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Pak lost to ‘extraordinary performance’ from Australia in T20 WC semifinal: Afridi

May 19, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Karachi, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi has said that his team lost the semi-final of the ICC World T20 Championship against Australia not because of its bad performance, but because of the ‘extraordinary performance” of the Kangaroos.

“In semifinal Pakistan’s performance was better than expected,” The Nation quoted Afridi, as saying after he arrived here along with some other members of the team like Fawad Alam and Khalid Latif.

Pakistan looked in complete control of the match before Mike Hussey’s breathtaking knock took the game away from them.

Chasing a challenging 192 for victory, Australia needed 48 runs from the last 18 deliveries in the semi-final of the ICC World T20 Championship at the Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia.

The Kangaroos needed 18 more runs in Saeed Ajmal’s last over, and Hussey finished the match in style smashing the off-spinner for three sixes and a four shattering the defending champions’ hopes of making it into the third consecutive final of the coveted tournament. (ANI)

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Scoreboard: Australia vs Pakistan, semi-final, World Twenty20

May 16, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Gros Islet (St Lucia), May 15 (IANS) Scoreboard of the second semi-final between Australia and Paksitan in World Twenty20.

Pakistan:

Kamran Akmal c Warner b Johnson 50

Salman Butt c Warner b Smith 32

Umar Akmal not out 56

Shahid Afridi c +Haddin b DJ Hussey 8

Khalid Latif c Warner b Nannes 13

Abdul Razzaq run out (Haddin/Tait) 12

Misbah-ul-Haq run out (Tait) 0

Extras (b 10, lb 1, w 9) 20

Total (for six wickets in 20 overs) 191

Fall of wickets 1-82 (Kamran Akmal, 9.4 overs), 2-89 (Salman Butt, 11.1), 3-114 (Shahid Afridi, 14.2),

4-145 (Khalid Latif, 16.6), 5-189 (Abdul Razzaq, 19.4), 6-191 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 19.6)

Bowling:

Dirk Nannes 4 1 32 1

Shaun Tait 4 0 25 0

Mitchell Johnson 4 0 37 1

Shane Watson 2 0 26 0

Steven Smith 2 0 23 1

David Hussey 3 0 24 1

Michael Clarke 1 0 13 0

Australia:

David Warner c Umar Akmal b Mohammad Aamer 0

Shane Watson c Abdur Rehman b Mohammad Aamer 16

Brad Haddin+ st Kamran Akmal b Abdur Rehman 25

Michael Clarke st Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi 17

David Hussey c & b Abdur Rehman 13

Cameron White c Mohammad Hafeez b Mohammad Aamer 43

Michael Hussey not out 60

Steven Smith st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 5

MG Johnson not out 5

Extras (lb 7, w 5, nb 1) 13

Total (for seven wickets in 19.5 overs) 197

Fall of wickets 1-1 (Warner, 0.2 overs), 2-26 (Watson, 2.3), 3-58 (Haddin, 7.2), 4-62 (Clarke, 8.2), 5-105 (DJ Hussey, 12.3), 6-139 (White, 16.3), 7-144 (Smith, 17.1)

Bowling:

Mohammad Aamer 4 0 35 3

Abdul Razzaq 2 0 22 0

Abdur Rehman 4 0 33 2

Saeed Ajmal 3.5 0 46 1

Shahid Afridi 4 0 34 1

Mohammad Hafeez 2 0 20 0

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Now, Musharraf accused of selling properties ‘gifted’ by Indonesian Prez for ‘peanuts’

April 28, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Apr.28 (ANI): A report prepared by the Pakistan Foreign Affairs Ministry has charged former President General Pervez Musharraf and his cronies of selling government owned non-movable properties in Jakarta at the rate of peanuts.

The report said the government-owned Chancery building and the ambassador’s residence in Jakarta, which were gifted to Musharraf by former Indonesian President Soeakarno, were sold in 2002 by passing all rules and regulations.

