Comment: Let's wait and see when The Sharif Zardari Bhutto Falls.
Dubai talks inconclusive, one day to go before deadline
The News Tuesday, April 29, 2008
DUBAI: There is only one day to go before the deadline announced for restoration of judiciary while the talks between the two main parties going on in Dubai for two days have proved inconclusive.
On the other hand, Nawaz Sharif has left for Dubai to meet with Asif Ali Zardari.
Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief is of the view that some forces do not wish to see the democracy flourishing in the country.
The ongoing talks between Pakistan People’s Party and PML-N have failed so far and the PML-N delegation is now heading back to Pakistan.
PML-N leaders have made it clear to Asif Ali Zardari that they could announce to quit the government after tomorrow night – the deadline for restoration of judiciary, sources said. However, a final decision in this regard will be made by PML-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif in his policy statement.
Earlier, a number of rounds of talks were held between the two parties but they were proved inconclusive.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Pakistani & Indian Military Golden Cooperation in Congo
Congo spotlight on India and Pakistan
By Martin Plaut
BBC News
A BBC investigation into United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put the spotlight on Indian troops for the first time, and revived questions about Pakistani troops there. More: BBC
KINSHASA: Peacekeepers from Pakistan and India smuggled gold. India, Pakistan deny allegations More: Daily Times
India peacekeepers swap guns for gold in Congo. More:IndiaInfo.Com
By Martin Plaut
BBC News
A BBC investigation into United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put the spotlight on Indian troops for the first time, and revived questions about Pakistani troops there. More: BBC
KINSHASA: Peacekeepers from Pakistan and India smuggled gold. India, Pakistan deny allegations More: Daily Times
India peacekeepers swap guns for gold in Congo. More:IndiaInfo.Com
Thursday, April 24, 2008
India bans Pakistani TV channels in Held Kashmir
The news Friday, April 25, 2008
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Local authorities in the Indian-occupied Kashmir have ordered most Pakistani cable stations off the air in the territory, cable operators said on Thursday.
The popular Pakistani channels are the only source of entertainment and current news programming in the Indian-occupied Kashmir. The Indian cable operators in Kashmir carried several Pakistani channels, including state-run PTV, for several years. It was not clear why the local officials ordered the cuts now. Read More:The News
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Local authorities in the Indian-occupied Kashmir have ordered most Pakistani cable stations off the air in the territory, cable operators said on Thursday.
The popular Pakistani channels are the only source of entertainment and current news programming in the Indian-occupied Kashmir. The Indian cable operators in Kashmir carried several Pakistani channels, including state-run PTV, for several years. It was not clear why the local officials ordered the cuts now. Read More:The News
Grade report on Urdu Langauge proficiency
Rupee News
Urdu language and Communication skills of Pakistani Politicians, & Television Networks graded on usage of the National Language.
Great nations take pride in their ethnicity and their national language. Pakistanis also do that. However the convent bred Pakistani elite is unable to communicate with the masses because they do not speak the language of the masses. It is scandalous that girls schools like “Jesus and Mary Convent” and others continue to produce functionally illiterate and operationally alienated Pakistanis who are only useful for the West.
It is abominable that state organs and the media of Pakistan work against the integrity of Pakistan by working in foreign languages and making them look “cool”. They hosts who speak in Enlglish are not cool, they are disgusting, should not be tolerated and should learn Urdu and the local languages.
More: Rupee News
Urdu language and Communication skills of Pakistani Politicians, & Television Networks graded on usage of the National Language.
Great nations take pride in their ethnicity and their national language. Pakistanis also do that. However the convent bred Pakistani elite is unable to communicate with the masses because they do not speak the language of the masses. It is scandalous that girls schools like “Jesus and Mary Convent” and others continue to produce functionally illiterate and operationally alienated Pakistanis who are only useful for the West.
It is abominable that state organs and the media of Pakistan work against the integrity of Pakistan by working in foreign languages and making them look “cool”. They hosts who speak in Enlglish are not cool, they are disgusting, should not be tolerated and should learn Urdu and the local languages.
More: Rupee News
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Obama's host in Pakistan
Soomro was among Obama’s hosts in Pakistan
The News Thursday, April 24, 2008
By Umar Cheema
NEW YORK: Chairman Senate Muhammadmian Soomro may be having a friend in White House if Barak Hussain Obama finally succeeds in his presidential bid.
