Nigerian Charged With Trying To Blow Up US Airliner

TrendPK.com Nigerian Charged With Trying To Blow Up US Airliner ETROIT: A Nigerian man was charged Saturday with attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, while unnamed security officials told US media the suspect had confessed that Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen trained him for the mission.
Airport security was stepped up worldwide [...]

Hasan Charged With 13 Murders

Hasan Charged With 13 Murders, The US Army has charged a military psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of murder in last week’s shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army base, while President Barack Obama ordered a review to determine if the government fumbled warning signs of the man’s contacts with a radical Islamic cleric.
An Army spokesman Chris Gray said Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a Muslim born in the United States of immigrant parents, was charged with murdering the 13 victims of the November 5 rampage at Fort Hood, the world’s biggest military facility. He could face the death penalty and the case has drawn criticism of army intelligence after it became known that Hasan had been in contact with an Islamic figure sympathetic to al Qaeda.
Meanwhile, Obama ordered a review of all intelligence related to Hasan to determine whether it was properly shared and acted upon within the government. John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, will oversee the review. The first results are due Nov. 30. Obama also ordered the preservation of the intelligence.

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Hasan Charged With 13 Murders was first posted on November 13, 2009 at 4:56 pm.

PM Gilani Rejects Rigging Accusations in Gilgit-Baltistan Polls

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: PM Gilani Rejects Rigging Accusations in Gilgit-Baltistan Polls, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and PML-Q walked out of National Assembly against the alleged rigging in Gilgit-Balitstan polls.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that there isn’t a single election in history of Pakistan which isn’t accused of being rigged. Addressing the National Assembly session PM Gilani said that it was a positive sign that all the political parties participated in Gilgit-Baltistan polls. PM maintained that it has become a custom to make noise about rigging. PM told that a bill would be tabled in NA to bring fair accountability on basis of the Charter of Democracy. “All the apprehensions of opposition will be removed,” PM assured. He said that there is a minor difference between accountability and revenge.
Earlier, PML-N and PML-Q protested against the alleged rigging in Gilgit-Baltistan polls.

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PM Gilani Rejects Rigging Accusations in Gilgit-Baltistan Polls was first posted on November 13, 2009 at 3:28 pm.

Musharraf, Nawaz Handed over Pakistan Citizens to US

LAHORE, Pakistan: Musharraf, Nawaz Handed over Pakistan Citizens to US, The petition have been filed against the chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and former prime minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif, and former president, Pervez Musharraf, for handing over two Pakistani citizens to US authorities Friday.

The application has been filed by a local lawyer of Lahore, Barristar Javed Iqbal Jaffery, in Lahore High Court.

Former president handed over Dr Aafia Siddiqui to US and the government has not done anything for her recovery.

Aimal Kansi was handed over to US during Nawaz Sharif tenure who’s FIR was lodged in Dera Ghazi Khan. The applicant alleged that Kansi’s FIR was not addressed due to the pressure of the government.

The LHC has been requested to pass orders for the cases against Musharraf and Nawaz Sharif.

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Musharraf, Nawaz Handed over Pakistan Citizens to US was first posted on November 13, 2009 at 3:43 pm.

Foreigners Displaying Weapons Will be Charged: Rehman Malik

Pakistan: Foreigners Displaying Weapons Will be Charged: Malik, The session of National Assembly is continuing under the chair of Deputy Speaker Fazal Karim Kundi in Islamabad.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik says that interior ministry has been informed about foreigners involved in weapon display. Malik told the House that mechanism of passport issuance had been toughened. “It is not possible to make a fake passport now,” he added. The minister claimed that foreigners will not be allowed to display weapons, adding that any violator of the law would be punished. He asserted that Pakistan is an independent country.
Malik ruled out existence of Blackwater in Pakistan. He revealed that armed foreigners were released on showing diplomatic documents. “The embassy concerned was also informed about it,” Malik maintained. Interior Minister told the House that no proposal of forming joint security force to guard Pak-Afghan border was under discussion.

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Foreigners Displaying Weapons Will be Charged: Rehman Malik was first posted on November 13, 2009 at 3:50 pm.