4 جنوری، 2014
Al-Qaida Raises Flag, Claims Control Over Iraqi City of Fallujah
Black-clad al-Qaida militants in Iraq appeared to seize control of the
embattled western city of Fallujah on Friday, raising their flag over
government buildings and declaring an independent Islamic state.
Witnesses said the Sunni militants, members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, cut power lines in the city late in the day and ordered residents not to use backup generators.
But the chief of Fallujah police, Mohamed al-Isawi, disputed the ISIS claims of control, telling The New York Times newspaper that he was repositioning his forces north of the city for a decisive battle. He said his personnel had been strengthened by an alliance of tribal leaders, and that part of a main street had been recaptured by late in the day.
A local journalist who asked for anonymity out of fear of retribution told The Washington Post that police and other government-aligned forces had abandoned the city and that al-Qaida had burned all Iraqi national flags.
Fighting across the vast open spaces of western Iraq has become a severe test of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to hold the country together and prevent full-scale civil war.
Meanwhile, in the al-Anbar provincial capital, Ramadi, a tribal leader who fought alongside U.S. troops in 2007 told The Washington Post his fighters had joined police in ejecting al-Qaida loyalists. He said the regional ISIS leader, Abdul Rahman al-Baghdadi, was among those killed in the fighting.
The explosion of violence in western Iraq is pitting al-Qaida-linked Sunni extremists, who now control large swaths of the region west of Baghdad, against forces of the Shi'ite-dominated central government. Government forces in the west are backed by local tribesmen who have chosen to align themselves with Baghdad rather than with ISIS fighters.
Al-Anbar province was the center of the Sunni insurgency during the eight-year presence of U.S. military forces, which withdrew from the country in December 2011. More than 1,300 U.S. military personnel were killed in the region.
Witnesses said the Sunni militants, members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, cut power lines in the city late in the day and ordered residents not to use backup generators.
But the chief of Fallujah police, Mohamed al-Isawi, disputed the ISIS claims of control, telling The New York Times newspaper that he was repositioning his forces north of the city for a decisive battle. He said his personnel had been strengthened by an alliance of tribal leaders, and that part of a main street had been recaptured by late in the day.
A local journalist who asked for anonymity out of fear of retribution told The Washington Post that police and other government-aligned forces had abandoned the city and that al-Qaida had burned all Iraqi national flags.
Fighting across the vast open spaces of western Iraq has become a severe test of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to hold the country together and prevent full-scale civil war.
Meanwhile, in the al-Anbar provincial capital, Ramadi, a tribal leader who fought alongside U.S. troops in 2007 told The Washington Post his fighters had joined police in ejecting al-Qaida loyalists. He said the regional ISIS leader, Abdul Rahman al-Baghdadi, was among those killed in the fighting.
The explosion of violence in western Iraq is pitting al-Qaida-linked Sunni extremists, who now control large swaths of the region west of Baghdad, against forces of the Shi'ite-dominated central government. Government forces in the west are backed by local tribesmen who have chosen to align themselves with Baghdad rather than with ISIS fighters.
Al-Anbar province was the center of the Sunni insurgency during the eight-year presence of U.S. military forces, which withdrew from the country in December 2011. More than 1,300 U.S. military personnel were killed in the region.
