India speaks for small countries and establishes its credential in the CHOGM Gadhafis son could hide

in the Sahara Desert for months Malaysian police ban gay rights festival Malaysia bans steamy Islamic sex guide : report

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Spot-fixing trio handed prison sentences Imran doing a Hazare in Pak URL: http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamicWorldNews_1.aspx?ArticleID=582 3 ------India speaks for small countries and establishes its credential in the CHOGM By Balaji Chandramohan November 2nd, 2011 In the recently conducted Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Perth from October 28-30, it was established that in the 21st century, the head of th e Commonwealth is shifting from London to New Delhi with the rise of India asa G reat Power. Looking at the events leading up to the CHOGM and the outcome proves that India has elbowed other countries in the CHOGM, which includes its former colonial master Britain and aspiring Great Power in the Asia Pacific, Australia. The western countries in the CHOGM, namely Britain, Australia and New Zealand, w anted to pin the countries which were ruled by colonial masters before by bringi

ng about an institution which monitor the human rights in those countries. This move was scuttled by India saying quite bluntly that CHOGM should focus more on developmental challenges rather than bringing up the issue of human rights for w hich theres a better multi-lateral institution called the United Nations. India also went on to highlight the hypocrisy of the western nations and the Dou ble standards that they follow in pursuing lofty utopian concepts called human R ights. While the western world is keen to have the status-quo monarchies in Powe r in the Middle-East to serve their oil-benefits, theyre ready to wield a big sti ck against countries like Fiji, Maldives and Sri Lanka which are in the fringes of their geo-strategic objectives. If the CHOGM is anything to go by, its clear that India has graduated itself from a regional power in South Asia to a Great Power in Asia Pacific that can speak for the smaller nations in Africa, Latin America and Africa. Indias pursuance of tactful diplomacy is done with an objective; it understands thatit needs the sup port of these countries for its candidature in the United Nations Security Counc il. Second, India would also not be conducting its diplomacy based on utopian concep ts like Human Rights while its near competitor is having a free-run for the reso urces in the Global Souths developing countries. Its just a matter of time before India will join the race with China to carve out Spheres of Influence in these reg ions, defining its neo-colonial pursuits. The last image that India will try to project is a torch-bearer of old power players from the West. On the other ngth. As the lived up to alm of Great in the book hand, its good that India has finally understood its diplomatic stre country which houses the most English speakers in the world, it has the expectation of filling the void left by Great Britain in the re Powers through the Commonwealth Nations. This point has been stated Reconnecting Britain and India, published in 2010.

Its here that a bit of appreciation for Indias founding fathers is needed.Despite coming out of the colonial rule from the British and having staunchopposition fr om the Indian population against joining the Commonwealth nations, it was felt t hat a day will come when India as a Great Power could use its past for the futur e. CHOGM has been the starting point of that ambition. On that note, it will interesting to see on how India conducts its affairs in th e much-expected South Asian Affairs of Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit schedu led in Maldives from 10th to 11th of this month. http://minivannews.com/politics/comment-india-speaks-for-small-countries-and-est ablishes-its-credential-in-the-chogm-27806 ------Gadhafis son could hide in the Sahara Desert for months Nav 3,2011 JOHANNESBURG A fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court, Moammar Gadh afis one-time heir apparent appears to have disappeared in the Sahara Deserts ocea n of dunes and could remain hidden for months in an area more than twice the siz e of Texas. Seif al-Islam Gadhafi may be plotting a counterrevolution, scheming about a geta way to a friendly country, or negotiating a surrender to the ICC. Nothing has be

en heard of him since sources on Oct. 28 said Tuareg nomads were escorting him t he length of Libya and that he was close to the Mali border. My latest information is that they are not in Mali and they are not in Niger yet either, Malian legislator Ibrahim Ag Mohamed Assaleh said this week, adding to th e mystery of his whereabouts. Gadhafi, a 39-year-old British-educated engineer, could be deliberately feeding disinformation from a desert where national boundaries are unmarked and unpolice d and where smugglers and al-Qaida gunmen roam freely. Analyst Adam Thiam, a columnist for Le Republicain newspaper in Mali, said life in the desert for long periods outside of isolated oases is nearly impossible, b ut that a zone in Mali has water, livestock and small game. However the area is used by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, an extremist group which has no love of the Gadhafi family, Thiam said. Gadhafi violently repressed Libyas own Islamist mo vement and was a longtime enemy of al-Qaida. Gadhafi and his late fathers former chief of military intelligence, Abdullah al-S enoussi, have reportedly been traveling in separate convoys escorted by Tuaregs, the hardy nomads who understand best how to survive in the desert. Loyalty to t he ethnic group trumps nationality, and the Tuaregs traditional stomping grounds stretch across North Africa, from Morocco and Algeria to Libya and southwest to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad. Gadhafi and al-Senoussi are both wanted by the ICC for allegedly organizing and ordering attacks in Libya that killed civilians during the revolt against Moamma r Gadhafi. More than a dozen countries in Africa dont recognize the international court, but even some that do ignore its arrest warrants amid criticism that the Hague-base d court goes after a disproportionate number of Africans. Sudanese leader Omar a l-Bashir, wanted for genocide and war crimes committed in Darfur, attended a con ference in Malawi last month with no problem, though Malawi is a member of the I CC. In the area where Gadhafi is believed hiding, only Algeria is not a signatory. A lgeria was a staunch supporter of Moammar Gadhafi and has given refuge to his wi fe, a daughter and two other sons, but now is trying to establish ties with Liby as new leaders. Gadhafi is more problematic than the rest of the family for Algeria, said Libyas am bassador to South Africa, Abdalla Alzubedi. He said he has no independent information about Gadhafi but said he does believe media reports that his convoy is carrying gold, diamonds and cash which could b e his passport to freedom. I dont doubt that they have a lot of money, Alzubedi said. They treated Libya like a private estate and their private bank. They could take any amount of money, any amount of gold. South Africas Beeld newspaper has quoted local mercenaries as saying a group of g uns for hire is protecting Gadhafi. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said S outh African mercenaries may be trying to spirit Gadhafi away to Zimbabwe, which does not recognize the international court. Some fear Gadhafi could rally Tuareg fighters, newly and heavily rearmed while t hey fought to defend his fathers regime, to stage an insurgency. Thiam said up to 500 Tuaregs in 130 vehicles had fled Libya to northern Mali after the fall of M

