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But the popular vote will go with New Zealand, the under-rated counter-punchers who beat Pakistan by five wickets last night. Not only are Daniel Vettori’s team classic outsiders, but they won the Spirit of Cricket award at last week’s International Cricket Council dinner.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said hjis side would have liked to have a day’s rest, but insists the thrilling win against Pakistan has fired up his men.
“I wish we had another day before the final, to be honest,” Vettori said. “It was exhausting to get through the late game, but I think once Monday turns up the adrenalin will take over and everyone will be pretty excited about playing in a final.”
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“I think you probably have achieved what you set out to achieve. But once you reach that level, you realise there is an immense desire to go all the way and I think there’s no relief in the camp,” he said.
Ponting says their side will have to be at their best against the Black Caps.
“The Kiwis have probably upset a few along the way,” said Ponting. “We know they are always a competitive team and few gave them a chance against Pakistan but they were obviously the better team.”
“It’s the first time in a few years we have not been ranked the number one team coming into a tournament like this. But we are happy with the way we have played one-day cricket over the last three to four weeks,” he said.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson Died at Age 50
LOS ANGELES: Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star and set the world dancing to the thumping rhythms of his music in the 1970s, died on Thursday, online website reported. He was 50.
The website reported that Jackson suffered a heart attack just after 12:00 pm (1900 GMT) local time and paramedics were unable to revive him.
Jackson’s manager Tohme E. Tohme was not immediately available for comment when contacted by media. Officials at UCLA Medical Center where Jackson was treated also could not be reached for comment.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Devin Gales would not confirm Jackson’s identity but said paramedics went to an address corresponding to the star’s home at 12:21 pm (1921 GMT) and the person was taken to UCLA Medical Center.
An unidentified family member earlier told TMZ — the first outlet to report that Jackson had suffered a cardiac arrest — that the star was in “really bad shape.”
Michael’s father Joe Jackson told E! Online he was aware of the emergency but did not know further details.
“I am in Las Vegas, but yes, people in Los Angeles called me and are with Michael and tell me he was taken to the hospital,” he said. “I am not sure what’s wrong. I am waiting to hear back from them.”
The reports came as Jackson prepared to make a keenly anticipated concert comeback in London, his first series of shows in more than a decade and the first since his 2005 acquittal on child molestation charges.
However those concerts — billed as the “final curtain” — had been thrown into doubt after Jackson pushed back the opening dates last month.
Organizers of the concerts had stressed the delay was not linked to Jackson’s health.
Promoters and producers AEG Live said the rescheduling was done because of the “sheer magnitude” of the show and the desire for fans attending the opening nights to get the same experience planned for all 50 shows.
In a press conference from the United States broadcast over the Internet, AEG Live president Randy Phillips was asked about Jackson’s health and said: “I would trade my body for his tomorrow. He’s in fantastic shape.”
While Jackson reigned as the “King of Pop” in the 1980s, his once-stellar career had been overshadowed by his colorful public behavior, his startling physical transformation and multiple allegations of child abuse.
Jackson lived as a virtual recluse following his 2005 acquittal on charges including child molestation and plotting to kidnap his young accuser.
Despite his acquittal, the trial was a body blow from which the pop music superstar struggled to recover.
Four years later, Jackson is still worshipped by fans for revolutionizing music, dance and music videos at the peak of his success.
The attention however paid to him in recent years has been less flattering, focusing on apparent cosmetic surgery — which he denies — his baby dangling antics and a decade of swirling child abuse allegations.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Cash for Clunkers” Program | InvestmentWatch
The Senate passed the Cash for Clunkers Program today, which gives consumers with cars that get less than 18 miles per gallon the ability to turn them in for a $3,500 or $4,500 cash voucher. The bill was nearly defeated by Republicans, but Democratic support saved the day in part due to Obama's lobbying of the program. The President still needs to sign the bill into law.
Although many people believe that the program is designed to reduce global warming emissions through the eradication of gas guzzling cars, its true purpose is to help out struggling automakers and car dealers with new car sales. A person who receives a credit as part of the program cannot buy a used car with the monies. Car sales in 2009 are predicted to be nearly half of what they were in 2008.
