Asif Ali Zardari gathering PM at his home; Sonia Gandhi not attending lunch

New Delhi: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's grey Pakistan Airforce air ship arrived at Delhi's Palam Landing strip at around twelve. He is at present at the 7 Race Course Way home of Leader Manmohan Singh, where, over a food of smaller than expected dosas, biryani and considerably more, the several nations are looked for to lay the street ahead for their connection. Roots express Congress president Sonia Gandhi is not going to the food.

Going hand in hand with him is son Bilawal Zardari and 13 different household parts in his 40-part appointment. He was accepted at the Landing strip by Parliamentary Issues Priest Pawam kumar Bansal. Bilwal tweeted, " "AOA India Peace be with you. I have landed in Delhi. 1st ever visit."

Mr Zardari and Dr Singh are gathering today following generally a couple years-they final met in Yekaterinburg Russia in 2009. There might be no sensational publications today; Mr Zardari is on a private visit to the Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah at Ajmer and Delhi is a discretionary stopover. Origins state there can be an one-on-one gathering amidst Dr Singh and Mr Zardari when the food that the preceding accommodates. There are no assignment level talks planned.

However there is no structured driving force for talks, Mr Zardari is looked for to welcome Dr Singh to Pakistan by the close of for the present year. Causes declared barter, training and society might be part of the talks betwixt the several bosses. A moving of the visa administration might be examined, they stated. Capacity from Punjab to Pakistan and fringe barter would be able to moreover be discoursed on, the causes stated, uniting that alternate issues could be alternate to remote-clergyman-level talks later.

The Indian PM is moreover looked for to raise concern on terrorism and causes stated, moreover the issue of Hafiz Saeed, perceived as the driving force of the 26/11 Mumbai dread strike and who now has a 10-million-greenback plenty on his head, advertised by the US final week.

In advance of the visit, be that as it may, President Zardari expressed he did not look for the issue of Hafiz Saeed to be the center of his gathering with Dr Singh in Newfangled Delhi. "My stance on Saeed is not distinctive from that of my legislature. My visit to India is of a religious nature and I try not to think Manmohan Singh will make me sit (and weigh in on just) this issue," Mr Zardari expressed in Lahore yesterday. India needs Saeed, who is a unhindered man in Pakistan, captured and arraigned for his function in the Mumbai assaults of 2008. Pakistan has more than once expressed it requires more confirmation, which India requests it has given over.

The vast concern then, will the food gathering today go past a negligible photograph op?

As photograph ops go, the singled out case that appears to have made most buzz is a GenNext gathering. At food, Bilawal Zardari, the 24-year-old son of Mr Zardari will meet Rahul Gandhi. Mr Zardari's unexpected combines Pakistan Inside Pastor Rehman Malik and Different Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani.

By 3 pm Mr Zardari's escort is planned to leave for Jaipur in an exceptional flying machine, from where a short chopper ride will terrain them in Ajmer at about 4.10 pm. From the Ajmer helipad, it is a 12.3 km drive to the Dargah.

There is colossal security in Ajmer and at the really popular holy place, where Mr Zardari is anticipated to spend about 45 moments. In that time, the Dargah will be shut to all alternate guests. About 1,500 policemen have been presented in and around the Dargah; the security plans incorporate fast reaction crews and counter-terrorism units. Security assessments were on till late the previous evening in Ajmer.

Mr Zardari final visited Ajmer in 2005 with his wife Benazir Bhutto. She had visited the Dargah in 2003 and appealed to Garib Nawaz for the discharge of her spouse; Mr Zardari was in jail then. Once he was discharged, both visited the holy place a few years later.

From Ajmer, Mr Zardari leaves for Jaipur and afterward Delhi and afterward straight out to Lahore.

As he heads to Delhi, Mr Zardari confronts input from back home for running ahead with his India visit notwithstanding a torrential slide in Siachen burying over 120 Pakistani soldiers.

Yesterday, up to 135 individuals, basically Pakistani soldiers, were buried when the torrential slide hit a Pakistan guard camp in the rocky Siachen dominion, reputed to be the planet's topmost battleground. No survivors have been found even when a gigantic all-day pursuit including something greater than 150 soldiers, sniffer canines, and helicopters.

Pakistanis tweeted, "In what manner can Zardari visit India at what point an amazing terribleness has struck#Pakistan? We've lost 120+ of our valiant men" and "Zardari did the same when the surges struck. No regard for national tragedies. Miserable despot-self guaranteed."

The previous evening, Mr Zardari met PM Yousuf Raza Gilani, Guard Head Blanket Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Strange Clergyman Hina Rabbani Khar at the Representative's House in Lahore. They exchanged ideas about issues that were extraordinary with Brand new Delhi, Pakistan media reports expressed.

