'India Mujahideen’ claim Mumbai attack: India media

NEW DELHI: Indian media report that the little-known group Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for Mumbai, New Delhi and Ahmadabad terror attacks.

According to an Indian TV channel, the detained chief of Indian Mujahideen Sadiq Shaikh admitted that his group carried out blasts in Mumbai serial blasts on July 11,2006.He said a group of five people planted bombs in different trains. Maharashtar anti-terror squad had arrested Sadiq Shaikh on March 21,2008 on the charges of car theft and bomb blasts.

Central contract not signed by 9 senior cricketers

LAHORE: Nine senior cricketers have not signed the central contract despite heavy offers made to them. Captain Younis Khan and vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq are also among them.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offered the central contract to 27 cricketers. Those who have not so far signed the new central contract are Shahid Afridi, Danish Kaneria, Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanveer and Rao Iftikhar Anjum besides Younis and Misbah.

According to media reports, the players expressed their reservations because of conditioning their TV contracts with the Board permission and depriving them of their salaries while playing county cricket.

PML-N submits requisition for NA session

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) has submitted a requisition to summon National Assembly session.According to reports, PML-N members National Assembly (NA) Hanif Abbasi, Shaikh Aftab and Haji Pervaiz have submitted the requisition in NA secretariat. 92 members of PML-N have signed the requisition.

LHC 16 judges’ appointments notification issued

LAHORE: The notification for the appointments of 16 Lahore High Court (LHC) judges has been issued.

Sources said that the ministry of law has appointed 16 more LHC judges, which has taken the number of judges in LHC to 52.

Chaudhry Naeem Masood, Arshad Mahmud, Jamshed Rahmatullah, Akhtar Khan, Abdul Sattar Goraya, Nazir Laghari, Zulfiqur Bukhari, Imtiaz Rashid Siddiqui, Shafqat Abbasi, Pervaiz Enayet Malik, Anwarul Huque, Habibullah, Irfan Qadir, Ehtesham Qadir, Jameela Jahan Noor and Lahore High Court’s Registrar, Pervaiz Chawala were included among the newly appointed judges.

It may be recalled that LHC judges’ strength stands at 60 and eight vacancies srill exist.

PML(Q) forward bloc members meet Sharifs

LAHORE: A 29- member delegation of PML (Q) forward bloc met with Sharif brothers.

According to reports, Mian Ata Muhammad Manika headed the delegation that called upon Mian Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shahbaz Sharif here on Friday.

PML (Q) forward bloc members denounced the imposition of governor rule in Punjab and extend their full support to PML (N) leader.

Mian Nawaz Sharif at this occasion said he is struggling for the supremacy of constitution and judiciary.

India will respond Pak queries when it is ready to do so: Mukherjee

NEW DELHI: India tonight said it would respond to Pakistan's queries on the investigation into the Mumbai terror attacks whenever it will be in a position to do so.

"Whenever we will be in a position to share it with Pakistan, it will be done so," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here when asked when India will respond to Pakistan's questions.

Without giving any time line to reply, he pointed out that India had made a commitment to Pakistan that it would respond to the questions raised by it on the dossier of evidence on Mumbai attacks and will do so.

"When we received these questions seeking clarifications on the dossier .We made the commitment that government of India will respond and we will give the clarification, whatever is possible," Mukherjee said after launching pan-African e-network project.

Earlier, Home Minister P Chidambaram had said that India would respond to Pakistan after filing of the chargesheet in the case in a Mumbai court.