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Li promises Pak every assistance Nawaz Sharif with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad. — Reuters |
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Saudi may extend $15-bn bailout package to Pak
Chandigarh-born Srinivasan is top US court judge
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Killing of british soldier in London Muslim leaders flay attack, call for calm PM Cameron says we won’t bow to terror y One of the attackers of Nigerian descent Shyam Bhatia in London Islamic community leaders in the UK have appealed for calm after condemning a terror attack in which two Muslim extremists executed an off duty white British soldier in broad daylight outside the Woolwich army barracks in south London. One of the two attackers who tried to disembowel and behead the young soldier has been named as a British citizen of Nigerian descent called Michael Adebolajo. Born in 1985 and raised as a Christian, Adebolajo is believed to have converted to Islam in 2003. On Wednesday, he was filmed after the atrocity clutching a meat cleaver in his bloodied hands, saying: “We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you …an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” Adebolajo and his accomplice - who had not been named until Thursday afternoon - were subsequently shot and disabled by the anti-terror police. Both are now in hospital, but neither has life threatening injuries. British Prime Minister David Cameron who cut short his visit to France said: “This country will be absolutely resolute in its stand against violent extremism and terrorism. We will never give in to terror or terrorism in any of its forms.” The Muslim Council of Britain noted the killers’ use of “Islamic slogans” suggested they were motivated by their faith. But a statement from the council said: “This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family. “We understand the victim is a serving member of the armed forces. Muslims have long served in this country’s armed forces, proudly and with honour. This attack on a member of the armed forces is dishonourable, and no cause justifies this murder.” Mohammed Shafiq from the Ramadhan Foundation commented: “I wish to condemn the evil and barbaric crime carried out today in Woolwich. Our immediate thoughts are with the family and friends of the victims. From whatever angle you see today’s attack, it was at every level evil. “We must allow the police to gather all the facts before unnecessary speculation and wait for the facts before determining its impact on our country. But what happens in the days to come, London and our nation will come together and will not be divided. The terrorists will never win and succeed in their evil plans. But tonight we think of the family of that soldier killed.” Fiyaz Mughal, the director of charity Faith Matters, said, “The cold-blooded killing of a serving British soldier is a crime that sickens every member of every community in the UK. “For the peace of our communities to be shattered like this is almost unthinkable. We must come together, isolate those who believe that extremism and violence are acceptable, and work to ensure that they meet the full force of the law. “We must send a clear message to anyone that an attack on a serving soldier going about their daily activities is something that must be utterly condemned.” Julie Siddiqi, of the Islamic Society of Britain, told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: “The people who did this act yesterday do not speak in my name, do not speak for my community or the rest of the country. We have to come out with the strongest condemnation, which is what I’m seeing this morning. “All of the Muslim organisations have come out with the strongest possible terms to say there is absolutely no excuse whatsoever, no justification for anything like this.” Similar attacks
Scotland Yard arrests two more
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Li promises Pak every assistance Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday assured Pakistan of “every support and assistance” to boost bilateral cooperation in key areas of business, trade, energy and infrastructure to cement their “all-weather” ties. “China will give you every support and assistance and by helping you, we have to help ourselves,” Li said while addressing a special session of the Senate or Upper House of Pakistan’s Parliament. Pakistan’s support is vital for China’s development, he said, adding that both the countries should stand shoulder-to-shoulder as friends and brothers with “pragmatic cooperation”. Li, in his maiden visit to Pakistan as Chinese Premier, said China will extend further cooperation in all sectors, especially in the fields of strategic relations, energy, science and technology and agriculture. “To be friends forever is the cherished desire of both nations”, he said, describing the friendship as the outcome of centuries-old people-to-people contacts. Highlighting priorities for taking both countries towards development and progress, Li said they would have to speed up the development of the Karakorum Highway and its use for trade activities. Launching social and financial projects and cooperation in energy and agriculture would also boost bilateral ties, he said. (With inputs from PTI) Chinese Premier invites Sharif
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met Pakistan’s new leader PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and invited him for an official visit to China after he takes over as the Prime Minister early next month. Traditionally, Pakistani leaders visit Saudi Arabia and China shortly after assuming top office. Nawaz Sharif with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad. — Reuters |
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Saudi may extend $15-bn bailout package to Pak With an ‘amiable’ government in place, Saudi Arabia is expected to extend a bailout package of about $15 billion to Pakistan’s highly indebted energy sector by supplying crude and furnace oil on deferred payment to enable it to resolve the chronic circular debt issue, an English Pakistan daily reported on Thursday. It quoted a senior government official as saying that the Saudis had been taking reasonable interest in helping out the incoming PML-N government led by Nawaz Sharif. They had extended a similar special package to Pakistan soon after it went nuclear in 1998 and faced international economic sanctions. Between 1998 and 2002, Pakistan received $3.5 billion worth of oil from Saudi Arabia on deferred payment, a major part of which was converted into grant.
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Chandigarh-born Srinivasan is top US court judge Washington, May 23 Described as "trailblazer" by US President Barack Obama, Chandigarh-born Srinivasan's nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was unanimously approved by the Senate with 97 voting in favour. With Senate confirmation, 46-year-old Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be appointed to the top American court. He was first nominated by Obama on June 11, 2012. On January 2, 2013, his nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 3, 2013, Obama re-nominated him for the same office. Srinivasan was born in Chandigarh, and grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. — PTI
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Islamic community leaders in the UK have appealed for calm after condemning a terror attack in which two Muslim extremists executed an off duty white British soldier in broad daylight outside the Woolwich army barracks in south London.
One of the two attackers who tried to disembowel and behead the young soldier has been named as a British citizen of Nigerian descent called Michael
Adebolajo.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday assured Pakistan of “every support and assistance” to boost bilateral cooperation in key areas of business, trade, energy and infrastructure to cement their “all-weather” ties.
