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rs15.00 vol ii no 208 22 Pages lahore edition pakistantoday.com.pk tuesday, 24 january, 2012 safar 29, 1433 Mansoor Ijaz won’t be coming after all

g Counsel says Ijaz is open to testifying from London or Zurich g No more chances for Ijaz please, pleads Haqqani ISLAMABAD application in the judicial commission’s fore it on January 26. Interior Min - MASOOD REHMAN secretary office to record Ijaz’s testimony ister Rehman Malik had said if the outside Pakistan with a plea that the apex committee desired, Ijaz’s name HE memo drama takes a new court had given a clear mandate in its could be included in the Exit Con - turn as the government finally order to the commission to collect evidence trol List (ECL). “It seems like a succeeded in scaring away Man - within and outside Pakistan according to well-orchestrated trap to hold Man - soor Ijaz, who has decided not to prevailing laws on the subject. Prime Min - soor Ijaz indefinitely in Pakistan appear before the three-member ister Yousaf Raza Gilani had told reporters after his deposition before the jTudicial commission probing the contro - during his recent visit to Lahore that it commission, therefore, Ijaz versy, saying he was ready to depose before seemed as if Ijaz was some viceroy who has decided to make a re - the commission in Zurich or London in - was coming to Pakistan and the govern - quest to the commission to stead of coming to Pakistan. ment had to arrange for his security as sub - record his statement in The counsel for Ijaz, the Pakistani- servient people, also making it clear that strict compliance with the American businessman at the centre of the the government would not spend billions order of the Supreme memo controversy, expressed his reserva - on his security. Gilani categorically stated Court of Pakistan... in tions on the security arrangements meant that under the constitution and under the London or Zurich,” for his client’s appearance before the judicial system, it was the duty of the Interior Min - said Shaikh. He commission, saying his client would be istry to provide Ijaz security. added that his ready to record testimony before the com - Shaikh added that Ijaz’s arrival under client had de - mission either in London or Zurich. The protection of a station house officer (SHO) cided to file an commission had told Ijaz to appear before it as announced by the prime minister on application to personally to record his statements on Jan - Sunday was highly deplorable, adding that the commission uary 24. His counsel, Akram Shaikh, told re - Ijaz had a concrete fear that electronic ev - to record his porters at the Supreme Court building that idence in the memo case could be com - statement outside he had held a teleconference with his client pletely destroyed or tampered with. Pakistan after review - after meeting the Islamabad Police inspector Shaikh added that Ijaz was also concerned ing security arrange - general and had briefed him on security that Pakistan’s money should not be ments for his planned arrangements that had been made for him wasted and thus did not want law enforce - visit. The lawyer said he for his appearance before the commission. ment agencies to waste their money on had informed Ijaz of “fun - The statement from Shaikh ended him. “So, he wants to record his statement damental changes” in the speculations about Ijaz’s appearance be - while sitting in his office in London. He is security arrangements, fore the commission today (Tuesday). ready to tell the truth and present all grafts which he claimed were a Sheikh said his client underlined that he to the commission.” Days before Ijaz’s “stark violation” of the had been given no assurance by any person planned visit to Pakistan, the Parliamen - commission’s orders issued on behalf of the Pakistan government to - tary Committee on National Security, on January 9 and 16. wards his apprehensions about his secu - which too is investigating the memogate, Commission to deCide further on mansoor ijaz’s testimony:ag | Page 02 rity. Later on, Shaikh also filed an had issued summons to Ijaz to appear be - Continued on Page 04 mansoor’s revelations are a PubliCity stunt, says rehman malik | Page 03 US-Iran standoff to send ECP snubs SC’s fuel prices through the roof ‘electoral jurisdiction’ g Says if SC insists on delaying by-elections, it would be g Massive increase likely in POL prices from February against the law and constitution g Secretary says ECP has g Petrol price likely to be increased by Rs 5.45 per litre no Aladdin’s lamp, can’t complete electoral rolls before May ISLAMABAD between Iran and the US. He said usually OGRA had earlier notified an increase STAFF REPORT POL prices started falling from January in petrol price by Rs 1.65 per litre to Rs ISLAMABAD stitution clearly made it mandatory for the but this year, an increasing trend was wit - 89.54 per litre and HOBC by Rs 5.13 to Rs KASHIF ABBASI ECP to hold elections within 60 days of a Consumers will be faced with a massive nessed because of the confrontation. He 111.91 per litre with effect from January 1, seat becoming vacant. increase in the prices of petroleum prod - said the initial estimates of OGRA pointed 2012. The prices of HSD, LDO and The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) The CEC said if any other institution of ucts because of the brewing crisis be - out that the price of motor spirit (petrol) kerosene were retained at last month’s level asserted its independence on Monday by the state was to hold elections, as the ECP tween Iran and the United States on the would have to be increased by Rs 5.45 per of Rs 98.82, Rs 86.78 and Rs 89.24 per litre snubbing the Supreme Court and telling it saw sometimes such desire on part of some Strait of Hormuz, as the Oil and Gas litre, High Octane Blended Component respectively. To save the people from the not to interfere in its constitutional jurisdic - quarters expressed through media, then the Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has esti - (HOBC) by Rs 6.45 per litre, High Speed negative impact of high inflation resulting tion, and announced that the electoral rolls right course was to amend the constitution. mated an increase of Rs 3 to Rs 6.45 per Diesel (HSD) by Rs 3.13 per litre, Light from the increase in POL prices, OGRA had could not be completed before May. He said responsibilities of every institutions litre on different Diesel Oil (LDO) by Rs 3.87 per litre and recommended lowering the Rs Staying several by-elections, the apex were chalked out clearly in the constitution POL products kerosene by Rs 2.98 per litre. OGRA 10 per litre petroleum levy court had asked the ECP to finalise the elec - and unnecessary interference in the ECP’s for the month would be making its final recommenda - (PL) on POL products. toral lists by February 23. However, the ECP matters meant negation of the constitution. of February. tions after a meeting to decide on the in - However, the Finance also challenged the Supreme Court order, The meeting was attended by represen - An official land freight equalisation margin Ministry had rejected taking a position that delaying by-elections tatives of 14 political parties. A source told source said scheduled to be held on January 27. the proposal. The gov - would be unconstitutional. The ECP also Pakistan Today that PML-N and JI strongly an increasing ernment collects Rs 23 said if the Supreme Court insisted on delay - opposed the ECP’s stand on electoral rolls. trend in POL billion per month on tax - ing by-elections, it would do so but this Later, addressing a press conference, prices was wit - ation of POL products, Rs would not be in accordance with the law and ECP Secretary Ishtiak Ahmed said it would nessed during 16 billion per month in the constitution. “The outside interference be unfair to prepare the new voter lists in the last few sales tax on POL and an - in the matters of the ECP will be against the urgency. He said new electoral rolls to hold days because other Rs 7 billion as PL. principle of trichotomy,” Chief Election the 2013 general elections could not be fi - of the inten - Commissioner (CEC) Justice (r) Hamid Ali nalised before May this year. sification of Mirza said at a consultative meeting of the state - representatives of political parties held here Continued on Page 04 ments at the ECP. He said Article 224 of the con - Polls on unverified lists will be unjust: sC | Page 22 LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 2

02 News Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 LAHoRe neWS FoReIGn neWS Today’s Time to push the panic buttion Nawaz, Zardari playing with country’s future: Imran Islamists take centre stage in Egypt parliament Quick Look Story on Page 07 Story on Page 05 Story on Page 17

WB links Pak economic growth with water, electricity availability ISLAMABAD ONlINE

The World Bank has linked the economic growth and development of Pak - istan with the availability of water and electricity and underlined the need of better management, cost recovery and reducing subsidies. According to the World Bank, continued investments in both rehabilitation of strate - gic assets (storage, barrages, irrigation systems) as well as new invest - ments to shift the energy mix towards lower cost sources was essential. “The importance of water goes far beyond the development of hy - dropower. Pakistan has the world’s largest contiguous water system – the Indus. This Indus Basin Water System (IBWS) is considered the backbone of the country’s economy and is the sole source of water sup - ply supporting life and livelihoods. In addition to providing water for ir - rigated agriculture, these resources also support the development of major cities, industry, and growth centres. Considering the country’s strategic location at the cross-roads of South Asia, Central Asia, China and the Middle East and its large working age population, this untapped wealth can help unleash the country’s economic potential,” said the World Bank, adding that the huge development needs of the 21st cen - tury required a strategic approach to boosting growth and addressing the existing challenges. Commission to decide further on Mansoor Ijaz testimony: AG ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT HYDERABAD: Scavenger boys wrestle at a green belt. INP Attorney General for Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq has said that if Mansoor Ijaz did not appear before the judicial commission on memo probe for recording his testimony, it would be the discretion of the commission to decide further on the issue. He said all arrangements WHO OWNS INdUS AIR? had been finalised for the security of Mansoor Ijaz and an officer of the police had been deputed, adding that “but in my opinion, he does not want to come”. Talking to reporters at the Supreme Court building, he said Pakistan was a sovereign state and the security arrangements for Mansoor Ijaz had NA body to investigate been made according to the constitution. He said the government had ensured foolproof security arrangements for Mansoor Ijaz and the Is - lamabad inspector general of police had briefed his counsel Akram Sheikh about the arrangements on Sunday night. He said Akram Sheikh was expressing dissatisfaction over the security arrangements regarding Indus Air ownership his client, but he did not spell the shortcomings in the arrangements. The AG said now the commission would decide how the statement of g Mansoor Ijaz could be recorded. To a question about Akram Sheikh, the Reports linking president’s sister Faryal Talpur to airline to be investigated AG said: “I can only say that he utters words that come to his mind and g does not think to whom he is talking.” “The government has finalised all Committee chair himself linked to soon-to-be-launched airline arrangements relating to the security for Mansoor Ijaz in pursuance of the judicial commission’s directions as well as under the limits of the ISLAMABAD on the progress of the new Benazir Interna - aged road network for the Thar Airport. The law,” the AG said. STAFF REPORT tional Airport Islamabad. Saidu Sharif Airport operation can begin on a The committee was informed the total one-week notice. On a request by committee HE National A ssembly (NA) cost of the project was Rs 63 billion and the members, the CAA managing director (MD) Standing Committee on Defence on first phase had been completed while the sec - ensured that two flights to Sehwan Sharif will JI calls for retrieving ill-gotten wealth Monday took notice of ‘misreport - ond phase will be completed by September be available within thirty days, T ing’ by electronic media on the this year. The meeting was informed that the The committee condemned and took no - LAhore issue of ownership of Indus Airlines and con - world’s fourth biggest construction company, tice of the manhandling by Sindh Police of a STAFF REPORT stituted a sub-committee to probe the issue. a Chinese organisation, was constructing the PIA official for not delaying a flight for IG Po - Media has reported repeatedly that Pres - airport’s terminal. lice Sindh on 14/01/2012. The committee de - The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) central committee on Monday called for re - ident Asif Ali Zardari’s sister Faryal Talpur It was told the cargo operation could cided to discuss the issue on February 3. The trieving ill-gotten wealth of politicians, industrialists, businessmen, civil owns the new airline – a claim yet to be con - begin in December, 2012 and the main prob - committee was briefed on security measures and military bureaucrats stashed abroad for quick recovery of the coun - tradicted either by the PPP or anyone else. lem faced by the project was a road network adopted at small airports and the present sta - try’s ailing economy. The committee also demanded an immediate recov - However, the subcommittee tasked to being completed by the National Highway Au - tus of vehicles brought in by foreign digni - ery of written-off bank loans worth billions in light of the Supreme Court probe the matter will be chaired by PPP MNA thority (NHA). The committee directed NHA taries through small airports in Pakistan. judgment. The body called for adopting the policy of self-reliance and Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, despite the officials to complete the project urgently and The committee was chaired by Dr Aira doing away with foreign loans, devising a transparent and simple direct fact that he was being linked by media as put up a summary under PSDP for approval. Fazal Peehuho and attended by Shahid Khaqan taxation system on all incomes besides a strict accountability system to being amongst stakeholders for the new air - The committee was briefed on the current sta - Abbasi, Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur, Dr Abdul check corruption and leakages, as this step could help overcome the line. The committee also discussed and ap - tus of all airport runways. It was told the CAA Wahid Soomro, Shagufta Sadiq, Malik Nau - budget deficit of Rs 975 billion. proved the Airport Security Force was facing problems in moving the heavy ma - man Ahmad Langrial, Capt (r) Rai Chulam (Amendment) Bill, 2011 besides being briefed chinery from Badin to Mitthi due to a dam - Mujtaba Khural and other officials concerned. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 3

Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 News 03 ARTS & enTeRTAInMenT SPoRTS CoMMenT Veena Malik’s horror film to release in May Ajmal very hard to track, says Adnan Preposterous demands : Is security for Mansoor Ijaz justified? The right’s wrongs : Today’s Votes mean something. Dr Faisal Bari says: Value-chain issues: Is there a problem somewhere? Syed Hassan Belal Zaidi says: Quick Where’s your nikahnama? But who is Maya Khan? Rabia Ahmed says: The PM’s trial: ...and the cost of security. Look Story on Page 15 Story on Page 18 Articles on Page 12-13

ARMY LANd GRAB Four arrested in Kot Addu over foreign nGo SC directs Swat DRO workers kidnapping MULTAN REuTERS to retrieve citizen’s land Kot Addu police arrested four people in con - nection with last week’s kidnapping of two Western aid workers, local police officials The court was hearing a petition the judiciary by the government?” he ISLAMABAD said on Monday. MASOOD REHMAN filed by Abdul Ghaffar seeking per - maintained. To a court query that Gunmen stormed the workers’ residence on mission to enter his property, al - what type of terrorism was the peti - January 23 in the town located in Punjab xPRESSING annoy - legedly occupied by the Pakistan tioner involved, the section officer province and drove away with the two aid ance over the defence Army for the last three years. could not reply. workers — an Italian national and a German secretary for not sub - The court noted that the defence However Sanaullah Zahid, coun - national. Punjab IG police Javed Iqbal said mitting reply on the al - secretary did not submit the report to sel for the petitioner, denied that his that the aid workers, who were working on a leged occupation of a the petition, which indicated that the client was a terrorist and claimed that project in southern Punjab, are being held lEand of a citizen in Swat by the secu - Defence Ministry had nothing to say in December 2011, some of his prop - for ransom. rity forces, the Supreme Court on in its defence, therefore, the peti - erty had been leased out through auc - “That is all we can confirm, that they were Monday directed the district revenue tioner was entitled to get relief. tion. He contended that his client was abducted for ransom. At the moment, we officer (DRO) to give the grabbed When the court resumed hearing not involved in any illegal or anti- cannot provide any more details or say any - land to the applicants and submit a on the petition, instead of the defence state activity, which he said was also thing about who is behind it,” Iqbal told re - report by January 27. secretary, a section officer of the De - acknowledged and conceded before porters in Lahore. A three-member bench compris - fence Ministry appeared before it, the court by the deputy attorney gen - “The four suspects were under observation ing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad upon which the chief justice ex - eral. He said his client had been a since the kidnapping. We traced some calls Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain pressed severe dismay asking the at - member of the local chapter of the Ja - back to them,” another police official said. and Justice Tariq Parvez also ordered torney general: “We had summoned maat-e-Islami and had later become Criminal gangs often target foreign aid that no concerned authority would in - the defence secretary, but a section the president of the Swat Kissan workers in Pakistan in hope of securing large terfere in the process of retrieving the officer has been sent.” Board. The court adjourned further ransoms for their release. Pakistani officials occupied land of the citizen. “Is this the respect being given to hearing until January 27. say militant groups such as the Taliban are also involved in kidnappings. Gunmen kidnapped a British doctor, work - ing with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in the southwestern city Mansoor’s revelations are of Quetta on January 5. American aid worker Warren Weinstein was Pakistan not being run kidnapped from the central Pakistani city of a publicity stunt: Malik Lahore in August last year. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for Weinstein’s abduction in like own country: CJ December. In July, a Swiss couple was kid - ISLAMABAD napped from the southwestern Baluchistan ISLAMABAD STAFF REPORT province by the Pakistani Taliban. STAFF REPORT Terming Mansoor Ijaz’s revelations as a ‘publicity stunt’, Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik on Monday re - Hearing a suo motu notice on the illegal allot - butted Mansoor’s lawyer Akram Sheikh’s allegations that ment of 4000 plots amongst Capital Develop - Afaq indicted the US national was being trapped by the federal govern - ment Authority (CDA) employees, Chief ment. He was talking to journalists outside the Parliament Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on House. “Mansoor Ijaz himself made statements against the in murder case Monday remarked that Pakistan was not army, ISI and about toppling Benazir Bhutto’s government. being run like our own country. We (the government) as a stakeholder have the right to KArAChI He said the SC is criticised but no one thinks APP form a commission and investigate into these issues,” about the mentally-retarded child who had Malik said. The minister said that the nation was demand - Malir Additional District and Sessions Judge been languishing in jail for 12 years. He was ing an explanation of all claims made by Mansoor. On the Munawar Sultana framed charges against heading a three-member bench comprising US national’s statements that he was at war with Malik, the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq minister said that he had been fighting against terrorists anyone to insult Pakistan and its people. He said that chief Afaq Ahmed in the Farooq Baig murder Parvez. He said the illegal allotment of 4,000 and other enemies of Pakistan for the last four years and if Mansoor’s attempt to befool the people had failed. case on Monday. Afaq had pleaded not plots by CDA had caused the national excheq - Mansoor wanted to join those ranks, he was most welcome. The minister said that it was his ministry’s responsi - guilty. The judge ordered issuance of notices uer a loss of billion of rupees. Malik said that Mansoor had refused to come to Pak - bility to provide security to the US national. He said that to prosecution witnesses for February 12 and CDA counsel Ramzan Chaudhry informed the istan because he was scared. “If Ijaz was an honest and the Islamabad IG had assured Mansoor’s client of full se - adjourned the hearing. Farooq, a MQM ac - court about the relevant rules and allotment brave man, he would have come to testify in the memo curity. Malik said that army security would be provided to tivist, was shot dead in 2011 and Afaq was process of plots to employees and officers on case,” the minister said, adding that he would not allow Mansoor if needed. nominated in the case while in jail. the deputation. The court, however, directed him to submit the rules related to plot allot - ment to CDA employees. Iftikhar said that it appears Pakistan is a foreign country under our rule. He asked CDA to pursue the case in Zardari doesn’t need to move court for immunity: Aitzaz its own interest. The hearing was adjourned for one week. According to media reports, CDA illegally allotted 3,192 plots worth Rs 70 g PPP’s legal ace criticises Justice (r) Ramday’s interview on immunity issue billion in the settled sectors of Islamabad. g Says it will be better for Ramday to keep mum otherwise Pandora’s box can be opened against him Six missing students LAhore parliament alone had the authority to able,” Aitzaz said. dent before the Supreme Court, he said STAFF REPORT change it through constitutional “It is surprising that Justice Ram - it was everybody’s constitutional right recovered from Peshawar amendment. He said the president en - day has started politics before comple - to hire a counsel of his choice. Former Supreme Court Bar Association joyed immunity in the Swiss courts as tion of his two years period after Aitzaz said before agreeing to de - PeShAWAr president and PPP leader Barrister well, adding that the government had retirement as SC judge,” Aitzaz said, fend the prime minister, he had laid INP Aitzaz Ahsan on Monday said President not committed any contempt of court hitting at the political bias of the re - down some conditions including not Asif Ali Zardari enjoyed complete im - by not writing a letter to the Swiss au - tired judge against President Asif Ali staging a rally of party workers to the Police recovered six missing students of a pri - munity in criminal cases and he did not thorities. Zardari. SC and avoiding giving statements vate school of Rawalpindi from Peshawar on need to approach the court for it. Reacting to Justice (r) Khalilur Aitzaz said the building of the La - against the SC or its verdicts to the Monday. The six students went missing on Jan - “The immunity under the constitu - Rehman Ramday’s interview with a hore High Court was witness to Ram - media. uary 19 during a recreational trip to Murree. tion is not for the person but for the private TV channel against the presi - day’s one-sided judgements. About member of the lawyers Sources said that the students were traced constitutional office that the president dential immunity, Aitzaz said it would “It is odd on the part of the ex- community who were opposing his de - through mobile phone data but details and is holding so he has immunity until he be better for Ramday to keep mum on judge that he is trying to predict what cision of appearing in the court as the causes of their disappearance were yet to be dis - is in the office of the president,” Aitzaz the issue as a Pandora’s Box could be arguments I will be giving in the SC in prime minister’s lawyer, Aitzaz said closed. The missing students, including three told reporters at the Lahore High Court opened against him regarding what he defence of the immunity to president,” the lawyers did not yet know the logic boys and three girls of 9th and 10th classes, (LHC). did as a judge of the LHC. “If I open he said. of his decision and once the crisis fac - studied at a private school situated at Chaklala He said Article 248 of the constitu - my mouth against Ramday, I may ex - Talking about his decision to de - ing the country was averted, all Scheme-3 in Valayat Colony. tion could be objectionable. However, pose his past which is not very like - fend the prime minister and the presi - lawyers would approve of his decision. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 4

