Indo-Pak talks must top Kashmir row
July 4, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
SRINAGAR: Laying stress upon quick solution of Kashmir row, the Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said that Kashmir Issue should be kept on top of dialogue between India and Pakistan.
He said neither water distribution nor Siachin but Pakistan and India must focus on Kashmir issue while holding parlays.
To a press conference, he said we want to send a clear message to the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan that they should pay most attention towards early solution of Kashmir Issue instead of forming plans for water distribution or Siachin.
They (foreign ministers) should focus on violence being perpetrated upon unarmed Kashmiris by Indian troops in held Valley, he maintained.
Deploring an statement made by Indian foreign minister Chidambram, he denied involvement of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) in recent wave of violence in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK).
Kashmir struggle is a local movement, it should not be seen in a Pakistani perspective, he said, adding it is time for Indian people to know the violation f human rights in Kashmir.
Anti-Smoking Day on today
LAHORE: Anti-Smoking Day will be observed across the world today to highlight smoking related health hazards and create awareness about the issue.
Smoking not only pollutes the atmosphere but is also injurious to health, which causes a number of diseases, especially related to heart.
In Pakistan, every year the government and civil society organisations hold seminars, conferences and walks against smoking, but the violation of anti-smoking laws enforced by the government continues. Smoking is termed a major cause of heart related diseases.
Vendors and shopkeepers sell cigarettes to youths to earn money. They even express their ignorance about the law or any ban on the sale of cigarettes to underage youths.
According to the law, violators of the ban can be fined up to Rs 1,000 and a repeat of the offence can lead to Rs 0.1 million fine.
Shahbaz Replies In Black And White To Taseer’s Letter
In a written reply to Governor Salman Taseer, Chief Minister Punjab Mian Mohammed Shahbaz Sharif expressed disappointment over the former’s allegations on him and his party and termed them as baseless.
Shahbaz also called upon President, Prime Minister and Chief Election Commissioner Punjab for taking legal action against Taseer’s conduct. CM Punjab in his letter wrote that it is not the violation of the regulations laid down by EC to take part in electioneering as did by the Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah during election campaign of Jhang by-polls when he took part in the rallies of N-league’s candidate. The fact is that Governor Salman Taseer took part in the electioneering of PPP’s contender under the pretext of inauguration ceremony of a Sui gas scheme in Jhang, terming the deed as the violation of Political Parties Act (PPA), Shahbaz wrote. Taseer was the member of pseudo cabinet of former president Gen Pervez Musharraf, which wrecked havoc with the constitution by sacking 63 judges and keeping them under house arrest illegally, he noted.
Steelers vs Ravens score
Steelers vs Ravens score, Sunday Night Football game would be low. These are two of the top defenses in the league, and then you add in the fact that Pittsburgh was starting their third string quarterback and you knew there wouldn’t be much scoring. And that was the case as the Ravens were able to sneak out a victory in overtime, 20 – 17.
Total yards were 298 vs 393, total passing yards were 145 vs 261, and total rushing yards were 153 vs 132.
Flacco was 23 for 35 with 389 yards, 1 TD and no inteceptions. Rice had 88 yard rushing with 19 carries and McGahee had 1 TD on 5 carries. On receiving, Mason had 1 TD on 7 receptions, and Clayton lead receiving with 7 catches, 129 yards and no TDs.
Dixon on passing was 12 for 26 for the Steelers with 1 TD and 1 interception. Mendenhall had 95 yards on 24 carries and Dixon had 1 TD rushing. Holmes had 1 TD with 74 yards on 6 receptions.
Steelers vs Ravens score was first posted on November 30, 2009 at 8:17 pm.
Serena Williams Outburst
Serena Williams Outburst, Serena Williams was hit with a record fine and two years of probation on Monday for her outburst over a foot fault call in a US Open semi-final.
The punishments handed down by the International Tennis Federation’s Grand Slam committee could result in a US Open suspension if Williams commits another major violation in any Grand Slam event in 2010 or 2011.
Serena Williams was fined a record 175,000 dollars with the amount to be reduced to 82,500 dollars if she stays on good behaviour over the next two seasons.
The fine amount included 10,000 dollars Williams paid the US Tennis Association in September after the incident, the maximum fine the group had the power to impose. Williams won 350,000 dollars for her US Open semi-final run.
Serena Williams committed the violation in a semi-final loss to Kim Clijsters, the eventual US Open winner. Serena Williams was called for a foot fault to give the Belgian mum match point and her profanity-laced tirade resulted in a penalty point that ended the match.
The biggest prior fine imposed by the committee came to American Jeff Tarango just under 50,000 dollars.
Serena Williams Outburst was first posted on November 30, 2009 at 8:37 pm.