Inasmuch as their final gathering in 2009, both Dr Singh and Mr Zardari have been impeded by their particular interior emergencies, but have quietly pushed the reciprocal exchange advance, with the executives of both nations gathering. The India-Pakistan discourse is over on track, specifically with positive moves on exchange and officials state the food gathering could be a chance for the President and the PM to interface survey where things stand. By reason of it is not a formal gathering, agents declare it gives them more room to casually talk about the street ahead and conceivably prepare for a visit by the PM to Pakistan. The PM just expressed he was available to go if the nations did something robust.

Mr Zardari's 40-part designation combines inside clergyman Rehman Malik and officials state that while the greater issue of terrorism could be exchanged ideas about, the $10 million abundance on Hafiz Saeed will in addition head up. Restriction gatherings are viewing nearly and will keep force on. BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman expressed, "the talks could not be for the sake of talks. Zardari is welcome as a guest or a to

PPP office closed in entire districts of Hazara Division

ABBOTTABAD :Former Provincial Minister and Divisional president of Pakistan Peoples  party Shamaroze Khan Jadoon alongwith his entire divisional and district cabinets of Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Batagram and Torghar have resigned from their offices here at press club on Monday. Hundreds of PPP angry workers and office bearers have announced their protest against the provincial leadership of the party for withdrawel of senate ticket from Shamaroze Khan Jadoon have  decided to close down all offices of PPP in Hazara division with packing up of political activities from the PPP platform.  This all is being done in anger over the withdrawal of Senate Ticket from PPP divisional president Shamroze Khan Jadoon and also ignoring Hazara Division in developmental and other activities by the PPP provincial and central leadership in the last four years. Shamroze Khan Jadoon, Dr.Qazi Adnan, the former member of central committee, Mehdi Zaman Khan Advocate, Pervez Akhter Rana, Mian Tariq and Waseem Jadoon also spoke at the occasion. A large number of PPP workers and office bearers who had also tendered their resignations from all the six districts of Hazara were also present and they all lashes out the PPP leadership for not consulting the divisional leadership before forcing Shamroze Khan Jadoon to withdraw the Senate ticket. Shamroze
Khan Jadoon  in his statement said that he as made divisional president by Benazir Bhutto in 1996 at Nodero keeping the sacrifices and services rendered by his family as his elder brother was one of founder of PPP in Hazara Division and till then, he was working for PPP . He disclosed that he was awarded ticket by the PPP central committee comprises of Faryal Talpur, Ameen Faheem, Jehangir Badar, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Sardar Ali Khan and Rukshana Bangash but reasons best known to two of his proposers and seconders, both provincial ministers Syed Ahmed Hassan Shah and Shuja Salam Khan back out from their stand and supported Saifullah Bangash. Shamroze Khan said that he had left no option to surrender his office and to work only as simple worker. While replying to a querry, he told that though he and other office workers are being approached by the PPP provincial leadership to hold on the offices but workers and he himself are stick to decision and will decide the future strategy after consultation with local workers and leaders. He was quiet about the role of PPP officials who resigned in the forthcoming general election and said that they are not in hurry as they had given blood to the party and will not throw away their more then 40 years contribution. We will remain in the party but will never allow any minister from PPP to hold any sort of public activity in Hazara Division, they argued. Waseem Khan Jadoon, Mehdi Zaman Advocate and Pervez Akhter Rana remarked thatPPP central and provincial leadership is losing great opportunity in Hazara division by sidelining workers who are devotees of great ideology of Z.A.Bhutto. They also leveled serious charges on the elected MPA's and ministers from Hazara division for their negative role and alleged that they had sold the rights of people of Hazara and also of workers.

Pakistan Peoples Party received another set back in Hazara

Syed Kosar Naqvi

ABBOTTABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party received another set back in Hazara Division when one of old die hard worker and divisional president of Youth Wing Waseem Khan Jadoon stepped down from divisional and provincial offices as mark of protest for withdrawl of senate ticket from Shamaroz Khan Jadoon. It may be pointed out  that PPP workers and office bearers have been showing anger over the decision of PPP provincial and central leadership over the  withdrawal of Senate Ticket from former provincial minister and divisional president PPP Hazara Shamroze Khan Jadoon. Till date, in volley of resignations by the office bearers of PPP at District and Tehsil level at Havelian, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra along with office bearers of Labour wing, Lawyers wing and of more then 52 local union council units have resigned. Resignation of Waseem Khan Jadoon was set be another blow to the PPP in Hazara and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as he was considered to the oldest worker with more then 22 years affiliation and he was one of the few members of PPP who was called by Benazir Bhutto at UK and Islamabad on different occasion and he was also offered jobs by the former prime minister but he preferred to stay as worker in the Party. Waseem Khan Jadoon remarked that PPP present leadership at province and central level is ignoring the party workers who are the back bone of the party and dishearted workers are very much disappointed with the treatment which is being given to the workers and added that this will be a great loss to the party and damage done by anti workers decisions will be irreparable loss. He added that due to tiring efforts by the party divisional , district and Tehsil office bearers, PPP has found roots among masses despite all hardships and in coming elections, PPP will be the major loser in Hazara division. However he also lashes out at the role of PPP MPA's and others for their role in the issue of awarding of ticket of Senate to Shamroze Khan Jadoon and later withdrawal of ticket. Meanwhile Shamaroz Khan Jadoon alongwith divisional leadership of PPP has also decided to formally announced their resignation on Monday (today) during a press conference.

