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• SC to hear Malik Riaz review petition today
• Krishna terms Kashmir integral part of India
• Grenade attacks in different areas Karachi
• Bahawalpur: Kayani visits Corps Headquarters
• UN chief warns Syria on chemical weapons
• Saudis say virus does not pose threat to pilgrims
• State Dept rejects call for UN envoy to resign over Libya
• 1984 Amritsar assault commander knifed in London
• 8 die as Hong Kong charter boat hits ferry, sinks
• Boxing: Amir Khan names Hunter new trainer
• Celtics hoping European trip rekindles '07-08 win
• Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall
• Oil closes higher after US manufacturing report
• Dollar falls on growth in US manufacturing
• Sri Lanka knocks out England from World Twenty20

SC to hear Malik Riaz review petition today Posted: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain will hear Malik Riazs review petition against constitution of Shaoib Suddle commission today.During previous hearing, Malik Riaz’s counsel Zahid Bukhari argued that the registrars office had no right to return the appeal with objections. The court, rejecting the objections, said the review petition would be heard on merit. The court also directed the office concerned to assign a number to the review petition and adjourned the case until October2 (today).

Krishna terms Kashmir integral part of India Posted: Krishna said that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s reference on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly last week was unwarranted and termed that predominantly Muslim state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.Indias foreign minister hit out at Pakistan for raising the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir at the United Nations.S M Krishna told the General Assembly on Monday that India has resumed dialogue with Pakistan and wants to normalize relations. But he lashed out at his countrys South Asian neighbor for bringing up Indias predominantly Muslim state of Jammu and Kashmir in a speech last week by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.An unwarranted reference has been made to Jammu and Kashmir from this podium, he said, adding, We wish to make it abundantly clear that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.A violent separatist insurgency and the ensuing crackdown by Indian forces have killed about 68,000 people in Kashmir, where public resentment against Indian rule runs deep.

Grenade attacks in different areas Karachi Posted: According to police, a grenade was hurled at a cement depot near Bhanse Colony More in Shah Latif Town while three grenades were hurled at a crush plant in Manghupir out of which two exploded.Police said that these attacks were carried out by extortionists. No casualty was reported in the attacks.

Bahawalpur: Kayani visits Corps Headquarters Posted: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Bahawalpur to attend the second session of Southern Command War Games Monday.The Southern Command War Games started on 24 September 2012, marking the next phase in this years Azm-e-Nau series exercises, that took place earlier this year in Central Command. The process is aimed at reviewing and validating operational plans in the light of current threat spectrum.Earlier, on arrival, COAS was received by Lieutenant General Muhammad Haroon Aslam, Commander Bahawalpur Corps.

UN chief warns Syria on chemical weapons Posted: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday once again warned Syria against using chemical weapons, saying any such attack would bring dire consequences.I once gain emphasize the fundamental responsibility of the Syrian government to ensure the safety and security of any such stockpile, Ban told reporters at a meeting marking the 15th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.The use of such weapons would be an outrageous crime with dire consequences, he warned. Chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century.The UN chief noted that Syria and seven other nations still had not signed the convention.I have expressed grave concern with statements made by representatives of the Syrian government about the existence of chemical weapons and their possible use, Ban stressed.US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said the Syrian regime, seeking to crush an uprising, recently has moved chemical weapons to help keep them safe.Meanwhile, in a speech to the UN General Assembly, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem charged that France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States induce and support terrorism in Syria with money, weapons and foreign fighters.

Saudis say virus does not pose threat to pilgrims Posted: Saudi Arabias health minister says a new respiratory virus related to SARS that has infected two people does not pose a threat to the more than 1 million Muslims set to embark on the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the kingdom.Abdullah al-Rabeeah said Monday the virus has so far been contained.The germ is a coronavirus, from a family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome that killed some 800 people, mostly in Asia, in a 2003 epidemic.Global health officials suspect two victims from the Middle East may have caught it from animals.The World Health Organization issued a global alert asking doctors to be on guard for any potential cases of the new virus, which also causes kidney failure.

