Reaffirming the strongrelations between Fijiand Papua New

Guinea is the expected out-come this week as FijianPrime Minister VoreqeBainimarama leads a statevisit to PNG beginning today.The head of government isleading a large government

delegation to the Melanesiancapital to begin a series oftalks with his PNG counter-part, Honorable PeterO'Neill.

The Prime Minister wasaccorded a full military guardof honour with a 19 gunsalute on his arrival atJackson International Airportin the nation's capital. Thehead of the FijianGovernment was receivedby PNG's Deputy PrimeMinister Chief HonourableLeo Dion, Cabinet Ministersand other senior governmentofficials. Later this evening,the Prime Minister will behosted to a state dinner byhis PNG counterpart at theParliament House. Recentmonths have seen bothcountries calling for strongerrelations between the two.

Close to the end of 2012,Prime Minister O'Neill visitedFiji and said more effortsneeded to be put in place tostrengthen relations betweenthe two countries.

“I want to assure youPrime Minister that we will

continue to support Fiji onmany of those issues and welook forward to working withyou on many of these inter-national forums,” PrimeMinister O'Neill said referringto regional growth for bothcountries. The Prime

Minister's State tour to PNGwill coincide with the Trade &Investment Seminar jointlyorganised by Fiji's Ministry ofIndustry and Trade andInvestment Fiji. He is sched-uled to open this seminarlater this week.

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Musharraf injail for foolishmove

Musharraf'sarrest wasinevitable. As I

wrote in 2008 inPakistan Tribune thathe had to handoverpower to returnPakistan to civilianrule, seek a politicalasylum and also runrisk of being thrown injail for carrying out themilitary coupe and fac-ing several allega-tions. The dismissal ofa bevy of judges andfailure to provide secu-rity for a returningBenazir Bhutto that hiscritics say exposedBenazir to risks andher ultimate murder.Musharraf thought hehad the political cloutand somehow wieldpublic support. Withhis main politicalenemy Nawaz Sharif(who he threw out ofpower) as a forerunnerto Pakistan's PrimeMinister in the upcom-ing elections, it wasfoolish of Musharraf toplunge in the a veryunstable politicalcesspool. As freshnews pouring in fromall sides on Indian TVas I am writing thishere, a debate isdeveloping whetherMusharraf should beput in jail, allowed toleave the country orplaced under housearrest for a formerPrime Minister.

Sarabjit dies in Lahorehospital

Indian death row prisonerSarabjit Singh died of cardiacarrest in a Lahore hospital in

the wee hours today after beingcomatose for nearly a week fol-lowing a brutal assault by fellow

inmates in ahigh- securi-ty Pakistanijail, officialssaid. "Ireceived acall from thedoctor onduty (at

Jinnah Hospital) at 1 am (1:30IST) informing me that Sarabjit isno more," Mahmood Shaukat,the head of a medical board thatwas supervising 49-year-oldSarabjit's treatment, told PTI.Another doctor, who was part ofthe team treating Sarabjit, saidhe died of cardiac arrest, addingthat doctors made severalunsuccessful attempts to resus-citate him. Officials of the IndianHigh Commission in Islamabadsaid they had been informed byofficials of Jinnah Hospital aboutSarabjit's death. Sarabjit sus-tained severe injuries when atleast six prisoners attacked himin a barrack at Kot Lakhpat Jailon Friday, hitting him on thehead with bricks. In New Delhi,Prime Minister Manmohan Singhexpressed sadness overSarabjit's death, saying criminalsresponsible for the barbaric andmurderous attack on the Indiannational must be brought to jus-tice. Sarabjit was convicted ofalleged involvement in a string ofbomb attacks in Punjab provincethat killed 14 people in 1990 andspent about 22 years inPakistani prisons.

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SAN FRANCISCO-native Indo-Fijian, SeshaReddy, announces hishomecoming to the FijiIslands after living andworking in the UnitedStates for 40 years. "Withthe Fijian governmentoffering dual citizenship toformer Fijian citizens andtax incentives for foreigninvestments, it makes theFiji Islands an attractivedestination for retire-ment." Reddy said. But,after discussing his plansand the benefits of return-ing to Fiji with others,Reddy came to under-stand that many formercitizens do have thedesire to come home, butfor those who no longerhave relatives or a placeto stay in Fiji find it dis-couraging.

With much enthusi-asm, Reddy will return tothe Fiji Islands with morein mind than retirementand relaxation alone.Reddy has a major goal tocreate an opportunity forother former Fijian citi-zens to come homethrough developing thecommunity TokalauPointe (www.tokalau-pointe.com). This newand exciting communitywill provide all the com-

forts of modern livingwhile preserving the natu-ral serenity that formerFijian citizens have beenmissing for years.

Reddy stated, "As formany of us, we left Fiji forgrowth opportunities –educational and profes-sional. Now that we haveaccomplished many lifegoals, our children aregrown and retirement isupon us, this is the time tofulfill one final goal, andthat goal is to returnhome.” Tokalau Pointe,located less than two kilo-meters from SigatokaTown along the country'ssecond largest river, theSigatoka River, is a majorland development project

that consists of 117 acresof freehold land. Themaster plan for TokalauPointe includes 200 sin-gle family homes, 35-40condominium units, 3 bedand breakfast facilities,several neighborhoodparks and a shoppingcenter. Sesha Reddy isan American investorbased in the SanFrancisco Bay Area inCalifornia, USA. Forthose who have thedesire to come home toFiji and would like to learnmore or simply have anysuggestions for this com-munity development, hewelcomes feedback andmay be contacted atseshareddy5@aol.com.

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HAYWARD- Former Fiji repZahid Hussain who began hissoccer career from high schooldays and played for RewaSoccer League came to US inthe 70s and helped put in placesoccer teams in the Bay Area is

helping international students atthe Cal State University inHayward, Speaking to Fiji SunUSA at the Cal State sportsarena Zahid said that he pas-sionate about training young Fijikids to become soccer players.

He is willing to help any andwants Fiji parents to send himan email at fijicoach@gmail.com.

Zahid is an elder son of lateMr. a long time Special sergeantin the Fiji Special Constabularywho mostly weekend duties and

Hibiscus Festival. Soccer runsin the Hussain family. Zahid’slate uncle famous Suva ElectricCompany owner was the FIFAcertified soccer refree and along time Fiji FootballAssociation official.

Zahid Hussain puts in 40 years of his soccer experience to coach new players

(Above Zahid- extreme right back row- with Cal State University students)

Union Vs.management –understandingyour contract

Annie A. Koya(Executive Board

Member)

An employmentcontractbecomes binding

on all parties once ithas been accepted,agreed to and signed.There is always thelikelihood of a breachor failure to complybyany party that canlead to disputes andeven legal action. It isimportant that every-one should be conver-sant with the terms ofemployment and pointout any non-compli-ance so that yourunion representativecan take correctiveaction. Sometimes itmay be a matter read-ing certain terms andconditions that can besorted out throughconstructive meetingsbetween your unionreps and manage-ment. Keep in mindyour rights are definedin your work agree-ments. Workers’union always has aprocedure in placehow you may raiseyour concerns.

THEY maybe farmersfrom villages they hailfrom, but the KeteiWarriors from Nasinu inthe district of Natewahave victory on theirminds when it comes tothe Fiji Bitter Savusavu7s tournament. Comingfrom their humble back-grounds, the youths whomake up the side haveset their focus on winningthe three-day tournament.Team manager LiviaKorovulavula said theside had been preparingfor a month after partici-pating at the local NasinuDistrict School 7s tourna-ment last month. "Theyouths all stay in the vil-lage and we see this tour-nament as a good plat-

form where they canshowcase and put theirtalents and knowledge ofthe game to the testagainst other big teams,"he said. "We have alsofielded an under-19 sidein the event and theyhave also been madeaware of the dream of theteam management."Korovulavula said theywere also looking forsponsors to develop theinterest of the youths inthe village.

"We are looking for-ward to a tough competi-tion from the teams whoare also out here to winand we will be keepingour games short and sim-ple sticking to the gameplan that we have set."

Farmers set focus on winning Savusavu tournament

Man in custody for rapeA villager is in custody

at the LautokaCorrections Centre forallegedly raping a 12-year-old girl on Yasawalast week. Police spokes-woman Naina Ragigiasaid the accused hadbeen produced in courton a count of raping aClass Seven student. MsRagigia said the policewere concerned aboutincreasing sex and childabuse cases beingreported despite themany awareness cam-paigns conducted aroundthe country.

BIMLESH Prakash Dayal willserve life in prison for murdering hiswife and two daughters in theirVatuwaqa home in Suva two yearsago. The High Court, in handingdown sentence yesterday, instructedthat Dayal be eligible for parole onlyafter serving a minimum 20 years.The 32-year-old truck driver sat inthe dock with his head bowed whilejudge Justice Paul Madigan deliv-ered sentence. Throughout sentenc-ing, his mother sat wiping awaytears and praying quietly. Dayalwalked out of the courtroom with asmile on his face. He hugged hismother and asked for her forgive-ness before he was escorted away

by three police officers. Before asmall crowd gathered outside thecourtroom, Dayal's relatives quicklystepped in to take his elderly motheraway. In mitigation, Dayal said afterhis father died in 2011, he had sup-ported his mother and family. Hesaid although he dropped out ofschool at Form Four, he tried hisbest to provide for his family. JusticeMadigan, during sentencing, said itwas the fact of the case that Dayallaunched a vicious attack on hissleeping wife and two daughtersafter knowing his marriage was fastdescending to an unhappy state."You have instructed your counseltoday that despite the convictions,

you did not commit these murders,a stance that shows a distinct lackof remorse given the overwhelmingevidence against you and the unani-mous guilty opinions of the threeassessors and this court," he said.Justice Madigan said the facts ofthe case were that on October 28,2011, Dayal called his wife's rela-tives alleging marriage infidelitywhich she had denied.

Family killer jailed for life

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Bhikhiwind/NewDelhi/Islamabad : Twenty-two years after he left thefields of Punjab and hisbeloved family, Sarabjit Singhfinally came home onThursday, but in a coffin andto an outpouring of grief andoutrage. Sarabjit was mur-dered by fellow inmates in aLahore jail in what Pakistansays was a scuffle but whatmany in India suspect was apremeditated attack. He wason death row there for hisalleged role in bomb blasts inLahore and Faisalabad twodecades ago. His familyalways maintained that hewas innocent, a farmer whohad strayed across the borderin a drunken state on a fatefulnight in 1990. A special AirIndia plane carrying his bodytouched down in Amritsar at8.30pm, and he was thenflown by helicopter to a sitenear his village of Bhikhiwind,where the Punjab governmentwill give him a state funeral

on Friday. Not a single homethere lit a kitchen fire to pre-pare dinner; instead, grief-stricken villagers threw them-selves into preparations forhis last rites. His deathprompted an anguished reac-tion from Prime MinisterManmohan Singh as well asOpposition anger at the gov-ernment’s handling of thecase, and threatened to wors-en strained ties between thenuclear-armed neighbours. Aninsensitive Pakistani bureau-cracy delayed the release ofthe body by three hours atLahore airport, adding toIndian indignation. "It is partic-ularly regrettable that the gov-ernment of Pakistan did notheed the pleas of the govern-ment of India, Sarabjit's familyand of civil society in India andPakistan to take a humanitari-an view of this case", the PMsaid. External affairs ministerSalman Khurshid said: "A sus-tainable and long-lasting rela-tionship between two coun-

tries has to be between peo-ple. That relation has beenhurt by what has happenedtoday." Minister of state forforeign affairs Parneet Kauralong with PPCC presidentPartap Singh Bajwa, deputychief minister of PunjabSukhbir Singh Badal receivingthe body of Sarabjit Singhwhich arrived from Pakistan ina special plane at Amritsarairport. PTI Photo Parliamentpassed a unanimous resolu-tion of condemnation, andCongress vice-presidentRahul Gandhi paid his condo-lences to Sarabjit's sisterDalbir Kaur in Delhi, huggingclose to him the woman whohad fought relentlessly, andunsuccessfully, for her broth-er's release. The BJP'spotential prime ministerialcandidate for 2014, NarendraModi, did not mince hiswords: "I directly blame thegovernment of Pakistan forthe murder of Sarabjit Singh.It is an extrajudicial killing."

Candles are

placed in

front Sarabjit

Singh's pho-

tographs in

Amritsar.

Sarabjit comes home, deadThe residents of Sarabjit Singh's native village Bikhiwind seen protesting against his death.

New Delhi : Did India lose anopportunity to bring Indian pris-oner Sarabjit Singh back homefrom Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpatjail? Highly placed sources inthe ministry of external affairsreveal that the issue of releasingSarabjit on humanitariangrounds was not taken up at thehighest level, especially in themeeting between Prime MinisterManmohan Singh and PakistanPresident Asif Ali Zardari in Aprillast year. While Zardari - whohad a one-on-one meeting withManmohan Singh, before hisvisit to the dargah in Ajmer -took up the issue of Pakistaniprisoner Khalil Chishty, India didnot press for Sarabjit’s release.In what is now being seen as acostly miss, India did not eventry and negotiate a swap-dealfor Chishty and Sarabjit.Chishty, a Pakistani virologistsentenced to life in a murdercase was finally grantedclemency by the Indian state onhumanitarian grounds. Pleas torelease Sarabjit on humanitari-an grounds were taken up atmany levels, including at thelevel of former minister for exter-nal affairs, SM Krishna andrecently by home minister Sushil

Kumar Shinde when he met hiscounterpart Rehman Malik inDelhi in December last year.“The only way to have gotSarabjit released was through atrade-off with Chishty but weseem to have let that opportuni-ty go,’’ said G Parthasarathy,former high commissioner toPakistan. Highly placed sourcesconfirmed to Hindustan Timesthat while Zardari took upChishty’s case at the highestlevel, Sarabjit’s release on

humanitarian grounds did notcome up for discussion eventhough his mercy petition waspending with Zardari at the time.Zardari was instrumental inpostponing Sarabjit’s executionin 2008. Sarabjit’s family was infact hopeful that if Zardari hadsigned off on a pending propos-al to commute the Indian’s deathsentence to life, he could havealso been released from jail ashe had already served his 14-year sentence.

Did India miss chance to get Sarabjit Singh safe?

Sarbjit Singh attending a marriage ceremony in his village before 1990.

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Police officers detain a protester during a protest against the recent rape of the 5-year-old

girl outside the Parliament in New Delhi.

Delhi out on the streets

SINDHANUR (RAICHUR):Two days after BJP'sheavy artillery in shape ofLK Advani, Rajnath Singhand Sushma Swarajtouched down in differentplaces in Karnataka, theCongress's main draw,party vice-president RahulGandhi, whistle-stoppedthrough three places inNorth Karnataka, touchinga raw nerve with the peo-ple: the state's lost pres-tige. "Karnataka was shin-ing under Congress rule.Everyone spoke proudlyabout Karnataka in Delhi,in Japan and in America.Bangalore became famousfor job opportunities, andpeople from far-awayplaces came here for work.But in five years of BJPrule, the state has lost itsshine," Rahul told peoplein Sindhanur in Raichur onTuesday, in swelteringheat at the GovernmentCollege grounds.