oammar Gadhafis 42-year-old regime. Hundreds of other Tuareg fighters have gone h ome to Chad and Niger. Many Tuaregs are furious about how Gadhafi was captured and killed. Mosques in T uareg towns across the Sahel dedicated last Fridays prayers to the memory of the slain Libyan leader, who used some of Libyas oil wealth to build mosques and reli gious schools across the region and who glorified the tribes nomadic lifestyle. A Western diplomat said Wednesday that he has information suggesting al-Senoussi crossed into northern Mali this week, though he cautioned that a man like this c ould create false leads for people to follow. A Tuareg source said al-Senoussi wa s in northwest Mali on Monday. On Oct. 28, a Tuareg leader said Gadhafi was nearing the Mali border and could c ross into the country that night. These sources spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. That same day, ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he was in indirect n egotiations with Gadhafi about his possible surrender for trial. Libyan official s then announced that they want Gadhafi. We want to try Seif al-Islam in Libya, said military spokesman Col. Ahmed Bani. He committed his crimes here in Libya. He committed murder. He is our enemy. Since then, nothing has been heard of Gadhafi. The ICC has asked all countries to refuse over-flight rights to Gadhafi but the Sahara is dotted with remote landing strips used regularly by smugglers. Gadhafi himself never spoke of leaving his homeland. We have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya. Plan B is to live and die in Libya. Plan C is to live and die in Libya, he told CNN Turk after rebels took the Libyan city of Benghazi in February. After the rebels stormed into Tripoli on Aug. 21, they announced that they had c aptured Seif al-Islam. But he turned up in the middle of the night two days late r at the luxury Rixos Hotel where journalists were confined, flashing a big smil e and a V-for victory sign. Appearing confident and defiant, he got into a white limousine escorted by armored SUVs and took reporters on a tour of the hottest s pots in Tripoli. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/gadhafis-son-could-hide-in-sahara-des ert-for-months/2011/11/03/gIQAZzH6hM_print.html ------Malaysian police ban gay rights festival 3 November 2011 Kuala Lumpur Malaysian police said they will prevent an annual gay rights festiv al, with organisers slamming the move Thursday as proof of the repression homose xuals face in the socially conservative Muslim country. Deputy national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the decision to ban the three -year-old Seksualiti Merdeka (Sexuality Freedom) festival set for November 9-13 ca me after Muslims called for it to be banned. Police will take action...to prevent any function relating to the programme, Khali

d was quoted as saying by national Bernama news agency. He said Muslim and other groups had protested that the programme could create dis harmony, enmity and disturb public order. A senior police official confirmed the decision to AFP. Festival organiser Pang Khee Pik said the announcement marked a very tragic day f or Malaysia. We are aware that homophobic polices in Malaysia are not isolated, but (the polic e decision) is a symptom of a systemic breakdown in human rights in the country, he told AFP. Pang said that 1,500 people attended the event last year and organisers were exp ecting that number to double this year. Homosexuality remains a largely taboo subject in Muslim-majority Malaysia and so domy is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The police decision came after rising pressure from Muslims, with one Islamic gr oup threatening to protest on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin also was quoted earlier Thursday by Berna ma as calling the festival immoral and saying it should be stopped. Any activity that does not benefit the majority of Malaysians should not be carri ed out. Its a waste of time, although they can say its their own right and freedom , he said. Pang said the move highlights the oppression faced by Malaysian homosexuals. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of Malaysia are tired of hav ing our rights continually taken away from us. We are tired of being bullied, ha rassed, persecuted and put in jail for who we are, Pang said. Pang said the festival was likely to be cancelled and we will have to re-strategi se. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/Nov ember/international_November113.xml&section=international&col= ------Malaysia bans steamy Thu Nov 03 2011, Malaysia has banned an "Islamic sex guide" by a controversial group that reporte dly urges Muslim men in polygamous marriages to have group sex with their wives, a report said on Thursday. The book was published by the Muslim "Obedient Wife Club", which was formed earl ier this year and has sparked controversy with its radical suggestions on sex an d marriage in conservative, Muslim-majority Malaysia. The Home Ministry has banned the book, titled "Islamic Sex, Fighting Jews to Ret urn Islamic Sex to the World" with immediate effect, The Star daily reported. It cited Abdul Aziz Mohamad Nor, a top official in the ministry s publications d Islamic sex guide : report

ivision. Abdul Aziz was quoted as saying the book, the existence of which was first repor ted last month, was banned because of the wife club s links to the outlawed grou p Al-Arqam. Some people from the Obedient Wife Club and related organisations are former mem bers of Al-Arqam, a Malaysian-based Islamic sect that was banned in the country in the 1990s as a deviationist cult. Those found in possession of the book face fines of 50,000 ringgit ($15,800) whi le anyone caught reproducing it can be jailed up to three years, The Star report ed. Abdul Aziz could not immediately be reached by AFP. The wives club caused a stir earlier this year by calling on women to be "whore s in bed" to prevent their men from straying and pursuing divorce. Malaysian media reports have said the book suggests Muslim husbands have sex wit h all their wives simultaneously. One chapter, "How Sex Becomes Worship," reportedly contains unusually explicit s exual descriptions for a Malaysian publication, such as a tutorial on breast-fon dling. AFP has not seen a copy of the book. Open discussion of sex is frowned upon in Malaysia, which regularly bans books d eemed to be obscene or offensive to Islam. Club organisers have previously said the book was exclusively for its members an d was not intended for general distribution and thus should not be banned. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/764281.aspx ------India for impartial probe into Libya war crimes Thu Nov 03 2011, United Nations : India today said it expects an impartial investigation by the Int ernational Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes committed during the Libyan conf lict that punishes both Muammar Gaddafi s troops as well as opposition forces re sponsible for violence and killings during the uprising. In a statement at the UN Security Council on Libya, India s Permanent Representa tive to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said ICC s Prosecutor should not be influenced by non-judicial considerations while carrying out his investigation into the crimes committed against humanity in Libya. We expect that the ICC Prosecutor will carry out a thorough and impartial investi gation into all alleged crimes by all parties to the conflict in Libya. The Prosecutor must... focus his attention solely on prosecution without diversio n due to extraneous considerations, Puri said. For Full Report :

