CJ proposes high-level commission to probe BB murder case

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry today proposed a high-level commission to be formed to investigate the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

The chief justice directed Attorney General Maulvi Anwar ul Haq to consult the government in this regard.

Meanwhile, notices were issued to Pervez Musharraf, Pervaiz Elahi, Rehman Malik, Babar Awan and other important figures on a petition seeking registration of the second FIR.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Chaudhry heard the case.

The court issued notice to Pervez Musharraf, Pervaiz Elahi, Hamid Nawaz, Ejaz Shah, Kamal Shah, Javed Iqbal Cheema, Irfan Elahi and several other officials.

The apex court asked for record of Bhutto murder case which is currently being heard in an anti-terrorism court. A larger bench will be formed to hear this case, the chief justice remarked.

Meanwhile, the Attorney General opposed to the registration of the second FIR and said that court proceeding is already under way in the right manner. SAMA

Multan eunuchs thrilled at vote registration

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ISLAMABAD: Members of transgender community in Multan are thrilled to have their names registered in new voter lists in line with a Supreme Court ruling.

Dozens of khwaja saras thronged the Multan office of Election Commission and got their votes registered. They were really excited following the registration of their votes.

Speaking to TrendPK, eunuchs thanked Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for acknowledging their rights as equal citizens of Pakistan. They said that they would cast their votes to those who supported them.

One of them said khwaja saras could also field their own candidate in the next parliamentary elections.

Khwaja saras have been divided into three categories, male transgender, female transgender and Khunsa-e-mushkil. Male transgender and khunsa-e-mushkil will be registered in men’s voter list while female transgender will be included in women’s voter list. TrendPK

Sindh not to cancel old arms licences

Those weapon licences issued by the federal government will be cancelled next month (September).

A few weeks ago, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced that all weapon licences across the country will be cancelled soon to tackle the bogus licences after which new weapon licences will be issued and registered by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

Contrary to Rehman Malik’s announcement of cancelling all weapon licences, the Sindh government has now announced that it will not cancel its provincial weapon licences.

Meanwhile, the federal government has announced that a ban has been imposed on Weapons Permit-144 and all federal weapon licences will be cancelled in September.

Sindh’s weapon licenses will not be cancelled: Sindh Home Department

KARACHI: All weapon licenses issued by the Sindh government will not be cancelled, said the Sindh Home Department today.

Those weapon licenses issued by the federal government will all be cancelled next month (September).

A few weeks ago, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced that all weapon licenses across the country will be cancelled soon to tackle the bogus licenses after which new weapon licenses will be issued and registered by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

Contrary to Rehman Malik’s announcement of cancelling all weapon licenses across the country, the Sindh government has now announced that it will not cancel its provincial weapon licenses.

Meanwhile, the federal government has announced that a ban has been imposed on Weapons Permit-144 and all federal weapon licenses will be cancelled in September . TrendPK

Old arms licences to be void on 31st: Rehman Malik

Talking to the media in Karachi, Rehman Malik said deweaponisation will be carried out in phases. He said the holders of manual arms licence should surrender it to get a new, computerisd licence. All zonal headquarters of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have been directed on the matter, he added.

The minister said anyone carrying a weapon without a computerised licence after this date will be charged under the Pakistan Arms Ordinance and the Anti-Terrorism Act.

He also said all people should ensure that there is no illegal SIM card issued in their name because action would be taken by relevant authorities. He said the people could dial 668 and enter their National Identity Card number to know the number of SIMs registered in their name. He said if a SIM was found being used for any crime after September 5, action would be taken against the owner of the SIM and a First Information Report (FIR) will be registered.

Rehman Malik said an officer of Deputy Inspector General level will be assigned to work with intelligence agencies and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against extortionists in Karachi.

He said major issues in Karachi were sectarian, ethnic and political. He said action indiscriminate action would be taken against unscrupulous elements. He claimed killings in Karachi had been controlled and the situation was being monitored on an hourly basis.

UAE cabinet ratifies extradition treaty with Pakistan

ABU DHABI: The UAE cabinet Sunday ratified an extradition treaty with Pakistan and a civil nuclear cooperation deal Abu Dhabi has signed with Britain.

Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired the meeting, which was attended by Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, among others.

The cabinet has also given its consent to the budget of the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) for the fiscal year 2011.

The ministers reviewed the recommendations forwarded by the Federal National Council on the registration of veterinary medicines and the hike in commodity prices after the recent rise in petrol prices. Trend Pk

Floods caused losses worth Rs90 bln: Raisani

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QUETTA: Balochistan’s Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has said that an initial estimate of the losses caused by the floods is between Rs80 o Rs90 billions.

Speaking to media persons in Dera Murad Jamali today, he said that revenue teams could not reach out to several areas, which continue to remain under water.