The bill was sponsored by Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat and one of the states most affected by the turmoil in the auto industry. After the bill was passed, Stabenow said, This is an emergency for families and small businesses - for an industry that has been the backbone of our economy for a generation."
The program will be implemented by the Transportation Department and this is expected to happen by early August. As part of their duties, the Transportation Department will create a public website for consumers and dealers to get more information, will certify "cash for clunkers" dealers and distribute the program vouchers.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sania Mirza Blue Film Scandal Movie
Sania Mirza, The Indian Star Tennis Player have a Nice vedio with her boyfriend in a rural area.Some friends of her boyfriend Took the entire scene in vedio and here is the vedio.I can gurantee that it is not fake,it is original Sania Mirza’s Scandal Movie.Movie size: 32 MB.The movie is in .flv format.Yo can play the file with Real Player or Mplayer.Search this blog with MPlayer and you will get it.
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Minx Nails - Black Entertainment, Money, Style and
Grace Lee and Alyson Helwagen headed all the way to Hale'iwa to check out Emilia Perry's Minx Nails at North Shore's Atlantis Salon.
Pro surfer Emilia Perry is an expert in making a perfect manicure last for weeks. Perry is the only manicurist on the island who does Minx Nails, a new polish alternative that heat bonds a super-thin film of color to your nails.
It comes in the standard reds, pinks and mauves, but you can get a Minx coat in all kinds of patterns, from fishnet and cheetah to hibiscus aloha print. There's a chrome silver and a true metallic gold too.
Unlike polish, Minx doesn't chip or peel, ever. And its dries instantly. Which means your salon visit won't last more than a half hour.
Emilia Perry does Minx manicures at Salon Atlantis, 66-145 Kamehameha Hwy, #5A, Hale'iwa, (808) 637-2511. Check out all the colors and patterns at www.minxnails.com.
North Shore Nails says they also offer Minx Nails.
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The first round of the United States Open at Bethpage greeted golfers with waves of heavy rain and gusts of wind Thursday morning, turning the job of hitting golf shots and holding golf umbrellas into a perilous enterprise. Play was suspended at 10:16 a.m. because of heavy rain.
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It was fitting that one of the early leaders in such tough conditions was Andrew Parr. He was one under after two holes, a score held by a few others, usually briefly, as players struggled in the wind and rain. The greens were continually squeegeed, sometimes while players were on them, to keep the water off.
When Tiger Woods and his marquee group, which also included Ángel Cabrera and Padraig Harrington, stepped to the first tee with the rain falling steadily, fans near the crowded the tee box managed to keep a sense of humor. After applause greeted Woods’s introduction like a crack of thunder, one fan yelled out, “Go, Padraig.” Another shouted, “Go, Tiger.” There was a pause, and then from across the bleachers, someone yelled, “O.K., I’ll bite.” Cabrera said earlier in the week that he would not be intimidated by playing in front of the large, boisterous crowds that follow Woods. On the first hole, he did not handle the commotion well. He drove into the left rough, but Woods drove even farther left, his ball landing in front of a merchandise tent.
Woods put his second shot in a greenside bunker, after which photographers and fans scurried for position. Photographers were trying to get back inside the ropes and fans were trying to hold their ground in a scrum that looked like the Holland Tunnel entrance at rush hour.
A policeman was trying in vain to get people to stand still while a few yards away Cabrera stood over his ball. Instead of backing off the shot, he hit the shot and struck it poorly, then looked back and glared at the crowd.
His ball landed well in front of the green, leading to a bogey. Woods saved par, and Harrington, who was on the green in two, three-putted for bogey.
When the group arrived at the second green, it was met by six volunteers with squeegees. They dried the green while the players were reading their putts, then took more swipes at the green between putts.
It was Cabrera, though, who steadied himself while Woods and Harrington struggled. Harrington fell to four-over par by the fifth hole, where Woods made double-bogey after missing the fairway with his drive, hitting into a bunker and missing a 15-foot putt for bogey. That put him at two over.
Woods birdied No. 6 with a 25-foot putt to get one of those strokes back.
Course officials had adjusted the course setup in the morning to account for the weather, moving up the tees on four holes — Nos. 7, 9, 10 and 12 — because the ball would not roll at all on the wet course.
