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Friday, December 2, 2011

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Parliamentary committee on security meets today

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>The top civil and military leadership will give briefing to the Parliamentary Committee of National Security on NATO attack at the weekend which had killed 24 soldiers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sources said Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is likely to attend the meeting. Date for convening joint session of parliament will also be set in the meeting.<br />&nbsp;</p>


US Senate backs tough new Iran sanctions

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved harsh new economic sanctions on Iran, dismissing warnings that they risked fracturing global unity on isolating Tehran over its alleged nuclear weapons programme.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lawmakers voted 100-0 to include the measure, which aims to cut off Iran&nbsp;s central bank from the global financial system, in a must-pass annual military spending bill expected to pass by late in the day.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The measure, crafted by Democratic Senator Robert Menendez and Republican Senator Mark Kirk, calls for freezing US-based assets of financial institutions that do business with the central bank, including foreign central banks that do so for the purposes for buying or selling petroleum or related products.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;This is the maximum opportunity to have a peaceful diplomacy tool to stop Iran&nbsp;s march to nuclear weapons,&quot; said Menendez.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;This is the right amendment, at the right time, sending the right message in the face of a very irresponsible regime,&quot; Kirk said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The vote came after an 11th-hour push from US President Barack Obama&nbsp;s administration to convince impatient lawmakers to defeat the measure.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>US officials have warned that depriving global markets of Iranian exports could send oil prices sharply higher, handing Tehran a windfall at a time when it has struggled to cope with painful international economic sanctions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To address that concern, Kirk and Menendez&nbsp;s measure says the sanctions would only apply if Obama determines that there is sufficient oil from other producers to avoid disrupting global markets, and enables him to delay them if he determines that to be vital to US national security interests.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Senate passage of the underlying military spending bill would trigger negotiations with the House of Representatives to blend the chambers&nbsp; rival versions of the bill into a compromise to be sent to Obama.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Mansoor Ijaz welcomes SC action

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a statement issued from Switzerland, Mansoor Ijaz said that hearing the memo scandal in the Supreme Court proved that democracy is alive in Pakistan.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mansoor Ijaz said that he will present all the evidences before the investigation committee appointed by the Supreme Court.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Opposition requisitions Senate session

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Senate Chairman Farooq H Naik will chair the session. The opposition will raise questions about NATO attacks and Memo scandal during the session.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>National security will also come under discussion in the session.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Boycott of Bonn Conference will send negative message: Kerry

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>US Senator John Kerry said on Thursday that Pakistan will send a negative message by not attending the Bonn Conference.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Pakistan will send a message that they are not serious about stability in the region by not attending the conference,&rdquo; Kerry said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Speaking on the NATO attack in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed, Kerry said the situation was very serious and Pak-US relations were facing a large challenge.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Investigating NATO raid, no immediate apology: White House

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>The US today said it was in early stages of investigation into the cross-border NATO air raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and was not apologising to Islamabad, as of now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The incident has thrown the already fragile US-Pak ties further in the doldrums and has prompted Pakistan to shut down the NATO supply routes in protest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;We need to find the results of this investigation. We have offered our condolences... I am not going to prejudge about that action we might take in the future,&quot; White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney said when specifically asked if the White House has decided that US President Barack Obama would not apologise for the incident, as was reported by The New York Times.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Carney termed it as utter nonsense when asked if this decision of the Obama Administration was based on political considerations.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He said the White House, he himself and other members of the government have already expressed their condolences on the death of Pakistani soldiers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The NYT&nbsp;s in its lead story said today that the White House has decided &quot;that President Obama will not offer formal condolences &mdash; at least for now &mdash; to Pakistan for the deaths of two dozen soldiers in NATO airstrikes last week, overruling State Department officials who argued for such a show of remorse to help salvage America&nbsp;s relationship with Pakistan.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There was a suggestion from the US Embassy in Pakistan about taping a message of condolences, Carney said.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Al Qaeda kidnapped Warren Weinstein in Pakistan: Zawahri