"The BJP made tallpromises of giving jobs,non-stop electricity andwater for irrigation, but for-got those promises androbbed the state," Rahulsaid. Not far into the speech,though, he pretty muchmade the same promises,

and chose not to take onthe BJP for its promise offree laptops to studentsand subsidized rice - per-haps realising that doingso might backfire. Reflectingthe upbeat mood inKarnataka Congress,Rahul said, "It's clear thatCongress will form thegovernment in Karnatakaand it will be the govern-ment of aam aadmi, unlikethe BJP which allowed twobrothers to rule the state," -an obvious reference toReddy brothers, mired incorruption charges. "WhenI last visited this place, Ipromised only one thing,Article 371 (J), to giveHyderabad-Karnatak spe-

cial status. And we fulfilledthat promise," he added.Rahul arrived two hourslate by a special helicopterat the high-security venueand apologized to the20,000-strong crowd formaking them wait in the 40degree heat. Senior lead-ers V Hanumanth Rao andAnand Bhaskar kept thecrowd engaged withspeeches in Hindi andTelugu. Police found ittough to control the crowdswhen Rahul arrived andleft, as people tried to take his photographs withtheir cell phones. "We'llensure eight-hour powersupply in three phases inrural areas for irrigation.

Karnataka lost shine

under BJP : Rahul

LUCKNOW : Accompaniedby a battery of officials and twoministers, Uttar Pradesh chiefminister Akhilesh Yadav onWednesday left for the US todeliver a lecture at the HarvardBusiness School on organisingthe Mahakumbh and the chal-lenges faced by the adminis-tration. Urban developmentminister Mohammad AzamKhan, minister of state for sci-ence and technology AbhishekMishra, deputy chairman of thestate Planning Commission NC Bajpai, chief secretaryJawed Usmani, Kumbh man-agement officials as well asinspector general Alok Sharmaare amongst those accompa-nying Akhilesh Yadav to

Boston for the Kumbh 13 lec-ture. Akhilesh Yadav is the firstchief minister of Uttar Pradeshto get the Harvard invite.

Officials said the chief min-ister would address the stu-dents and faculty of the presti-gious business school April 26.His address would follow afive-minute video presentation

"Magic of Mahakumbh", and a25-minute power point presen-tation detailing the challengesthe administration faced whileorganising the mega event inAllahabad town that beganJanuary 14 and concludedMarch 12.

The power point presenta-tion has been prepared bymanagement consultancy firmErnst and Young, whose con-sultants were stationed in thestate for more than 10 daysduring which they met severalofficials in the state capitalLucknow and Allahabad, andtook extensive notes. Thepresentation was laterreviewed by the chief secretarythrice, an official said.

Government sources said thechief minister took out timetwice from his busy scheduleto review the presentation,which contains 60 graphicalslides along with speakernotes. Although it is not clearwhether the chief ministerwould make this presentationhimself or get the chief secre-tary to do so, an official saidthat Akhilesh Yadav had"rehearsed the speech manytimes" before leaving for theUS. The 10-minute speech inEnglish would see the chiefminister sharing his upbring-ing, his schooling and thevision he has for the most pop-ulous state of the country, theofficial added.

Akhilesh heads for Harvard to share Mahakumbh success mantraWomen invite harassment,Madhya Pradesh Congressleader says

BHOPAL : A Congress leaderin Madhya Pradesh has landedhimself in a controversy by mak-ing sexist remarks that womeninvite trouble by looking at men ina suggestive manner. TheCongress leader's commentshave drawn flak from the stateBJP. "Jab tak mahila tirchi najarse nahi dekhegi, tab tak purushuse nahi chedega" (No man willharass a woman till she looks athim in a suggestive manner),"Satyadev Katara, a former minis-ter, said at a Congress rally inBhind district. The rally wasorganised earlier this week bythe Congress in Bhind as part ofthe party's campaign to regainpower in the year-end assemblypolls. Efforts to contact Katara onthe issue proved futile.

NEW DELHI : Finance minis-ter P Chidambaram yet againparried questions on hisbecoming the Prime Ministersaying he has no such aspira-tions and would like to do partywork. "I have no such expecta-tions. I have no such aspirationand I believe that in the fewyears that remain to me, I wantto do (a) few other things, liketravel," he said when askedwhom he would like to choosehis Finance minister afterbecoming the Prime Ministerafter 2014 general elections."The first part of the question, Ireject it out of hand...

Therefore, if I reject the firstassumption out of hand, thesecond question does not arise.But I can certainly recommendyou and many other names to

the new Prime Minister," hesaid in a lighter vein.Answering questions at TheEconomist's India Summit here,Chidambaram said he wouldlike to "remain a worker of theCongress party". "I did nothave enough opportunity towork at party level, except forbrief period when I was generalsecretary of state Congressparty. I want to prove that I canalso do party work. I will love todo party work, but I would dowhatever the party asks me todo... I sincerely hope the partywill allow me to travel, read andwrite," Chidambaram said.

No aspiration to become PM, want to do party work : ChidambaramNEW DELHI : BJP stal-wart L.K. Advani on Tuesdaydistanced himself from thespeculation that he maycontest the next Lok Sabhaelection from Indore inMadhya Pradesh. With BJPcircles abuzz that the partyveteran, who representsGandhinagar, may switchconstituencies this time,Advani touched upon theissue by referring to newsreports saying that IndoreMP Sumitra Mahajan hasdecided not to contest theseat this time. The formerdeputy prime minister alsoasked Mahajan not toissue such statements, ashe emphasized his links

with Gujarat. "When wehad to move to India afterpartition, my father choseto settle down in Gujarat.So I am from Gujarat,"party sources quotedAdvani as telling BJP MPs.He denied that he plannedto shift out of Gandhinagarwhen Mahajan said shehad merely reacted toreports about Advani's planfor the 2014 polls.

Advani denies contesting from Indore

HC allows media coverage of trial New Delhi : The Delhi High Court today

allowed the media to cover the trial of thefour accused in the case relating to thegang rape and murder of a physiotherapystudent. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, however,advised the media not to identify in itsreports the victim and her family members,besides the complainant and witnesses.The HC also clarified that the trial court wasfree to exclude any part of the proceedingsfrom the purview of media coverage.Setting aside the fast track court’s January22 order for in-camera proceedings, the HCexpressed the hope that the media wouldconfine itself to reporting news and avoidtransgressing into the areas which fellunder the judiciary’s domain.

CAG picks holes in rural job schemeNEW DELHI : UPA government's flag-

ship rural job guarantee scheme MGN-REGA seems to be losing popularity withthe number of poor opting for it comingdown. Rural household employmentdeclined from 54 days in 2009-10 to 43days in 2011-12 even as the schemeaims to enhance livelihood security byproviding at least 100 days of guaranteedwage employment in a year, according toa review carried out by the CAG, whosereport was tabled in Parliament onTuesday. In fact, UP, Bihar andMaharashtra, which are home to nearly50% of the country's below poverty line(BPL) population, accounted for only 20%of total expenditure under the scheme.

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Fiji : THE government has providedunprecedented support towards themanagement of HIV and AIDS issues inFiji, says President Ratu EpeliNailatikau. However, he said work onawareness and understanding of HIV inFiji was far from over. Stigma and dis-crimination remained an issue. RatuEpeli said the protective power of laws —as recognised by the Global Commissionon HIV and the Law — must be har-nessed to eliminate these two issues. Hewas speaking at a regional meeting inNadi yesterday which aimed to identifyand review laws and policies that werebarriers to effective HIV responses in linewith international human rights stan-dards. "In February 2011, the Fiji govern-ment had enacted the Fiji HIV/AIDSDecree 2011. The purpose of the decree

was to provide human rights basedmeasures to assist HIV prevention and inHIV/AIDS care and support. "The decreeaddresses human rights violations thatfuel social marginalisation, such as stig-ma and discrimination which remain asbarriers to the HIV/AIDS response in Fiji,and in other Pacific Island countries."However, the decree was not perfectand the process for its review beganimmediately with further consultationswith our friends and partners and result-ed in the HIV/AIDS (Amendment)Decree 2011 which was enacted just sixmonths later in August 2011 making thedecree internationally compliant." Thethree-day Pacific Consultation on Legaland Policy Barriers to Accessing HIVServices for PLHIV and AffectedPopulations ends tomorrow.

HIV stigma, discrimination still an issue

FIJI : Fiji Prime Minister FrankBainimarama will over the nextcouple of days feature on severaltalkback radio shows to answerquestions about the controversialnew Fijian draft constitution. In apress release on Monday it wasannounced that the deadline forsubmissions on the draft constitu-tion has been extended by fourdays. The new deadline is nowApril 30. The statement from theMinistry of Information claimedthere had been overwhelminglypositive response to the draft con-stitution and the process of publicconsultation. Bainimarama saidthe four-day extension gives thegovernment’s legal team moretime to hold public meetings inadditional parts of the country.Commodore Bainimarama willnow continue with his tours of pub-lic consultation. Bainimarama heldpublic meetings in Nadi andSigatoka on Monday. Later thisweek new meetings will be held inTaveuni and Savusavu. “The exist-ing provisions of the draft have

been warmly accepted but, ofcourse, people are asking for clar-ification on some aspects and wewant to engage with them person-ally," Bainimarama said.

While the Fiji regime is promot-ing the new draft constitution, oth-ers want to scrap it and start allover again. A nationwide petitionwas launched by the United Frontfor a Democratic Fiji against thedraft constitution Tuesday, accord-ing to the regime critical blogCoupfourpointfive. Fiji’s last demo-cratically prime minister, LaiseniaQarase, is reported to be one ofthe supporters of the anti-constitu-tion movement. The United Frontfor a Democratic Fiji demands thecurrent draft constitution bereplaced by the 2012 People’sDraft, which they say “reflected theviews, thoughts and aspirations ofa very wide cross-section of oursociety”. The United Front for aDemocratic Fiji criticises the Fijiregime for an inadequate consulta-tion process and for only providingthe constitution in English.

FIJI : Bainimarama on talk-backradio to promote constitution

‘A balancing act’PM Bainimarama has a different take on the consultation

process. “When people have the provisions explained to them, it’sclear that a great many are satisfied with the document," he said.The 58-year-old regime leader said that he would have liked a longerconsultation process, but that it is very important to finish the consti-tution. “We need to get the consultation finalised as soon as possible.So it’s a balancing act between this process and our absolute needto meet the election deadline of September next year.”

Police proberape claim

JUST one week after the

police questioned an eight-

year-old boy over an alleged

rape case in the North, anoth-

er man has been questioned

for the same offence. North

Police Commander SSP

Fulori Rainibogi confirmed

this, saying the man was

questioned early this week.

"While attending to the eight-

year-old boy's case, officers

managed to uncover another

alleged incident of rape last

year and detained the man for

interrogation," she said. "The

two alleged incidents

occurred in the same area

and the suspects are both in

custody." SSP Rainibogi said

both victims were in their ten-

der ages and vulnerable. The

situation, she added, warrant-

ed extra supervision from par-

ents and guardians. "I request

parents to be vigilant and

closely monitor their children

to ensure they are not vulner-

able to sexual activities.

"Despite continuous advice to

parents, children still fall vic-

tims to such sexual offences

and we reiterate the need for

more caution." It was earlier

reported the eight-year-old

boy was questioned for

allegedly raping a Class One

student last Friday.

THE Fiji Bus Operators Associationhas heaped praise on the e-ticketing sys-tems. FBOA director Richard Lal said thefeedback from bus operators in the coun-try was that the performance of the sys-tem was beyond expectation. "Some ofthe performance feedback that wereceived today was that the performanceof the system was quite exceptional," MrLal said. "Under the new system, we areable to assess our performance and whenwe look at the data compiled by individualoperators, we can see that the results aremuch better than expected." Mr Lal saidthe performance of the system in the initial

stages was encouraging and bus opera-tors hoped that this would eventually leadto a fully cashless system.

Association likes system

949 e-ticketing ma-chines installed

E-TICKETING solu-

tion provider,

Foneology has installed

949 e-ticketing

machines in buses

around the country as

of this morning.

Foneology director

James Trusler said the

company had installed

e-ticketing machines in

all bus companies in

the Northern Division.

"In the Central Division

we have finished all the

companies apart from

Dee Cees - there are

only five buses left

which should be done

today," Mr Trussler

said. "Of course that's

excluding Tebara and

Shore buses."

FIJI is ranked 120 on atable of 197 countries thatwere part of a global sur-vey of media independ-ence. The latest Freedomof the Press 2013 surveyreleased yesterday inWashington DC in the USshowed significant down-grades of a number ofcountries around theworld. But it also showed arelatively high level ofpress freedom in 2012 inthe Asia-Pacific region,with 15 countries and terri-tories rated "free", 12 rated"partly free" and 13 rated"not free". The Freedom ofthe Press index assessesthe degree of print, broad-cast, and internet freedomin every country in theworld, analysing theevents and developmentsof each calendar year.Ratings are determinedthrough an examination ofthree broad categories:

* the legal environmentin which media oper-ate;

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* economic pressureson content and the dis-semination of news.

In her speech yesterdaymorning at the NewseumBuilding alongPennsylvania Avenue,Karin Karlekar, the projectdirector of Freedom of thePress 2013, said there wereeight status changes, withmost representing deterio-ration from "partly free" to"not free". For the first timein the survey's history, allthe year's status changeswere in the negative. Shesaid the percentage of peo-ple enjoying "free" media in2012 declined by anotherhalf point to the lowest levelsince 1996.

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Fiji : Prime MinisterCommodore VoreqeBainimarama and PNGMinister for Trade RichardMaru, officially open theTrade and Investmentseminar in Papua NewGuinea yesterday.

PNG Minister for Trade,Commerce and IndustryRichard Maru said he wasvery impressed with thedisplays from Fijian privatesector. "We would alsoassist Fijian companieswho want to come and setup here especially in themanufacturing and service

sector," he said yesterday."I'm very impressed withwhat I've seen so far. Fijiobviously has the expertiseand the capital with theduty-free access, I'm suremost will find their way tous here and those whowant to establish here, wecan help them find land."On ensuring PNG did notbecome a dumping groundin the Pacific, Mr Maru saidPNG was now looking atspecial economic zonesand special tax rates forinvestors they wanted. Hesaid PNG would target the

set up of pioneer industriesthey did not have. "Thewater booth (caught myattention). We have somuch water in this country,we want to grow the bot-tling industry here.

We want Fiji to comeand set up here and estab-lish a strong water indus-try," he said. "The otherthing that caught my atten-tion was the manufacturingand garments especiallyshoes. "If we can bring theexpertise from Fiji in ourmarket, I'm sure we can dovery well."

Fijian made products impress PNG trade hierarchy

Fiji : A TOTAL of 861houses have been built atKoroipita settlement inLautoka as part of the FijiRotahomes project fund-ed by Rotary clubs in NewZealand, Australia andFiji, Habitat for Humanity,NZAID and the EuropeanUnion. Project managerPeter Drysdale said about3600 people had beenhoused at the settlement."Five hundred of thosepeople live at KoroipitaStage One," he said. "Weare now building another147 houses in stage two.Of that, we have alreadybuilt 76 houses. Last yearwe built 46 houses, thisyear we'll build 50 hous-es, so that will bring thehousing stock to over900. "But Koroipita itself,by next year there'll beabout 226 houses and bythe time we add stagethree, the housing stockat Koroipita will rise to 300and the population will beabout 1200. That isdeemed to be the idealslice to manage a town."Mr Drysdale said if the fig-ure gets any bigger "youwill start to get problemslike gangs and graffiti andall of that". "So, we'll cap itaround 300 because thatnumber can be easilymanaged by a town coun-cil." He said about 600applications from families

representing 3000 peoplehave been received. "Ifyou're going to deal withthe influx of people fromthe urban drift, then youneed to be able to man-age it. "So, therefore, asfast as that sounds thatwe are building, it is justprobably one third of thespeed that is needed tostay up with influx of peo-ple. "We say that themodel town is document-ed very carefully so that itcould be replicated. Wewant this town model tobe an example for othertown ideas because notonly is the way we arebuilding the houses agood model, it is also veryaffordable.