04News Tuesday, 24 January, 2012 Pasha advised Afghans hit by food price hikes Forex ruckus in Karachi Musharraf not to return: report as Pakistan shutdown bites g As plain-clothed FIA officials raid a foreign exchange firm without notice, KABUL liance on food imports through MoNITorINg DeSK REuTERS its mountainous eastern bor - security guards open fire at them considering them bandits der, rather than from Iran in Inter-Services Intelligence With snow piled deep in front of the west and longer, more (ISI) chief Lt Gen Ahmed his small Kabul shop and a bor - costly, routes north through ex- KArAChI money exchange proprietor why they raided the money Association of Pakistan Shuja Pasha held a secret der shutdown enforced by Pak - Soviet Central Asia. Most food AAMIR MAJEED to surrender for arrest, the exchange firm and if their ac - (ECAP) –announced that meeting with former military istan driving up food prices and imports come from India, private guards opened fire at tion is legal or not,” he said. against the illegal action of ruler Pervez Musharraf in severing a vital lifeline into Dubai and Pakistan, and are ANDEMONIUM them, resulting in bullet in - “The police will definitely in - the FIA, money exchangers Dubai and advised him not Afghanistan, Asmatullah is hav - trucked into the landlocked broke out on the juries to an FIA official, iden - vestigate the firing incident all over the country will keep to return to the country, ac - ing his own winter of discontent. country from Karachi, entering main Shahrah-e- tified as Gulsher Mugheri. and the case has been handed their firms closed today cording to Dawn News on Since Pakistan closed sup - Afghanistan through turbulent Faisal on Monday The firing inside the over to the Tipu Sultan po - (Tuesday). “I have called an Monday. ply routes to NATO forces in southern Kandahar province, when plain- money exchange firm created lice.” emergency meeting of the “Gen Pasha, who has re - Afghanistan after the coalition in Spin Boldak, and Torkham, Pclothed Federal Investigation panic in the surrounding area “The guards involved in ECAP today (Tuesday) to dis - mained very close to the for - killed 24 soldiers in a cross-bor - in eastern Nangarhar province. Agency (FIA) officials raided and the resulting chaos, lead the firing can be arrested if cuss our future strategy,” he mer president, held a der air attack in November, or - Since the Pakistan border a foreign exchange company to a traffic jam on one of the the FIA proves that the action added. meeting with (Musharraf) in dinary Afghans and foreigners closure, the cost of trucking or without notice and the pri - city’s busiest thoroughfare. was legal and they showed He said that he would Dubai and advised him not alike are feeling the impact of flying supplies into the country vate firm’s security guards A heavy contingent of po - their identity,” Rind added. lodge an FIR against the FIA to return to the country as soaring food costs. “I have lost for US forces has soared from mistook them for bandits. lice reached the spot and cor - Talking with Pakistan officials and go to the court the situation is not conducive 50 percent of my customers,” $17 million a month to $104 A seven-member team of doned off the area. However, Today, the firm’s owner, for action against them. “The for his return,” a source was Asmatullah says, somehow million, figures from the Penta - FIA Crime Circle had raided the situation calmed down Malik Bostan, claimed that as money exchangers would quoted as saying by Dawn managing a smile as he surveys gon in US media showed this the money changer located after the FIA officials intro - the FIA team had no notice or protest against the FIA out - News channel. his empty shop, surrounded by month. At the three-storey near the Nursery Bus Stop on duced themselves to the po - warrants, their action was il - side the Parliament House,” The channel quoted its cartons of eggs and milk, boxes Finest supermarket, popular reports that the company was lice. legal. “After the Khanani and he added. Bostan said the sources as saying that Pasha of cigarettes, drinks and crates with foreigners and locals and involved in illegal transfer of Talking to reporters out - Kalia case, the FIA has made money exchangers would also “strictly advised” Musharraf of bottled water, now frozen the target of a deadly suicide money through side the foreign exchange a business out of harassing approach Federal Interior not to return to Pakistan solid on the icy pavement out - bomb last year, owner Matiud - “hawala/hundi” system. company, Senior Superinten - money exchangers and de - Minister Rehman Malik and from self-exile. The report side. “Everybody has less in - din says the cost of importing a When the company’s dent of Police (SSP) East manding extortion.” President Asif Ali Zardari to said it was not clear whether come now, so people are just container of food has soared owner asked the FIA team to Khadim Hussain Rind said “When I asked them to apprise them about the high - the meeting was held on the not able to buy. When the bor - from $8000 before the border show any legal notices, arrest that there are two issues; one prove their identity, they re - handedness of the FIA per - directions of the government der is closed, the prices go up,” closure to around $23,000. warrants or any substantial is whether the FIA team has fused and manhandled me sonnel. or if it was a private meeting. he said, huddled in a black hat “It’s a huge problem. evidence to prove that the permission to launch raids and my staffers,” he said. Meanwhile, the FIA The report said Musharraf, and leather jacket to try and Everybody is yelling. If they company is engaged in illegal without warrants or not; and “The guards mistook them for Sindh Director assured that after meeting Pasha, con - keep one of the most biting don’t solve it soon we are going financial transfers, the law the second of the guards’ bandits and opened fire at action would be taken against vened a meeting of his All winters for years at bay. to have to close our business,” enforcement personnel tried opening fire at the law en - them.” the FIA officials involved in Pakistan Muslim League The border shutdown, Matiuddin said in his cramped to arrest the owner. However, forcement personnel. Bostan – also the chair - raiding at the foreign ex - party on January 25 for re - which Pakistan has promised to office, slamming his hand on when the FIA team asked the “The FIA should explain man of Exchange Companies change company. viewing his decision to re - lift at a time still to be decided, an ageing fax machine in frus - turn to Pakistan. underscores Afghanistan’s re - tration. The media report coincided with a resolution passed by Pakistan will take which has been acknowledged the Senate that demanded sues. Even the High Commis - Army rejects US enquiry in the US/ISAF report was the the arrest of Musharraf on Mansoor Ijaz sion of London granted him direct and clear responsibility his return to Pakistan and visa after office hours to facili - forward MFn status Continued from Page 22 “The US Investigation Re - of US/ISAF, who were, by the registration of a case of Continued from Page 1 tate his appearance before this port is structured around the their own admission, carrying high treason against him for honourable commission.” promise: Sharma In addition to giving a de - argument of ‘self defence’ and out a near-border operation,” abrogating the Constitution. Shaikh claimed that even Pak - “Mansoor Ijaz (American ‘proportional use of force’, an it also said. national), wanted to record his NeW DeLhI tailed response to the US en - istan Army had backed out on quiry report, Pakistan Army argument which is contrary to “Positive identification statement before the Hon - NNI assurances regarding the pro - also said some additional de - facts,” it said. “Continued en - could very conveniently have Ancient Jewish vision of security to Ijaz. ourable Commission, for After agreeing in principle tails were required which gagement by US/ISAF despite been done by a simple Intelli - scrolls found in He claimed that these as - which, he sought number of last year to grant Most should be provided in order being informed about the in - gence Surveillance and Re - surances were given during a adjournments through his Favoured Nation (MFN) sta - for the army to complete its cident at multiple levels by connaissance Aircraft sweep, north Afghanistan meeting of the army’s corps counsel Mr Akram Sheikh i.e. tus to India, Pakistan should analysis and assessment. It Pakistan Military within min - which the US Investigation commanders held on January 9.1.2012 and 16.1.2012, but now keep its promise and im - said full and complete classi - utes of initiation of US/ISAF Report itself has also recom - KABUL 12, adding that he had also met today, he has also not at - plement the new trade regime fied version of the US investi - fire, belies the ‘self defence’ mended,” said the army. REuTERS the Islamabad police chief to tended the proceedings of ho - soon, Indian Commerce and gation report should be made and ‘proportional use of force’ It said the US/ISAF vio - discuss the security arrange - nourable commission without Industry Minister Anand available to it. contention. Affixing partial lated all mutually agreed pro - A cache of ancient Jewish ments for Ijaz. Deputy Inspec - lawful reason or excuse. It is Sharma said on Monday. The army also asked for responsibility of the incident cedures with Pakistan for scrolls from northern tor General of Police Mujibur on the record that Mr Man - “I am sure that what they the provision of intelligence on Pakistan is, therefore, un - near-border operations put in Afghanistan that has only re - Rehman was made the focal soor Ijaz through his counsel have said they will be in a po - surveillance and reconnais - justified and unacceptable,” place to avert such uncalled cently come to light is creat - person for these arrangements requested to the Honourable sition to take it forward and sance picture of the complete the army’s statement said. for actions. “It is increasingly ing a storm among scholars and police officials had said Commission for his security in do it,” Sharma told reporters incident along with all aerial It said that apart from obvious to Pakistan Military who say the landmark find that they would seek assistance Pakistan and grant of visa to in the Indian capital when platform videos and record of being factually incorrect, the that the entire coordination could reveal an undiscovered from the armed forces only if it enter Pakistan without any asked whether Pakistan was radio transmissions and com - US enquiry report also mechanism has been reduced side of medieval Jewry. was necessary, Shaikh added. condition. On which, hon - going back on its promise to munication between the brought to the fore the larger to an exercise in futility, is The 150 or so documents, Referring to these devel - ourable commission has ac - grant India MFN status. crew(s) of the aerial platforms issue of lack of trust of more for the purposes of op - dated from the 11th century, opments, Shaikh said Ijaz was cepted all his demands and Sharma was talking to re - involved in the incident. US/ISAF towards the Pak - tics and that it has repeatedly were found in Afghanistan’s “not willing to fall in the trap even the dates are being fixed porters on the sidelines of a The army’s detailed per - istani military. been undermined,” it said. Samangan province and laid by the government” and on the desire of his counsel Mr SAARC Business Summit or - spective on the US investiga - The army said that unfor - PENTAGON REJECTS: most likely smuggled out – a appear before the parliamen - Akram Sheikh Advocate. ganised by Federation of In - tion report on Monday led tunately, this was not the first Meanwhile, the United States sorry but common fate for tary panel. He said legal ex - Learned Attorney General and dian Chambers of Commerce some observers to believe that incident of this kind as rejected the findings of a Pak - the impoverished and war- perts had also advised Ijaz that government of Pakistan has and Industry (FICCI). The the rejection of Washington’s US/ISAF/NATO had been in - istani probe into the NATO air torn country’s antiquities. the parliamentary committee arranged fool-proof security Pakistani cabinet, at a meet - enquiry into the NATO air volved in at least four similar strikes, saying the investiga - Israeli emeritus professor could not summon a foreigner, arrangement in compliance of ing chaired by Prime Minis - strikes reflected clearly that incidents in the past, after tion ignored the fact that Shaul Shaked, who has ex - however, he pointed out that the order of this august com - ter Yousuf Raza Gilani on swift resolution of the current each of which US/ISAF re - “mistakes” were made on amined some of the poems, the parliamentary committee mission dated 9.1.11 and November 2, 2011, had de - Pakistan-US standoff was not gretted the incident and re - both sides. commercial records and judi - could record his (Ijaz) state - 16.1.11,” the letter added. cided in principle to grant likely, and improvement in solved to prevent recurrence. At a press briefing, Penta - cial agreements that make up ment in London or Zurich or Haqqani said the act of MFN status to India. How - their relations would take a “Not only did the recurrence gon spokesman John Kirby the treasure, said while the use any testimony he gave to non appearance by Mansoor ever, Commerce Minister long time. of incidents continue but as said the Pakistani army had of - existence of ancient Afghan the judicial commission. Ijaz was based on malafide, ul - Makhdoom Amin Fahim said However, diplomatic cir - far as we know, no one was ficially delivered during the Jewry is known, their culture “Ijaz decided in Pakistan’s terior motives and all his state - last week the decision was cles here said the army’s de - ever actually held account - weekend a copy of the report was still a mystery. best interests that his state - ments published in still under process and had tailed response was supposed able,” it said. conducted by Islamabad on the “Here, for the first time, we ment should be recorded out - newspapers and aired through not yet been implemented. to be made public, as despite “Pakistan has noted November 26 strikes against a see evidence and we can ac - side Pakistan. He is not a TV channels (national and in - Once the MFN status is its desire for improvement of US/ISAF acceptance of its Pakistani border post. tually study the writings of criminal that he has to appear ternational) were fake, bogus granted, Pakistan will have to ties with Washington after the failures, which Pakistan be - “The statement that this this Jewish community. It’s before a court. He offered to and untrue, which were also treat India on par with its US administration’s assur - lieves were deep, varied and was an unprovoked attack by very exciting,” Shaked told cooperate on a voluntary basis against the interests of Pak - other favoured trading part - ance that Pakistan’s sover - systemic. There have been US forces is simply false,” said Reuters by telephone from and no court or commission istan, which was why he had ners. India has already eignty would not be violated several similar, though not as Navy Captain Kirby. “It was Israel, where he teaches at has the power to summon a not come to Pakistan to granted MFN status to Pak - in future, Islamabad would grave, US/ISAF failings in the not an unprovoked attack,” he the Comparative Religion foreigner,” Shaikh asserted. face/attend the proceedings of istan and is treating it on par still want to make its point past. Despite promises of said. “There were errors made and Iranian Studies depart - HAQQANI PLEADS: the commission despite orders. with other trading partners. clear that it still differed with thorough investigations, by both sides here.” ment at the Hebrew Univer - Meanwhile, former ambassa - “That in such circum - the findings of the American US/ISAF failed to hold any - Kirby said the Pentagon sity of Jerusalem. dor to US Husain Haqqani has stances, the justice demands to probe and believed that it was one accountable after each of was “100 percent” behind the The hoard is currently being asked the commission to re - close the right of recording the eCP snubs SC devoid of facts. these incidents,” it said. findings of the investigation kept by private antique deal - fuse another opportunity to statement of Mr Mansoor Ijaz, The US report was re - “There have clearly been report released last month by ers in London, who have Mansoor Ijaz to appear and get so that further proceedings Continued from Page 1 ceived by General Headquar - several failures on the part of the US military. been producing a trickle of his statement recorded before may be conducted accordingly He said the ECP was unable to ters (GHQ) of the Pakistan US/ISAF/NATO (as ac - Captain Kirby regretted new documents over the the commission. in order to finalise the pro - comply with the Supreme Army on the December 24, knowledged in the US Inves - that Islamabad refused to past two years, which is In a letter submitted by ceedings within time frame Court’s orders to finalise the 2011. According to the army’s tigation Report),” it said. The participate in the investiga - when Shaked believes they Haqqani’s counsel with the given by the Honourable electoral rolls. He said the task perspective, the report re - army’s response said further tion initiated by the US mili - were found and pirated out memo commission, Haqqani Supreme Court of Pakistan. of making electoral rolls should ceived was the same unclassi - that “Pakistan expresses its tary. He called on Pakistan to of Afghanistan in a clandes - said: “The attitude and con - Under the above said submis - remain with the ECP without fied version as available on regret over the mandate and reopen supply routes for tine operation. It is likely duct of Mansoor Ijaz clearly sions, it is most respectfully interference from any institu - the US Central Command terms of reference given to NATO troops in Afghanistan, they belonged to Jewish shows that he is playing with prayed that Honourable Com - tions. He said the National (CENTCOM) Website. “The the Investigating Team, which were closed after the merchants on the Silk Road the sentiments of the nation mission may kindly accept the Database and Registration Au - analysis of the ‘US Investiga - which was not mandated to bombing. running across Central Asia, and also wasting the precious instant application and refuse thority (NADRA) would print tion Report’ has been carried determine or affix responsi - “We want to get past all said T Michael Law, a time of this honourable com - to afford another opportunity preliminary lists in March that out by Pakistan Military with bility for the incident”. this and we want to build a British Academy Postdoc - mission, despite the fact that to Mr Mansoor Ijaz to appear would be published for three a view to reiterate facts and “Establishing positive good cooperative relationship toral Fellow at Oxford Uni - this honourable commission and get his statement recorded weeks on at least 65,000 dis - correct the perspective,” said identification of the Pakistani with the Pakistani military,” versity’s Centre for Hebrew has acceded all his before the commission,” the play centres across the country. the Pakistani military. Posts which was lacking and he said. and Jewish Studies. requests/demands on all is - letter concluded. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 5

Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 News 05 Nawaz, Zardari playing with country’s future: Imran LAhore Khichi, Aurangzaib Khichi and Imranul - vided at Punjab Institute of Cardiology money on Danish schools. STAFF REPORT lah Gujjar. (PIC). Imran also criticised Prime Minister TI Chairman Imran Khan has A group of former nazims and coun - He said the PML-N came to power Yousaf Raza Gilani, saying he wanted to said President Asif Ali cilors also joined the PTI. five times in the Punjab but it did not give destroy the Supreme Court. He said the Zardari and PML-N chief Imran said President Zardari’s 60 anything to the people and they were now nation wanted a decision on the memo Nawaz Sharif have their bank millions dollars were present in Swiss demanding another opportunity. scandal as it was a conspiracy against the accounts in foreign countries banks, while Nawaz Sharif also had for - Imran said those who disappointed army of our country. Pand they were playing with the future of eign bank accounts, adding that once he the nation in the past could do nothing in He said his party had always opposed the nation for their conman interests. got to power, he would bring the money the future and the leaders who had their the presence of NATO forces in Addressing a press conference at his back in the country and spend it on the money in foreign countries could not Afghanistan, as they were killing inno - Zaman Park residence on Monday, he education and the health of the people. change the fortune of the nation. cent people. said in the current circumstances, his He said law and order of the country He said Punjab’s rulers wasted bil - To a question, Imran said his party party was relying on the Supreme Court was at its worst and condemned the lions of nation’s money under the sasti was not a club or any NGO. “It is a dem - (SC), as the SC was the only pledge of sur - PML-N rulers for failing to control the roti scheme and also destroyed the edu - ocratic party that is based on an ideology vival of the country. crime rate. cation sector of the province. and anyone can join it, but in the elec - A number of politicians announced Imran also condemned the Punjab The PTI chief said schools across the tions his preliminary boards will give joining the PTI during the press confer - government for the death of innocent cit - province were sufferings due to a lack of tickets to only those peoples who will be ence, including Aftab Khichi, Mumtaz izens due to substandard medicines pro - facilities and the Punjab CM wasting neat and clean.” PM to allure investors at WeF meeting ISLAMABAD GNI

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who will attend the of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, said on Monday that Pakistan was well-placed to convince international investors to invest in Pakistan, as it was the best destination to do business. The PM said this in a meeting with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Gilani’s meetings with other leaders of various countries, including engagements with investors, businessmen and international media organisations were also discussed. He said that the WEF offered a good opportunity to project Pakistan’s economy, which had staged a comeback, as most indicators suggested that the economy was performing well despite the global recession. Hina briefed the PM on the overall regional situation with special reference to relations with Afghanistan and the US. She referred to the recommendations of the Envoy’s Conference and the Parliamentary Committee on National Security regarding formulation of new rules of engagements with the US and ISAF. The PM will leave on a five-day visit to Switzerland from January 25. Kenyan aid ISlAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani talks to Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who called on him at Prime Minister’s House on Monday. ONLINE worker missing in naushero Feroz MOON-SIGHtING ROW Two arrested ISLAMABAD over 2011 AFP Senate body decides to draft A Kenyan aid worker working for an Mumbai blasts international charity and his Pakistani driver are missing, feared abducted in flood-hit Naushahro Feroz district in Ruet-e-Hilal Constitution MUMBAI Sindh, police said on Monday. AFP Police official Saqib Ismail said the ISLAMABAD country. in 1974 as under the law… a chairman Kenyan works for Care International and STAFF REPORT The committee would hold talks can be appointed for a period of three Indian police on Monday said they had that his car was found abandoned in with the followers of various sects. years only,” Soomro said. arrested two people in connection with Naushahro Feroz on Sunday, about three In a bid to resolve the conflict on Ra - The first interaction in thies regard He said a questionnaire would be triple blasts in Mumbai in July last hours after he and his driver set out from madan and Shawal moon-sighting would be held in Peshawar in which prepared following the next meeting in year which claimed 27 lives. the town of Sukkur. Since then, there has among followers of different sects of prominent clerics from Khyber consultation with the clerics which The two suspects from the eastern been no news of their whereabouts. Six Islam, a sub-committee of the Senate Pakhtunkhwa would be invited to sub - would be sent to the central, district state of Bihar are accused of taking foreigners, four of them aid and Standing Committee on Monday de - mit their recommendations to resolve and zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees, orders from the alleged mastermind development workers, have already been cided to draft a constitution for the the issue amicably, he added. heads of Wafaq-ul-Madaris and promi - Yasin Bhatkal, who has not been abducted since July in the country, where Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee which “It is unfortunate to note that in nent religious leaders belonging to var - arrested, and aiding with the attacks US forces last year killed Osama bin had failed to do so since its establish - past 39 years, neither the ministry ious schools of thought for their Laden and which stands on the frontline in two of the three locations. ment in 1974. nor the committees took any step to suggestions. “They were entrusted with the task of of a Taliban insurgency. Javed Suharo “Though the Central Ruet-e-Hilal remove flaws from the moon sighting “Following their proposals, a con - collecting the explosives and Jaskani, police chief of Naushahro Feroz Committee was set up in 1974 under a procedure being followed on verbal sensus draft of the constitution would detonators used in the blast,” said a foreigner aged around 40 who had resolution passed by the National As - directives of its central chairman,” he be prepared and sent to the concerned been working in Pakistan for about a year sembly, no rules and regulations for added. quarters for its approval,” he said. Min - Mumbai’s anti-terrorism police chief was missing. “He left (the town of) the functioning of the committee had The committee members also ister for Religious Affairs Khursheed Rakesh Maria told reporters, adding Sukkur for Dadu (part of the flood- been drafted in writing. Finally, the grilled the officials of the Ministry of Shah and Mufti Rehman could not at - that the financial trail to fund the affected areas) yesterday and his car was committee has decided to draft a con - Religious Affairs, asking why had the tend the meeting due to their other en - attack had also been detected. found abandoned at Naushahro Feroz,” stitution to streamline all matters of number of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee gagements. The triple bomb blasts rocked said Jaskani. “We believe local bandits the moon-sighting body. This will members been increased from nine to Senator Zahid Khan also attended Mumbai’s packed gold and jewellery have kidnapped him for ransom,” Jaskani help evolve a consensus between the 15. They also observed that most of the meeting besides Mufti Shahabud - quarter, a diamond trading hub and said. Nothing appeared to have been clerics of different sects over the the Ruet-e-Hilal members were not din of Jamia Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, the south central residential and taken from the vehicle, with the moon sighting for Ramadan and prominent clerics, which was a viola - Peshawar, Ministry of Religious Affairs commercial district of Dadar. foreigner’s laptop and bag containing his Shawal,” Senator Dr Khalid Mahmood tion of the 1974 resolution passed by Secretary Shaukat Hayat Durrani, rep - personal effects left behind, he added. No one has claimed responsibility for Soomro, the convener of the commit - parliament. resentatives of the Ministry of Science the attack. Alleged mastermind “We are hopeful he will be recovered,” tee, said. The members also objected to the and Technology and the Meteorologi - Bhatkal has been linked by police and Jaskani told AFP by telephone. Osman He said the focus of the constitu - prolonged tenure of Central Ruet-e- cal Department attended the meeting. Ibrahim, Kenya’s acting high tion would be to evolve consensus for Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Shaukat Durrani said the Religious the local media in the past to the commissioner to Pakistan, told AFP that sighting of moon and to simplify the Muneebur Rehman, who was presiding Affairs Ministry only facilitated the Indian extremist outfit the Indian the mission was working to confirm fasting process besides celebrating for almost 12 years. “This is also a vio - Ruet-e-Hilal committees in holding Mujahideen, which claimed a series of whether the foreigner is Kenyan. Eidul Fitr on same day across the lation of the minitsry’s decision taken meetings for moon sighting. attacks across the country in 2008. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 6

06News Tuesday, 24 January, 2012 US and Afghan officials flexible on peace: Hizb-e-Islami KhoST REuTERS