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Al Qaeda says it has 70-year-old US aid expert Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped by armed men in Lahore in August and issued a series of demands for his release.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a video message posted on militant websites, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri said Warren Weinstein would be released if the United States stopped airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. He also demanded the release of all Al Qaeda and Taliban suspects around the world.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to Al Qaeda and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who is neck-deep in American aid to Pakistan since the 1970s,&quot; al-Zawahri said, according to a translation provided by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant messages.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Weinstein was abducted by armed men from his house in the eastern city of Lahore on Aug. 13. Police and US officials have not publicly said who they believed was holding him, but Islamist militant groups were the main suspects.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Weinstein, who has a home in Rockville, Maryland, worked in Pakistan for several years and spoke Urdu.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He was the country director in Pakistan for J.E. Austin Associates, a US-based firm that advises a range of Pakistani business and government sectors. The company has said Weinstein is in poor health and provided a detailed list of medications, many of them for heart problems, that it implored the kidnappers to give him.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Nadal to play Monaco to open Davis Cup final

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Argentina decided to hold back David Nalbandian, opting instead to send Juan Monaco up against Rafael Nadal in the opening singles match of the Davis Cup final.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nadal will take on Monaco on Friday in the opening match of the best-of-five series on clay at the Olympic Stadium, with Nalbandian picked to play in Saturday&nbsp;s doubles. The 2002 Wimbledon finalist could then play in Sunday&nbsp;s reverse singles if Argentina is still alive.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nadal has won 18-straight singles matches in the competition since losing in his debut in 2004.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;It&nbsp;s one of the greatest (challenges) in (tennis) history,&quot; Monaco said Thursday at the Lope de Vega theater, the site of the draw for the final. &quot;It&nbsp;s a tough match not only to play the first game for Argentina but also against my good friend Rafa. It&nbsp;s a new challenge, but it definitely motivates me to be playing in my first Davis Cup final.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Monaco is only 5-7 in Davis Cup play, while Nalbandian is 22-5 in singles and 10-1 on clay. Overall, Nalbandian is 33-10 overall in the competition.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After Nadal&nbsp;s opening match, fifth-ranked David Ferrer will play Juan Martin del Potro. In doubles, Nalbandian will partner with Eduardo Schwank against Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nadal and Ferrer are a combined 25-0 on clay for four-time champion Spain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;No match is won beforehand. Somebody has to play first and I&nbsp;m going to be the first to try and win that first point for Spain,&quot; said Nadal, a six-time French Open champion who is scheduled to play Del Potro in Sunday&nbsp;s reverse singles. &quot;Even if I&nbsp;m tired I tried my best to arrive in the best conditions. Every point will be a difficult one.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If Argentina can get at least one point on Friday or Saturday, it is possible that Nalbandian would replace Monaco for Sunday&nbsp;s reverse singles match against Ferrer.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Tennis: Becker 'too young' for German leadership job

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Boris Becker said Thursday he considers himself &quot;too young&quot; to tout himself as a candidate for the post of president of the German Tennis Federation (DTB).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I am still too young for the presidency. I think you first have to reach the big six (60),&quot; laughed Becker, 44, in an interview with Sky television, a new rolling sports news channel.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Karl-Georg Altenburg, the new man at the DTB, has recently called on three-time Wimbledon champion Becker for advice.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Ronaldo joins Brazil's WCup organizing committee