"The people who comehere pay rent for thehouse for $1 a day or $7 aweek." Krishna Devi, aKoroipita resident of threeyears, said living at thesettlement was a financialblessing for her and herson. "We don't have topay much. All we have toworry about is our $7 rentevery week," she said.Fellow resident SowelaQionitoga lived with rela-tives before moving toKoroipita. "We areblessed because most ofus do not have properjobs, so we are able toafford the rent and alsolive in a safe environmentwith other people who arein similar situations."

861 homes and countingNADI, Fiji- Fiji's President

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau openeda regional consultation onHIV and AIDS in Nadi today.The consultation forumattended by Government,legal, human rights andhealth leaders from Pacificnations is to review laws andpolicies that are blockingprogress on HIV and AIDSissues in the region.Attended by representativesfrom seven Pacific nations(Fiji, Kiribati, Papua NewGuinea, Samoa, SolomonIslands, Tuvalu andVanuatu), Ratu Epeli said theinitiative was important to thesmall island States whichimpacted on human rights-based health programme ini-tiatives and the rights of peo-ple living with HIV. “This con-sultation to discuss thereview of laws and policieshindering access to HIVservices for people living withHIV and key populations isone of the steps agreed to inthe ESCAP regional frame-work which I chaired someyears back,” Ratu Epeli said.

“As the first countries inthe Asia Pacific region tohold the consultation, we areagain showing our leader-ship and commitment toeffective responses to HIVand to the human rights ofthose living with or vulnera-ble to HIV. “It is, therefore,incumbent upon us, the par-

ticipants at this consultation,together with our UN part-ners, to ensure objectives ofthis consultation are fullymet.” The meeting has beenseen as an example to othercountries in the region thatwill soon be holding similarconsultations. UnitedNations AIDS Pacific co-ordi-nator, Tim Rwabuhembasaid punitive laws, policiesand practices hamperaccess to HIV-related servic-es across Asia and thePacific. “Almost all Pacificnations have laws and poli-cies which contribute to theobstruction of rights of peo-ple living with HIV and keyaffected populations,” MrRwabuhemba said. “Manyhave laws and practices thateffectively criminalize peopleliving with HIV and keyaffected populations, miti-gate or sustain violence anddiscrimination againstwomen and sexual minoritiesand impede HIV-relatedtreatment access.” Themeeting is a follow up tocommitments made at theUnited Nations GeneralAssembly (2011) andthrough the United NationsEconomic and SocialCommission for Asia and thePacific (2010, 2011) toreview laws and policies thatadversely affect the success-ful delivery of HIV services topeople living with HIV.

Fiji President opensPacific aid consultations

A democratic Fijigovernmentmight reviewMSG membership

Fiji : A future demo-cratically elected Fiji gov-ernment would reconsid-er the country's involve-ment in the MelanesianSpearhead Group. Ademocratic Fiji govern-ment might review MSGmembership (Credit:ABC) That's according toMick Beddoes, aspokesman for the UnitedFront for a DemocraticFiji, which represents thecountries main politicalparties. He was respond-ing to the announcementthat Papua New Guineawill help fund the upcom-ing Fiji elections, whichofficially are to be held inSeptember next year.However, the interimprime minister, FrankBainimarama, has hintedthe elections could beheld sooner dependingon how quickly the newconstitution can be adopt-ed. Radio Australia hasapproched the Fiji interimgovernment about thepossible change in elec-tion date, but they havenot yet responded. MickBeddoes tells Bruce Hillthe UFDF has launched anationwide petitionagainst the coup installedmilitary government'sconstitution.

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The Pantene Bridal Couture Week kicked off a jovial starton Friday 20th Aprilat Karachi Expo centre oraganised bySyle360. The show began with a thump of a Pantene hairmob choreographed by BodyBeat Productions alongwith the appearance of the Pantene brand Ambassador NinaLotia on ramp for a mock hair-styling of models.

The Pantene Bridal Couture Week

Earthquake wipesout nearly entire Pakistani town

MASHKEL, Pakistan :Zar Bibi's 7-year-oldson was napping whena massive earthquakedemolished this smallPakistani town earlierthis week near theIranian border. Themud walls of the fami-ly's home were nomatch for the tremorthat destroyed thehouse and, within sec-onds, buried the sleep-ing boy in rubble. "Icalled for his father andhis elder brother," Bibi,a resident of Mashkel,said Thursday. "Theycame with the relativesand removed thedebris and pulled hisbody from the debris."

Sassui Palejo, MarviMemon and Heer Sohoshare their names withthree famous heroinesof folk mythology – buthow much do they havein common with theirnamesakes?

Three female candi-dates, belonging to partiesof widely divergent cul-tures and politics, arecontesting elections inSouthern Sindh to woopeople of the little-knownMirpur Sakro.

Sassui Palejo, MarviMemon and Heer Sohoshare their names withthree famous heroines offolk mythology – but howmuch do they have incommon with their name-sakes? Unlike the protag-onists of the legends, thethree politicians have theirown standing without the

male hero who is so inte-gral to folklore narra-tives.Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N)candidate Marvi andMuttahida QaumiMovement (MQM) candi-date Heer are pittedagainst each other for theNA-237 seat of Thatta,which the Mirpur SakroTaluka is a part of. Theywill possibly be contestingagainst another female

PPP candidate, ShamsNisa Memon.Sassui is notdirectly contesting withMarvi and Heer, but thePS-85 constituency whichshe is planning to contestfrom also comprisesMirpur Sakro. She wonthe same constituencytwice, with a landslide, in2002 and 2008 againsther male rivals.CelebratedSindhi poet and mysticShah Abdul Latif Bhittai

has written about both folkheroines Sassui andMarvi. So how are theydifferent from the modernday political heavy-weights?Sassui wasBhittai’s favourite charac-ter, to whom he dedicatedfive chapters of hisfamous Risalo.

The daughter of therule of Bhanbhor, Sassuiwas abandoned by herparents after they werewarned by astrologers thatshe was a curse andwould bring a bad name tothe family’s prestige. Shegrew up as the adopteddaughter of a poor labour-er and later fell in lovewith Punhoon, the Princeof Makran. Punhoon’sfamily took him away,leaving Sassui strugglingalone in the mountains insearch of his beloved.

The modern day Heer, Sassui and Marvi of Sindh

ISLAMABAD : Thechairman of the NationalDatabase and RegistrationAuthority (Nadra), TariqMalik, has said that for thefirst time in the country’shistory the elections thisyear will be held on thebasis of ‘one person, oneCNIC and one vote’.

“This is because eacheligible CNIC holder isnow a voter and eachvoter entry is backed upby Nadra’s biometric sys-tem,” he said while talkingto Hannah Roberts,Deputy Chief of EuropeanUnion’s Election ObserverMission to Pakistan, whocalled on him along withan EU delegation here onTuesday. On the occasion,Mr Malik said: “Credible,fair and accurate electoral

rolls are a key benchmarkto ensure free and trans-parent elections.” Heinformed his guests aboutthe steps taken by Nadrafor preparation of accurateand transparent electoralrolls. The EU mission wasinformed that till the 2008elections, the electoralrolls were prepared onlythrough door-to-door enu-meration, but this resultedin absence of any authen-tic data to back up theentire process.

However, through thedigitisation and scanningprocess, the data ofabout 81 million voterscompiled during prepara-tion of previous electoralrolls was transferred bythe ECP to Nadra for veri-fication of voters.

Nadra chief briefs EU team on steps to ensure fair pollsRAWALPINDI : Election campaigning

is in full swing and in one such publicappearance in the garrison city onSaturday, Maryam Nawaz of the PakistanMuslim League-N took the PakistanTehreek-i-Insaf head on declaring that theyouth was with the PML-N and would votefor it. At 32 years of age, the femaleNawaz is the young face of the PML-N andwas present in the gathering to rallywomen and youth around her.She insistedthat it was her father’s party which hasmost youngsters on its side, and PTIwould have to wait until May 11 to find outhow false their beliefs about the youth sup-port for PTI was.Maryam Nawaz sharedthese beliefs addressing a public gather-ing of women at Committee Chowk nearformer Gulistan Cinema.The function wasarranged by former Tehsil Nazim SajjadKhan and his wife Dr. Tahmina Sajjad, andattended by hundreds of women.The rallywas organised by Sajjad Khan, in spite ofthe fact that he had not been given thePML-N ticket for PP-13 that he previouslyheld since this time former MPA GhulamRaza won the favour of the party bosses in

this constituency.However, Khan toldDawn that he had arranged the functionfor PML-N candidates Hanif Abbasi andGhulam Raza to convey the message thatthe party was united and all its leaderssupported each other.“

I arranged this function to mobilise theparty workers and Maryam Nawaz came toconvince the party workers to support theparty’s men in the city area,” he said.PML-N President Nawaz Sharif’s daughtercame to NA-56 to start the election cam-paign for Hanif Abbasi, who is facing thePTI Chief Imran Khan himself in what ispromising to be an exciting competition.

PML-N claims popular youth support

KARACHI : At leasttwo persons were killedand 18 others injured ina bomb blast at an elec-tion camp of theMuttahida QaumiMovement here onTuesday night. Soonafter the attack, MQMchief Altaf Hussainasked leaders of hisparty to shut all electionoffices and announced aday of mourning acrossSindh on Wednesday.“In these conditions howcan people dare step outof their homes to castvote,” he asked. Themassive blast near thePeople’s Chowrangi inNorth Nazimabad shat-tered windows of nearby

apartment buildings. “Agroup of political work-ers were standing out-side the MQM electionoffice when an impro-vised explosive device(IED) exploded in thecrowd,” SSP district cen-tral Amir Farooqui said,adding: “We have foundmarks of ball bearings atthe scene which suggestthat they were packed inthe explosives.”

Altaf appeals for closureof business across Sindh PESHAWAR :

Moderate politicians fromsome of Pakistan’s mostviolent areas are riskingthe threat of Talibanattack to run in upcomingnationwide elections, butthey are increasinglybeing forced to rely onsocial media, phone callsand even short documen-taries that allow them tocampaign at a distance.

That could give hard-line Islamic candidatesand Taliban supporters anadvantage as they’re ableto stump for votes andhold large public ralliesthat are a traditional hall-mark of elections in thecountry but are extremelyvulnerable to attacks.

One of the most seri-ous attacks occurredTuesday, when a suicide

bomber blew himself upoutside a meeting of thesecular Awami NationalParty in the northwesterncity of Peshawar, killing16 people. The Talibansaid the target of theattack was HaroonAhmad Bilour, whosefather, a senior partyleader, was killed in a sui-cide bombing inPeshawar in December.

He escaped unscathed,but his uncle, GhulamAhmad Bilour, sufferedminor injuries.

As he was being treat-ed at the hospital, theuncle vowed that he andother party candidateswould not withdraw fromthe election despite thedeath threats. With histrousers soaked in blood,he walked among the

hospital beds to comfortcrying victims and toldthem, ”We are fighting awar for Pakistan’s survival.”Hours earlier, a candidatefrom one of the Islamicparties, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, campaigned freelyin his constituency in adifferent part ofPeshawar, the capital ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwaprovince. Maulana JalilJan’s supporters show-ered him with rose petalsas he walked unguardedfrom shop to shop downnarrow, crowded lanes toask for votes. He bristledat any suggestion that the Taliban were terroristsand blamed attacks in the country on foreignagents seeking to ”malignreligious leaders, allbearded people.”

Taliban threat could skew Pakistan election result

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Karachi : Addressing arally on Tuesday in RenalaKhurd, Imran Khan, thecricketer-turned-politicianchief of PTI, ridiculed hispolitical opponent sayingNawaz Sharif, the PML-Nchief, could not beat him in agame of cricket. “He shouldcome on TV to have adebate with me because Iknow he cannot beat me incricket,” Khan told his sup-porters, taunting Sharif ofbeing afraid of facing him.He also accused the PML-Nof engaging in a secretalliance with the PakistanPeoples Party (PPP) in theoutgoing regime. Khan’s

tirade against Sharif prompt-ed an immediate reactionfrom his political foes. At apress conference in Lahore,Hamza Shahbaz, son of for-mer Punjab Chief MinisterShahbaz Sharif, and Maryam

Nawaz, daughter of thePML-N chief, accused thePTI leader of choosing tostay away from contestingagainst Sharif in Lahore’sNA-120. “If Imran is runningaway from contesting elec-

tion against Nawaz Sharif,how will he come on a TVdebate to face my father,”Maryam told newsmen.Moreover, Hamza claimedsome PTI leaders wereshunning the party and join-ing the PML-N. PML-Nspokesman Senator PervaizRasheed also came downhard on the PTI leader, ques-tioning his role in thelawyers’ movement.

“Imran should not be talking about political ethics.He is alleging that NawazSharif fears facing him.Where was Imran hiding dur-ing the lawyers’ movement?”Rasheed asked.

Imran challenges Nawaz for debate on national issuesBomb kills four Pakistani

soldiers near Afghan borderMIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A roadside

bomb targeting a military convoy onSunday killed four Pakistan army soldiersand wounded four more in a northwesterntribal area near the Afghan border, offi-cials said. The blast was triggered byremote control in Mirali town in northWaziristan tribal district, a notorious hubof Taliban and Al-Qaida linked militants.

Pakistan court allows formerpremier Ashraf to contest polls

LAHORE : A Pakistani court todaycleared former premier Raja PervezAshraf's candidature for the May 11 generalelection, setting aside an election tribunal'sdecision to reject his nomination papersover allegations of corruption. A full benchof the Lahore high court observed that therewas no court declaration against Ashraf thatdeclared him "non-profligate, non-righteousor non-sagacious", and he could not bebarred from participating in the polls.

ISLAMABAD : Sevenpersons were killed andover 60 others injured infive bomb attacks in thePakistani cities of Quettaand Karachi on Tuesday,including one that was car-ried out by a suicidebomber who was trying totarget the minority ShiaHazara community. Thesuicide attacker detonatedhis explosives-laden truckwhen he was stopped byFrontier Corps personnelat a check post nearAlamdar Road, an area inQuetta with a large ShiaHazara population. Theincident occurred at around9.15pm. Five persons,including a Frontier Corpspersonnel, were killed andover 40 injured by the pow-erful explosion, officialssaid. Seven of the wound-ed were in a serious condi-tion, they said. Officialssaid the bomber wanted totarget Abdul KhaliqHazara, a top leader of theHazara Democratic Party.

The attacker's truck waspacked with an estimated80 kg of explosives. Theblast damaged severalbuildings, shops and vehi-cles. Earlier in the evening,Quetta was rocked bythree blasts. Bombs wentoff in an open field atJinnah Town, GawalmandiChowk and an intersectionat Gurdat Singh Road. Sixpersons were injured atGawalmandi Chowk andthree of them were in aserious condition, police

said. All the explosions inQuetta occurred within aspan of two-and-half hours.The blasts were heard fromseveral kilometres awayand caused panic acrossthe capital of Balochistanprovince. In Karachi, twopersons were killed and 20others injured when animprovised explosivedevice went off near anelection office of theMuttahida QaumiMovement at People'sChowrangi area.

Blasts in Quetta, Karachikill 7, 60 injured

Explosives found incar near Musharraf’sfarmhouse

ISLAMABAD : The trialand tribulation of retired GenPervez Musharraf got a newtwist on Tuesday with thediscovery of 45 kilograms ofexplosives in a car aban-doned near his farmhouse inChak Shahzad. Islamabad’sInspector General of PoliceBani Amin Khan said the carwas spotted by security per-sonnel near the farmhousewhen the former militaryruler was being taken backthere after his appearance inan anti-terrorism court inRawalpindi. He said the carwas immediately taken awayfrom the route and later dur-ing search officials found45kg of explosives in it. Theexplosives were rigged tofuses, detonator and remotecontrol. “It was ready to blowup and needed only detona-tion from remote control,” theIG added. Another officersaid apparently the explo-sive-laden car was broughtthere to target GenMusharraf. But, he added,because jammers were usedduring the transportation ofthe former president, theexplosives did not detonate.