3 جنوری، 2014
اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ کی سابق چیف جسٹس کو سیکیورٹی فراہم کرنے کیلئے 9 جنوری تک مہلت
اسلام آباد: ہائی كورٹ نے سابق
چیف جسٹس افتخار محمد چوہدری كو سیكیورٹی کے لئے بلٹ پروف گاڑی فراہم كرنے
كے لئے وزارت داخلہ اور كابینہ ڈویژن كو 9 جنوری تک کی مہلت دے دی۔
اسلام آباد ہائی كورٹ میں سابق چیف جسٹس افتخار محمد چوہدری كو سیكیورٹی
دینے سے متعلق درخواست كی سماعت جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی پر مشتمل سنگل رکنی
بینچ نے کی، دوران سماعت جسٹس شوکت عزیز نے آئی جی اسلام آباد سکندر حیات
سے كہا كہ كیا آپ لوگ کیا سابق چیف جسٹس سے كوئی بدلہ لے رہے ہیں، اگر
افتخار محمد چوہدری كو بلٹ پروف گاڑی نہ ملی تو تمام وی وی آئی پیز سے بلٹ
پروف گاڑیاں واپس لے لی جائیں گی جس پر سکندر حیات نے كہا كہ ہمارے پاس بلٹ
پروف گاڑیاں نہیں ہیں اور صرف وزیر اعظم كی ہدایت پر ہی بلٹ پروف گاڑی دی
جاسكتی ہے جس پر فاضل جج نے كہا كہ كیا اب سابق چیف جسٹس خود وزیر اعظم سے
گاڑی كا پوچھنے جائیں گے۔
جسٹس شوکت عزیز صدیقی نے ریمارکس دیتے ہوئے کہا کہ سابق چیف جسٹس کو بلٹ
پروف گاڑی دینے سے متعلق اب كوئی بہانہ نہیں چلے گا، وزارت داخلہ اور
كابینہ ڈویژن 9 جنوری تک افتخار محمد چوہدری كو بلٹ پروف گاڑی سمیت مكمل
سیكیورٹی فراہم كرے۔
دریں اثنا عدالت عالیہ نے سابق چیف جسٹس كو سیكیورٹی كی فراہمی كے خلاف
درخواست دائر كرنے والے وكیل ریاض احمد كو ایک لاكھ روپے جرمانے كا بھی
حكم دیا۔
چچا کو ساتھیوں سمیت ’کچا‘ کتوں کو کھلا دیا
پینگ ینگ (مانیٹرنگ ڈیسک) شمالی کوریا کے سپریم لیڈر کم جنگ نے اقتدار پر
گرفت مضبوط کرنے کیلئے اپنے چچا اور ان کے ساتھیوں کو بھوکے کتوں کے آگے
ڈال دیا۔ اخبار سٹریٹس ٹائمز کے مطابق کم جنگ نے اپنے چچا کو حکومتی چپقلش
کی وجہ سے ہلاک کیا۔ ذرائع کے مطابق 120 خطرناک کتوں کو 3 دن تک بھوکا رکھا
گیا اور اس کے بعد کم جنگ کے چچا جانگ اور ان کے دوستوں کو کتوں کے آگے
ڈال دیا گیا۔ ذرائع کے مطابق کتوں نے ان کو مکمل چیر پھاڑ کر کے کھا لیا۔
Kerry Holds Talks With Palestinian Leader
JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry is continuing talks with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders
in hopes they can soon agree on a framework peace deal.
Kerry met Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Several hundred protesters marched through the streets there ahead of the U.S. diplomat's visit to denounce the peace talks as a delay tactic.
He first held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman seeking to broaden support for the peace talks among right-wing members of the Israeli government.
Liberman said in a statement that any agreement between Israel and the Palestinians must be based on the strong foundations of security for Israel and a stable economy for the Palestinians. He stressed the importance of continued dialogue between the two parties.
Liberman previously has been critical of the U.S. diplomatic efforts but recently has moderated his comments.
Kerry began his trip on Thursday by saying he hoped to narrow differences over a framework to provide guidelines for permanent status negotiations.
"It would address all of the core issues. It would create the fixed defined parameters by which the parties would then know where they are going and what the end result can be," he said.
"It would address all of the core issues that we have been addressing since day one, including borders, security, refugees, Jerusalem, mutual recognition and the end of conflict and of all claims," Kerry added.
Israeli doubts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Thursday by saying there are growing doubts that the Palestinian leadership sincerely wants peace. He accused it of inciting violence among its people.
Palestinian leaders have accused the Israeli government of sabotaging the peace talks by continuing to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. They criticize the Israeli government for failing to thwart attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians.
Some Palestinians have protested Kerry's visit saying the U.S. government favors Israel in the peace talks.
An analyst with Tel Aviv's Institute for National Security Studies, Ephraim Kan, said there is a lack of trust on both sides.