“We have two to four people at every green using squeegees, sometimes between every putt,” Jim Hyler, vice president of the United States Golf Association and chairman of the championship committee, said before play was suspended. “The issue we’re going to have is the 18th green. If we weren’t working on it, it might be a pond right now. We’re just watching the weather to see how bad it gets. So far we’re O.K. The golf course is draining well except in a few spots, like 18 and hole No. 2. There’s no lightning on the radar.”
The forecast currently predicts steady rain all day, with up to an inch of rain total. The temperature is not expected to top 65 degrees.
“We’ve also adjusted where we considered putting certain hole locations,” Hyler said. “We had to choose spots that are less risky in terms of water buildup. We put holes away from the green locations where water might build up.”
Friday’s weather is expected to be dry but cloudy, with temperatures reaching the mid-70s.Source By:www.nytimes.com
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Obscenity Appears On Yearbook Cover
The cover was designed by an outgoing high school senior and shortly after the yearbook was distributed, students noticed a hidden message inside of that design.
"You have to turn it upside down and then it is right there," said incoming senior Katie Rownd.
The hidden message contains the "F" word.
When the school principal learned of the obscenity, he sent home a letter to parents. Attached to that letter, an apology from the student who designed the cover.
The student wrote, " I cannot begin to explain the miserable feeling I brought upon myself, when I betrayed the trust of all of you. I apologize for offending anyone and everyone. It is unfortunate that I did not recognize the big responsibility and honor given to me when asked to design the cover of the Shaker Heights yearbook. I offer my sincere apologies."
The school stopped issuing yearbooks when they learned of the hidden message and the school is now distributing "cosmetically altered" versions of the yearbook.
Students can also bring in their original yearbooks and someone will cover the obscenity for them. One senior, though, says she plans on keeping her yearbook just the way it is.
"Thirty years down the road, it's kinda funny to flip it upside down and be like, oh look what's hidden!" she said.
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"You have to turn it upside down and then it is right there," said incoming senior Katie Rownd.
The hidden message contains the "F" word.
When the school principal learned of the obscenity, he sent home a letter to parents. Attached to that letter, an apology from the student who designed the cover.
The student wrote, " I cannot begin to explain the miserable feeling I brought upon myself, when I betrayed the trust of all of you. I apologize for offending anyone and everyone. It is unfortunate that I did not recognize the big responsibility and honor given to me when asked to design the cover of the Shaker Heights yearbook. I offer my sincere apologies."
The school stopped issuing yearbooks when they learned of the hidden message and the school is now distributing "cosmetically altered" versions of the yearbook.
Students can also bring in their original yearbooks and someone will cover the obscenity for them. One senior, though, says she plans on keeping her yearbook just the way it is.
"Thirty years down the road, it's kinda funny to flip it upside down and be like, oh look what's hidden!" she said.
Source By:www.fox8.com
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US OPEN GOLF TV SCHEDULE & Coverage
As Tiger Woods tries to win his 15th major, Phil Mickelson has the support of New Yorkers, who have seemingly adopted him. The fact that Lefty has said this will probably be his last golf for some time due to his wife's breast cancer will make the crowds overwhelming pull for him. Who will win? Here's the US Open Golf Championship TV schedule.
The U.S. Open Championship will be played at the Black Course at Bethpage State in Farmingdale, N.Y. Tiger Woods, won last year’s U.S. Open in an 18-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate.
In terms of the US Open TV schedule, ESPN and NBC share coverage of the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday. On the weekend, NBC takes over full-time.
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The U.S. Open Championship will be played at the Black Course at Bethpage State in Farmingdale, N.Y. Tiger Woods, won last year’s U.S. Open in an 18-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate.
In terms of the US Open TV schedule, ESPN and NBC share coverage of the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday. On the weekend, NBC takes over full-time.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Karnataka By-Poll Counting Begins
Vote counting began on Tuesday for the bye-elections held on December 27 in eight assembly constituencies of Karnataka, amid tight security cover.
The fate of 73 aspirants, which include four Ministers; Umesh Katti (Hukkeri), Balachandra Jarakiholi (Arabhavi), K Shivanagowda Naik (Devadurga), Anand Asnotikar (Karwar) and former Minister C Chennigappa will be known by today afternoon. C Chennigappa fought against Anita, wife of the former Chief Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy,
About 72 per cent of the 13.649 lakh electorate exercised their franchise. Seven seats remained vacant due to the successful launch of the “Operation Lotus” by the BJP, engineering defections from Congress and JDS.