ISLAMABAD : PrimeMinister retired Justice MirHazar Khan Khoso onTuesday ordered postingsand transfers in the feder-al bureaucracy andbrought back Abdul Khaliqto the finance ministry asits special secretary.

Mr. Khaliq was addi-tional secretary (budget) inthe finance ministry, whenthe caretaker governmenttook charge of the country.He was later made officeron special duty (OSD) bythe prime minister appar-ently in response to mediacriticism of the ministry forreleasing billions as devel-opment grants to formermembers of the NationalAssembly. Former primeminister Raja Pervez

Ashraf is facing charges ofdiverting funds meant forother sectors towards hisdiscretionary fund whichhe later on used for devel-opment schemes in hishome constituency.According to a pressrelease issued by thePrime Minister House,other postings and trans-fers included the appoint-ment of Zafar Qadir,another OSD, as secretaryin the information ministry.

Shahid Rashid presently posted as secre-tary of information technol-ogy department has beensent to the Ministry ofIndustries in the place of Zafar Mehmood whohas reached the age ofsuperannuation.

PM reshuffles federal bureaucracy

ISLAMABAD : As thegovernment advisedBilawal Bhutto Zardari toavoid appearing in publicbecause of security con-cerns, the PPP chairmanlaunched his party’s elec-tion campaign onTuesday in a new style,through a hard-hittingvideo message. BilawalBhutto regretted the gov-ernment’s advice andsaid it was obstructinghis party’s election cam-paign. Sources said thePPP chairman wanted tolaunch the campaignfrom Multan last Sundaywith an address at a pub-lic meeting. But securitydepartments said he

should desist fromappearing in publicbecause of a seriousthreat he was facing.When contacted, a sen-ior official of the Ministryof Interior dealing withmatters of security saidintelligence agencies hadreceived information thatBilawal Bhutto and lead-ers of some other partiescould be attacked duringtheir campaigns.

Bilawal kicks off campaignwith video message KARACHI : Majority of the busi-

nesses, markets, petrol stations,schools were closed and publictransport was scarce onWednesday, after a bomb explodedat an election camp of theMuttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)in Karachi on Tuesday night.

The blast near the People’sChowrangi in North Nazimabad leftat least five people dead and 15others injured. Earlier, two peoplewere reported dead in the blast butthree of the 15 injured succumbedto their injures on Wednesdaymorning, taking the death toll tofive. A group of political workerswere standing outside the MQMelection office when an improvisedexplosive device (IED) exploded inthe crowd,” SSP district centralAmir Farooqui, said, adding: “Wehave found marks of ball bearingsat the scene which suggest thatthey were packed in the explo-

sives.” The blast near the People’sChowrangi in North Nazimabadcaused panic and shattered windows of nearby apartment buildings. SSP Imran Shaukat addressedmedia personnel and confirmed thetwo fatalities. Soon after the attack,MQM chief Altaf Hussain directedleaders of his party to shut all elec-

tion offices in view of threats ofmore terrorist attacks andannounced a day of mourningacross Sindh on Wednesday. Healso said that 25 MQM workers hadbeen killed in the last few days. “Inthese conditions how can peopledare step out of their homes to castvote,” he asked.

Complete shutdown in Karachi over MQM election camp blast

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Dhaka : At least 164 peoplewere killed and 800 othersinjured on Wednesday when aneight-storey commercial build-ing that housed several garmentfactories and thousands ofworkers collapsed on the out-skirts of the Bangladeshi capital.The Rana Plaza in Savar on theoutskirts of Dhaka collapsed atabout 9am (local time) with res-cue work being carried out topull out survivors from the rub-ble. The eight-storey commer-cial building housed three gar-ment units, a bank branch andaround three hundred shops.Locals said around 6,000 work-ers used to work in the factorieslocated in the building. Most ofthe bodies were taken to theEnam Medical College from thesite. A B M Masud Hossain, thedeputy chief of Dhaka police,said at least 164 people havedied in the disaster. "But the tollwill be higher because some rel-atives took bodies withoutinforming police," he said. Morethan 800 have been reported

injured while many remainedtrapped in the debris, BD Newsreported. The dead bodies andthe injured were being retrievedfrom the debris with makeshiftslides being made from cloth.General officer commanding(GOC) of the army's Savar-based ninth division major gen-eral Abul Hassan Sarwardy saidarmy engineers and rescuerswere forced to proceed "slowlyand cautiously" to avoid furthercasualties. "We are penetratinginside the structure slowly andcautiously, otherwise the build-ing will collapse entirely causingmore casualties," he toldreporters. Director of the indus-trial police Mostafizur Rahmanblamed the garment factoryowners for the collapse tragedy.He said that the owners wereoperating their units ignoring thecracks spotted in the building onTuesday. Local media said theowner of the building was alocal youth wing chief of the rul-ing party. He was rescued alivefrom the rubble. Some workers

complained that the buildinghad developed cracks onTuesday, but were not able to

evacuate as they were forcedback by their managers, mediareports said. Bangladesh's

booming garment industry hasbeen plagued by fires and otheraccidents for years.

164 killed in Bangladesh building collapse

Astami Snanbegins in Rangpur

RANGPUR : The two-daylong holy religious festivity ofthe Hindu community 'AstamiSnan' began in the smallhours of Thursday in theBrahmaputra river at Chilmariupazila of Kurigram with duesolemnity, religious fervourand gaiety, reports BSS.

General secretary ofChilmari unit of BangladeshPuja Udjapon Parishad DrBirendra Nath Sarker toldBSS the Hindu devoteesincluding men, women,youths and girls from thecountry and neighbouringIndia have gathered to dip inthe sacred Brahmaputrawater to get rid of sins.Chilmari Upazila NirbahiOfficer Mamun-Ul-Hassansaid all necessary steps havebeen taken for a smooth con-duct of the Astami Snan aswell as a three-day AstamiMela amid traditional festivity.

DHAKA : BangladeshAmbassador to the USAAkramul Qader on Wednesdaymet Congressman KeithEllison (D-MN5) and briefedhim on the constitution ofthe International CrimesTribunal (ICT), its legalpremises as well as thecountry's current situation,reports UNB. He also updat-ed him on the ongoing GSPcase with the USTR andsought his intervention inthis regard, according to amessage received in Dhakaon Thursday. AmbassadorQader handed over theCongressman some docu-ments in regards to the ICTand a paper related toBangladesh's submission tothe USTR on GSP. Whileproviding a brief overviewon different aspects of theICT, including its commit-

ment to fair and transparenttrials, Ambassador Qadersaid the ICT's primary man-date is to bring to justice thelocal collaborators ofPakistani occupation armyduring the War of Liberationin 1971 for crimes commit-ted against humanity.

He added that the masskillings and atrocitiesorchestrated in 1971 deval-ued general principles of humanity, particularlybecause those were carriedout in a planned way on thebasis of ethnicity, religionand race. He mentionedthat the present govern-ment, led by Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina, made anelectoral pledge to bring tojustice the war criminals of1971, and she received anoverwhelming public man-date to try the criminals.

Bangladesh envoy briefs US Congressman on ICT, GSP issues

DHAKA : Greek policehave launched a manhuntfor three foremen whowere suspected of shoot-ing and wounding 32Bangladeshi migrantworkers at a strawberryfarm near Athens, officialsand reports said in Dhaka on Thursday, reports BSS.

"Seven Bangladeshiworkers are being treatedat different Greek facilitieswith critical bullet woundswhile 25 others neededtreatment for relativelyminor injuries during theshootout," a senior for-eign ministry official famil-iar with the incident toldBSS. She

said Bangladeshembassy officials were inclose touch with the vic-tims as well as concernedGreek authorities sincethe incident occurred near

the village of Manoladaover a pay dispute.

The official said theBangladeshi strawberrypickers went to the farmlate yesterday for theirarrears of four to fivemonths of pay when thefarm owner ordered theforemen to fire shots tosilence them. A foreignministry spokesman earli-er said they receivedreports that policealready arrested theowner while a diplomaticprocess would belaunched for compensa-tion of the woundedBangladeshis once thedetail report on the inci-dent was available.

The Reuters newsagency, meanwhile,reported from Athens thatthe farm supervisors werebelieved to have opened

fire on Wednesday on acrowd of about 200 most-ly Bangladeshi immi-grants who were demand-ing their outstandingwages. According to thereport, police arrested thefarm owner, in the south-western town ofManolada, and were stillhunting the foremen.

The Associated Press(AP) substantiated theReuters quoting policeCaptain HaralambosSfetsos who said most ofthe wounded workerswere from Bangladeshand the shootingoccurred when about200 workers at thestrawberry field demand-ed six months' unpaidwages and "moved threateningly" toward three foremen, at least one of whom opened fire.

32 Bangladeshis shot in Greece

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FIJISUN14 May-2013 www.fijisun-usa.comAFGHAN NEWS

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhuanet)-- The killing of Osama BinLaden two years ago markedthe end of an era for the UnitedStates. But Pakistan sufferedtragic losses through terrorismduring the decade-long hunt forthe al-Qaeda leader. Our corre-spondent Danial Khan takes alook at how the security situa-tion has improved in the lasttwo years and how thePakistan-US relationship hasmoved forward. Two yearssince US Special Forcesclaimed to have killed Osamabin Laden, the town where hewas allegedly found remains inthe limelight. A big questionmark lurks over the garrisoncity of Abbotabad in northern

Pakistan, how did the worldnumber one terrorist, nestle ina compound, at a stone’s throwfrom the Pakistan militaryacademy? While US NavySeals look at it as one of theirmost distinguished achieve-ments, locals in Abbotabad stillhave doubts about it. "I livenext to the house where theyare saying Osama was living.I’ve lived here for over 20years. I have never seen any-one who looked like Osama, itis a big lie." "I believe thatOsama bin Laden was never inAbbotabad, he was not inPakistan, if he was killed, thenwhere is his body? It was anAmerican stage show to insultPakistan." Since the search

began for Osama Bin Laden, adeadly trend of homegrown ter-rorist attacks surfaced inPakistan. The Pak-US relation-ship hit rock bottom afterAmerican forces killed 24Pakistani soldiers at a militarycheck post along Pak-afghanborder. Anti-American protestsexacerbated on the streets ofPakistan. Many believePakistan became a victim ofterror attacks, post 9/11, whenit joined the US war on terror.Over 40,000 Pakistani civiliansand soldiers lost their lives toterrorism, the economy lost$68 billion. The deterioratingsecurity situation has beenintensified by US drone attacksin the north of the country.

Allegedly used to target mili-tants, they have attracted wide-spread condemnation acrossPakistan for causing collateraldamage. As the world marksthe second death anniversaryof Osama Bin Laden, Pakistanremains tense ahead of thewithdrawal of US troops fromAfghanistan in 2014, fearing itwill bring more trouble to theregion. In less than two weeks,Pakistan goes for general elec-tions. Terrorists have alreadytargeted major liberal politicalparties. Observers predict thiscurrent wave of terrorism mylead to a political turmoil thatmeans terrorism in Pakistanhas not ended with the end ofOsama Bin Laden.

2nd anniversary of Bin Laden's death markedAfghan police kill6 militants

GHAZNI, Afghanistan,(Xinhua) -- Units of Afghanpolice raided Taliban hideoutsin Ghazni province 125 kmsouth of Kabul lateWednesday night, leaving sixmilitants dead, provincialpolice chief Zarawar Zahidsaid Thursday." The operationwas launched in Zana KhanDistrict late last night and last-ed for a while during which sixrebels had been killed," Zahidtold Xinhua.He also addedthat the killed militants wereinvolved in organizing terroristactivities and killing threepolice including a senior offi-cer couple of days ago.Meantime, Taliban militantsfighting the government haveyet to make comment.

KANDAHAR: A pas-senger bus in Afghanistancollided on Friday with awrecked fuel tanker lefton a road after a Talibaninsurgent attack, killing atleast 45 people, officialssaid.The accidentoccurred before dawn inthe Maiwand district ofKandahar province whenthe packed bus ploughedinto the tanker, which hadbeen burnt out in a Talibanstrike several daysago."Tragically, around400am, the passenger buscollided with a fuel tanker,"Javid Faisal, spokesmanfor the Kandahar provin-cial governor, said. "We

have 45 passengers deadin this accident and tenothers wounded.""Thewreckage of a truck, whichwas put alight by theTaliban, was left there forseveral days, and the buscollided with it."Many ofthose hurt were travellingto join the short "neishtar"harvest season, when vil-lagers from across south-ern Afghanistan work inpoppy fields during one ofthe most lucrative times ofthe year for casual labour-ers.A neishtar is the smalllance used to make inci-sions on poppy plants tolet out the resin, whichdries into solid opium

residue.Faisal had earlierdenied reports that thewrecked tanker had beenset on fire by Talibaninsurgents, who are highlyactive in Kandaharprovince, one of thehotbeds of the insurgencyfighting to oust the US-backed Kabul government.

The bus had justcrossed the border intoKandahar from Helmandprovince when it hit thetanker."We were morethan 50 passengers in thebus. Most of the passen-gers were men,"Faizullah, one of the pas-sengers who survived theaccident, said."

45 dead as Afghan bus hitstanker wrecked by Taliban

Afghan boxer HamidRahimi made historytoday by defeatingTanzanian Said Mbelwain the 7th round via atechnical knockout(TKO) to win thevacant World BoxingOrganizationIntercontinental mid-dleweight belt in Kabul.This was the first inter-national boxing event tobe held in Afghanistan in30 years. Millions ofAfghans both inside andoutside the countrywatched the fight withlots of excitement. Thematch was dubbed“Fight4Peace”, and

Rahimi accomplishedhis goal of holding amajor professional box-ing event in Afghanistan.Rahimi has been tellingboth Afghan and foreignmedia that “sports issomething that can bringpeople of all religionsand all regions togeth-er.” With this win,Rahimi improves hisrecord to 21 wins andonly one loss. Mbelwawent into the fight with19 wins, 8 losses and 4draws. Mbelwa lost hon-orably and was a greatsport. He even lifted upRahimi after the matchand congratulated him.

Afghan boxer makes history

Wins WBO middleweight belt!

The Iranian EnergyMinister Majid Namjou cameto Afghanistan to meet withAfghanistan’s Minister ofWater and EnergyMohammad Ismael Khan. Thetwo ministers attended aninauguration ceremony onSunday for two newly opera-tional Iranian-made electricalturbines, as well held talks tofurther expand ties betweenthe neighboring countries.The new turbines have thepower generation capacities

of 25 megawatts. Khandescribe his meeting with hisIranian counterpart as positiveand constructive. Today, thetwo signed an agreement inwhich Iran has agreed toincrease power supply toHerat and Nimroz provinces.Iran currently exports 90megawatts of electricity toHerat per hour and 10megawatts to Nimroz. Underthe agreement, the powersupplied to Herat will beincreased by 50 megawatts

and there will be a 14megawatts increase toNimroz. Khan also said thatIran has agreed to export 50

to 100 megawatts of electrici-ty to Farah province.According to Afghan mediareports, a joint technical teamwas expected to visit theprovince for a survey. Besidesthe United States and Japan,Iran is one of the most impor-tant donors to Afghanistantowards the reconstruction ofthe country. Iran has builtroads, power transmissionlines, border stations, and isstill involved in many otherinfrastructure projects

New turbines inaugurated; western provinces to see increase in powerBomb Kills Several AfghanPolice Officers

Local officials say eight police officershave been killed in a roadside bomb attack inthe eastern Afghan province of Logar.Deputy police chief Rais Khan Sadeq toldRFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan the police-men were on a joint patrol with NATO-ledforces on May 2 when their vehicle hit animprovised explosive device. Taliban spokesmanZabihullah Mujahid said the militant groupwas responsible for the attack near theprovincial capital, Puli Alam. It comes daysafter Taliban insurgents announced the startof a spring offensive. On May 1, a member ofAfghanistan's High Peace Council, which istrying to negotiate with the Taliban, wasambushed and killed in the HelmandProvince along with two bodyguards.

