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LAHORE: In yet another twist in the unfolding tale of film star Meera’s marriage, Family Court judge Shazia Khalid imposed a Rs 3,000 fine on Meera after the actress’s counsel withdrew a petition, seeking the dissolution of her purported marriage with Attiqur Rehman. Separately, an additional district and sessions judge on Thursday extended the interim bail of the actress and her family members until September 26. On September 6, the court had granted interim bail to Meera, her mother Shafqat Zohra, father Syed Muhammad Sarwar, brother Ahsan Abbas and brother-in-law Mushtaq Ahmad, in a case registered against them on the charge of theft and threatening her purported husband Attiqur Rehman of dire consequences. The complainant, under an order passed by the court of additional sessions judge, had got a case registered against them, alleging they took away valuables worth thousands of rupees from his house and also hurled life threats at him. The accused, later, secured pre-arrest bail i...

Friday, September 18, 2009 GAZA: Israel banned the entry of Palestinians into held Al-Quds on the occasion of Jumat-ul-Wida (last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan).Thousands of Muslims wanted to visit Masjid-e-Aqsa for worship on Jumat-ul-Wida but Israel blocked the entry points to Held Al-Quds.According to Israel, the routes were closed for three days in view of security concerns on the occasion of Jewish new year.

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Throwing its weight behind India’s demand that alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and five other terror suspects in Pakistan be brought to justice, the US Friday said it was “very important” that they be punished for their crimes against “India, US and the world”. “I think that there are five, probably six suspects, being held at Islamabad. Their punishment is very important for the United States and for India,” US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer told reporters after meeting Home Minister P. Chidambaram at his North Block office. “Going after Hafiz Saeed is very important in dismantling the infrastructure of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in that region. It is extremely important that these perpetrators be brought to justice and put behind bars, and receive sentences commensurate with their crimes against India, US and the world.” ministry officials said the meeting between Roemer and Chidambaram was being seen as part of the renewed international pressure on Pa...

Friday, September 18, 2009 TEHRAN: A group of Iranian hard-liners have attacked a reformist former president while he was marching with opposition supporters at an anti-government rally in Tehran.A reformist Web site cites witnesses as saying the attackers pushed ex-President Mohammad Khatami to the ground. It says opposition activists rescued him and quickly repelled the assailants.Khatami has sided with the opposition in the post-election crisis that has gripped Iran. Another reformist Webs site says his turban was disheveled and he was forced to leave the march.The reports came as tens of thousands of Iranians joined government-sponsored marches Friday marking an annual pro-Palestinian commemoration.Thousands of opposition activists are holding a coinciding anti-government rally.

Friday, September 18, 2009 NEW DELHI: More girls were born in Delhi than boys last year for the first time, according to official figures, after parents were given cash bonuses of £125 for each new daughter as part of a drive to stamp out female infanticide.Government officials cited the statistics as evidence that India is finally winning its war against the killing of unborn and baby girls, a practice estimated to account for as many as 50 million Indian women having gone “missing”, according to Unicef.However, experts said that the improvement in Delhi was too sudden to be credible, and was likely to be the result of more families registering daughters to claim the cash benefits, rather than a genuine rise in the numbers of girls being born.In the Indian capital, 1,004 girls were born for every 1,000 boys in 2008, according to the Chief Registrar, Births and Deaths.The figures showed a startling jump in the ratio of girls to boys in a region that has had one of the worst records for...

Friday, September 18, 2009 WASHINGTON: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday Tehran has no need of nuclear arms, but in an interview with a US television did not explicitly rule them out."Nuclear arms we believe they belong to the past and the past generation....We do not see any need for such weapons," Ahmadinejad said.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he regretted the deaths of protestors during demonstrations, which erupted after Iran's disputed June elections. "All of us regret the fact that some people were killed," Ahmadinejad told media television, in excerpts of the interview which is to be aired in full on Sunday.Ahmadinejad's June 12 re-election unleashed massive street protests that shook the Islamic regime and divided the ruling elites and powerful clerical groups. The unrest officially left about 30 people dead -- opposition groups claim 72 died -- and isolated Iran even further from world powers who are threatening fresh sanctions ove...

