday that Tehran was "prepared for the worst " and warned the US against putting itself on "collision course" with his countr y. On the sidelines of a news conference in the Libyan city of Benghazi, ministe r Ali Akbar Salehi was asked about news reports of US accelerating plans for a s trike on Iran over its controverial nuclear programme . "The US has unfortunately lost wisdom and prudence in dealing with international issues. It depends only on power. They have lost rationality ; we are prepared for the worst but we hope they will think twice before they put themselves on a collision course with Iran," Salehi said. US and Western powers suspect Tehran i

s seeking to build nuke weapons, a charge Iran denies. It says its nuclear progr amme is for purely peaceful ends. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Iran-says-ready-for-the-wor st-warns-US-of-collision-course/articleshow/10601642.cms ------IAEA report on Iran set to stoke Middle East tension 6 November 2011, VIENNA - The UN nuclear watchdog is expected this week to issue its most detaile d report yet on research in Iran seen as geared to developing atomic bombs, heig htening international suspicions of Iranian intentions and fuelling Middle East tension. Western powers are likely to seize on the International Atomic Energy Agency doc ument, which has been preceded by media speculation in Israel of military strike s against Iranian nuclear sites, to press for more sanctions on the oil producer . But Russia and China fear the publication now of the IAEAs findings could hurt an y chance of diplomacy resolving the long-running nuclear row and they have lobbi ed against it, signalling opposition to any new punitive UN measures against Ira n. Iran rejects allegations of atomic weapons ambitions, saying its nuclear program me is aimed at producing electricity. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/Nove mber/middleeast_November147.xml&section=middleeast ------Muslims gather on Arafat for peak Hajj day November 06, 2011 MOUNT ARAFAT: More than two million Muslims began massing on Saturday on Saudi A rabias Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the larges t annual pilgrimage. Swarms of pilgrims who had spent the night in Mina, some 10 kilometres northwest of Arafat, surged through the roads leading to the mountain after midnight. I am responding to your call, God, they chanted in unison. Many went on buses, whi le others set off on foot from Mina, a tent-village that comes to life only duri ng the five-day pilgrimage. Others took the Mashair Railway, also known as the M akkah Metro, to go to Mount Arafat and its surrounding plains, where Prophet Moh ammed (PBUH) is believed to have delivered his final sermon. The gathering in th e plains around Mount Arafat symbolises the climax of the Hajj which ends on Sun day with Eidul Azha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. Im so happy to have set foot on Arafats sacred soil, Indonesian pilgrim Noor Laila t old AFP. For Full Report :

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_4 ------Over 400 rescuers to guard Rawalpindi during Eid November 06, 2011 RAWALPINDI: Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) will remain on emergency aler t during Eidul Azha holidays in all 36 districts of Punjab while in Rawalpindi m ore than 400 rescuers will perform special duties in district control room. Emergency rescue stations with 14 equipped emergency ambulances, 12 fire vehicle s, two water tanks and four special vehicles. Emergency vehicles will be deputed at all major Eid congregations and sensitive areas along with trained emergency staff to provide immediate pre-hospital emergency cover if needed. Emergency Of ficers including trained doctors will supervise the arrangements during these da ys. The leaves of the rescuers have been restricted in this regard and they have bee n assigned special emergency duties to provide the emergency medical, rescue and fire fighting services to the citizens during Eid holidays. Main cities of the province including Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Gu jranwala, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Rahim Yar Kha n, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Muzafargarh, Rajanpur, Mianwali, Pakpattan, Kasur, Guj rat, Bahawalnagar, Jehlum, Attock, Khanewal, Vehari, Chakwal, Okara, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Lodhran, Nankana Sahib, Khushab, Mandi Baha-ud-din, Narowal, Layyah , Bhakkar and Murree will be covered by rescuers of Rescue 1122. Special mobile posts will also be established for effectively providing medical cover to the pu blic gatherings in all the cities. Special rescue posts will be set up in Rawalp indi at Chandni Chowk Murree Road, Pirwadhai More, Civil Lines Station Kutcheri Chowk, Bahria Town G.T. Road, GPO Chowk Sadder, Faizabad Flyover, Liaqat Bagh, N awaz Shareef Park, Jinnah Park and Ayub Park. app http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg11_4 ------Lahore sees influx of beggars prior to Eid ul Azha November 06, 2011 By Muhammad Aayan LAHORE: The number of beggars in the city seem to rise near occasions such as Ei d. Beggars flock towards urban centres on Eids in order to collect as much Eidi as they could. This year too, young and old beggars alike have made it to the ci ty and are seen asking for money at different roads of the city. Previous surveys and media reports had shown that a normal city beggar collected around Rs 1,000 per day, whereas the paralysed ones or those with facial disfig urations, easily made Rs 2000 in a day. However, during the Eid days these begga rs can earn upto Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 in a day, as people easily depart with mon ey in the name of Eidi. An influx of beggars has been witnessed at the Darbar Da ta Saab, The Mall, Gulberg, Model Town, Barkat Market, Shadman, Gari Shahu, MM A lam Road, Walton, Ferozpur Road, Iqbal Town and Samanabad. However, this time round, the beggars are seen to be using different styles and

