'I watched my parents suffocate Shafilea by forcing a bag into her mouth,' says sister of ‘Westernised honour killing victim’Younger sister Alesha told police she saw parents force bag into Shafilea's mouth and suffocate herShe was arrested in 2010 for her involvement in a robbery at her parents' home during which her mother, two sisters and brother were tied upSix days later she alleged to police that her parents killed ShafileaShafilea decomposed remains were found in February 2004 Parents Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed are accused of killing her in September 2003 but deny murderPolice placed listening device in the family's home in November 2003 and heard them telling their children 'not to say anything' at schoolVictim 'drank bleach after being forced to visit Pakistan for ... Continue reading →
Arnaud de Borchgrave, right, with former ambassador Walt Cutler this month at Cafe Milano. (Rebecca D'Angelo - For The Washington Post) Arnaud de Borchgrave has a career of distinction to go with journalism’s coolest name. He is a former top editor of the Washington Times (1985-1991), and his work overseas dates to 1947, when he became United Press International’s Brussels bureau chief at the age of 21. These days he serves as director of the transnational threats project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, and he lists his regional specialties as Afghanistan, the Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia and Western Europe. He is also the Washington Times’ editor-at-large. The Bechamel sauce on de Borchgrave’s résumé is his weekly columnizing for the Washington Times ... Continue reading →
In the shadow of Stamford Bridge's Shed End, as the cheer went up and the camera phones came out, a big blue double-decker trundled around the corner to the deafening and distinctly London-accented cry of "Championes". On board, the players brandished two cups of sparkling silver – one of them a regular fixture on the team bus and the other making its debut appearance. And on the ground, the fans allowed themselves to savour a moment that, for many, had been decades in coming."I honestly never thought I would see Chelsea win the European Cup, or any cup. I saw them lose to teams like Watford and Luton. We never thought we'd win anything," said Paul Sazio, a 50-year-old postman who had come to watch ... Continue reading →
LAHORE, May 19: The Defence of Pakistan Council announced on Saturday that it would undertake a long march from Karachi to Islamabad on May 27 in protest against an anticipated reopening of Nato supply routes by the government. “We have unanimously decided to initiate a long march against the possible restoration of Nato supplies. We have also decided that before launching the march, member parties of the DPC will jointly launch massive protest processions across the country after Friday prayers,” DPC chief Maulana Samiul Haq told journalists after a meeting of the alliance of over 40 religious parties at Mansoora.Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Syed Munawar Hasan, Awami Muslim League president Sheikh Rasheed, PML-Z chief Ijazul Haq, Gen (retd) Hameed Gul and ... Continue reading →
