9/11 remembrance ceremony starts in New York

A ceremony attended by President Barack Obama to honor nearly 3,000 people killed on September 11, 2001, began in New York Sunday with a procession of bagpipers and singing of the national anthem.

After Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced proceedings at Ground Zero, saying it was “a chance to reflect and remember,” the ceremony observed a moment of silence to mark the exact time when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center, starting the 9/11 attacks.

It was the first of six moments of silence to be observed at the ceremony at Ground 0: one for each of the towers hit, one each for the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania and one each for the collapse of two towers.

Egypt’s fallen dictator Mubarak back in the dock

CAIRO: The murder and corruption trial of Egypt’s fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak resumes on Monday in what lawyers say will be a lengthy process that he may successfully appeal.

Mubarak, 83, is accused of involvement in the killings of anti-regime activists during a January and February revolt that ended his three decades in power.

He also faces corruption charges with his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, and shares the murder charges with his former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six former police commanders, who are being tried by the same judge in separate hearings.

Mubarak is being held in a military hospital on the outskirts of Cairo.

In the first session on August 3, Mubarak was wheeled in on a stretcher after being flown by military plane from a hospital in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, where he was receiving treatment for a heart condition.

His appearance in court, penned in a black metal cage, came as a shock to Egyptians who watched the proceedings on live television. Few believed he would ever be seen in court.

But as the first hearing progressed, the difficult task facing judge Ahmed Refaat became clear, as dozens of lawyers representing victims’ families jostled to make their demands of the court.

Mubarak’s lawyer Farid al-Deeb, who told an Egyptian newspaper that Mubarak will be present for the second hearing, asked the judge to call 1,600 witnesses, including top military officials.

The military was called out on January 28, after protesters torched police stations across the country, and took charge on February 11 when Mubarak resigned.

Ahmed Mekki, a recently retired deputy head of Cairo’s appeals court, said the trial will now move to investigating the evidence and calling witnesses, first for the prosecution and then for the defence.

But the court will probably cull the list of witnesses demanded by Deeb, which would provide him with solid ground for appealing a possible guilty verdict, said one of the lawyers representing victims in civil suits.

“If the court does not listen to all the witnesses, it will give grounds for appeal,” said Taher Abu Nasr, whose Front for the Defence of Egyptian Protesters represents 35 plaintiffs.

“There will be an appeal, and the appeal will be successful,” Abu Nasr said.

Most of the lawyers have yet to review the thousands of documents of evidence that have been provided by the court, some say belatedly.

But judging by the cases of dozens of police commanders who face charges or are on trial over alleged crimes during the revolt, they fear the evidence against Mubarak to be patchy and ill-prepared.

Legal experts say that a thorough investigation into Mubarak’s alleged crimes should have taken several more months, but the military and the government expedited the process to mollify protesters.

“The prosecution (filed the case) perhaps before questioning people they should have questioned,” said Abu Nasr.

“The case was filed under street pressure,” said Mekki, adding that he believed the court would still conduct the trial fairly.

“The prosecution may be amenable to pressure, but the court will not rule unjustly,” he said.

More than 850 people were killed in the 18 days that led to Mubarak’s ouster, and thousands more were wounded. AGENCIES

Muhammad Ilyas appears before PCBs disciplinary committee

Muhammad Ilyas appeared before two-member disciplinary committee headed by Sultan Rana at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and presented his stance.

Talking to media after the meeting, Muhammad Ilyas said that he answered committee’s queries and the proceedings remained positive.

He said decision regarding appeal would be taken after receiving decision of the committee.

Pakistani held in US deny charges

Pakistan born Imam and his son held in the US appeared before the court in Miami where they were indicted. Four charges were framed against 6 defendants. Khurram Waheed, the attorney for Sher Ali said while talking to the News Trends that charges were read out but no proof has been given.

Hafiz Sher Ali is prayer leader in a Miami mosque and his two sons have the US citizenship. The rest of the accused include Sher Ali’s daughter Amna and grandson Alam Zeb.

Executive Director of American Islamic Relations Council Nazar Hamza says the arrests have given rise to many apprehensions. The court adjourned the proceedings till May 23. The bail application of the accused will be considered in the next hearing.

Bombay HC Stays On Proceedings Against Lalit Modi

Former suspended IPL chairman’s case was in Bombay High court. The court has awarded a stay order on the case until 10th January. The investigation had been launched against him by the disciplinary committee. He has launched an appeal against the committee and questioned on improper formation of the investigating committee.

Lawyers claimed that BCCI have to appoint three members inquiry committee in the AGM but on 29th September meeting they failed to appoint a committee. The error was found by BCCI later and when they came across to it they decided to appoint Arun Jaitley, Chirayu Amin and Jyotiraditya Scindia as members of committee.

Lawyer of former chairman said that the appointment of committee is not according to constitute of BCCI. They will have to first amend the constitution then decide about the new committee. According to information the hearing schedule on 27 and 28th of December has been cancelled by Bombay High court and Modi have been awarded with stay order till 10th January.

One of the main objection fro Modi side is inclusion of current IPL chairman Chirayu Amin and BCCI vice-president Arun Jaitley in the committee. According to him the committee should be an independent committee and must not include any person from BCCI and IPL.

British tabloid to participate in Doha hearings

KARACHI: News of the World, the British tabloid that broke the spot-fixing story this summer, is set to be part of the hearings of the three Pakistani players at the centre of the allegations.

ESPN cricinfo quoted sources close to the case that there is a “strong possibility” all relevant people involved in the investigative story will appear in Doha, Qatar between January 6-11 as part of the evidence in the hearings of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir.

It is believed that, to avoid conflicts of interest, there will be some kind of restrictions on the tabloid from reporting the proceedings of the hearings.

In a story that appeared on the third evening of the fourth Test at Lord’s between Pakistan and England, NOTW alleged that the three players were involved in bowling deliberate, planned no-balls in England’s first innings.

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Dowry ban bill – Trend Pk VIDEO

Recently, a dowry ban bill was been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Kashifuddin Syed shows the proceedings of KP’s assembly. (November 1, 2010)

Dowry ban bill – Trend Pk VIDEO

Recently, a dowry ban bill was been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Kashifuddin Syed shows the proceedings of KP’s assembly. (November 1, 2010)

Dowry ban bill – Trend Pk VIDEO

Recently, a dowry ban bill was been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Kashifuddin Syed shows the proceedings of KP’s assembly. (November 1, 2010)

Dowry ban bill – Trend Pk VIDEO

Recently, a dowry ban bill was been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Kashifuddin Syed shows the proceedings of KP’s assembly. (November 1, 2010)

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