Umerkot, awareness in the tunnel bus full of pilgrims, killing 10, including 4 women

Umer Kot, Tharparkar  Sindh District Age quality chachru place visitorsjust in the tunnel collapsed, including four women, 10 people were killed and several wounded.Witnesses to the event village further jyjl Road wasnear. Gul Mohammad Shah Ghazi Goth visitorswere going home from the road on the Aging and the bus driver could not control it because of rainfell in the tunnel. incident report on the crash sitelocals reached the nearest hospital, bus bodiesand wounded people moved out. the injured, someseriously, the death toll is feared to rise.

Shoaib Mansoor's "speaking" a new record of success in the UK rejected

World fyltham signed September 2, World Wood Green Sign, sign urldalfurd, urlduandzurth sign, Sign World, Bradford, 02 Greenwich World Maps, lyystr Empire Square, audyn trafurd, audyn lyystr, Luton World Maps, World styplz corner sign, Sign World Sheffield , Empire slauٴ, pkadly Green, Ian lyystr Road, Harrow Safari, audyn Bradford, Glasgow audyn no, wave action, view, Star City, but the Boolean Black Wave began in East Ham. snymauٴn in all people of all ages in this filminterest. Asian regions where the bid is part of Hollywood life of a Pakistani film to be successful on a problem that Pakistan is capable of making the film. cyrytyz and many charitable organizations to raise funds for charitable purposes for the film have been arranged. alfurd dozen films in cinema audience while talking to The News praised the film and hoped that the future of Pakistan will continue to be a quality film. a British Pakistani Movies Humera Abbasi Atif Aslam in the film's hit songs of praise. A film by Anita Bean said it is very unfortunate that Pakistan has a more than a talent but very few films are made here . Atif Aslam, Sajjad Ali and other great hit songs hdyqh Kayani.

Karachi unrest: Allowance kury against the legislation is needed, CJ

Karachi:                                    Karachi unrest during the trial of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Advocate General of Sindh has ordered a two-day counter-terrorism and the Banking Court ruling on appointment of judges and the Chief Justice said in his remarks The Allowance kury the House effective legislation is needed. During the hearing, the province of Sindh court judges lack particular notice was taken. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, the 2009 and 2011, Chief Justice of Sindh High Court by the judges appointment to vacant posts with suggestions, but did not gء. astfsarkh bench of judges appointed by anti-terrorism, the situation could not immediately be delayed in those cases involving serious criminal cases. Justice Anwar Jamali had remarked that courts have been vacant for two years, the Advocate General Sindh government has finally kyakrrhy abdalfth the appointment of judges of the counter-terrorism will be in three days, but Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry I ordered it two days has been appointed Chief Justice of Sindh High Court and release nutyfksn names have suggested. recommended to all judges are honest and competent judges. Chief Justice of Sindh and Karachi Bar Council directed that once mafyazSuggest to end.

China: abdominal surgery related sisters were separated by

Shanghai: China 6-hour long operation in the hospital attached to the stomach by two twin sisters were separated. The 4-month-old twin sisters who are separated from each other in a hospital in Shanghai has was. two sisters Anne and Zen, whose names are carved, as the birth place of the heart and liver were connected to each other according to both the Chinese hospital physicians and their condition is satisfactory ICC Uis the active care. hospital the bodies of two female doctors to separate the four teams worked 6 hours. The Hospital of twins joined at the body is the third successful operation. 

Film "The Girl in yellow boots," popular in Europe before release

MUMBAI: Bollywood movie ... "The girl in yellow boats" were popular in Europe before release. Mardar aursspns Indian film industry after the girl yellow boats like these unique growing trend of making movies that reflect real life does. The film is shown in the story of a girl who appears to look west and speaks fluent Hindi yet. yellow boots worn by the girl find her father who left him in Britain and India have become. The films Grill the yellow boats were not released in India but worldwide film fystyulz it was immediately. 

