Oil touches $80 in Asia

SINGAPORE: Oil prices touched $80 a barrel Monday in Asia on optimism a gradual US economic recovery in 2010 will boost demand for crude.

Benchmark crude for February delivery was up 63 cents at $79.99 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange after briefly changing hands at $80. The contract added 8 cents to settle at $79.36 on Thursday. Trading was closed Friday for the New Year holiday.

Oil has jumped from $69 a barrel last month on signs the US economy may be improving. The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November from 10.2 percent in October, and the government is scheduled to announced December's results later this week

Colder weather has also lifted crude prices recently by boosting demand for heating oil, Shum said.

Oil prices rose 78 percent last year.

In other Nymex trading in February contracts, heating oil rose 2.52 cents to $2.14 a gallon and gasoline gained 2.11 cents to $2.07 a gallon.

In London, Brent crude for February delivery rose 67 cents to $78.60 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.

Iran blocks the visit of EU delegation

BRUSSELS: Iranian authorities blocked at the last moment a trip by a European Parliament delegation that also planned meetings with the opposition there, an EU lawmaker said Monday.

The chair of the delegation, Barbara Lochbihler, said the five-day trip was going to start on Thursday but was blocked over the weekend by Iran's embassy in Brussels.

The Iranian embassy confirmed the measure to keep the 11 legislators out but refused to comment further.

The German lawmaker Lochbihler said Monday the move was "further proof of the Iranian authorities' blank refusal to allow any serious discussion" about the unrest in the country.

At least eight people died in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters across Iran late last month, in what was the worst bloodshed since the height of the unrest immediately after disputed June presidential election.

An EU delegation visits Iran about once every two years and previously they have not encountered problems in meeting the opposition or minority leaders.

Blood and Tears Book on Truths of 1971 East Pakistan by Qutubuddin Aziz

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General Hameed Gul talks about Indian army Chief statement

General Hameed Gul talks about Indian army Chief statement.

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New India Pakistan Peace Drama Aman Ki Asha

Just After the few hours when the Indian army Chief General Deepak Kapoor was giving the statement of taking over Pakistan in few hours and attacking Pakistan and China at same time Some Indian and Pakistani main stream Media started a new drama of Peace between India and Pakistan named as Aman ki Asha.

Such things where also done before but what happened of them?  India started blaming Pakistan without any proofs and the same Indian media which is saying Aman ki Asha now was saying Chand Kadam aur Pakistan Khatam. Our Coward Neighbour has never accepted us from Heart. India is stopping our water by making dams in Kashmir, funding terrorists groups like TTP and Bla that are doing serious terrorism inside Pakistan.

Our enemy is killing us on one side and talking about Peace on other hand it is reminding me of Chankia ideology on whom Indian foreign Policy is based on. So Pakistan must watch what is actually behind this new Aman ki Asha drama by Indians.

Bomb was kept in a Quranic papers Box in Karachi attack

According to latest reports of Investigations about the Aushra day blast in Karachi on Shia Jaloos it is found out that it was not a suicide attack and bomb was kept in a Quranic papers box and was remote control. Such Boxes are fit on some places so people can put holy papers which are no more of their usage.

The Bomb was in that box and when the jaloos reached that place the bomb was exploded. First there where news that it was a suicide attack. More then 70 people where martyr in this attack and hundreds of people where injured.