Karachi violence: Zardari summons federal ministers meeting
President Zardari has convened a meeting of the federal ministers of Pakistan Peoples Party to review the worsening law and order situation of Karachi tonight.
Sources said that the meeting would likely to take up annual budget, cabinet, NRO and hearing of the cases regarding 18th amendment. The situation emerged in wake of the condoning of Rehman Maliks sentences would also be considered in the meeting.
The meeting would be succeeded by a dinner.
Facebook row: LHC orders govt to record protest with US
Lahore High Court has ordered the government to record its protest with the US along with blockage of Facebook.
In a case regarding blashphemous caricatures page on Facebook, the court remarked that these blasphemous hurt the feelings of Pakistani people. LHC has ordered the Pakistani Foreign Office to record its strong protest with the US Foreign Office and official copy of this protest should be submitted in the court. The court has also ordered that if the government doesnt record the protest with the US, then Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi should present explanation in the court.
Japanese rocket blasts off
Japan has successfully launched its H-2A rocket, which is seen as vital to the future of the national space programme. The rocket blasted off into a clear blue sky from its launch site on Tanegashima island, about 1,000 km (625 miles) south of Tokyo, at 1600 local time (0700GMT).
Forty minutes later, the craft deployed a test satellite, crowning a mission described by a National Space Development Agency (Nasda) spokesman as very much a success. The H-2A rocket is intended to establish a Japanese presence in the commercial satellite launch market, now dominated by the United States and Europe, but it has suffered repeated technical problems.
A Nasda official said the payload and second stage engine would remain in orbit for about a year until they burned up on re-entering the atmosphere. The launch had been delayed several times – a last-minute hitch with loading rocket fuel put back the schedule by several hours on Wednesday.
Last week, a problem with a valve in one of the rocket’s engines was exacerbated by the arrival of Typhoon Pabuk, which prevented investigators from flying to the launch site from the mainland. Nasda was set up in 1969 and launched Japan’s first totally self-developed rocket, the H-2, in 1994.
Embassies to submit details of Pakistanis jailed in foreign countries
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Pakistani Overseas Embassies to submit details of Pakistanis jailed in foreign jails and their cases. According to sources, Foreign Ministry has formed a special cell led by additional secretary policy planning Hassan Javed and he has been handed over responsibilities to get information about Pakistani prisoners in foreign countries. At least 6,000 prisoners are jailed in foreign countries.
Rawalpindi Court Issues Arrest Warrants of Babar Awan
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi civil court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Babar Awan on Saturday.
The court ordered the police to arrest the minister to produce him before the court.
The learned court has third time issued warrants against Babar Awan and ordered police through CPO Rawalpindi to present him in handcuffs before the court on December 21st.
A large number of lawyers reached the court to get information about issuance of warrants against the law minister.
Brooke Hundley
Latest updates about Brooke Hundley, Is Marni Phillips divorcing Steve Phillips because of Brooke Hundley? Steve Phillips allegedly had a short lived affair with Brooke Hundley. After Phillips broke up with Hundley, she telephoned Mrs Marni Phillips to inform her that she was competing for Steve.
Brooke Hundley posed as the high school classmate of Steve Phillips’ son, 16. Hundley wanted to get information about the Phillips family. Hundley wrote a letter to describe personal information on Steve. Hundley told about his birthmarks to prove that she had seen him nude.
Phillips has spoken to police about Hundley. Phillips said he met Hundley this summer, in July 2009. Phillips admitted he had sexual encounters with Hundley. Phillips declined to press charges on Hundley for her actions.
Steve Phillips is the baseball analyst for ESPN. Brooke Hundley is a production assistant. Phillips allegedly has been suspended one week for this incident.
Ms Marni Phillips, 40, is in the process of divorcing Steve Phillips, 46. Marni and Steve have 4 sons together.
Eleven years ago, Steve Phillips had an encounter with Rosa Rodriguez. Phillips was the general manager of the Mets. Rodriguez was working for the Mets. Ms Rodriguez sued him for sexual harassment. Phillips settled the case out of court with Rodriguez.
Brooke Hundley was first posted on October 21, 2009 at 9:31 pm.