Jundallah claims responsibility for Kohistan bus attack

Jundallah's commander Ahmed Marwat, who contacted media persons soon after the attack, claimed responsibility for the assault.

The attack took place when gunmen opened fire on the bus which was en route to Gilgit from Rawalpindi with 39 passengers on board. The bus was owned by Mashaburum private bus service.

Seven armed men stopped two buses and a coaster. The armed men were reported to be in Army uniform. They asked the passengers to get off the bus and shot them after checking their CNICs.

Most of the victims were pilgrims who were going back to their native areas after visiting holy shrines in Iran.

A source in the district administration in Dassu told Media that residents of Tangir's Darkai valley, Commander Abdul Qayyum, Saddar Shariat and Burhan Shariat, sons of Gul Shahzada: Abdul Karim and Abdul Qadeem, sons of Abdul Ghafoor are suspected to be involved in the massacre.

Driver Muhammad Younus of Nagar valley, Najibullah, Suhail Ahmed are among the deceased.

"All the people on board were Shia, and at the moment it looks like they were targeted by armed men from the local Sunni community," a senior police official had earlier told Reuters.

"Armed men hiding on both sides of the road attacked the bus," local police chief Mohammad Ilyas said.

"Initial reports said 18 people have died and eight wounded," he added.

Police officials said the bus came under attack in an area inhabited by two Sunni tribes about 165 km (102 miles) north of Islamabad.

The ambush happened near the town of Harban Nullah. DCO Chilas confirmed the incident.

The bodies of the deceased have been kept at Shatial hospital.

Local MP Abdul Sattar Khan linked the ambush to the murder of two Sunni Muslims a few days ago in Gilgit.

"The people of the area had vowed they would take revenge," Khan told AFP by telephone.

President Zardari takes notice of the attack

President Asif Ali Zardari, while taking notice of the attack said that the injured admitted in the hospital should be facilitated with the best treatment.

President Zardari also sought an investigative report of the attack.

Rehman Malik constitutes three-member investigation team

Interior Minister Rehman Malik constituted a three-member investigation team which will be supervised by the Deputy Inspector General of Hazara Division.

The team will comprise members from Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and police officials.

The team will produce an investigation report within three days.

Schools in Gilgit to remain closed for three days: CM G-B

While speaking to Express News, Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah said that he was in contact with the chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and that investigations were underway.

"We [G-B government] have alerted the army, Frontier Corps and police so that no other incident could take place," said Shah.

He said that section 144 has been imposed in Gilgit, while schools will remain closed for three days.

demolishing the three-storey compound al-Qaeda founder bin Laden

ABBOTTABAD: Pakistani authorities Saturday began demolishing the three-storey compound where al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces in a night-time raid on May 2, 2011.

The demolition process has entered into the last phase and according to Geo News correspondent the work is temporarily halted adding that the authorities concerned are not sharing the details.

Senior government officials and residents in Bilal Town in Abbottabad, where the compound was located, said that a number of soldiers along with policemen arrived in the area and moved heavy machinery near the building.

The residents said soldiers and policemen had already been deployed in the area after the US commandoes conducted the operation and allegedly killed Bin Laden as the authorities wanted to stop people from going towards the compound.

They said the arrival of fresh contingents of troops with cranes and other machinery in Bilal Town on Saturday convinced them that the military had made up its mind to demolish the building.

"After arriving in the area, the soldiers and the policemen cordoned off the entire town from all sides and did not allow the local residents to enter or leave Bilal Town," a resident Momin Khan said.

He said: "We believed the army would use explosives to blow up the building but it wasn't the case". Instead, Momin Khan said, five heavy cranes were used to demolishing the structures.

The area was completely cordoned off. Residents tried to take pictures of the demolition process, but most could not succeed as it was dark," he added.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai this week again invited the Taliban

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday called on Taliban leaders and other Afghan insurgent groups to take part in a peace process to end 10 years of war in neighbouring Afghanistan.

"I would like to appeal to the Taliban leadership as well as to all other Afghan groups, including Hizb-e-Islami, to participate in an intra-Afghan process for national reconciliation and peace," he said in a statement.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai this week again invited the Taliban for direct talks with his government, urging Pakistan to facilitate negotiation efforts in Afghanistan, where US-led combat troops are due to leave by 2014.

"It is now time to turn a new leaf and open a new chapter in the history of Afghanistan... to build peace and bring prosperity to Afghanistan" said Gilani. (AFP)