US and Afghan officials have shown flexibility in secret talks with one of Afghanistan’s most notorious insurgent factions in the hope it will help end the country’s long war, a negotiator for the outlawed Hizb-e-Islami group said on Monday. Ghairat Baheer, the son-in-law of Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, told Reuters that he had in recent weeks held exploratory talks with CIA director David Petraeus, the former commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan. Despite Hekmatyar’s branding as a “terrorist” by the US State Department eight years ago for supporting Taliban and al Qaeda attacks, Baheer said he had also met face-to-face in the last three weeks with US Ambassador Ryan Crocker in Kabul, as well as current commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, US General John Allen. “We had exchanges of views with the people and it was productive. We are fully open to any peace efforts and our aim is to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan,” Baheer said by phone from Pakistan. A spokesman for the US embassy in Kabul declined to confirm any American involvement in the talks. “We have a broad range of contacts across Afghanistan and the region to support Afghan reconciliation efforts. I’m SIAlKOT: A butcher sells meat in unhygienic conditions on Pasrur Road on Monday. ONLINE not going to get into the details of those contacts,” he said in response to Baheer’s claims. The US has been holding exploratory talks with the Taliban – seen Three criminals, two as the best chance of ending the war that began with the US-led invasion of the country 10 years ago - for more than a Khasadar personnel Hoti approves land for year. Hizb-e-Islami, which means Islamic Party, is a radical militant group which shares some of the Taliban’s anti- killed in Jamrud raid foreigner, anti-government aims, and has widespread national support. JAMrUD university in Karak Hekmatyar, a former Afghan prime AKMAl QADRI minister, is a fierce rival of the Taliban’s g KP chief minister says provincial govt following policy of generalising one-eyed leader Mullah Mohammad At least two personnel of Khasadar Force Omar, and became a hero to many and three alleged criminals were killed higher education facilities across the province Afghans while leading mujahideen during a clash in Jamrud area of Khyber fighters against the Soviet occupation of Agency on Monday. PeShAWAr sured provision of land for construc - the country in the 1980s. The killed personnel of Khasadar Force STAFF REPORT tion of the university in Karak and un - included a naib subedar. Four people, dertaking of the required legislation. including two children, were also injured HYBER Pakhtunkhwa The meeting decided upon the lo - as the security forces clashed with the Chief Minister Ameer cation of the university. It was told that Public holiday criminals involved in kidnapping for Haidar Khan Hoti has ap - purchase of the land would be provided ransom. Per reports, the Khasadar proved the provision of by the provincial government as well as Force, Peshawar Police and Frontier land for setting up of a from the royalty of oil and gas equally. in Peshawar on Constabulary launched joint action uKniversity in Karak and urged the fed - As Karak has emerged as the oil against criminals, especially those eral government to undertake meas - and gas producing zone of Khyber Ghaffar’s anniversary involved in kidnappings for ransom. The ures for realising the project. Pakhtunkhwa, people from all over the criminals offered a stiff resistance and The chief minister was chairing a district have unanimously demanded a PeShAWAr the clash continued for couple of hours. meeting at his office on Monday, in separate university. STAFF REPORT The criminals also took hostage a police which matters pertaining to two op - Hoti said people of Karak and asso - officer, Rajab Ali, but the forces later tions – setting up of a sub-campus of ciated districts would benefit from the The Peshawar district coordination succeeded in freeing him. The officials Kohat University of Science and Tech - higher education facility and it would officer (DCO) announced on Monday that said that during the clash, two personnel nology and a separate university – help eradicate illiteracy from the area. there will be a public holiday in the city of Khasadar forces, Meer Maat Khan and were discussed in detail and the option Meanwhile, chairing a separate on January 26 on Pakhtun leader Khan Yousaf, were killed, while four people, of a separate university was approved. meeting regarding the Tanzeem Lissail Abdul Ghaffar Khan alias Bacha Khan’s including two children, were injured. The chief minister said his govern - Wal-Mahrom, the CM stressed the ex - 24th death anniversary. To The officials confirmed killing three ment was following the policy of gener - tension of services of the organisation commemorate Bacha Khan’s and Khan criminals and arresting two others. alising higher education facilities in to more needy people and directed the Abdul Wali Khan’s death anniversary, the Meanwhile, four policemen were injured every nook and corner of the province, adaptation of more effective and active Awami National Party (ANP) had in an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) adding Abdul Wali Khan University in procedures in this regard. tive structure, funding, goals, suc - planned a public gathering at Shah blast targeting a police van in Mardan and its sub-campuses in vari - Project Director Syed Kamran Shah cesses, expenses and other matters of Tehmas Football Stadium in Shahi Bagh, Nowshehra on Monday. ous districts proved the fact. He as - highlighted the purpose, administra - the organisation in detail. Peshawar on January 26. India sails new nuclear submarine home NeW DeLhI ihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic submarines AFP and the Russian delivery is expected to help crews train for the domestic boat’s introduction into Indian navy personnel will take command of the service next year. country’s first nuclear-powered submarine in two The submarine was originally due to be decades on Monday after collecting the vessel near handed over to India in 2009 but has been hit by the Russian port of Vladivostok, an official said. various problems during testing. During trials in Moscow offered the Russian-built Chakra II to the Sea of Japan in November 2008, 20 sailors the Indian navy on a 10-year lease, a move that were killed when a fire extinguisher released a has angered Pakistan. The Akula II class craft is deadly chemical that had been accidentally loaded the first nuclear-powered submarine to be oper - into the system. The INS Chakra was commis - ated by India since it decommissioned its last So - sioned by India in 2004 and has seen the South viet-built vessel in 1991. “INS Chakra II is being Asian giant pay $650 million in construction handed over to Indian personnel in the east, near costs. Earlier newspaper reports in India said New Vladivostok,” a senior navy source in India told Delhi may end up paying as much as $900 million AFP, asking not to be named because Russia is to under the terms of the deal. Russia’s RIA Novosti formally announce the transfer. The 8,140-tonne news agency valued the contract at $920 million. submarine, capable of firing a range of torpedoes Russia supplies 70 percent of India’s military as well as nuclear-tipped Granat cruise missiles, hardware but New Delhi has been unhappy about is to sail under the Indian flag to its base at delays to arms orders from Moscow and has Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal. India is cur - looked to other suppliers including Israel and the rently completing the development of its own Ar - US in recent years. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 7

Tuesday, 24 January, 2012

Mashkoor Raza’s sold out exhibition ends at Revivers Galleria PAGe 08 TIME TO PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON g Death toll reaches 60, govt says it’s only 27 g ‘Qaatal-e-Aala’ CM constitutes, merges and reconstitutes committees as the govt fails to pin blame in ‘mystery’ deaths g Samples sent abroad, relatives, doctors, PPMA all point guns at Punjab govt that is still functioning without a health minister

devel - oped due to the reac - tion of medicines. The CM LAhore ordered that all uMAIR AZIZ sub-committees be merged under the newly-formed steering pHOTOS BY nADEEM IJAZ committee, adding that the samples of the ITH 60 deaths still to be ac - medicines should also be sent to two other counted for, the Punjab gov - countries and people should be informed ernment has decided to send about the symptoms through print and ‘My mother is going to die!’ the drug and blood samples electronic media. to laboratories abroad to in - Constituting another committee LAhore g Patients, relatives fear the worst Wvestigate the ‘mystery’ deaths that are under the chief secretary, the CM said uMAIR AZIZ being caused by a drug that was distrib - the particulars of all patients who had as govt grapples with ‘mystery’ uted free by the Punjab Institute of Car - taken medicines from PIC should be col - Her entire family was alarmed a few weeks ago when Irshad diology in a bid to fix responsibility of lected and teams be dispatched to re - Bibi, an 85-year-old heart patient developed dark spots all disease the debacle on someone. trieve the medicines and to replace over her body. Soon enough, blood starting pouring from g Being severely criticised for a very them. He said that he will preside over a her mouth and she also passed it out with urine and faeces. Lack of space, proper facilities centralised system in the absence of a meeting on Tuesday in order to review Clueless, the family from Sheikhupura rushed her to the health minister, the Punjab government the measures taken by the sub-commit - Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) from where she has adding to citizens’ woes in a high profile meeting on Monday fi - tees for controlling the situation. been receiving free medicines for the last three and a half nally decided to send the concerned IN DENIAL: According to the health years, only to find out that the medicine was “defective” and the patients with different kinds of diseases are being made drug samples to laboratories in Singa - secretary, only 27 people had died of the she could not use it anymore. to share beds,” he said, adding that the pore and France in a bid to find out the mystery disease whereas 32 have been PIC doctors asked them to take Irshad to Services Hospital, government should fix the responsibility on cause of strange symptoms appearing in reported dead in the Services Hospital where she now shares a bed with another patient who someone at least and punish them. “My heart patients, many of whom have been only. Private sources have numbered the suffers from the same ‘mysterious’ illness caused by the mother is dying and there is nothing the admitted in different hospitals. deaths to over 60 deaths. medicine that was distributed by the PIC. CM can do about it,” Despite the severity of the situation, 3 MORE DIE: Per details Maqsood, “Initially she suffered from a heartburn and fever and then he added with the government initially probed the Noor Khan and Aleena died in different she started bleeding…the doctors asked us to take her to tears in his eyes. matter through the hospital and depart - city hospitals on Monday. Services Hospital and also asked us to stop using the mental committees, but the responsibil - OPP DUBS CM ‘QAATAL—E-AALA’: medicine. Since then we have spent thousands of rupees on ity could not be categorically fixed on Disallowed by the speaker to discuss the her treatment and she is not getting any better,” Irshad’s anyone with proof. issue of the deaths, the Punjab Assembly daughter who is looking after her mother in the hospital Many doctors claim that the drug test - resounded with the slogans of ‘Qaatal-e- said. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the same ward ing laboratory can only tell about the active Aala’ over the government’s failure to deal on Monday night and enquired after the patients. Elderly ingredient, while a pill is more than just ac - with the disease and to control the distri - Razia Mairaj lying on the bed next to Irshad’s was excited tive ingredient and also includes preserv - bution of fake medicines. about Shahbaz’s visit, while her son Fazlurehman, who is atives besides many other important PPMA CONDEMNS GOVT: Mean - attending her, had some complaints. “It is good that the components. Professor Javaid Akram, who while, Punjab Pharmaceutical Manufac - chief minister has visited the patients, but look around, all is heading one of the committees to probe turing Association condemned the the matter, said nothing could be said Punjab governments’ decision to seal a about it beforehand, but it must be a “con - part of Mega Pharma. The PPMA consti - LHC moved against Punjab FIA nabs owners of taminant” which had reacted. tuted a 5-member committee to send the On Monday, however, the entire affected medicine for tests on their own. govt’s laziness pharmaceutical companies health apparatus was moved when the They said the stakeholders have not been chief minister himself chaired a high pro - taken on board. They further said the Na - LAHORE: A petition was moved on Monday in the Lahore LAHORE: Investigators of FIA on Monday arrested owners of file meeting including politicians, top bu - tional Institute of Health will be sent the High Court seeking court’s directions to conduct judicial enquiry three pharmaceutical factories involved in selling contaminated reaucrats and medical experts to handle samples. Dr Riaz Ahmad of PPMA North into the deaths of over 30 patients by reaction of spurious drugs medicines at Punjab Institute of Cardiology. FIA officials arrested the situation. Before that meeting, the DG said the government initiated action in Punjab Institute by Cardiology (PIC) and to set up an effective aforesaid owners of Alfa Pharma, Mega Pharma and Pharma health also chaired an emergency meeting without waiting for the lab tests. mechanism for controlling sale and supply of sub-standards Wise including Waseem Chaudhary, Tahir Azam and Ch Nadir of EDOs to retrieve the medicines. RELATIVES PROTEST: Separately, medicines at medical stores and hospitals. The petition was filed after registering three cases against them on the complaint of The CM also constituted a steering relatives of deceased heart patients took by Muhammad Azhar Siddique in which he named government drug inspectors during an enquiry initiated by the FIA on the committee headed by Khawaja Salman out a protest demonstration outside the of Pakistan, Punjab government, federal health department, directions of Interior Minister Rehman Malik. Punjab FIA Rafique. Members Assembly Dr Saeed PIC and demanded an action against federal ministry of industries, Pakistan Quality control Board, Director Waqar Haider said investigators will conduct Elahi, Khawaja Salman Rafique, chief those responsible for the deaths. They provincial secretary health, chief executive Pakistan Institute of investigations on merit and any one found involved in the issue secretary, Planning & Development held banners and raising slogans Quality, FIA, commissioner, DCO, Inspector General of Police would be dealt with according to the law, adding that more chairman, secretaries of different de - against the accused. They also de - (IGP) Punjab and SHO Race Course as respondents. The arrests would be made also. Earlier taking notice of the tragedy, partments, chief executive officers of the manded that the chief justice should petitioner contended that Punjab government had failed to Malik constituted a joint enquiry team under the supervision of hospitals and senior doctors take suo moto notice of the situation to check sale of spurious drugs or to carry out crackdown against Punjab FIA Director Waqar Haider. The team included federal attended the address their grievances. the mafia groups involved in activity because no mechanism was drug inspector, other FIA officials and other relevant personnel. meeting. in place to check sale of sub-standard medicines. About the Malik also directed the joint enquiry team to submit a report Health Secre - deaths of 30 patients in the PIC by the medicines the petitioner within three days, identifying the cause of the incident, tary Jahanzeb said more than a week had passed but the Punjab government recommendations to prevent a similar incident in the future and Khan gave a was still to launch an enquiry, adding that an effort was being legal action against the responsible. It is learnt that FIA had also detailed brief - made to hide the facts. He said the CM had deliberately kept the received a letter from the Governor House in which Punjab ing regarding charge of the province’s health and now the sector was being Governor Sardar Latif Khosa directed Haider to probe the matter the situation ignored completely. STAFF REPORT regarding the deaths and submit an enquiry report. STAFF REPORT LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 8

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PRAYeR TIMInGS Fajr Sunrise Zuhr Asr Maghrib Isha 05:36 07:00 12:15 15:10 17:30 18:54 Mashkoor Raza’s sold out exhibition ends at Revivers Galleria CITY DIReCToRY LAhore Raza’s solo exhibition STAFF REPORT titled ‘Journey of Colours’ started on January 7 with ARACHI-BASED artist Mashkoor Raza’s paintings exhibition ended 38 paintings on display. eMeRGenCY HeLP at the Revivers Galleria on a positive note on Monday. The exhibi - All of the paintings were tion was qualified as a success as the artist sold out more than 95 created by the artist dur - ReSCUe 1122 K per cent of the paintings on display. ing 2011 except for four eDHI ConTRoL 115 which he painted in 2009 MoToRWAY PoLICe 130 and 2010. Revivers Galle - ria owner and curator PoLICe 15 Sara Anjum said the exhi - GoVeRnoR’S HoUSe 99200081-7 bition had to be closed a CHIeF MInISTeR’S HoUSe 99203226 couple of days ahead of FIRe BRIGADe 16 the scheduled date as the art collectors who had bought Raza’s paintings wanted them to be delivered without delay. BoMB DISPoSAL 99212111 The paintings, which mostly included depictions of abstract images of MCL CoMPLAInTS 99211022-29 women and horses, was a huge success right from its start as more than a LAHoRe WASTe DISPoSAL 1139 dozen paintings were sold on the exhibition’s first day. One enthusiastic art collector alone bought nine paintings. Anjum said the paintings’ sale estab - lished the credibility of the art gallery which exhibits genuine artwork, HoSPITALS preferably of well-known artists, though newcomers were also encouraged. She added that she was proud that her gallery enjoyed such respect and cred - MID CITY 37573382-3 ibility among the art collectors and the artists’ community. Anjum expressed SeRVICeS 99203402-11 her gratitude to the artists, art students, art lovers and the collectors for vis - MAYo 99211100-9 iting the gallery in large numbers and showing keen interest in the paintings GeneRAL 35810892-8 on display. She added that more solo exhibitions and group art shows were SHeIKH ZAID 35865731 in the pipeline in the coming weeks at the Revivers Galleria. SIR GAnGA RAM 99200572 UCH 35763573-5 ITTeFAq 35881981-85 CMH 366996168-72 ‘You can do it’ SHoUKAT KHAnUM 35945100 JInnAH 111-809-809 LAhore workshop solely but at the end there contentment and ADIL (DeFenCe) 36667275 STAFF REPORT was no suspicion in attendees about enlightenment. CHILDRen’S 99230901-3 his skills to teach great lessons in few Jamil by DeFenCe nATIonAL HoSPITAL 111-17-18-19 “If one can do it, anybody can do it” hours only. collecting stories, was the lesson students at Lahore Naveed Jamil with a calm demeanour tips, and advice also School of Economics (LSE) were began the tackled the areas BLooD BAnK taught by an Australian business presentation through money, health and executive Justice Naveed Jamil at a his own life story spirituality, and those workshop titled “Preparing yourself which struck the basic survival skills needed FATMID 35210834-8 for the real world”. audience at a very personal to prosper in the real world. ISLAMIC ALLIAnCe 37588649/37535435 The workshop organised under the level. Jamil then went on to Throughout the event it was aegis of Lahore School Social explain how everything around one and only mantra Naveed Awareness Society was said to help us is made of energy, and the chanted that if he could do it CoMPLAInT students learn how to take care of two types of energy that exists others were no less able to themselves, along with teaching them within every human being: a achieve success. As the WAPDA 111-000-118 to cope with the nuts and bolts of daily kind of a raw emotional streak workshop ended, there was SUI GAS 1199 life as a grown-up. The society is called ‘darkness’, and a state of an interactive question and known for holding successful relief and calm, known as ‘light” answer session, in which workshops one of which was held in and how both can be the students flocked last December on Anger Management. channelised into productive around him for personal RAILWAYS Naveed Jamil, a nominated justice of outlets to attract positive things advice for almost an peace in Australia, conducted the in life and to achieve peace, hour. CITY STATIon (enqUIRY) 117 ReSeRVATIon 99201772 RAILWAY PoLICe 1333

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PUnJAB UnIVeRSITY 99231257 KInnAIRD CoLLeGe 99203781-4 qUeen MARY CoLLeGe 36362942 DATe AnD TIMe: JUne 1, 2012, 4PM To 6PM DATe: J An 30,2012 DATe: JAn 11- 24 GoVT. CoLLeGe UnIVeRSITY 111-000-010 VenUe: H AST-o-neeST CenTeR VenUe: L AWRenCe GARDen VenUe: VoGUe ART GALLeRY - GULBeRG UMT 35212801-10 CALLIGRAPHY CLASSeS are on-going, interested Be a successful documentary maker and learn the A solo show of paintings by Ayesha Siddiqui LUMS 35608000 students can enroll throughout the year. The art from the media professionals including orya UeT 36288666 duration of one module is three months. There are Maqbool Jan. four modules of learning calligraphyt: primary, LCWU 99203072 secondary, advanced and higher. The course includes SUPeRIoR CoLLeGe 111-000-078 traditional pen and traditional paper making. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:27 AM Page 9

Tuesday, 24 January, 2012 La hore 09 ‘national Science olympiad’ Terrorism destroyed society ends at LUMS LAhore become a major and highly destructive phenom - sity Islamabad, while sharing his experience stated STAFF REPORT enon in recent years. The annual death toll from that in his first thought he considered himself dead, LAhore terrorist attacks has risen from 164 in 2003 to as two of his friends who were with him at that time STAFF REPORT OCIETY has been badly affected due to 3,318 in 2009, with a total of 35,000 Pakistanis died. However, he survived after receiving bruises terrorist activities, as more than 3,000 killed as of 2010. The direct and indirect eco - on 60 percent of his body which took six months to The final day of the ‘National Science Olympiad’ held at terrorism incidents took places during the nomic costs of terrorism from 2000-2010 stood recover. “After surviving from that tragic incident LUMS came to an end the other day. Based on the theme last three years in which thousands of at $68 billion. Forestry Department Head Prof of my life I decided to fight against terrorism by cre - of the movie ‘Casino Royale’, a formal dinner-cum- Pakistanis lost their lives and economy Tahir Siddique stated that terrorists did not have ating awareness among the youth”, he said adding closing-ceremony marked the end four-day journey for Ssuffered a loss of over $68 billion. any religion or country rather damaging Islam that since then he conducted 12 seminars on this both the organisers and the participants. These views were expressed by speakers at a and Muslim by killing innocent people in the subject in different parts of the country including The dinner included other activities, like the launch of a seminar held at Agriculture University Faisalabad name of Islam is their goal. Kashmir, Punjab and Islamabad. Nawab Sher, who science magazine worked on by some LUMS student and on Monday, which was jointly organised by the “Allah has given clear message in Quran that lost his younger brother in a tragic incident in KP, a motivational speech by Raza, who is involved with survivors of some of the terrorism incidents oc - who kills a man has killed whole humankind.” said it was the worst ever wound received by their many companies including Pak Wheels. The highlight of curred in Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Waqar Khalid, a survivor of a terrorist incident family. He said since they lost their younger brother the night was, undoubtedly, the awards given out to the According to them, terrorism in Pakistan has happened in 2009 at International Islamic Univer - their family could not come to normal life. winning teams. A whole host of participating teams were winners for individual events, and hence the list of winning teams for individual events was widespread. ‘Parliament is supreme’

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Civil society representative, intellectuals, legal activists, journalists, women, students, trade union activists, religious minorities and academia from all over the country on Monday shared their deep concerns over the current political situation and crises. A national consultation was held in Human rights Commission of Pakistan’s office in Durrab Patail Auditorium. A resolution was passed unanimously said a crisis was being manufactured on irrelevant grounds ostensibly to subvert the Parliament and to destabilise the democratic dispensation. “We unanimously resolve to resist all such attempts through mobilising citizens of Pakistan.” The participants affirmed that the principle of parliament being the supreme authority in the land was inviolable and it must not be compromised under any circumstances, adding that the right of accountability of democratic institutions vested with the people, who would assert it in the most effective democratic manner whenever required. HeC holds workshop

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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with the British Council is organising a five-day capacity building programme for staff of the offices of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (ORICs) of 14 universities. As many as 45 directors and POlITICIANS FIGHT, AND DOGS: Men encourage their dogs to tear each other apart in a dog fight at the Ravi Bank. MurTAzA ALI mangers of universities from across the country are attending the training being held at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad. NUST Rector Muhammad Asghar and British Council Education for South Asia Director Dr Nils Tomes PA’s lacklustre chaired the opening ceremony held on Monday. The purpose of the programme is to train the managers of ORICs to run these offices effectively and efficiently. CIneMA FILM TIMe performance continues CIne STAR HAYWIRe 02:00 PM PH: 35157462 MISSIon IMPoSSIBLe 4 03:30 PM PLAYeRS 06:00 PM HAYWIRe 9:00 PM Don 2 10:45 AM CIne GoLD Don 2 3:00 PM PH: 35340000 MISSIon IMPoSSIBAL 4 6:00 PM PLAYeRS 9:00 PM Don 2 12:00 AM SoZo WoRLD PLAYeRS 12:00 PM PH : 36674271 ConTRABAnD 03:00 PM MISSIon IMPoSSIBLe 4 05:30 PM Don 2 08:30 PM PLAYeRS 11:00 PM SoZo GoLD Don 2 12:30 PM PH : 36674271 Don 2 03:00 PM PLAYeRS 05: 30 PM MISSIon IMPoSSIBLe 4 08: 30 PM Don 2 11: 00 PM LAhore the PPP MPAs were being totally ignored PAF CIneMA Don 2 12:00 PM NAuMAN TASlEEM by the Takht-e-Lahore and funds were PH : 36688880 M.I.4 03:00 PM only being issued to Pakistan Muslim M.I.4 05:30 PM With quorum remaining the highlight of the League-Nawaz (PML-N) members in PLAYeRS 08:30 PM session, the Punjab Assembly on Monday order to gain vote for next elections. PPP Don 2 11:30 PM could hardly sit and talk for half an hour and MPAs also shouted slogans in favour of PLAYeRS 02:30 AM no serious agenda could be taken up. Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal, ‘Speaker The session, as usual, started an hour Teray Jaan Nisaar Beshumar Beshumar.’ and fifteen minutes late with Speaker They also chanted slogans against Punjab Rana Muhammad Iqbal in the chair. After Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ‘Kaatlay the recitation of the Holy Quran and naat, Ala’ saying that Punjab CM is responsible the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) mem - for the deaths occurring in Punjab Insti - bers demanded of the speaker to take ac - tute of Cardiology (PIC) due to sub-stan - tion against Punjab government for not dard medicines. providing the Opposition with funds. PPP PML-Q MPA Dr Samia Amjad tried to MPA Zulfiqar Gondal said the Punjab gov - discuss the issue of fake medicines in PIC ernment had dishonoured the orders of but the speaker did not allow her to do so. the speaker. In the meantime, PPP legislators walked “Mr Speaker, we want your respect out of the House to protest against the and dignity by the provincial government, quorum issue. The quorum could not be which is not following your orders and is established and hence the proceedings disgracing you,” Gondal said adding that were adjourned for Tuesday. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:28 AM Page 10