http://www.indianexpress.com/story-print/870094/ ------Court raps Kashmir cops for kids arrest By Naseer Ganai in Srinagar Thu Nov 03 2011, AMID the turmoil over the revocation of the AFSPA, the Jammu & Kashmir Police co ntinue to arrest minors on charges of stone pelting. Five such minors were produced before a local court on Tuesday, while their moth ers wailed outside. But the policemen earned the courts wrath, which reprimanded them for bringing ch ildren into the courtroom and ordered them to be sent to a juvenile home. The police had arrested them on October 23 from various areas of Srinagar and bo oked them under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code for rioting among othe r offences. They were kept in police custody for eight days before being produced in court. Lawyers in the courtroom said they were shocked to see the minors. It is normal to bring minors to a court. But these boys were mere children, a lawyer Babar Qad ri said. Almost half a dozen lawyers pleaded their case before the court and asked the ju dge that the boys to release the boys. For Full Report : http://epaper.mailtoday.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=3112011 ------At least 18 killed in renewed Yemen violence Thu Nov 03 2011, SANAA: At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 others wounded in re newed clashes in Yemens capital and its second city, medics and activists said on Wednesday, after a brief period of calm. Armed clashes broke out early on Wednesday in the flashpoint city of Taez betwee n government forces and tribesmen who support a mass protest movement calling fo r President Ali Abdullah Salehs resignation, said activists. Eight civilians, including a 13-year-old boy, and two gunmen were killed and 43 people wounded, mostly civilians, in the ensuing violence, according to the late st toll provided by medical officials. The ministry of interior said five Yemeni soldiers were also killed in the clashes, accusing the opposition of targeting its troops. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_32

------Syria troops kill seven, day after peace plan agreed 3 November 2011, DAMASCUS Syrian troops killed seven people in the flashpoint central city of Hom s on Thursday, a human rights group said, just one day after Damascus pledged to withdraw its forces from protest centres under an Arab League plan to end the b loodshed. Activists called for mass demonstrations to test the genuineness of the governme nts commitment to the peace blueprint, voicing scepticism about its readiness to rein in a crackdown that the UN says has cost more than 3,000 lives since mid-Ma rch. London and Washington said that despite Damascuss agreement to the Arab League pl an after weeks of prevarication, they still believed President Bashar al-Assad m ust heed the demands of anti-government protesters and step down. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/Nove mber/middleeast_November88.xml&section=middleeast ------US drones kill three Haqqani militants in Pakistan 3 November 2011 PESHAWAR, Pakistan A US drone strike killed at least three militants in northwes t Pakistan on Thursday, destroying a compound in a mountain stronghold of the Af ghan Talibans Haqqani network, officials said. The attack took place in Darpakhel Sarai, just outside Miranshah the main town o f North Waziristan, the most notorious bastion of Afghan Taliban and Al-Qaeda-li nked fighters in Pakistans semi-autonomous tribal belt. Covert CIA drones are the chief US weapon against Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants who use Pakistani soil as launch pads for attacking US troops in the 10-year wa r in neighbouring Afghanistan and plotting attacks on the West. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/Nov ember/international_November115.xml&section=international&col= ------South Iraq bombings death toll rises to nine 3 November 2011 BASRA, Iraq Three motorbike bombings in the southern Iraq port city of Basra kil led at least nine people and wounded at least 37, police and a doctor said on Th ursday, raising a previous toll. A police lieutenant colonel said that nine people were killed and 37 wounded in

the Wednesday night bombings. But a senior official in the Basra health department said that at least 12 peopl e were killed and more than 70 wounded in the blasts. Both spoke on condition of anonymity. A doctor and a police officer had on Wednesday night put the toll at eight dead and at least 22 wounded in the bombings. Basra province police chief General Faisal Al Abadi said that the explosives-lad en motorbikes, which were parked in the city centre, had detonated about 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Wednesday. Violence has declined nationwide since its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks re main common. A total of 258 people were killed in October, according to official figures. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/Novemb er/middleeast_November83.xml&section=middleeast&col= ------Two killed in different incidents in Karachi Thu Nov 03 2011, KARACHI: Two people were killed in separate incidents in different parts of the metropolis on Wednesday. A man was shot dead on Ahmed Ali Shah Bukhari Road, Lya ri within the limits of Baghdadi police station. According to sources, Jumma, 35 , son of Rasool Bux was standing near Lyari General Hospital when some unidentif ied armed men opened firing at him; resultantly he received bullet injuries. Are a people shifted the injured to Lyari General Hospital. After giving first aid, doctors referred him to Civil Hospital Karachi, however, he succumbed to his inj uries on the way to hospital. SHO Raja Fayyaz said the victim was the resident o f Ali Mohammad Mohalla. He dealt in scrap business in same area where he resided . The officer reported that eyewitness said they did not see anyone opening fire at him, however, police speculated it to be the incident of Lyari war. Later, p olice handed the body over to the family. No case could be registered till filin g the report. In another incident, a youth was found dead near Faqira Goth, Supe r Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth police station. Victims body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) where he was identified as Ehsan Ali Abro. Pol ice officials said that the deceased hailed from Jacobabad and lived at the floo d victims camp at Super Highway. According to SHO Wahid Buksh, the victim was sho t at least six times and apparently it seemed that the culprits dumped his body at the abandoned place after killing him at another place as no evidence could b e found from the crime scene. The body was shifted to ASH for an autopsy. Police said victims younger brother Mushtaq received his body. However, case could not be registered till filing of this report. staff report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg12_7 ------US missiles kill 4 in N Waziristan Thu Nov 03 2011, PESHAWAR U.S. drone-fired missiles killed four suspected militants Monday close to the Afghan border, officials said.