KESC and PEPCO WikiLeaks the dispute was a debunker

Karachi: KESC and PEPCO WikiLeaks from thefront row of the fire. Two thousand nine kyay sPEPCO's CEO said, do not want to KESC as aprivate enterprise development. Fifteen Novembernine thousand of the common Consulate Generalin Karachi and Islamabad to the Washington postthat the new KESC Managing director of CE auaurabraj kpytl discussed in detail with the reportedmassacre. post the CEO KESC , said the Ministryof Finance, water and energy, Petroleum andmineral resources, Power sector and otherministries of the KESC's working relationship withregulators is good. He also said that cooperationwith Pepco, the possibility that the institution of theKESC as a private company can not besuccessful. Post was also the CEO of the currentpolitical climate is difficult to prevent KESCCopyright sayzng. CEO KESC said that the company's long run is dependent on thegovernment to increase tariff rates in respect of theutility must pay ayryyrz.

Norway has frozen aid to Afghanistan's 52.2 million

Oslo, Norway ...  ... 52.2 million dollars in aidto Afghanistan has been frozen. According tomedia reports that Norway's largest bank actionKabul Afghanistan and then to restore the bank'sbankruptcy after the failure is taken. Norway'sDeputy Foreign Minister ayspn barth Reported in an interview that the Government of Afghanistanhas failed to establish good governance. If the U.S.and IMF officials did not solve the problem we willconsider using other options. the Bank ofAfghanistan in Kabul had been bankrupt andkamqruz 926.

India to host hockey cympynztrafy withdrawn

                   Karachi: International Hockey Federation Hockeycympynztrafy host withdrew from India, while Indiaqualifications for participation in the cympynztrafyfayng rauٴnd need to play. Dumtuazy of hockey inIndia were working fydrysnz prayf H came to Indiawas kuuarnng , after the International HockeyFederation, India dsmbrmyn massacre cymynztrafyhost withdrew, FIH President Leandro NegreInland negro said India Champions Trophy, losingto pranhyn sorry but FIH rules prsmjhuth can not,Champions Trophy kynyy host country will beannounced a few days, as India jumyzbancympynztrafy krrhathaab QUALIFICATIONS fayngtournament attended by cymypnzcylnj cympynztrafycan attend.

Abbottabad, bin Laden's compound to arrest the two other

                        Abbottabad ... Osama's compound leveled by thepolice have arrested two foreigners. DPOAbbottabad town women, including two foreigners, according to the law school has been arrested.Their travel documents are being checked. OsamaI tried to arrest two other compound belongs toDenmark.

Condemnation not see ..

