FIA team arrives in Quetta to probe convoy attack

KARACHI: A special FIA team has arrived in Quetta to launch a preliminary probe into Tuesday’s suicide attack on the convoy of Balcohistan’s Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.

According to security sources, senior FIA official Khalid Qureshi is heading the visiting team.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik had directed the FIA to hold an immediate inquiry into the attack that killed one person and left several others injured.

Immediately after arriving in Quetta, the FIA team visited the site of the blast and gathered information from the local police and officials of law enforcement agencies.

Sources say that FIA has finalized a preliminary report on the attack. Trend Pk

Syria’s Assad arrives in Tehran for talks

TEHRAN: Syria’s President Bashar Assad flew into Tehran on Saturday where he was met by Iran’s foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and later by his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the presidential palace.

His visit is expected to focus on talks over international sanctions and the Middle East as well as the political struggles in neighbouring Iraq.

Syria and Iran wield considerable influence in Iraq among different groups – Syria with Sunnis and Iran among Shiites.

Iraq has been locked in political stalemate since March elections, but Shiite groups now appear to have the edge.

Iranian state TV says Assad moved into discussions with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after arriving on Saturday.

Iran’s official IRNA news agency says Assad will be awarded the country’s highest national medal for his support to Palestinian militants and

Syria’s Assad arrives in Tehran for talks

TEHRAN: Syria’s President Bashar Assad flew into Tehran on Saturday where he was met by Iran’s foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and later by his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the presidential palace.

His visit is expected to focus on talks over international sanctions and the Middle East as well as the political struggles in neighbouring Iraq.

Syria and Iran wield considerable influence in Iraq among different groups – Syria with Sunnis and Iran among Shiites.

Iraq has been locked in political stalemate since March elections, but Shiite groups now appear to have the edge.

Iranian state TV says Assad moved into discussions with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after arriving on Saturday.

Iran’s official IRNA news agency says Assad will be awarded the country’s highest national medal for his support to Palestinian militants and

Imran says Shoaib to make maiden marriage with Sania

NEW DELHI: Shoaib Malik’s brother-in-law Imran Zafar Malik reiterated Tuesday that no nikah had ever happened between Pakistani cricketer and Indian girl Ayesha Siddiqi.

He was speaking to a battery of media persons along with Shoaib’s counsel Ramesh Gupta after arriving in New Delhi.

The legal procedures of the alleged ‘nikah’ were not carried out, he said, adding that how could it be done without the identification of the girl.

Malik said nobody else had the ‘nikahnama’ except Siddiqi family while it was also not registered in Pakistan.

To a question, he said that he had twice visited Indian city of Hyderabad Deccan, where Ayesha had introduced herself as Maha.

She told me that Ayesha had to leave for Saudi Arabia on a sudden visit. Had I met the girl at that time, this situation could have been prevented, he remarked.

Answering a question, he said: “We have confidence in Indian law.”

Speaking on this occasion, Shoaib counsel Ramesh Gupta ruled out the possibility of arrest of Pakistani cricketer.

Golf digest cover, Golf digest magazine

Golf digest cover, Golf digest magazine updates :- Tiger Woods, Obama On Golf Digest Cover Together.

Tiger Woods and President Obama share the cover of the January issue of Golf Digest with a cover story titled, “10 Tips Obama Can Take From Tiger.”

The cover comes amidst the biggest scandal of Woods’ career, and as Obama is set to address the nation on his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

Golf digest cover, Golf digest magazine

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Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings

Rule 5 draft updates :- The Royals released first baseman/designated hitter Mike Jacobs and left-handed reliever John Bale on Thursday morning prior to the Rule 5 Draft at the winter meetings.

Neither move was unexpected after the club failed in efforts to trade both players. Jacobs and Bale were each eligible for arbitration and deemed too expensive to retain.

Jacobs, 29, made $3.25 million last season when he batted just .228 with 19 homers and 61 RBIs in 128 games after arriving from Florida in an off-season trade for reliever Leo Nuñez.

Bale, 35, made $1.2 million while going 0-1 with a 5.72 ERA in 43 relief appearances. He spent much of the last three seasons on the disabled list after signing with the Royals as a free agent in December 2006 after pitching three years in Japan.

The moves left the Royals with two vacancies on their 40-man roster, which permitted them the option of exercising the fourth overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft.

The Royals, like all clubs, face an 11 p.m. deadline Saturday for offering contracts to players. Catcher John Buck is viewed as a likely non-tender candidate because he is eligible for arbitration after making $2.9 million.