The missiles hit a vehicle close to the town of Mir Ali in the North Waziristan tribal region. The identities of those killed were not known, said the officials , who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. American drones routinely fire missiles at al-Qaida and Taliban militants on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan. U.S. officials do not talk about the CIA-led program, which is unpopular in Pakistan. Human rights groups have q uestioned the legality of the attacks and pointed to reports of civilian casualt ies, which they say are not transparently investigated. Agencies http://dailymailnews.com/1111/01/FrontPage/index.php?id=6 ------Two FC men killed in Turbat bombing Thu Nov 03 2011, QUETTA: At least two personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were killed and six others were injured in a remote-controlled explosion near Nasirabad area of Turbat on Wednesday. According to official sources, a convoy of FC consisting of three veh icles was on its way from Turbat to Tump, a border town with Iran, when it was h it by a remote-controlled device planted by unidentified persons along the road near Nodez area. As result, two security personnel were killed on the spot while six others sustained injuries. One of the vehicles was completely destroyed whi le two vehicles were partially damaged. The security personnel threw a cordon in the area. The deceased and injured were taken to nearby state-run hospital wher e two of the injured are stated to be in a critical condition. Official sources in security forces confirmed the incident and said it was a remote- controlled b last. Security forces launched manhunt in the area soon after the explosion. moh ammad zafar http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_7 ------One killed, 10 injured in Peshawar blast Thu Nov 03 2011, PESHAWAR: One person was killed and 10 others were injured in a bomb blast in Ka rkhano Market near police checkpost on Wednesday. According to police, an explos ive device ripped through a car with a big bang, killing one person and injuring 10 others. Around 10 vehicles were also damaged in the blast. The injured were rushed to Hayatabad Medical Complex. The attack targeted an influential Pakistan i tribal elder, Malik Taj, who was wounded in the attack, police officer Rahim S hah said. It seems the target was Malik Taj, Tahir Ayub, another police officer, t old AFP. Another police officer Mian Syed Jan confirmed the casualty count. Taj is an important businessman in Khyber, part of Pakistans lawless tribal belt, whi ch straddles a key NATO supply route into neighbouring Afghanistan. He owns a sh opping plaza in the nearby Karkhano market and runs bus terminals in the area, r esidents said. After the incident, law-enforcement agencies cordoned off the are a and started search operation. agencies http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_8 -------

Mohmand attack kills two soldiers Thu Nov 03 2011, PESHAWAR: Some unidentified extremists in the wee hours of Wednesday attacked a security checkpoint in Mohmand Agency near Afghan border, killing two security m en and injuring two others, security officials said. The security sources said t he extremists attacked the Miangan Ghundai checkpost in Ghalanai, headquarters o f Mohmand Agency. The exchange of fire between security officials and extremists continued for over an hour. The injured troops were shifted to Peshawar for tre atment. Sepoy Rishad Khan and levies soldier Umer Khitab embraced martyrdom in t he attack while two levies soldiers were injured. The checkpost was jointly mann ed by FC and levies. In other incident, extremists kidnapped three labourers wor king on a dam in Mohmand Agency. app http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_9 ------India ranks 134 in human index Nov 03, 2011 Rashme Sehgal The United Nationss Human Development Report 2011 Sustainability and Equity: A Be tter Future for All has come down sharply on the widening income gap between ric h and poor with huge amounts of wealth presently concentrated in the hands of th e rich. It cited the examples of China, India and South Africa as examples of this trend with, 41 per cent of Chinas total income in 2008 concentrated amongst a top quint ile of income earners. Indias overall ranking in the Human Development Index(HDI) is a low 134 among 167 countries. The HDI assesses long term progress in health, education and income indicators and India is even trailing war-torn Iraq. For Full Report : http://www.asianage.com/india/india-ranks-134-human-index-896 ------Pakistan ranks 145 on UNs Human Development Index Thu Nov 03 2011, UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan ranked 145 among 189 countries in UN 2011 Human Develop ment Index (HDI)s annual rankings of national achievement in health, education an d income. The HDI forms part of the Human Development Report 2011, a flagship study produc ed annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was released at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. The report, entitled, Sustainability and Equity: A Better for All, marks its twenty-first anniversary. The first UNDP Human Development Report was prepared and launched in 1990 under the leadership of the late Dr Mahbubul Haq, a former Pakistan finance minister. For Full Report :

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_11 ------Pakistan mulls India electricity import Thu Nov 03 2011, ISLAMABAD: Energy-starved Pakistan is in talks to import electricity from its er stwhile nuclear rival India to overcome crippling power outages, a government of ficial said on Wednesday. Talks are under way between the two countries to import electricity from India, a spokesman for the Water and Power Ministry told AFP. We are considering importing 500 megawatts of electricity from India, he added. Pakistani Commerce Minister Amin Fahim, during a recent visit to India, discusse d the possibility of importing electricity and boosting trade ties, the spokesma n said. The discussions were at a preliminary stage and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was expected to take up the matter with his Indian counterpa rt Manmohan Singh, later this month at a regional summit in the Maldives. afp http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg1_4 ------US designates top Haqqani leader Nov 2, 2011, WASHINGTON: The US on Tuesday designated a top Pakistan-based Haqqani network co mmander, Mali Khan, as a foreign terrorist and slapped financial sanctions again st him, aimed at crippling the finances to the dreaded outfit. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/US-designates-top-Haqqani-lead er-foreign-terrorist/articleshow/10575768.cms?prtpage=1 ------Sir Aga Khan IIIs birth anniversary celebrated Thu Nov 03 2011, KARACHI: The birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III (Nov 02, 1877 to July 11, 1957) was celebrated here on Wednesday. Sir Aga Khan III, grandfather of the present spiritual leader of the Ismaili Mus lims, Prince Karim Aga Khan, was born in Karachi and spent his entire life servi ng Muslims with his great intellectual and leadership skills and personal resour ces. He will always be remembered as one of the most distinguished and well-repu ted leaders and diplomats of Pakistans freedom movement. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_27 ------foreign terrorist

Pakistan looks to highway to fight terrorism Thu Nov 03 2011, WANA: Deep in Pakistans unruly Tribal Areas, army engineers protected by soldiers on mountaintops spend hours every morning combing the earth for Taliban bombs b efore embarking on a special mission. After determining there is no danger, they use machinery to cut through rugged t errain to build a highway Pakistan hopes will give it an edge over militants by connecting the underdeveloped region to the central economy. It is one of severa l Quick Impact Projects designed to win over the population of the restive South W aziristan area, home to some of the most dangerous militant groups in the world. When the economy prospers, mindsets change. When there is opportunity for busine ss and commercial activities, people focus on that and less on violence, said Zah id Raja, spokesmen for the armys construction and civil engineering wing. That is how there is an overall impact on security. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_5 ------Security situation in Hazara Division reviewed ahead of Muharram Thu Nov 03 2011, Staff Report ABBOTTABAD: In order to control peace situation during the month of Muharramul H aram in most sensitive districts of Hazara Division, the civil administration an d police force in collaboration with Pak-Force will keep a check on the security of the area. Commissioner Hazara Division Khalid Khan Umarzai chaired a meeting here on Wedne sday with Police and Pak-Force to review law and order situation in Hazara Divis ion ahead of Muharramul Haram. The meeting also chalked out a strategy that Pak Army and local administration will maintain coordination to control law and orde r situation in the district Haripur and Mansehra. Meanwhile security of the area would be beefed up in the districts of Hazara Div ision to aver any untoward incident. However, the Pak Army has assured the commi ssioner, Hazara Division that the Pak-Force would be available when its services would be called during Mharramul Haram. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_12 ------Pak-US water talks end on promising note Thu Nov 03 2011, By Zeeshan Javaid ISLAMABAD: The fourth round of dialogue between Washington and Islamabad on wate r issues came to a close on Wednesday without any financial commitments by the U S officials to improve water management issues in Pakistan, well placed sources

