Sunday, June 24, 2007	Founded By Tashbih Sayyed	Itwar, Rabius Sani 8, 1428

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"IN MEMORIAM (1942-2007) Tashbih Sayyed (Tashbih ul Hassan Zaidi) son of Shabih ul Hassan Zaidi belonged to the Zaidi family of Saadaat-e-Baarah. He worked for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television as General Manager before moving to the United States of America in 1981. Through his writings, speeches and television interviews, he tried to educate muslims and non-muslims about the liberal and humane principles and values in Islam. For the past ten years, Tashbih Sayyed was editor-in-chief of the weekly newspapers "Pakistan Today" and "Muslim World Today." He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter and daughter-in-law. " AP " "	Today's Stories
	Sunday, June 24, 2007 Mubarak: Hamas' Takeover A 'Coup' CAIRO: AP- President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday described Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip as a "coup" and warned that the militant group's conflict with the moderate Fatah movement could lead to the creation of two Palestinian entities. In his first remarks since Hamas wrested... Full Story India Ready For A Pakistan Minus Musharraf NEW DELHI:AP -As political turmoil pushes President Pervez Musharraf to the edge, India is preparing to deal with a Pakistan minus the military strongman who has come to symbolise the bilateral peace process. Indian officials say while they and their leadership are at ease with the post 9/11 Musharraf, they know that he cannot be at the helm for ever, more so in the wake of the mass anti-government protests sweeping Pakistan.... Full Story

Front Page Weekly Friday, June 22, 2007 Weekly Doff Uniform To Stay In Power, US Officials Told Musharraf LONDON: Three top Americans officials - Richard Boucher, John Negroponte and Admiral William Fallon - who recently visited Pakistan, are said to have suggested to General Pervez Musharraf to doff his uniform to stay in power, says a report in The Economist... Full Story Knighthood: Pakistanis In UK Disapprove Of Protest Mode LONDON: Muslims, particularly Pakistanis in Britain, are increasingly distancing themselves from protests and burning of effigies of the Queen and the Union jack, as they argue... Full Story Tashbih Sayyed Mecca Accord And Middle East Peace It is not surprising that the trilateral summit between United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas failed to accomplish anything accept an agreement to meet again. The fate of the summit was sealed from the beginning, as the... Full Story

Home News Over 230 Killed In Karachi Rain-Related Incidents KARACHI: Over 230 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured as a result of rain-related incidents in Karachi including collapse of roofs, walls and houses as well as up rooting... Full Story Neighbors India Appears Set To Get First Woman President NEW DELHI: The stage is finally set for presidential elections in India after ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government yesterday pulled out 71-year-old governor of Rajasthan Pratibha... Full Story Analysis "Constantly Frustrated, Often Under Pressure, He Always Held His Head High..." Tashbih Sayyed spent his lifetime being different. He began skipping school and running to the radio station in Karachi at ten years of age with dreams of being on the radio. In his twenties he wrote plays, filmed documentaries in Europe and did a stint at the BBC. In Tashbih's thirties he traveled as a news anchor to Ethiopia, interviewed... Full Story

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