Fresh wave of killing in Karachi while commenting on what I said long ago that all this controversy qbzun najayzh bhty and is started after the new claimant to appear and take account of and control groups kurun among the "sectors" of the lack of hdbndyun. blasrkt firmly until a claim was arbitrary, city forced by circumstances to accept the compromise was made. But the number of settlers in the Afghan war badnyy Speed ​​increased, which creates more problems and recent bloodshed is part of the same. Pashtun from Afghanistan and FATA are armed and well trained. When the city with your power as a simple income looking for ways' Then he jumped into the fray. they do not know where and where not to charge? They ask andadnd bhty stand out. Kurun Allowance income affects the old and starts killing the target. Few years the number of displaced Baloch also increased and their natural hosts Lyari area were living in two large groups and when he saw marcato power easy income beneficiaries, they have also jumped into the fray. Lyari the party's traditional base. When they landed in the field of Recovery Allowance 'So they took thph PPP and was told that the PPP and the PPP itself, unfortunately, their opponents and they started giving the impression that the administration of the party is headed. As a result, the MQM was an increase in complaints. Karachi administration was not able to solve their urban problems, the government had to mobilize and restore the peace campaign as head of the provincial Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza said. Mirza Sahib in our understanding of the PPP in Karachideveloped an armed wing to "the party's central leadership was against the idea of ​​politics. The neutralization process of policy responsibilities to the Interior Minister Rehman Malik were in Karachi against the targeted killing operations blaamtyazbegan to emphasize 'tys Mirza then came and started a fight. The President and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani both because of the problems began. MQM and the PPP, ANP Due to the bloodshed in the name of Mirza Sahib and the party began to complain against the decision of the head were being cut in political conflict, the cause of worry for his leadership. MQM in opposition to the statements given, he headed a political organization or party instead of the entire community of Urdu speakers kick in the ranks of the opponents will be. However, a large number of Urdu speaking people coming to support the PPP and the PPP in Karachi lydras belong to a community. sdrmmlkt Mirza Sahib as a personal relationship has suffered too long. but he set the royal residence of Syed disregarding the resistance of the host who made a terrible speech, thenand interpret anything they could not change the original meaning of words. Mirza Sahib himself had uttered those words, think of your own burden to bear because of the personal politics are confused. Party Government Who can accept responsibility? He apparently in violation of party discipline, which has declared the rebellion, not only because of her leadership of the PPP, the country began to have problems. MQM for such attacks are nothing new. PPP and MQM between kdankuasth the collision happened, then this new experience will not happen. 90 AD in the decade MQM two federal governments, armed operations targeting has become. but later acts which both parties to To run the federal government had to take support from the MQM. every such encounter at the MQM and anti-state charges of treason made by generosity. The fact that Pakistan's political establishment by the party leadership and similar charges The goal is to make these days.'s leading media group establishment, Nawaz Sharif is also engaged in a campaign of recrimination. causing nfrtyn linguistic statements of Mirza Sahib Karachi before the administrative and political issues to be resolved I was doing and all parties including the MQM was trying to help. Zulfiqar Mirza repeatedly tried to paint her linguistic independence from party discipline and, after trying it out. He Instead of taking weapons to his supporters and five bodies are bad advice. not his own political party. Sindhi nationalists can not find them any importance. The roots of this movement, its organizations and their leaders and all their political goals. They do not fit anywhere Mirza Sahib. separated from their group, they remain just one person, nothing more. if aggressive, angry and out of state tys Mirza Sahib a chance to think, then they should consider their own, including "What are the services? If your anger out on the MQM for the military to think that he will take the field against the MQM, it is a misunderstanding. The situation has become so dangerous that the JI leader Munawar Hasan today are compelled to warn that the military operation in Karachi should be avoided. own experience of military operations in Karachi has twice and both times there for the circumstances, to come out of the military leadership encountered serious difficulties. That Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, despite pressure from various groups mfadprst 'in Karachi and they are not ready for military action should be. Military Academy Who knows how many people read it to fight the war in the urban populations prjayy If soldiers need a place 6. 2 million for a city of so many troops would be needed? No one knows the answer better than generals. Kuahsmndun to see the show every time a new Condemnation Mirza must have felt. It stopped the scene, could prove very costly. My request is mudbanh that all differences and disputes between political parties and beyond, Mirza Sahib prevent the spread of the spectacle and avoid coming into his fold.

Unrest in Karachi, a top priority of government should be eliminated!