10Lahore Tuesday, 24 January, 2012 Business loss leads man to suicide

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A 40-year-old man committed suicide after taking poisonous pills over some domestic issues in Shahdra area on Monday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Razzaq, son of Siddique Ahmad, and was a resident of Shahdra. Police removed his body to city morgue for autopsy. Police quoting the family members said Razzaq was very upset over some business loss. fIRE: Valuables worth thousands of rupees were reduced to ashes when fire erupted in three different areas of the city due to short circuit and leakage of gas on Monday. Per details, in the first incident, fire broke out in a house of one Ibrahim of Mustafabad due to leakage of gas. Within seconds, the fire engulfed the house. Some locals informed the Rescue 1122 who reached the spot and controlled the fire after hectic efforts. In another incident, fire erupted in a house of one Khawaja Tassadiq of Shad Bagh due to short circuit. Fire gutted articles and other house things worth thousands of rupees. Fire also broke out in a house of one Liaqat Ali of Kamaha Road due to short circuit and gutted thousands of rupees. ANTI-VEHICLE LIfTING STAff TRAFFIC POlICE (OVER)EFFICIENCY: Instead of going about their business, citizens line up outside a bank to pay for the challans that are being filed more often than not these ARRESTS THREE ROBBERS: Anti- days. NAdEEM IjAz Vehicles Lifting Staff Sadar Division has arrested three persons accused of stealing vehicles and recovered 19 vehicles from their possession on Monday. The accused were identified as Malik Mohammad Riaz, Malik Yellow Cab Scheme slammed Mohammad Bilal and Mohmmad Ayaz. COUPLE INVOLVED IN LAhore larities in the scheme that needed to be probed. The counsel tion against the police’s failure to stop protests held at IMMORAL ACTIVITY ARRESTED: STAFF REPORT requested the court to constitute a commission to investi - the Mall Road, despite a court ban. Justice Umar Ata Kot Lakhpat police on Monday arrested gate the irregularities. The court, after hearing the argu - Bandial was hearing the contempt petition filed by the a couple involved in immortal activities. HE Lahore High Court on Monday gave the ments, directed a law officer to seek replies from the Mall Road Traders Association President Naeem Mir Police said it raided a location near Punjab government a February 15 deadline to respondents and inform the court by the next hearing date. through his counsel Manzoor Ahmad Butt. The Punjab Babar Chowk and arrested the couple submit a reply to a petition seeking inquiry into CHEQUE fRAUD ACCUSED GRANTED BAIL: The Chief Secretary and Lahore District Coordination Officer identified as Nadeem Saqlain and the financial irregularities in the Punjab Chief Lahore High Court granted bail on Monday to a man ac - Ahad Cheema and other police officials were indicated Rukhsana Bibi. Minister Yellow Cab Scheme (PCMYCS). cused of cheque dishonour against surety bonds worth Rs1 as the respondents. A reply was filed before the court on GOVT CENTRAL MODEL SCHOOL TThe court also sought a report from PCMYCS Steer - million. Muhammad Azam, filed a bail application through behalf of the respondents, but the court deferred the DEPUTY HEADMASTER UNDER ing Committee Chairman Senator Ishaq Dar. his counsel Shahid Nazir Jarra, submitting that he issued matter after the petitioner sought time to review it. The THREAT: Deputy Headmaster of Govt Justice Umar Ata Bandial passed the order on a peti - seven blank cheques worth Rs30 million in favour of his petition stated that the LHC on November 2, 2011, dis - Central Model School Samanabad has tion, filed by Hina Eihtisham through her counsel Fakhir former employee Nijabat Ali which were dishonoured at posed of the petition filed by the Mall Road Traders As - written an application at the Samanabad Razzaq, pointing out loopholes in the scheme. The peti - the time of encashment. The petitioner submitted that the sociation after the Punjab government assured that Police Station seeking help as he had tioner’s counsel said the Punjab government had an - cheques were issued as a security for the development protests, rallies and procession had been banned on the received serious life threats from nounced to deliver 20,000 cabs and collected about 70,000 work to be initiated in his housing society. Advocate Jarra Mall. He said the court was also informed that a plan re - unidentified persons. According to the applications for this purpose. The government fixed the contended that the complainant had tampered the cheques garding the prohibition of these activities on the Mall police, Deputy Headmaster named process fee for the cab at Rs 3500 and the advance amount and changed the amounts on them. The police produced Road and allowing protestors the use of Nasir Bagh and Saleem Akhtar Khan has filed an at Rs 10, 000. He said 20,000 applicants were picked the tampered cheques in the court of Justice Kazim Raza Attique Stadium was under consideration. The petitioner application in which he described that he through a draw and Rs 250 million was spent on providing Shamsi. The judge granted post-arrest bail after examining contended that the authorities failed to fulfil the promise. had received serious life threats from them cabs. He stated that the government had embezzled the police record and investigation and furnishing the He added that nurses were allowed to protest on the Mall some unidentified persons through a the rest of the money set aside for the scheme. The counsel surety bonds and ordered the release of the accused. on 24 November which affected the traffic and business. letter. He asked the police to take some alleged that the Punjab government had purchased the ve - POLICE INDICTED fOR NOT STOPPING The petitioner contended that since the respondents action in this regard. hicles form their ‘beloved’ car dealers and manufacturers. PROTESTS: The Lahore High Court on Monday ad - failed to take appropriate measures, contempt proceed - He also contended that there were gross financial irregu - journed till February 21 the hearing of a contempt peti - ings should be initiated against them. CM appoints CM praises special assistant rescue 1122 g orders salary increments

LAhore be connected with Rescue 1122 STAFF REPORT which was now a model for the SAARC countries. He also assured The Punjab Chief Minister Mian of continuous support from the Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif di - people of the United Kingdom to rected on Monday that the Rescue the Pakistani people as well as the 1122 employees’ salaries be made rescue service. Punjab Emergency equivalent to those received by the Service (Rescue 1122) Director Punjab Police. General Rizwan Naseer said the He was talking to the rescue service had rescued more than 1.2 workers during his visit to the million emergency victims and had Emergency Services Academy. an average response time of less LAhore Sharif admired the Rescue 1122 than seven minutes. STAFF REPORT services and said the credibility of He stated that Rescue 1122 had the organisation was a result of its crossed provincial boundaries and The Punjab government has appointed excellent services, its visionary provided technical assistance to Rana Muhammad Farooq as special leadership, effective manage - other provinces. He added that assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister ment, monitoring systems the rescuers would main - for Environment Protection and the rescuers’ devo - tain internationally ac - Department. He will be in-charge of tion. knowledged service Public Facilitation Centre (PFC) of the He said the present standards by providing department. The appointment, on government had spread emergency services in honorary basis, is not entitled any the Rescue 1122 network case of any remuneration and salary. The PFC will across the province and emergency or act as Resident Centre to record public was now taking it to the disaster. complaints and address the same in district level. British collaboration with concerned authorities Parliamentarian through respective liaison officer. Muhammad Administrative department will ensure Sarwar said provision of necessary logistic support he was like an office with basic support and proud to pick and drop services. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:28 AM Page 11

Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 Editor’s mail 11 Defying the rules Sanctity of the court Schools all around the world are en - and makes them love their country. been a new private A-levels school in the notices of the government. It stays open The sanctity of the Supreme Court of trusted with the responsibility of teach - However, the schooling system in our posh area of DHA, Karachi. This school even on the days the government has an - Pakistan was violated by few lawyers, ing the children manners and instilling in beloved country Pakistan has become a has been able to host a multitude of ex - nounced a public holiday, be it Shah who raised slogans within premises of them the characteristics of obeying rules, victim of social disparity that exists in tracurricular activities ranging from a Abdul Latif’s Urs or Begum Nusrat Bhut - the court. especially state rules. I have studied in our society. fashion show in an Islamic country in - tos’ funeral, the school stays open. The These men had no business to be four countries and can recall 10 schools The majority of the public schools volving students to holding concerts in school may be good in imparting knowl - there, nor can they deny to Aitzaz the ho - that I have attended and in all those here portray an empty look with students its vicinity which is in the midst of a resi - edge to its students but the regular defi - nour and prestige he has earned for him - places the schools taught patriotism and or teachers being absent on a consistent dential area. ance of state rules and laws does not give self by standing up to a military dictator, instilled in us the characteristics of obey - basis, and we have private schools with The school has sort of captured and a good impression to the kids. In a coun - when many others were quietly going ing rules. lots of students and teachers but they taken over the whole area. The residents try already short of patriotism, such acts around their business appearing before This mindset of schools can be attrib - teach nothing substantive to help them around the school have become helpless can further the problems for the govern - Dogar courts and being handsomely re - uted to the direct success and progress of become better citizens. with the local authorities being incapable ment. warded for such services. It was Aitzaz the countries. We can see India, a nation The private schools here often have of stopping the school’s activities in any Schools are there to play a dual role, who dared to defend Mukhtaran Mai, a that will soon become a superpower, has well connected sources to have influence way. The school in the name of security impart knowledge and make the children poor woman raped and humiliated by a a population of a billion patriotic people over the local authorities to expand their has barred cars from being parked in better citizens, and if the school itself is tribal jirga. that are ready to do anything for the school and defy the rule at their conven - front of the houses irrespective of the defying rules, we can imagine what the Every citizen of Pakistan has a right progress of the schools. The school sys - ience. cars being of the guests coming to visit children would do. to be represented by a lawyer of his tem there teaches the children the impor - One such school that has been at its the houses nearby. AFFAN choice. Those who are raising issues of tance of obeying rules be it bad or good, zenith in terms of defying the rule has The school does not even respect the Karachi morality questioning Aitzaz for defend - ing this government tainted with allega - tions of corruption, had no hesitation to Too late take up cases defending others, who had defrauded national exchequer. Arfa Karim Randhawa, the world’s The sanctity of Supreme Court was youngest Microsoft Certified Professional also violated by a handful of jiyalas who from Pakistan, has left for heavenly managed to squeeze in and chant slo - abode. May God rest her soul in peace! gans, as it was grossly violated previously After almost two weeks of her death, our by a fake PhD holding controversial political leaders, including Prime Minis - lawyer, responsible for pitting this ter Yousuf Raza Gilani, found time to go regime on confrontational path with su - to Arfa’s house to pay condolences to her perior judiciary. parents. The government has announced If these lawyers’ group who raised a commemorative postal stamp in mem - slogans against Aitzaz have no political ory of Arfa. PM Gilani has said that the motives then they must be seen defend - government was considering awarding ing common citizens who cannot afford late Arfa the highest civilian award. to hire their services, although they have All this is nothing but an eyewash. been denied their rights by state organi - These statements are nothing more than sations or powerful feudal and traders. It adding insult to injury of Arfa’s parents. is time the Supreme Court delivers jus - Where were these politicians when Arfa tice to people of Pakistan, instead of was struggling for her life in a hospital being entangled in technicalities, since it and that Bill Gates had to come to her alone has jurisdiction to do so and set rescue? Pakistan has a history of award - precedents for other courts to follow. ing recognition to its heroes after their MALIK TARIQ ALI deaths. Lahore Geniuses like Arfa are born in cen - turies and don’t need commemorative stamps and civilian awards for recogni - Street lights tion. Arfa was a star that will keep shin - Apart from the energy crisis in the ing in the sky and the world will watch country it surprising to see bright street and remember her. Bill Gates rightly lights turned on during the day hours. At said: “Today is the black day of my life one hand, we are ready to come to streets and same for Pakistan because I lost my for the unscheduled loadshedding princess colleague and Pakistan lost her whereas on the other hand we never Pakistani.” The king and his subjects bother to close the street lights during We salute you, Arfa. On 19 January, 2012, when our PM appeared in the They wasted financial resources, time which they were sup - the morning hours when they are not M RAFIQUE ZAKARIA needed. Karachi Supreme Court to defend his case, more than 70 ministers, posed to use in solving the problems facing the public, fuel, chief ministers of all provinces and big shots of all the coalition electricity, human resources and many other things. Our repre - There are many areas where these parties accompanied him. sentatives must feel ashamed of their behaviour; people of this lights remain turned on all day, like the The new Food Street If someone could calculate the expenditures and wastage of country do not even have fuel, electricity, bread and basic ne - DHA. Neither the people living here re - money that they did when by appearing in the court with pomp cessities of life while they go n wasting them without any care. alise their responsibility to look after the The new Food Street in Lahore on and glory, one could easily see that they have done no favour to ZAHID RASHID street lights nor the management of DHA Fort Road is very beautiful and an attrac - the public; instead, they have just made a mockery of them. Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir care to monitor them. tive spot for tourist from all over the A small act of responsibility can world. But the thing that is worrisome is bring change to the people facing dis - that the PML(N)-led Punjab government Following in Asma's footsteps tress, you never know. has demolished two old Food Streets, RIZWAN JAMIL JAFFERY launched by the previous government, The Supreme Court summoned pointed as counsel to represent Pak - istan but elsewhere in the world for Karachi only for a political score and so that Chief Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf istan's ambassador to United Sates Hu - their professionalism and honesty. Minister Punjab Mian Shehbaz Sharif Raza Gilani on 19 January in a con - sain Haqqani in Memogate scandal. Why they agree to represent in Send your letters to: could say that this is his Food Street. tempt of court case. Barrister Chaudhry Despite knowing that evidence col - cases of mass corruption of the govern - Letters to Editor, Pakistan Today, What a political hypocrisy and com - Aitzaz Ahsan was the counsel for PM lected so far against Husain Haqqani ment is anybody's guess. Sooner or 4-Shaarey Fatima Jinnah, Lahore, Pakistan plete waste of already established re - Gilani to represent him in contempt carried weight, she decided to repre - later, Aitazaz Ahsan will meet the same fax: +92-42-36298302 sources of revenue, tourism and case. sent him and finally ended vomiting fate as that of Asma Jehangir’s. Let’s E-mail: [email protected] entertainment. It appears that Chaudhry Aitzaz venom against the judiciary. wait and watch. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. MUBASHIR MAHMOOD Ahsan has decided to follow in the foot - People like Aitzaz Ahsan and Asma M RAFIQUE ZAKARIA It would be appreciated if letters were ad - Karachi steps of Asma Jehangir who was ap - Jehangir are respected not only in Pak - Karachi dressed to Pakistan Today exclusively. re-engaging with America The process adopted for should be included or excluded. If The committee has also re - tional sovereignty. But this recom - drones as the last resort to take on thrashing out the policy principles taken to its logical end, as it ap - portedly proposed that new re - mendation needs re-evaluation militants considered out of reach for reengaging with the US are of pears that the government will en - vised tariffs should be imposed on about their efficacy after reports of our armed forces. Any such at - immense political importance for sure, we will have a truly the NATO containers carrying sup - that Taliban chief Hakeemullah tacks should be based on mutual Pakistan. It started when the gov - home-made recipe for our ailing plies for Western troops fighting might have been killed in one of agreements and there should be ernment convened a two-day ties with Washington. Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in the two drone attacks carried out clarity about the targets and objec - Envoy Conference in Islamabad in We do not know at this point Afghanistan. The supplies were in North Waziristan after Pakistan tives. December. Senior military officials in details about the final contours suspended after Mohmand inci - asked US to vacate the Shamsi Pakistan desires that the fu - like ISI chief Lieutenant General of the recommendations but the dent and the government has re - airstrip, supposedly used to fly ture relation with Washington Ahmad Shujaa Pasha also partici - most important aspect of the new fused to reopen the route despite drone missions in tribal areas. should be based on "mutual re - pated in it. The recommendations policy is its emphasis on openness direct and indirect pressure until There are also unconfirmed re - spect" and should be conducted in By Sajjad Malik of the conference were sent to the and transparency in relations, the new policy is approved by the ports that one of important Al- cooperative atmosphere which PCNS, where all parties sitting in based on written agreements, con - parliament. The seriousness can Qaeda leaders was also among should be beneficial for both na - the parliament are represented, for trary to past practices of secret and be judged from the fact that the those targeted by drones on Janu - tions. The government may not be akistan is trying to redefine in-depth discussion. It was for the verbal understandings which the government refused to receive Af- ary 10. Interestingly, no statement able to entirely end the "relation - the terms of engagements first time in the recent decades US officials loved to forge with Pak envoy Marc Grossman, saying against these drone attacks was is - ship of a client state" but the re-en - Pwith the US after last year’s that elected representatives were Pakistani dictators. Lack of docu - it was still reviewing the policy to - sued either by the government or gagements will not be based on the devastating NATO air attack at a involved to formulate the foreign mented proof about the nature of wards the US. Earlier, the military the military. presumptions of Musharraf era. As border outpost in Mohmand tribal policy which was considered an ex - cooperation in post-9/11 era with leadership showed clear reluctance Though, the drone attacks Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani agency, killing 24 servicemen. The clusive domain of the armed forces the United States created a lot of to meet senior US military official have become an emotive issue, told CNN in an interview after the Parliamentary Committee on Na - and the intelligence agencies. troubles for Pakistan. In the name who wanted to visit Pakistan. They courtesy of a ceaseless campaign attack: “Business as usual will not tional Security (PCNS) tasked to Though, different stakeholders, of security the government of mil - even declined to get a briefing by the religious right, believed to be there, therefore we have to have set the guidelines for future rela - like security institutions, were itary ruler Pervez Musharraf al - from the US side about a probe be sympathetic to Islamic mili - something bigger so as to satisfy tions with the sole superpower has given a chance to provide input lowed the foreign powers to violate into the attack. tants, but the government should my nation, the entire country.” finalised a list of 35 recommenda - and later they also got an opportu - the sovereignty of Pakistan, creat - There are also reports that the consider its impediments to strike tions, which will be implemented nity to discuss it during the meet - ing serious security issues due to new policy has asked for complete at the heart of militants near The writer is an Islamabad- as baseline for ties with America ing of Defence Committee of presence of CIA contractors and cessation of drone attacks as they Afghan border before standing based senior journalist working after formal approval by the parlia - Cabinet (DCC), they were not es - nobody had a clue as how to con - are considered as the most promi - against the strikes. It would be bet - for an international newswire ment in a joint sitting. sentially the sole arbiter of what trol them. nent symbol of violation of na - ter to work out a formula to use and a PhD scholar at NDU. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:28 AM Page 12