informed Daily Times. Sources said that water and power managers tabled their constraints for financia l assistance on two major hydro power projects, including 4500MW Diamer Basha Da m having construction cost of $11.9 billion as well as 83.5MW Kurram Tangi hydro power project with estimated construction cost of Rs 17.2 billion. However, using delaying tactics, the US team only assured Pakistan rt in diffusing the energy crisis. Fourth dialogue on water issues een Pakistani water and power managers and US team led by US Under Global Affair Maria Otero to discuss challenges faced by Pakistan power sector. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg1_6 ------Suicide bomber, insurgents attack Afghan company Thu Nov 03 2011, KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has struck a privat e construction company in the western province of Herat, and security forces are battling other insurgents who managed to enter the compound. Herat governor s spokesman Muhiudin Noori says the suicide bombing occurred abou t 10am on Thursday in the provincial capital s Guzra district. He says initial r eports indicate one guard was wounded. Noori says Afghan security forces are battling at least two other insurgents who burst into the compound housing the private construction company after the bomb ing. Noori did not identify the company, which is located along a main road leading t o the province s main airport - a route often taken by Nato and Afghan forces. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Suicide-bomber-insurgents-at tack-Afghan-company/articleshow/10591298.cms?prtpage=1 ------NATO containers driver hurt in Chaman attack Thu Nov 03 2011, CHAMAN: Unidentified armed men attacked a NATO container and injured its driver a t Bypass area of Chaman on Wednesday. According to the Levies Force, Afghanistan -bound container carrying goods for NATO forces from Karachi was on its way when armed men on motorbike opened fire on it. As a result, the driver of the contai ner received bullets wounds. He was rushed to a nearby hospital that referred hi m to a Quetta-based hospital in view of his critical condition. The attackers ma naged to escape from the crime scene. Levies force registered a case. app http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_6 ------Taliban cannot deter KP music lovers: singer of full suppo was held betw Secretary for in water and

Thu Nov 03 2011, By Abdul Khaliq Qureshi ABBOTTABAD: Since last few years, I have sung more than a dozen songs against the Taliban, award-wining singer Khyal Muhammad told Daily Times. I got threatening m essages on mobile phone. But I will continue to sing because singing gives me po tency, Khayal vowed. Not all singers in the troubled north of Pakistan are as courageous. Mhanau, 32, a female singer, says she had received several letters from the Taliban after w hich she quit the profession. I still want to sing because it is my passion but my brothers want me to stay awa y from singing, she told Daily Times. Several actors and singers from Khyber Pakht unkhwa (KP) had sought political asylum after they were warned by Taliban to aba ndon singing or face death. The endless series of bomb attacks on CD and music shops has become the order of the day, but we are undeterred, says Nauman Shergill, president of the CD and Mus ic Shops Association in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the North West of the region. We will continue to produce new dramas and songs for the Pakhtuns. They were wit h heart touching songs and with watching films. Standing at the bomb blast site in the Nishtarabad CD Market, in which seven peo ple died and 30 injured, Khan says Taliban militants want to destroy the busines s. The district has about 500 shops selling music and movies CDs. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_25 ------Israelis hold defense drill for missile attack 3 November 2011 JERUSALEM - Israel staged a mass drill on Thursday, simulating a missile attack in the centre of the country at a time of intense speculation that the Jewish st ate could launch strikes on Iran, although the military dismissed any link. Civil defence drills happen several times a year in Israel and the military said this exercise, which caused air-raid sirens to ring out around the Tel Aviv are a, had been planned months in advance. There has been a week-long surge of speculation in Israeli media that Prime Mini ster Benjamin Netanyahu is working to secure cabinet consensus for an attack on Iranian nuclear installations. On Wednesday, Israel test-fired a missile from a military base, with media later reporting that it was probably a Jericho 3 missile capable of carrying a nuclea r warhead. Later the same day, the Israeli Defence Forces announced that the air force had concluded a week-long exercise in Sardinia practicing operations in (a) vast, for eign land. Speculation about a possible Israeli attack on Iran has increased ahead of a rep

ort by the U.N.s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, next week, which Western diplomats e xpect will suggest Iran is getting closer to being able to build an atomic bomb. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/Novemb er/middleeast_November87.xml&section=middleeast&col= ------All rescued in Egypt ferry fire on the Red Sea 3 November 2011 All 1,200 passengers who were on board a ferry that caught fire on the Red Sea e n route to Egypts port of Nuweiba were rescued and the blaze was quickly extingui shed, Egyptian and Jordanian officials said. The passengers from the Pella were taken to the nearest Jordanian port, Dora, to wait for another ferry to take them to Egypt, said an Egyptian port official. The blaze had broken out earlier Thursday in the ferrys cargo section during its voyage across the Gulf of Aqaba, said Jordanian Civil Defense spokesman, Farid A l Sharaa. The Egyptian official said a rescue ship reached the Pella about 10 miles (16 ki lometers) from the coast of Jordan. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized t o talk to the media, said the Pellas passengers were mostly Egyptian expatriate w orkers returning home for the Muslim Eid Al Adha holiday, which starts on Sunday . Pella is owned by The Arab Bridge company, an Egyptian-Jordanian venture. The Gulf of Aqaba, also known as Gulf of Eilat in Israel, is the northeastern ti p of the Red Sea between Egypts Sinai Peninsula, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Egypt has seen occasional accidents involving its ferries on the Red Sea, In Feb . 2006, about 1,000 people mostly Egyptian workers returning home from Saudi Ara bia and other Gulf nations died when fire broke out on their vessel amid botched rescue attempts by the Egyptians. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/Novemb er/middleeast_November85.xml&section=middleeast&col= ------Israeli prime minister said to favour Iran attack 3 November 2011 An Israeli official has said that Prime Minister Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorise a military strike against Irans suspected nuclear weapo ns program An Israeli official has said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorise a military strike against Irans suspected nucl ear weapons program a discussion that comes as Israel successfully tests a missi le believed capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Iran.