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former senior minister of Sindh against Mirza by a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations that the request will be reviewed. Rehman Malik, the Prime Minister's nameAdvanced options judicial commission of inquiry into the application and review by the Prime Minister expressed the exact requirements of justice as the allegations are very serious. just Malik and Dr Zulfiqar Mirza's personal or political tensiondirectly related to the nation's security. Zulfiqar Mirza are personal friends of President and the country's internal security minister responsible for the startling discovery about his political and government positions before told to resign and clear words that matter so grave and serious nature. The President and Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik matmdtryn Partner and often they are also hramlAnd the two figures is the guidance and guidelines. In this background, Malik seems to blame someone for their political insights tuhrf who may also have broad powers. Rehman Malik alsoSecurity against the heinous conspiracies, especially Karachi such circumstances and to lawlessness by the kick and economic paralyzed efforts are concerned tupakstan 18 million people a conniver option can not allow this can cause the storedmarz pending issues such tactics to put people in control were to be erased from memory. a lot of damage to the country. problems are not solved in this way, but more complexity ve control. Current government last halfChief aygzyktuky constitutional position as the country's most prfayz empower them. bdgmanyan from loitering in public will cause the creation. The allegations of Mirza gyrjanbdaranh and transparent to the public judicial inquiry into the role of Malik andAs previously confidential investigative report to be brought before the public. history and critical issues of national importance in the current regime on many committees and commissions made, he was also very hard to prepare research reports The reports of the power houses, but most of them arrive in the interests of the victims and vowed nsyan were odd, not only facts that are hidden from people, but their preparation has just pass the multi-national investors. Now The responsibility is on the logical end to this serious issue is how severely it is a matter of political credibility and Karachi have also provided a solution to the complicated politics and crime to be considered two separate things. politicized public Name of service, while crime is a highly dangerous mzmt. In a democracy can not go together. political parties come together in a political way, keep mixing together, find ways of reconciliation and consensus. where It is not possible, then their democratic right to protest but to deal with this as a criminal offense to be with each other, not so much the strfysd can solve the problems of peace in Karachi. recommended to the Judicial Commission conspiracy within the scope of these roles can help mask from the faces in the Karachi unrest, violence and killing are actually responsible. the eighteen million people, demanded that the conspirators upon the Tin and lawlessness in KarachiKeep the top. unrest over here to bring all my skills and utilize resources. unrest and people losing their primary duty is the democratic right. try to ignore it would be harmful to the country. country afford it can not, nor will people tolerate it.
Chinese language teaching in government decisionAll educational institutions in Sindh holiday party next year teaching Chinese language education and to require durrs with positive results, but to be prepared and planned by the federal government will require some effort . sydqaym Ali Shah presided over the meeting held at Chief Minister's statement shows that the teaching of Chinese language classes for matriculation and higher recipients will receive certain benefits. China is our neighbor and ally tested the new emerging global strength of the Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Relations ruzafzun Chinese language teaching and teaching effectiveness can be increased. global economy and China's growing role in politics and landscape of China-Pakistan relations in other parts of the country The importance of Chinese language teaching and learning has been recognized for many years but the first step of the Sindh government has received the honor. However, this decision quickly on the functional well-thought instead of bringing and federal government plans to keep in touch with the nation's other provinces of the same species and integrated management for the possible acquisition of international support required.

Karachi: Lyari and search operation in Asif Colony, 5 arrested

Karachi. . . .. . . . Lyari and Pak Colony area of Karachi police during the search operation andarrested 5 people have recovered weapons and amotorcycle. Lyari area residents during a search operation in the protested. Sngulyn areas of Lyaripolice officials , cakyuarh, eight-square and otherareas during the search operation by police andpolice commandos were deployed heavily. sngulynsearch operation raided a place and arrestedthree suspects Kalashnikov 2, 3 pistols, a suturemM, have recovered a motorcycle and fired. PakColony Asif Colony area and surrounded the areain which the search operation and arrested twopersons in possession of a Kalashnikov, a TTpistol and ammunition were recovered are.

Karachi, arrival and departure of trains delayed in lahuraurkuyth

Karachi. . .. . . .. . Karachi, Lahore and Quetta andraungy delay in arrival of trains, passengersprotested, railway officials said the rains and the arrival of the trains being delayed raungy. TheColony Faisalabad and Karachi Cantt Station left10 hours late at night while the night LahoreKarachi Express coach will leave at 5 in the morning 12 hours late. from Karachi to Peshawar,the Khyber mail 9 hours of seven o'clock in the morning until late chance to sail is. the Lahore andKarachi to publicly express 11-hour fast Guam 9hours takyrsy morning at three o'clock raunhoccurred. the Lahore Railway station on thepassengers protested, the police said 18passengers kuhrast taken, of which six theremaining passengers were booked on wasreleased. the Rawalpindi to Quetta Jaffar Expresseighteen-hour delay until nine o'clock this morningfrom Quetta, Peshawar and Quetta will reach a similar delay of the Quetta Express sixteen hoursafter Quetta is expected.

Karachi: 4 injured in shooting incident

Karachi. .. . .. . . . Four incidents of firing in differentareas of Karachi were afradzkmy. Sohrab Gothpolice accused of firing by unknown 28-year-oldAyub Goth Salem News abadky krdyajbkh injuredin firing by unknown afradky tnzyl 18-year-old was injured. Super Bismillah highway shootings bygunmen near center injured 48-year-old Abdullah.the unidentified soldier killed in the market and the40-year-old Shoaib was injured. afradku threeinjured in firing incidents for medical amdadkyJinnah and was taken to Civil Hospital.