8 million children vaccinated

against polio

A three-day nationwide widecampaign to vaccinate around 8million children against polio inAfghanistan recently concluded.The campaign, which was ledby Afghanistan’s Ministry ofPublic Health, had started onSeptember 16th and included55,000 service provides, as wellas 40 volunteers who wentdoor-to-door to administer theanti-polio vaccines to childrenunder 5 years of age. Travelingchildren at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border points werealso given the vaccines. Poliowhich is short for poliomyelitis,is a highly infectious diseasethat affects the nervous systemand can lead to partial or fullparalysis. While the diseasehas been virtually eliminated inmost of the world, it is stillprevalent in Afghanistan.According to Afghanistan’sMinistry of Public Health, 17cases of polio were reported inAfghanistan this year. On top ofthe vaccines, children from 2 to5 years of age were also givende-worming tablets to helpreduce the number of worminfestations, which is alsoanother health issue affectingchildren in Afghanistan.

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US confirms Syria used chemical weaponsABU DHABI: US intelli-

gence has concluded "withsome degree of varying confi-dence," that the Syrian gov-ernment has used sarin gasas a weapon in its 2-year-oldcivil war, defense secretaryChuck Hagel said onThursday. Hagel, speaking toreporters in Abu Dhabi, saidthe White House hasinformed two senators by let-ter that, within the past day,"our intelligence communitydoes assess, with varyingdegrees of confidence, thatthe Syrian regime has usedchemical weapons on a small

scale in Syria, specifically, thechemical agent sarin." "It vio-lates every convention of war-fare," Hagel said. No informa-tion was made public on whatquantity of chemical weaponsmight have been used, orwhen or what casualtiesmight have resulted.President Barack Obama hassaid the use of chemicalweapons would be a "gamechanger" in the US positionon intervening in the Syriancivil war, and the letter toCongress reiterates that theuse or transfer of chemicalweapons in Syria is a "red line

for the United States."However, the letter also hintsthat a broad US response isnot imminent. White House

legislative director MiguelRodriguez, who signed theletter, wrote that "because thepresident takes this issue soseriously, we have an obliga-tion to fully investigate anyand all evidence of chemicalweapons use within Syria."The letters went to senatorsJohn McCain and Carl Levin.The assessment, Rodriguezsays, is based in part on"physiological samples." Healso said the US believes thatthe use of chemical weapons"originated with the Assadregime." That is consistentwith the Obama administra-

tion's assertion that the Syrianrebels do not have access tothe country's stockpiles. InWashington, McCain quotedfrom the letter the WhiteHouse sent to several sena-tors who had pressed theadministration about Syria'spossible use of chemicalweapons. "We just received aletter from the president inresponse to our questionabout whether Assad hadused chemical weapons,"McCain told reporters follow-ing a closed briefing with sec-retary of state John Kerry onSyria and North Korea.

Toy-car remote usedin Boston bombingsBOSTON: The Chechen-ori-

gin Boston bombings suspectsused a remote-control devicefrom a toy car to set off explo-sives and apparently learnt tobuild a bomb from an al-Qaidaonline magazine, a top Americanlawmaker has said. Marylandrepresentative DutchRuppersberger, the topDemocrat on the HouseIntelligence Committee, con-firmed the details after a closed-door briefing with three seniornational security officials onCapitol Hill. Two Chechen-originbrothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26,and Dzhokhar Tsarvaev, 19,have been accused of carryingout the deadly Boston Marathonbombings at the finish line thatclaimed three lives and injuredover 250. Ruppersberger saidbased on information fromDzhokhar it appears the brotherslearned how to build the bombfrom Inspire magazine, a publi-cation founded by Anwar al-Awlaki, the now-deceased al-Qaida leader. "That has alwaysbeen a concern of ours,"Ruppersberger said. "That mag-azine was put out to recruit morepeople for jihad."

3 Tibetans die in self-immolation protests

BEIJING: Two Buddhistmonks and a Tibetan woman diedafter setting themselves on fire insouthwestern China on Thursdayas self-immolation protestsagainst Chinese rule in the restiveHimalayan region, resumed aftera brief lull. The protests coincidewith the visit of French PresidentFrancois Hollande and EuropeanUnion (EU) foreign policy chiefCatherine Ashton to Beijing. TwoTibetan monks aged 20 and 23set themselves on fire at the Kirtimonastery in Aba county inSichuan province, according toUS-based Radio Free Asia (RFA)and Britain-based rights groupFree Tibet. Several monks fromthe same monastery haveattempted self-immolation earlier.The Radio report identified thetwo monks as Lobsang Dawa andKonchog Woeser. It also said a23-year-old Tibetan woman inRangtang county in the same pre-fecture also died after setting her-self to fire. The Radio did notreveal the identity of the woman.Over 110 Tibetans have commit-ted self-immolation since 2009,with most dying, in protestsagainst perceived Chineseoppression.

South Korean (R) and US (L) Marines take a position onthe seashore during a joint landing operation by US andSouth Korean Marines in Pohang, 270 kms southeast of

Seoul. The US and South Korea staged a military landingexercise as the Korean peninsula was already engulfed in

a cycle of escalating tensions triggered by the NorthKorea's nuclear test in February.

RAMENSKY (RUSSIA):Thirty-eight people were killed,most of them in their beds, in afire that raged through a psychi-atric hospital near Moscow onFriday, raising questions aboutthe care of mentally ill patients inRussia.The fire, which broke outat around 2am (2200 GMT onThursday), swept through a sin-gle-storey building at the hospi-tal, a collection of wood and brickhuts with bars on some windowsthat was home to people sec-tioned by Russian courts.By midmorning, a few blackened wallswere left standing. The roof hadcaved in on top of the twistedmetal of what were once beds.Bodies lay on nearby grass, cov-ered with blankets.Only threepeople escaped from the fire inthe village of Ramensky, 120km(70 miles) north of Moscow,prompting speculation thepatients were heavily sedated orstrapped down. IrinaGumennaya, aide to the head ofthe chief investigative depart-ment of the Moscow region, dis-missed suggestions they hadbeen restrained as "rubbish" butpromised blood tests to checkwhether there were high levels of

sedatives."The wards ... did nothave doors, the sick could haveescaped from the building bythemselves," she said, addingthat she believed the most likelycause of the blaze was patientssmoking, or perhaps a short cir-cuit.President Vladimir Putin

called for an investigation of the"tragedy", the latest in a long lineof disasters at state institutionsthat are often ill-funded. Russia'ssafety record is dismal, account-ing for a high death toll on roads,railways and in the air as well asat the workplace.

Fire in Russian psychiatric hospital kills 38

Boston bombing shows west's mistake: PutinMOSCOW: The Boston

bombings should spur strongersecurity cooperation betweenMoscow and Washington,Russian President Vladimir Putinsaid on Thursday, adding thatthey also show that the west waswrong in supporting militants inChechnya. Putin said that "thistragedy should push us closer infending off common threats,including terrorism, which is oneof the biggest and most danger-ous of them." The two brothersaccused of the Boston bombingsare ethnic Chechens who hadlived in the US for more than adecade. Putin warned againsttrying to find the roots for theBoston tragedy in the sufferingendured by the Chechen people,particularly in mass deportationsof Chechens to Siberia andCentral Asia on Soviet dictatorJosef Stalin's orders. "Thecause isn't in their ethnicity orreligion, it's in their extremistsentiments," he said. Speakingin an annual call-in show onstate television, Putin criticizedthe west for refusing to declare

Chechen militants terrorists andfor offering them political andfinancial assistance in the past."I always felt indignation whenour western partners and west-ern media were referring to ter-rorists who conducted brutal andbloody crimes on the territory of

Russia as rebels," Putin said.The US has urged the Kremlin toseek a political settlement inChechnya and criticized rightsabuses by Russian troops duringthe two separatist wars since1994, which spawned an Islamicinsurgency that has engulfed theentire region. It also providedhumanitarian aid to the regionduring the high points of fightingthere in the 1990s and the early2000s. Russian officials haverepeatedly claimed that rebels inChechnya have close links withal-Qaida. They say dozens offighters from Arab countries trick-led into the region during thefighting there, while someChechen militants have gone tofight in Afghanistan. Putin saidthe west should have cooperatedmore actively with Russia incombatting terror. "We alwayshave said that we shouldn't limitourselves to declarations aboutterrorism being a common threatand engage in closer coopera-tion," he said. "Now these twocriminals have proven the cor-rectness of our thesis."

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Lahore : Sarabjit Singh's statementin FIR No. 91 of Ghaziabad police sta-tion, Lahore, produced in special courton October 3, 1991 Q : Is it a fact that you were prepared and

trained by DSP R K Wasti of RAW forterrorist activities in Pakistan?

A : No Q : Is it a fact that as part of this training,

you were given training of being aMuslim and also circumcized?

A : It is incorrect Q : Did you illegally cross the border on

Aug 30, 1990? A : No, I crossed the border in connection

with smuggling of liquor on the inter-vening night of August 29-30, 1990

Q : Is it a fact that on July 28, 1990, at12.45pm you went to the railway sta-tion and placed a bag in a bus nearGTS Adda, Lahore?

A : No Q : Is it a fact that when the bus reached

Nizamabad Chowk, an explosiontook place and as a result one childwas killed?

A : I don't know... at that time I was inIndia

Q : Is it a fact that on August 30, 1990you were arrested at Kasur borderand besides some other articles onePakistani national ID card was recov-ered from you?

A : I was arrested between the night of

August 29 and 30, 1990. No ID cardwas recovered from me. At that time Iwas in possession of $800 and twoPeter Scot bottles

Q : Is it a fact that on September 8, 1990you made a confessional statementbefore Khalid Zauq, MIC, Lahore,Cantt, in which you admitted to havecarried out five bomb blasts, includ-ing Ghaziaband bomb blast of July29, 1990

A : I was neither produced before any mag-istrate nor did I make any confessionalstatement. I also didn't sign the docu-ments. The signatures referred to arenot mine. My name is Sarabjit Singh

Q : Is it a fact that on February 27, 1991while in police custody you led thepolice and pointed out the placewhere you prepared the bomb in therailway station, Lahore?

A : It is a concocted story Q : Why has this case against you been

filed? A : One Manjit Singh was arrested in this

connection on August 31, 1990, buthe was let off by the ministry and inhis place I was arrested

Q : Do you want to say anything else? A : I am innocent Q : Do you want to appear as defence

witness in this case under Section340CrPc and give evidence on oathin disproof of the charges or allega-

tions made against you? A : No

Sarabjit's case fileHow he landed up in Pak | Sarabjit

strayed into Pakistan at the unfenced Kasurborder near his village in Tarn Taran. Hisfamily said he had been drinking with friends,celebrating after winning a kabbadi match

The Charges | Accused of working forIndian intelligence, was viewed as a terror-

ist in Pakistan. He was convicted of spyingand carrying out bomb blasts and wasgiven death penalty; Pakistan, however,never presented the evidence to India

In the Court | Trial court gave himdeath on Oct 3, 1991. Lahore HC con-firmed the sentence on December 10,2001. Pak SC dismissed appeal inAugust 2005. His review petition wasdismissed on June 24, 2009, because ofnon-appearance of Sarabjit's counsel

Family claim Family maintain charges were filed

against Manjit Singh and Sarabjit falselyimplicated in the case

Mistaken identity FIR in blast case didn't have name of

Sarabjit Singh, son of Sulakhan Singhbut mentioned Manjit Singh, son ofMehanga Singh When Sarabjit was pro-duced before the magistrate onSeptember 8, 1990, proceedings wereheld in the name of Manjit Singh In FIR,Sarabjit said he had no ID papers on himwhen he was arrested.

Who is Manjit Singh? Manjit Singh Rattu was in Karachi at

the time of the blasts and reportedlywent to England soon after. With allegedal-Qaida links, travelled to Pakistan sev-eral times. Also known as MohammadSharif Rattu alias Mumtaz Sharif aliasAmolak Singh. Deserted wife beforeleaving for Pak.

‘I am innocent’

NEW DELHI : Hours afterSarabjit Singh's death in aLahore hospital, his sister DalbirKaur, who campaigned for hisrelease for over 22 years, onThursday urged parties to sinkdifferences and unite againstPakistan, almost with the elan ofa statesman. Her impassionedappeal, beamed across TV chan-nels, stirred emotions across thecountry. Dalbir said Pakistan had'backstabbed' the ManmohanSingh government and commit-ted an act of cowardice andasked the Indian political class toclose ranks on the Sarabjit issueto demand action fromIslamabad. She even accused aprominent human rights activist

from Pakistan of being a 'fraud'who had asked for Rs 25 crore topursue Sarabjit's case anddemanded that India immediatelystop issuing visa to such personsfrom across the border. As shespoke, Dalbir betrayed poise and

the spirit of a political leader."Sarabjit Hindustan ke liye qur-ban ho gaya (Sarabjit sacrificedhis life for the country). Pakistanhas acted like a coward by usingsuch brutality. President Zardarikilled my brother to gain politicalmileage before elections," shealleged. Dalbir said that doctorsand nurses at the Jinnah Hospitalin Lahore where Sarabjit wasadmitted after Friday's attack byprison inmates used to laugh ather when she asked about hiscondition. "They knew he wasdead. What could they say aboutthe health of a dead man?" shesaid. "I was always doubtfulabout Pakistan's moves. LastJune when they raised our hopes

about my brother's release andeventually released SurjeetSingh, I still welcomed it. I washappy that at least another son ofPunjab was set free. But I had afeeling that Sarabjit was notsafe," she said. But a day afterslamming the government, sheseemed to have softened. "Irequest all parties to supportManmohan Singh and Shinde. Itdoesn't matter if you are fromCPM, BJP or any other politicalparty. People from different reli-gions also should unite to takeaction against Pakistan. It's timeto take charge," an emotionalDalbir said with Sarabjit's wifeSukhpreet Kaur and his twodaughters by her side.

India should unite against Pak’s backstabbing : Dalbir Kaur

FARIDKOT : AfterSarabjit Singh, Indianprisoner who had beentortured at a Pakistanijail and later suc-cumbed to injuries, thefamily members ofanother Indian prisonerSurjit Singh, Lahore'sKot Lakhpat jail, are aworried a lot. The fam-ily members of SurjitSingh, former BSFconstable and who hasbeen languishing atPakistan jail, now wantthe Indian governmentto take up the matterof Surjit Singh with thePakistan counterpartsfor his safe return. Aresident of Tehna vil-lage in Faridkot, Surjit

Singh a constable withBSF was takenhostage by Pakistanrangers on December4, 1971 from thePoonch sector andwas taken to Pakistanas prisoner of war(POW). After decadesof wait, the family hadgot to know that Surjitwas lodged in KotLakhpat jail whenSatish Kumar, whowas released byPakistan authorities,had apprised the fami-ly about Surjit and thenanother Surjit Singh ofvillage Phidday inFerozpur too had con-firmed about his namesake in Lahore jail.

After Sarabjit, family of Surjit Singh a worried lot

CHENNAI : More than

6,500 Indians are living an

uncertain life in prisons in

80 foreign countries, half

of them in three Gulf

countries. The Gulf coun-

tries have the largest

number of Indian prison-

ers, with 1,691 in Kuwait,

1,161 in Saudi Arabia and

1,012 in the UAE. Among

the neighbours, Pakistan

holds 253 Indians in its

prisons, China has 157 of

them and Sri Lanka 63.