It remained unclear whether Israel was genuinely poised to strike or if it was s aber-rattling to prod the international community into taking a tougher line on Iran. Israeli leaders have long hinted at a military option, but they always see med mindful of the practical difficulties, the likelihood of a furious counterst rike and the risk of regional mayhem. Wednesdays developments unfolded as the International Atomic Energy Agency is due to focus on the Iranian program at a meeting later this month. The West wants t o set a deadline for Iran to start cooperating with an agency probe of suspicion s that Teheran is secretly experimenting with components of a weapons program. Israeli leaders have said they favor a diplomatic solution, but recent days have seen a spate of Israeli media reports on a possible strike, accompanied by veil ed threats from top politicians. For Full Report : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/Novemb er/middleeast_November82.xml&section=middleeast&col= ------CHOGM criticised for weak stance on human rights By Eleanor Johnstone October 31st, 2011 The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011, which ended Sunday, w as hailed by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as a major contribution towar ds building a more purposeful, relevant and valuable Commonwealth. However, critics argue that steps taken failed to herald bold progress. Speaking after the closing ceremony in Perth, Gillard told media, I believe we ha ve made a major contribution to ensuring the Commonwealth is an institution that is well positioned for the future. We have set the direction for a more purpose ful, relevant and valuable Commonwealth. An official conference communique shows resolutions to develop climate change po licies and support related innovative technologies. For Full Report : http://minivannews.com/politics/chogm-criticised-for-weak-stance-on-human-rights -27712 ------Turkey: Islamic Banking Making Inroads November 3, 2011 By Justin Vela Amid Turkeys turn away from strict secularism, Islamic banking practices in the c ountry are gaining currency. But they still face significant obstacles as they s trive to enter the financial mainstream.

Turkey at present has four Islamic banks three that are partially owned by compa nies based in the Persian Gulf which accounted for 5 percent of Turkeys 1-trillio n-lira ($559 billion) banking sector in late 2010, according to data from the Pa rticipation Banks Association of Turkey, a lobbyist group for Islamic banks. The banks are known as participation banks, since, in keeping with Islamic tenets, depositors and borrowers share the risk of financial transactions with the bank s themselves. Interest is not charged. Clients are mostly pious entrepreneurs fr om the central region of Anatolia, especially in cities such as Gaziantep, Konya , and Kayseri. The area is home to several companies that have become known as An atolian Tigers for their rapid growth. Until sharia-compliant banking was introduced to Turkey in the 1980s, many such individuals kept their money under the mattress, both because of mistrust of tradi tional banking, and their desire to avoid breaking religious tenets regarding th e payment of interest, said Osman Akyuz, secretary-general of the Participation Banks Association of Turkey. No longer. While still tiny, Islamic banks share of T urkeys banking market is nearly twice as large as it was in 2005, when consumer w ariness of such banks was stronger. In a September report, the international rat ings agency Standard & Poors said that Islamic banking in Turkey is set for furth er growth, particularly if the country cultivates stronger ties with wealthy Gul f states. For Full Report : http://www.eurasiareview.com/03112011-turkey-islamic-banking-making-inroads/?utm _source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%2 8Eurasia+Review%29 -------Syria Accepts Arab Plan Written by: Al Bawaba News November 3, 2011 Syria has accepted the Arab League (AL) initiative to solve the ongoing crisis, it was announced on Wednesday evening at the AL headquarters in Cairo. The plan calls for stopping all acts of violence, releasing the detainees from the recent events and withdrawing army forces from the streets. It also included launching a national dialogue between the government and the op position. Syrias Representative to the Arab League, Yousef Ahmad, said during a meeting of the AL Council that the articles of the Arab proposal are stemmed from the firm p rinciples of the Syrian stance of rejecting violence, prohibiting the shedding o f the Syrian blood, adopting national dialogue and supporting reform. He stressed that Syria met the Arab effort with a positive attitude. A rights group, meanwhile, said more than 30 people died in the latest violence, including 15 members of the Syrian security forces who were killed in attacks b y army deserters. http://www.eurasiareview.com/03112011-syria-accepts-arab-plan/?utm_source=feedbu rner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Revie w%29

-------French satirical paper attacked after Prophet Mohammed cartoon Nov 2, 2011, French magazine offices petrol-bombed after it prints Muhammad cartoon in it s A rab Spring edition. PARIS: The offices of a French satirical newspaper that published a special Arab Spring edition with the Prophet Mohammed as "guest editor" were destroyed in a suspected firebomb attack on Wednesday, police said. Charlie Hebdo published a special edition on Wednesday to mark the Arab Spring, renaming the weekly newspaper Charia (Sharia) Hebdo for the occasion and featuri ng a front-page cartoon of the prophet saying: "100 lashes if you don t die of l aughter!" The newspaper s website also appeared to have been hacked on Wednesday, with its regular homepage replaced with a photo of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and a messa ge reading: "No god but Allah". French officials were quick to denounce the attack and offer support to the news paper. "Freedom of the press is a sacred freedom in our country and everything must be done to preserve it," Interior Minister Claude Gueant told AFP. "This is why, whether we like Charlie Hebdo or not, every French person must thi s morning feel solidarity with a newspaper that, through its existence and the w ay it operates, expresses freedom of the press." Police said the fire at the newspaper s offices started around 1:00 am (0200 GMT ). No one was injured in the blaze, which a police source said was suspected to have been caused by a petrol bomb. The magazine s publisher, known only as Charb, said he was convinced the fire wa s linked to the special edition. For Full Report : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/French-satirical-paper-attackedafter-Prophet-Mohammed-cartoon/articleshow/10580998.cms?prtpage=1 ------Israeli military ready to hit Gaza Thu Nov 03 2011, Israel has authorised its military to take all necessary steps to stop rocket fi re from Gaza, including a ground operation, an Israeli military official said, a s Egypt worked on a truce and said Israel had agreed to delay stepping up its re sponse. The Israeli government decision fell well short of ordering tanks to roll into G aza, and it appeared unlikely that would happen as rocket fire stopped on Tuesda y. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/764237.aspx

