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Political parties postpone blockage of NATO supply

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PESHAWAR (AFP) - Right-wing Pakistani political parties on Sunday
 postponed a scheduled blockade of NATO supply lines meant to protest 
the killing of the Taliban chief, citing recent sectarian clashes.<br />

Pakistan reacted angrily earlier this month to a US drone attack that
 killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, saying the strike had
 sabotaged peace talks with the insurgents.<br />

Former cricketer Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf 
(PTI) party, called for a blockade of NATO convoys to Afghanistan to 
force the US to abandon its drone programme.<br />

Khan had set a November 20 deadline for the halting of drone strikes 
and threatened to block supply trucks in northwestern Khyber 
Pakhtunkhwa, where his party leads a coalition government. He announced 
via Twitter on Sunday the protest would now be held on November 23.<br />

Shabeer Ahmad Khan, a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the country s 
main religious party, earlier announced the postponement at a joint 
press conference with the PTI and smaller parties.<br />

Shabeer said that sectarian clashes that occurred in Rawalpindi on Friday were the reason for the delay.<br />

"Drone strikes are attacks on the sovereignty of Pakistan and to protect it some practical steps have to be taken," he added.<br />

Clashes between the country s majority Sunnis and minority Shiites 
saw nine killed and 60 injured in Rawalpindi, a garrison city that 
borders the capital Islamabad, with the violence rippling out to the 
country s south.<br />

It is not clear how Imran Khan would carry out his threat of  
blockade as authority over highways lies with the federal government.<br />

Islamabad condemns drone strikes as a violation of sovereignty, and 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged President Barack Obama to end them 
during recent White House talks.<br />

But analysts say Sharif s ability to issue demands to Washington are 
constrained by the fact the US last month agreed to release around $1.6 
billion in aid.<br />

In addition, Pakistan has just embarked on a new $6.7 billion 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan package with support from 
Washington.<br />

Mehsud s death was the third major blow struck against the Pakistani 
Taliban by the US this year, following the killing of number two Waliur 
Rehman in a drone strike in May and the capture of another senior 
lieutenant in Afghanistan last month.<br />

The group has named hardline cleric Maulana Fazlullah its new leader.<br />

He is known for leading the Taliban s bloody two-year rule in Swat 
Valley and for ordering the shooting of schoolgirl activist Malala 
Yousafzai.</div>

Political parties postpone blockage of NATO supply

PESHAWAR (AFP) - Right-wing Pakistani political parties on Sunday postponed a scheduled blockade of NATO supply lines meant to protes...

Govt announces to try Musharraf under Article 6 for treason

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan announced Sunday it would put former 
military ruler General Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, punishable
 by death or life imprisonment, for imposing emergency rule in 2007.<br />

"Following the judgement of the Supreme Court and a report submitted 
by an inquiry committee, it has been decided to start proceedings 
against General Pervez Musharraf (for treason) under Article 6 of the 
Constitution," Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told a press 
conference televised live.<br />

"It is happening for the first time in the history of Pakistan and 
the decision has been taken in the national interest," Khan said.<br />

The minister said the country s Chief Justice would Monday receive a 
letter from the government requesting the setting-up of a tribunal of 
three high court judges to start proceedings against Musharraf.<br />

The government would also announce a special prosecutor on Monday.<br />

Musharraf is already facing four major criminal cases dating back to 
his 1999-2008 rule, including one related to the assassination of former
 prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.<br />

Last week he asked a court to let him leave the country to visit his 
sick mother in Dubai. The court was expected to rule on the application 
on Monday.<br />

There have been rumours in recent months that a deal would be reached
 for Musharraf to leave Pakistan without going through with his trials.<br />

Khan said that three thrice-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s 
government had come to power five months ago and it had never 
demonstrated any "revengeful" gesture towards General Musharraf.<br />

Musharraf overthrew the Sharif government in a bloodless military 
coup in October 1999, but a year later the Supreme Court validated the 
take over.<br />

In November 2007 Musharraf imposed emergency rule, suspending the 
constitution and parliament and sacking top judges who declared his 
actions unconstitutional and illegal.<br />

Musharraf technically became a free man this month when an Islamabad 
district court granted him bail over a deadly raid on a radical mosque 
in the capital in 2007.<br />

