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Petition filed for review of SC order scrapping NRO
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday filed a petition seeking a review of the Supreme Courts order that scrapped a graft amnesty,which benefited thousands of people,including President Asif Ali Zardari,and directed authorities to reopen cases against them. Another appeal filed by officials of the National Accountability Bureau NAB,Pakistans main anti-corruption agency,too sought a review of the apex courts verdict of December 16 that struck down the National Reconciliation Ordinance NRO.
Japan kingmaker vows to stay on
Tokyo: Ichiro Ozawa,the kingmaker of Japans ruling coalition,said on Saturday he had no plans to quit over his alleged involvement in a growing political funding scandal and vowed to clear his name. Prosecutors arrested a ruling party lawmaker and two others all close to Ozawa over alleged financial irregularities within his political funding group,which has already been raided by investigators.
Qaeda men in UK a concern: Report
London: Al-Qaeda has restructured its global network and now has the capability to mount a wide range of terror attacks against Western targets,according to a detailed US intelligence assessment. US officials believe Britain poses a major threat to western security because of large number of al-Qaeda operatives active in that country,The Telegraph reported. American officials now regularly refer to Londonistan because of the high concentration of Islamic radicals in the metropolitan, The Telegraph said quoting US officials.