Hardly a few people know about Soomro's link with Obama, which he never discussed it in public. But in private interactions with influential Pakistanis here in the US, Obama disclosed that Soomro's father was his host when he went on a hunting expedition in Jacobabad during his visit to Pakistan in 1981.
While in Karachi, Obama had stayed at the residence of his college friend, Hassan Chandio. In Jacobabad, he was the guest of Soomro family. Muhammadmian Soomro confirmed this information and said it was his first meeting with Obama.
"Yes, he had been our guest and spent three days in Jacobabad," he told The News. Soomro, presently in the US, his second home, said an American friend had told his father, Ahmadmian Soomro, about Obama's arrival in Pakistan and asked him to look after the American. Soomro's father was the deputy speaker of West Pakistan Assembly and had also later served in the Senate.
Ahmadmian Soomro had also served in banking industry and was considered a pioneer in cooperative banking. By the time Soomro's father had hosted Obama, he was only a college student who went to Pakistan on his way from Indonesia where his mother was working with the Ford Foundation's micro credit finance project. Also Obama's mother was a frequent traveller to Pakistan and according to Time Magazine, she had a little bit proficiency in speaking Urdu.
When Soomro was asked about the person who referred Obama to his father, he said he nowadays lived in some country in South America. He was, however, reluctant to disclose his identity, saying he will have to seek permission from that man before giving his profile.
Although, Obama has not disclosed his link with Soomro, he mentioned it during his canvassing campaign while talking to a Pakistani American, Shahid Ahmad Khan, member of Board of Trustees Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.More:
The News
The Story of Barack Obama's MotherTime
The News Thursday, April 24, 2008
By Umar Cheema
NEW YORK: Chairman Senate Muhammadmian Soomro may be having a friend in White House if Barak Hussain Obama finally succeeds in his presidential bid.
Hardly a few people know about Soomro's link with Obama, which he never discussed it in public. But in private interactions with influential Pakistanis here in the US, Obama disclosed that Soomro's father was his host when he went on a hunting expedition in Jacobabad during his visit to Pakistan in 1981.
While in Karachi, Obama had stayed at the residence of his college friend, Hassan Chandio. In Jacobabad, he was the guest of Soomro family. Muhammadmian Soomro confirmed this information and said it was his first meeting with Obama.
"Yes, he had been our guest and spent three days in Jacobabad," he told The News. Soomro, presently in the US, his second home, said an American friend had told his father, Ahmadmian Soomro, about Obama's arrival in Pakistan and asked him to look after the American. Soomro's father was the deputy speaker of West Pakistan Assembly and had also later served in the Senate.
Ahmadmian Soomro had also served in banking industry and was considered a pioneer in cooperative banking. By the time Soomro's father had hosted Obama, he was only a college student who went to Pakistan on his way from Indonesia where his mother was working with the Ford Foundation's micro credit finance project. Also Obama's mother was a frequent traveller to Pakistan and according to Time Magazine, she had a little bit proficiency in speaking Urdu.
When Soomro was asked about the person who referred Obama to his father, he said he nowadays lived in some country in South America. He was, however, reluctant to disclose his identity, saying he will have to seek permission from that man before giving his profile.
Although, Obama has not disclosed his link with Soomro, he mentioned it during his canvassing campaign while talking to a Pakistani American, Shahid Ahmad Khan, member of Board of Trustees Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.More:
The News
The Story of Barack Obama's MotherTime
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Special Verdict and Arrangement for Zardari
Verdict on graduates
The News Sunday, April 20, 2008
A seven-judge Supreme Court bench is expected to give a verdict within days on whether the controversial clause laying down the possession of a graduation degree as a condition for legislators should be retained. The provision was put in place through an executive order which in 2002 was inserted into the Representation of People Act of 1976. Under this addition, any person must hold at least a degree of graduation or an equivalent qualification to be a member of the legislature. The question of whether 'sanads' issued by madressahs constitute an equivalent qualification is still pending before the court.