Libya: Tripoli violence to 17 bodies recovered

Tripoli. . . .. . . Seventeen of the Libyan capitalTripoli, near the track of such bodies, whichGaddafi has stopped the violence in the containerwas on fire and burn alive. Tripoli El kms near thetown's residents say violence at the hands of thearmy of Gaddafi seventeen people were founddead after being killed, who was burned alive.bodies were shifted to hospital where he still cannot identify them. local residents said the areacontinued to search for more bodies are kept andthat they hope will get more bodies in this region, pro-military torture cells of Gaddafi's exports.

USA: Texas fire, 2 killed

Texas. . . .. . . ... . Hundreds of house fires in Texaswere destroyed and two people were burnt alive.Texas destroyed by fire at six different locations is showing updates. Officials say the worst fire thatstarted east of Austin chbys km of land spreadover the three houses were destroyed. the twenty-year-old woman and her eighteen-month-old girlhas been killed and engulfed in fire. authorities sayfive billion since November and fire the agriculturalsector of dollars damage has been badly affected.

Gaddafi in Libya, spokesman Ibrahim Musa

Tripoli. . .     . . . Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi hidingMoses, Abraham's spokeswoman, said Col Gaddafi in Libya are completely healthy. A Syriantelevision channel, the Qaddafi spoke to Moses,Abraham's spokeswoman, said Colonel Qaddafiemboldened . He has a place in Libya, whereopponents can not reach them. Gaddafi's son Saifal-Islam said in Libya, but they also move from one place to another happens.

Pakistan Defence Day is being celebrated today across the country

Firearm were recovered. .     . .. . . . Across the country today met Pakistan Defence Day will be celebrated with enthusiasm and passion. Across the country today met Pakistan Defence Dayenthusiasm and passion and determination to sacrifice everything for the motherland will becelebrated with. All major government buildings,national lhrayy gyaur to flag events in different cities will have to pay tribute to the sacrifices ofmartyrs at their graves will be laid flowers .1965cardyn our brave armed forces day in and thewhole nation and home country favorite autonomy,solidarity and defense against the enemy's evilintentions were thwarted.

Inter-bank: Rupee against dollar new record level of history

Karachi ... international dollar value, increased inter-bank market, the rupee's value declined. U.S. $ 87 Rs 39 paise to new high-level closed. Forex market dealers, according to the Eid holidays, the first business day During trading, the dollar has seen an increase in demand while supply is almost nonexistent. the due date of the new highest level against the dollar closed at 87 rupees 39 paise. Forex dealers kill insects in the open level has exceeded 87 million rupees. Experts say the value of money is necessary to stabilize the country's industrial production and exports and remittances be intensified to improve the system. 

President Zardari of the Pakistan Army operations in Waziristan had stopped

Karachi: Pakistan's revelations about secret U.S. continues to mraslun. Two thousand nine, according to Anne W. Patterson, President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani army in Waziristan and political reasons, the operation was stopped. Washington sent U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson in the post-October, two thousand six to nine massacre met with General Ashfaq Kayani said in detail. Kayani Anne Patterson told the Post that U.S. operations in Afghanistan from the spring until stopped And because it is politically spent. Kayani U.S. operation in Waziristan, he said the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and opposition leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan also met the goal of this meetingand this will affect relations between Pakistan and the United States. India back channel diplomacy to revive the U.S. Consulate General Kayani said in his talk with President of the General Kayani and Lt Gen Shuja Pasha Post to back-channel diplomacy with India was successful.

Afghan government's attempts to negotiate peace in Kurram Agency, Wikileaks

Karachi: A Wikileaks has revealed that even before the peace agreement in Kurram Agency, Afghan government tried to. Two July two thousand nine sent from Islamabad to Kabul and the Afghan province of Paktia mraslun officials and tribal elders the fifteenth of June two thousand nine had signed a peace agreement in Kurram Agency in the two groups. busara zucchini and between groups, clashes began in November, two thousand seven, and about fifteen months, more than three thousand people were killed and twenty thousand family drbdrconflict between the two groups said the region was to damage the political atmosphere. 