12 Comment Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 Preposterous demands Does Mansoor Ijaz deserve it? Value-chain issues t is highly irksome to continue to comment on the A lack of structural development policies and practices preposterous demands of an ordinary American citizen, declared as such by the US embassy in hicles in which milk can be collected and kept and certification mechanisms, and we need to Pakistan which has declined to provide him any safely for sometime and we need chillers in ensure compliance with importing country’s I rural areas where collections from the area regulations regarding pesticide use and other security. For anyone with courage of conviction that he pretends to possess, Ijaz should have been content with can be kept. These vehicles and chillers need practices. But all of these have been done, in the type of security promised by the interior minister. to have basic facilities for checking quality of pockets, by other developing countries too. The issue has highly significant political implications. In milk and the people operating them need Why has it been so hard for us to do it? Simi - skills as well. larly, the juice markets have not developed, al - case Ijaz’s unreasonable plea is accepted, this would raise In some places where milk availability most at all. There are many juice producers several disturbing question. Many will question why no density is high, it is possible for milk compa - and retailers in Pakistan but most of them, army battalion was detailed to secure the life of Benazir nies to either set up their own collection sys - barring a couple, are small. And even the Bhutto, twice Prime Minister of Pakistan? There is need tems and chillers, or they can do longer term larger ones, with locally known brand names, on the part of the tribunal also to ponder over the matter. contracting with a local person to set up the have not been able to break into the main - Several leaders of the PPP and ANP are on the declared By Dr Faisal Bari system for the company (given weak property stream export markets. Where are the bottle - hit list of the militants. The army has never been asked to rights and even weaker enforcement, this op - necks in this industry? Some years back the provide them security, nor has it ever considered offering tion will be problematic in Pakistan) but in Ministry of Industries had undertaken value- them the service. Judges sentencing terrorist leaders and akistan is the fourth or fifth largest areas where collection is thinner, setting up a chain studies in a number of industries. These bosses of criminal gangs have a stronger case for military producer of milk in the world. Yet, chiller and collection mechanism, in the hope studies, if completed, must have identified the protection. Pakistan army doesn’t have enough we import powdered milk and face that better prices will eventually elicit a supply bottlenecks. Why has the state/government battalions to look after each and every deserving case. milk shortages, while we only response of more production, requires an ini - been unable to address them? Once the precedent is set, the courts would find it hard to process a small fraction, some esti - tial investment which companies might find We have talked most of those agri-product mPates put it as low as four percent or so, of the difficult to do but have a public good element areas here which seem to have a lot of un - adjudicate the cases filed by so many genuine applicants in need of special security. milk we produce in the country. Should we and the local governments could consider. tapped potential and about whom we know not have been self-sufficient, if not exporters While a TV channel has reported the arrival of Ijaz in There are other issues in the milk market quite a bit already. In these areas, it is not a of milk? Is there a problem somewhere and Dubai, his counsel has said he has been advised not to that might require state attention as well. In question of ‘developing’ comparative advan - why are markets and/or governments not able areas where milk companies are working, they tage as that seems to be already present. But come to Pakistan in the absence of proper security and to resolve the problems? do provide support to farmers on animal hus - if we still cannot break into export markets in the fear that he might be detained in the country. The Pakistan produces, according to the bill - bandry: it is in their interest to do so to ensure these products, it should be of major concern Parliamentary Committee on National Security has boards on the Motorway, some of the best cit - a certain quality and quantity of milk. But they to the finance and industries ministries at fed - directed Ijaz to send his statement and present himself rus of the world, and though the world market would have little or no interest in extending eral as well as provincial levels. And given the before the body. This was quite appropriate because the for orange juice is very large, even for frozen the services to other areas or people who are state of the economy there should be a sense prestigious committee is also probing the issue of the or powdered concentrate, yet we do not figure not dealing with the companies as potential or of urgency in dealing with such issues. memo. What is wrong with putting Ijaz on the ECL till he in any appreciable way in this market. We actual suppliers. Furthermore, some areas, Last, but not least, I do want to mention presented himself before the prestigious parliamentary have some of the best mangoes in the world, such as availability of proper feed, knowledge another topic. But I will come back to it an - committee? and while we export some mangoes, the ex - on breeding and stock management, and vet - other day. There are some large consortiums The Defence Committee of Cabinet is meeting today port is not even near where our potential puts erinary services, especially inoculation and that have recently started operating in Pak - with the memo case as one of the items on its agenda. It us. We have the perfect land for producing disease prevention services, require state pro - istan, for buying the crop straight from the is time the committee looks into the grievous some of the best tomatoes and potatoes that vision also as there are public good and sunk farm and eliminating the middleman. The implications of providing the type of guarantees being can be, and the demand for both, or derivative cost elements here too. governments need to see that these compa - sought by a foreign citizen with a seedy reputation. products, is very large. But we have not been Do these issues explain the relative lack of nies do not rip the farmers of their profits able to develop these markets either. We have development of the milk sector in the coun - through fine print on legal documents and some of the best rice in the world, and we do try? The gains from having a more developed also that such export be regulated properly in export quite a bit of rice, but we do not get the milk sector are clear: in terms of higher in - order to calculate local demand, so that short - The right’s wrongs price of a brand name or export the volume comes for cattle farmers and for the rural pop - ages do not result. we could. ulation, more jobs in rural areas, higher milk Large multinationals are also pushing for Votes mean something There have been a number of large and/or supplies for the entire population, especially genetically modified seeds to be used in Pak - multinational players in the milk market for a the urban dwellers, higher profits for the cor - istan. The industrialised world, especially Eu - n the heyday of Taliban rule in Swat, Sufi fair number of years in Pakistan now. And porate sector, possible exportable surplus or ropean Union and Canada, have very Muhammad, the obscurant-in-chief of the TNSM, these players have made efforts to raise milk at least reduction in imports, and higher stringent rules against GMO crops. Govern - addressed a large gathering at the Grassy Ground. from certain areas of the country, but the fact growth and income for the country overall. If ment regulators need to ensure that the for - He said that the present political system – he did remains that despite the efforts of these com - it is issues given above and/or similar issues eign consortiums together with local partners I panies, we still have the bulk of milk produc - not mean just the political parties but the system of that are holding the sector back, why have the do not introduce genetically modified crops, representative democracy itself – was anti-Islamic and tion remaining un-processed and milk milk companies, in collaboration with because not only will it be counterproductive was the calling of infidels. This was a little too much, market, by and large, remains fragmented and SMEDA and other concerned/responsible for our exports in the long run, they will also even for the JI. Even though the latter had been, till then, local. Milk being unprocessed, perishable and bodies not been able to resolve them? compromise the quality of crops grown by vocal in support of the TNSM, this shot at anyone bulky to transport, the market cannot be but The saddest part is that the basic ingredi - sustainable farmers and be ruinous for our participating in the democratic process was too big a slur local. ents and the potential is all there, and all can environment. to let slide by. JI Amir Munawwar Hassan, not otherwise Some of the issues in milk sector are clear. see it and appreciate it as we keep hearing of known for his sense of humour, quipped that this meant People usually have a few animals each so that the impending ‘white revolution’, but it has The writer is an Associate Professor of Sufi Muhammad – who had once contested, milk production is not concentrated and milk not happened for the last many years. Economics at LUMS (currently on leave) and collection has to take place over a geographic unsuccessfully, for the berth of a councillor – was a bit of In fruit export, we see similar issues. Fruit a Senior Advisor at Open Society Foundation spread and from many suppliers. This means an infidel himself. exports require cold chains and on-time deliv - (OSF). He can be reached at transportation and storage costs. We need ve - ery, they need good quality assurance, grading [email protected] It was heartening to know how parties as right wing as the JI accepted their place in the positive framework of the state and considered any swipe at the political class as a whole as an aspersion on their own character. Any celebration of that seems to have been unfounded if one were present at the Difa-e-Pakistan rally in Not a meek coach Rawalpindi the other day. JI Amir Munawwar Hasan talked about how the political process can only bring Conidering how he has formulated a winning team about some cosmetic changes in the lives of people; that the case of the former, Inzi devel - Assuming that the PCB reinstalls with Adnan Akmal, and of course the real deal is a full-on revolution. The Amir, along with oped into an autocrat of sorts. In the Khan in his role of chief selector – the three-spinners strategy have all several other leaders of the far right, threatened to lay latter’s case, one of his captains fell after all, he was interim coach and been decisions taken together with siege to the parliament were the government to reverse to the spot-fixing saga, another to should still have his old job – there the captain. The underperformers its decision on the closure of the Nato supply routes. perceived marginalisation from is a larger debate over how much in - have been sent home and a new hun - Till press-time, this was a democracy and there is no team selection matters. Consider fluence a captain and coach have grier bench has been identified. Let - way a non-representative body like the DFC could this: of the four Pakistani players to over selection matters. In 2010, be - ting Misbah choose his own determine national policy through high-handed arm- have ever been found guilty of fixing, fore the South Africa series in the lieutenants (Hafeez and Saeed twisting. Parties like the Jamaat might be able to bring two were captains. Their coaches UAE, the Pakistan squad was an - Ajmal) was a masterstroke too; no were assumed to be bystanders. nounced without consulting the cap - captain wants to be a dummy and in - out an impressive rally or two but fall short of getting any Khan’s greatest ally throughout tain or the coach. At the time, Khan stead, wants to stamp his own mark representation in parliament. They have to respect that. By Ahmed Yusuf his tenure as interim coach is his had argued that while he preferred on the team. Whatever one might make of the 2002 elections, it gave ability to keep up the meek coach that the captain and coach’s input Once Khan returns to his chief the Jamaat its first share of political power in the state- routine, though meek is far from were sought, nowhere did it state in selector post, a liaising link between recognised framework sense. One would have thought actical nous seems to be un - what he has been. Khan had run into the PCB constitution that the coach the incoming coach, captain and se - that experience would have strengthened the party’s derrated, or at least not talked squabbles with Shahid Afridi and and captain “must have a say in the lectors will have to be created. While resolve in the political process. T about as much, in cricket. Per - Waqar Younis over selection matters selection of any squad." Afridi and all seems to be set for Whatmore to True, democracy also means freedom of speech and haps even more underrated is the in 2010, while he also painted Mis - Waqar had protested the decision, be named as Pakistan’s next coach, the lot at the DFC exercised theirs. But the media, ever ability to man-manage. Tomorrow bah-ul-Haq’s installation as captain while Misbah had simply been told the question is how to go forward ready to pounce on centrist and centre-left parties, might be the second last Test as a choice made out of necessity that about the squad he was sup - without rocking the boat and dis - should question the anti-people stance of these parties Mohsin Hasan Khan will coach since Younis was unavailable to lead posed to pick a team from. turbing this upward trajectory. The with an equal, if not greater, vigour. Team Misbah in Tests, but for the Pakistan. Karachi’s cricket associa - But along with Misbah, Khan Australians, ever on the forefront of time he’s spent in the dressing room, tion accused him of anti-Karachi has managed to create a Pakistan coaching and technological innova - Pakistan is grateful to Khan. bias while Abdul Razzaq spoke of an that is pragmatically exciting. While tion, recently handed their captain Pakistan has traditionally anti-senior conspiracy, but Khan Misbah may lap up the plaudits de - and coach great license in team se - worked well with strong captains, rode that pressure out. Perhaps it is spite his dour style, the core was cre - lection. Khan’s greatest legacy will who in turn have advised the board because of the impermanence of his ated by Khan. Identifying be leaving a settled combination and Dedicated to the legacy of the late Hameed Nizami on the selection of the coach. The ap - position, perhaps because of the per - Mohammad Hafeez and Taufiq team. Whatmore’s mandate will be pointments of Richard Pybus and sonal confidence reposed in him by Umer as a long-term opening part - to improve on this. Perhaps the Aus - Arif Nizami Geoff Lawson were both made on a new board chief that Khan man - nership in Tests, and subsequently tralian solution is a roadmap Pak - Editor recommendations of the captains of aged to pull the selectors and the persisting with them, the elevation istan will need to adhere to. Lahore – Ph: 042-36298305-10 Fax: 042-36298302 the time. In practice, good coaches captain in the same direction. A of Azhar Ali to No 3 and a chance to Karachi – Ph: 021-34330811-3 Fax: 021-34330900 have had to take a backseat to their record of no lost series has become learn from Younis and Misbah, the The writer is a Karachi-based Islamabad – Ph: 051-2287414-6 Fax: 051-2287417 captains, much like Bob Woolmer an outcome borne out of practice, axing of Umer Akmal on the pretext journalist. Connect with him on Web: www.pakistantoday.com.pk Email: [email protected] and even Waqar Younis had to. 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Where’s your nikahnama? The PM’s trial Maya Khan is not the culprit here. She is a puppet in the hands ...and the cost of security of the rating-mongers. Stop watching this trash and they’ll stop small lizard fell into my soup last ing evidence of his terrific popularity airing it. night. As I jumped back the lizard which excused their blocking all traffic A with a huge effort flopped out for hours. Also accompanying him were ship continued until the day that Mostly because all producers, TV again, leaving a wriggling tail behind. several obligatory hysterical security Nadia got her ample posterior personalities and their cameramen The soup was cold anyway without gas to men, bullet proof vehicles, as well as a booted out of the Jeem Group, for have, at one time or the other, in - heat it. As it gurgled down the kitchen gunship helicopter which flew over and godonlyknowswhat. With the dulged in what we affectionately sink, the electricity went too. around the route and Supreme Court queen out of the picture, the pre - call ‘parking’. Our stolid prime minister has de - building that whole morning. It was most tenders queued up to replace her. However, when this lady, hav - clared that Pakistan’s gas and electricity impressive. In the battle for morning show su - ing led a perfectly sheltered life, shortage problems will end within six The PM, demurely dressed, appeared premacy, there was nothing that brought her rightist upper-class months. It is possible he knows some - driving himself and his barrister in a these women did not try. Live TV sensibilities to the small screen, it thing the rest of us don’t, being some - chaste white car. This further evidence of weddings, matchmaking, stories of was a recipe for disaster. You see, thing of a gaseous anomaly himself. Or his being the people’s representative heartbreak, reuniting lost family contrary to popular opinion, there maybe he was referring to an ingenious must have brought a tear to many a sus - members and long-lost lovers and is no great oversight on content agreement just entered into with neigh - ceptible eye, especially when he began even busting the occasional cuck - when it comes to shows of a ‘soft’ bouring Afghanistan. his statement by quoting the pioneer old; it was all a no-holds barred af - nature. Morning shows too, are Under the terms of this agreement Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s line: Mighty Obvious fair. Then, somewhere in the year considered ‘soft’ viewing, there - Pakistan, itself in the throes of a crip - “Dukhaan di mari jindri aleel hai.’’ He By Syed hassan Belal Zaidi 2010, Maya Khan Rind, a pleas - fore, nobody on the top rungs of pling power shortage, is to develop went on to assure the court of his undy - antly-attired well-meaning lady the corporate ladder pays much at - Afghanistan’s water storage and hydro- ing devotion to the constitution and the n a sprawling metropolis from the ranks of the landed gen - tention to their content. As long as electric generation systems on the River law of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. known to the heathen as try, took to the airwaves at the un - the ratings are coming in and the Kabul. In a stroke of brilliance it is One incongruous detail then: it ap - IKarachi, a new kind of malev - godly hour that is 8:00am. people get what they want, nobody agreed that any surplus power thus gen - pears that the license plate on the PM’s olent despot has reared her not- While I can proudly say that has any problems. erated is to be re-imported into this car, LRZ 786, once again chosen no so-ugly head. Maya Khan, the host I’ve never woken up early enough The lady in question, appar - country. doubt with an eye to its devout over - of SAMAA TV’s flagship morning to catch the show itself, I’ve seen ently, also did not have any There is, however, one glitch: ac - tones, did not belong to any car owned show, has stepped up to the plate more than my fair share of repeat qualms about marketing herself as cording to a report in this newspaper, by him. It belongs instead to a random and become the most notorious TV telecasts. It also helped that I was the siren of SAMAA, dressing up most of the water in the River Kabul is citizen, now wandering bemusedly personality in recent memory, al - once employed by the same chan - as an Arab dancing girl and riding fed into it by the River Kunhar, which around the streets of Lahore who has no most overnight. That her descent nel that currently retains Maya’s magic carpets as the tune from originates funnily enough in sada apna known connection whatsoever to the into notoriety is swifter even than services and was, therefore, inti - ‘Bewitched’ played in the back - Chitral. We appear therefore to be grab - prime minister or his car. Therein lies a her erstwhile counterpart, Meher mately involved with the day-to- ground. Everyone was cashing in bing our nose by reaching around the tale, I’m sure, and it is wriggling to be Bukhari’s was, is cause for little day disasters and bloopers that on the Maya bandwagon because head. Water storage on the River Kabul told. concern. What does matter is that comprised this particular morning her formula seemed to work. So is also likely to cause water shortage in The country and its people now await the well-endowed lass is now the blend. And to be honest, I found when she started going around the River Indus, leading to a events following the arrival (or not) of target of a social media witch-hunt the show to be rather mundane: public parks, asking people for By rabia Ahmed further drop in Pakistan’s ca - Mr Mansoor Ijaz. Further evidence, if and has invoked the ire of white- she talked about the same old is - their nikahnamas, you can imag - pacity to produce power itself. any is required, of our government offi - collar bourgeois individuals from sues that everyone else did. She ine how surprised people were. This capacity is almost solely cials being all on the same page has been Gilgit to Gadani. The delectable laughed, cried, wailed, shouted, From being the darling of young reliant on the availability of provided as ever by the inimitable Mr damsel, whose only crime so far became infuriated and seemed men and women everywhere (she water which is increasingly Rehman Malik who has promised to pro - has been the mobilisation of the helpless like all the rest of us. She did run a matchmaking service on scarce as a direct result of the vide complete security for Mr Ijaz, to the Conglomerate Of Concerned was, and probably still is, quite her show for some time), she be - ineptitude and failure of suc - extent of a securing a suite for him on the Karachiites Bullying Lovers Out of human. This was the charm came an evil home-wrecker, out to cessive governments of Pak - premises of the Home Ministry. He can - Clifton Karachi’s Enormous Recre - which, in my opinion, lured many rob parents and children of their istan in providing – you got it not, however, promise that Mr Ijaz will ational Sites, is now being billed a viewer to her show every morn - right to privacy and a good time, – adequate water storage. not be arrested as soon as he sets foot in an Antichrist. ing. not to mention a healthy relation - Such masterly examples of the country. Was he, maybe, referring to But who is Maya Khan? And Things started to go her way ship. planning naturally render ex - a maximum security cell? how can she make otherwise self- and in the span of a few short Why would any sane individ - trinsic enemy plots quite re - The PM, on the other hand, has said respecting women run full pelt months, ‘Subah Saveray Maya ual do such a thing? Maybe be - dundant. quite firmly that security will not be pro - through a public park, under the Kay Saath’ became the envy of cause in her mind, she is doing the Meantime, this week saw vided for Mr Ijaz when he visits Pakistan watchful eyes of several cameras, morning shows across the country right thing. Right by her employ - the same stolid and longest to give evidence in court. It isn’t, he said as if this were a taping of an and everyone wanted a piece of the ers, that is. self-serving democratically sternly, as though Mr Ijaz were a viceroy episode of Baywatch? To answer fair maiden who was serenading The truth is, you can report elected prime minister of Pak - visiting the country. In case anyone this question, we may have to go the people of Pakistan so sweetly. Maya Khan to PEMRA. You could istan in the courts, on charges failed to understand him he clarified fur - back to the beginning. A time Then, one fine day in the year get 100,000 signatures on a peti - of contempt, aided by the ther that security was worth billions, and when Nadia Khan, the ‘Happy To 2011, SAMAA TV ran a news pack - tion calling on SAMAA to kick her inimitable Aitzaz Ahsan. would therefore not be provided for Mr You’ queen, ruled the airwaves. age on couples who go out on out. But that would not accom - Jo lawyer bhi hain shaair Ijaz’s person. Many pretenders, such as Juggan, dates in public parks. They did not plish anything. Like it or not, bhi, dono hi bohat khoob Ah, so that must be it then. If secu - Noor, Sana Tariq etc tried to emu - invent the subject, mind you, as Maya Khan is not the culprit here. Long March ka maqta rity costs billions, that of course is why late her seemingly-inane formula, reports on public displays of affec - She is a puppet in the hands of the laikin Ahsan ko na bhaya members of the government down to but to no avail. For every scantily- tion in places such as the Mazar-e- rating-mongers. Stop watching The prime minister’s ap - every tinpot official moves in those per - clad aerobics instructor and ran - Quaid in Karachi and the this trash and they’ll stop airing it. pearance in court seems to petual clouds of bullet proof cars, secu - dom-segment-host that the others Lawrence Gardens and Model have been a carefully orches - rity men, ambulances, and even gunship managed to scrape together, Nadia Town Park in Lahore had been Follow @mightyobvious on trated affair. He was escorted helicopters, and why the common man of did one better. urban myths since the beginning Twitter for more incoherence in by a large coterie of chanting Pakistan, being a citizen of such a poor This game of one-up(wo)man - of time. But nobody bothered. 160 characters or less followers in their cars, speak - country, lacks it so utterly. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:29 AM Page 14

14 Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 Worst films to be ‘honoured’ by in limelight Razzie awards on April Fools’ Day LoS ANgeLeS BBC

HE Razzies, which honour the year’s worst films, are to be Tgiven out on 1 April, or - ganisers have announced. The spoof prizes, formally known as The Golden Raspberrys, have tradi - MUMBAI: Sonam Kapoor gestures during tionally been awarded the an event for the ‘Hello! Classic Race’. AFP day before the Oscars. Nominations will be an - nounced on ‘Oscar Eve’-25 February-with the main awards handed out April Fools’ Day. Organisers said moving the awards would allow its voting members more time “to see the drek they will eventually nominate”. In a statement, they said: “John Wilson and Mo would also allow for more ner in the worst actress Murphy, co-owners of the input from the movie- category for playing Jill in Razzies, saw a unique op - going public before the the latter film. M Night portunity to do something contenders are deter - Shyamalan’s ‘The Last MUMBAI: US actress and singer Amy Johnson poses with Pratiek Babbar they’ve wanted to do since mined. Organisers sug - Airbender’ won the most during a photo shoot for their forthcoming film ‘ek Deewana Tha’. AFP their awards were created gested Adam Sandler prizes at last year’s awards in 1980: emphasise (its) could top the list of nomi - with five including worst comedic intent by unveil - nees at this year’s awards director. Ashton Kutcher SÃo PAULo: Ashton Kutcher attends the 2012 ing the “winners” of Tinsel for his roles in ‘Just Go was named worst actor for Winter collection fashion show of Colcci Town’s Tackiest Trophy With It’, ‘Bucky Larson’ Valentine’s Day while his during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week. AFP on April Fools’ Day.” It and ‘Jack and Jill’. He co-star Jessica Alba won added the new schedule could also be a frontrun - worst supporting actress.