tactics to get themselves noticed by the pedestrians and commuters. The alms seekers usually play with the psyche of people by emotionally exploitin g them with fake tears or by displaying their deformities, however, this time th ey have adopted quite different ways. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C11%5C06%5Cstory_6-11-2011_p g13_1 ------Saudi Prince Salman named new defence minister November 06, 2011 DUBAI: Saudi Arabias Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz was named the kingdoms new defenc e minister on Saturday in a royal decree read on state television. The appointme nt of Prince Salman, 76, follows the death of his elder brother Crown Prince Sul tan, who had held the position for five decades, last month. Prince Salman, gove rnor of Riyadh province for nearly 50-year, now controls the top-spending minist ry in Saudi Arabia, which has long used arms purchases to turn its military into one of the best equipped in the Middle East and to bolster ties with Western al lies such as the United States, Britain and France. reuters http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\06\story_6-11-2011_pg7_9 ------Trans-Afghan gas pipeline, the dream that wont die November 3, 2011 Afghan officials have pledged security forces, and talk about burying part of th e pipeline underground, but even then it would still snake through the Taliban h eartlands of Helmand and Kandahar in the south of Afghanistan. Photo by Reuters KABUL: On paper, its one of the sweetest gas deals there is. At one end, the worl ds second largest gas field; at the other, 1.2 billion people demanding clean ene rgy, and in the middle, countries in desperate need of revenues and jobs. In reality and especially when that reality passes through Afghanistan and Pakis tan en route to India things are a lot tougher. Only last week, Pakistans Petroleum Ministry said it had agreed purchase terms wi th putative gas supplier Turkmenistan, and would sign a contract in mid-November . An official in the ministry said Turkmenistan would supply 1.3 billion cubic f eet of gas per day for 25 years. For Full Report : http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/03/trans-afghan-gas-pipeline-the-dream-that-wont-die .html ------Israels president says attack on Iran more and more likely November 06, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres told Israeli private televisions second channel: Th e intelligence services of the different countries that are keeping an eye on (I ran) are worried and putting pressure on their leaders to warn that Iran is read y to obtain the nuclear weapon, Israeli media reported. - AFP (File Photo) JERUSALEM: Israeli President Shimon Peres said an attack on Iran by Israel and oth er countries was more and more likely. He told Israeli private televisions second channel: The intelligence services of t he different countries that are keeping an eye on (Iran) are worried and putting pressure on their leaders to warn that Iran is ready to obtain the nuclear weap on, Israeli media reported. We must turn to these countries to ensure that they keep their commitments this m ust be done, and there is a long list of options, Peres declared. Israel on Thursday completed a major civil defence drill in the Tel Aviv region aimed at simulating a response to conventional and non-conventional missile atta cks, the military said. For Full Report : http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/israel%E2%80%99s-president-says-attack-on-iran-%E 2%80%9Cmore-and-more-likely%E2%80%9D.html ------Protesters gather at Syrian embassy in London November 06, 2011 Protesters gathered outside the Syria embassy in London. Photograph: Amnesty Int ernational/guardian.co.uk Dozens of anti-government demonstrators gathered outside the Syrian embassy in L ondon on Tuesday to show that they would not be silenced despite reports that Pr esident Bashar al-Assad s regime is trying to stifle international condemnation by torturing the relatives of those protesting abroad. Many clutched placards on which they had written their names and home towns in A rabic and English as they chanted: "Down, down Assad!" and "One solution: revolu tion!" The "I am not afraid" protest, which was co-ordinated by Amnesty International, attracted around 40 Syrians from around the UK. In contrast to previous demonstrations, when protesters have reported being phot ographed by embassy employees, there was no sign of diplomatic staff or attempte d interference with the hour-long event. For Full Report : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/04/protesters-syrian-embassy-london ------Pakistan communication satellite begins beaming Nov 06, 2011

