Bilawal Bhutto “head of Zardari tribe”

ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been made as the head of the Zardari tribe, TrendPK reported on Friday.

According to the sources at the President House, the formal ceremony of making Bilawal the head of the tribe will be held later. TrendPK

Israel PM urges talks beyond settlement freeze

JERUSELUM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to pursue “expedited, honest talks” to achieve a peace deal within a year, in a statement issued on Monday minutes after the formal expiration of a settlement freeze.

“Israel is ready to pursue continuous contacts in the coming days to find a way to continue peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority,” the statement said.

It added that Netanyahu had been in touch with U.S., Egyptian and Jordanian leaders in search of a way to avoid a Palestinian walkout from nascent talks over the settlements issue. AGENCIES

Afridi likely to be made captain for Asia Cup

LAHORE: Shahid Afridi is likely to be appointed captain of the national cricket team for the Asia Cup.

Sources said that the formal announcement in this regard would be made next week.

According to the sources, Shahid Afridi has also agreed to play Test matches in England.

President Obama urges Karzai to uproot corruption

The US President Barack Obama has asked Afghan President Hamid Karzai to speed up efforts to eliminate corruption from the country, adding that a new chapter of relations should open between American and Afghanistan.

US President telephoned and congratulated Afghan President Karzai for becoming president for the second term after the formal announcement by the election commission. US President told his Afghan counterpart that this was the right time to open new chapter of relations between two countries

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President Obama urges Karzai to uproot corruption was first posted on November 3, 2009 at 9:07 pm.