Meera ka vivah , for real

The scandal queen of Pakistan, Meera will tie the knot with a Pakistani-American pilot Naveed Parvez on 19 February. Meera is hoping to get second time lucky with Parvez after facing a long run controversy involving her ex-husband Atiq-ur-Rehman and then smashing the hearts of 13 contestants of ‘Kaun Banega Meera Pati’. Parvez is an airline pilot. The wedding ceremony will take place in Lahore where Meera will invite some of her close friends both from Pakistan and India. Meera and Parvez have been friends for three years but have now decided to get hitched. Meera says she will continue her acting career after PARIS: A model presents a creation by Swedish her marriage. NEwS DESK fashion label Acne as part of his Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Men’s ready-to-wear collection. AFP SÃo PAULo: Models present designer creations during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week. AFP

LonDon: Simon Cowell is reportedly visiting an addiction clinic to help beat Ranbir turns stuntman for his 15-plus a day cigarette habit. It has Katrina-Ali to cut an been revealed that the 52-year-old music album mogul, who has admitted he started ‘Barfee’ NEwS DESK: Ali Zafar’s dream has finally album. now it seems his dreams are finally smoking at age eight, is seeking help at come true. It looks like Ali Zafar is having a coming true. Sources say Ali has already the top London facility after friends and great time in Bollywood. Last year he had a composed the songs that he wants to do family begged him to stop smoking. big role in the Imran-Katrina starrer ‘Mere with Kaif. She too has approved them and According to The People, he has a family Brother Ki Dulhan’. He also worked with all that's needed is for her to record the history of lung cancer. “Simon made it David Dhawan in Chashme Buddoor. now, numbers. Ali had wanted Kaif to be part of his new Year resolution,” the Daily Mail the Pakistani actor-singer has another the composing process, but their schedules quoted a source as telling the feather in his cap – he is all set to work on didn't allow it. Katrina, when approached publication. “He's been smoking since a an album with Katrina Kaif. Ali and Katrina didn’t comment on her new venture while very young age and feels the time is hit it off well on the sets of ‘Mere Brother Ki Ali cleverly put the onus on Kat to clarify it. now right to try and stop. He has no Dulhan’ and rumours were rife that he had Well, whenever the album is out, we can major health issues at the moment but, requested her to collaborate with him on an say it will be a sure-fire hit! as always, he is under a lot of pressure with his work schedule. Simon's mother and some of his closest friends have been nagging him for some time about trying to stop smoking. His grandfather Robert was a heavy smoker who died of lung cancer. His father suffered a heart attack. It's made Simon think long and hard about his own health now,” the source said. The TV magnate, who is busy with 'Britain's Got Talent' auditions is often pictured aboard his yacht, lazing in the sun with a cigarette in his mouth. “Simon is a very healthy guy who looks after himself diet-wise very well,” Cowell's spokesman Max Clifford said. “But he has made a new Year's resolution to give up, or at least significantly cut back, on his smoking,” he added. AGENCIES LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:30 AM Page 15 15

UTAH: Richard Gere speaks to media during the ‘Arbitrage’ Premiere during the 2012 Sundance Veena Malik’s horror film Film Festival. AFP to release in May

NeWS DeSK “treat” for the audience. The film also stars Vedita Pratap Singh and Karanveer Bohra, EENA MALIK, who has been but Veena is undoubtedly the star. Isn’t making headlines over the Madhukar taking a risk by casting the er - last few months, is now all set rant actor in his chiller-thriller? The direc - LeBAnon: Mr to star in a 3D horror film, tor admits that when even though Veena fit Lebanon 2012 ‘Mumbai 125 KM’. It’s being the role to the T, he was hesitant about Rodolphe Abu Vdirected by Hemant Madhukar who has to signing her. “But she promised me that she nader poses his credit last year’s superhit Telugu movie, would give the challenging role her best with his trophy Vastadu Naa Raju. The film is expected this shot. And after working with her, I’ve re - NeWS DeSK after winning May. “After a smashing hit, many ques - alised that she’s a dedicated actor. I’m sure the beauty tioned my decision to make a Hindi 3D people’s opinion of her will change after my Kesa which is Lala Textile’s new summer contest. AFP movie. But I haven’t forgotten Chota film releases,’ he says. It was recently re - collection brand will be launched on Chetan (1998) that I watched as a kid,” says ported that Veena was having problems Tuesday the 24th January. Kesa is Madhukar, who two years ago had directed with Indian immigration officials, who had inspired by the richness of Japanese another ghost story, ‘A Flat’ (2010) which refused to process her visa following nu - culture and its name is derived from the proved to be a BO debacle. ‘Mumbai 125 merous controversies. Madhukar is not Japanese word for Buddhist monk’s KM’ revolves around five friends who are worried: “When I last spoke to her she said prayer robes. The designs reflect stranded on a highway one dark night. The that she was returning to India in the first Japanese subtleties and design director refuses to divulge any details be - week of February. I am confident she will aesthetics. Kesa combines the intricacies yond this. All he promises is that it wil be a keep her promise.” of art and design while retaining the best in fabric and embellishment, while representing Islamic and Oriental art designs in floral and geometric patterns All eyes on Kareena’s film with a new Khan; in a variety of colours accentuated by Toni&Guy showcase embellishments, panels and embroideries. Currently the label is their styling prowess in grammathon 2012 ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu’ available nationwide at all stores. NeWS DeSK fashion show participants. MUMBAI I love both of them equally.” Under the guidance of owner AGENCIES The film looks like an adapta - Heidi Klum and Seal Toni&Guy were excited and and creative director Shammal tion of Hollywood movie ‘What proud to participate in Gram - Qureshi, Toni&Guy demon - The trailer of this year’s valen - Happens In Vegas’ where the mathon 2012 held at LGS 1-A- strated their innovative tech - tine release, ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk couple gets drunk and marries call it quits 1 on the 14th January. niques and creative styles. LGS Tu’ has been creating quite a under the effect of alcohol. But Grammathon was organised as 1-A-1 opened the 5 day event buzz as Imran Khan and Ka - Karan Johar has insisted it's LoS ANgeLeS a fashion show with students and had Alyzeh Gabol as their reena Kapoor appear together an original script. Still audi - ABC presenting their original cre - show stopper. Designer Has - on screen for the first time. ence are looking forward to ations and modelling them in san Shehryar Yasin also held a After recently winning an seeing the film in cinemas on “One day you’re in, the next day you’re front of a panel of expert fashion seminar and the fash - award for being the most prof - 10th of Februaury as the trailer out.” Heidi Klum’s catchphrase on her judges. The event was billed as ion show ended with a concert itable actor, Bebo feels a lot of starts with the couple in an at - hit reality competition show ‘Project a light hearted and fun event by Pakistani band Noori. responsibility on her shoulders torney office, getting a divorce, Runway’ may now have sad implications for students to showcase their for this Karan Johar produc - not a very usual Bollywood to her love life, as it has been confirmed creativity and enjoy an evening tion. Whether it’s Amir, rom-com beginning. This film that she is splitting with her husband, without schoolwork in these Salman or SRK; name her jori is being distributed in Pakistan pop star Seal. The news that the power difficult times. Toni&Guy’s with any Khan and Kareena by IMGC Global. Encyclome - couple’s nearly seven year marriage is style director Juju Haider, was has generated revenues over at dia PR is running it’s publicity officially over was confirmed in a part of the judging panel for least Rs.100 crore. (Not to for - campaign for Pakistan. statement first released to People the fashion show. Gram - get her real life hero is also a magazine. “While we have enjoyed mathon brought together over Khan). Now that the actor is seven very loving, loyal and happy years 50 participants from 47 differ - currently juggling the on-going of marriage, after much soul-searching ent schools, organised into pri - promotions for the Imran we have decided to separate,” the couple vate teams and school teams. Khan-starrer ‘Ek Main Aur said in the statement. Together the Other judges on the panel in - Ekk Tu’ and is working on the couple has two sons, Henry, 6, and cluded model and style icon postproduction of Aamir Johan, 5 and one daughter Lou, 2. One Sabina Pasha, dynamic de - Khan’s ‘Talaash’, she has two insider said one of the issues the couple signer duo Nickie and Nina fold responsibility of living up was facing was that distance was really and well known fashion pho - to the Khan-jori -success repu - tearing them apart, they both have very tographer Rizwan (DeeVees). tation. Says Kareena, “They busy careers. The couple has so far Toni&Guy gave free makeovers both are adorable as co-stars. released only a few details on their split, to the winners of the best fe - It’s a pleasure working with merely stating, “We have had the male and male models and them. I have already worked deepest respect for one another... but also styled the host school’s with Aamir in ‘3 Idiots’ (2009). we have grown apart.”

Shah Rukh and Ajay: Mallika Sherawat Simon Cowell Vidya Balan MUMBAI: Actress Mallika Sherawat starts addiction Clash of titans? has beaten Vidya Balan to the finish MuMBAI: The sizzling on-screen chemistry be labelled as the one whose films are line of the ‘Sexiest Vegetarian between his wife and Shah Rukh Khan has tweaked to ad just to the convenience of Female’ poll conducted by pETA. The treatment held viewers in awe for many years now. others. So will there actually be a ‘Clash announcement has come as quite a But there’s no love lost between Ajay Devgn of Titans’ in film industry? or will we and Shah Rukh Khan. The cold war have to settle down with som ething way shock as all hopes were pinned on between the two is almost on its way to more innocuous? Time, as they say, will Vidya Balan - especially after her ‘The becoming a full-fledged war. The clash reveal all! ZEENEwS Dirty picture’ act - to win the coveted between the two biggies of Bollywood has title. However, the representatives of been in the air for qui te some time. pETA insist that the verdict is solely Rumours, they say, have some truth in them. This one, apparently, has a bit more. based on the votes collected. Vidya Ajay Devgn has preponed his own home Balan is known to have re-defined production, ‘Son of Sardar’ in order to take ‘sexy’ and ‘hot’ after her popular on Shah Rukh’s Yash Chopra film slated to ‘dirty act’. But we guess people had release this Diwali. Rumours abound that their reasons to vote for the oomphy Devgn is not happy about the release of ‘Tezz’, originally scheduled for December Mallika Sherawat. Dhanush last year, being pushed to April this year, successfully bagged the Sexiest to avoid clashing with King Khan’s release. Vegetarian Male award, a tag Apart from ‘Tezz’, Ajay’s film has had to previously enjoyed by Shahid Kapoor. accommodate Hrithik’s and Saif’s releases His ‘Kolaveri Di’ number took the as well. And now he is wary of meandering around and believes that his world by storm. However, the simple film being moved around too many times is Dhanush says: “I’m anything but sending wrong signals in the industry. Ajay sexy. But if people think I am, I don't has finally decided that he doesn’t want to know what to say.” AGENCIES LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:30 AM Page 16 16 Foreign News Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 British woman claims new Antarctic solo record

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A British explorer, Felicity Aston, claims to have become the first woman to cross Antarctica on her own, after skiing more than 1,700 kilometres across the ice in 59 days. The 33-year-old’s arrival was announced with a Twitter message saying: !!!Felicity has reached her destination - Hercules Inlet - after 59 days !!!Congratulations to the 1st female

to traverse Antarctica SOLO. V proud.” SHANGHAI: Thousands of people visit a lantern festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dragon on Monday. AFP Several hours later, she tweeted: “Sitting in my tent in the middle of Hercules Inlet waiting for a plane to come and pick me up. I’ve been promised red wine and a hot shower.” Aston, from Kent in south-east Unilateral sanctions England, began her trek on November 25 at the Ross Ice Shelf and, after a stop-off at the South Pole, finally reached Nigeria’s Kano prays for on Iran ‘do not Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf on January 22 — a distance of 1,744 km. She help’, says Russia battled freezing temperatures and winds to make the trip, dragging two sledges MoSCoW containing her food and equipment peace after deadly attacks AFP behind her as she skiied up hills and towards endless empty horizons. In an Russia said Monday it viewed the European emotional message recorded shortly KANo bloodiest attacks, some 200 Muslim his nine-month tenure as the violence Union’s oil embargo on Iran as before her arrival, she said: “It feels AFP clerics and political leaders gathered has raised fears of an all-out civil war counterproductive and would continue to amazing to be finished but yet for special peace prayers. “I will pray to in Africa’s most populous nation and defend Tehran against further sanctions over overwhelmingly sad that it’s over at the IGERIAN officials and God that we should never re-live the top oil producer. its nuclear programme. “Unilateral sanctions same time. “I can’t quite believe that I’m clerics said peace catastrophe that resulted in the deaths He has said some of the Boko do not help matters,” Russian news agencies here, and that I’ve crossed Antarctica.” prayers in Kano Mon - and maiming in our city,” Kano State Haram members have infiltrated gov - quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as day after a wave of governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso said. ernment — from the security agencies saying in response to the EU decision. “We will bomb-and-gun attacks The emir Ado Bayero told the cler - to the legislature and the executive arm restrain everyone from making harsh moves. Nclaimed by Islamists left more than 160 ics: “I enjoin you to continue praying of government. Former president We will seek the resumption of negotiations.” Saudi female dead and raised fresh fears of civil un - for peace and stability in our city. I call Olusegun Obasanjo however tried to Lavrov added he was confident that talks rest. Nigerian President Goodluck upon you to use any religious fora to downplay the crisis. “Even though it is between Iran and the Western powers could driver defies ban, Jonathan, facing his worst crisis since pray for peace in our land.” A pur - a big challenge to the Nigerian people be resumed soon. “Moscow believes that there winning April polls amid a surge in at - ported spokesman for Boko Haram and its government, it is not one that... are fairly firm prospects for the resumption of tacks by Islamist sect Boko Haram and claimed responsibility for the attacks, shakes Nigeria to its foundation,” talks in the immediate future,” he said. “These has fatal accident mounting social discontent, vowed to saying it was in response to a refusal by Obasanjo said in Banjul late Sunday opportunities exist despite an entire series of beef up security. the authorities to release its members after meeting Gambian President recent steps, including those taken by the JeDDAh Several bombs were set off and gun from custody. Some detainees being Yahya Jammeh. Jonathan imposed AFP IAEA director general.” Russia has been battles raged in coordinated attacks held at a police station in the city were emergency rule in parts of Nigeria’s fiercely critical of the United Nations’ nuclear that were launched after Friday prayers thought to have been freed during the north on December 31 after a wave of A Saudi woman who defied a driving ban watchdog for issuing a report in November in Nigeria’s second largest city and attacks which targeted mainly police violence blamed on Boko Haram, in - claiming it had “credible” intelligence showing in the kingdom was injured and her lasted several hours. Jonathan, after buildings. Senate president David cluding attacks on churches on Christ - companion killed when their car Tehran’s interest in acquiring nuclear visiting the city on Sunday, said that Mark said he and the speaker of the mas Day. But Kano, which had escaped overturned in the northern Hael province, weapons. Lavrov has argued that the report some suspects had been arrested and House of Representatives Aminu Tam - the worst of the violence in recent a police spokesman said on Monday. “One contained nothing new and insisted that any that his government would track down buwal, had ignored security to travel to months, was not among the areas cov - woman was immediately killed and her sanctions beyond the four rounds approved the masterminds. Kano. “We want to ensure that a few ered. Relief workers said the overall companion who was driving the car was already by the UN Security Council only hospitalised after she suffered several “We will strengthen the security in misguided Nigerians who have been death toll was at least 166 but a doctor threatened to harm the Iranian people. “Since injuries” when their four-wheel-drive Kano and other parts of the country,” led into this action don’t take this coun - at a major hospital said the toll could we have already adopted collective sanctions vehicle overturned late on Saturday, said he said, vowing to track down Boko try hostage... it is not about religion, soar to 250. Around 50 people were in the UN Security Council, everyone should police spokesman Abdulaziz al-Zunaidi. Haram’s sponsors. As the ancient holy this affects the entire nation,” he told gathered outside a main hospital be keeping to that line, adding nothing and Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia is the Muslim city of about 4.5 million people the state governor and his officials. morgue awaiting to collect remains of taking nothing away from the common only country in the world where women still reeled from one of Boko Haram’s Jonathan is battling the worst crisis of loved ones for burial on Monday. position,” Lavrov said. are not allowed to drive. However, they get behind the wheel in desert regions away from the capital. There have been several incidents reported in recent years of women being killed in accidents while driving despite the ban, one of a host of Yemen president en route to uS, foes remain wary restrictions imposed on women in the kingdom. In November 2010, a Saudi who SANAA president ... is on his way to the United the next month. In his speech, Saleh role as president has come to an end. defied the driving ban was killed along AFP States to continue what is left of his said he would return to Yemen but not However, the thousands of with three of her 10 female passengers medical treatment” for wounds as president, signalling the veteran protesters who have been camped out when her car overturned in a crash. A President Ali Abdullah Saleh was en sustained in a June bomb attack on his leader aims to implement a Gulf- at Sanaa’s Change Square, the group of activists launched an Internet route to the United States for medical compound, SABA news agency said on brokered transition plan which calls for epicentre of a pro-democracy campaign last year urging Saudi women treatment, Yemen’s state news agency its website. The US State Department his ouster. “I will go to the United movement calling for Saleh’s ouster to defy the ban on driving. The icon of the said on Monday, after delivering a said on Sunday that Washington States for treatment and will then over the past 12 months, cautioned it campaign, Manal al-Sherif, a 32-year-old dramatic farewell speech that left his approved a visit by Saleh for medical return as head of the GPC,” he said was too early to celebrate. “We are still computer security consultant, was opponents wary. treatment but stressed it was on the referring to his General People’s concerned that this latest move might arrested on May 22 and detained for 10 The announcement came a day understanding that he would stay only Congress party. After the election, “our be one of Saleh’s games ... We will stay days after posting on YouTube a video of after Saleh in a televised address for a “limited time.” brother Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi (the in the square until election day on herself driving her car around the eastern apparently marking the end of his rule Saleh left late on Sunday for Oman vice president) will move into the February 21,” said Walid Ammar, a city of Khobar. Since then, women appealed for forgiveness from the with his five youngest children and his presidential residence and Ali Abdullah youth leader, remaining sceptical. regularly get behind the wheels of their Yemeni people for “any shortcomings” wife, according to a source close to the Saleh will pack up his bag, bid farewell, “That is the day that Yemen’s future cars, according to the activists. during his 33 years in power. “The now “honorary president” of Yemen for and go home,” he said implying that his will be decided,” he said. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:30 AM Page 17 Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 Foreign News 17 Islamists take centre stage in Egypt parliament

CAIro Assembly, hundreds of Islamist supporters to implement the goals of the revolution, mud al-Saqqa of the liberal Wafd party. The the animated first session which saw several AFP had greeted the MPs as they entered the including an end to military trials of civil - deputies were sworn in one by one, pledging deputies don yellow sashes calling for “an parliament, in scenes unimaginable just a ians, social justice and the trial of officials to “preserve the safety of the nation and the end to military trials of civilians.” The long- SLAMIST MPs took centre stage year ago when most Islamist movements found guilty of abuse. interests of people and to respect the consti - banned Muslim Brotherhood won a crush - on Monday as Egypt’s parliament were banned. They were to join hundreds who were al - tution and the law.” In a sign of the Islamists’ ing victory with 47.18 percent through its met for the first time since a pop - And in their first act, the deputies in ready chanting outside the parliament increasing assertiveness, one ultra-conserv - political arm, the Freedom and Justice ular uprising ousted Hosni the lower house began voting for a speaker, against the ruling military council and its ative Islamist MP insisted on adding a reli - Party. The ultra-conservative Salafist Al- Mubarak, while their supporters with leading Muslim Brotherhood member chief Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who gious reference to the oath. When lawyer Nur party came second with 24.29 percent, Imassed outside to cheer the historic event. Saad al-Katatni expected to win. But the served as Mubarak’s defence minister for two Mamduh Ismail took the microphone vow - with the liberal Wafd party finishing a dis - A year after the uprising, many Egyp - exact role of parliament remains unclear, decades. The military has come under in - ing to also “abide by the law of God,” he was tant third. The liberal Egyptian Bloc — tians see the new parliament as the first with power remaining in the hands of the tense criticism in recent months for rights sharply rebuked by the chair, Saqqa. which includes the Free Egyptians party of sign of democratic rule, in sharp contrast generals who took power from former abuses and stifling dissent. Activists accuse “Please stick to the text,” an angry telecom magnate Naguib Sawiris who faces to the previous legislature dominated by president Mubarak. “How can we read this the generals of seeking to maintain political Saqqa urged Ismail, asking him to repeat trial on allegations of insulting Islam — Mubarak’s party. Egypt’s first free parlia - oath when we don’t even know if we will be control despite assurances by the army that the oath several times. “Mr Ismail, my came fourth with around seven percent. The mentary elections, which were held in a presidential system or a parliamentary it will cede power to civilian rule when a friend, please stand up and read the oath, 508-member assembly was dissolved in phases between November and early Jan - system?” one MP asked during the swear - president is elected in June. The packed and and stick to the text.” Others tried to add “to February by the Supreme Council of the uary, saw Islamists clinch nearly three- ing in. Later, protesters set off for parlia - sometimes chaotic first session was chaired protect the goals of the revolution” to the Armed Forces that took power when quarters of the seats. Outside the People’s ment from across Cairo to press deputies by parliament’s most senior member, Mah - oath and received a similar rebuke, during Mubarak was forced to step down. Syria rejects Arab League call for power change DAMASCUS AFP

Syria on Monday rejected an Arab League plan for President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to his deputy and clear the way for a national unity government, as the EU slapped new sanctions on Damascus. “Syria rejects the decisions taken which are outside an Arab working plan, and considers them an attack on its national sovereignty and a flagrant interference in internal affairs,” an official said on state television. The Arab League on Sunday asked the United Nations to support a new plan for ending the bloodshed in unrest- swept Syria that would see Assad transferring power to his deputy and a government of national unity formed within two months. The plan was detailed in a statement read out by Qatar’s premier, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, at the end of a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo to determine the fate of their observer mission in Syria. “If this initiative is not put in place (by Damascus), we will go to the (UN) Security Council, where the decisions will be taken,” Sheikh Hamad warned. Deployed since December 26 to oversee an Arab League peace plan, the observer mission has been widely criticised for its failure to stem the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy CAIRO: Saad al-Katatni, secretary general of Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), gestures after being nominated by the FJP for the post of the parliament speaker during the protests. Saudi Arabia said at the Cairo newly elected parliament's first session in Cairo on Monday. AFP talks that Riyadh was pulling out its observers from the mission because the Syrian government had “not respected any of the clauses” of an Arab peace plan. The League agreed, however, to extend the ICC denies deal mission and boost the force from its current number of about 165 observers on France calls for calm for Gaddafi son to the ground, according to the final statement of Arab foreign ministers. On Monday, EU foreign ministers voiced be tried in Libya support for the Arab monitors and adopted more sanctions against Syria’s military ahead of genocide law vote The hAgUe brass, adding security officials on a new list AFP of people and firms hit by a travel ban and asset freeze. “We call again for the violence The International Criminal Court to stop, for the (Arab League) monitors to PArIS “We have previously determined the tions outside the Senate ahead of the denied Monday that it had agreed that be able to do their job unheeded,” said EU AFP steps to be taken if the bill is finally debate, set for Monday afternoon, Seif al-Islam, slain Libyan dictator foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, adopted. No one should doubt it,” with police keeping them some dis - Moamer Gaddafi’s most prominent whose bloc is already enforcing an arms France appealed for calm after a furi - state-run Anatolia news agency tance apart. In a bid to defuse the cri - son, can be tried in Libya. “The ICC embargo and oil imports ban on Syria. ous Turkey threatened “permanent” quoted Davutoglu as saying. sis, Sarkozy sent a conciliatory letter has made no decision on this matter,” sanctions if French senators pass a Davutoglu said on Saturday that to Erdogan, released by the French court spokesman Fadi el-Abdallah bill later on Monday to outlaw denial the law would result in “permanent embassy in Ankara on Friday. told AFP in response to a claim by eU adopts new sanctions of the Armenian genocide. sanctions” arguining that it goes “I hope we can make reason pre - Libya’s Justice Minister Ali H’mida The French lower house drew a against European values and would vail and maintain our dialogue, as be - Ashur that Seif would be judged by a on Syria’s top brass first wave of Turkish ire last month, not help Turkish-Armenian relations. fits allied and friendly countries,” Libyan court. The ICC said earlier in a when it approved the bill which Trade between France and Turkey Sarkozy wrote, adding that the meas - Twitter message that it had received a BrUSSeLS threatens with jail anyone in France was worth 12 billion euros (15.5 bil - ure “is in no way aimed at any state or reply from the Libyan authorities to AFP who denies that the 1915 massacre of lion dollars) in 2010, with several people in particular.” But the bill has questions asked by its judges by a Armenians by Ottoman Turk forces hundred French businesses operating not won universal support in the gov - Monday deadline. “The ICC has The European Union adopted fresh amounted to genocide. Ankara froze there. Turkish Prime Minister Recep ernment, where some ministers fear it accepted that Seif al-Islam will be sanctions against Syria’s military brass on political and military ties with France Tayyip Erdogan accused France of will hurt diplomatic and trade ties tried in Libya by the Libyan Monday, adding more security officials on and has promised further measures if hypocrisy and Sarkozy of pandering to with a NATO ally and major economic judiciary,” Ashur told AFP. “The trial a growing list of people and firms hit by a the bill is passed by the Senate or is the vote of France’s estimated partner. Even Sarkozy’s Foreign Min - will take place in Libya. The Libyan travel ban and asset freeze. EU foreign approved by President Nicolas 400,000 voters of Armenian origin ister Alain Juppe has admitted the bill justice is competent and we gave the ministers, who renewed their call for Sarkozy, whose right-wing UMP party three months ahead of a tough reelec - is “untimely.” A Senate Laws Commis - file (on Seif) to the ICC on Friday,” President Bashar al-Assad to step down, put forward the bill. tion battle. sion on Wednesday rejected the bill, Ashur added. Seif, 39, who was “We appeal for calm,” said French targeted 22 people and eight companies in “I hope the Senate will not make but their vote is not expected to pre - arrested on November 19, is in the foreign ministry spokesman Bernard France a country contradicting its vent it from becoming law. this 11th round of EU sanctions to protest custody of the military council of Valero. “Turkey is a very important own values,” Erdogan said. “This is a Armenians say up to 1.5 million of the ongoing repression in Syria. “Today’s Zintan, a town 180 kilometres (110 partner and ally of France,” he said, debate which is entirely against the their forebears were killed in 1915 and decision will put further pressure on those miles), southwest of Tripoli. He is with senators due to vote on the diplo - freedom of thought. This is merely a 1916 by the forces of Turkey’s former who are responsible for the unacceptable wanted by the ICC on charges of matically fraught bill later Monday. step taken for the upcoming elec - Ottoman Empire. Turkey disputes the violence and repression in Syria,” said EU crimes against humanity allegedly Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet tions.” Around 15,000 Turks from figure, arguing that only 500,000 foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. “The committed during the conflict in Davutoglu, who cancelled talks with France, Belgium, The Netherlands died, and denies this was genocide, message from the European Union is clear: Libya. Libya’s National Transitional European Union foreign ministers in and Luxembourg rallied peacefully on ascribing the toll to fighting and star - the crackdown must stop immediately. We Council had already told the ICC in a Brussels on Iran’s nuclear drive to the streets of Paris on Saturday to vation during World War I and accus - will continue to do all we can to help the letter published on November 24 that deal with the crisis, said that Ankara protest the law. Turks and Armenians ing the Armenians of siding with Syrian people achieve their legitimate Tripoli wanted to try him. political rights,” she said. had already prepared its response. began gathering to stage demonstra - Russian invaders. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:31 AM Page 18