In the current situation, the verdict in the case will also decide several other key issues. Foremost among them is the matter of whether Asif Ali Zardari can contest an NA seat. A decision that keeps the graduation clause in place, either indefinitely or for the current assembly term, would act to, in all likelihood, keep Zardari out of the assembly. While the PPP co-chairperson has consistently stated he has no desire to become PM, speculation continues that he may eventually choose to move into the key decision-making slot himself. More: The News
The News Sunday, April 20, 2008
A seven-judge Supreme Court bench is expected to give a verdict within days on whether the controversial clause laying down the possession of a graduation degree as a condition for legislators should be retained. The provision was put in place through an executive order which in 2002 was inserted into the Representation of People Act of 1976. Under this addition, any person must hold at least a degree of graduation or an equivalent qualification to be a member of the legislature. The question of whether 'sanads' issued by madressahs constitute an equivalent qualification is still pending before the court.
In the current situation, the verdict in the case will also decide several other key issues. Foremost among them is the matter of whether Asif Ali Zardari can contest an NA seat. A decision that keeps the graduation clause in place, either indefinitely or for the current assembly term, would act to, in all likelihood, keep Zardari out of the assembly. While the PPP co-chairperson has consistently stated he has no desire to become PM, speculation continues that he may eventually choose to move into the key decision-making slot himself. More: The News
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Fatima Bhutto's Story - Who killed Who!
Is Fatima Bhutto sealing deal to sell Bhutto story?
19 Apr, 2008, 1551 hrs IST, PTI
ISLAMABAD: Slain former Pakistani premier Benazir's Bhutto's fiery niece Fatima Bhutto may be sealing a deal shortly to sell a memoir of the Bhutto dynasty.
The 25-year-old Fatima, who already has two books to her credit, has reportedly sent a 12-page proposal for the as-yet-untitled family memoir of Pakistan's best known political dynasty to top British literary agent David Godwin.
Fatima and her stepmother Ghinwa have often hinted that they believe Benazir or her widower Asif Ali Zardari had a hand in the killing of her father Murtaza.
Godwin said Fatima "believes Benazir was the cause of the death of her father and part of the book will be an investigation into whether that was the case".
Though Benazir made several warm references in her autobiography "Daughter of the East" to her niece, Fatima believes her aunt tried to split the Bhutto family apart. More: Economic Times
19 Apr, 2008, 1551 hrs IST, PTI
ISLAMABAD: Slain former Pakistani premier Benazir's Bhutto's fiery niece Fatima Bhutto may be sealing a deal shortly to sell a memoir of the Bhutto dynasty.
The 25-year-old Fatima, who already has two books to her credit, has reportedly sent a 12-page proposal for the as-yet-untitled family memoir of Pakistan's best known political dynasty to top British literary agent David Godwin.
Fatima and her stepmother Ghinwa have often hinted that they believe Benazir or her widower Asif Ali Zardari had a hand in the killing of her father Murtaza.
Godwin said Fatima "believes Benazir was the cause of the death of her father and part of the book will be an investigation into whether that was the case".
Though Benazir made several warm references in her autobiography "Daughter of the East" to her niece, Fatima believes her aunt tried to split the Bhutto family apart. More: Economic Times
Inglish & India - Pakistan is just following our Indian Cousins
Chasing success and status, Indians learning English
Washington Post / April 13, 2008
India has a reputation as a nation of fluent English speakers, but by many estimates, only 5 percent of the population merits that description. Now, a five-year-long economic boom has triggered a rush to bring the reality into line with the lore. Once the preserve of big-city elites, English is spreading to the hinterlands.
"You are judged differently as soon as you speak English in India. My students' inability to speak in English dwarfs their self-confidence," said Uma Shanker, who runs the academy. "Everybody has a dream now in India, and English is central to that dream."
Some Indians call this an embarrassing hangover from 200 years of British rule. Some say that whatever its origin, India's strength in the language is a trump card in a globalizing world.
Others argue that it is all going too far. The popular Indian news magazine Outlook ran a cover story last month decrying the "English speaking curse. More:Boston Globe
English Speaking Curse
English is a source of anxiety, even despair, for its have-nots
Anjali Puri
The buzz around "fixing" India's English is growing louder and louder....
Read More:Outlook India
Washington Post / April 13, 2008
India has a reputation as a nation of fluent English speakers, but by many estimates, only 5 percent of the population merits that description. Now, a five-year-long economic boom has triggered a rush to bring the reality into line with the lore. Once the preserve of big-city elites, English is spreading to the hinterlands.
