Zardari’s security officer attacked in Khi

KARACHI: Chief security officer of President Asif Ali Zardari was attacked by unknown armed assailants late Saturday in the limits of Gulbahar police station, Geo News reported.

The armed men attacked Bilal Shaikh in Firdous Colony. The assailants fled the scene after bodyguards of Bilal retaliated, leaving behind their car and weapons.

Two bodyguards of sheikh were injured in the incident.

Police have seized the vehicle and weapons.

Talking to Geo News, Bilal Shaikh said he had been receiving death threats for sometime.

Budget allocations for federal ministries likely at Rs274bn

KARACHI: The budget allocations for the federal ministries for the fiscal year 211-12 has been estimated at Rs274 billion, which included Rs109 billion of development expenditures, while Rs165 billion likely be allocated for the non-development expenditures.

According to the budget documents, Atomic Energy Commission budget for the coming fiscal year has been estimated at Rs25 billion, which includes Rs22 billion for development, while Rs3 billion for the non-development.

Interior ministry budget has been estimated at Rs55.80 billion—Rs5.80 for development, while the non-development expenditures estimated at 50.29 billion. Besides for the cabinet secretariat Rs.9.44 billion likely to be allocated---development Rs3 billion, while the non-development expenditures estimated at Rs6.44 billion. Finance ministry budget estimated at Rs8.95—development expenditures at Rs1.80 billion, while non-development expenditures likely to be at Rs7.15 billion.

Lawyers stand against Nov.3 actions restored democracy: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that if the lawyers had not come out against the November 3 actions, then democracy could not have been restored and added the black coat gave courage and conviction to entire nation,

Addressing the newly registered lawyers in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the lawyers changed the trend of history and now it was the responsibility to the lawyers to sustain this sanctity of the black coat.

He said that the people have high expectations from the courts, they want justice and without the cooperation of the lawyers it was not possible to meet the expectation of the people.

Kharotabad enquiry tribunal notification issued

QUETTA: Balochistan High Court’s Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar tribunal has been set up for a judicial enquiry into the Kharotabad incident, however the police and Frontier Corp. are also conducting investigations into the matter.

Provincial home secretary, Zafrullah Baloch told Geo News that the home ministry has issued the notification relation to the setting up of Kakar tribunal after the approval of the chief minister.

According to the notification, the tribunal headed by Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar would make an enquiry into the incident and submit the report to the provincial government in the light of which the actions against those responsible would be taken.

Replying to a question, he said that the tribunal according to law presents its report within fourteen days, but if required more time could be given. He said that none has contacted thus far for the handing over of the bodies of those killed.

Al Qaeda leader bin Laden dead, says Obama

WASHINTON: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan and his body was recovered, President Barack Obama announced on Sunday.

"Justice has been done," Obama said in a dramatic, late-night White House speech announcing the death of the elusive mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the New York and Washington.

Obama said U.S. forces led the operation that killed bin Laden. No Americans were killed in the operation and they took care to avoid civilian casualties, he said. "The United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda and a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of men, women and children," Obama said. It is a major accomplishment for Obama and his national security team, after many Americans had given up hope of ever finding bin Laden.

A crowd gathered outside the White House to celebrate, chanting, "USA, USA." Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, had repeatedly vowed to bring bin Laden to justice "dead or alive" for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington that killed nearly3,000 people, but never did before leaving office in early 2009.

U.S. officials said that after searching in vain for the al Qaeda leader since he disappeared in Afghanistan in late 2001, the Saudi-born extremist was killed in the Pakistani town of Abbotabad and his body recovered. Having the body may help convince any doubters that bin Laden is really dead.

He had been the subject of a search since he eluded U.S. soldiers and Afghan militia forces in a large-scale assault on the Tora Bora Mountains of Afghanistan in 2001. The trail quickly went cold after he disappeared and many intelligence officials believed he had been hiding in Pakistan.

While in hiding, bin Laden had taunted the West and advocated his militant Islamist views in videotapes spirited from his hideaway. Besides Sept. 11, Washington has also linked bin Laden to a string of attacks -- including the 1998 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the 2000 bombing of the warship USS Cole in Yemen.

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Faisalabad: work resumes in sizing industry

FAISALABAD: The sizing industry that remained on strike the past 14 days in Faisalabad in the wake of imposition of sales tax has resumed operations after ending the strike, Geo News reported Sunday.

The daily wagers who remained jobless for the past 14 days have now returned to work.

The owners of sizing industry had announced to go on indefinite strike on March 20 in protest against the imposition of sales tax.

Later, power looms industry also joined in and went on strike from March 25 while traders of yarn market had also kept their business closed for the past four days.

Then the representatives of FBR had assured the sizing industry of declaring it exempted from the sales tax but the industry remained on strike till the issuance of formal notification in this regard.