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Zardari
remits jail term of Indian convicted for 27 yrs
Islamabad, March 27
 Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari today remitted the remaining jail term of
Indian convict Gopal Das, who has been imprisoned in Pakistan for 27
years. The move comes days ahead of a visit to India by Prime Minister
Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the cricket World Cup semifinal featuring
teams of the two countries.
SC’s Urdu poetry does the trick
With focus on youth and ethics, Manpreet floats new party
Khatkar Kalan, March 27
Manpreet Singh Badal has arrived on the political scene of Punjab with a bang as an impressive gathering cheered him at the launch of his new outfit, the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP), here on Sunday.
The former Finance Minister made an impassioned speech outlining the
reasons for floating the party that would strive to fulfill the dreams
of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, amid slogans and shouts of
approval by a responsive and attentive gathering.
Enter the People’s Party of Punjab
PPP — a party for Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat
90-year-old woman charged with murder, sent to jail!
Released after spending two weeks in prison
Hyderabad, March 27
Ananta Manikyamma is a 90-year-old woman from fishermen community living in a coastal village in Srikakulam district
of Andhra Pradesh. She has just been released from a prison where she spent two weeks, an ordeal she can never forget in her life.
Her crime? Attempt to murder policemen with lethal weapons! Manikyamma,
who was at the scene of mass protest against a mega thermal power plant
in her area last month, was charged under Section 370 of the IPC and
sent to jail.
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New Delhi/ Islamabad, Mar 27
Libyan rebels today claimed to have recaptured five strategic towns of Ajdabiya, Brega, Ras Lanuf, Uqayla and Bin Jawad as French fighter jets struck hard at Muammar Gaddafi's forces destroying five fighter planes and two helicopters.
y US-led coalition forces.
United Nations, March 27