"You are judged differently as soon as you speak English in India. My students' inability to speak in English dwarfs their self-confidence," said Uma Shanker, who runs the academy. "Everybody has a dream now in India, and English is central to that dream."
Some Indians call this an embarrassing hangover from 200 years of British rule. Some say that whatever its origin, India's strength in the language is a trump card in a globalizing world.
Others argue that it is all going too far. The popular Indian news magazine Outlook ran a cover story last month decrying the "English speaking curse. More:Boston Globe
English Speaking Curse
English is a source of anxiety, even despair, for its have-nots
Anjali Puri
The buzz around "fixing" India's English is growing louder and louder....
Read More:Outlook India
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Doodh Ka Doodh, Pani ka Pani
Indeed Great Great Idea. What NA Should do is alongside The UN investigation of Benezer Bhutto. United Nations Investigation of alleged charges of corruption against Zulfiqar Bhutto, Benezer Bhutto, Asif Zardari, Sharif Brothers and other high ranking politicans including Gilani himself.
This is the only way to get a clean slate for every alleged charges of corruption and restore full faith in democracy and come clean.
In Urdu its called Doodh Ka Doodh, Pani ka Pani.
Dawn April 15, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1429
NA calls for UN probe into BB’s assassination
By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, April 14: The National Assembly asked the government on Monday to approach the United Nations to get former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assination investigated by an international commission, on the pattern of a probe into the 2005 killing of former prime minister of Lebanon Rafiq Hariri. More:Dawn
This is the only way to get a clean slate for every alleged charges of corruption and restore full faith in democracy and come clean.
In Urdu its called Doodh Ka Doodh, Pani ka Pani.
Dawn April 15, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1429
NA calls for UN probe into BB’s assassination
By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, April 14: The National Assembly asked the government on Monday to approach the United Nations to get former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assination investigated by an international commission, on the pattern of a probe into the 2005 killing of former prime minister of Lebanon Rafiq Hariri. More:Dawn
Monday, April 14, 2008
Punjabi Policeman to Rule Karachi one more time.
IG Sindh comes from Punjab to rule Sindh, What does he cares about the well being of Sindh or Karachi? Like most of the Karachi's Police Force is "imported" from Punjab. So what do they care about Karachi? We do not see any Non_Punjabi Police in Punjab or not many non Pakhtoon in Peshawar. "Jul Karachi tay Mujh Kamayeen"
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Its payback time - Who but Siegel to seal the deal.
Govt hiring Siegel as lobbyist in Washington
The News Monday, April 14, 2008
By Qudssia Akhlaque
ISLAMABAD: The PPP-led government is keen on hiring the services of American lobbyist and Democratic consultant Mark A Siegel, a longtime friend and adviser to Pakistan's twice-elected Prime Minister late Benazir Bhutto.
A key aide of PPP Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari recently conveyed this desire to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is likely to move a summary to the PM Secretariat to initiate the process, The News has learnt through knowledgeable sources. More:The News
The News Monday, April 14, 2008
By Qudssia Akhlaque
ISLAMABAD: The PPP-led government is keen on hiring the services of American lobbyist and Democratic consultant Mark A Siegel, a longtime friend and adviser to Pakistan's twice-elected Prime Minister late Benazir Bhutto.
A key aide of PPP Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari recently conveyed this desire to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is likely to move a summary to the PM Secretariat to initiate the process, The News has learnt through knowledgeable sources. More:The News
What are the benefits of commonwealth
Dawn
April 13, 2008 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1429
C’wealth likely to readmit Pakistan, says Maleeha
ISLAMABAD, April 12: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr Maleeha Lodhi said on Saturday that the Commonwealth was working out modalities for the restoration of Pakistan’s membership in the organisation.
More:Dawn
Comment: What are the benefits of commonwealth? Other than Rule Britania.
April 13, 2008 Sunday Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1429
C’wealth likely to readmit Pakistan, says Maleeha
ISLAMABAD, April 12: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr Maleeha Lodhi said on Saturday that the Commonwealth was working out modalities for the restoration of Pakistan’s membership in the organisation.