Friday, September 18, 2009 MOGADISHU: Twin suicide bombings ripped through the headquarters of African Union peacekeepers in Somalia Thursday, killing 14 soldiers in the deadliest such attack against the force. "At least two bombs" exploded at the force's headquarters in a fortified compound at Mogadishu airport, the AU said in a statement, which condemned what it called a "barbaric attack" in which at least 15 other soldiers were wounded. Rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. "Among those who died is the AMISOM deputy commander Major General Juvenal Niyonguruza," who was about to complete his tour of duty in Somalia, Ugandan army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Felix Kulayigye said. Ten Burundi soldiers were killed, the country's army spokesman Lazare Nduhayo told media, raising an ealier toll of nine to 14. "Five soldiers died on the spot and five others succumbed to their injuries," he said in Bujumbura. The peacekeepers' comm...

Friday, September 18, 2009 MOGADISHU: Twin suicide bombings ripped through the headquarters of African Union peacekeepers in Somalia Thursday, killing 14 soldiers in the deadliest such attack against the force. "At least two bombs" exploded at the force's headquarters in a fortified compound at Mogadishu airport, the AU said in a statement, which condemned what it called a "barbaric attack" in which at least 15 other soldiers were wounded. Rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. "Among those who died is the AMISOM deputy commander Major General Juvenal Niyonguruza," who was about to complete his tour of duty in Somalia, Ugandan army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Felix Kulayigye said. Ten Burundi soldiers were killed, the country's army spokesman Lazare Nduhayo told media, raising an ealier toll of nine to 14. "Five soldiers died on the spot and five others succumbed to their injuries," he said in Bujumbura. The peacekeepers' comm...

Thursday, September 17, 2009 KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai denied Thursday that major electoral fraud took place last month and urged foreign allies not to interfere over investigations into mounting allegations of vote-rigging. Afghans went to the polls on August 20 in only their second direct presidential election, but the vote has been overshadowed by massive claims of irregularities and threats of violence by Taliban rebels. "Media has reported major fraud. It wasn't that big. If there was fraud, it was small -- it happens all over the world," Karzai told reporters a day after preliminary results gave him 54.6 percent of the vote. But hundreds of thousands of ballots are being recounted because of fears of electoral fraud, and EU monitors have branded a quarter of the ballots cast as "suspicious" -- most of them for Karzai. "If there is fraud, it has to be investigated, but investigated fairly and without prejudice," Karzai said. "I hop...

Friday, September 18, 2009 KARACHI: Stock market investors would be enjoying double Eid, as the prices of their shares purchased during Ramazan have jumped up by over 13 percent.Rhe investors of the stock market this year would be celebrating double Eid—one, which everyone celebrates at the end of the month of Ramazan, while the other exclusively for having earned significant profit on their purchased shares during Ramazan leading to over 13 percent on the average increase in the value of their investments.Karachi stock Exchange KSE-100 index today after a long time breached the psychological barriers of 9400, while from the advent of Ramazan thus far KSE-100 index swelled up by 16 percent i.e. by 1300 points.

Friday, September 18, 2009 KARACHI: Stock market investors would be enjoying double Eid, as the prices of their shares purchased during Ramazan have jumped up by over 13 percent.Rhe investors of the stock market this year would be celebrating double Eid—one, which everyone celebrates at the end of the month of Ramazan, while the other exclusively for having earned significant profit on their purchased shares during Ramazan leading to over 13 percent on the average increase in the value of their investments.Karachi stock Exchange KSE-100 index today after a long time breached the psychological barriers of 9400, while from the advent of Ramazan thus far KSE-100 index swelled up by 16 percent i.e. by 1300 points.

Friday, September 18, 2009 NEW DELHI: ICC Champions Trophy will formally kick off from September 22 in South Africa, while the event’s unveiling ceremony held here was participated by Wasim Akram and Sanjay Manjrikar.ICC Champions Trophy is beginning September 22 in South Africa, which the cricket world is anxiously awaiting and all eyes are focused on the Gold and Silver Trophy, as to which team is going to lift. The glittering trophy’s unveiling ceremony was held here, when Pakistan’s former captain Wasim Akram and former Indian test cricketer Sanjay Manjrikar were present, while ICC was represented by its General manager Cambell Jemison, who said that hard work has been done for making the event successful and he firmly believed that it would a memorable event,Eight best teams of the world are participating in the Champions Trophy, while excellent arrangements have been made for the event.Wasim Akram on this occasion said that South African wickets would be bouncy and fast, therefor...