Saturday, September 14, 2013

Shahzeb’s family pardons son's murderers

Shahzeb’s family pardons son's murderers


KARACHI: The family of Shahzeb Khan has pardoned Shahrukh Jatoi and three others accused of his murder.
The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) had awarded death sentences to Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur while two others had been sentenced to life imprisonment. Shahrukh Jatoi had filed an appeal in the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the sentence.
His father DSP Aurangzeb Khan, mother and two sisters submitted separate affidavits in the SHC on July 17 saying that they had pardoned the murderers.
According to the affidavits, Shahzeb’s father and family members have pardoned the appellants outside the Honourable Court without any pressure, coercion or interest but in the name of Allah. The rights of Qiasas and Diyat has been waived and there is no objection if the court acquits the appellants in the larger interest of justice.
According to sources an out-of-court settlement worth Rs350 million was reached in UAE. Australian residency visas have been issued for Shahzeb’s family and they are expected to depart for the country soon. However, Shahzeb's family has denied striking any deal.
Legal experts told Geo News that criminals can be released if pardoned in murder cases but not if they have been convicted under the anti-terrorism law.
Dean Faculty of Islamic Studies at the Karachi University, Dr Shakil Auj while speaking to Geo News said that the punishment for premeditated murder is murder, but if someone is murdered accidentally the issue can be resolved via Diyat.
Shahzeb Khan, 20, was shot dead on the night between December 24 and 25 2012.

Family pardons Shahzeb's murderers after Rs350mn deal

Family pardons Shahzeb's murderers after Rs350mn deal
KARACHI: An out-of-the-court settlement worth Rs350 million was struck in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before Shahzeb Khan’s family pardoned his murderers, Geo News learnt.

Sources privy to the matters informed Geo News that Shahzeb’s family members had also been issued residency visas for Australia and were expected to depart for the country soon.

Earlier, Shahzeb Khan heirs dropped the murder charges against Shahrukh Jatoi and three other defendants.

An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) had sentenced the prime suspects namely Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur to death, while two other accomplices were awarded life terms.

Shahzeb's father DSP Aurangzeb Khan, mother, and two sisters submitted separate affidavits in the SHC on July 17 formally pardoning the killers in the name of Allah.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Syria debate in US Congress could break a president

Syria debate in US Congress could break a president















This week, and the one that follows, could be the days that break a president.
If Barack Obama escapes humiliation that will be enough - there is no sense that even victory in Congress will leave him in an enviable position.
The next few days will see Mr Obama stripped, all the flaws of his presidency on display, all the strengths of his personality strained to their limit.

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Listen to President Obama in St Petersburg and it is not always clear that he has persuaded himself”
His dazzling way with words, his skill as an orator, is beyond doubt. They will be deployed to the full, in the six big TV interviews he has planned, in the address to the nation on Tuesday night.
But recently his words have lost a little of their ability to glamour the listener. The magic has faded with repetition. In some, familiarity has bred contempt.
Even worse for him, the words that are the most important are the hardest. They are the ones he speaks in private, on the phone or in person, to the politicians who hold his fate in their hands. And he's been notoriously bad in persuading Congress of anything.
He ignored the groundwork for years. This a city where, far more than in British parliament, the political is personal.
Just about every senator, every representative has a keen sense of their own importance. Any one would find attention from the president flattering. To those who deal in power, it is currency.
Buttering up an ego today can grease a deal tomorrow. But Mr Obama doesn't like glad-handing, back-slapping and inquiring after sick spouses. He hasn't built up the relations that would allow him to cajole and threaten.
But it is worse than that. Most of us are best at persuading others when we feel passionate about a cause. Listen to President Obama in St Petersburg and it is not always clear that he has persuaded himself.

Buttermilk scones

Buttermilk scones


Scones provide one of the best vehicles for clotted cream. The buttermilk in these scones not only gives them a slight tang - all the better to enjoy the jam and cream on top - but is also what yields such a melting, tender crumb. Until you have made a batch of scones you won’t have any idea how easy they are to throw together. Frankly, it shouldn’t take longer than 20 minutes to make and bake them, from start to finish.

Ingredients

  • 500g/1lb 2oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 50g/2oz unsalted butter
  • 25g/1oz soft vegetable shortening
  • 300ml/10½fl oz buttermilk
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten, for an egg-wash (optional)

Preparation method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220C/450/Gas 7. Line a large baking sheet with baking parchment.
  2. Put the flour into a bowl with the bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar and sugar.
  3. Chop the butter and the vegetable shortening into pieces and drop them into the flour.
  4. Rub the fats into the flour using your fingertips – or just mix any old how – and then pour in the buttermilk, working everything together to form a dough.
  5. Lightly flour your work surface. Pat the dough down into a round-edged oblong about 4cm/1½in thick, then cut out 6cm/2¼in scones with a fluted cutter.
  6. Arrange the scones fairly close together on your lined baking sheet, and brush with beaten egg (to give golden tops), if you wish. Cook for 12 minutes, by which time the scones will be dry on the bottom and have a relatively light feel. Remove them to a wire rack to cool, and serve with clotted cream and jam.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Nasa's LADEE Moon probe lifts off

Nasa's LADEE Moon probe lifts off


The US space agency (Nasa) has launched its latest mission to the Moon.
The unmanned LADEE probe lifted off from the Wallops rocket facility on the US east coast on schedule at 23:27 local time (03:27 GMT on Saturday).
Its $280m (£180m) mission is to investigate the very tenuous atmosphere that surrounds the lunar body.
It will also try to get some insights on the strange behaviour of moondust, which appears on occasions to levitate high above the surface.
In addition, LADEE will test a new laser communications system that Nasa hopes at some point to put on future planetary missions. Lasers have the capacity to transmit data at rates that dwarf conventional radio connections.