Muhammad Amir to play cricket in Londons parks

Amir would be playing cricket in the parks of London.

Talking to News Trends, he said that he was not banned to play cricket with his fans and he would continue playing cricket.

According to Amir, he was hopeful of reduction in his sentence. The fast bowler said that he was delivering bowling tips to many people and all including children were happy about his cricket style.

Amir said he intended to set up a cricket academy in future if he received clearance.

Pakistan court stalls pardon moves for Christian mother

LAHORE: A Pakistani court on Monday prevented the government from granting a swift pardon to a Christian mother sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Mohammed, a lawyer said.

Lawyers petitioned the top court in Punjab province not to allow President Asif Ali Zardari to pardon Aasia Bibi while her case was pending in the courts.

Pope Benedict XVI has called for her release and political pressure has been growing for a pardon, but conservative Muslims have threatened anarchy if the government grants clemency to Bibi, mobilising protestors onto the streets.

She was sentenced on November 8 to hang under controversial blasphemy laws that rights activists say encourage Islamist extremism.

Bibi can be executed only if the Lahore high court upholds her sentence on appeal. No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing.

“We argued that since

Pakistan court stalls pardon moves for Christian mother

LAHORE: A Pakistani court on Monday prevented the government from granting a swift pardon to a Christian mother sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Mohammed, a lawyer said.

Lawyers petitioned the top court in Punjab province not to allow President Asif Ali Zardari to pardon Aasia Bibi while her case was pending in the courts.

Pope Benedict XVI has called for her release and political pressure has been growing for a pardon, but conservative Muslims have threatened anarchy if the government grants clemency to Bibi, mobilising protestors onto the streets.

She was sentenced on November 8 to hang under controversial blasphemy laws that rights activists say encourage Islamist extremism.

Bibi can be executed only if the Lahore high court upholds her sentence on appeal. No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing.

“We argued that since

Pakistan court stalls pardon moves for Christian mother

LAHORE: A Pakistani court on Monday prevented the government from granting a swift pardon to a Christian mother sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Mohammed, a lawyer said.

Lawyers petitioned the top court in Punjab province not to allow President Asif Ali Zardari to pardon Aasia Bibi while her case was pending in the courts.

Pope Benedict XVI has called for her release and political pressure has been growing for a pardon, but conservative Muslims have threatened anarchy if the government grants clemency to Bibi, mobilising protestors onto the streets.

She was sentenced on November 8 to hang under controversial blasphemy laws that rights activists say encourage Islamist extremism.

Bibi can be executed only if the Lahore high court upholds her sentence on appeal. No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing.

“We argued that since

Dr. Aafia’s brother submits petition in US Supreme Court

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the brother of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi has submitted a petition against his sister’s sentence to the US Supreme Court.

Malik, addressing to the National Assembly on Wednesday, said that after Aafia’s brother’s appeal, her sentence will be suspended. He added that another option is to sign a convention with the US after which Dr. Aafia can be brought back to Pakistan as a prisoner, but her sister has rejected this option.

The Interior Minister further added that during this week, a counsel of the International Lawyers Forum (ILF) is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan which will plan the next course of action after consultation with Pakistani officials and Dr. Fauzia.

“The Government of Pakistan will act according to the new plan provided by the counsels of the ILF,” Rehman Malik

Altaf castigates US at Dr. Aafias sentence

MQM leader Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the US over Dr. Aafias unjust sentence. He urged the US and West to change their past policies. He said that US should release Dr. Aafia as soon as possible.
Addressing a rally in Karachi staged to show solidarity with Dr. Aafia, he asked the US, What is Dr. Aafias fault that she is sentenced 86 years imprisonment. He said that there was no concrete evidence against her, and she didnt kill any US soldier. He said that it was strange that a woman was given 86 years in jail for committing no crime. He said that whole nation was protesting against the sentence of daughter of the nation.
MQM leader Farooq Sattar addressing the rally said that Dr. Aafia would be brought back and it was the question of countrys sovereignty. He said that her imprisonment have strengthened extremist elements in the country.

MQM stages rally against Dr. Aafias unjust sentence

MQM leader Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the US over Dr. Aafias unjust sentence. He urged the US and West to change their past policies. He said that US should release Dr. Aafia as soon as possible.
Addressing a rally in Karachi staged to show solidarity with Dr. Aafia, he asked the US, What is Dr. Aafias fault that she is sentenced 86 years imprisonment. He said that there was no concrete evidence against her, and she didnt kill any US soldier. He said that it was strange that a woman was given 86 years in jail for committing no crime. He said that whole nation was protesting against the sentence of daughter of the nation.
MQM leader Farooq Sattar addressing the rally said that Dr. Aafia would be brought back and it was the question of countrys sovereignty. He said that her imprisonment have strengthened extremist elements in the country.

MQM demands Aafia sentence withdrawal

Staff Report

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced Sunday that it would take out a peaceful protest rally against the harsh sentence awarded to Dr Aafia Siddiqi in the United States.

A US court found Dr Aafia Siddiqui guilty of the attempted murder of US military officers in Afghanistan in 2008 and jailed her for 86 years.

Speaking to media persons at the residence of Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, on Sunday, Dr Farooq Sattar said the sentence has shocked the whole nation.

Dr Sattar demanded that the US frees Dr Aafia after reprieving her sentence.

He said that an MQM team would meet Washington’s ambassador to Pakistan on Monday and demand Siddiqui’s release. SAMA

Qureshi disappointed over Dr. Aafias sentence

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has termed the sentence of Dr Aafia as harsh and unfortunate.
Talking to CNN, the FM said that Dr. Aafia was not given benefit of doubt but She does have a right to appeal. I’m sure her family and the government will consult and will think of going with the appeal.
Qureshi said the sentence has sparked reaction in Pakistan, where people have protested, people have demonstrated. Many people feel that she is innocent and she was framed and she should have got a fairer chance.
He added, however, that Pakistanis also understand the government did its best, and we have our limitations. There is due process of law and we have to stay within the process of law. But there is a disappointment and that has been expressed on the streets of Pakistan.

Govt. forms committee to secure Aafia’s release

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a ministerial committee to secure the release of jailed neuroscientist, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, from a US prison.

A federal court in Manhattan on Thursday sentenced Dr. Siddiqui to 86 years of imprisonment for attempted murder of US officers in Afghanistan.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik called an urgent meeting to review the sentence given to Dr. Aafia and to chalk out a future strategy for her repatriation.

The Interior Minister formed a committee comprising of representatives from foreign and interior law ministries, and two noted lawyers. The committee has been assigned to look into the legal aspects of Dr. Siddiqui’s return.

Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit termed the verdict unfortunate, saying it has shocked the government and people of Pakistan.

He said that the

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