"I'm not very optimistic about making any real progress in the negotiations with the Palestinians because both parties are not enthusiastic about it," he said. "Both parties are pessimistic about these negotiations. The Americans are putting pressure on both parties but it's not enough."
More meetings are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. And Kerry's office has announced that he plans to return in a few weeks to continue the discussions.
Kerry met Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Several hundred protesters marched through the streets there ahead of the U.S. diplomat's visit to denounce the peace talks as a delay tactic.
He first held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman seeking to broaden support for the peace talks among right-wing members of the Israeli government.
Liberman said in a statement that any agreement between Israel and the Palestinians must be based on the strong foundations of security for Israel and a stable economy for the Palestinians. He stressed the importance of continued dialogue between the two parties.
Liberman previously has been critical of the U.S. diplomatic efforts but recently has moderated his comments.
Kerry began his trip on Thursday by saying he hoped to narrow differences over a framework to provide guidelines for permanent status negotiations.
"It would address all of the core issues. It would create the fixed defined parameters by which the parties would then know where they are going and what the end result can be," he said.
"It would address all of the core issues that we have been addressing since day one, including borders, security, refugees, Jerusalem, mutual recognition and the end of conflict and of all claims," Kerry added.
Israeli doubts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Thursday by saying there are growing doubts that the Palestinian leadership sincerely wants peace. He accused it of inciting violence among its people.
Palestinian leaders have accused the Israeli government of sabotaging the peace talks by continuing to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. They criticize the Israeli government for failing to thwart attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians.
Some Palestinians have protested Kerry's visit saying the U.S. government favors Israel in the peace talks.
An analyst with Tel Aviv's Institute for National Security Studies, Ephraim Kan, said there is a lack of trust on both sides.
"I'm not very optimistic about making any real progress in the negotiations with the Palestinians because both parties are not enthusiastic about it," he said. "Both parties are pessimistic about these negotiations. The Americans are putting pressure on both parties but it's not enough."
More meetings are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. And Kerry's office has announced that he plans to return in a few weeks to continue the discussions.
بنگلا دیش میں سیاسی ابتری؛ سری لنکا کی ایشیا کپ اور ٹی ٹوئنٹی ورلڈ کپ میزبانی کی پیشکش
کولمبو: بنگلہ دیش میں خراب سیاسی صورتحال کے پیش نظر سری لنکن کرکٹ بورڈ نے ایشیا کپ اور ٹی ٹوئنٹی ورلڈ کپ کی میزبانی کے لئے پیشکش کردی.
غیر ملکی خبر رساں ادارے کے مطابق بنگلا دیش کو 24 فروی
سے شروع ہونے والے ایشیا کپ کی میزبانی کرنا تھی تاہم 5 جنوری کو عام
انتخابات سے قبل ملک بھر میں پرتشدد مظاہروں اور ہڑتالوں میں تیزی آچکی
ہے، دوسری جانب سری لنکن کرکٹ بورڈ کے سیکریٹری نیشنتھا رانا ڈنگا نے پیشکش
کی ہے کہ اگر ایشین کرکٹ کونسل کو عالمی ٹی ٹوئنٹی کپ اور ایشیا کپ کسی
اور مقام پر منتقل کرنا ہے تو سری لنکا میزبانی کے لئے تیار ہے۔ انہوں نے
کہاکہ سری لنکا دونوں ایونٹ کی میزبانی کی مکمل صلاحیت رکھتا ہے، اگر ہمیں
کم وقت پر بھی میزبانی کے لئے کہا گیا تو اسے خوشی سے قبول کیا جائے گا۔
واضح رہے کہ بنگلا دیش کرکٹ بورڈ نے ٹی ٹوئنٹی ورلڈ کپ کے انعقاد کے لئے
دارالحکومت ڈھاکا، چٹاگانگ اور سلہٹ کا انتخاب کیا تھا تاہم تینوں شہروں
میں گزشتہ ایک ماہ سے پرتشدد کارروائیاں جاری ہیں۔
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