The report indicts former Pakistani ambassador to Indonesia Major General (retired) Mustafa Anwar Hussain for the irregular sale of the ‘gifted’ properties, saying he forced the authorities to sideline normal procedures in order to avoid heavy penalties.

The report noted that the ambassador’s huge residence was sold for a mere f 2.28 million dollars.

The foreign ministry had even told Hussain that he cannot proceed with the deal without the approval of the inter-ministerial committee, and asked him to refrain from finalising the agreement.

However, he went ahead with the sale, claiming he had acted in line with “a directive by the chief executive on the sale of both properties,” The Daily Times reports.

Quoting the then defence attaché Colonel. Khalid Mehmood, the report says that Hussain and one of his close friends had extracted massive kickbacks in the sale of the properties in Jakarta. (ANI)

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Grieving scenes at Brit-Indian shopkeeper Gurmail Singh’s funeral in Huddersfield

March 23, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Huddersfield (UK), Mar 23(ANI): Murdered Indian-origin shopkeeper Gurmail Singh’s funeral was held in Huddersfield, UK, on Monday.

Singh had suffered serious head injuries after he was struck at least nine times with a weapon during an alleged robbery at his store on February 20. He died in hospital the next day.

About 2,000 mourners attended the funeral, and joined Singh’s widow Mohinder Kaur to share her grief.

Members of the Asian community carried the coffin into a Sikh temple as friends from Singh’s hometown Cowcliffe looked on, The Sun reports.

Singh was said to be an extremely well respected shopkeeper who many have described as a pillar of the community

Pub landlady Sharon Pickup said that all his friends are still in shock and as he was loved by everyone.

Police said Singh came to the UK in 1963 and he leaves a wife, two adult sons and a daughter.

He celebrated his 63rd birthday the day before he died.

Earlier, 20-year-old Muawaz Khalid and three 17-year-old boys were charged with the murder of Singh and robbery, and were remanded in custody.

One of the accused, a 17-year-old student, who appeared at Huddersfield Youth Court had admitted of robbing Singh two days before he was fatally attacked.

A fifth man, 20-year-old Umare Aslam, has also been accused and charged with the murder. He appeared before Huddersfield Magistrates’ Court on last week. (ANI)

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Grieving scenes at Brit-Indian shopkeeper Gurmail Singh’s funeral in Huddersfield

March 23, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Huddersfield (UK), Mar 23(ANI): Murdered Indian-origin shopkeeper Gurmail Singh’s funeral was held in Huddersfield, UK, on Monday.

Singh had suffered serious head injuries after he was struck at least nine times with a weapon during an alleged robbery at his store on February 20. He died in hospital the next day.

About 2,000 mourners attended the funeral, and joined Singh’s widow Mohinder Kaur to share her grief.

Members of the Asian community carried the coffin into a Sikh temple as friends from Singh’s hometown Cowcliffe looked on, The Sun reports.

Singh was said to be an extremely well respected shopkeeper who many have described as a pillar of the community

Pub landlady Sharon Pickup said that all his friends are still in shock and as he was loved by everyone.

Police said Singh came to the UK in 1963 and he leaves a wife, two adult sons and a daughter.

He celebrated his 63rd birthday the day before he died.

Earlier, 20-year-old Muawaz Khalid and three 17-year-old boys were charged with the murder of Singh and robbery, and were remanded in custody.

One of the accused, a 17-year-old student, who appeared at Huddersfield Youth Court had admitted of robbing Singh two days before he was fatally attacked.

A fifth man, 20-year-old Umare Aslam, has also been accused and charged with the murder. He appeared before Huddersfield Magistrates’ Court on last week. (ANI)

Mingora suicide attack mastermind killed: Pak security officials

March 16, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Mar.16 (ANI): Pakistan security forces have claimed killing the mastermind of last week’s suicide attack in Mingora that left 17 people dead and over 20 others wounded.