Monsoon rains are expected to continue for three more series of

Karachi: The monsoon rains continued in mostsouthern areas, which may continue for another three days, the meteorological department is likelythat the flood situation in Sindh and Balochistandue to the hills in the diluvium confidence.meteorological department of Punjab in the last 24hours, upper kbyrpktunkuah, Sindh, Balochistanand Gilgit-Baltistan in the north-east monsoonrainfall over most of Kalat was 48 mm, 29 inHyderabad, Nawab Shah, 25, 17 Mirpurkhas, fist12 Further, the ends, Thatta 6 mm rainfall, Okara19, Faisalabad, 15 porcupine Wall 10 Jhang 9,Bahawalpur Nagar 08, Kakul and Toba Tek Singh7, Islamabad and Murree 4 mm of rain recordedwas in Kotli 20 mm, Malam Jabba 18, raulakut 11,08 mm rainfall in DI Khan, Hazara division in the next 24 hours, Kashmir, scattered showers are expected in upper Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan andsouthern Punjab in the east of 2 3 days ofintermittent rain expected, sdydbarsun floodsituation in Sindh and Balochistan in the hills for fear of diluvium, Dera Ghazi Khan division maydiluvium in the hills.

Swimming in all of France dyuhykl cataracts Shaw

Paris ...... worldwide thin tmasun hold anynames, but recently in France, flying and yourdyuhykl cataracts all items was held. This uniquethin all items in the 20 meter high cataracts of the stage instead huamyn swimming are may presentwith manifestations of his art. the pupils were judmoe fzamyn threads tied to their people bystanding on the ground as they were in control. khyvariety of magnetic and nuclear cataracts in the world the spectacle presented Opposite where wecan enjoy its unique visual system is to take thegun.

Tripoli, Gaddafi held close to General Ahmad Abdullah

Tripoli: Tripoli, the mamrqzafy close associate ofGeneral and Military College President AhmedAbdullah on the arrested. National Movement ofLiberation of the leader Wasim Saleh AbuGharara said Col Gaddafi aide Ahmed Abdullahon the Tripoli have arrested him, they under covermamrqzafy thakh Ahmed Abdullah said aboutbeing interrogated. khnathakh Ahmed Abdullah'sattempt to avoid arrest while resisting arrest butdid not. Ahmed Abdullah, one of Col Gaddafi's close associates are in addition to being a militarygeneral is the head of the Military College.

Canada: Ottawa Airport was prmsafr slip plane during landing

Ottawa: Canada's capital Ottawa Airport prmsafrslip plane during landing, no passengers were hurt,according to foreign news agencyyunayytdayksprys Ottawa's airliner from Chicagolanded at the airport a total of 44 passengeraircraft selfish reasons, airport officials the slipplane was landing on an aircraft, but nopassengers were hurt, according to news agencyapparently damaged the plane's right wing, but theincident is being investigated, according to airportauthorities, aircraft and all crew Airport passengerterminal has been moved.

Blackwater personnel are in Iraq despite the ban, Wikileaks

 Wikileaks has revealed that hundreds ofBlackwater in Iraq, despite official bans and wereserved to protect American diplomats. WikileaksU.S. diplomatic document issued by the notorioussecurity firm. "Blackwater "hundreds of soldiers in Iraq, banned the company joined Americandiplomats to safety. Iraq in January 2009announced that 16 September 2007, the horrificincident, the Blackwater's operating licenserenewal not will be followed by the U.S. State Department security contractor Blackwater in Iraqhad ended, however, U.S. diplomatic documentsreveal that former Blackwater officials joined withother security companies working in Iraq.