The bye-election in Maddur was held following the death of the JDS sitting member M S Siddaraju. JDS fielded Kalpana, widow of Siddaraju to cash in on the sympathy vote.
The outcome of the by-poll will test the “Operation Lotus” which was launched to get the majority in the 224 member Assembly. The BJP currently has 109 members, excluding the Speaker, and requires 113 members for a simple majority.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa led government is surviving on the support of six independents.
The fate of 73 aspirants, which include four Ministers; Umesh Katti (Hukkeri), Balachandra Jarakiholi (Arabhavi), K Shivanagowda Naik (Devadurga), Anand Asnotikar (Karwar) and former Minister C Chennigappa will be known by today afternoon. C Chennigappa fought against Anita, wife of the former Chief Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy,
About 72 per cent of the 13.649 lakh electorate exercised their franchise. Seven seats remained vacant due to the successful launch of the “Operation Lotus” by the BJP, engineering defections from Congress and JDS.
The bye-election in Maddur was held following the death of the JDS sitting member M S Siddaraju. JDS fielded Kalpana, widow of Siddaraju to cash in on the sympathy vote.
The outcome of the by-poll will test the “Operation Lotus” which was launched to get the majority in the 224 member Assembly. The BJP currently has 109 members, excluding the Speaker, and requires 113 members for a simple majority.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa led government is surviving on the support of six independents.
Indian Army Working To Modernize Its Medical Services
Last month terror strikes in the country’s financial capital, Mumbai have made India’s Armed Forces to modernize their medical services so as to minimize the reaction time during emergency situation.
Commenting on this, Lt Gen Yogendra Singh, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) said, “We are streamlining the disaster management system in all the major hospitals to minimise the response time from two hours to one hour.”
Speaking on the occasion of Army Medical Corps anniversary, Lt Singh said that the decision to compress the response time to ease medical services to the injured at the earliest has been taken following the Mumbai carnage.
He also pointed out that the earlier concept was a reaction time of six hours that has now been cut down to two hours and now armed forces are working out to respond it within an hour.
On the question of the current tension between India and Pakistan, he said that all the hospitals were put on alert.
He further added that as per the modernisation plan, army hospitals have been provided with the latest medical equipment such as MRI, Lasik Laser machine, oxygen generation plants.
Later on speaking with the media persons on the same occasion, Director General of Medical Services (Army) Lt Gen N K Parmar said the armed forces may consider sending short service commissioned officers for the UN assignments to encourage the young people to join the services.
“We are considering the proposal of giving them the opportunity to work under UN missions as it will encourage them to join the armed forces,” said Lt Parmar.
Commenting on this, Lt Gen Yogendra Singh, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) said, “We are streamlining the disaster management system in all the major hospitals to minimise the response time from two hours to one hour.”
Speaking on the occasion of Army Medical Corps anniversary, Lt Singh said that the decision to compress the response time to ease medical services to the injured at the earliest has been taken following the Mumbai carnage.
He also pointed out that the earlier concept was a reaction time of six hours that has now been cut down to two hours and now armed forces are working out to respond it within an hour.
On the question of the current tension between India and Pakistan, he said that all the hospitals were put on alert.
He further added that as per the modernisation plan, army hospitals have been provided with the latest medical equipment such as MRI, Lasik Laser machine, oxygen generation plants.
Later on speaking with the media persons on the same occasion, Director General of Medical Services (Army) Lt Gen N K Parmar said the armed forces may consider sending short service commissioned officers for the UN assignments to encourage the young people to join the services.
“We are considering the proposal of giving them the opportunity to work under UN missions as it will encourage them to join the armed forces,” said Lt Parmar.
President Zardari For Peaceful Solution of Palestine issue
ISLAMBAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has vehemently condemned the Israeli assaults on Gaza urged the international community to find a peaceful solution of Palestine issue.
In a statement on Tuesday, the president said Israeli strikes were the violation of United Nation’s charter.
In a statement on Tuesday, the president said Israeli strikes were the violation of United Nation’s charter.
COAS General Ashfaq Kiyani Calls on President Zardari PM Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has held important meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday.
