Musharraf’s ‘evil-spirit’ behind Punjab law minister’s efforts to legalise dances: JI

November 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - An Australian man who was attacked by a great white shark while kayaking says the animal's large eyes were "scary, evil" and he was lucky to be alive despite being headbutted. Rhys Gadsden was out for a morning paddle off Portland in Victoria's southwest Friday when he says a shark wrapped its jaws around his kayak, leaving giant puncture marks, The Age reported Sunday.

August 24th, 2009 Sargodha (Punjab, Pakistan), - Six suspected militants were arrested in Sargodha in Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, on Monday. A Sargodha district police officer said a number of explosives-laden jackets and other weapons were also recovered from the militants.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - The Gordon Brown Government is doing too little to close legal loopholes, and this is making Britain "a safe haven for evil," MPs and peers have warned. A report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights said the Government's failure to go some steps further meant that these loopholes would remain "impunity gaps for the world's worst criminals".

August 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated their resolve to work for the sovereignty of parliament and resolution of pending issues including the 17th amendment, Article 58(2) B and Charter of Democracy. The Prime Minister and the PML (N) President also agreed to strengthen the democratic system and continue making efforts for political stability, in a meeting held at the PM House.

August 7th, 2009 LONDON - American President Barack Obama has been portrayed as a Zombie-killer armed with a chainsaw in a new comic series called President Evil. Well known horror franchise Resident Evil has brought out the comic series.

August 7th, 2009 LAHORE - Those who facilitated General (r) Pervez Musharraf's move to becoming Pakistan's army chief in 1998, including PML-N leader Nisar Ali Khan and then Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif, are now demanding his trial for high treason, the Daily Times reports. A private TV channel quoted Daily Times Editor-in-Chief Najam Sethi, as saying that General Ali Kuli Khan was expected to be named the new army chief in 1998, but Khan and Sharif supported Musharraf for the top military post.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - White House staffers have joked about the menacing glance that comes when President Barack Obama meets with world leaders who don't align with his progressive view. White House photographers have captured what they call the "evil eye" in recent weeks, during sessions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Colombia's Alvaro Uribev.

June 30th, 2009 LAHORE - The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Chaudhry, has been informed about the involvement of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's coteries in a 15 billion rupee scam. Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation (PCBL) Chairman Nazar Muhammad Chauhan wrote a letter to Chaudhry detailing "massive corruption" by former military officials posted to NAB and PCBL.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An unusual kind of grass at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) in China, which dances to musical tunes and songs, has become a tourist attraction. People stand around and sing to troves of these grasses.

May 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A relatively unheard of terror group, the 'Tehrik-i-Taliban Punjab' has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's Lahore suicide attack in which over 30 persons, including 12 security officials were killed. According to the Dawn, the claim was made in Turkish-language and was posted on Turkish militant websites through an organization called the Elif Media.

May 19th, 2009 LAHORE - The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province has said there is no danger of Talibanisation in the area. Governor Salman Taseer said the situation in Punjab is under control and there is no danger of Talibanisation in the province, the Online news agency reported Tuesday.

May 12th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf engineered the defeat of ten PML-Q ministers in the 2008 polls to show the world that elections were free and transparent, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has claimed. The Daily Times quoted Hussain as saying that the defeat of 10 PML-Q ministers in the 2008 general elections was 'pre-planned', and Musharraf had prepared a list of 10 ministers who were to be defeated.

March 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet the Pakistan Muslim League chief Nawaz Sharif on Sunday to discuss ways to resolve the current political crisis in the country's Punjab province. Gilani has taken all matters regarding reconciliation with the PML-N leadership in Punjab into his hands, asking the PPP team to immediately abort their 'Get Punjab Plan'.

March 21st, 2009 LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami's (JI) Pakistan Punjab province chief Liaquat Baloch on Friday said the Pakistan Muslim League-Q and PML-N are going to form government in Punjab. Talking to reporters here in Okara, Liaquat Baloch said he sees rise in conspiracies against democracy in case PML-Q joins Pakistan People's Party in order to form government in Punjab.

March 16th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has sought a three party alliance for forming a government in Punjab. The PML-Q, PML-Nawaz and the PPP should constitute the Punjab government, as a two-party government would be very weak," The Daily Times quoted Hussain, as saying.