According to sources, after receiving inputs from local residents, security officials raided a well which was being used as a hideout in Khawazakhela region, and killed the mastermind of Saturday’s attack, named Commander Khalid and three other extremists.

“Commander Khalid, the mastermind of Saturday’s suicide attack, was seen in Mingora just days before the attack. These militants were spotted by local residents, who informed security forces. The forces then launched an operation against the men on Sunday night,” The Daily Times quoted a local security official, as saying.

The suicide attackers had targeted a check post near the Circuit house in Mingora last Saturday.

Local residents said the Taliban militants hid in the well during the day and came out at night to carry out their tasks. (ANI)

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Shia Muslims to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday

September 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Lucknow, Sept 20 (ANI): A senior official of Shia Muslim community has said that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated on Monday.

Kalbe Sadiq, Shia cleric and senior vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said here that the Ramadan moon would be sighted on Sunday.

“I can say without any doubt that in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and in India, the moon will be sighted on Sunday. Sunni, Shia and all other sects of Islam will celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday,” Sadiq said.

However, Sunni Muslims disagreed, saying they would wait for the sighting of moon before declaring Eid.

“If the moon is sighted on September 20, or if the sighting in reported form anywhere, then Eid will be celebrated on the 21st. And if it is not sighted on the 20th and there are no reports either, in that case it will be celebrated on the 22nd,” said Maulana Khalid Rasheed, head of Lucknow’s Firangi Mahal.

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims observe a daylong fast and open it in the evening.

At the end of Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world observe a joyous three-day celebration called Eid-ul-Fitr.

Eid-ul-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month, which follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. It is a time to give in charity to those in need, and celebrate with family and friends the completion of a month of blessings and joy. (ANI)

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‘Embarrassed’ Musharraf’s close aides shying away from commenting on his misdeeds

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Sep.16 (ANI) : Close aides of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf are too embarrassed and are shying away from responding to the former general’s claims that he had taken the November 3, 2007 actions only after consulting various top officials, including the then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the current Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani.

Musharraf’s erstwhile close associates find the topic as ‘too dirty’ to speak about and have been avoiding any queries regarding that by simply saying ‘no comments’.

A former spokesman of the Shaukat Aziz government, however, denied that the cabinet had prior knowledge of Musharraf’s plan of imposing the emergency.

When asked about the issue, Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Jan Orakzai said: “It’s such a dirty subject that leaving it untouched would be a better option.”

Orakzai said he is waiting for the apt time to speak on Musharraf’s claims.

“Let’s see the gravity of the subject. I would record my statement before the court in case summoned on this issue,” The News quoted Orakzai, as saying.

When informed about Shaukat Aziz’s statement that he was not consulted on the November 3 actions, Orakzai said issuing such statements from abroad is easier.

“Shaukat Aziz can do this as he is living in London. I can’t do so,” he said.

Former Punjab Governor Lieutenant General (retired) Khalid Maqbool said he has decided not to enter into any controversy related to the past events that occurred during his stint. (ANI)

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Indian woman suspected of murdering husband chased back to Malaysia

September 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 10 (ANI): An Indian woman, who is suspected of murdering her husband in Malaysia, was chased back into the arms of Malaysian law by relatives of the victim.

The suspect, a 30-year-old woman, had fled with her 8-year-old daughter late last month after the brutal murder of her husband, Khalid Abdullah, a restaurant owner and moneychanger.

The woman, an Indian national, stayed with relatives in Chennai but unknown to her, her husband’s relatives also lived in the same neighbourhood, The NST Online reports.

The husband’s relatives had been following the murder case closely through online news portals and when reports that the wife might have fled to India appeared, they tracked her down to the house in Chennai.

They contacted their kin here who advised them not to harm the woman but to harass her into leaving India.

The woman is the victim’s second wife. Khalid’s first wife and children are also in India.

Unable to take the constant abuse, the woman gave herself up to the Indian authorities. The woman and her daughter arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 7 a.m. on Wednesday and were immediately arrested by the police.