Languishing in the Nepal

prisons are 377 Indians.

Italy, a country that recent-

ly raised a huge uproar

demanding special guest

house and home-made

food for its two citizens

arrested on charges of

killing two Indian fisher-

men off the Kerala coast,

has 121 Indian citizens in

its prisons. The United

Kingdom has 426 Indian

inmates in their jails,

thanks to a fast growing

migration of skilled and

unskilled labourers. There

are 155 Indians in the US

prisons. The statistics,

obtained through RTI by

Kochi-based NGO Human

Rights Defense Forum,

shows 6,569 Indians are

in foreign prisons. On

Indian prisoners in 30

countries, the ministry of

external affairs said it had

'nil report.'

The RTI reply also says

"this figure keeps chang-

ing," and gives no details

about the prisoners or the

charges against them.

TOI had in 2007 reported

that the number of Indian

prisoners abroad had

come down from 6,730 in

2005 to around 6,000.

The RTI reply given by

the ministry last month

shows the number has

gone up again.

More than 6,500 Indianslanguish in foreign jails

Sarabjit Singh, themasterchef of KotLakhpat

LAHORE : Indian deathrow convict Sarabjit Singh,who died in the Jinnah hospi-tal early on Friday following adeadly assault by fellow con-victs last Friday, spent morethan two decades in Lahore'sKot Lakhpat prison. Over timehe grew friendly with many ofhis inmates. Some of themswore by his cooking skills.He could make a mean dishof handi chicken. Sarabjit wasin his late 20s when he wasbrought to Kot Lakhpat, a jailplagued by corruption andinefficiency, keeping in checkmore than 6,000 prisonerswhen it had space only for1,800. During time behindbars that ran into 20 years,Sarabjit came to know peoplefrom many shades of life --hardcore criminals, prisonersof high social status and pettygoons from poor backgroundswho were packed into the 'C'class confinement that hadvirtually no amenities. Sarabjitspent a long time in 'C' classuntil, around six years ago, hewas shifted to 'B' class con-finement. The condition of 'B'class prisoners is better inPakistan's jails as they havetwo to three fellow inmates ina separate cell with a bath-room, though always in badshape. If the prisoner is high-profile or faces threat fromother inmates, he can be keptalone in a separate cell.According to jail officials,Sarabjit was given a separate'B' class cell for security rea-sons and got a 'C' class pris-oner named Akram as servant(usually called a 'mushaqatti'in jail jargon), a provisionavailable to all B classinmates. 'C' class prisonersnormally prefer to serve well-off prisoners in 'B' class con-finement hoping for a reprievefrom the jail's bland food.

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With little left of thecontinuity of the lan-guage among the newergeneration, there is still apassion among the sen-iors for Maunatul Islam aname coined in Fiji for asmall Muslim communitytracing its root back toMalabar, India. My late

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To ensure efficiencyand effectiveness for apermanent status, alllocal chapters must beaffiliated with the nationalbody. Without somedegree of centralizationthere is always the fearof disintegration and dis-unity.

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years and still do asdirector of AIM –American Institute ofManagement- I havewondered why God chal-lenges men to reflect onHis creation and said “ Iam the best of the plan-ners.” It dawned on methat planning is one sin-gle function you cannotlive without and it is avery intuitive and intrinsicact that we all tend totake naturally every dayregardless of our educa-tion. It is a great blessingof God - as the best of allHis creation - men aregifted with the wisdom tothink critically in times ofcrisis and look ahead of

time to make predictions.To motivate people tothink seriously about hiswork and ability, Goddrew out attention to Hisown planning and chal-lenged us to travelaround the world andexamine everythingbetween the earth andheaven to admire Hiswork. And the end resultis to draw inspiration,learn and follow God inour planning process.

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InTroducTIon

One thing which surprisesnon-Muslims who are examiningthe book very closely is that theQuran does not appear to themto be what they expected. Whatthey assume is that they havean old book which came four-teen centuries ago from theArabian desert; and they expectthat the book should look some-thing like that - an old book fromthe desert. And then they findout that it does not resemblewhat they expected at all.Additionally, one of the firstthings that some people assume

is that because it is an old bookwhich comes from the desert, itshould talk about the desert.Well the Quran does talk aboutthe desert - some of its imagerydescribes the desert; but it alsotalks about the sea - what it’slike to be in a storm on the sea.

MerchanT MarIneSome years ago, the story

came to us in Toronto about aman who was in the merchantmarine and made his living onthe sea. A Muslim gave him atranslation of the Quran to read.The merchant marine knewnothing about the history ofIslam but was interested in read-ing the Quran. When he fin-ished reading it, he brought itback to the Muslim and asked,“This Muhammad, was he asailor?” He was impressed athow accurately the Qurandescribes a storm on a sea.When he was told, “No as a mat-ter of fact, Muhammad lived in

the desert,” that was enough forhim. He embraced Islam on thespot. He was so impressed withthe Quran’s description becausehe had been in a storm on thesea, and he knew that whoeverhad written that description hadalso been in a storm on the sea.The description of

“…a wave, over it a wave,over it clouds” (Quran 24:40)

…was not what someoneimagining a storm on a sea to belike would have written; rather, itwas written by someone whoknew what a storm on the seawas like. This is one example ofhow the Quran is not tied to cer-tain place and time. Certainly,the scientific ideas expressed init also do not seem to originatefrom the desert fourteen cen-turies ago.

The SMalleST ThIng

Many centuries before theonset of Muhammad’s prophet-hood, there was a well-known

theory of atomism advanced bythe Greek philosopher,Democritus. He and the peoplewho came after him assumedthat matter consists of tiny, inde-structible, indivisible particlescalled atoms. The Arabs too,used to deal in the same con-cept; in fact, the Arabic worddharrah commonly referred tothe smallest particle known toman. Now, modern science hasdiscovered that this smallest unitof matter (i.e., the atom, whichhas all of the same properties asits element) can be split into itscomponent parts. This is a newidea, a development of the lastcentury; yet; interestinglyenough, this information hadalready been documented in theQuran 34:3 which states:

“He [i.e., God] is aware of anatom’s weight in the heavensand on the earth and even any-thing smaller than that...”

Undoubtedly, fourteen cen-turies ago that statement would

have looked unusual, even to anArab. For him, the dharrah wasthe smallest thing there was.Indeed, this is proof, that theQuran is not outdated.

honey

Another example of what onemight expect to find in an “oldbook” that touches upon thesubject of health or medicine isoutdated remedies or cures.Prophet, may God praise him,gave advice about health andhygiene, which are found in hisProphetic Traditions, and untiltoday this advice is compellingand proven in the field of medi-cine. The Quran is a divine reve-lation and so are the PropheticTraditions. The Quran shedslight on some remedies as dothe Prophetic Traditions; unlikeMedical journals of today, thereis no information that is outdatedin the Quran and the PropheticTraditions..In specific the Quranmentions one item that can beused as a treatment, which isnot in dispute by anyone. Itstates that in honey there ishealing. And certainly, I do notthink that there is anyone whowill argue with that!

The Amazing QuranThe experience of a merchantmarine with theQuran, and themiracle in themention of ‘something evensmaller than anatom’ and honey.

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There is famousRigvedic Versethat says "Ekam

Sat " that is "There is oneBeing ,the sages call Himby many names." TheGod (Parmeshwar) hasthree deities who carry onthe world .This is Knownas Holy Trinity. Brahma-the creator, Vishnu - theperpetuator of life andShiva (Mahesh ) -thepurifier and perpetuatorof good and destroyer ofevil. Rig Veda refer Shivaas Rudra as in its follow-ing verse . "We WorshipTryambaka (Rudra) ,Who spread Fragranceand IncreasesNourishment , May Herelease me ,like thecucumber from its stem ,From Mortal Life , But notFrom Immorality . "(RigVeda Mandal VII Sukta59 and Mantra 12)

The Yajurvedadescribes Shiva as asce-tic warrior Whose robe isof Deer Skin and He car-ries Trishul .

According to the verseSatyam, Shivam,Sundaram ,the life isdescribed as having threefacets Truth (Satyam),Good (Shivam) and theBeautiful (Sundaram).

Shiva is a living God.The most Sacred andancient books of India,the Rig Veda narrates Hispresence in the hymns.Vedic myths, rituals andeven astronomy testifiesto His existence from thedawn of time .TheMohindaro and Harapafindings confirm Shivaworship in the ancientIndia. According to theolder scriptures, He hasthree places of His resi-dence. One is KailashParvat another is LohitGiri under whichBrahamputra flows andthird is Muzwan Parvat .

The Amarnath Cave has special

Significance The Legend about the

importance of AmarnathCave is as follows :- Thisis The Cave which waschosen by Bhole Shankarfor narrating the secretsof immortality and cre-ation of Universe to MaaParvati ji . The storygoes like this .Centuries ago MaaParvati asked Shiv ji tolet her know why andwhen He started wear-ing the beads of heads (Mund Mala) . BholeShankar replied whenever you are born I addone more head in mybeads . Maa Parvati said," My Lord, my body isdestroyed every time andI die again and again, butyou are Immortal. Pleaselet me know the secret ofthis ." Bhole Shankarreplied that it is due toAmar Katha ."

Maa Parvati insistedthat she may be told thatsecret. For long Shiva jicontinued postponing .Finally on consistentdemand from Maa

Parvati He made up hismind to tell the immortalsecret . He started forlonely place where noliving being could listenit . He choose AmarnathCave . In preparation tothat He left His Nandi (The Bull which He usedto ride ) at Pahalgam(Bail gaon) . AtChandanwari Hereleased Moon from hishairs (Jataon). At thebanks of Lake SheshnagHe released the snakes .

He decided to leave hisSon Ganesha atMahagunas Parvat(Mahaganesh Hill ) . AtPanjtarni, Shivji left theFive Elements behind(Earth , Water, Air , Fireand Sky) which make liv-ing being . He is the Lordof these elements. It isbelieved that as a symbolof sacrificing the earthlyworld , Shivaji and MaaParvati had TandavDance . After leavingbehind all these, Bhole

Shankar enters the HolyAmarnath Cave alongwith Parvati Maa . LordShiva takes his Samadhion the Deer Skin andconcentrate . To ensurethat no living being is ableto hear the Immortal Tale, He created Rudranamed Kalagni andordered him to spreadfire to eliminate every liv-ing thing in and aroundthe Holy Cave . After thisHe started narrating thesecret of immortality toMaa Parvati . But as amatter of chance one eggwhich was lying beneaththe Deer skin remainedprotected . It is believed tobe non living and moreover it was protected byShiva -Parvati Asan (Bed). The pair of pigeonswhich were born out ofthis egg became immortalhaving listened the secretof immortality (AmarKatha). Many pilgrimsreport seeing the pair ofpigeons when they trekthe arduous route to paytheir obeisance beforethe Ice-Lingam (the phal-lic symbol of Shiva).

routeAmArnAth pilgrims route the holy shrineDevotees travel on foot, either from srinagar or frompahalgam. the latter journey takes approximately 5days. the state road transport Corporation andprivate transport operators provide the regular serv-ices from Jammu to pahalgam and Baltal. Also private-ly hired taxis are available from Jammu. the shorternorthern route is just about 16 km long, but has a verysteep gradient and is quite difficult to climb. it startsfrom Baltal and passes through Domial, Barari, andsangam to reach the cave. the northern route is alongthe Amarnath valley and all along the route one cansee the river Amaravathy (it is more like a tributary ofChenab) which originates from Amarnath glacier.

The Holy Amarnath Yatra

The story narrated bypeople about thediscovery of this

Holy Cave is of a Gujjar( shepherd) Buta Malik .He is given the credit ofdiscovering this HolyCave . Story goes likethis , that a saint gaveButa Malik a bag full ofCoal. On reaching hishome when he openedthe bag , to his utter sur-prise the bag was full ofgold coins . This madehim overwelmed with joy.He ran to thank the Saint. But, what he found wasthat the Saint had disap-peared . Instead , hefound The Holy Caveand Shiv Lingam there in. He announced the dis-covery of this to theVillagers. Then onwardsthis has become thesacred place ofPilgrimage . The ancientepics narrate an otherstory which goes likethis. The valley ofKashmir was under water

.It was a big lake.Kashyap Rishi drainedthe water through numberof rivers and rivulets . Inthose days Bhrigu Rishicame that way on a visitto The Himalyas. He wasthe first to have Darshansof this Holy Cave . Whenpeople heard of theLingam, Amarnath forthem became Shiva’sabode and a Centre of pil-grimage . Since thenLacs of devotees performthe pilgrimage throughtough terrain and availeternal happiness. Thetrek to Amarnath, in themonth of sharavan ( July–August) has the devoutflock to this incredibleshrine, where the imageof Shiva, in the form of aLingam, is formed natu-rally of an Ice Stalagmite,which waxes and waneswith the Moon's cycle . Byits side are fascinating,two more Ice Lingams,that of Maa Parvati andof their son, Ganesha .

DISCovery oF HoLy CAve

Centuries agoMaa Parvatiasked Shiv ji tolet her know whyand when Hestarted wearingthe beads ofheads ( MundMala) . BholeShankar repliedwhen ever youare born I addone more head inmy beads . MaaParvati said ,"My Lord, mybody is destroyedevery time and Idie again andagain, but youare Immortal.Please let meknow the secretof this ." BholeShankar repliedthat it is due toAmar Katha ."Maa Parvatiinsisted that shemay be told thatsecret. For longShiva ji contin-ued postponing .Finally on con-sistent demandfrom MaaParvati He madeup his mind totell the immortalsecret . He start-ed for lonelyplace where noliving beingcould listen it .

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New Delhi : A spat betweenthe television channels andadvertising agencies over billingpractices has turned costlier forthe broadcasters as they mayloose up to Rs. 20-25 croreeveryday for taking the commer-cials off the air. "Broadcastersmay loose Rs. 20-25 crore perday, which means over Rs. 100crore if tiff continues for nextfive days," said a senior execu-tive from Multi Screen Media,which runs Sony Entertainment.Broadcasters have blacked outcommercials since Wednesdayin protest against a new billingmethod but are carrying ads for

agencies that have agreed tomove to the new 'net' billingmethod. Earlier, broadcastersused to issue gross bills to theadvertising agencies for TVcommercials. These bills includ-ed a 15% charge, which waslater deducted from the grossamount. In recent assessments,the income tax (IT) departmenthas taken a view that the 15%trade discount given by broad-casters is actually an agencycommission. I-T department hasissued notices to IndianBroadcasting Foundation (IBF)members for non-payment oftax deducted at source on this

15% agency commission. Toavoid unnecessary litigation, theIBF then decided to issue netbills, which was not accepted bymedia agencies. Major networkssuch as Star India, TV18,Viacom18, Zee EntertainmentEnterprises, SonyEntertainment, Times TelevisionNetwork, and ETV have joinedhands to drop advertisements."Broadcasters are losing rev-enue every minute. This will hurtthe finances badly," said AshokVenkatramani, CEO, MediaContent and CommunicationsServices, a venture by ABP Ltd.But in or a longer term, the new

billing system will hit hard therevenues of media agencies aswell. The commission rate isexpected to dip from 15% to 3%and further down. "Also, theproposed tax system will makeclients more dominant overmedia agencies as they willnegotiate on the percentage ofcommissions," said SantoshSood, former COO, RediffusionY&R, an ad firm. However,efforts are on to end the stand-off. "Discussions are on. Andhopefully, we will find a solutionsoon," said Arvind Sharma,president, Advertising AgenciesAssociation of India.