More:Dawn
Comment: What are the benefits of commonwealth? Other than Rule Britania.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Fickle Pakistani liberals
The News
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
By Ahmed Quraishi
Welcome to the fickle politics of Pakistani liberals. At any given time, less than thirty liberal political 'experts' are found rotating on fifty or so Pakistani television networks regaling us with their twisted logic. Last week, all of them suddenly re-discovered our late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The PPP has every right – and a moral obligation – to make a show out of the 29th death anniversary of its founder. But the way our fickle liberals gushed out emotions in unison, almost on every television screen, begged a question: Where were they earlier? Does this mark the onset of the 'herd mindset' in Pakistani media?
Raising an ethical question in Pakistani politics is a contradiction in terms. But last week I dared offer one: If you have campaigned hard to boycott the election of a parliament, is it ethical for you to join this parliament after it has been elected despite all your efforts? I was referring to Mr Aitzaz Ahsan's decision to try to get inside our new parliament through the backdoor, a by-election, if PPP grants him a ticket. Suddenly, I was inundated with lectures on how it's legal and there is nothing wrong with it. But if you are a fair-minded person, you can still smell a rat in there. It is far more convincing – and ethical – to stick to your principles and stay out of this assembly. President Musharraf, after all, is still around. Mr Ahsan wanted everyone to boycott a parliament elected under this president. Why jump the ship of the lawyers' movement now?
And what does Mr Ahsan do when he does not get a good response from his party? He goes to Quetta with his client, the former chief justice, and sends indirect warnings to his own party's new federal government that he is a dangerous man if ignored. How come you didn't hear most of the thirty or so liberal political analysts on our television screens put the story this way? It's because hard blows are reserved for the likes of Arbab Ghulam Rahim. One more sign that in Pakistani politics, revenge trumps civility, any time.
Pakistani liberals fume when you talk about how Pakistan needs to evolve its own version of democracy and that we are not suited to the British democracy no matter how admirable it is. If not checked in our hands, British democracy has the potential of exploding in our faces. The deliberate mistreatment given to Sindh's former chief minister, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, shows that revenge remains an integral part of our politics. Our political discussions are devoid of any tolerance for opposing opinions and respect for those who hold them. You might excuse our tribal and feudal politicians for this culture but a disturbing fact is that this culture has slipped into Pakistan's middle classes, the supposed engine of future political change in our homeland.
While we are busy in these sideshows, real games are being played out elsewhere. Some of our liberals sprang out to defend a foreign terrorist, Sarabjit Singh, convicted of killing innocent Pakistanis. But none of them paused when an Indian supreme court judge took notice over the weekend of the fact that his country has jailed scores of Pakistanis without trial, some for more than ten years. The only reason New Delhi is beginning to take this issue seriously is because of our firm stand on the death sentence for the Indian terrorist, convicted after a fair due process.
Another area where we need to show some toughness is Afghanistan. Make no mistake, our American friends are making all the necessary preparations to invade our western regions. Washington has brought unprecedented pressure on the Europeans to beef up NATO contingents in areas close to our border.
We need to make our American friends understand that Washington cannot win in Afghanistan if Islamabad does not win too. The post-9/11 deal has to be a win-win for both of us. And it is not. Stating this specific reciprocity is far better than a blanket opposition to America's war on terror. Let's create consensus on this issue. This is a far more urgent matter than the nonissue of the deposed judges.
The writer works for Geo English. Email: aq@ahmedquraishi.com
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
By Ahmed Quraishi
Welcome to the fickle politics of Pakistani liberals. At any given time, less than thirty liberal political 'experts' are found rotating on fifty or so Pakistani television networks regaling us with their twisted logic. Last week, all of them suddenly re-discovered our late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The PPP has every right – and a moral obligation – to make a show out of the 29th death anniversary of its founder. But the way our fickle liberals gushed out emotions in unison, almost on every television screen, begged a question: Where were they earlier? Does this mark the onset of the 'herd mindset' in Pakistani media?