State Dept rejects call for UN envoy to resign over Libya Posted: State Department officials Monday rejected calls for US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice to resign, amid charges she misled Americans over the assault on a US mission in Libya.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton believes that Ambassador Rice has done a superb job... and we completely reject any such calls here in this building, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.A top Republican lawmaker has called for Rices resignation after she dismissed suggestions on US TV talk shows that the September 11 assault on the Benghazi consulate, in which the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed, was a terrorist attack.I think Susan Rice should resign. She is Americas foreign policy spokesman to the world as ambassador to the UN, New York congressman Peter King told National Review Online on Friday.But Nuland insisted that in the early aftermath of the attack -- in which militants now said to be linked to Al-Qaeda, launched sustained, heavy-arms fire on the US compound and a nearby annex -- US officials had prefaced all remarks with a warning that these were preliminary assessments.The secretary was careful to make clear that these were preliminary assessments, that we would have to fully investigate, Nuland told reporters.So thereafter, as you know, the FBI began its investigation, the secretary established the accountability review board, as shes required to do by law.They are now beginning their work. So from where we are sitting here, we want to let those two investigations go forward, teach us what we need to learn and then take any necessary steps going forward.Amid the confused and evolving account put forward by various officials from the US administration since the attack, there are a host of unanswered questions.They include: What was ambassador Chris Stevens doing in Benghazi? Why was he not evacuated to the annex along with most of the other staff? Were the correct security procedures followed?His diary, found later by CNN, suggested that Stevens feared he was on an Al-Qaeda hit list. And news of the diarys discovery prompted even more questions about how a reporter was able wander the ruins of the consulate, which had already been declared an FBI crime scene.Nuland on Monday refused to answer any questions about the current security at the Benghazi consulate, saying the FBI was in charge of the investigation.Im not in a position to confirm at all what the physical situation is in Benghazi, she told reporters.Meanwhile, five out of six US staff working at the embassy in Tripoli who were evacuated at the weekend have now returned to their post, she said.

1984 Amritsar assault commander knifed in London Posted: The Indian military chief who led the contentious 1984 operation against Sikh fighters in the Golden Temple in Amritsar has been stabbed in a London street, the Indian embassy said Monday.Retired lieutenant general Kuldip Singh Brar, 78, was attacked by four people late Sunday during a private visit to the British capital, a spokeswoman for the Indian High Commission in London told AFP.An ambulance was sent to the scene and he was taken to hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Police are investigating the case.Brar commanded Operation Blue Star, ordered by then-prime minister Indira Gandhi to flush out militants holed up in Sikhdoms holiest shrine demanding an independent Sikh homeland.He was attacked by four people at 10:40pm (2140 GMT Sunday) in central London. The identity of the four people is not known. We have no information about the culprits yet, the high commission spokeswoman told AFP.We were informed by the British police.He was coming out from after dinner. We were told by his wife -- both of them were there -- that there were four people. She was not harmed. He was stabbed.He was injured and hes out of danger now. He is weak but he has been discharged from hospital.He was on a private visit and we did not know he was visiting. Most probably he will leave on Tuesday back to India.A spokesman for Londons Metropolitan Police told AFP they were called at 11:20 pm Sunday to reports of a man assaulted in Old Quebec Street, which is at the western end of central Londons main Oxford Street shopping thoroughfare, close to Hyde Park and the Marble Arch landmark.Our officers and the London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended and discovered a man aged in his 70s suffering an injury believed to have been caused by a knife, the spokesman said.He was taken to hospital where his injuries were described as serious but not life-threatening. He has since been discharged.It is being investigated by Westminster Borough police. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.An LAS spokeswoman told AFP: We were called at 10:40 pm to Old Quebec Street to reports of an assault. We sent one ambulance to the scene and our staff treated a man reported to be 78 years old and he was taken to hospital.Four months after Operation Blue Star, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards in retaliation.That triggered anti-Sikh riots in which thousands of people were killed, most of them in the streets of the Indian capital New Delhi.