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Sharapova battles through after Lisicki scare Page 21 Ajmal very hard to track, says Adnan ABU DhABI keep wickets on the off-spin that it will AFP come in and one that goes out, so its diffi - cult. Every time I keep wickets I watch his AKISTAN'S young wicket- hand and have practised a lot," said Adnan. keeper Adnan Akmal on Mon - Adnan denied he has set any signals day admitted England's with Ajmal on which delivery will come destroyer Saeed Ajmal was dif - next. "It's only after a lot of practice that I ficult to judge from behind the am doing better on his bowling. I have set Pwicket and he needed extra workouts to be no signals because if you set signals then successful. Ajmal took a career best 7-55 in it's no use being keeper," said Adnan. the first innings and then 3-42 in the sec - Adnan, who made his debut against South ond to help Pakistan rout England by ten Africa in 2010, said batting is his plus point. wickets in the first Test in Dubai, giving "My effort is always to give my best for Pak - them a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. istan, for my team so every time I want to But despite the difficulty the 26-year-old give benefit to the team. I enjoy keeping but Adnan finished with seven catches in the batting is my plus point," said Adnan. match and his valuable knock of 61 helped When asked about Ajmal's mystery de - Pakistan gain an important 146-run lead in livery -- teesra (the third one) -- which the the first innings. Adnan, who replaced his spinner had claimed to unveil against Eng - more experienced elder brother Kamran land -- Adnan said he had found no differ - Akmal in Pakistan line-up in 2010, said ent delivery. "I never felt any difference, Ajmal was difficult to keep wickets on. "I had they were normal deliveries like I have some trouble keeping on Ajmal's doosra (the been keeping on in the last ten twelve second one)," Adnan, refering to Ajmal's de - matches, he was bowling in the same man - livery which turns the other way than the ner. It may be different for the batsmen but normal off-break, said ahead of the second I did not feel any difference," said Adnan. Test which starts here from Wednesday. Adnan said Ajmal's outstanding bowl - "I worked with Ijaz Ahmed (fielding ing forced England's batsmen into submis - coach) and the work out and the drills sion. "I think we bowled very well, they are helped me a lot. That came as a great ben - better batsmen than us. I don't know what efit for me and helped me in the match," happened. It was Allah's blessings and said Adnan, 26. "It's a bit different and dif - that's why we won the match. Ajmal was ABU DHABI: Adnan Akmal (L) warms up as team coach Mohsin Khan (C) looks on during a practice session at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. AFP ficult to keep off Ajmal. You know how to outstanding in the match." Dilshan quits as Cook aims for special 100th with partner Strauss Talha out of ABU DhABI land openers in the second innings. Sri Lanka skipper AFP Strauss made six and Cook five. england series Cook said openers failed to provide Alastair Cook is hoping he and open - the kind of begining the pair are ABU DhABI ing partner Andrew Strauss will pro - used to giving in the past. AFP vide England with a good platform "It's a great thing to work now, when they walk for a 100th time to - I didn't know that it's our 100th Pakistan's fast rising paceman Mohammad gether in the second Test against time," Cook said on Monday as Talha was Monday ruled out of the re - Pakistan starting here from Wednes - England prepare to avoid their first maining two Tests against England after day. Cook and Strauss will become series defeat since going down 1-0 developing spinal disc problems. The 23- the fourth opening pair to complete to the West Indies in the Caribbean year-old, who did not feature in Pakistan's 100 or more innings together in all in 2009. "He's got a great record ten wicket win in the first Test in Dubai Tests -- behind West Indian Gordon and proved that over a number of last week, will return home once his pain Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, Sri years, it's our job with top of the subsides. "Talha developed back problems Lanka's Marvan Atapattu and Sanath order to lay out the platform, we and in the MRI scan it was revealed that he Jayasuriya and Australia's Matthew didn't do that in Dubai and that's has a disc problem and when his pain sub - Hayden and Justin Langer. why we didn't get good totals," said sides in the next two three days he will re - But Cook and Strauss face a Cook of England's low scores of 192 turn home," team manager Naveed huge challenge from Pakistan and 160. "It's always nice to our sta - Cheema told AFP. Cheema said Talha bowlers who restricted them to bility with Strauss at the top of needed ten to twelve days rest. Pakistan, stands of ten and six during their order. We have had some great mo - who play the second Test here from ten wicket annihilation in the first ments. We are pretty similar in Wednesday, require no replacement, Test in Dubai last week. Pakistan character and we do enjoy batting Cheema said. Talha took four wickets in lead the three-Test series 1-0. together and hopefully on the 100th the warm-up match against England as Strauss fell to off-spinner Saeed time we will do something special," part of the Pakistan Cricket Board xI. Eng - Ajmal for 19 and Cook was dis - said Cook. Cook, who hit a century land won that three-day game by 100 runs. missed by Mohammad Hafeez for in England's two wins in their lead- Talha has played one Test, against Sri three in the first innings while pace - up games to the series, blamed poor ABU DHABI: Alastair Cook plays a shot during a Lanka in Karachi in 2009 and is regarded man Umar Gul accounted for Eng - shot selection by the batsmen. practice session at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. AFP as one of the future prospects for Pakistan. CoLoMBo AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan resigned Monday as the Sri Lankan cricket captain in all three forms of the game, following the team's dis - Spinner Lyon replaces Starc in Australia team astrous tour of South Africa, officials said. ADeLAIDe matches in less than five days has helped Sri Lanka lost both the Test and one-day AFP everyone recover as well so all the guys series in South Africa. Dilshan, 35, took up are fighting fit and ready to go." Sehwag rates Australian the captaincy on a series-to-series basis Australia will play spinner Nathan Lyon in - Lyon, who was left out of the team for after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down stead of paceman Mitchell Starc in this the third Test in Perth, has had minimal bowlers the best after Sri Lanka's defeat in the 2011 World week's fourth and final Test against India, impact in the series to date, taking 2-180 Cup final against India. "Dilshan has re - captain Michael Clarke said on Monday. off 50.5 overs in his two matches. It will ADELAIDE: Stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag said Monday he rates Australia's bowl - signed as captain in all three formats of the Clarke said Lyon's inclusion for the Ade - be Lyon's 10th Test and first at his ing attack as the best he has faced as India battle to restore some pride in the final Test game," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said, with - laide match would give Australia an im - home ground, where he is a for - in Adelaide this week. The tourists face the humiliation of another 4-0 series wipeout out naming a successor. Under Dilshan, Sri proved chance of sweeping the series 4-0 mer groundsman. Australia's if they lose against Australia in the fourth Test starting at the Adelaide Oval on Tues - Lanka lost Test and one-day series against against India, who suffered heavy losses in bowlers ran through India's day. Sehwag leads the beleaguered tourists after regular skipper M.S. Dhoni was England, Australia, Pakistan and South the opening three Tests. "We think that is big-name batting line-up twice suspended for slow over rates in India's crushing innings defeat inside three days Africa."Members of the executive commit - the best xI to give us every chance to win inside three days in Perth and in the third Test in Perth. Australia, spearheaded by Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfen - tee take this opportunity to thank Dilshan this Test match," Clarke said ahead of Clarke is expecting a flat bat - haus, have dismissed India's big-name batting line-up four times for under 200 for his commitment and dedication during Tuesday's match. "I think the experience of ting wicket in Adelaide and have prevented Sachin Tendulkar scoring his elusive 100th international his tenure as the national captain," the the other three quicks will play a big part in with the match likely to century. "It's everybody's responsibility to score runs, especially outside India," board said. "We also wish him well as he these conditions. "The wicket looks really run its full five days. Sehwag said. "Unfortunately, on the last two tours the batsmen didn't get those continues to represent Sri Lanka as a na - good and I think reverse swing is going to India have only won runs. "Yes, the openers need to make a good start but other batsmen need to tional player." While Dilshan's own batting play a huge part in this Test match." once in nine Tests score too." Sehwag, who has been one of India's worst performing batsmen with form suffered during his r eign, he led the Clarke said the ease of Australia's at Adelaide Oval. 118 runs at 19.66, paid tribute to the strength of the Australian bowling attack. team to a historic Test win in Durban this quick-fire victories inside the scheduled The match in the "They are bowling in good areas, they are not giving up year, Sri Lanka's first on South African five days had reduced the workload on his 2007-08 series be - easy balls to hit boundaries," Sehwag said. "I think soil. There was no immediate comment bowlers and he had no intention of rest - tween the two that's the best bowling attack I've ever seen, espe - from Dilshan, who has so far scored 4,662 ing leading pacemen Peter Siddle and Ben sides was a high- cially against Australia. "Generally, when I played the runs in Tests and 5,896 runs in one-day Hilfenhaus. "I have said from the start scoring affair, with fast men at Adelaide Oval, I'd get a couple of balls I could internationals. Local media have specu - that we want to win every Test match that India racking up 526 in hit for boundaries. But in this attack I hardly get any balls." Sehwag lated that former captain Mahela Jayawar - we play and this series is no different," their first innings and Aus - said hapless India would be playing for pride, out to prevent an eighth con - dene could be Dilshan's replacement. Clarke said. "Winning the last two Test tralia replying with 563. secutive away Test defeat after last year's 4-0 series drubbing in England. AFP LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:31 AM Page 19

Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 Sports 19 BENAZIR BHUttO WOMEN’S CRICKEt CHALLENGE Serena loss blows Punjab, ZTBL, Federal Areas advance draw wide open

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The Australian Open women's draw was thrown wide open Monday after Russia's Ekaterina Makarova shocked Serena Williams in the fourth round, as Wimble - don champion Petra Kvitova won in straight sets. Makarova, the world number 56, reached a grand slam quarter-final for the first time when she stunned a below-par Williams 6-2, 6-3 and will now face former LAHoRe: Punjab Governor Latif Khosa and Mrs Bushra Aitzaz give the player of the match award to Mariam Hassan Shah of Federal team while (R) ZTBL bowler balls to the Balochistan champion Maria Sharapova, who battled back from a set down to progress. There batswoman (not in picture) during their Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Cricket Trophy match at the Kinnaird College ground. NAdEEM IjAz were no such problems for Kvitova, who LAhore wickets here at the Gaddafi Stadium while contribution coming from Nain Abdi. She 36 balls, 10x4s, Fareeha Mehmood 38, 37 balls, 7x4s). held off a late fight-back from Ana Ivanovic STAFF REPORT Federal Areas also registered a win against remained unbeaten at 39 for ZTBL. Player of the Match: Marium Hasan Shah (Federal), Re - to win 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) and move into a quar - KPK. Thus KPK lost both of their matches SCORES: Khyber PK 78-8 in 20 overs: (Sukhan Faiz sult: Federal won by 10 wickets, Toss: Khyber PK, Um - ter-final showdown against Italian Sara Er - UNJAB, Federal Areas and of the day and also lost their chance of 53*, 62 balls, 6x4s, Hina Azam 2-10, Zeba Manzoor 1- pires: Shakeela Rafiq & Afia Amin, Match Referee: rani, a 6-2, 6-1 winner over China's Zheng ZTBL won their matches on day making to the top. 6) v – Punjab 79-5 in 18.4 overs: (Komal Feroz 45*, 60 Sohail Khan, official Scorer: Azhar Hussain. Jie. Williams, a 13-time grand slam winner, two in the 1st Shaheed Mo - Punjab allowed KPK just 78 runs and balls, 7x4s, Uzma Younas 3-2). At Kinnaird Collage Ground, Balochistan – 109-7 in 20 was expected to cruise past Makarova, who htarma Benazir Bhutto later achieved the score losing five wickets. Player of the match: Komal Feroz (Punjab), Result: overs: (Arman Khan 49, 43 balls, 4x4s, 3x6s, naheeda surprised seventh seed Vera Zvonareva in Women’s Cricket Challenge Komal Feroz was named the player of the Punjab won by 5 wickets, Toss: Khyber PK, Umpires: Khan 20, 22 balls, 1x4, 1x6, Sadia Yousaf 2-11, nida Dar the third round. But almost from the first PTrophy here on Monday. Punjab Governor match while in the other match Marium Samera Aftab & Riffat Mustafa. 2-17) ZTBL – 113-4 In 18.4 oVeRS: (nain Abdi 39*, 51 point it was obvious that Williams, who suf - Latif Khosa was the chief guest of the day Hasan Shah of Federal Areas not only re - Match referee: Aziz-ur-Rehman, official Scorer: balls, 2x4s, Sana Mir 31, 20 balls, 3x4s, 1x6, Bismah Ma - fered an ankle injury this month in Bris - and presented the player of the match mained not out but was also name the Zahoor Alam. roof 20, 25 balls, 2x4s, Sabah nazir 2-16) bane, was not her usual self as mistakes award to Federal team player Mariam Has - player of the match with his 52 runs in - Khyber PK – 101-4 In 20 overs: (Arifa Hasan 35*, 52 Player of the match: nain Abdi (ZTBL), Result: ZTBL came thick and fast from her racquet, 37 in san Shah. Mrs Bushra Aitzaz and other nings that led her team to a big 10 wickets balls, 3x4s, Sukhan Faiz 21, 25 balls, 3x4s, Zainab Khan won by six wickets, Toss: Balochistan, Umpires: Hu - all. The 30-year-old sent down seven dou - PCB officials were also present on the oc - win over KPK. At Kinnaird College, ZTBL 18, 20 balls, 3x4s, Hina Shafiq 2-18, Saima Maqsood 2-16) maira Farah & Kausar Shah, Match Referee: Pervaiz ble-faults as she was broken five times, end - casion. Punjab beat Khyber PK by five beat Balochistan by six wickets with major v Federal – 104-0 in 12.1 overs: (Marium Hasan Shah 52*, Akhtar, official Scorer: Muhammad Arif Sr. ing a 17-match unbeaten streak at Melbourne Park stretching back to 2009. "I served, I don't know. I can't even describe how I served to be honest," she said. "It wasn't good, though. "My lefty serve is actu - Stunning nishikori Kamran wants Pakistan players to be part of IPL ally better than that. Maybe I should have started serving lefty... I just did not serve inspired by Li na LAhore larly play against each other in well. It was just disastrous really." STAFF REPORT cricket and that is something that the Makarova broke Williams twice in the first fans of both nations want to see. In - set to win the opener but the American Cricketer Kamran Akmal has said dian fans want to see the Pakistani seemed to get back on track with an early that the Pakistan Cricket Board cricket team tour India and likewise break in the second -- only to surrender it (PCB) must sort out its differences Pakistani cricket fans want to see the the next game. Makarova held serve to level with India so that the country’s play - Indian team tour Pakistan.” the set at 2-2, then broke again as a frus - ers can take part in the Indian Pre - “We went to India for the World trated Williams served four double faults, mier League (IPL). Cup semi final in Mohali and re - the last to concede the game. Akmal, who was a member of the ceived a great welcome. The response Rajasthan Royals squad that won the was overwhelming as it has been inaugural IPL in 2007, has not fea - every time I have been to India with tured in the event since 2008. the Pakistan team. The public want to Akmal expressed the hope that see India versus Pakistan matches cricket between India and Pakistanm and I think they should be a regular would begin soon and that Pakistan occurrence on the International MeLBoUrNe cricketers would soon be able to take cricketing calendar. Both sets of fans AFP part in the IPL. should not be deprived of seeing the “Playing for Rajasthan was a opposition touring their country,” he Kei Nishikori shocked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wonderful experience. Having the op - added. to become the first Japanese man to reach portunity to play under the leader - Akmal, who has not featured for the Australian Open quarter-finals for 80 ship of Shane Warne was fantastic Pakistan since the World Cup semi years Monday, but defeat for Zheng Jie and it was a real eye opener. After final last year in Mohali against ended China's hopes. Nishikori roared that first tournament, we Pakistani India, said taht he was enjoying his back from a set down to stun the powerful players have not been invited back to time currently playing in the Dhaka 2008 finalist in five sets and set up a last- play in the IPL and I don’t really want Premier League (DPL), and also eight tie with Britain's Andy Murray, to go into the whys and wherefores of spoke of how impressed he was with LAHoRe: Asif Bajwa, secretary Pakistan Hockey showing the form that has seen him that, but I do feel that sportsmen be included in the IPL,” Pak Passion some of the Bangladeshi cricketers he Federation, presents the 31st U-21 national Junior rocket up the rankings. Zheng, however, shouldn’t suffer due to ‘outside’ mat - quoted him, as Akmal, as saying. had played with and against during Hockey Championship winner’s trophy to Wapda crashed out in straight sets at the hands of ters and Pakistani cricketers should “India and Pakistan should regu - this tournament. captain. STAFF PhOTO | Story on page 26 Italy's Sara Errani to end China's singles interest on Chinese new year's day -- and a day after last year's runner-up, Li Na, went out to Kim Clijsters. Adnan has given Pakistan security behind the stumps Ittehad Textile outset of the fifth-wicket stand between glance from Jonathan Trott. A sharp catch for granted. In keeping with the general er - Comment Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan at off Ian Bell’s outside edge accounted first ratic nature of Pakistan cricket, his inter - Polo from today SIMoN hUgheS Trent Bridge. They eventually put on 219 ball for the man who averaged more than national career has had as many twists and HE unsung hero of Pakistan’s hu - and England, helped by more error-prone 100 last year. Three prized scalps and Eng - turns as a Stieg Larsson novel. LAhore miliating defeat of England was fielding, secured an easy victory. Such land were in disarray at 43 for five. After In spite of the late Bob Woolmer first STAFF REPORT T their wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal. insecurity has a psychological im - his perky fifty on Thursday, speckled identifying him as the best keeper in the He took seven catches in the match and pact on a bowling attack who with carving drives and outrageous country in 2004, brother Kamran was un - The Ittehad Textile Polo Tournament will contributed a resourceful and at times im - know they will have to generate reverse sweeps, he was back in expectedly preferred for several years. be played on January 24 here at the La - pudent 61 to convert a slender lead into a about 15 chances for every 10 business behind the stumps again, Adnan owed his eventual Test debut not to hore Garrison Polo Club Ground Sarwar substantial one for Pakistan. He has sup - wickets taken. After this match holding chances from both Cook Kamran’s mistakes but to the sudden de - Road Cantt. The Lahore Garrison Saddle plied the glue to Pakistan’s outcricket they will feel different. Adnan’s and Strauss down the leg side, sertion of his successor, Zulqarnan Haider, and Polo Club is holding the event in where before there was only grease. impact was immediate. In the clinging on to a difficult edge from seeking political asylum. Then, after taking which Guard Filters will take on Quick Irrespective of the adversity they bring sixth over of the game, bowled Morgan, when he was just be - eight catches in a Test, Adnan was inexpli - link and later Sea Gold will face 4 Corps. upon themselves, Pakistan always seem to by off-spinner Mohammad ginning to look settled, cably dropped, before being recalled last find bowlers who create chances. What Hafeez, Alastair Cook, and finally seeing off the year. The fundamental prerequisite of a they have always craved was a wicket - who has made perma - adhesive Trott with an Pakistan cricketer is to live in the present Rao Khan Gym win keeper who could cling on to them. Now nent occupation of agile take in front of and not look too far ahead. For the mo - they appear to have found one. the crease his voca - first slip. All of his ment they can revel in their all-round ex - LAhore Adnan’s emergence is more than a tion, edged an at - seven victims were of pertise, particularly in the field. Aside from STAFF REPORT touch ironic since it was his older brother, tempted cut. Akmal top-order players. Ajmal’s wiles, they can also be proud of Kamran, who was one of the culprits of held the awkward, The Pakistan Umar Gul’s forceful bowling, using the Rao Khan Gym has defeated Tauseef Pakistan’s lamentable performances in low chance and bowlers can rest bouncer intelligently, knowing that it will Club by five wickets at Kasoor Gym England 18 months ago. Kamran had cym - Pakistan had an easier now, come off the pitch at different heights and ground the other day. bals for gloves and he made such a hash of immediate open - knowing they speeds if banged in hard, Abdur Rehman’s SCORES: Tauseef CLub 189. Waqas Khan 48, Ibrar Baig keeping wicket that his misses were into ing which have a gloveman subtle, old-fashioned probing and Misbah 20, M Ali Rana 33, ISrar Baig 14, Shehzad Muhayuddin double figures by the end of that 2010 se - widened when they can trust, ul Haq’s calm and astute captaincy. And he 10. Abubakar 3/38, Jabar 2/29, Faiz 2/21. Rao Khan gym 193/5. Irfan 87(no), Munir 12, Hasan 51. Sheraz Baig ries. They were crucial misses, too, like the he collected a but Adnan will will know that England will not be fooled 2/26, Israr Baig 1/38, Waqas Khan 1/27. two drops and a missed stumping at the miscued leg not take anything so easily again. (Telegraph) LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:31 AM Page 20

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ABU DHABI: pakistan’s cricketer Shoukat wins Junaid Khan (2nd R) delivers the ball as coach Mohsin Khan (2nd L) looks Mr Pakistan title, on during a practice session. AFP WAPDA lift trophy LAhore STAFF REPORT