Pakistan s communication satellite, which was launched by China, is functioning fine, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who described the project as an exa mple of Islamabad-Beijing strategic ties. Gilani on Saturday said that the PAKSAT-1R satellite project is yet another mani festation of the long-standing strategic relationship between Pakistan and China , taking the time-tested friendship to new heights. At the inauguration of Satellite Ground Control Station and commencement of the satellite s communication services in Lahore, he said the satellite has reached its intended orbit and all subsystems are functioning perfectly well, reported A ssociated Press of Pakistan. The country s first communications satellite PAKSAT-1R, which is a part of Pakis tan s Space Programme-2040, was launched in August on board China s Satellite La unch Vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite has a design life of 15 years and will provide TV broadcasting, In ternet and data communication services across South and Central Asia, Eastern Eu rope, East Africa and the Far East. This satellite now enables extending of comm unication services to all areas of Pakistan. For Full Report : http://www.asianage.com/international/pakistan-communication-satellite-begins-be aming-633 ------American who joined Libyan rebels returns to US 6 November 2011 LINTHICUM, Maryland An American writer who went missing in Libya for months ret urned to the United States on Saturday night, telling reporters he went to the M iddle Eastern nation to participate in the uprising against dictator Moammar Gad dafi and was on a reconnaissance mission when he was captured. Matthew VanDyke was met by dozens of friends and relatives and members of the me dia when he arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airp ort. Earlier this year, the 32-year-old VanDyke was working in Baltimore on a book an d film about a motorcycle trip across the Middle East and southeast Asia when he decided to witness the uprising in Libya. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/Nov ember/international_November232.xml&section=international&col= ------Sudan lodges Juba border war complaint with UN 5 November 2011 KHARTOUM - Sudan has lodged a fresh complaint with the UN Security Council deta iling South Sudans alleged support for rebels in its war-torn border states, just

four months after partition, state media reported on Saturday. Sudans UN ambassador, Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman, provided detailed, confirmed inf ormation explaining the support of the government of the south for the rebels in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, the SUNA news agency reported. It is the second time Khartoum has addressed such complaints to the Security Cou ncil since southern independence in July, reflecting the fragile relations betwe en the former civil war enemies. The letter accused Juba of supplying the rebels in Blue Nile state with anti-airc raft missiles, tanks, mines, guns and ammunition, as well as an infantry battalion to strengthen the insurgency in Kurmuk. The Blue Nile rebel stronghold, which straddles the border with Ethiopia and is also close to South Sudan, was overrun by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thu rsday, after two months of conflict in the politically divided state. The letter, which was delivered to the president of the UN Security Council, als o claimed that South Sudan is sheltering a large number of rebels who fled from Blue Nile south of the border to the town of Renk. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/Nov ember/international_November210.xml&section=international&col= ------Israel strike to shut airports, economy on Monday Nov 6, 2011, JERUSALEM: Israel s main labour union plans a strike that would shut airports, p orts, banks and the stock market starting on Monday after talks with the governm ent failed to produce an agreement over the status of workers employed through l abour contractors. The Histadrut Labour Federation, the umbrella organisation for hundreds of thous ands of public sector workers, said the strike would begin at 0600 (0400 GMT) on Monday and would also include trains, buses, universities, government ministrie s and municipalities. Israel s Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv will close at 0800 local time. "The strike will be unlimited and only a court injunction will prevent it," Ofer Eini, the head of the Histadrut, told Israel s Army Radio on Sunday. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Five-soldiers-killed-in-Taliba n-attack-in-Pak-tribal-belt/articleshow/10628506.cms ------Top US general fired for calling Karzai government ungrateful Nov 6, 2011,

WASHINGTON: A top US general has been sacked in Afghanistan for intemperate rema rks against president Hamid Karzai and the entire Afghan leadership, calling the m "corruption plagued" and ungrateful of US support , in an interview published on Politico. Major General Peter Fuller, deputy commander of Nato s mission to train Afghan f orces was axed after making "inappropriate public comments", CNN reported quotin g US and Nato officials in Kabul. He is the second top US general to face the axe, after general Stanley McChrysta l, former chief Nato commander in Afghanistan, who was dismissed in June last ye ar after his remarks belittling Obama administration officials in an interview t o Rolling Stone magazine. He also said that, Afghan leaders did not fully recognize the human and financia l cost borne by the US administration for Afghanistan and calling them ungratefu l of American support. He also criticized Karzai after his remarks last month that Afghanistan would su pport Pakistan, if Islamabad went to war with the US. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Top-US-general-fired-for-cal ling-Karzai-government-ungrateful/articleshow/10626584 ------Time to change policy towards Pakistan: US lawmaker Ackerman Nov 4, 2011, WASHINGTON: Pakistan is making no effort to reign in the Lashkar-e-Taiba or othe r terrorist organisations and it was time America changed its policy towards the country, a top US lawmaker has said. "It is not a secret that LeT which was responsible for the horrific November 200 6 massacre of civilians in Mumbai, an attack that clearly implicated the Pakista ni military, operates openly in Pakistan," Congressman Gary Ackerman said at a C ongressional hearing on Thursday. The government of Pakistan, he said, has made "no effort to interfere, disrupt, arrest, or shut down any of these groups or their activities" and it is "no secr et" that Osama Bin Laden was living comfortably in Abbottabad. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Time-to-change-policy-towardsPakistan-US-lawmaker-Ackerman/articleshow/10601734.cms ------UN plans to reveal fresh proof of Iran nuclear weapons Nov 6, 2011 VIENNA: The UN atomic agency plans to reveal intelligence next week suggesting I ran made computer models of a nuclear warhead and other previously undisclosed d etails on alleged secret work by Tehran on nuclear arms, diplomats said. Other new confidential information the IAEA plans to share with its 35 board mem bers will include satellite imagery of what it believes is a steel container use

