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Updated: ( 3:35:43 GMT)
Tuesday February 09 , 2010
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LAHORE: Police officials with umbrellas stand on the side of the road during Monday’s rain, on Monday
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Sheikh Rashid survives armed attack
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RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was injured while three other people, including two bodyguards, were killed when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle outside his party’s election office here on Monday.
Rawalpindi’s Regional Police Officer Aslam Tareen termed the attack an act of terrorism and targeted killing.
Sheikh Rashid, who was taken to the District Headquarters Hospital, was in a stable condition when last reports came in.
According to initial medical reports, X-rays showed that he was not hit by a bullet. However, he had a slight swelling on his leg, a doctor said.
Later, he was discharged from the hospital.
The AML chief was attacked by two masked gunmen at his party’s election office near Mohammadi Chowk, in Khayaban-i-Sir Syed.
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Plot to bomb hotel foiled
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Pakistan police says they have arrested six suspects, including a would-be suicide bomber, who were plotting to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans.
Police recovered an explosive-laden suicide vest fitted with 26 hand grenades during the operation in Lahore, the country's second-biggest city, senior police superintendent Zulfikar Hameed told a news conference on Monday.
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12 soldiers killed in South Waziristan
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ISLAMABAD: Twelve soldiers embraced martyrdom while two others were injured in a clash with militants during the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), the ISPR said on Monday.
Six terrorists were also killed in the exchange of firing that took place between the security forces and terrorists in Ahmed Wam area. Meanwhile, ten soldiers wounded during an engagement with terrorists in Langar Khel succumbed to the injuries.
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Nine killed as no let-up in rains
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PESHAWAR: Nine people were killed and scores of others injured as heavy rains and snowfall lashed various parts of the country for the fourth consecutive day on Monday.
Reports from the Shangla district said an avalanche hit the house of one Haya Khan at Bazarkot, leaving his mother Zar Sanga, daughter Muslima Bibi and two minor children dead. Some agencies reported that six persons lost their lives in the incident.
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PM assures Aafia’s family of support
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KARACHI: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has assured the family of Dr Aafia Siddiqui that the government would continue to extend diplomatic, legal and moral support to her. According to an official statement on Monday, the mother and sister of Aafia Siddiqui apprised Gilani of the details of the US jury verdict against her. Ismat Siddiqui, the mother of Aafia Siddiqui, thanked the prime minister for his personal interest in the matter.
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Journalists boycott NA session
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ISLAMABAD:Journalists community, Monday, boycotted the proceedings of the National Assembly session against the brutality of Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) staff that thrashed a senior journalist of a private TV channel Rana Mubashir and others during their visit to the hospital.
Boycotting the National Assembly session, the protesting journalists demanded of the Government to take immediate action against those who were responsible for it.
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South Asian Policy Analysis Network
South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) and the South Asian Journal have initiated a project to develop an interactive network of experts for the South Asian Policy Analysis (SAPANA) Network which was launched in April, 2006. SAPANA is a non-partisan, South Asia-wide research and policy analysis network, the first independent South Asian think-thank in the region and is expected to play an influential role in guiding discussion, analysis and policy both in South Asia and outside the region.
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South Asia Media Commission was formed in April 2007 to monitor journalists’ safety and violation of media rights and to publish periodical reports. It was envisaged to respond with speed to such violations to press for remedial action.
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South Asian Media School
In 2007, SAFMA, a network of South Asian journalists and media practitioners, aware of the political nuances of the region and sensitive to the demands of the new media age, felt the need to cultivate a new generation of South Asian media persons. With this in mind, the South Asian Media School was set up at South Asian Media Centre, a hub of media activity.
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