TV broadcasters bleed money in ad blackouts over billingRate cut hopes pushSensex to near three-month high

MUMBAI : The BSE sen-sex rose on Thursday to markits highest close sinceFebruary, as interest rate-sensitive stocks gained onexpectations the ReserveBank of India ( RBI) will cutinterest rates on Friday, whiletechnology shares such asTCS rose on value buying.Mortgage lender HousingDevelopment Finance CorpLtd rose 1.87%, while TataConsultancy Services Ltdwas up 4%. The BSE sensexended 1.19% higher, closingat its highest since February4, while the broader 50-shareNifty closed up 1.17%.

Mumbai : Mutual funds (MFs)have lost nearly 4.5% or about20 lakh retail folios in the pastsix months due to the sharp fallrecorded by the equity category.MFs have around 4.3 crore retailfolios or investor accounts at theend of March 2013, data with theAssociation of Mutual Funds inIndia (AMFI) showed. Thedecline was led by the equitycategory, which was impacted bythe volatility in the capital mar-ket. The benchmark CNX Niftydeclined 3.8% and 0.4% respec-tively in the three months and sixmonths period till March 2013.Folios in equity-oriented

schemes dropped 6.7% or a lossof nearly 24 lakh folios to around3.32 crore at the end of March,AMFI data showed. Despite thefall, a significant proportion ofinvestors have stayed on withequity MFs largely because ofthe poor returns offered by theseschemes in the past few years.In all, 63% of retail investorsremained invested for more thantwo years at the end of March.About 61% of retail investorshad kept their money in equityschemes for a similar tenure atthe end of September 2012. Inthe high net-worth individuals(HNI) category, about 49%

stayed invested in equity MFs formore than two years. Expertsand financial advisors reckonthat investors would reap higherprofits by remaining invested inequity for the long-term. Anddata too supports this assess-ment. The CNX Nifty deliveredover 20% annualised returns inthe 10-year period ended April30, 2013 compared to less than4% annualised returns in thethree-year period. The fixedincome category however contin-ued to see traction with giltfunds, which invest primarily ingovernment securities, seeing asharp rise in investor accounts.

Folios in gilt funds nearly dou-bled to over 63,000 in 6 months.The category, which has thesmallest base of investors, sawa steep rise in investor accountsdue to the fall in interest rates.Gilt funds typically gain whenrates decline. Folios in debt-ori-ented schemes increased 6.3%to 58.6 lakh at the end of March.Corporates continue to be theleading investors in MFschemes. Their share in theassets under management(AUM) stood at 46% share inMarch 2013. This is howeverbecause of their high exposureto fixed income schemes.

MFs lose 20 lakh retail foliosMahindra look to build onresults in Europe

NEW DELHI : Followingits best-ever results in theopening two races of MotoGP in Qatar and the USA,Team Mahindra will look tobuild on its performance asthe European season beginsat Jerez this weekend.Mahindra's new riders andthe brand-new MahindraMGP3O machine have notonly achieved double pointsin the two season-opening'flyaways' but also recordedthe marque's first top-five fin-ish. That was achieved at theCircuit of the Americas inTexas the weekend beforelast, when Miguel Oliveira(18, from Portugal) claimed afighting fifth, gaining twoplaces on the final lap.

MUMBAI : Bharti Airtelsaid Friday it has receiveda long term investmentfrom the Qatar FoundationEndowment; wherein199.87 million new shareswill be issued by theendowment fund for $1.26billion. Post the issuanceof the shares, QFE willhold a of 5% stake inIndia's largest telecomoperator.

As per the agreement,QFE will subscribe to thesenew shares at a price of Rs340 per share . The invest-ment will further strengthenthe capital structure andprovide further flexibility forthe company to deliver onits growth strategy, Bhartisaid in a statement. In earlymorning trade on theBombay Stock Exchange,the Bharti scrip was tradingat Rs 323.3 up about 2%from yesterday. OnThursday, Bharti reported a50% fall in quarterly profitwhich marked its thirdstraight year of decliningearnings in the backdrop ofan unprofitable Africanbusiness, unfavourableregulatory issues andheavy debts which haveshadowed the Indian tele-coms space. Sunil BhartiMittal, Chairman, Bhartisaid, "I am delighted to

welcome another highquality long-term institu-tional investor to our share-holder base. This strategicpartnership with QFEdemonstrates the confi-dence they have in thecompany and our strategyfor growth." Rashid Al-Naimi, acting CEO, QFE,said: "We are excited to bemaking a significant invest-ment in one of the leading

telecommunications com-panies in the world. As along-term global investor,our shareholding gives usexposure to a high growthsector in key emergingmarkets. QFE looks for-ward to supporting Bharti inrealising the full potential ofthis world class business."Goldman Sachs acted assole financial advisor toQFE on this investment.

Bharti Airtel to sell 5% stake to Qatar Foundation for $1.26 billion

NEW DELHI : A 130-acre plot, adjacent to theIndira Gandhi InternationalAirport (IGIA) may go to theDelhi-Mumbai IndustrialCorridor DevelopmentCorporation (DMICDC), agovernment firm, for asong. Government sourcessaid that the companywants about 100 acresspread over two sectors inDwarka from the DelhiDevelopment Authority(DDA) for developing a

complex that would includea convention centre, hotelsand luxury housing/serviceapartments. The patchspread over Sector 25&26in Dwarka sub-city wasoriginally earmarked forrelocation of wholesaletrade centres in centralDelhi, including SadarBazar, Nai Sadak and KhariBaoli, which are known forlarge-scale grain, paperand chemicals markets, inMaster Plan-2021.

130-acre plot near IGIA maygo to DMICDC for a song

Eight sick PSUs not paid wages to staff since Oct 2012 : PatelNEW DELHI: Eight sick Public Sector Units (PSUs), includ-

ing HMT Watches and Hindustan Cables Ltd, have not paidsalaries to their employees since October 2012, Parliament wasinformed on Thursday. "Eight PSUs, under the administrativecontrol of the Department, have not made payment of salariesto their employees, since October 2012," minister of heavyindustries and public enterprises Praful Patel said in a writtenreply in the Lok Sabha. These government-owned units areHMT Watches, HMT Chinar Watches, HMT Bearings, TriveniStructurals, Tungabhadra Steel Products, NEPA, HindustanCables Ltd and Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing.

IOC taps bond market for Rs 1,700 cr at benchmark rateNEW DELHI : State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

on Thursday said it has raised Rs 1,700 crore through a

domestic bond issue at a new benchmark low interest rate

of 8.14%. The issue of secured redeemable non-convertible

bonds opened for subscription on private placement basis

and received an "overwhelming response from all segments

of investors", the company said in a statement. "The issue,

launched with an original size of Rs 500 crore, was over-

subscribed by over six times with overall subscription

aggregating to over Rs 3,000 crore," the company said.

Gold ETFs fanout, catchmomentum

India has always had afetish for gold and goldjewellery but the craze isgoing beyond that. Withgold prices easing, thecraze for the yellow metalis not only pushing con-sumers into investing ingold and gold jewellery,but the demand for goldexchange traded funds(ETFs) has also increasedin the country. The datacompiled by the NationalStock Exchange (NSE)indicates that smallertowns in Gujarat andKerala are increasinglyinvesting in gold ETFs.With Akshaya Tritiyabeing celebrated on May13, demand for gold andgold-linked products is setto peak especially asprices have fallen . Lastyear, during AkshayaTritiya, the exchangerecorded a traded value ofR608 crore in gold ETFs,which was 44% higher,compared to 2011, whichstood at R423.05 crore.“This time, too, we are wit-nessing a huge demandfor gold ETFs especiallyas Akshaya Tritiya is nextmonth, there has been anincreasing demand notonly from the metros butalso from the smallertowns,” said a spokesper-son at the NSE.

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The Indian team selec-tion for the ChampionsTrophy squad is in a cou-ple of days and one of theareas of concern can bethe opener's slot. VirenderSehwag was left out of theprobables list whileGautam Gambhir hasbeen in poor form in theT20 extravaganza. MuraliVijay, too, hasn't been ingood nick playing for CSKwhile Shikhar Dhawan isthe only player who hasbatted with some sort ofassurance since his returnfrom a hand injury.

As of now, it's likely thatDhawan, who made agreat Test debut for India,will be there in the list of15. Ajinkya Rahane's

name, too, could come upfor discussion, but it's amatter of conjecturewhether MS Dhoni wouldprefer the RajasthanRoyals player in the ODIside.

The only point going infavour of him is the Englishconditions, where the ball

moves around and theIndian team will need asolid opener. Despite hispatchy show in the T20tournament, Vijay was apillar of strength for India inthe last Test series againstAustralia. Dhoni has somefaith in the TN opener andhe might just make thesquad finally.

In that case, for the thirdopener's slot, could be atoss up between Rahaneand Gambhir, even thoughDhoni has played RohitSharma in the top slot aswell. All these issues willbe taken into considerationas the five-man selectioncommittee, led bySandeep Patil, meets inMumbai on Saturday.

Opening worries for selectorsahead of Champions Trophy

SHIRDI (MAHARASH-TRA): Former India skip-per Ravi Shastri onWednesday said thatSachin Tendulkar hasmuch cricket left in him anda call on retirement will beentirely his prerogative.

"Often there is a discus-sion about Sachin's retire-ment but since his healthand body is fit, he's play-ing... when he wants tostop, he will stop..," Shastritold reporters outside theSaibaba temple here.

"I think a player likeSachin will not come up atleast in 100 years," headded. Answering to aquery, he said that if spinbowler Ravindra Jadejaimproves his batting, hecould become a genuine

allrounder. About his ownrecord of hitting six sixes inan over in first class crick-et, he said that records areoften made to break but"my record in first classcricket is difficult to sur-pass." Ahmednagar districtjudge and president ofthree member committeeof Shirdi Sansthan TrustJayant Kulkarni felicitatedShastri on the occasion.

Sachin Tendulkar will stop playingwhen he wants to: Ravi Shastri

Adam Gilchrist has attributed the decisionto drop himself as captain and player for thematch against Mumbai Indians largely to teambalance and the wealth of batting resources onthe bench. Gilchrist, who followed the exampleof Mumbai Indians' Ricky Ponting by leavinghimself out of the playing XI, has had a leantournament to date, managing only 94 runs ineight matches. "Since the last few gameswe've had to think about it as a selectiongroup," Gilchrist told IPLT20.com. "We had tolook at the right balance and find the right play-ers who were playing well and could contributemost to the team." Gilchrist believed that formis not an accurate representation of what hasbeen afflicting him this tournament. "Form is arubbish word. I have hit a lot of balls in the netsand have felt very comfortable. But that hasn'ttranslated to results in [the] games." He was

also aware of the batting talent on hand. "Atthe end of the day I haven't contributed, andthat's no problem when you've got batting tal-ent like Shaun Marsh, [Luke] Pomersbach,David Hussey and David Miller. It's not a toughdecision." When asked whether he had con-sidered giving up the wicketkeeping glovesand playing solely as a batsman, Gilchrist said,"No, never, I've played years and years ofcricket now. So for me it's not a case of havingto focus on batting because keeping is takingup time and energy. It's part of my nature andpart of who I am. It's like riding a bike, onceyou know it, you don't need to focus on theskills required and think of the work loadimpeding on the batting. If anything, I havecontributed more with the gloves than with thebat this year and so I am lucky to have mykeeping gloves on."

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistanallrounder, middle-order bats-man Umar Akmal and fastbowler Sohail Tanvir havebeen left out of the ODI squadfor the Champions Trophy inEngland this June. Fastbowlers Ehsan Adil and AsadAli, and batsman Umar Amin,were selected, after they hadbeen omitted from the tour ofSouth Africa. Pakistan'sselectors met in Lahore onMonday to trim the 29 proba-bles - Umar Gul was unavail-able because of injury - downto 15 for the Champions

Trophy, as well as the ODIs inIreland and Scotland. Theannouncement of a Pakistansquad is usually made before7pm (PKT) but the selectioncommittee did not emergeuntil at 10.45pm after gettingthe approval Zaka Ashraf, thePCB chairman, at theNational Cricket Academy inLahore. "Afridi had beenselected as a bowling all-rounder but he was not up tothe mark and couldn't score atcrucial occasions so we hadto left him out," chief selectorIqbal Qasim said. "His career

is not finished, if he performsat domestic level, he canstage a comeback. He is anasset to Pakistan, and as longas a player is performing hekeeps on playing, if he does-n't perform he goes out of theteam."

Afridi had been droppedfrom Pakistan's squad for theODI series in India inDecember 2012, but was cho-

sen for the trip to South Africabecause of his skill as alegspinner. He failed to take awicket in 37 overs, though,and scored 126 runs in fourinnings with a high score of88. Since the start of 2012,Afridi's taken only 15 wicketsin 21 ODIs, and five of thosecame in one game againstAfghanistan. His batting aver-age during this period is 19.

"Had he scored at the domes-tic level he could have earnedthe place," Qasim said. "It'salways difficult to drop such asenior player but ultimatelyselectors have to take a deci-sion for the sake of the team."

Pakistan have named fivespecialist fast bowlers, twofull-time spinners whileMohamamd Hafeez, ShoaibMalik and Amin fill the all-rounder roles. Besides Afridi,Pakistan had already left outYounis Khan from the initialsquad, but Wahab Riaz, theleft-arm quick, has been

retained despite a poor show-ing in South Africa. Amin, aleft-hander who also bowlsright-arm medium pace,played four Tests and threeODIs in 2010 while Asad wasselected for the India ODIseries but did not it into theplaying eleven.

"We have picked thesquad from the best availableresources after consulting thecaptain and the input from thecoach," Qasim said. "Thereobviously were arguments butwhen the team is made, it'smade with consensus."

Pakistan drop Afridi, Umar Akmal

'Form is a rubbish word'-Gilchrist

We're not just thewarm-up act, NewZealand tell England

New Zealand coachMike Hesson warnedEngland on Wednesdaynot to treat his side as thestarter before they tuck intothe main course of theAshes series againstAustralia. England hostNew Zealand for two tests,the first at Lord's starting onMay 16 and the second inLeeds on May 24, beforeplaying back-to-back Ashesseries later this year."These are two hugelyimportant test matches forus," British media quotedHesson as saying. "We'remaking progress as a testside and certainly won't liketo be the entree for themain course later in theseason. "England's recordin England in recent timeshas been outstanding.

Afridi blames Misbahfor exclusion: Report

ISLAMABAD - ShahidAfridi has blamedPakistan's one-day cricketcaptain Misbah-ul-Haq forhis exclusion from theChampions Trophy squad,and has vowed to return tothe national team. "It's thecaptain's decision to dropme," Afridi told the Urdulanguage Daily Jang onWednesday. "It's no bigdeal for me if a captaindoesn't want a certain play-er in the team." Inannouncing the squad ear-lier this week, selectorssaid Afridi, who has scored7,201 and taken 348 wick-ets in ODIs, was left outdue to recent poor form inone-day internationals.

No Test matchesduring Pakistan'sCaribbean tour

PORT OF SPAIN : TheWest Indies Cricket Board(WICB) has announced thatPakistan's Caribbean tourthis year will go ahead asplanned, but no Test match-es will be on the itinerary.CEO Michael Muirheadmade the announcement inPort-of-Spain over the week-end following a board meet-ing, the first since DaveCameron and EmmanuelNanthan were elected WICBpresident and vice presidentlast month. The West Indiesare scheduled to play fiveOne-Day Internationals andtwo T20s against Pakistanthough the dates are yet tobe finalized.

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It feels good as with week starts,with your sign ruler Venus movinginto Taurus, which means that youno longer feel lonely, dominated orinsecure. Now you can rule yourown domain, and whatever happensover the next couple of months, you will be the one to decide onwhat, when and where. Thingsneed to go at your own pace, andas far as you are concerned, slowand steady wins the race.