General Kayani called on President Asif Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed with him professional matters.
Later, the army chief called on premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM secretariat.
He discussed with the prime minister prevailing situation in the region following Mumbai terror attacks and other important issues. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi also attended the meeting.
General Kayani called on President Asif Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed with him professional matters.
Later, the army chief called on premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM secretariat.
He discussed with the prime minister prevailing situation in the region following Mumbai terror attacks and other important issues. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi also attended the meeting.
5 Killed in Karachi City Court Blast
KARACHI: A bomb blast rocked the premises of the city court in Karachi on Wednesday, wounding five persons.
The blast was caused by explosive material, SSP Saddar Amir Shaikh said.
The wounded persons were transferred to the civil hospital. The bomb disposal experts reached to the spot to investigate into the incident.
Police and Rangers personnel have cordoned off the area after the incident.
The blast was caused by explosive material, SSP Saddar Amir Shaikh said.
The wounded persons were transferred to the civil hospital. The bomb disposal experts reached to the spot to investigate into the incident.
Police and Rangers personnel have cordoned off the area after the incident.
Twin Blasts in Northern Iraq 2 Killed
Two civilians were killed and nine wounded Wednesday in a double roadside bombing in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul where US and Iraqi forces have been struggling to root out insurgents, police said.
The first attack took place mid-morning as an Iraqi police patrol cruised past, injuring several people, local policeman Ahmed Abdul Karim told a foreign news agency. As people rushed to help the wounded a second bomb detonated, killing two people, he added. No police were injured in the attacks.
The US military considers the city, Iraq’s second largest, to be the last urban stronghold of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is believed to be behind scores of devastating bombings since the 2003 US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.
The first attack took place mid-morning as an Iraqi police patrol cruised past, injuring several people, local policeman Ahmed Abdul Karim told a foreign news agency. As people rushed to help the wounded a second bomb detonated, killing two people, he added. No police were injured in the attacks.
The US military considers the city, Iraq’s second largest, to be the last urban stronghold of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is believed to be behind scores of devastating bombings since the 2003 US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
India demands Pak to act against terrorists; not ask for evidence
NEW DELHI: Indian external affairs minister, Pranab Mukherjee Friday pressed Pakistan to launch action against terrorists instead of asking for evidence. Talking to media, he said: “We have informed Pakistan’s friends that those responsible for Mumbai carnage came from Pakistan”. This issue demands continued focus and attention on priority basis, he added.He termed his talks with his Saudi counterpart as fruitful.The Saudi foreign minister agreed with the Indian view that Mumbai attacks must be seen in the context of global wave of terrorism and dealt with under international war against terror.
Mirwaiz urges Pak, India to focus on Kashmir instead of war
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Mirwaiz Muhammad Omar Farooq has urged upon Pakistan and India to focus on Kashmir, which was the real issue, instead of war.Following the lifting of ban on his movement and freedom from detention, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq said that the war would be disastrous for both the countries. The conflicts should be resolved through dialogues. He said, “If both the countries go on war, then it would be catastrophic for both of them and urged them on focusing the real issue, which is Kashmir.”
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Washington, Dec. 27 : Pakistan's decision of mobilising it''s troops to its eastern border with India is being touted as a trick to get the `US benefi
Washington: Pakistan's decision of mobilising it''s troops to its eastern border with India is being touted as a trick to get the `US benefit' and have the current pressure on Islamabad eased.
One theory doing the rounds in Washington is that if India falls prey to Islamabad's trick, it would overshadow the Mumbai terror attack and because the world would be anxious at the prospect of two nuclear powers going to war, the Daily Times reported.
Currently, the US has expressed its surprise over Pakistan's troop mobilisation on its eastern border, as it has seen little hint of aggression from the Indian army.
Even during the last week, the US had assured Pakistan that India was not likely to launch a war. The US has also urged Islamabad to dismantle the cross-border terrorism mechanism.
Pakistan is yet to decide a strategy besides constantly asking for the `evidence' in the Mumbai attacks.
Earlier, Pakistan's Ambassador Husain Haqqani to the US had said, "Pakistan does not seek war, but we need to be vigilant against threats of war emanating from the other side of our eastern border."
He also stated that both the countries should refrain from the blame game and unite against terrorism, which is a common menace for the both the nations.