Shoukat Shahzad was declared the Mr Pakistan while Ruh Ullah was ad - judged Junior Mr Pakistan after the 60th competition was held here at Al - hamra. WAPDA won the National Champi - onship winning eight gold medals and Railways were placed second while Punjab secured third position. The Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation organised the 60th Junior Mr and Mr Pakistan contest and the National Bodybuilding Championships and after the two days competition, Ruh Ullah from Balochistan won the Junior Mr Pakistan trophy and Rs 25000 cash award while Shoukat Shahzad achieved the title of national champion Mr Pakistan 2012 out of 10 weight cat - egories and was awarded Rs 50000 with champion trophy. Overall WAPDA gave excellent per - formance during the Championship and got 1st Position in team trophy with 195 points winning 8 gold, 5 sil - ver and 3 bronze medals, the second position went to Railways with 67 points and Punjab secured the third Position with 61 points. President POA, Lt. Gen (R) Syed Arif Hasan, was the chief guest on the oc - casion. He distributed medals among the 1st, 2nd and 3rd position holders and the team. Other guests of honour were Ch. Mahboob Alam, CEO GEPCO, Chaudhary Guftar Ahmed President Wapda Sports Board, Muhammad Khalid Mehmood, DG WAPDA Sports Board, Muhamamd Jhangeer, Presi - dent PKF, Ch. M. Asghar Secretary General, PWF, President of Sindh Bodybuilding Association Mr. Sohail Anwar, Secretaries of KP and Baloshic - tan Bodybuilding Associations and other formers Mr. Pakistan and Secre - tary General, Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation Sh. Farooq Iqbal. FINAl THREE SEEDING wT CT 1ST wAPDA 2ND RAIlwAY 3RD PuNJAB 55 KG 19 6 13 60 KG 15 12 4 WAPdA down NBP in National junior hockey final 65 KG 22 6 10 eral attempts none of the teams’ players found an opening. But that was lead Ahmed Dar, Miss. Parveen Sikandar 70 KG 12 21 1 LAhore could find an open house to get the goal. short-lived when Mohammad Zahid re - Gill, Olympian Muhammad Sarwar and 75 KG 31 6- STAFF REPORT 80 KG 25 5- The first half passed by without a score sponded for SSGC in the same fashion in officials of DHA Lahore were also pres - 85 KG 16 6 15 WAPDA registered a solitary goal win and as the match entered the second half, the 13th minute. Nohaiz took Punjab ent on the occasion. 90 KG 25 42over NBP to claim the 31st U-21 National WAPDA got a penalty corner in the 43rd ahead once again in the 42nd minute but The winners WAPDA pocketed the 100 KG 15 16Junior Hockey Championship that con - minute and Asad ensured that his team Waseem Abas responded for SSGC to purse of Rs 50,000 and the trophy while ABoVe 100 KG 15 - 10 cluded on Monday here at the National gets a lead. That one goal lead remained push the match into extra time where NBP received runner up trophy and TOTAl 195 67 61 Hockey Stadium with SSGC getting the in tact till the final whistle was blown. Hammad produced the golden goal to get cash prize Rs 30,000 and SSGC got the third position. However, the third position match WAPDA the third place. third position Trophy and Cash Prize Rs MEDAlS TABlE On Monday, final and classification between SSGC and Punjab went into Secretary General Pakistan Hockey 20,000. uNI GSB matches were played and WAPDA and extra time after the teams played a two- Federation Olympian Muhammad Asif RESulTS: (3rd & 4th Position) WAPDA 853NBP remained locked on an even game all draw in the given time and it was Bajwa was the chief guest of the final. SSGC beat Punjab (C) 3-2 (extra Time), 2-2 (Full Time), 1-1 (Half Time) RAILWAY 112until the former got their winning goal in Hammad Butt who scored the golden Tournament Director Saghir Ahmed, goal in the 73rd minute of the match. Arshad Ali Chawdhry member PHF Na - SSGC: M. Zahid 13th minute (FG), Waseem Abbas PUnJAB 121the 43rd minute of the match. SSGC got 56th minute (PC) & Hammad Butt 79th minute (FG). HeC 01 23-2 win over Punjab Colours to earn the Punjab got ahead in the second tional Selection Committee, Olympian Punjab (C): nohaiz Zahid 2 Goals 26th & 42nd minute (FG). KPK 01 0third position. The final started with the minute of the match when Nohaiz Zahid Zaka-ud-Din, Manager national team Final: WAPDA beat nBP 1-0 (Full Time), 0-0 (Half Time) BALoCHISTAn 001 pace it should have been and despite sev - who converted both the goals of his team, Khawaja Junaid, Olympian Tauqeer WAPDA: Asad 43rd minute (PC).

AUStRALIAN OPEN dIARY Mixed day for Aisam as he crashed out of doubles FroM ALI AKBAr IN MeLBoUrNe IndoPak Express was good enough to do that and cially in doubles. When had reached the US Open final. Aisam will have to Berdych had shut off all T was a mixed keep his eyes open for a partner who can help take opportunities for Alma - day for Pak - him to the very top of the doubles game. gro by moving in close I istan's Aisam Aisam's Czech partner in the mixed doubles played behind the drop Qureshi at the Aus - a very good supporting role as the pairing completely shot, then Alma - tralian Open on outclassed the highly touted Tomic and Jancovic. gro had every Monday. He and his Tomic looked listless and played as if he did not care. right to hit the partner Jean Julien Perhaps the previous night's lesson by Roger Federer ball through Rojer crashed out of the had exposed some of the weaknesses in his repertoire. his opponent. men's doubles in the round of 16. Tomic has a big future and should reach top ten in a Berdych is a Later in the day, on Margaret couple of years. He has an instinct for dismantling his nice enough fel - Court Arena, Aisam and partner opponent's games by subtle off speed balls, but Fed - low, but will certainly regret Andrea Hvalackova advanced in erer, after he had figured things out, was much too his actions. Juan Martin Del the mixed doubles against Bernard good and the result was never in question. Potro booked hi place in the Tomic and Jelena Jancovic, winning Thomas Berdych was involved in a controversy quarter finals with an impressive decisively, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. where he did not shake his opponent Nicolas Alma - display and will play Federer for a Aisam and Rojer were outclassed by gro's hand following their titanic battle on the place in the semis. Berdych takes on the American Brazilian combination of Hisense Arena. Berdych had hit a drop shot and then Nadal, another player with whom he has Eric Butorac and Bruno Soares. Rojer's was camped at the net. Seeing no way out, Almagro had problems in the past. Lleyton Hewitt serve was particularly vulnerable as he was bro - aimed the ball at Berdych, hitting him on the arm. takes on Novak Djokovic, a task that will ken three of the four times he served. Aisam held on Berdych fell and did not respond to Almagro's apolo - surely prove beyond him, but Hewitt to all of his service games. Although the team per - gies. After the match, Berdych completely ignored Al - is one of the really great com - formed creditably, winning the first two matches magro. The booing that ensued was so loud that it petitors and will leave comfortably, the pairing did not look strong enough completely drowned out his interview. Tennis players everything out on to trouble the top teams and win a major title. The hit the ball directly at each other many times, espe - the court. LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:32 AM Page 21

Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 Sports 21 wATch IT LIve Djokovic roadblock STAR SPORTS Australian Open Tennis 05:30AM in Hewitt’s path ESPN Sports Center MeLBoUrNe 08:00PM REuTERS

OCAL hero Lleyton He - witt's surprising run to the last 16 of the Australian Hassan clinches Open looks certain to come to an end when the 31- Mobilink Indigo Lyear-old meets world number one Novak Djokovic on Monday. Defend - ing champion Djokovic will not let Golf title sentimentality stand in the way of a place in the quarter-finals and the LAhore crowd on Rod Laver Arena are likely STAFF REPORT to leave disappointed as they did on Sunday when Roger Federer un - Dr. Hassan clinched the 5th Mobilink An - manned Bernard Tomic. nual Club Indigo Golf Invitational Tourna - Former world number one He - ment trophy after an exciting golfing event witt fought his way past young gun organised at the Islamabad Golf Club. Milos Raonic in the third round but The day saw some sterling performances Djokovic, coming off the season of his from the golfers, making for a well com - life and in ruthless form in the first peted event. The winners for the ladies’ week, is an altogether tougher propo - tournament were Ami Qin (Gross) and sition. Women's second seed and Sadia Afsar (Net), while Dr. Hassan bookmaker's favorite Petra Kvitova bagged the trophy for the men’s round in kicks off the second week of the year's the Gross category and Maj. Gen. Tahir first grand slam in an intriguing clash Masood won the trophy for Net. against a resurgent 2008 French Irfan Akram, Vice President Customer Open champion Ana Ivanovic. Care at Mobilink said, “We are glad to have Five-times champion Serena been able to end the tournament on a high Williams is also in action against un - note in Islamabad. We are indeed thankful seeded Ekaterina Makarova, while for the support of Club Indigo’s golf enthu - another Russian in fourth seed Maria siasts in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Sharapova meets German Sabine for making it a truly enjoyable event. On Lisicki in the first match of the our part, Mobilink will continue to nurture evening session. golfing talent in Pakistan through such Men's fourth seed Andy Murray tangible efforts in the years to come.” is likely to already be in the quarter- The Club Indigo Golf Invitational has been finals by then as he meets world organised nationwide since 2007, and has number 92 Mikhail Kukushkin, the become one of the most prestigious corpo - Kazakh one of two Asian men aiming rate golf tournaments in Pakistan, with the to get into the last eight. 18-hole tournament attracting golfing en - The other is Japan's Kei thusiasts from across the Mobilink Indigo Nishikori, who faces in-form sixth customer base. The Tournament is a con - seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried tinuation of Mobilink’s commitment to - Tsonga - losing finalist here in 2008 wards supporting healthy recreational when Djokovic won his first grand MElBOuRNE: novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a shot against Lleyton Hewitt of activities and sports events in Pakistan. slam title. Australia in their match. AFP Mobilink has taken this initiative to raise awareness about golf in Pakistan, and en - hance the quality of golfing in the country. Kvitova makes a hash of smash Stunning nishikori MeLBoUrNe tennis, this can happen. "I'm not the first showed that she could cement her place as inspired by Li na REuTERS and won't be the last to miss a shot. It's not one of the top women in the world. really that horrible." The Czech recovered "Today she hit a whiff on the overhead, MeLBoUrNe Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stood from the embarassment to win 6-2 7-6 but embarrassed as heck," Navratilova said. AFP head bowed, red faced, praying for the smiled sheepishly when asked if she could "Shanked like six balls in a row, but got it ground to open up and swallow her. There's remember hitting a worse shot. together, held serve. In years past, and even Kei Nishikori shocked Jo-Wilfried nowhere to hide when you hit the worst shot "I don't know if it's the worst (shot) of last year, she would lose those matches or Tsonga to become the first Japanese of a tennis grand slam. The world number my career," Kvitova said, shaking her lose her concentration. "But now she gets it man to reach the Australian Open quar - two had her racquet raised and ready to head. "I know that it looked really strange back together. She's tough. I'm glad I'm not ter-finals for 80 years Monday, but de - snash home a winner against Ana Ivanovic when I missed it. But anyway ... I won, the on the other side of the net. feat for Zheng Jie ended China's hopes. in the fourth round of the Australian Open that's the important thing." The 21-year- "With the absence of Serena Nishikori roared back from a set down on Monday and as the ball dipped closer the old returned to her chair after the miss, (Williams) playing enough, we need some to stun the powerful 2008 finalist in Czech coiled in anticipation. wrapped her head in a towel and tried to superstars that you really feel like they're five sets and set up a last-eight tie with What should have been a routine smash focus on her next service game but was so holding their own. I think Petra has that Britain's Andy Murray, showing the will undoubtedly become an Internet sen - rattled she dropped it to love, giving possibility." Kvitova says she is flattered to form that has seen him rocket up the sation as Kvitova slashed into thin air, the Ivanovic the sniff of an upset. However, be compared with Navartilova, who won rankings. Zheng, however, crashed out ball slapped off her hip, hit the ground and Kvitova pulled herself together to win the 18 grand slam singles titles. "She is a leg - in straight sets at the hands of Italy's bounced over the net. "I really don't know set in a tiebreak and secure her place in end. She won many grand slams and was Sara Errani to end China's singles in - MeLBoURne: Petra Kvitova of the Czech how I missed it," she told Reuters in an in - the last eight. Kvitova's role model Mar - originally from the Czech Republic. She terest on Chinese new year's day -- and Republic waves to celebrate her victory terview. "I stood on the spot, saw the ball tina Navratilova said the fact that she did was my idol growing up and it's nice to a day after last year's runner-up, Li Na, over Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. AFP and it just missed my racquet. But this is not fall apart completely after the clanger have that (comparison)," she added. went out to Kim Clijsters. Sharapova battles through after Lisicki scare MeLBoUrNe lead and seemed destined for another REuTERS early night. Lisicki, however, finally found her range and reeled off six successive Maria Sharapova hammered her way into games to win the first set when Sharapova the quarter-finals of the Australian Open blasted a backhand service return well on Monday but only after some tense mo - over the baseline. ments in a third-set decider when Ger - A nervous looking Sharapova, well many's Sabine Lisicki had her hanging on aware that if she did not stop the momen - by her finger nails. The fourth-seeded tum she would be joining Williams on an Russian had to blunt the powerful ground early flight home, was in danger of losing strokes and blistering service returns of the her first service game of the second set be - 14th seeded Lisicki and fought off five break fore she attacked the net twice and man - points in the third game of the final set to aged to fight off the German and hold serve. turn the match her way. The Russian's con - She then began to control the pace of fidence grew enough for her to break the match, stopping Lisicki's high-paced Lisicki's serve in the sixth game of the set, game to seal the second set in 42 minutes. which essentially sealed the victory and she "She's a really solid player," Sharapova ran out a 3-6 6-2 6-3 winner. said of Lisicki, who she beat in last year's The 24-year-old had walked onto Rod MeLBoURne: Maria Sharapova returns a shot to Sabine Lisicki of Germany. rEuTErS Wimbledon semi-finals. "If you play to Laver Arena a heavy favourite having con - had been hampered by an abdominal in - Serena Williams would not be waiting for her strengths, if you give her time that's ceded just five games in her previous jury that forced her to withdraw from the her in the quarter-finals after the Ameri - what she really does best, she gets a good MeLBoURne: Sabine Lisicki plays a shot during three matches and spent only three hours, Auckland Classic quarter-finals and out of can was bundled out earlier by Ekaterina strike on the ball and can hit a good win - her fourth round women's singles match 29 minutes on court. In contrast, Lisicki Sydney altogether. Knowing that old rival Makarova, Sharapova raced out to a 3-0 ner from any side of the court. against Maria Sharapova. AFP LHR 24-01-2012_Layout 1 1/24/2012 7:32 AM Page 22

Tuesday , 24 January , 2012 22 Senate resolves to arrest Musharraf on arrival g Senators also want govt to institute case against former president under Article 6 g discuss resolution suggesting government take immediate steps to declare urdu as official language ISLAMABAD said, adding that he also compromised was not facing any existential threat, pleading Senator Hasil Bazenjo said he did not oppose TAHIR NIAZ vital national security interests through at the same time that English was “required the resolution, adding that Urdu was made clandestine deals and unwritten agree - by the people of the country”. controversial by Urdu-speakers who mi - HE Senate frustrated former pres - ments with foreign governments. Mandokhel said the medium of instruc - grated from India. On the other hand, ident General (r) Pervez Mushar - URDU: Earlier, the senators discussed a res - tion should be the mother tongue but at the he said, Bengalis had also declined raf’s dream to return home as the olution, which suggested the government take same time said Urdu should be the official to speak Urdu. Later, the reso - government-dominated Upper immediate steps to declare Urdu the official language. However, Senator SM Zafar asked lution was deferred as the House of parliament on Monday language of the country in pursuance of Arti - the senators to approach the respective mover wanted some Tunanimously passed a resolution asking the cle 251 (1) of the constitution. Professor Khur - provincial assemblies if they wanted promo - amendments in it. In a late government to arrest General Musharraf im - shid Ahmad moved the resolution in the tion of regional languages as has been pre - night development, Sena - mediately upon arrival in Pakistan and the House. Though the resolution asked the gov - scribed in the constitution. He said the tor Tahir Mashhiadi said federal government institute a case against ernment to take immediate steps to declare senators could not apprehend the resolution the MQM had not signed him under Article 6 of the constitution for Urdu as the official language of the country properly and told his colleagues that it only the resolution regarding twice holding the constitution in abeyance but most of the senators, including Naeem demanded the government take immediate Musharraf’s arrest, and bringing disrepute to the judiciary. Hussain Chattha, Prof Ibrahim Khan, Khalid steps to declare Urdu the official language of adding that the party The resolution moved by Senator Raza Soomro, Dr Abdul Malik, Abdur Rahim Man - the country and nothing more. He said there would present its Rabbani said Musharraf removed, dokhel and Hasil Bazenjo were more con - was no bar on the provincial governments in stance separately. ridiculed and arrested judges of the cerned about the regional and mother promoting regional languages. Senator supreme judiciary. He aided, abetted and tongues. They lacked clarity of views as they Abdul Khaliq Pirzada and Sajid Hussain gen Pasha advised was an accomplice in the murders of Be - built up their arguments, simultaneously sup - Zaidi also endorsed the view point of Zafar. Pervez musharraf nazir Bhutto and Akbar Bugti, the resolu - porting the regional languages to be declared Pirzada said Urdu came into being after against return | Page 04 tion said. It said Musharraf committed as official languages and also advocating for “conquering” over 450 other languages. He numerous crimes. His policies and use of Urdu to be used as a medium of interaction at said, “Urdu is the daughter of Arabic” and state force in Balochistan led to the loss of the national level. Soomro was of the view that asked his colleagues to raise their voice in the innocent lives and further sponsored dis - mother tongues should be declared national provinces if they wanted promotion of re - appearances of its citizens, the resolution languages. Dr Malik said Urdu, as a language, gional and other languages.

Army rejects US enquiry report as ‘factually incorrect’

g Resents affixation of partial responsibility on Pakistani forces ISLAMABAD 26th November 2011 was the failure of SHAIQ HuSSAIN US/ISAF to share its near-border operation with Pakistan at any level. This obviously was Pakistan Army rejected on Monday the find - a major omission, as were several others, like ings of a US probe into the NATO air strikes the complicated chain of command, complex on border posts in Mohmand Agency in No - command and control structure and unimag - vember last year, saying it did not agree with inative/intricate Rules of Engagement as well several portions and findings of the investiga - as lack of unified military command in tion report as they were factually incorrect. Afghanistan,” it said. Contrary to Pakistan The army also expressed its annoyance Army’s response, the US enquiry report re - that in its enquiry report, the US military had leased on December 22 last year had found considered Pakistani military in an “adversar - that both American and Pakistani troops were ial role” and not as a friend. “Pakistan does not to be blamed for the strikes on Pakistani out - agree with several portions and findings of the posts. Pakistan had responded to the NATO CAIRO: Egyptian members of Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party celebrate as they arrive to the parliament Investigation Report as these are factually not strikes by blocking supplies for US led NATO on Monday. Egypt’s lower house of parliament held its first session since a popular uprising ousted veteran president correct,” said the army, in its “Perspective on forces in Afghanistan and forced the United Hosni Mubarak, with Islamists dominating the assembly for the first time. AFP | ANOThEr PICTurE & STOrY ON PAGE 17 the US Investigation Report”, released here to States to vacate an air base that was used to the media by Inter-Services Public Relations launch drone attacks in the tribal areas. (ISPR). Noting that the US investigating The army said in its response: “In addition team’s mandate was to “conduct an opera - to the foregoing, US/ISAF violated all mutu - tionally focused fact-finding investigation into ally agreed procedures with Pakistan for near- drone the circumstances surrounding the engage - border operations put in place to avert such Polls on unverified ment between friendly forces and PAKMIL uncalled for actions. It also carried out unpro - (Pakistan Military)”, the statement said it was voked engagement of Pakistani Posts located kills five implicit in this mandate that “Pakistan was inside Pakistan violating the US/ISAF man - considered in an adversarial role and not part date which is limited to Afghanistan alone.” lists will be unjust: SC of friendly forces”. in NWA “The fundamental cause of the incident of Continued on Page 04 PeShAWAr ISLAMABAD estly, fairly and justly in accordance with STAFF REPORT STAFF REPORT the law. To fully explain the matter, the court reproduced the relevant para of the At least five suspected In response to a statement by the chief order, which says: “It has been informed militants were killed and election commissioner (CEC) and the that the ECP has announced by-elections several others were injured Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in some of the constituencies on the basis when a US drones fired secretary, the Supreme Court on Monday of prevailing/uncorrected/un-amended g missiles at two different said elections on basis of unverified voter electoral lists. It may not be out of context Massive targets in Datakhel, North lists could not be termed just, fair and in to note that on 4th of July, 2011 NADRA Waziristan on Monday. The accordance with the law, as required reported before this court that 37,185,998 increase likely drones targeted a vehicle in under Article 218(3) of the constitution. unverified voters have been removed in POL prices the Deegan area and a A statement issued by Supreme Court from the database and thereafter the compound in the Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain said the ECP court directed on the same day to the ECP from February Mohammadkhel area of was free to hold by-elections subject to to expedite the correction of the electoral Datakhel Tehsil with two what had been observed by the Supreme list and a schedule for the same was also missiles each Court. However, he clarified that an erro - given by it but the ECP failed to do so.” simultaneously. Officials in neous impression was created during the However, the court said that the date of g Petrol price likely Miranshah, the headquarters meeting of the CEC with political parties February 23, 2012 had been fixed. “There - of North Waziristan Agency, as well as by the statement of the ECP sec - fore, we direct the ECP and NADRA not to to be increased by told Pakistan Today that five retary, giving an impression as if the hold by-elections against the casual vacan - suspected militants were Supreme Court had stayed the holding of cies on the basis of polluted voter list, hav - Rs 5.45 per litre killed in the strikes, by-elections in the country. ing 37,185,998 unverified voters as the however, some tribesmen He said the relevant para of the elections of these constituencies are neces - said the number of Supreme Court’s January 19, 2012 order sary to be held under the constitution. casualties could increased showed that the court directed the ECP Therefore, ultimate focus should be on the as a number of suspected not to hold by-election on the basis of pol - verified/valid electoral list for the purpose militants were grievously luted/unverified voter lists, after deleting of holding the said elections and elections injured. The identity of 37,185,998 unverified voters by NADRA should be held on the basis of the same in those killed and injured per their statement before the Supreme order to meet the requirement of the con - could not be immediately Court on July 4, 2011, in the case of Imran stitution given under Article 218(3) thereof, ascertained but tribesmen Khan vs ECP. He said the court order which commands that the elections shall be believed they included added that the ultimate focus should be arranged by the ECP honestly, justly, fairly several foreign fighters on verified/valid electoral list in order to and in accordance with the law. The de - associated with al Qaeda meet the requirement of the constitution mand of the constitution can only be ful - and its affiliated militant under Article 218 (3) which stipulated filled if there is a verified voters list free groups from Central Asia. that elections should be conducted hon - from any bogus votes,” the court noted.

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