Restoration of deposed chief justice to change countrys fate
* Deposed CJP awarded lifetime membership of New York Bar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has claimed that the restoration of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would change the fate of Pakistan. “Iftikhar Chaudhry is not a political leader. He is the chief justice of Pakistan.

Obama could have basketball court in White House
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: The residence of US presidents could house a basketball court to cater to the sporting talents of president-elect Barack Obama.

Taseer badmouths media, anchorpersons
* Says TV hosts talk nonsense and media has become monster
RAWALPINDI, Nov 17: Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Sherry Rehman on Monday deplored the closure of Geo transmissions in Karachi and its suburbs citing some problems at the source of the cable network as the main cause of its going off air.

Aafia unfit to stand trial, says US judge
NEW YORK, Nov 17: Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani woman suspected of links to Al Qaeda and charged with trying to kill American interrogators in Afghanistan, is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to her psychiatric evaluation.-Dawn

NATO supply for Afghanistan resumes
PESHAWAR: Container trucks and oil tankers bound for U.S. and NATO troops left for Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass on Monday.
The Peshawar-Torkham road was reopened Monday for moving NATO supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan,
Hundreds of trailers and containers had been stranded in Peshawar, Jamrud and Landikotal since past one week after Taliban hijacked more than a dozen trucks carrying NATO supplies on the road through the Khyber Pass.
The vehicles started moving again on Monday under new-armed escorts.

Japans economy falls into recession
WASHINGTON, Nov 17: Japan became the latest major economy to fall into recession on Monday and Citigroup said it would cut 52,000 jobs, one of the largest layoffs in history, adding to worries the global economic slump may deepen.-Dawn

Obama and McCain vow to work together
WASHINGTON, Nov 17: US President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John McCain met on Monday and pledged to work together, prompting media speculations that the Republican senator may get a senior position in the Obama administration.
The former rivals met in Mr Obama’s transition office in Chicago. Rahm Emanuel, the incoming White House chief of staff, attended the meeting, as did Sen McCain’s close friend, South Carolina Sen Lindsey Graham.

NYC Veterinary Specialists Opening Satellite Hospital in Queens
By Our Reporter
New York, NY – Manhattan’s NYC Veterinary Specialists & 24-Hour Emergency Care (NYCVS) is officially announcing its expansion into Queens with the completion of a brand new Forest Hills hospital. Like its Manhattan counterpart, NYCVS Queens will offer an extensive range of specialized and advanced treatments, by referral, and 24 hour emergency services, as needed. NYCVS Queens is slated to open its doors at the end of this month.

PCB is ruining Pakistan cricket: Mohammad Yousuf
KARACHI, Nov 17: Suspended star batsman Mohammad Yousuf criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday for banning players competing in the non-sanctioned Indian Cricket League, saying they were jeopardizing the future of the sport, AP reported.