d for nuclear arms-related high explosives tests. Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi has said that UN evidence is a fabrica tion . "The Americans raised documents like this in the past: the Niger scandal, " he said, in reference to claims made prior to the 2003 Iraq war, based on a fo rgery, that Baghdad had sought uranium from Niger. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/UN-plans-to-reveal-fresh-pr oof-of-Iran-nuclear-weapons/articleshow/10626559.cms ------Pakistan is continuing to harbour terrorists: Home Secretary Sun Nov 06 2011, India today said Pakistan is continuing to harbour terrorists on its soil and de spite repeated requests it has taken no steps to dismantle the terror infrastruc ture there. "We have been taking up (the issue) with Pakistan. We have taken (it) up with Pa kistan in various forums -- bilateral as well as multilateral forums. But unfort unately, it has had no effect on the ground," Union Home Secretary R K Singh tol d reporters here. He was replying to questions on whether Pakistan has been taking action to stop cross-border terrorism. "Though they (Pakistan) keep telling us that they do not encourage terrorists or that they do not encourage people from operating from their soil, on the ground there has been no difference," he said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had recently said that there were reports of cross -border camps being reactivated and attempts being made to induct fresh batches of militants into the country. For Full Report : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistan-is-continuing-to-harbour-terrorists-h ome-secretary/871578/ ------JuD not included in new list of banned terror groups in Pak Sun Nov 06 2011, The Jamaat-ud-Dawah, a front organisation for LeT which carried out the 2008 Mum bai attacks, is not included in a new list of 31 banned extremist and terrorist groups released by Pakistan s Interior Ministry. The Interior Ministry released the list of banned organisations yesterday as par t of efforts to bar such groups from collecting the hides of animals sacrificed during the Eid-ul-Azha festival. Hundreds of hides collected every year by members of the groups are sold to rais e funds. Though the Lashkar-e-Taiba was included in the new list, the JuD was not on it.

In the wake of the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, the UN Security Counci l had declared the JuD a front for the LeT. After the Mumbai attacks, Pakistani leaders like Interior Minister Rehman Malik insisted that the JuD had been banned. For Full Report : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jud-not-included-in-new-list-of-banned-terrorgroups-in-pak/871583/ ------Former top cops among 7 indicted in Benazir Bhutto murder case Sun Nov 06 2011, A Pakistani anti-terrorism court hearing the Benazir Bhutto assassination case t oday indicted seven people, including two former top police officers responsible for providing security to the ex-Premier. Former Rawalpindi police chief Saud Aziz and ex-Superintendent of Police Khurram Shahzad were indicted by the court along with five alleged members of militant groups who were identified as Hasnain Gul, Rafaqat Hussain, Sher Zaman, Aitzaz S hah and Abdul Rasheed. The two former police officers have been accused of negligence in providing secu rity to Bhutto. Prosecution lawyers said the indictments of the suspects were of varying nature. Details were not immediately known. Following the indictment, the judge of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court adjourned the case till November 19. Bhutto was killed by a suicide attacker shortly after addressing an election ral ly in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/former-top-cops-among-7-indicted-in-benazir-bh utto-murder-case/871259/ ------Defying US, Palestinians press forward with UN bid Sep 16 2011, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP) In a direct challenge to the United States, the Palestinians have said they will ask the Security Council next week to accept them as a full member of the Unite d Nations, even though Washington has promised to veto the measure. The Palestinian assertion came on Thursday, as a senior US diplomatic team was i n the region trying to avert an embarrassing showdown and relaunch peace talks. By pushing forward, the Palestinians risk putting President Barack Obama in the uneasy position of having to veto a measure supported by the vast majority of th e international community.

Foreign Minister Riad Malki told foreign journalists the Palestinians were not l ooking for a fight. But he said the American stance puts the US in a confrontat ional position with the rest of the world, and suggested American credibility c ould be at stake. I don t know what it means to the standing of the US in the United Nations and am ong the countries of the world, he said. For Full Report : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/defying-us-palestinians-press-forward-with-unbid/847534/ URL: http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamicWorldNews_1.aspx?ArticleID=584 9