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Holding that a “precedent” was being set, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would not join the government but would support it from the opposition benches.

Verdicts handed down under the newly imposed Sharia laws in parts of Pakistan’s restive northwest cannot be challenged in the Supreme Court but only before special appeal courts, says a Taliban-linked radical cleric.“The judicial system here (Malakand division of the North West Frontier Province) will be different from the rest of the country.

A Pakistani claiming to be a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative has “confessed” to his role in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, saying four other leaders of the terror group were also involved.

Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community living in the restive Aurakzai tribal region have paid Rs 20 million as "tax" to the Taliban after militants forcibly occupied some of their homes and kidnapped a Sikh leader.

Nepalese Premier Prachanda has assured opposition NC and ruling partner CPN-UML that their demands, including for action against Maoist cadres involved in violence, will be looked into, leading to resumption of the Parliament session boycotted by the two parties for 18 days.

More than 100,000 people are in mortal danger in Sri Lanka if security forces continue their offensive against dug-in rebels, the UN has warned.

The UK government will soon introduce measures as part of a European convention to provide better protection and support to the victims of human trafficking from India and other countries.

Jet’s second Dubai-Mumbai flight soon
DUBAI: As part of expansion of its service for international travellers, the Jet Airways has announced the launch of its second flight on the Dubai-Mumbai route from August 23. The additional flight will complement the existing daily service that departs from Dubai in the evening and arrives Mumbai the next morning. The new flight will leave from Dubai International Airport at 12:35 in the afternoon and reach Mumbai at 17:10, while the returning 9W flight will take off from Mumbai at 09.30 am and will land here at 11.05 pm. Travellers from Dubai can connect to 18 destinations across three continents and 42 destinations within India. — PTI

Obamas earned $2.73 m in ’08
NEW YORK: President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama earned $2.73 million in income in 2008, according to their tax statements. President Obama and the First Lady invested $47,000 on their daughters’ education last year. They also poured thousands more into trusts for their kids, according to the First Couple’s tax returns released on Wednesday by the White House. The Obamas could afford to be generous to their children, thanks to raking in 2.73 million, mostly from sales of Obama’s books, “Dreams from My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope”, down from the 4.2 million dollars they made in 2007. The President and First Lady also contributed $172,050 dollars to 37 charities, giving away about 6.5 percent of their taxable income. — ANI