Zardari fearing coup, named sister Faryal as successor if killed »
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had informed the US ambassador to Pakistan that ”he had instructed his son Bilawal to name his sister, Faryal Talpur, as president” in the eventuality of his assassination, the Guardian reported today. According to the latest cache of WikiLeaks published by the British daily, Zardari has made extensive preparations in [...]
Kayani mused replacing Zardari with Asfandyar Wali: WikiLeaks Cablegate »
NEW YORK: Pak Army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani mused about forcing out President Asif Ali Zardari who made preparations for a coup or assassination, leaked US diplomatic cables said Tuesday. Worldwide the latest documents dumped by WikiLeaks on the internet are being dubbed “Cablegate” and “9/11 of Diplomacy”. The latest tranche of memos, reported by [...]
US failed in removing enriched uranium from Pakistan: WikiLeaks III »
NEW YORK: The latest classified documents let out in the public domain by WikiLeaks also refer to a dangerous standoff with Pakistan over nuclear fuel. Since 2007, the United States has mounted a highly secret effort, so far unsuccessful, to remove from a Pakistani research reactor highly enriched uranium that American officials fear could be [...]
Saudi King called Zardari greatest obstacle to Pakistan progress: WikiLeaks »
NEW YORK: Saudi King Abdullah called President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to Pakistan’s progress, according to an online report of the New York Times that quoted Wikileaks leaked documents as saying. The report further quoted King Abdullah as saying: “When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body.” The diplomatic cables released [...]
WikiLeaks III: It’s Cablegate, this time! »
Julian Assange has done a hat-trick, even though the US has warned Wikileaks editor-in-chief that publishing confidential documents would be illegal. Hundreds of thousands of confidential U.S. government communications spanning several years were published Sunday. Here are some of the juicy stuff from among the 250,000+ leaked documents. People are calling it Cablegate! – American [...]
India’s Ambani shows off ‘world’s priciest home’ »
MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has hosted a lavish housewarming party to show off his just-completed new skyscraper residence, believed to be the world’s most expensive private home. Some 80 of India’s rich and famous attended the party on Friday night at the 27-storey building, which dominates the skyline above the sprawling slums and traffic-choked [...]
Scotland Yard ready to charge Pakistani trio: Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir »
THE three Pakistanis at the centre of the spot-fixing scandal are likely to be charged under a 104-year-old corruption law after a landmark ruling by Britain’s Attorney General. London’s Daily Telegraph has disclosed there is a ”strong appetite” to prosecute Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, according to legal and police sources. It comes [...]
Prince Charles suggests Camilla could be queen »
The British nation seems to be at odds on who they would like to be the monarch. According to two polls, Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton should be Britain’s next king and queen, not the heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla. The poll results hit the newsstands as Prince [...]
Britons want William, not Charles as next king: Poll »
LONDON: Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton should be Britain’s next king and queen, not the heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, two polls showed on Saturday. An ICM poll, published in Britain’s News of the World newspaper, showed that 64 percent of people wanted William [...]
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