Mirzas statement to trigger violence in Sindh, says MQM

 The Coordination Committee meetings of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were held in Karachi and London to discuss the situation arising after the press conference of former provincial senior minister, Dr Zulfiqar Mirza.

In the joint statement after the meetings Coordination Committee sources said that Zulfiqar Mirza was himself involved in target killings in Karachi.

The Coordination Committee has also asked Pakistan People’s Party to clears its position in this regard.

The MQM condemned Zulfiqar Mirza’s allegations and said why kidnapping for ransom and ‘Bhatta Mafia’ activities started soon after his appointment as Sindh Interior Minister.

The MQM also alleged that Mirza’s allegations would add fuel to the fire and trigger violence in Karachi. The Coordination Committee said that Mirza was directly involved in target killing in Karachi.

Charlie Sheen’s Goddesses Meet Two Ladies

Charlie Sheen got to introduce the world to his “goddesses” during his well-publicized ’20/20′ interview on Tuesday night.

He explains they are his reason for getting up. “My beautiful, perfect, lovely family that is pure magic. I keep looking around and go ‘wow,’ not only do I deserve this, but it’s on. According to court documents filed by the lawyer for Sheen’s estranged wife Brooke Mueller, Sheen has recently made several “specific, descriptive threats” against her, TMZ reports.

Mueller claims Sheen threatened to “cut your head off, put it in a box and send it to your mom,” according to TMZ.

Sheen appeared on NBC’s “Today” on Wednesday and denied the allegations.

Sheen previously invited both NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America” to take a look at the family of sorts he’s set up with his two much younger girlfriends – or “goddesses,” as he referred to them – at his Los Angeles mansion. Sheen said the two are helping raise his children.
“It works well for us,” added Kenly, referring to their communal living arrangement. “It’s unconventional and it seems crazy to everybody else, but for us it works well, and we all love and respect each other and respect each other’s boundaries.”

Lahore: FIA raids Moonis Elahis office

The team of FIA Lahore wing raided into the office of Moonis Elahi, son of former Punjab Chief Minister and arrested his manager Abdul Maalik, trendpk.com reported on Monday.

Moonis Elahi is considered as a companion of Mohsin Warraich, a main accused of NICL case. The raid was linked as a continuation of the investigation of NICL case.Commenting on the incident, Moonis Elahi said that the action done by the FIA has disclosed the alliance of PPP and PML-N. Moonid also said that PML-Q will face all the allegations and is not afraid of any such cases.

FIA has managed to recover Rs 1.68 billion from NICL accused. Earlier to this the accused had deposited a sum of 600 million rupees; however the cheques of remaining amount of 80.04 million rupees have also been.

Sudan Leader ‘diverted Funds’ to Britain: WikiLeaks

LONDON: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir siphoned off nearly six billion pounds of oil money into British bank accounts, according to US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks Saturday.

The document quotes the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court as saying that US officials should go public with the allegations about Bashir in order to turn Sudanese public opinion against him.

It said the prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told US officials that the figure allegedly put away by Bashir was possibly nine billion and “would change Sudanese public opinion from him being a ‘crusader’ to that of a thief.”

The document, released by the whistleblowing website a day after its founder Julian Assange was released on bail in Britain over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden, said that Lloyds Banking Group “may be holding or knowledgeable of the whereabouts of his money”.

Lloyds insisted it was not aware of any link with Bashir.

“We have absolutely no evidence to suggest there is any connection between Lloyds Banking Group and Mr Bashir,” a spokeswoman said.

“The group’s policy is to abide by the legal and regulatory obligations in all jurisdictions in which we operate.”

Bashir is wanted by The Hague-based court to face charges of genocide and war crimes in Sudan’s western province of Darfur. He is subject to two arrest warrants issued by the ICC for atrocities committed in Darfur.

Kazmi reiterates his innocence

Dismissed minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi on Tuesday said that had the allegations on him genuine, he would have resigned earlier.

He also called for evidence regarding the corruption allegations on him in Hajj arrangements. Addressing an Urs ceremony of Khawaja Muhammad Shafi at Lahore, Kazmi maintained that those accusing him of corruption are themselves are not upright people.

Being a minister I cannot give statements against the allies, he stated and added that but now I can justify myself before the publilc. Kazmi said, I am not fond of worldly positions; ministry can be taken back from me but not the public support. He said that he went through the worst media trial.

Julian Assange to seek bail

Lawyers for Julian Assange, held in Britain over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden, will try again on Tuesday (today) to win bail for the WikiLeaks founder who provoked US fury by publishing secret diplomatic cables.