Ampang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Jalil Hassan said their Indian counterparts notified about woman’s return to Malaysia.

Jalil said the woman was being held for questioning. They would apply for a remand order at the Ampang magistrate’s court today.

The woman had sought a friend’s help on August 22 to dispose of a suitcase, which she claimed contained a stolen golden statue.

The friend and the woman drove the victim’s Nissan Grand Livina towards Bentong and threw the bag into a secluded spot off the Karak Highway. (ANI)

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Corruption cases against Pak PM’s wife withdrawn

September 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Karachi, Sep. 5 (ANI): The corruption cases filed against Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s wife have been withdrawn.

Fouzia Yousuf Gilani and five others were accused of obtaining two loans from the Agricultural Development Bank for their companies in the late 1980s and not returning the money, The Dawn reports.

But the National Accountability Bureau which had filed the cases against Gilani, Syeda Samina Abrar, Anwar Nasreen, Ziaur Rehman, Khalid Hussain and Nasreen Munawar Chaudhry in 2000 told the court that the matter has been settled and charges withdrawn.

According to the prosecution, the accused, who were directors of the Pakistan Green Fertiliser, had obtained a loan of 71.163 million rupees from the ADBP in November 1987 and not returned the amount after which the National Accountability Bureau had filed a reference against them.

The second reference pertained to a loan of 100 million rupees taken from the bank in July 1989 for the Multan Edible Oil Extraction Company.

The court had dismissed applications for acquittal in July.

The MD of the firms, Munawar Hussain Sindhu, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on March 10, 2001, while Gilani and others were awarded three-year terms in absentia for failing to appear before the court. (ANI)

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Pak’s peace committee chief dies in clashed with militants

August 9, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Aug. 9 (ANI): Pakistan’s Peace Committee chief Malik Ajmal Khan was killed in a cross firing on Saturday night between militants and committee members.

Six militants were also killed in skirmishes overnight at Tehsil Khawazai of Mohmand Agency, The News reports.

According to sources, fierce clashes continued throughout the night.

The dead peace committee chief had given shelter to several defecting members of the Tahrik-e-Taliban, they added.

A few months ago, the then Peace Committee chief, Shah Khalid had also died in one such clash. (ANI)

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Honour killings remain unchecked in Lahore

July 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Lahore, July 6 (ANI): Honour killing seems to go on unchecked in Lahore as it claimed three lives in two incidents last week. It seems that it has become part and parcel of lives of Pakistanis.

On July 2, a newly married couple was killed in the name of ‘honour’ in the Barki police precincts. Ramazan shot dead Khalid and his wife Shamim, who had eloped and married without the consent of their families.

Ramazan was Shamim’s cousin and both had been engaged. The other incident took place on July 5, when a boy, Irfan, killed his uncle Shahadat Ali for marrying his mother after the death of his father in Kahna police precincts. Reportedly, Irfan considered the marriage a matter of ‘honour’.

In 10 weeks, nine people were killed in the name of ‘honour’ in the city. Among these incidents, on June 18, in Sabzazar police precincts, Iqbal killed his sister Adeeba (22) for having an alleged affair with a boy, the Daily Times reported.

The accused tried to hide the incident by shifting the body to some other city, but the police recovered the body after chasing the accused. On June 2, Nawaz of Ferozewala killed his sister Shehnaz Bibi, who was a mother of two, for having an affair with a man.

On May 26, Ahsan Elahi gunned down his wife Shazia in Liaquatabad police precincts. On April 20, Zulfiqar Khokhar of Green Town killed his sister Shahnaz (35) and niece Farah (18) for honour.

In Kahna, on April 16, a woman was killed by her in-laws in the name of ‘honour’. (ANI)

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Taliban demands six million rupees as ‘Jaziya’ from Hindus in NWFP

June 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): The Taliban has demanded six million rupees as ‘Jaziya’ from Hindus residing in the Battagram district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

According to sources, an unidentified Taliban insurgent called a Hindu leader of the region, Dr. Parkas, and asked him to collect six million rupees as ‘Jaziya’ from all the Hindus of the region.