Poland: the de kamhmanun married with a record of the sea

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WITNESS: the pain of divided families

This summer, I saw a story unfold before my eyes that would be worthy of a Bollywood movie - you know the kind that show the pain and suffering of families split across borders.
I was on holiday, travelling from Kutan to Shardah in Azad Jammu & Kashmir with some family members. We stopped in Keran Resthouse for tea. It was one of those spots where India and Pakistan are separated by merely a river. I was really enjoying standing on the riverbank, taking photos and chitchatting with my cousins. We strolled up the riverbank, to a spot where the river curved slightly.
There, we saw three men sitting on a rock and looking at the houses at the riverbank across the river. A few minutes later, we saw some people on the Indian side, waving their hands. We assumed this was just a friendly gesture and did the same. We were actually excited to be waving to people from our neighbouring country. But this turned out to me more than just a friendly exchange between neighbours.
A man standing nearby told us that the three men sitting on the Pakistani side were actually relatives of the people waving from the other side. Amazed to hear this, I talked to one of the men on the rock. He told me that his family had migrated to the Pakistani side after the riots and civil war in Indian administered Kashmir at the end of the 1980s.
His name was Bakhtiyar Khan, and he lived at Muhajir Camp, Karka, in Pattika, Muzaffarabad. He and his family had travelled by road for about five hours just to sit at the riverbank and be able to see their family - their sisters and cousins.
Just two days ago, an aunt had died on the other side and they wanted to pray for her with their family. Before departing from Muzaffarabad, they had called their family on the Indian side, and told them they would be coming to Keran. Soon after they arrived, their family saw them from the house across the river, and came to the riverbank.
Imagine the situation - a family praying for a lost loved one, but separated from the rest of their clan by about a hundred meters of fast-flowing water crashing and foaming over rocks, so noisy that no human voice can reach the other side, making communication impossible. I had tears in my eyes, seeing them sitting on that rock for two hours and just staring at each other, sisters and brothers unable to meet or speak to each other.
Had there been a way for these two broken parts of a family to meet up on the border or a bridge - even under military supervision - their lives would be much more peaceful, and they would have been spared much pain and anguish.
Just six kilometres away there is a bridge where residents of both sides of Kashmir are allowed to meet under military supervision but this facility is only for those who migrated in and around 1948.
For those who migrated later, there are no options. The migrants of 1980s and 1990s have been suffering for more than 20 years and will continue to suffer. The Pakistani and Indian governments have fought or maintained hostile relations for over 60 years and thousands of people have paid the price. Some are still paying it.
I could have dramatised this story, but it is as true and important as it is in simple words. I didn't write it to make readers melancholic, but to be supportive of divided families, and to urge those with the power and capability to please do something for them, if not as Pakistanis or Indians then as being human beings

Afghan Taliban free four Turkish engineers

GHAZNI: Four Turkish engineers kidnapped by Afghanistan's Taliban more than eight months ago were freed overnight after intervention by tribal elders.

The men, taken captive in December in eastern Paktia province, were handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the neighbouring province of Ghazni, an AFP reporter in the area said.

"We were kidnapped by the Taliban eight-and-a-half months ago. We're released on the occasion of Eid by Ameer-ul Momineen Mullah Mohammad Omar," one of the captives told AFP, referring to the Taliban leader.

The Turk, who gave his name only as Imam, said no ransom was paid and "we were not tortured" while in captivity, before being rushed to Ghazni city.

Authorities refused to give details but Haji Zahir, a Ghazni province tribal elder who facilitated the release, told AFP that the Taliban freed the four "only on the occasion of Eid."

Eid al-Fitr is a major Muslim festival which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The release of prisoners at this time is an Afghan tradition.

"Yes, we freed the four Turkish engineers on the occasion of Eid," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed told AFP.

Turkey has hundreds of troops operating under the US-led NATO force in Afghanistan, in a deadly decade-long conflict.

Kidnapping of foreign nationals is part of the Taliban insurgency. The rebels often seek the release of their jailed comrades from Afghan prisons before freeing hostages.

Most the hostages are, however, released only after a ransom is paid.

Two French reporters were abducted by Taliban in Kapisa province, north of Kabul, in December 2009 and freed in July. One of the two, Herve Ghesquiere, recently told the BBC that he suspected a ransom was paid for his freedom.

The Taliban said the pair were freed after their comrades were released from jail, a claim dismissed by Afghan authorities.

Two German nationals are also believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban after they went missing while climbing Hindu Kush mountains, north of Kabul, earlier this month.