8 die as Hong Kong charter boat hits ferry, sinks Posted: A chartered boat packed with revelers during a holiday weekend collided with a ferry and sank Monday night off Hong Kong, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens more, authorities said.The boat was carrying about 120 people when the accident happened near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island, a government statement said.The hired vessel was carrying staff members of a utility company and their family members to Hong Kongs famed Victoria Harbour to watch a fireworks display on a long holiday weekend to celebrate Chinas National Day and mid-autumn festival.The government said 101 people were rescued and the Hospital Authority said 53 people, including the eight dead, were taken to four hospitals.There was a boat that came in close and crashed, said Yuen Sui-see, director of operations at Power Assets Holdings Ltd., which chartered the vessel for the staff outing. After the crash, the other boat continued away, it didnt stop. He denied the vessel was overloaded, saying it was carrying 121 passengers and 3 crew but had capacity for more than 200 passengers.Television channels showed the boat half submerged with the bow pointing straight up. Helicopters circled overhead with searchlights as government vessels surrounded the boat and divers prepared to enter the water. Broadcaster RTHK said 23 people were still missing.Local news reports said the chartered boat was hit by another boat operated by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry company on a regularly scheduled service. RTHK said the captain of the other ship, which was slightly damaged but able to return to port, was afraid to stop in case it sank.All of Hong Kongs emergency forces are focused here, said Hong Kongs leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.Wide-ranging rescue work is being carried out on in the sea, land and in the air. Leung said he didnt know what caused the collision but promised a thorough investigation.Survivors said the boat started sinking rapidly after the collision. One woman told local television that she swallowed a lot of water as she swam back to shore. Another man said he didnt know where his children were. Neither gave their names.Lamma is the third-biggest island in Hong Kong and near one of the coastal Chinese citys busiest shipping lanes. The island is home to about 6,000 people, including many of the citys expatriate workers.

Boxing: Amir Khan names Hunter new trainer Posted: Britains Amir Khan seeking to end a two bout losing streak has named Virgil Hunter to replace Freddie Roach as his new trainer and plans to meet unbeaten American fighter Carlos Molina in his next bout.The 25-year-old English boxer announced on his website that he had made the switch in trainers and that his next fight would be against Molina at a US venue with the date yet to be determined.Im really pleased that Virgil Hunter is to become my new trainer, Khan said. Everyone in boxing knows about his skills and the success he has enjoyed over the last few years.Im looking forward to the start of my training camp and working on some new things with him. With Virgil in my corner, I know that I can get back to the very top of the light-welterweight division.Khan will train for the fight at Hunters gymnasium in suburban Oakland, California. Among the fighters Hunter has guided are undefeated world super middleweight champion Andre Ward.Amir is an extremely talented fighter and Im very happy to become his new trainer, Hunter said. I have seen a lot of him and he has many attributes such as his speed and heart.There are certain small aspects of his game that Im intending to work on in order to help him fulfil his enormous potential.Khan is 26-3 with 18 knockouts but has lost his past two fights, to unbeaten American pugilist Danny Garcia in a fourth-round knockout last July after coming off worse in a controversial split decision to American Lamont Peterson last December.Khan lost 10 months ago in Petersons hometown of Washington and Peterson would later test positive for high levels of testosterone to scuttle a rematch and make his victory even more dubious, though it has yet to be stripped.Molina, 17-0 with one drawn and seven knockouts, will move up from the lightweight ranks to face Khan.Molina is a good fighter who has yet to taste defeat, so I know that he will be very dangerous, Khan said. He is a tricky fighter who possess a lot of natural speed. I always want to face hungry young fighters and in Molina Im up against a guy who has ambitions of world title success.

