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MUMBAI: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday wrapped up a short trip to India during which he focused on reviving ties between the two Cold War allies to offset approaches by Western powers.
Medvedev squeezed in a tour of the Taj Mahal before heading to the country's financial hub Mumbai to meet students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and visit a Bollywood film studio. His departure on Wednesday evening ended a flurry of diplomacy in

ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan need to work together to enhance connectivity and create institutional framework as well as infrastructure for promoting trade.
He said this during his meeting with the President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva on the sidelines of the 11th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit on Wednesday.
Matters relating to bilateral relations, mutual cooperation and further strengthening trade and economic

ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that the democratic government of Pakistan had given new impetus to its relations with Kyrgyzstan and called for more work together to improve the working and implementation of the quadripartite Agreement on Transit Traffic.
The president was talking to Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva who called on him here on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) meeting. President Zardari said that

LAHORE: Hearing of a petition challenging the pardon granted by President Asif Ali Zardari to Interior Minister Rehman Malik was adjourned to December 24 by a full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday. Earlier, Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik had requested adjournment on behalf of the federation, citing Rehman's pending adjudication in Supreme Court as an excuse.
Barrister Farooq Hassan, representing the petitioner, opposed the request saying the government was

Islamabad (18th December, 2010) I would like to thank you, once again, for your letter of 10th November 2010. In my interim letter of 16th November 2010, I had assured you of a detailed reply to the issues raised in your letter.
Let me share with you my response.
Pakistan is passing through one of the most critical periods of its history. As heads of the major political parties we share a great burden of responsibility. Our people expect us to put national interests above

ISLAMABAD: People should maintain peace and keep a watch-out for those who want to disrupt sectarian harmony, President Asif Ali Zardari said in his message on Youm-e-Ashur.
Imam Hussain's (as) lesson of enduring hardships and embracing martyrdom in face of tyranny and oppression instead of accepting defeat should be taken as guidance, he said, adding that "falsehood must be resisted at all costs."
"Terrorism is tyranny and militants are killing innocents," he said, adding

KABUL: A group of about 100 Afghan lawmakers demanded on Monday President Hamid Karzai inaugurate a new parliament by Dec. 19, almost three weeks after final results of a fraud-marred parliamentary election were declared.
Afghanistan has effectively been without a parliament since the Sept. 18 vote, a worrying sign of political instability as Washington finalises a review of its Afghanistan war strategy.
There have been reports of the attorney general's office asking the

GUJRANWALA: The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Sheikh Sarwat Ikram, Vice President Muhammad Saeed Butt and 13 other Executive Members have been barred due to promulgation of Secretary Commerce's decision. The writ against this decision filed in the Lahore High Court by the then GCCI President Khalid Chadha was withdrawn and the stay order against this decision became ineffective.
The decision said that 15 members of the Executive Committee, enjoying

MIRPURKHAS: Mirpurkhas Press Club president Sultan Mehmood Chandio was shot dead outside his house in Al-Imran Town on Sunday. He was 40.
Police said Chandio was rushed to Civil Hospital Mirpurkhas, where he died of his injuries. Journalists from Mirpurkhas, including members of the National Press Club and Mirpurkhas Press Club reached the hospital and protested against Chandio's assassination.
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed great sorrow over the incident and directed

LAHORE: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Resident Association Elections (2010-2013) were held on Sunday and Rohail Ikram Ul Haq was elected unopposed as its new president.
Rohail vowed to play the role of the bridge between DHA residents and administration to help resolve all community problems without any delay. Election Commissioner Group Captain Tayyab Siddiqui accompanied by Arshad Ali Mirza and Prof Mubasher Gora announced the election of the new governing body and

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved the nomination of Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry as chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC).
According to President's spokesman Farhatullah Babar, the parliamentary committee formed under the 18th Amendment unanimously confirmed Justice Ijaz's name for appointment as LHC chief justice. He will assume his responsibilities on retirement of Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif, the incumbent LHC chief justice, on December 8.

LAHORE: A 35-member standing committee of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) has elected Jamil Athar, editor of daily Tijarat, president. Ilyas Shakir, editor Qaumi Akhbar, was elected secretary general, while, Qazi Asad Abid was elected senior vice-president for the year 2010-11.
The annual general meeting, presided by acting president of the council, Shaheen Qureshi, also elected Javaid Maher Shamsi joint secretary and Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi secretary finance.

LAHORE: Government College University Lahore alumni on Sunday elected the new Executive Committee of the Old Ravians Union for session 2010-2012. The union's election festivity brought a large number of Old Ravians from all over the country to their alma mater where polling was held from 11am to 5pm. Nuclear scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand has been already elected as the new president of the union unopposed, while Mansoor Feroze Khan and Amanat Ali Ghalib contested hard for the vice

KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday celebrated their first Asian Games hockey gold in 20 years with the country's president and prime minister hoping the victory ushers in a new era for the national sport. Pakistan beat Malaysia 2-0 in the final in Guangzhou, China to claim the gold that earned them an automatic ticket to the 2012 London Olympics.
The victory capped a disappointing year, having finished at a miserable 12th in the World Cup and sixth at the Commonwealth Games -- both

ISLAMABAD: The Presidency has not yet received a mercy petition regarding the pardon for Asiya Noreen, who has been sentenced to death on blasphemy charges, but the president would act on the prime minister's advice in this matter, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Monday.
Babar made the statement as Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti racked up pressure on President Asif Zardari to pardon Asiya.
"According to my own investigation, it was a

QUETTA: PPP Balochistan President Senator Lashkari Raisani on Monday again resigned from his party office in protest against a party's ministers' attitude towards workers, and the federal government's lack of interest in resolving Balochistan's problems.
Despite numerous attempts, Raisani could not be contacted for comments.He had earlier resigned from the same position as well as from the membership of the Senate, but was later convinced by party seniors and workers to withdraw

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani strongly condemned the bombing of the CID centre in Karachi on Thursday and vowed that the government would not be deterred by such acts of violence and continue the war against terror.
In a message from China, the president said the acts of terror further strengthen resolve of the government to continue its fight against terrorism and extremism till its complete elimination. He also directed the