------US may shift faster to Afghan advisory role Thu Nov 03 2011, The Obama administration is considering an early shift in the US military role i n Afghanistan from primarily combat to mainly advisory and training duties, even as it struggles to create the beginnings of a political settlement of the war, a senior US official said late Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because no decisions had been m ade on speeding up a change in the military s mission, said that details of the possible new US approach had not been settled and that other options may be unde r consideration. If the faster transition from combat to primarily advising Afghan forces is adop ted it would mean a reduction in American combat duties sooner than the administ ration had planned. But it would not mean an early end to the war, which began i n October 2001 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and became stalemated i n the years before President Barack Obama took office. For Full Report : http://www.indianexpress.com/news/us-may-shift-faster-to-afghan-advisory-role/87 0066/ ------Afghanistan needs Pak support on reconciliation: US Thu Nov 03 2011, WASHINGTON: As diplomats from regional countries converged on Istanbul to mull a viable way forward in Afghanistan, the United States recognised that Kabul need ed the support of its eastern neighbour Pakistan to propel forward the reconcili ation process. Its always been our view, and its certainly always been Afghanistans view, that an A fghan-led reconciliation process needed the support both of the United States an d of the government of Pakistan, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland no ted. She was answering a question about a report in The Washington Post that Islamaba d is being offered a principal role under a revised strategy geared towards find ing a political end to the decade-old Afghan conflict. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_18 ------EA CULPA, says turkey for raising Kashmir issue at UN 02 NOVEMBER 2011 External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on the sidelines of Istanbul conference during which Krishna conveyed the count

rys surprise and unhappiness. http://www.dailypioneer.com/world/17418-mea-culpa-says-turkey-for-raising-kashmi r-issue-at-un.html ------No external meddling in Afghan roadmap: India 02 NOVEMBER 2011 On its part, Afghanistan termed the cooperation with New Delhi as a turning point and pitched for a bigger role for India in the region for desirable reasons. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, addressing those present at the Istanbul Co nference on Afghanistan: Security and Cooperation in the Heart of Asia, including Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, said recent history has shown that an end to Afghanistans suffering requires an end to external interference in its interna l affairs. Issues regarding safe havens and sanctuaries beyond Afghanistans borders have to b e addressed...Need a roadmap that follows up our conclusions to address the chal lenges, he said. He also lamented that in the decade since 2001 when the internat ional community took up the stabilisation and development of Afghanistan, the ro le that regional countries could play in bringing stability to Afghanistan has n ot been given adequate importance. Addressing the Conference, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, Cooperation with I ndia will be a turning point in the long journey towards achieving substantive, meaningful and rewarding cooperation for all in the region, while noting that Ind o-Afghan Strategic Partnership will not only benefit his country, but also the e ntire region. Karzai said India can play a much bigger role in the region for desirable reason s and that India was driving the global economy along with China and Russia. The global conference is aimed at mapping out the future of war-torn Afghanistan af ter Western troops drawdown and was being attended by nearly 20 countries. For Full Report : http://www.dailypioneer.com/world/17404-no-external-meddling-in-afghan-roadmap-i ndia.html ------Israel for military strike against Iran, says report 02 NOVEMBER 2011 HARINDER MISHRA JERUSALEM

Actively supported by Defence Minister Ehud Barak, the Israeli Premier is said t o have recently succeeded in persuading ultra-nationalist Foreign Minister, Avig dor Lieberman, in support of the strike as they work towards mustering a Cabinet majority on the strike, Haaretz Daily reported citing a senior Israeli official as source. According to the official, there is a small advantage in the Cabinet for the oppon ents of such an attack. Lieberman had been earlier being an opponent of such a m easure. Awaiting nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agencys (IAEA) repo

rt to be released on November 8, political leaders in Israel have started arguin g over the possibility of a war with Iran. Leading Ministers publicly dropping hints today that Israel could attack the Isl amic Republic, although a member of the forum of eight senior Ministers said no such decision had been taken. Senior Ministers and diplomats said the IAEA report will have a decisive effect on the decision the Jewish state will take in this regard. The whole debate was sparked by a column written by one of Israels leading columnist, Nahum Barnea, fo r the largest circulated daily Yediot Ahronoth under the headline Atomic Pressure. http://epaper.mailtoday.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=3112011 ------Khamenei accuses U.S. of Nov 03, 2011 TEHRAN (Iran) Iran s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday he had 100 unden iable documents proving the United States has been behind terrorist acts in t he Islamic state and elsewhere in the Middle East. His comments come after Washington accused Iran of being involved in a plot to k ill Saudi Arabia s ambassador to Washington, a claim Iran has dismissed as basel ess. "We have undeniable documents which show America was behind the curtain of terro r in Iran and the region," Khamenei said during a commemoration of the 1979 stor ming of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by revolutionary students. "By presenting those 100 documents, we will disgrace America in the world," he a dded. He did not say when he would produce the documents and to whom. For Full Report : http://www.asianage.com/international/khamenei-accuses-us-terror-attacks-iran-94 1 ------Biometric system at Pak-Afghan border from month-end Thu Nov 03 2011, ISTANBUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan decided on Wednesday to launch a biometric sy stem at their border from the last week of November this year. In a meeting held here, Minister for Interior Rehman Malik and his Afghan counterpart, Bismillah Khan Muhammadi, agreed that both countries would jointly work to control illegal border crossing and the elimination of terrorism. Rehman Malik said that Pakist an desired peace and stability in Afghanistan, which was linked to progress and prosperity in the region. The minister also held a meeting with Turkish Interior Minister Idrees Naeem Shaheen and both sides decided to constitute a joint task force to check the illegal immigration of Pakistanis to Turkey. The task force would look into matters relating to deportation of illegal immigrants and inform Pakistani authorities about them, so that legal action could be taken against t hem. Both sides also agreed that Turkey would provide modern training to Pakista terror attacks in Iran

