Suspect in Arizona Shooting Spree Appears in Court

PHOENIX, Arizona: A troubled 22-year-old college dropout made his first court appearance on Monday on five federal charges, including the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who remained in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head.

His hands manacled together, Jared Lee Loughner said in a strong voice he understood the charges against him involving a shooting spree in Tucson on Saturday that left six people dead and 14 others wounded.

The bloody rampage — at an event Giffords hosted for constituents — has fueled debate about whether heated rhetoric seen in recent political campaigns can lead to violence.

President Barack Obama, who stressed unity after the shootings, plans to go to Arizona on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the dead, who included a federal judge, a 9-year-old girl and one of Giffords’ young aides.

Last year, Giffords had warned that angry campaign talk had prompted violent threats against her and vandalism at her office.

A police mug shot taken of Loughner after his arrest and released on Monday shows the accused killer, who faces a possible death sentence, smiling broadly.

At his court appearance, Loughner’s lawyer waived a detention hearing. Federal Magistrate Judge Lawrence Anderson ordered Loughner held, calling him a danger to the community.

The judge scheduled a January 24 preliminary hearing.

Having survived a shot to the head at point-blank range, Giffords, a popular 40-year-old Democrat, remained in critical condition at a Tucson hospital.

TCP issues delivery orders of 54,000 tons sugar

Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comKARACHI: On the directives of government, Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued delivery orders to utility stores corporation for 54,000 tons of sugar. The spokesman of TCP Khizar Hyatt told Geo News that TCP from its present stock will provide 34,000 tons imported and 20,000 tons local sugar to utility stores.

Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comKARACHI: On the directives of government, Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued delivery orders to utility stores corporation for 54,000 tons of sugar.
The spokesman of TCP Khizar Hyatt told Geo News that TCP from its present stock will provide 34,000 tons imported and 20,000 tons local sugar to utility stores. [...]

Fort Hood Shooter Had Links With Pakistan

Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comFort Hood Shooter Had Links With Pakistan:FORT HOOD, Texas: The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood made or accepted wire transfers with Pakistan, a Republican congressman said Friday. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking GOP member of the House Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee, said

Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comFort Hood Shooter Had Links With Pakistan:FORT HOOD, Texas: The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood made or accepted wire transfers with Pakistan, a Republican congressman said Friday.
Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking GOP member of the House Homeland Security Intelligence Subcommittee, said [...]