Obama says suspicious packages "credible" threat

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday declared that authorities had uncovered a “credible terrorist threat” against the United States after the overseas discovery of US-bound packages containing explosives aboard cargo jets.

Obama said both had been addressed to Jewish organisations in the Chicago area, but did not identify any institution that had been targeted.

He was speaking to journalists at a White House news conference but did not take questions afterwards.

A few minutes later John Brennan, the Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security, followed the president to the microphone.

The disclosures triggered a worldwide alert amid fears that a militant group was attempting to carry out fresh attacks.

The packages both originated in Yemen, said Obama but he did not explicitly assign blame to al-Qaida, which is active

Obama says suspicious packages "credible" threat

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday declared that authorities had uncovered a “credible terrorist threat” against the United States after the overseas discovery of US-bound packages containing explosives aboard cargo jets.

Obama said both had been addressed to Jewish organisations in the Chicago area, but did not identify any institution that had been targeted.

He was speaking to journalists at a White House news conference but did not take questions afterwards.

A few minutes later John Brennan, the Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security, followed the president to the microphone.

The disclosures triggered a worldwide alert amid fears that a militant group was attempting to carry out fresh attacks.

The packages both originated in Yemen, said Obama but he did not explicitly assign blame to al-Qaida, which is active

Form Of Two FIA Teams For Be Nazir Murder

ISLAMABAD: Two FIA teams have been constituted to investigate the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Monday, Aaj News reported.

The teams will carry out fresh investigations that will be lead by Deputy Director Khalid Qureshi. FIA officers from NWFP and Punjab are also included in the joint investigating team.

Meanwhile a team of UN commission visited Rawalpindi General Hospital where she took her last breath, the team inquired the concerned hospital personnel and paramedics involved in the treatment of the martyred Pakistan Peoples Party leader in the attack of December 27, 2007.

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Form Of Two FIA Teams For Be Nazir Murder was first posted on August 24, 2009 at 3:22 pm.

Balochistan High Court All Judges Resign

QUETTA: All the five judges of Balochistan High Court have resigned from their offices to avoid references against them in Supreme Judicial Council on taking oath on PCO of November 3, 2007.

Those who submitted their resignations on Tuesday include Chief Justice BHC Justice Amanullah Yaseenzai, Justice Ahmed Khan Lashari, Justice Akhtar Zaman Malgani, Justice Nadir Khan Durrani and Justice Mehta Kelash Nath.

Registrar BHC has confirmed the resignations, saying that all the five resignations have been sent to President for approval.

More resignations from the PCO judges of Supreme Court of Pakistan and the other three high courts are expected to avoid references in Supreme Judicial Council against them as was announced in a verdict by a full bench of SC on Friday.

After Tuesday’s resignations no judge is presently available in the high court to hear the cases. It is expected that President Asif Ali Zardari would soon carry out fresh appointments in the court on the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and on the recommendations of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

CM Shahbaz Assured Full Investigation On Gojra Riots

GOJRA: Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government will not rest till the complete rehabilitation of inter-communal riots’ victims of the city.

Sharif was addressing the delegates of Christian community of Gojra after paying his condolence to the heirs of eight deceased burnt to death in recent riots.

The CM also visited the local church of the city and met the community leaders. He assured them of bringing the culprits of violence against Christians to justice as soon as possible, saying that the government will ensure safe and secure environment for the minorities.

Governor Punjab Salman Taseer is also scheduled to visit Gojra later today, says the channel.