Khalid Khawaja, a former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer.—AFP/File Pakistan Ex-ISI official Khalid Khwaja found dead in Fata PESHAWAR: The body of Khalid Khawaja, a former Inter-Services Intelligence officer, was brought to Bannu’s DHQ hospital for post-mortem by unknown people. According to the officials of DHQ Bannu, no government official was present during the post-mortem of the body. The body of Khawaja has been handed over to the men and is now on its way to Islamabad for his funeral. Meanwhile, the funeral prayers of Khwaja will be offered by Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz on Sunday morning at Lal … Continue reading Khawaja’s body sent to Islamabad for funeral

Chasing the UK vote in Pakistan’s ‘Little Britain’ By Aleem Maqbool BBC News, Mirpur, Pakistan Mirpur, in Kashmir, is known to many as Little Britain British accents can be heard throughout the Azad Mega Mart, one of the main shopping centres in the town of Mirpur in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. “Most of the customers come from England,” says Imran Javed, the mall’s manager. “They especially need food items which they use there, but can’t usually get here – like baked beans, Ribena, Red Bull,” he says. “They buy them here, and pay in pounds sterling.” Some in Pakistan call Mirpur “Little … Continue reading UK vote in Pakistan’s ‘Little Britain’

Election 2010: Woman in Brown ‘bigot’ row not to vote Gordon Brown said he “profoundly regretted” his remarks The woman at the centre of a media storm after being called “bigoted” by Gordon Brown has said she will not be voting for Labour or any party. bbc.co.uk Gillian Duffy told the Mail on Sunday she felt sorry for Mr Brown after he made the unguarded remark, minutes after she confronted him in public. Mr Brown later visited Mrs Duffy’s home in Rochdale to express his regret. Mrs Duffy said she accepted his apology but declined his invitation to shake hands … Continue reading Woman in ‘Crash Gordon’ Brown ‘bigot’ row not to vote

Political Soldiers and the New Man – part one April 26th, 2010 by Dave Rich This is the first in a three-part series of blogs Edmund Standing wrote a while ago about a BNP member, Edith Crowther, who had posted a blog comment claiming that: I realised long ago that the BNP is the British equivalent of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, whom I admire and respect and who have great courage. That is why I joined. There was some bemusement at the idea that a BNP activist could make this claim. However, these ideas are not new on the British far … Continue reading Nick Griffin – A White Nationalist or A White Race Traitor?

VIEW: The future of South Asia —Mohammad Jamil So far, SAARC has been little more than a talk-shop since its inception in 1985, where speeches are delivered and leaders express their determination to convert the region into a South Asian Union Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held their first meeting in nine months on Thursday on the sidelines of the SAARC summit, with a view to ending the diplomatic stalemate lingering since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. According to a local TV report, both sides have decided, in principle, to resume the Composite Dialogue. According … Continue reading An ‘Asian Union’ to join the ‘European Union’ within next 50 years?

For Blair Peach, a little justice I always knew the police killed my partner Blair Peach. Now all can see the scale of the lies they told Celia Stubbs The Guardian In 1979 the family and friends of Blair Peach called for the Cass report into his death to be made public and for a public inquiry to be held into the events of Southall on the day that he was killed. This week, after 31 years of campaigning, we received the Cass report, albeit with all the police officers’ names redacted, or, as I would rather say, censored. We … Continue reading Do British Police Lie, Frame and Kill people?

dawn.com British opposition Conservative party leader, David Cameron (L), opposition Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg (C), and Prime Minister, and leader of the ruling Labour Party, Gordon Brown (R), participate in the final of three live televised debates, at the University of Birmingham, in Birmingham, central England on April 29, 2010. — AFP LONDON: Whoever wins Thursday’s general election, one success of the campaign is already clear: the first ever TV debates between party leaders, which have galvanised voters and thrown the race wide open. While some had predicted that social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook would take centre … Continue reading TV debates transform Britain’s election landscape

Former ISI official Khalid Khwaja found dead in NW dawn.com Former ISI official Khalid Khwaja. — File photo Front Page ‘Pakistan has moved 100,000 troops from eastern border’ ‘Pakistan has moved 100,000 troops from eastern border’ DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A former Pakistani intelligence officer abducted by an alleged militant group last month was found shot dead Friday in a northwest tribal region, officials said. Khalid Khawaja went missing in late March along with another ex-intelligence official known as Col. Imam and a filmmaker. There was no word on the fate of the two others. Khawaja’s body was found on the … Continue reading Khalid Khwaja found dead

By David Derbyshire With its aggressive behaviour and appetite for young chicks, the magpie doesn’t have a particularly good image when it comes to compassion. But according to some experts, the predator may have a tender side, feeling grief and routinely holding ‘funerals’ for fallen friends. Dr Marc Bekoff claims the rituals  –  which involve birds laying ‘wreaths’ of grass alongside roadside corpses  –  are proof animals feel complex emotions. Four for sorrow: Magpies are said to hold funerals for fallen friends and even bring along wreaths The claims are likely to reignite the debate about whether emotions are a … Continue reading Magpies grieve for their dead (and even turn up for funerals)