Hussain Haqqani said that the democratic countries do not fight and he hoped that joint efforts would be made in the war against terrorism.
One theory doing the rounds in Washington is that if India falls prey to Islamabad's trick, it would overshadow the Mumbai terror attack and because the world would be anxious at the prospect of two nuclear powers going to war, the Daily Times reported.
Currently, the US has expressed its surprise over Pakistan's troop mobilisation on its eastern border, as it has seen little hint of aggression from the Indian army.
Even during the last week, the US had assured Pakistan that India was not likely to launch a war. The US has also urged Islamabad to dismantle the cross-border terrorism mechanism.
Pakistan is yet to decide a strategy besides constantly asking for the `evidence' in the Mumbai attacks.
Earlier, Pakistan's Ambassador Husain Haqqani to the US had said, "Pakistan does not seek war, but we need to be vigilant against threats of war emanating from the other side of our eastern border."
He also stated that both the countries should refrain from the blame game and unite against terrorism, which is a common menace for the both the nations.
Hussain Haqqani said that the democratic countries do not fight and he hoped that joint efforts would be made in the war against terrorism.
Has Pak's Swat fallen to Taliban?
Islamabad: Has Swat, the principal city of the restive South Waziristan region in Pakistan's northwest, fallen to the Taliban? It would seem so from an editorial in leading English daily on Saturday. "There has been no official announcement, no victory parades or televised addresses by the victorious party, no cheering crowds welcoming the liberators - but Swat, to all intents and purposes, has fallen to the Taliban," The News said in an editorial headlined "The fall of Swat". "It is the announcement that all girls education in the valley will cease from January 15 that is the tipping point," the editorial added. All schools that teach girls have been ordered by the Taliban to close by that date or face the inevitable consequences - being blown up being the most usual of these. They have already blown up well over a hundred girls schools, principally those operated by the government, but have moved in recent weeks to blowing up private institutions as well. "Female education has virtually ceased anyway, and the Taliban announcement merely puts the seal on what is a manifest reality - the government has lost the battle for Swat and the Taliban have won," the editorial said. "They operate at will, go where they like, issue orders and proclamations that a terrified public are unable to ignore and broadcast their message of obscurantism on the radio for all to hear - and obey," it added. Noting that the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government had called for assistance, the editorial said: "But little seems to be forthcoming. "Refugees stream out of the valley, the operators of private schools try to fight a rearguard action, the tourist trade is dead and buried long ago and the beautiful valley of Swat now enters a time of darkness." President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a junior partner in the NWFP ruling coalition that is led by the Awami National Party of Chief Minister Asfandar Wali Khan, grandson of the legendary Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan - better known as the Frontier Gandhi.
Pakistan tones down war hysteria under international pressure
Islamabad : Amid rising international pressure, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his country does not want a military confrontation with India.
''We don''t want to have aggression with our neighbours. We want to have friendly relations with our neighbours. I assure you once again that we will not act. We will only react," the Dawn quoted Gilani, as saying.
He was speaking at a special prayer ceremony to mark the first death anniversary of the former premier Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto was assasinated in a suicide attack while she was leaving an election campaign rally on 27 December 2007.
However, Gilani warned India of severe consequences in case Pakistan was provoked.
''We will not be the people who will be the first to take any sort of misadventurism but at the same time we are capable of defending our own dear country," he said.
Fears of war between the two arch-rivals gained momentum after reports of mass movement of Pak troops along the border came in on December 26. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called in all the three military chiefs the same day to discuss strategy in case a war was declared.
''We don''t want to have aggression with our neighbours. We want to have friendly relations with our neighbours. I assure you once again that we will not act. We will only react," the Dawn quoted Gilani, as saying.
He was speaking at a special prayer ceremony to mark the first death anniversary of the former premier Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto was assasinated in a suicide attack while she was leaving an election campaign rally on 27 December 2007.
However, Gilani warned India of severe consequences in case Pakistan was provoked.
''We will not be the people who will be the first to take any sort of misadventurism but at the same time we are capable of defending our own dear country," he said.
Fears of war between the two arch-rivals gained momentum after reports of mass movement of Pak troops along the border came in on December 26. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called in all the three military chiefs the same day to discuss strategy in case a war was declared.
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