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Former Brazil striker Ronaldo said Thursday he had accepted an invitation to be part of the committee, which will also include Brazilian football federation President Ricardo Teixeira one other member that has yet to be appointed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 34-year-old Ronaldo, who retired in February, said he will be the &quot;voice&quot; of the committee and will not receive a salary.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I have accepted this big challenge, which for me is a big honor,&quot; Ronaldo said. &quot;This World Cup does not belong to FIFA, nor to the (Brazilian federation), the committee or the government. It belongs to the people who should be made to feel proud of hosting the World Cup.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I will do my best to create the best World Cup ever.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The three-time FIFA World Player of the Year said he initially hesitated to be part of the committee because it was a high-risk position, but that he later reconsidered because he wanted &quot;to help the people feel proud.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I decided to face the challenge and I knew that I could become the target of criticism and mistrust and run the risk of throwing a history of success and credibility out the window,&quot; he said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After he retired, Ronaldo founded &quot;9ine,&quot; a sports marketing firm whose clients include Santos striker Neymar, and mixed martial arts star Anderson Silva. Ronaldo said his work with his company will not interfere with his job on the committee.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;There is no conflict of interests, nor will there be any influence peddling,&quot; he said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ronaldo&nbsp;s last official match with Brazil was in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where Brazil lost to France in the quarterfinals. He was a member of the squad that won the 1994 World Cup in the United States and played in the 1998 tournament in which Brazil was runner-up to France.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Madrid, Barca face awkward foes before clasico

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>While Real Madrid and Barcelona are already eyeing their upcoming matchup, the Spanish giants first have to get past a pair of awkward opponents this weekend.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>League leader Madrid is waiting on the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo as it prepares to put its 13-game winning run on the line at Sporting Gijon on Saturday, when Barcelona welcomes early season revelation Levante to the Camp Nou.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ronaldo missed training this week with an injury to his left ankle, but has not been ruled out of the trip to El Molinon. Madrid is hopeful midfielder Kaka will return for the first time in nearly one month from a calf injury.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Madrid has won nine straight domestic matches to open up a three-point advantage over its fiercest rival, which has played one more game. The pair meet for the seventh time this year on Dec. 10 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I have a lot of respect for Sporting. The three points in Gijon are worth as much as the three against Barcelona,&quot; said Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, who is suspended on Saturday. &quot;It&nbsp;s going to be a difficult game.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Madrid squeaked out a 1-0 victory in Gijon last season, and Manolo Preciado&nbsp;s team ended counterpart Jose Mourinho&nbsp;s nine-year home unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory at the Bernabeu in April that also ended Madrid&nbsp;s title hopes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;It&nbsp;s going to be difficult but we like challenges,&quot; Sporting forward Miguel de las Cuevas told La Voz de Asturias newspaper. &quot;Real Madrid will have to suffer if it wants to take points from Gijon.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As well as Alonso, Madrid is without defender Ricardo Carvalho with a right knee injury, while fullback Alvaro Arbeloa remains a doubt against 18th-placed Sporting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Barcelona bounced back from its first loss of the season at Getafe with a 4-0 victory against Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The defending champions will be without defender Gerard Pique while Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas both returned from injury to play against Rayo. Brazil fullback Adriano injured his leg in training on Wednesday and will be sidelined for at least one week.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;It&nbsp;s always important to bounce back with a victory,&quot; Barcelona striker David Villa said. &quot;Regardless of who we play, we always face the game in the same manner. We&nbsp;ll head to the Bernabeu in different circumstances than past seasons, but with the same idea.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Barcelona has outscored opponents 34-0 in its last eight games at the Camp Nou, while Levante is coming off its first victory in three games after it started the season with a nine-match unbeaten run to sit top of the standings for two rounds.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Madrid leads with 34 points after 13 games, Barcelona is next with 31. Valencia is third with 27 points while Levante has 26 to occupy the final Champions League place.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Westwood, Schwartzel lead by 1 shot at Sun City