However, officials have still not confirmed the reports, and said that they are investigating the matter.

“I doubt the call was made by Taliban as in some cases people use fake identity to settle personal scores,” The News quoted the DPO Battagram, Sohail Khalid, as saying.

Khalid revealed that similar threat calls have also been received by some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other people in the region. (ANI)

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Pak nuclear assets being guarded by 10,000 security personnel : Official

May 28, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

Islamabad, May 28 (ANI): Pakistan has reiterated that its nuclear assets are in safe custody and a large force of nearly 10,000 people have been deployed to keep a tight vigil on the country’s nuclear arsenals.

Director of arms control and disarmament affairs at the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Air Commodore Khalid Banuri claimed that Pakistan has taken world class safety measures to safe guard its nuclear assets.

He rebuked world wide concerns over Pakistan’s nuclear weapons falling into the extremists’ hands, saying it was being done according to a malicious propaganda to destroy the country’s international image.

“The intent clearly appears to be mala fide.It does not make sense for anyone to continue to harp on this despite having understanding of how Pakistan does its work,” The Dawn quoted Banuri, as saying.

“We have taken stringent measures which are legislative, institutional, procedural and administrative. We have ensured all aspects of nuclear capability,” he added.

He said that Islamanbad has been in constant touch with the international community regarding the safety of its nuclear weapons.

“We have interaction with several countries, including the US, EU and Japan, and the IAEA. What we have with the US, this is clearly known .Our interaction with the US is based on the two basic principles, non-intrusiveness and our right to pick and choose,” he said.

Meanwhile, disgraced nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has also said that the nuclear arsenal of the country was safe and under a scientific command and control system. (ANI)

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No fissure in LJP, RJD and SP alliance: LJP

May 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): The LJP has rejected reports of any cracks in the Lok Janshakti Party, Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal coalition in UP and Bihar.

“We take exception to news reports carried in the media ascribing motives to absence of Ram Vilas Paswan from the rally held in Rampur on May 11,” LJP Secretary General Abdul Khaliq said.

Khalid said media was speculating too much in LJP chief Paswan’s absence from the Rampur rally, which was prescheduled.

“Ram Vilas Paswan had prior commitments scheduled for the day and the invitation for the rally was received much later. Therefore, it was not possible for him to reschedule commitments already made,” he said.

Leaders of all tree parties will hold a meeting on May 14 to discuss their “future course of action.”

“The leadership of the three constituents would discuss jointly and decide the strategy on the formation of a secular government at the centre after the polling gets over,” Khaliq said.

He added that the three coalition partners would jointly contest assembly polls in Bihar, Jharkhand and UP. (ANI)

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Jordanian journalist acquitted of slandering parliament

May 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Amman – A Jordanian court on Monday acquitted columnist Khalid Mahadin of a slander charge filed against him by the lower house of parliament, judicial sources said.

The chamber’s Permanent Bureau accused Mahadin of defaming the House of Representatives in an article he published online in mid- March urging King Abdullah II to intervene to stop “illegal privileges” given to deputies.

“What Mahadin said in his article was nothing more than legal criticism because he sought to protect society’s interests,” the court said in its verdict.

Mahadin’s lawyer, Saleh Armouti, praised the ruling saying that it “backed an article in the constitution which guaranteed freedom of opinion.” (dpa)

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Sept. 11 planner waterboarded 183 times: report

April 21, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA interrogators used the waterboarding technique on Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the admitted planner of the September 11 attacks, 183 times and 83 times on another al Qaeda suspect, The New York Times said on Sunday.

The Times said a 2005 Justice Department memorandum showed that Abu Zubaydah, the first prisoner questioned in the CIA’s overseas detention program in August 2002, was waterboarded 83 times, although a former CIA officer had told news media he had been subjected to only 35 seconds underwater before talking.

