Some in Pak military want coup,snubbed by Kayani: Report ISLAMABAD: A military coup in Pakistan has become inevitable as the country is fast descending into chaos because of the failure of the political leadership,some top commanders feel. They reportedly aired their views during the last Corps Commanders meeting held in Rawalpindi on September 8,but were snubbed by army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. A few participants in the meeting had raised the issue of an army takeover,The News daily reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted its sources as saying that quite a few participants of the meeting thought a military takeover was the only way to steer the country out of multiple crises,as the political leadership has failed the masses. Kayani,together with some other commanders,urged restraint and patience,saying the civilian government should be given more time to tackle the burning issues, the report said. 90 killed in floods in China: Govt Beijing: At least 90 people were killed and 22 others missing in nine of Chinas provincial-level regions due to recent rain-triggered floods and related disasters,the governemnt said Wednesday. Local civil affairs authorities said flooding in the region has affected 7.5 lakh people since September 15. Indian-origin doctor disgraced in UK LONDON: An Indian-origin cardiologist who set up spy cameras in bathrooms to record images of his women colleagues,has been ordered to a 10-year sex offender treatment programme. Vivek Baliga,33,appeared before the Leeds Crown Court,where Judge Scott Wolstenholme told him he would receive a community order for three years. Blast hits Amsterdam courthouse,no injuries AMSTERDAM: An explosion early Wednesday damaged Amsterdams court complex. The police were investigating the cause of the blast,which damaged several floors at one of the towers that make up the courthouse. No one was injured. It is an attack on the judicial system, Security and Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten told national broadcaster NOS. Killer mob members get death sentence in Pak ISLAMABAD: Seven persons were sentenced to death and six others given life imprisonment by an anti-terrorism court for lynching two young brothers in the eastern city of Sialkot last year. Nine policemen who did not take any action to prevent the lynching were given prison terms of three years each. The lynching of the brothers Hafiz Muneeb (21) and Hafiz Mughees (17) in August last year was filmed by a TV cameraman. Dangerous polio strain in Pak,says WHO GENEVA: Pakistan has become the epicentre of a deadly strain of polio which threatens to spread globally. Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) genetically linked to virus currently circulating in Pakistan has been isolated in China, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned. Ex-Afghan leaders assassin waited days to see him KABUL: The suicide bomber who assassinated former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani Tuesday insisted on meeting the ex-president and waited in Kabul for days to talk with him,an aide of Rabbanis said. Mohammad Ismail Qasemyar said the bomber,identified as Esmatullah,had approached several council officials,telling them that he was an important figure in the Taliban. He wanted to talk about peace with Professor Rabbani, Qasemyar said. The appeal was passed up to President Hamid Karzai,who encouraged Rabbani,head of a government council seeking a settlement with insurgents,to meet with Esmatullah.