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Defending champion Lee Westwood birdied the last hole to shoot a 4-under 68 Thursday and share the first-round lead with Masters winner Charl Schwartzel at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The third-ranked Westwood holed a putt from near 20 feet on No. 18 for his fourth birdie on the opening day at Sun City. The Englishman also had an eagle three and two bogeys.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Schwartzel also had a productive back nine at Gary Player Country Club, picking up five shots over seven holes coming home after reaching the turn at 1 over.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Top-ranked Luke Donald was the early leader on his return to competition after a five-week break, but a double-bogey six on No. 17 gave him a 70 and a tie for fourth alongside five other players.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Robert Karlsson of Sweden was alone in third on 3 under after five birdies and two bogeys in his 69.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Simon Dyson, fourth-ranked Martin Kaymer, South Korea&nbsp;s Kyung-tae Kim, Graeme McDowell and U.S. player Jason Dufner were all bunched together alongside Donald on 2 under. Just two shots separated the top 10 players.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most of the 12-man field at the $5 million invitational event struggled through the second nine after a brief rain shower, but Westwood and Schwartzel made late rallies to top the leaderboard.<br />&nbsp;</p>


IAAF signs doping agreement with Britain

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Track and field&nbsp;s governing body has signed an agreement with Britain&nbsp;s anti-doping agency to share athletes&nbsp; drug-testing information ahead of the 2012 Olympics.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The International Association of Athletics Federations is the latest sports body to join forces with UK Anti-Doping.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The two organizations will share data from the biological passport program, which monitors an athlete&nbsp;s blood profile for any changes that can indicate doping.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>UK Anti-Doping says the agreement will help both sides implement target-testing of suspicious athletes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IAAF President Lamine Diack says the deal is &quot;another step in our long-term cooperation with the UK authorities in the fight against doping in athletics, which becomes even more relevant in the perspective of the forthcoming Olympic Games in London.&quot;<br />&nbsp;</p>


Pakistan forms anti-corruption division

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pakistan cricket authorities have approved the setting-up of a &quot;vigilance and security division&quot; to fight corruption in the game, a month after three top players were imprisoned for spot-fixing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been criticised for failing to combat graft, highlighted by the sentencing of former Test captain Salman Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer over their roles in fixing parts of a Lord&nbsp;s Test against England last year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The PCB&nbsp;s governing board met in Lahore on Tuesday and approved the new branch, which it said would be headed by a senior retired police or army official.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;The division will be responsible for monitoring and managing issues related to corruption and security,&quot; a PCB statement released on Thursday said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>New PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf said in the United Arab Emirates last month that strict measures would be brought into place &quot;so that our players, wherever they are, don&nbsp;t get in touch with people who try to drag them into such negative activity.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pakistan cricket has been blighted by allegations of match-fixing since 1995 when Australian trio Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh alleged then captain Salim Malik offered them bribes to under perform during a tour to Pakistan.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A judicial inquiry ended in life bans for Malik and paceman Ata-ur Rehman. It also fined Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed and Akram Raza.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After the spot-fixing scandal last year, the International Cricket Council came down hard on Pakistan, forcing them to form an integrity committee to look into players&nbsp; assets and behaviour.<br />&nbsp;</p>


England's Bresnan has elbow surgery

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>England bowler Tim Bresnan has undergone surgery on his elbow but is expected to be fit for the Test series against Pakistan in the new year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) revealed on Thursday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yorkshire paceman Bresnan felt pain in his elbow during the recent one-day tour of India and was sent for an operation to remove a bone fragment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But the ECB said they expected him to be fit for next month&nbsp;s visit to the United Arab Emirates, where Pakistan are again playing a &nbsp;home&nbsp; series because of security concerns in their own country.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;The Yorkshire and England pace bowler Tim Bresnan underwent an operation yesterday (Wednesday) to remove a bone fragment from the back of his elbow,&quot; said an ECB statement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;His symptoms started during the England one-day squad&nbsp;s recent tour of India and have failed to settle with rest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;The ECB medical staff will oversee his rehabilitation programme in conjunction with Yorkshire and he is expected to make a full recovery in time for England&nbsp;s Test Series against Pakistan in the UAE which starts in January.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>England, the world&nbsp;s number one ranked Test side, are expected to name their squad for the three-match series next week.<br />&nbsp;</p>


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