President Barack Obama has banned the use of waterboarding, overturning a Bush administration policy that it did not constitute torture.

The Justice Department memo said the simulated drowning technique was used on Mohammed 183 times in March 2003. The Times said some copies of the memos appeared to have the number of waterboardings redacted while others did not.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is investigating the CIA interrogation program, which under President George W. Bush also included slamming prisoners into walls, shackling them in uncomfortable positions and depriving them of sleep.

Bush administration officials had claimed such methods were needed to get information but the repeated use of the waterboard on Zubaydah and Mohammed were sure to raise questions about its effectiveness.

(Writing by Bill Trott; editing by Chris Wilson)

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Planner of 9/11 attacks waterboarded 183 times-NYT

April 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – CIA interrogators used the waterboarding technique on Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the admitted planner of the Sept. 11 attacks, 183 times and 83 times on another al Qaeda suspect, The New York Times said on Sunday.

President Barack Obama has banned the use of waterboarding, overturning a Bush administration policy that it did not constitute torture.

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Waterboarding used 183 times against September 11 mastermind

April 20, 2009 By admin 1 Comment

New York, Apr 20 (ANI): C.I.A. officers used the waterboarding, the near-drowning technique, against 9/11 planner Khalid Shaikh Mohammed 183 times, according to a 2005 Justice Department legal memorandum.

A CIA memo quoting Inspector General, says that intelligence officers used the waterboard at least 83 times during August 2002 against Abu Zubaydah.

The release of the numbers is likely to become part of the debate about the morality and efficacy of interrogation methods that the Bush Administration Justice Department declared legal even though the US had historically treated them as torture.

A former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, had told ABC News and other news media organizations in 2007 that the first prisoner questioned in the CIA’s secret overseas detention program in 2002, Abu Zubaydah, had undergone waterboarding for only 35 second before agreeing to tell everything he knew.

The New York Times reported in 2007 that Mohammed had been barraged with more than 100 different harsh interrogation methods, causing CIA officers to worry that they might have crossed legal limits and halting his questioning.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has begun a yearlong investigation of the CIA interrogation program, in part to assess claims of Bush Administration officials that brutal treatment, including slamming prisoners into walls, shackling them in standing positions for days and confining them in small boxes, were necessary to get information.

The fact that waterboarding was repeated so many times may raise questions about its effectiveness, as well as assertions by Bush Administration officials that their methods were used under strict guidelines.

A footnote to another 2005 Justice Department memo released on Thursday said waterboarding was used both more frequently and with a greater volume of water than the CIA rules permitted.

The sentences in the 2005 memo including the number of times the two men were waterboarded appear to be redacted from some copies of the memo but visible in others. (ANI)

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UN torture monitor says US obliged to go after CIA torturers

April 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Vienna – The US would be in breach of international law if it does not prosecute CIA officials for torturing alleged terrorists, the United Nations’ monitor on torture Manfred Nowak said in a newspaper interview published Saturday in Austria.

The UN Special Rapporteur on torture was reacting to the announcement by US President Barack Obama that CIA operatives who used harsh interrogation tactics authorized by the Bush administration should not be held responsible.

“Like all other contracting states to the UN convention against torture, the US has committed to conduct criminal investigations of torture and to bring all persons to court against whom there is sound evidence,” the Austrian human rights expert was quoted as saying by the daily Der Standard.

Nowak said he did not think the president would not go so far as to issue an amnesty law for CIA operatives. Therefore US courts could still try torture suspects.

Obama said that CIA operatives were following the legal advice of the Bush-era Justice Department, and that “nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.”

Before bringing alleged torturers to court and compensating their victims, it was important that an independent entity investigate the matter, Nowak said.

The CIA has previously acknowledged submitting three terrorism suspects to a simulated drowning technique called waterboarding, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (dpa)

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