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Mush hearing in SC today
No proof of Pak link with 26/11: Malik
Megawati challenges Indonesia vote result
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Serial bigamist walks free
London, July 28 A former glamour model, who married five men without divorcing any of them, has been given a suspended prison sentence by a judge here who described her as a "manipulative woman" who had "undermined the institution of marriage".
Oz aviation college dupes Indian students
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Mush hearing in SC today
A panel of lawyers constituted to defend former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf in the Supreme Court is reportedly working on five-point strategy to respond to the court notice that will come up for hearing on Wednesday. A 14-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry had last week issued notice to Gen Musharraf to appear personally or through a counsel to answer questions regarding imposition of emergency on November 3, 2007, and dismissal of 60 judges, including Justice Chaudhry. In an interview with a private TV channel on Sunday Musharraf said he could not predict how things would proceed in future but said he expected justice from court. Some members of the panel of lawyers that may represent the General have given hints about the strategy they are likely to pursue. In the first instance, the court would be requested to delay the proceedings till August in view of the absence of Musharraf's lead counsel Abdul Hafeez Pirzada. He is also in London and has held some sessions with Musharraf. The panel is certain to challenge the legality and impartiality of the 14 judges sitting on the bench all of whom were sacked on November 3. The main argument is that the Supreme Court led by Justice Hmaeel Dogar, which was hurriedly constituted after imposition of emergency, had validated the emergency and declared the dismissal of judges. The restoration of these judges by President Asif Zardari through an executive order is, thus, illegal.
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Panel seeks suggestions on constitutional amendment
The parliamentary panel on constitutional reforms met on Tuesday and decided to seek proposals for amendments in the constitution from the people and political parties during next about a fortnight.
Panel’s chairman senator Raza Rabbani, while talking to mediapersons after the meeting, said common citizens and civil society organisations could send their recommendations by August 1, while political parties were being approached to suggest proposals by August 10. Rabbani said suggestions had already been received from the people which were reviewed in the meeting. The committee discussed proposals for repeal of the 17th Amendment for clipping
the powers of the President, including the authority to make key civil and appointments.
The next meeting of committee will be held on August 18.
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No proof of Pak link with 26/11: Malik
Islamabad, July 28 Saeed will not be arrested merely on the basis of statements linking him to the attacks and Indian government has been asked to provide proof of his involvement in any misdeeds, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said. “We do not have any proof against Hafiz
Saeed,” Malik told the Geo News channel “We have demanded and are demanding from India that if you have proof, give (it to) us, but do not do propaganda. I assure we will take action. But just on hearsay we cannot arrest our citizen,” he said. “If New Delhi wants some credible action, it needs to provide substantiated evidence,” he added. Malik said Pakistan had sought information from India about Indian citizens who were allegedly involved in the Mumbai attacks. He claimed Indians were equally involved in the incident.
The minister said India would have to provide information on how the attackers travelled to Mumbai by boat without being detected and who refuelled their boat at sea. Saeed was placed under house arrest in December last year after the UN Security Council declared the JuD a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Saeed was freed from detention on the orders of the Lahore High Court on June 2. The federal and Pakistan Punjab governments challenged his release in the Supreme Court earlier this month. However, the Punjab provincial government has said it could withdraw from the appeal as the federal government had not provided sufficient evidence against
Saeed.
— PTI
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Megawati challenges Indonesia vote result
Jakarta, July 28 The daughter of independence hero Sukarno has refused to accept the results of the July 8 polls, which she lost in a landslide to ex-general Yudhoyono, just as she lost the previous election to him in 2004. “First, we want a second round of presidential election run-off or at least SBY has to bring back the people’s trust by competing in the run-off with us,” Megawati’s legal adviser Arteria Dahlan said, using Yudhoyono’s nickname. “Second, if that’s not granted, then we want the vote to be counted again across Indonesia. Third, we have proof that there were problems in 25 provinces, so we want presidential election to be held again in those provinces,” the adviser added. Ex-president Megawati, 62, also complained about irregularities before April general elections which were deemed valid and which saw Yudhoyono’s centrist Democrat Party triple its vote to become the strongest group in parliament. Ahead of the presidential polls, she had complained about inaccurate voter lists and missing polling stations, and suggested the Democrats were trying to rig the ballot. — AFP
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Serial bigamist walks free
London, July 28 The 30-year-old Emily Horne married four men by the age of 23 changing her name on marriage certificates to avoid detection, a court in Manchester heard yesterday. Horne, a former glamour model who had roles in adult movies, told husband number five that she was already married when they set off on their honeymoon in 2007. The judge said he decided not to jail her because she had made progress in the last six months since being prescribed with medication for a personality disorder. Horne was sentenced to six months in prison at Ipswich Crown Court in 2004 for bigamy. During the past 13 years, a soldier, a bank worker, a website designer, a train guard and a salesman have all believed they were legally married to Horne who says she likes "making people happy", local media reported.
— PTI
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Oz aviation college dupes Indian students
Melbourne, July 28 This latest scam has come to light due to the exposures by ABC TV channel programme ‘Four Corners’ aired yesterday. In the expose, the channel had shown the migration and education agents duping Indian students of the Aerospace Aviation College in Sydney that provides commercial pilot training. The programme alleged that the college exploited international students besides ill treating Indian students. The aviation college must deliver 200 hours of flying over 52 weeks to students who have signed up for a commercial pilots’ licence course that costs $43,500. Many students alleged that they did not receive enough flying hours due to lack of facilities and unavailability of instructors. However, the college refuted all allegations. Sue Davis said: “We welcome having overseas students with us. They all bring delightful experience with them and we enjoy their time.” — PTI
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Migration agents under radar
Australia today promised a zero-tolerance approach on dealing with
the alleged migration and education scams after a TV channel expose claimed that many foreign students, including Indians, were being "duped" of thousands of dollars by dubious agents and colleges.
The 'Four Corners' programme of ABC News reported last night that hundreds of private colleges in Australia were offering courses such as hairdressing and cooking, luring Indian students with false promises of permanent residency. The channel also claimed that a number of migration agents were offering "fake" work experience certificates to students.
— PTI
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