His return to Pakistan in March was far from the triumphant occasion he had hoped for.<br />

He was barred from contesting the general election, which was won 
convincingly by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif -- the man he ousted from 
power in 1999 -- and was hit with a series of criminal cases dating back
 to his rule.<br />

Apart from the mosque raid, he faces charges over Bhutto s murder at 
an election rally in 2007, the death of a Baluch rebel leader in 2006 
and the detention of judges in 2007.<br />

He was put under house arrest in April, an unprecedented move against
 a former army chief in a country where the military holds huge power.</div>

Govt announces to try Musharraf under Article 6 for treason

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan announced Sunday it would put former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, pun...

Judicial commission formed to probe Rawalpindi tragedy

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan on Sunday ordered an inquiry 
into sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that killed 
ten people, injured 60 and sparked clashes around the country, officials
 said.<br />

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Fighting erupted on Friday in the garrison-city, which neighbours the
 capital Islamabad, when a procession by Shiite Muslims to mark the most
 important day of the mourning month of Muharram coincided with a sermon
 at a nearby Sunni mosque.<br />

The groups attacked each other, TV cameramen and security forces, firing gunshots.<br />

Rawalpindi has been under nearly complete curfew since the incident, 
which saw a large number of troops deployed there as well as in the 
southern city of Multan and Chishtian town to keep the peace.<br />

Judge Mamoon Al-Rasheed of the Lahore High Court will head the probe, a court official told AFP.<br />

Meanwhile, Shahbaz Sharif, who is the chief minister of the Punjab 
province where the violence occurred, held talks with religious scholars
 in Rawalpindi and discussed compensation for the families of those 
killed, state television reported.<br />

Residents are now facing a shortage of food, as the curfew was lifted
 for only three hours late on Saturday when no shops were open.<br />

"All shops, bakeries and restaurants are closed, the roads are 
deserted and I am running out of food and other essential items now," 
Shafiq Ahmed, a resident of the Satellite Town district told AFP.<br />

"Last night the curfew break was announced abruptly and only a few 
people came out of their homes, but they found closed markets and 
returned empty handed," he added.<br />

Mohammad Shehzad, another resident, said that he bought food every 
Sunday, but because of the curfew everything was shut and he was 
prevented by police and troops from going out.<br />

Pakistan is rife with sectarian clashes, with Sunni militant groups 
linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban often attacking gatherings by 
Shiites, who constitute some 20 percent of the country s overwhelmingly 
Muslim population.<br />

Pakistan had deployed heavy security all across the country for 10th 
of Muharram on Friday -- which is the death anniversary of Hussein, the 
grandson of the Prophet Mohammed -- to avert any terrorist attack on the
 mourning processions of Shiites.<br />

The Islamic month of Muharram lasts until December 5 this year and is a particularly fraught time.<br />

Hussein was killed by the armies of the caliph Yazid in 680 AD and 
his death in Karbala in Iraq is mourned across the world by Shiites 
every year.<br />
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Judicial commission formed to probe Rawalpindi tragedy

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan on Sunday ordered an inquiry into sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that kil...

Karachi: Goods transporters call off strike after successful talks

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail">KARACHI:
 The goods transporters on Sunday announced to call off their 11-day 
long strike after successful talks with the government.<br /><br />The transporters held negotiations with Federal <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">Finance</span> Minister Ishaq Dar here at the Governor House.</span></div>

Karachi: Goods transporters call off strike after successful talks

KARACHI: The goods transporters on Sunday announced to call off their 11-day long strike after successful talks with the governme...

North Waziristan: Security men injured in roadside blast

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail"><br />MIRANSHAH:
 Two soldiers were injured on Sunday when security forces convoy came 
under bomb attack in North Waziristan.<br /><br />Officials said the incident took place near Karam Kot area in Mirali <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">sub division</span> of the tribal agency where insurgents targeted a vehicle of security convoy with remote-controlled IED.<br /><br />Curfew has been imposed across North Waziristan since <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">Saturday evening</span>.</span></div>

North Waziristan: Security men injured in roadside blast

MIRANSHAH: Two soldiers were injured on Sunday when security forces convoy came under bomb attack in North Waziristan. Officials said...