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Nawaz says waiting for abolishment of 17th amendment Updated at: 1511 PST,  Wednesday, February 17, 2010 GHOTKI: Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Mian Nawaz Sharif said since two years, we are waiting for the abolishment of 17th amendment and implementation of charter of democracy. Talking to media in Khan Garh area of Ghotki, Nawaz Sharif said country is facing severe problems including unemployment and poverty. There is a big rift between rich and poor which is a basic cause of turmoil. PML-N wants to eliminate poverty and unemployment, end of turmoil and strong democracy in the country. Nawaz made it clear that he doesn’t want... read more >>

The 44th Superbowl didn’t disappoint this year with a great match as well as fantastic commercials. One advertisement that really got people storming on the internet was the Dockers Free Pants advert. Check out the Dockers free pants Super Bowl 2010 commercial. Dockers offers a free pair of khaki pants with the first 2010 people to enter. Dockers see the website for a chance to win free pants.  Read More →

The Children Complaint Office inaugurated on Thursday at the Sindh ombudsman’s secretariat in Karachi is an important step towards child welfare. Set up in collaboration with Unicef, the office is meant to ensure the expeditious handling of complaints related to child abuse or exploitation. The effort needs to be publicised to make people aware of the facility. The Sindh governor has announced a Rs 5m grant for the initiative, which, it is hoped, will bolster efforts being made by the provincial commission for child welfare and development. It is also hoped that the Sindh Child Protection Authority Bill 2009 will soon be enacted into... read more >>

TSA will not keep, store or transmit images. Once deleted, they are gone forever. For additional privacy, the officer viewing the image is in a separate room and will never see the passenger and the officer attending to the passenger will never see the image. The officers have 2-way radios to communicate with other in case a threat object is identified. Reference: http://iqranews.com/u-s-news/tsa-full-body-scan-images-2009.htm  Read More →

Cuba’s armed forces launched three days of intense military exercises across the island Thursday, a mobilization that state-controlled media says is designed to guard against an American invasion. Americans focused on a U.S. military assault more likely are thinking about how President Barack Obama will pursue war in Afghanistan – not Cuba. But the siege mentality of the Cold War hasn’t faded on the island, where the communist government continues to warn about imperialist aggression and the menace from the north. The exercises, which run through Saturday, are the first since President Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel... read more >>

Indonesians are voting in the country’s second direct presidential election since the overthrow of the Suharto regime in 1998. Opinion polls have given incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a comfortable lead over his rivals. He faces challenges from former president Megawati Sukarnoputri and outgoing Vice-President Jusuf Kalla. More than 250,000 police and 20,000 soldiers have mobilised across the Indonesian archipelago. Security is reported to be especially tight in the provinces of Aceh, in the far west, and Papua, in the far east, both of which have experienced unrest in recent years. About 176 million people have registered... read more >>

The security presence has been stepped up in Urumqi Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short a visit to Italy for the G8 summit amid ongoing unrest in Xinjiang. Troops are on the streets after a curfew in Urumqi, Xinjiang’s provincial capital, where ethnic riots on Sunday left 156 people dead. A BBC correspondent in Urumqi says the security forces are now mounting a show of force after fresh clashes on Tuesday between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. More than 1,400 people have been arrested over Sunday’s violence. Map showing protest area in Urumqi President Hu was expected to join G8 talks taking place in Rome on Thursday. Instead... read more >>