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Cotecna, SGS, ARY gold cases: Former CBR official defends Zardari, Benazir
Dec 22nd
Mohammad Khalil says Zardari, Benazir never asked for a commission.
Holbrooke: US loses ”towering figure” of diplomacy
Dec 14th
WASHINGTON: Richard Holbrooke was perhaps most known for forging the 1995 peace accords that ended the brutal Bosnian war, but in a career spanning five decades he had worked hard to resolve some of the world''s toughest conflicts.
“Americ…
US diplomat Holbrooke dies at 69
Dec 14th
WASHINGTON: Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and a key figure in the 1995 peace agreement that ended three years of war in Bosnia, died Monday from a heart ailment, media reported.
Holbrooke, 69, died after unde…
Authorities probe Swiss Post over Assange bank revelations
Dec 12th
GENEVA: Swiss authorities are investigating if the banking arm of Swiss Post violated secrecy rules by divulging that it had closed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange''s account, media reported Sunday.
“We are investigating if, in relation t…
Our collective delusion
Dec 11th
Media was only the vehicle for delivering the WikiLeaks-that-weren’t. The ultimate responsibility lies with consumers.
I played role in Zardari’s release: Ijazul Haq
Dec 10th
Ijazul Haq admits to facilitating the process of getting President Asif Ali Zardari out of jail.
Class Action Lawsuit By Drone Attack Victims: Capital Talk 9 Dec
Dec 10th
Impending Class Action Lawsuit Against CIA, US Govt and Pakistan Govt by relatives of drone attack victims in northwest Pakistan. Some 2000 innocent civilians were killed in drone attacks during the last 2-3 years. Guests: Afrasiab Khattak (ANP), S M Z…
WikiLeaks opponents in sights of ”Anonymous”
Dec 9th
WASHINGTON: Organizers of “Anonymous,” the “hacktivist” group behind cyber attacks on Mastercard.com and other websites, vowed on Wednesday to extend their campaign to anyone with an “anti-WikiLeaks agenda.”
In an online chat with media, organizer…
Julian Assange Supporters Hack MasterCard Website
Dec 9th
Hackers calling themselves Anonymous have launched Operation Payback. After Visa and MasterCard suspended payments to the Wikileaks website, they brought the MasterCard website down. Anonymous had launched a similar attack on the Swiss bank PostFinance…
Hackers hit credit card giants after WikiLeaks” funding cut
Dec 9th
ZURICH: Hackers on Wednesday attacked the websites of credit card giants Mastercard and Visa in revenge for their decisions to cut off funding to whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
The group “Anonymous” claimed credit for bringing down the websites …