Celtics hoping European trip rekindles '07-08 win Posted: After bringing in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the summer of 2007, the Boston Celtics went to Rome for training camp so the new players could get to know each other.They returned from the overseas bonding experience and won the NBA championship.Now, as the team heads back to Europe, the Celtics are hoping to do it again.Whenever you go on a road trip even during the season its never a bad thing, said coach Doc Rivers, who has long felt that the Roman holiday helped the new Big Three of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen become better acquainted and jump-start their run to the 2008 NBA title. The craziest thing is their cellphones dont work over there. So they have to talk to each other on the buses.The Celtics practiced at their workout facility on Wednesday before they were scheduled to leave for Istanbul and Milan, where theyll resume training camp and play a pair of exhibition games. More importantly, the team believes, theyll spend countless hours together on planes, in restaurants and just wandering unfamiliar streets.Its about being a unit, said guard Jason Terry, one of a handful of new players on the roster. One thing is to get with my teammates, out of our comfort zone where we depend on each other.Rivers said his only regret about the trip is that he has to interrupt camp for flight, then give the players a day off after just three days of practice. They will play Fenerbahce Ulker on Friday, then travel to Milan and play Emporio Armani on Oct. 7; they return to Boston on Oct. 8 and get another day off before resuming practice on Oct. 11 and playing their first U.S. exhibition game against the New York Knicks in Hartford, Connecticut, two days later.By that time, Garnett said, they should have a better idea of what to expect this season.From a basketball standpoint, he said, were still getting to know each other.Garnett, who has never been to Turkey, said he had talked to some friends who had been to Istanbul and spent a little time on the internet checking out the weather and places to eat. Rivers said he didnt know much about Turkey but he would know plenty after spending 11 hours on the plane on the way over.Hell also learn a lot about the nine players on the 16-man training camp roster who are new to the team.A handful of them are expected to make the final roster, including Terry, who joined the team as the likely replacement for Allen at shooting guard. Draft picks Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo and Kris Joseph will also get their introduction to life in the NBA.It will give them a little taste of what a long road trip is like, Rivers said.

Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall Posted: One week to go, and skydiving history may be made. Next Monday, Austrian Felix Baumgartner will attempt the highest, fastest free fall in history and try to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.He plans to jump from a helium balloon 23 miles (37 kilometers) over the New Mexico desert and reach 690 mph (1,110 kph), or Mach 1. He will be wearing a pressurized suit and helmet like an astronaut.The attempt has many risks, including the possibility of deadly bubbles in the bloodstream and a massive clot in the brain.His chief medical adviser is a former NASA flight surgeon who lost his wife in the space shuttle Columbia disaster and has dedicated himself to improving astronauts odds of surviving a high-altitude disaster.

Oil closes higher after US manufacturing report Posted: The price of oil finished higher Monday after a report showed US manufacturing activity rose in September for the first time in four months.That overshadowed a report that said US construction spending fell for second straight month in August and a survey indicated manufacturing in China continues to slow.Benchmark crude closed up 29 cents at $92.48 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, fell 20 cents to $112.19 a barrel on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.Prices at the pump slipped to $3.782 a gallon ($1 a liter), according to AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service. But theyre still 35 cents higher than they were a year ago. Low supplies of gasoline, particularly in the US Northeast, are keeping prices elevated.Average gasoline prices this year are on track to be the highest ever, AAA said Monday, topping last years record of $3.51 per gallon.

Dollar falls on growth in US manufacturing Posted: Riskier currencies such as the euro tend to rise when investors think economic conditions are getting better.Manufacturing grew in September for the first time in four months, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The trade group of purchasing managers said that its index of factory activity rose to 51.5 from 49.6 in August. A reading above 50 signals growth.The Commerce Department said Monday that builders spent more money to construct homes in August. Thats a sign that the housing market is slowly rebounding.The euro rose to $1.2886 in late trading Monday from $1.2855 late Friday.The dollar fell to 0.9383 Swiss franc from 0.9404 Swiss franc and to 98.22 Canadian cents from 98.34 Canadian cents.The British pound fell to $1.6133 from $1.6140.The dollar rose to 78.02 Japanese yen from 77.99 yen.

Sri Lanka knocks out England from World Twenty20 Posted: Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals along with West Indies Monday and send the defending champions crashing out of the tournament.Sri Lanka made 169-6 in their 20 overs before Lasith Malinga took a career best 5-31 to restrict England to 150-9 in their 20 overs in Pallekele. Earlier, West Indies defeated New Zealand in a thrilling Super Over finish.Pakistan play Australia and India meet South Africa in Colombo on Tuesday to decide the two semi-finalists from group two of the Super Eights round.

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