The 39-year-old Australian handed himself in to British police last week after Sweden issued a European arrest warrant. br<>Assange was accused this year of sexual misconduct by two female Swedish WikiLeaks volunteers during a stay in Sweden. A Swedish prosecutor wants to question him about the accusations.Assange, who denies the allegations, was remanded in custody at an initial British court hearing last week. Assange and his lawyers have voiced fears that US prosecutors may be preparing to indict him for espionage after the WikiLeaks website published details of some of a trove of 250,000 secret U.S. documents it has obtained.

I came to Sweden as a refugee publisher involved with an extraordinary publishing fight with the Pentagon, where people were being detained and there is an attempt to prosecute me for espionage, Assange said in a documentary broadcast on Swedish public television on Sunday.The US Justice Department has been looking into a range of criminal charges, including violations of the 1917 Espionage Act that could be filed in the WikiLeaks case.

Vatican Bank Faces Money-laundering Charges

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican Bank, the financial face of the city, has been hit by criticism over suggestions of money laundering and history says the allegations against this secretive organisation could be well founded.

This is no ordinary bank: The ATM’s are in Latin. Priests use a private entrance. A life-size portrait of Pope Benedict XVI hangs on the wall.

Nevertheless, the Institute for Religious Works is a bank, and it’s under harsh new scrutiny in a case involving money-laundering allegations that led police to seize euro23 million ($30 million) in Vatican assets in September. Critics say the case shows that the “Vatican Bank” has never shed its penchant for secrecy and scandal.

The Vatican calls the seizure of assets a “misunderstanding” and expresses optimism it will be quickly cleared up. But court documents show that prosecutors say the Vatican Bank deliberately flouted anti-laundering laws “with the aim of hiding the ownership, destination and origin of the capital.”

The documents also reveal investigators’ suspicions that clergy may have acted as fronts for corrupt businessmen and Mafia.

The documents pinpoint two transactions that have not been reported: one in 2009 involving the use of a false name, and another in 2010 in which the Vatican Bank withdrew euro650,000 ($860,000) from an Italian bank account but ignored bank requests to disclose where the money was headed.

The Vatican Bank was founded in 1942 by Pope Pius XII to manage assets destined for religious or charitable works.

Top prelates have a special entrance manned by security guards. There are about 100 staffers, 10 bank windows, a basement vault for safe deposit boxes, and ATMs that open in Latin but can be accessed in modern languages. In another concession to modern times, the bank recently began issuing credit cards.

Swedish lawyer denies plot in Assange allegations

STOCKHOLM: The two Swedish women making sex crime accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are not involved in any politically motivated plot against him, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

Lawyer Claes Borgstrom told a news conference that the accounts provided by the two women were credible. He also saw a good chance that Sweden would eventually press charges against

Assange, who was arrested in Britain on Tuesday.

“More than 50/50,” he said, when asked what the likelihood was of such a development.

“It has nothing to do with WikiLeaks or the CIA,” he added, when asked if the allegations were part of a politically driven plot against Assange, who has angered U.S. authorities by publishing a large trove of secret diplomatic cables. AGENCIES

Sweden: Police issue second arrest warrant for Assange

Swedish police have issued another international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
British newspapers have been reporting police know Assange is in south-east England, but have been hamstrung by errors with the initial warrant from Stockholm. The fresh detention order concerns alleged sexual crimes during a visit to Sweden in August. Assange has not been charged and he denies the allegations. A WikiLeaks spokesman says Assange has to remain out of the public eye because he is facing assassination threats following the whistleblowing website’s publication of secret US diplomatic cables.

PPP suspends Naheed Khans party membership

News Trends: Pakistan Peoples Party on Monday suspended the party membership of Naheed Khan, political secretary to late Benazir Bhutto, over accusing party leadership of nepotism and cronyism.

In an emergency meeting, held in Rawalpindi under the chair of district president Amir Fida Paracha today, Naheeds membership was suspended after being charged with violating party discipline despite warnings. Amir told the mediamen that Naheed has been issued a show cause notice in this regard.

On Sunday, disgruntled activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Naheed Khan, political secretary to the PPPs slain chairperson Benazir Bhutto, has accused the party leadership of promoting cronyism and nepotism in the party and the government at the cost of ideologues and true workers. The charges are part of a resolution adopted at a ceremony organised by the dissident group here on Sunday at the residence of Sardar Hur Bukhari to mark 44th Foundation Day of the party. It is pertinent to mention that Safdar Abbasis membership of CEC has already been suspended.

Naheed sticks to guns
When contacted, Naheed Khan told Dunya TV that her membership had been signed by Benazir Bhutto and the party may suspend her membership if it did not accept her signs. She reiterated her allegations.

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