This is still a brilliant time for initia-tives and new pioneering venturesin your career, and the start of theweek brings even more dynamism,especially in the world of ideas.After a winter of gathering informa-tion and impressions, the time hascome to implement ideas, preferablyas fast as possible. Some ideaswork and some don’t, and at theweekend it is important to throw outthe bad ideas without sentiment.

This is a key week in your life, andthe conjunction of Mars and yoursign ruler the Sun indicates thestart of a pioneering new adventurein the world of ideas, culture ortravel. Soon a time of apprentice-ship will be over, and a time of put-ting things into practice will begin.This week shows a major transi-tion, with important career figuresevoking leadership abilities in you.

As the week starts, your signruler Venus moves into Taurus,which puts the emphasis in yourlife more on quality and depth,rather than intensity and excite-ment. You have recently been will-ing to take a lot of risks for thesake of relationships, but now youdo not want other people makingdecisions for you, and you alsowant something in return.

During the course of this week theSun, Venus and Mars move intoyour opposing sign Taurus, whichputs a tremendous focus on rela-tionships for the next month or two.There is a very desirable partneryou either want to consolidate arelationship with, or start a relation-ship with. To do this, you will haveto share the same values, and thismeans compromise on your side.

There is a strong change offocus this week, which can beconnected to developments withchildren, or in your social life, orin connection with a creative proj-ect or a matter of the heart… allsituations when your self-esteemis on the line. In many ways thisis a favorable time in your socialor love life, but there is a senseof formality about things.

Emphasis on education, travel orcommunication goes through amajor shift this week. Perhapsyou have overcome the majorchallenges, and now you can set-tle in to a more peaceful process.Home and family assume moreimportance, and this is a veryfavorable time for expanding yourcomfort zone at home and gener-ally improving life quality.

With six planets in your sign as theweek starts, this is a super-Ariesweek, when you are energized andfull of strength and dynamism.There is a qualitative change inpartnerships matters, and lovedones are no longer dependent or incompetition with you, but becomemore confident in themselves, andtherefore more soft and loving. Thisweek the Sun catches up with andovertakes your sign ruler Mars.

With your sign ruler now in Aries, adifficult winter period is now behindyou, and there is a sense of beingmore in control and free to pursueyour own initiatives. Being in astronger position also means thatyou can take the lead in partner-ships matters, and especially inconnection with friendships andgroups. This is a time when charis-matic individuals dominate groups,which is probably a good thing.

Now that your sign ruler Mercuryis in Aries, you are no longer con-strained by circumstances andrelationships, and you embark ona courageous and energetic pro-gram of transformation andreform. You are willing to embracerevolutionary methods to transformsituations of financial or emotionaldependence, and by the weekendyou are in no way inclined to com-promise in your demands.

One of your major considerations duringthe course of this week is consolidatingrelationships and practical projects atwork, where there are new arrivals andmore demands for practical results andfor profit too. In some areas the focusshifts away from creativity and self-expression, or promotion of yourself oryour children, but there is a specificcommunication issue which can reach abit of a crisis point at the weekend.

There is a strong shift in empha-sis this week when communica-tion, education and travelassume much greater impor-tance in your life. You are lookingfor more security and comfort,and perhaps there will be a touchof luxury affecting these areas.This is also a wonderful periodfor mental creativity, especially inconnection with the senses.

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Pyra means fire and‘Mid’ denotes theenergy resonating

at the midpoint. The wordPyramid is a Greek wordderived from “pyramidos”means a geometricalobject, whose base is apolygon (3, 4, 5, etc.) andwhose sides meet at onepoint – the apex of a pyra-mid. From ancient times,the Pyramids of Egypthave been known as pow-erful structures designedin such a way that con-nects all kinds of energyforces. Pyramidal shapehas been proven to pos-sess the geometry thatradiates healing powers.

When we observe theenergy flow patterns in apyramid by mapping it byenergy field imaging sys-tem Kerlian photographyor Polycontrast interfacetechnology (PIP) , we seethat there are broadly twospecific phenomenon-1. Concentration of

energy that takesplace around the ver-tical axis passingthrough the apex ofthe pyramid, at onethird the height fromits base.

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the summit of thepyramid is in spiralform

PyramidA pyramid is such a

structure in which itsshape is roughly that of apyramid in the geometricsense i.e. its outer sur-faces are triangular andconverge to a single pointat the top. The base of apyramid can be trilateral,quadrilateral, or any poly-gon shape, meaning thata pyramid has at leastthree outer triangular sur-faces (at least four facesincluding the base). Thesquare pyramid, withsquare base and four tri-angular outer surfaces, isa common version. Hindutemples are made in simi-lar style so as to resonateenergy particle at the onethird of the height of tem-ple.

Pyramids have beenbuilt by various civiliza-tions in many parts of theworld for thousands ofyears, the largest struc-tures on Earth were pyra-mids—first the RedPyramid in the DashurNecropolis and then the

Great Pyramid of Khufu,both of Egypt, Khufu isamong Seven Wondersof the Ancient World builtmainly of limestone (withlarge red granite blocksused in some interiorchambers), and is consid-ered an architectural mas-terpiece.

The Egyptians musthave been aware of theseenergy patterns as theyused this knowledge tobuild the kind of tomb thatcould preserve bodieswithin them. Thus whatev-er was placed at a heightof one third from the basewould remain fresh, sothis was the “King’sChamber”. This way, thebody of the king was pre-served for decades, hun-dreds of years perhaps?The effect of structures

and the impact on humanbeings and energy levelsin modern day terminolo-gy is known as GeoBiology or Bio Geometry.

Similarly, Bio Geometrystudies indicates effect ofstructures and dimensionson the human occupantsliving within, analyzing

their energy levels andwatching how the square,conical ,pyramidal pat-terns affects to health ofliving organisms. Energyconservation, flow andtransmission areexplained in Feng shuiand Vaastu in their ownway.

What is energy andhow it flow and can beconserved and transmit-ted is a very complex andhow does it affect the livesof occupants living withina structure? The scientificdefinition of energy is theability to produce aneffect. Our feelings,thoughts and vitality arerun by energy. The struc-tures and the environ-ment, including the interi-or and furnishings of anypremise absorbs andemits energy and a har-monious shape and sup-portive structure and envi-ronment ensure good flowof energy so the effectthen is good, in andaround the occupants.Engineers, architects,interior decorators, andVastu and feng shuiexpert or a group ofexperts make the thingshappen in ideal way.

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Here's the first look of YehJawaani Hai Deewani starringRanbir Kapoor and Deepika

Padukone. The chemistry is verymuch working for the two. The posterlooks quite vibrant. Actress DeepikaPadukone, who is sharing screenspace with her ex-boyfriend RanbirKapoor in Ayan Mukerji's Yeh JawaaniHai Deewani, says the actor is pos-

sessive abouther. The first

look launch of the film hap-pened Tuesday here and whenasked about the experience, shehumorously said that "Ranbir ispossessive about me (smiles). Itfeels like it's my first film. I amexcited about it," Deepika toldreporters during the first look launchof the film. In one of the scenesshown in the promo, Deepika saysMain tumahare saath 2 min bhi rahitoh muje pyaar ho jayega tumse,Phir se. When asked about the dia-logue, the 27-year-old said: "I wouldlike to say the chemical combinationhas been tested before and then weagreed to do the film." The actor, whowill be seen with Deepika after fourlong years, says the actress hasgrown over the years. "I wasamazed and happy looking theway she has grown as anactress. She is extremely intelli-gent and has a pretty smile, soit is easy to act as like you arein love with her," he said.

24 rejections for a song

The first song to be recorded forDDLJ was Mere Khwaboon Mein

Jo Aaye. Aditya Chopra wanted every-thing to be just perfect for his debutfilm. So he rejected 24 verses byAnand Bakshi before approving thisone. The song went on to be a big hitamongst the masses.

Farah is scared of Nana Patekar

F arah Khan wanted Nana Patekarto play the role of Raghavan in

her directorial debut Main Hoon Na.But Farah was scared to approachhim for the role and that's whenSuniel Shetty was roped in to play thenegative character.

'Mr India' was written for Big B!

Shekhar Kapur's 'Mr. India' starringAnil Kapoor and Srivedi was orig-

inally written for Amitabh Bachchan.The film was also scripted keeping inmind Amitabh Bachchan's voice butBig B refused to be a part of the filmand to do the 'invisible' role.Afterwards, Anil Kapoor accepted theoffer and 'Mr. India' became a land-mark movie in Anil's Bollywood career.

Ashok Kumar’s life changing moments

F ilms, Puran Bhagat and Chandidaschanged actor Ashok Kumar's life.

He had gone to Calcutta to study lawbut decided to shift his career andstarted into acting. Before he becamean actor, Ashok Kumar was a sciencegraduate, working in the Bombaytalkies laboratory as a lab assistant.

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Sana Khan

Salman Khan's new heroine,Sana Khan, says she's leav-ing no stone unturned to look

her best in her first big B-Townouting, Mental, in which she'spaired opposite Salman Khan."This is a once in a lifetimeopportunity and I'm trying my

best to look my best in my debutouting in Bollywood," beams Sana,

who's been following a fitness regimeever since she's been signed on to playSalman's leading lady. "Bigg Boss is mylucky ticket to Bollywood," she adds. "This isa huge industry and I hope to make mymark right in my first outing here; for, theysay, first impression is the best impression!"

Happy to play my age

Prachi DesaiA

ctor Prachi Desai is on a high pointof her career, as she is finally playingthe roles that she has always wanted

to. “I’m happy I’m finally getting the roleswhich are more like meand of my age. I’m for-tunate that I have achoice to pick what Ilike. I’m so glad to be apart of my last release,I, Me Aur Main, where Igot to play my own ageand people got to seea different side of me,”she says. Next on the24-year-old’s filmy listare movies likePolicegiri and the thirdinstallment of 1920.Talking about the former, she says, “I’mplaying a software engineer in the film. It’s aserious film, but my character is like a livewire who spreads energy and colour.

Actress Deepika Padukone, who is sharing screen spacewith her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor in Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, says the actor ispossessive about her.

Ranbir Kapoor is possessive about me

Deepika Padukone

Hrithik Roshan wraps up 'Krissh 3',

busy in post-production

It is his prize project and HrithikRoshan is taking no chanceswith it. Krissh 3, which has just

wrapped up, has entered its crucialpost production stage. The firstpromo is being edited at a studioin the suburbs, which is run byBinny Padda.

It is a studio that specialisesin cutting promotional trailers,

and has films such as Ghajini, Rockstar,and Koi Mil Gaya to their credit.According to eye-witnesses, Hrithik hasbeen spending long hours at the studio,often burning the midnight oil in theprocess. Said a source, "Anyone whowalks into the studio at any time of day ornight, is likely to bump into him. Forweeks now he has been ensconced inthe editing room, overseeing every bit ofthe trailers which will not go on air beforethe middle of this year."

This is hardly surprising consideringhow special-effects-heavy the film is.However, the film, which was supposedto be converted into the 3-D format, willnot be so. Confirming this, RakeshRoshan told us, "Krrish 3 is not happen-ing in 3D." Buzz is, this decision was initi-ated by the fact that many of the bigblockbusters in 3D in the recent past didnot got the cash registers ringing.

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Ranbir Kapoor doesn't have time for

Bombay TalkiesT

he fact that Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, ZoyaAkhtar and Dibakar Banerjee have come togeth-er to make Bombay Talkies, a collection of four

short films that mark 100 years of Indian cinema, is wellknown. But for the past few days, the buzz was thatRanbir Kapoor will be associated with the project. It wassuggested that the actor will play the sutradhar (narra-tor) who will string together the four films. Not only this,Ranbir was also tipped to be feature in a music video topromote Bombay Talkies. But now, we have come toknow that the Kapoor scion isn’t likely to be part of thefilm at all. “We have been trying to rope in Ranbir for aspecial video that the makers wanted, but he won’t beable to take time out due to his hectic schedule,”informs a source close to the project. Not only that, theactor was supposed to play a role in Dibakar’s shortfilm, which also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Actor Katrina Kaif and director Zoya Akhtar share aspecial relationship. They last worked together onZindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD, 2011) and now, are

set to team up once again for Bombay Talkies. The film is acollection of four shorts by Zoya, Anurag Kashyap, Karan

Johar and Dibakar Banerjee. Katrina will play herself inZoya’s segment. A source close to the movie reveals,

“They became really good friends while they wereshooting ZNMD. And Zoya had promised Katrina

that she would be part of her next film too.”Revealing more about Katrina’s segment, thesource says, “The short film revolves around ayoung boy, who is extremely fascinated withKatrina. It’s the story of his relationship with theactor.” Apparently, the film will also feature the

Katrina Kaif-inspired Barbie doll. “When this boyfinds out that there is such a toy available in the

market, he buys one for himself because he wantsto have his own Katrina. Towards the end of the

movie, he finally gets to meet her,” says the source.Made to celebrate Indian cinema’s centenary, Bombay

Talkies is an ode to filmmaking. When contacted, thefilm’s producer Ashi Dua confirms the news saying, “Yes,

Katrina has a cameo in Zoya’s film.”

Bombay Talkies to feature

Katrina Kaif

Katrina will play herself in Zoya’s segment. A sourceclose to the movie reveals, “They became reallygood friends while they were shooting ZNMD.

Vidya Balan, whohas deliveredseveral hits

including the national-award winning Paa andThe Dirty Picture, saysshe does not feel thepressure to deliver asshe chooses goodscripts. "I do not feel thepressure... not really. Iam happy I am living mydream to be an actress.It was my lifelong dreamto be an actress. It feelswonderful... According tome, the real box officeking or queen is a goodfilm, a good script. I havebeen fortunate to be partof good films," Vidyatold. The 34-year-old,who made her debut inBollywood with Parineetais one of the mostsought after actressestoday but her journey incinema wasn't a cakewalk. "I think it is myfamily and faith thatkeeps me rooted. I dofeel happy and proud ofmy achievements," Vidyasaid. With her strong andbold portrayals inIshqiya, The Dirty Pictureand Kahaani, Vidya hassomewhere reinventedwomen-centric films inBollywood. And theactress feels its thereflection of women insociety. "In real life,women are coming ontheir own in different

spheres of their life. Weare beginning toacknowledge and recog-nise that we are individu-als and have right tohappiness. And in filmstoo women are takingcentre stage. "This is

because in our liveswe are beginning toacknowledge us. Wealso should matter toourselves first," she said.

On whether her crite-ria for choosing filmspost marriage haschanged, Vidya said, "Idon't think so mychoice will change. Ithink I am an actorand now I am mar-ried." She tied theknot with SiddharthRoy Kapur of UTVin December2012 and wouldbe next seen inRajkumarGupta'sGhanchakkarand PritishNandy'sShaadi KeSideEffects.

Happy to be living my dream

Vidya Balan

There is a dearth of good roles

for women Bipasha

Begining with her role in Aatma,Bipasha Basu said she hasevolved a lot during the shoot and

it helped her learn about life. She said,"Every role teaches you something, andthis particular one teaches me I will be agood mother one day. I have all thesefeelings." Talking about co-starNawazuddin Siddiqui, Bipasha Basusaid that Nawazuddin admired her tal-ents and said she could be moulded intoany role. and she was totally floored bythe compliment. She was also thrilled tohave received a compliment fromNawazuddin, an actor from AnuragKashyap school of films. Moving on tobroader topics, Bipasha refused toagree with the notion that more women-cnetric films are being written thesedays. She said, "There is a dearth ofgood roles for women. And when I amtalking about good roles, I don't meanwomen-centric films. Just a bit of depthin the character, (which we) don't get."

With her strong and bold portrayals in Ishqiya, The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Vidya has somewhere reinvented women-centric films in Bollywood. And the actress feels its the reflection of women in society. "In real life,women are coming on their own in different spheres of their life.

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