PA calls for IRSA restructuring

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution, calling for restructuring of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to ensure fair distribution of water among provinces.

The resolution demands that the fifth member of the IRSA board should be selected from a neutral territory, either from Islamabad or Azad Kashmir.

In another resolution passed by the provincial assembly, the federal government has been asked to end the continuing gas outages for Punjab’s industries.

Speaking to reporters outside the assembly, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the Punjab government has not been consulted about appointment of new governor.

Responding to a question, he said that PML-N has no objection to appointment of Babar Awan or any other person as Governor of Punjab. TrendPK

Facebook founder Time’s Person of the Year

NEW YORK: Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was named Time’s “Person of the Year” for 2010 on Wednesday, joining the ranks of winners that include heads of state and rock stars as the person the magazine believes most influenced events of the past year.

Time’s “Person of the Year” is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year for good or for ill.

In naming Zuckerberg, Time cited him “for changing how we all live our lives”.

In a posting on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg said that being named Time’s “Person of the Year” was “a real honor and recognition of how our little team is building something that hundreds of millions of people want to use to make the world more open and connected”.

“I’m happy to be a part of that,” the posting added.

Zuckerberg, who owns about a quarter

Letter to Honorable Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour

A Chinese firm has started the construction of the North-South Railway line in Afghanistan. This railway line will connect the Tajikistan border with the Pakistan border.

I think this is the right time for the Honorable Railway Minister Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Bilour to make a mark in the History of Pakistan. If the Railway Minister can construct a new railway line, compatible with the under construction North-South Railway line of Afghanistan, running from North Pakistan to Gwadar South Pakistan, then he will be able to open a new South Asian trade Route in this region. This trade route can be one of the most beneficial trade routes of the world and can alter the Economics of the whole region.

If the Railway Minister wants, he can actually build this railway not only free, but also achieve a profit for Pakistan. All he has to do is

• Use his current team to lay down the plans for a new railway.
• Purchase the land for the new track in a years time.
• Issue a tender for the Build-Operate-Transfer of the new railway line for 25 years.

The contract should include lease of Government land (Route of Railway line) and agreement for flat tax rate for 25 years. With this tender the Railway Minister will not only get a brand new free railway line for Pakistan, he would also go down in History as the person who started this new trade route which changed the whole Geo-Economic landscape of the Region.

NATO says six troops shot dead in east Afghanistan

KABUL: Six NATO troops were shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan border police uniform during a training exercise in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the coalition said, the worst apparent “rogue” shooting in more than a year.

The incident appeared to be the latest in a string of recent attacks by renegade police and soldiers, underlining the pressure on NATO-led troops as they try to train Afghan forces rapidly to allow the handover of security responsibility from next year.

However, NATO and Afghan officials were unable to confirm whether the person who carried out the shooting was actually a member of the border police or if it was an insurgent who had infiltrated the Afghan security forces.

Afghan authorities said last year they were tightening vetting procedures for the police and army after a similar incident when a renegade soldier

Zulqarnain Haider fled in fear of his life

LONDON: Zulqarnain Haider admitted that he fled to London because the Pakistan wicketkeeper feared he and his family were in severe danger following an alleged match-fixing plot.

Haider held a press conference at a restaurant in Southall in London on Wednesday to reveal more about his controversial decision to quit Pakistan’s one-day series against South Africa in Dubai.

The 24-year-old repeated his claims that he had received death threats after hitting the winning runs in Friday’s fourth one-day match and explained how he had been approached to fix the result of that match and Tuesday’s fifth game.

“It was very hard for me when I got threats from one person in Dubai,” he said. “I just felt very nervous that he gave me threats.”

Haider described the ultimatum he had been given, though insisted he did not know the identity of the person issuing the

Nine killed in latest Karachi violence

Staff Report

KARACHI: At least nine people have been killed and three others sustained injuries in the latest row of violence in Karachi.

According to police, early this morning, two dead bodies with their hands and legs tied were found in Lyari. Last night, unknown attackers killed three people and injured another three near a mosque in Baldia Town No. 5. Among the killed were Subhan, Sharif and Noor; the injured included Abdullah, Karim and Arif.

After receiving information, heavy contingents of police and rangers rushed to the scene and barricaded the area while the deceased and injured were shifted to the hospital.

In two other separate incidents, a political outfit’s activist, Abdul Majid, was killed in Al-Falah area of Shah Faisal Colony. Another person was gunned down by unknown miscreants in Korangi No. 5. Trend Pk

Nine killed in latest Karachi violence

Staff Report

KARACHI: At least nine people have been killed and three others sustained injuries in the latest row of violence in Karachi.

According to police, early this morning, two dead bodies with their hands and legs tied were found in Lyari. Last night, unknown attackers killed three people and injured another three near a mosque in Baldia Town No. 5. Among the killed were Subhan, Sharif and Noor; the injured included Abdullah, Karim and Arif.

After receiving information, heavy contingents of police and rangers rushed to the scene and barricaded the area while the deceased and injured were shifted to the hospital.

In two other separate incidents, a political outfit’s activist, Abdul Majid, was killed in Al-Falah area of Shah Faisal Colony. Another person was gunned down by unknown miscreants in Korangi No. 5. Trend Pk

London: Sketch of Dr. Imrans killer released

Scotland Yard has released the sketch of the suspected killer of MQM member Dr. Imran Farooq.

The sketch released by the London police clearly shows that the suspected killer is Asian and his age is between 20 to 30 years. He seems to be a skinny person with a height of 5ft. 4inches and also has stubble with black hair. London police is also in search of another suspected killer who is aged around 30 years and his height is about 5ft. 9 inches to 5ft. 11inches. Police claims that information about this person is being collected from various sources.

On the other side, Altaf Hussain met and condoled to Dr. Imrans family in London. At this occasion, Deputy Convener of MQMs Rabita Committee Dr. Farooq Sattar and other members were also present. Altaf Hussain condoled with Dr. Imrans father, Farooq Ahmad, mother, wife and other family members. He also said that Dr. Imrans death is simply an irreplaceable loss for all of us.

John Harvard makes his place in Shoe-Club

A person with sentiments against the Iraq War threw two shoes onto the ex-prime minister of Australia John Harvard in a live TV show; however the ex-pm remained safe.
The shoes were thrown on John Harvard when he was attending a live TV show in Australia. The incident created chaos in the hall and the administration expelled the person who threw the shoes from the hall. John Harvard smiled and continued with the show after the shoes missed him.
Before the said incident, a shoe was also thrown on John Harvard when he was delivering a lecture at the Cambridge University England. The series of such events started when an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe on the then US President George W. Bush (Jr.).

Karachi: Three more killed in firing incidents

In various areas of Karachi, three people got killed and two injured due to firing.
In the area of Korangi Zaman Town, Karachi, some unidentified people killed a young man by firing whose dead body was then shifted to Jinnah Hospital. The second incident of firing took place in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 13, where a 26 year old Imran was shot dead. Another person died due to firing in area of Choona Bhatti, Risala. A 13 year old Nazar-ul-Islam also got injured due to firing in the area of Docks; where as 15 year old Yousuf was also injured due to firing of unidentified people on Shah Wali Road.

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