ns police and other concerned agencies so as to check human smuggling. app http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg1_3 ------Obama most powerful, Kayani on 34th: Forbes Thu Nov 03 2011, WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has regained the top spot in Forbes magazi nes list of the worlds most powerful people, edging out Russian Prime Minister Vla dimir Putin and last years winner, Chinese President Hu Jintao, who slipped down to third. Pakistans Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha were ranked 34 and 56, respectively. Obama, who topped th e list in 2009 only to be dethroned by Hu in 2010, has had a difficult year at h ome as the American economy struggles to emerge from a crippling recession, but he did enjoy a number of foreign policy successes. Sure, his jobs bill was gutted , his debt-ceiling negotiating was derided and his popularity has plummeted, end angering his reelection, but Obama regains his position as the most powerful per son on the planet this year, Forbes said. Why? Despite faddish American declinism, the US remains, indisputably, the most powerful nation in the world, with the l argest, most innovative economy and the deadliest military. Plus, Obamas only legi timate rival for the title, last years number one, Chinese President Hu Jintao, i s diminishing in influence as he gives up political office. Forbes lists Obamas 20 11 highlight as a Navy SEAL raid the president ordered inside Pakistan that kill ed the worlds most wanted man, Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. In second place is Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is poised to regain the Russian pres idency this year from his loyal underling President Dmitry Medvedev, Forbes said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was ranked fourth, followed by Microsoft chairm an and philanthropist Bill Gates, Saudi Arabias King Abdullah, Pope Benedict XVI, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Britains Prime Minister David Cameron nailed down the number 10 spot, followed by Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi, the European Central Banks Ital ian president, Mario Draghi, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France. Among thos e dropping off the top 70 list were WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned to fight sexual assault charges. Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey also fell off the rankings after her retirement, a nd the deaths of Steve Jobs and bin Laden took them off the list. The Dalai Lama dropped 12 spots this year to 51st place after announcing that he plans to give up his position atop Tibets government in exile, Forbes said. Two criminals made the list: Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera of the Sinaloa cartel was 55th and Mumbai organised crime figure Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar was 57th. The complete list is available at www.forbes.com/power. afp http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_4 ------Christian community observes All Soul Day Thu Nov 03 2011, Staff Report KARACHI: Christian community commemorated the All Souls Day for departed souls, he re on Wednesday. Christians offered special prayers at churches for deceased people and also visi ted graves of their dear ones at cemeteries in the metropolis and other parts of

the world. Special arrangements were also made at cemeteries, which were cleans ed by the City District Government Karachi. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_21 ------Pakistan wants to expand bilateral cooperation with UAE: Naek Thu Nov 03 2011, Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan greatly values its political, economic and cultural ties wit h United Arab Emirates (UAE) and these brotherly relations are deeply rooted in multiple cultural and historical commonalities and Pakistan is committed to furt her strengthen these relations, said Acting President Farooq H. Naek. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_22 ------Arabs step up pressure on Syria to end bloodshed Thu Nov 03 2011, CAIRO/BERLIN: Arab foreign ministers met anew on Wednesday to step up pressure o n Syria to end nearly eight months of deadly violence, as 16 more civilians were reportedly killed in the country. Syria and the Arab League are in agreement over the final paper concerning the si tuation in Syria and the official announcement will be made at Arab League headq uarters on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported. But Arab League Deputy Chief A hmed Ben Helli later told Al Arabiya television that a response had still not be en received. The plan was submitted on Sunday to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem during a meeting in Doha and a reply had been initially due Monday, but Syria asked fo r a delay to allow its leadership to mull the proposals. Syrias Arab League representative Yusef Ahmed told AFP in Cairo that Damascus wou ld respond to the plan on Tuesday. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_31 ------Women far behind men in economic participation Thu Nov 03 2011, NEW YORK: The world has make great progress in eliminating inequality between me n and women in health and education, but not in economic participation and polit ical empowerment, according to a survey of 135 nations released late Tuesday.

The annual survey by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum shows that four Nordi c countries Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden lead the world again in promotin g equality of the sexes, and the United States continues its ascent in the ranki ngs, rising from 19th to 17th place. But no country has closed the gap between m en and women when it comes to health and survival, educational attainment, econo mic participation and opportunity and political empowerment. For Full Report : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg7_33 ------KU seminar on Effects of Media on Pakistani Society Thu Nov 03 2011, KARACHI: University of Karachi (KU)s Dr AQ Khan Institute of Biotechnology & Gene tic Engineering will organise a seminar on Effect of Media on Pakistani Society he re on Friday (tomorrow). KUs Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Chair director Prof Muhamma d Saleem Memon, renowned journalist Mujahid Barelvi and KU Department of Psychol ogy chairman Prof Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi will deliver their speeches on the occ asion. staff report http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\03\story_3-11-2011_pg12_9 ------Syria unrest: Tanks open fire Thu Nov 03 2011, It comes a day after authorities in Damascus agreed to an Arab League plan calli ng on the government to pull the military out of cities. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Baba Amr district of H oms came under heavy fire on Thursday. Unconfirmed reports say at least three people were killed in the city. On Wednesday, the Arab League said Syria had agreed to its proposals to end the violence. The plan requires Syria to withdraw all troops from cities and an immediate cess ation to all killing. For Full Report : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15571427 ------Spot-fixing trio handed prison sentences By AFP / Express Thu Nov 03 2011, LONDON: The three suspended Pakistani cricketers found guilty of corruption were

in Homs

sentenced to prison by a crown court judge in London on Thursday. Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were jailed for 30 months and one year respectivel y. Mohammad Amir, who pleaded guilty before the trial of his two team mates, was sentenced to six months in a case that prosecutors said had revealed rampant co rruption at the heart of international cricket. . Justice Jeremy Cooke said Butt got a harsher sentence than the other two players because he was responsible for corrupting Amir. These offences, regardless of pleas, are so serious that only a sentence of impri sonment will suffice, Judge Jeremy Cooke told the four at Londons Southwark Crown Court. The players agent, Mazhar Majeed was also sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. For Full Report : http://tribune.com.pk/story/287014/spot-fixing-trip-handed-prison-sentences/?pri nt=true ------Imran doing a Hazare in Pak Thu Nov 03 2011, by Aditya Menon LAST SUNDAY, Lahore witnessed its largest political gathering in two decades as a crowd of about one lakh people a majority of them in their twenties and thirti es assembled in the heart of the city. The charged- up rallyists alternated between shouting angry slogans against a co rrupt government and swaying to the pop- patriotic numbers dished out by bands w hich had decided to perform for a larger cause. Cricketer turned politician Imran Khans show of strength at the Minar- e- Pakistan in Lahore bears an uncanny rese mblance to the agitations led by Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar and Ramlila Maidan in Delhi earlier this year. The handsome, Oxford educated one- time playboy couldnt have been more different from the earthy, celibate social activist from rural Maharashtra. Yet Imran Khan and Anna Hazare have ended up speaking the same language and capturing the imag ination of the middle and upper middle class baby boomer generation of their res pective countries. At the rally, Khan called for a revolution to overthrow the c orrupt and wrong- doers and replace them with dedicated people committed to savi ng the nation. Like Hazare, Khan peppered his tirade against corruption with an a ssertion of patriotism by stating, In 1940 at the same venue ( Minar- e- Pakista n) we passed the Pakistan Resolution; today we have gathered here to save Pakist an from thieves, plunderers and corrupt politicians. For Full Report : http://epaper.mailtoday.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=3112011 URL: http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamicWorldNews_1.aspx?ArticleID=582 3