Raising an ethical question in Pakistani politics is a contradiction in terms. But last week I dared offer one: If you have campaigned hard to boycott the election of a parliament, is it ethical for you to join this parliament after it has been elected despite all your efforts? I was referring to Mr Aitzaz Ahsan's decision to try to get inside our new parliament through the backdoor, a by-election, if PPP grants him a ticket. Suddenly, I was inundated with lectures on how it's legal and there is nothing wrong with it. But if you are a fair-minded person, you can still smell a rat in there. It is far more convincing – and ethical – to stick to your principles and stay out of this assembly. President Musharraf, after all, is still around. Mr Ahsan wanted everyone to boycott a parliament elected under this president. Why jump the ship of the lawyers' movement now?
And what does Mr Ahsan do when he does not get a good response from his party? He goes to Quetta with his client, the former chief justice, and sends indirect warnings to his own party's new federal government that he is a dangerous man if ignored. How come you didn't hear most of the thirty or so liberal political analysts on our television screens put the story this way? It's because hard blows are reserved for the likes of Arbab Ghulam Rahim. One more sign that in Pakistani politics, revenge trumps civility, any time.
Pakistani liberals fume when you talk about how Pakistan needs to evolve its own version of democracy and that we are not suited to the British democracy no matter how admirable it is. If not checked in our hands, British democracy has the potential of exploding in our faces. The deliberate mistreatment given to Sindh's former chief minister, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, shows that revenge remains an integral part of our politics. Our political discussions are devoid of any tolerance for opposing opinions and respect for those who hold them. You might excuse our tribal and feudal politicians for this culture but a disturbing fact is that this culture has slipped into Pakistan's middle classes, the supposed engine of future political change in our homeland.
While we are busy in these sideshows, real games are being played out elsewhere. Some of our liberals sprang out to defend a foreign terrorist, Sarabjit Singh, convicted of killing innocent Pakistanis. But none of them paused when an Indian supreme court judge took notice over the weekend of the fact that his country has jailed scores of Pakistanis without trial, some for more than ten years. The only reason New Delhi is beginning to take this issue seriously is because of our firm stand on the death sentence for the Indian terrorist, convicted after a fair due process.
Another area where we need to show some toughness is Afghanistan. Make no mistake, our American friends are making all the necessary preparations to invade our western regions. Washington has brought unprecedented pressure on the Europeans to beef up NATO contingents in areas close to our border.
We need to make our American friends understand that Washington cannot win in Afghanistan if Islamabad does not win too. The post-9/11 deal has to be a win-win for both of us. And it is not. Stating this specific reciprocity is far better than a blanket opposition to America's war on terror. Let's create consensus on this issue. This is a far more urgent matter than the nonissue of the deposed judges.
The writer works for Geo English. Email: aq@ahmedquraishi.com
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Lawyers in The Boston Blobe
Lawyers' rumble leads to rioting in Pakistan
Shootings, fire kill 7 in Karachi after protest
Rival political groups clashed yesterday in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, creating a trail of destruction, police said. Armed gangs set several cars and a building on fire. By Ashraf Khan
Associated Press / April 10, 2008
KARACHI, Pakistan - A street fight between political rivals spiraled into rioting in Pakistan's biggest city yesterday, with armed men smashing cars and setting fires. Five people burned to death in one building and two were shot and killed.
The trouble started when pro- and anti-government attorneys punched and beat each other with sticks near the main courts complex in Karachi. Soon after, armed men began shooting at and torching cars, witnesses said.
A building was set ablaze, and five charred bodies were found on the sixth floor, said police officer Syed Sulaiman. Two other people died of gunshot wounds, including a paramedic whose ambulance came under fire while trying to reach the injured. More: Boston Globe
Shootings, fire kill 7 in Karachi after protest
Rival political groups clashed yesterday in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, creating a trail of destruction, police said. Armed gangs set several cars and a building on fire. By Ashraf Khan
Associated Press / April 10, 2008
KARACHI, Pakistan - A street fight between political rivals spiraled into rioting in Pakistan's biggest city yesterday, with armed men smashing cars and setting fires. Five people burned to death in one building and two were shot and killed.
The trouble started when pro- and anti-government attorneys punched and beat each other with sticks near the main courts complex in Karachi. Soon after, armed men began shooting at and torching cars, witnesses said.
A building was set ablaze, and five charred bodies were found on the sixth floor, said police officer Syed Sulaiman. Two other people died of gunshot wounds, including a paramedic whose ambulance came under fire while trying to reach the injured. More: Boston Globe
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