US men granted access to Consulate.....

ISLAMABAD : The US men, arrested in Sargodha on charges of terrorism, have been granted access to consulate, Aaj News reported on Friday.
According to the channel, a foreign news agency claimed that these foreigners could be deported.
A spokesman at the US embassy in Islamabad, told that four of the five men had been confirmed as US citizens and had been questioned by FBI agents along with Pakistani LEAs.

Police arrest three US citizens from Lahore....

* Vehicle bearing fake number plate
* US Woman making movie of sensitive area
LAHORE, Dec 11: Lahore police arrested three US citizens while making movies of sensitive area, Aaj News reported on Friday. According to the channel, police during snap checking near Sherpao bridge check-post stopped the car with number plate IDL-1967, in which three US citizen were travelling.

US rules out mediation on Kashmir..........

Ruling out a mediatory role in Kashmir, the United States has said that while it understood the importance of the issue to both India and Pakistan, it was ultimately between the two nations to resolve. "We understand the importance of the Kashmir issue to both Pakistan and India, and it is something that we do discuss with both countries," state department spokesman PJ Crowley told reporters Thursday when asked to comment on such a suggestion by President Asif Ali Zardari. "But obviously, at the end of a process that has to be something that is resolved ultimately between Pakistan and India with the active involvement of the people of Kashmir." Asked if the US saw any role for itself in this process, Crowley said: "I'm not aware that we've been asked to play a specific role at this point."

Eat pistachios to cut down cancer risk ...

Eating pistachios daily can cut down the risk of lung and other cancers, according to a new study.

These nuts are known to produce a cholesterol-lowering effect and provide antioxidants that are typically found in food products of plant origin.

"It is known that vitamin E provides a degree of protection against certain forms of cancer. Higher intakes of gamma-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E, may reduce the risk of lung cancer," study author Ladia M. Hernandez said.

Hernandez, doctoral candidate at Texas Women's University (TWU), and colleagues conducted a six-week controlled clinical trial to evaluate if the consumption of pistachios would increase dietary intake and serum levels of gamma-tocopherol.

The study, conducted at TWU, included 36 healthy participants who were randomised into either a control group or the intervention group, who were on a pistachio diet.

There were 18 participants each in the control and intervention group. There was a two-week baseline period, followed by a four-week intervention period in which the intervention group was provided with 68 grams (117 kernels) of pistachios daily. The control group continued with their normal diet.

Researchers found a significant increase in energy-adjusted dietary intake of gamma-tocopherol at weeks three and four in those on the pistachio diet, compared with those on the control diet.

A similar effect was seen at weeks five and six among those on the pistachio diet compared with those on the control diet.

A pistachio-rich diet could potentially help reduce the risk of other cancers from developing as well, said Hernandez. "Because epidemiologic studies suggest gamma-tocopherol is protective against prostate cancer, pistachio intake may help," she added.

"Other food sources that are a rich source of gamma-tocopherol include nuts such as peanuts, pecans, walnuts, soybean and corn oils," Hernandez said.

"Pistachios are one of those 'good-for-you' nuts, and two ounces per day could be incorporated into dietary strategies designed to reduce the risk of lung cancer without significant changes in body mass index," said Hernandez.

These data were presented at the Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference of the American Association for Cancer Research in Houston Dec 6-9.

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BreakingUS rules out mediation on Kashmir | Read More EU commit $3.6 billion to climate fund | Read More Consensus reached on NFC Award: Shaukat

The 7th National Finance Commission Award has been announced. The provinces are all set to get 12.5 per cent more from the federal divisible pool in the next five years. They will get 56 per cent in 2010 and 57.5 percent for the following four years. All provinces had already agreed on a vertical distribution. But for the first time they have agreed on a horizontal distribution based on a multiple-criteria formula. The criteria include population which consitutes 82 per cent of the share, poverty which will get 12 per cent and area and revenue generation that are to get three per cent each. Announcing the award, Finance Minister, Shaukat Tarin said that in accordance with population density, Punjab will get 51 per cent of the share, Sindh will get 24 per cent, NWFP, 14 per cent and Balochistan 9 per cent. NWFP will get one per cent from all provinces for fighting the war on terror. Balochistan will get 83 billion

NZ dominate first day of Napier Test ....

NAPIER: New Zealand dominated the proceedings of the first day of Napier Test with 47 without loss at stumps before getting Pakistan all out in first innings for 223 total.Imran Farhat lifted Pakistan from the depths of 59 for 5 with a fighting century but New Zealand.

On a flat pitch, Iain O'Brien starred with a four-wicket haul in his last Test but Farhat refused to fade away without a fight. He shared a 35-run stand with Umar Gul but Darryl Tuffey broke through after tea with a triple strike; he terminated Gul's defiance and removed Mohammad Asif for a first-ball duck before he took out the enterprising Danish Kaneria.

Tuffey and Iain O'Brien grabbed four wickets each.

Tahir Ul Qadri Sajda karvaate huay !‏

***Important Note:
I must say before viewing this video one must read and think what is actually happening there in the video because some of friends can't understand and say its not "sajda" its just kissing of feet...(and that is too prohabited in Islam)

First of all i want to share some of the lyrics of the "qawali" that is being sung in this video

1) Jahan Jahan nazar aye tu "Tahir" karain hm "Sajda"
2) Kaaba ho ya boott khana iss sy nahi koi matlab
3) Peenay ko tu pee loonga per shart zara si ha ......baghdad ka saqi ho or Minhaj ka maay khana
4) Bey-Dam teri qismat mein hain sajday issi daar k, choota ha na chootay ga "sangay-dare-jana"

Secondly I want you to please see attentionally in video that may be one of the person's may or may not he is, kissing his feet otherwise all of them are doing "Sajda" on in-front him at the cushion that is being placed there and you see that his feet are behind the upper cushion, besides all these observations you can hear in Qawali, they are saying themselves that they are doing Sajda and "Tahir ul Qadri" is appreciating them to continue...

http://bzupages.com/f262/tahir-ul-qadri-sajda-karvaate-huay-th-6035/