Raisani said that smart cards would be delivered to the flood-hit people after completion of their registration. SAMAA

Sudhir Mishra to sue writer for defamation & campaign for his ban in industry

A legal notice sent by a writer named Aditya Kripalani accusing Sudhir Mishra of stealing his script has the prolific and distinguished filmmaker very very angry. He intends to take legal action and to fight against false copyright claims that are made for publicity.
Says Sudhir, “Before making such claims or substantiating them by writing about them, people should read my script for Driver which I’ve apparently stolen from this Kripalani chap. First of all I am not scriptwriter for Driver. Althia Dalmaj Kaushal is. She was suggested to me by my producer Ekta Kapoor. Driver is about forbidden love, that’s what attracted Ekta Kapoor to my cinema. Kripalani is basing his assumption on what he has read about my film in the media. Even Arvind Adiga’s White Tiger is about a chauffeur and a rich man.”
Sudhir claims that the story which Kripalani claims as his own was given to him by producer Manu Kumaran and journalist-writer Pankaj Kapoor 7 years ago. “Manu hired Aditya to write a story for a film that I was to direct. But Manu didn’t like Aditya’s story. So Manu decided to write it himself. That matter was between Manu and Aditya, not me. I was supposed to direct that film for Zee Telefilms. There’s proof of the registration of that story. So now Kriplani is in trouble. Because Kriplani apparently stole Manu Kumaran’s idea to write his novel Back Seat. What is he talking about? I think he got excited when he read your article about Ranbir Kapoor being in the project. This man has fallen into his own trap.”
Sudhir’s lawyer is now preparing a counter-notice. “My lawyers are on the job. But what are Kripalani’s allegations? He hasn’t read my script. So how does he know my script is taken from him? During my entire career, I’ve always done original work. If I’ve to plagiarize at this stage of my career it’d have to from much better sources than this. The pleasure of scripting my films comes from writing about my own impressions and experiences. That’s why I’m a filmmaker. Why would I copy this kid? If I owe any inspirational debt to anyone its Guru Dutt, no one else.”
Sudhir says the idea of making a film on the neo-affluent class of Delhi is inspired by his cousin. “This cousin had run away from home looking for me. He became a servant in someone’s house in Delhi. So it’s story based on incidents from my own family. Just a chauffeur’s presence in my film doesn’t make it anyone else’s property. Fortunately my script has evolved in front of my producer Ekta. So she knows where it’s coming from. If I wanted to remake Kripalani’s book I’d have asked Ekta to buy it, no? In fact she offered to buy Sagarika Ghosh’s book for me.”
Sudhir now intends to take serious action against Kripalani. “Besides legal action, once I finish my script I will take it to every writer’s guild in Mumbai and ask for it to be compared with Kripalani’s book. I think people who defame without basis should be barred from our industry. Kripalani has harmed the prospects of any aspiring writer who comes to us. We’ll think twice before allowing them access into our office. As for Kripalani, no one will hire him in future either. It’s really sad. Why didn’t he contact me if he thought he had a grievance? There’s proof that he’s lying in every line of his. My friends know about Driver for months because I share my ideas openly. I’m not a sneaky plagiarist.”

Kaneria appeals against County ban

LONDON: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria lodged an appeal before an English Cricket Board (ECB) against the decision to suspend his registration from County Championship.

Kaneria is representing Essex in English County Championship. ECB had suspended Kaneria over match-fixing charges. However, Kaneria has once again denied the charges and field an appeal against the decision.

The spokesman of ECB has confirmed that ECB has received Kaneria’s appeal.

Sunfeast World 10K Bangalore On 23 May, 2010 | Registration On www.sunfeastworld10k.indiatimes.com

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The third edition of the sunfeast world 10k run that will be staged on May 23 here was launched at a glittering function here on Tuesday in banglore. You know that these races will be held in Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Opp. Mallya Hospital, Bangalore 560001 is the Event Venue of the Sunfeast World 10K Bangalore 2010. All races will start from and finish at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The total prize money on offer for the six races will be $155,000.

If you want to participate in this competition, you have to registration at official website. Registration, which can be done on www.sunfeastworld10k.indiatimes.com, opened on March 30 and close on April 30 or until running places are filled. You will also be able to download the entry form from the website but now, you have no time because you will be let.

On registration time, you have to pay entry fee. Entry fee have different of each applicants. You can payments in many modes like, Cheque, Demand draft, Pay order, cash, credit card.

There are only 3 IAAF Gold Label Road Races in the world which are 10K runs, and it is no small matter than the Bangalore 10K is one of them, which makes it one of the most popular 10K runs in the world. The other two runs are the World’s Best 10K Run (Portugal), and the Great Manchester Run (UK).

Participants of Open 10K Run and Majja Run are required to enter the Stadium premises only through East Gate, Gate ‘A’ and Gate ‘B’ on Vithal Mallya Road, opp. St. Joseph’s School and from the South Gate of Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road.

You can see the photos that who participate in the competition. All runners who have availed of the timing chip can order their race time photo. Plus their time will be featured on the free downloadable race certificate and the exclusive photo race certificate.

Here are some simple tips to improve stamina and make YOU a better Distance Runner.

• Technical Exercise
• country running
• Skipping
• Running on the spot
• Swimming and Cycling
• Stop/Reduce smoking

Contact us:

Event Helpline no: +9180 41739955 (Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm)
Email: sunfeastworld10k@procam.in
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New No. 11 Lloyd Road
Cooke Town
Bangalore 560 005
India

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