Benazir's assassination case: Two accused admit guilt

Thursday, April 30, 2009

: Benazir's assassination case: Two accused admit guiltThe two accused in the ex-premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27 on Wednesday confessed of committing the crime in the judicial court here.

The suspects - Hasnain Gul and Rafaqat - were produced before a Rawalpindi magistrate court.

Both the accused were then sent to Adiala Jail

Two other suspects, Aitizaz Shah and Sherzaman, who were arrested from Dera Ismael Khan, are already in the custody of Rawalpindi police.

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Canon PSC-55 Deluxe Leather Compact Case - Review

This case is perfect for my SD550 or any similar sized camera. My camera fits snug and it's the least bulky case I've come across. One drawback however: Since it is optimized to be as slim as possible there is NO room for an additional memory card or battery. This poses no problem for me as I only use this case to carry the camera in my pocket.All accessories are in my large camera bag.
Both the back and the front of this small case are designed with a hard stiff front and back designed to protect the LCD monitor. There are NO zippers to scratch the polished metal or LCD of your camera. The case opens with a velcro tab which holds the camera very securely.
One other case I would consider is the Lowepro D-Pod 10 which is slightly more bulky but does provide a bit more protection.I have both and use both depending on the amount of protection desired. My dad owns only the PSC-55 as it provides plenty ofprotection for him.
This is a very nice case and reasonably priced.

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Benazir’s killers had rehearsed her assassination plan: Pak police

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

:Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killers had visited Liaquat Ali Bagh and rehearsed their plan a day before her assassination, Additional Inspector General of Police and CID Chief Abdul Majeed has claimed.

Benazir was assassinated in Rawalpinidi on December 27 soon after she addressed an election rally at the Liaquat Ali Bagh.

The terrorists, who were involved in the Benazir’s assassination, have confessed their involvement in December 27 plot, Majid told reporters.

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Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera (Gold) - Review

If you need a solid, reliable, and stylish point-and-shoot ultracompact digital camera that produces high-quality images, then the new Canon PowerShot SD1100IS may be right for you.
I am an advanced amateur photographer and own 2 Canon digital cameras (G2 and 20D).Both have served me well over the years but recently I have found myself needing a decent ultracompact camera that I can easily carry with me at all times for unexpected photo-ops.
Other current Canon models that I also researched before my purchase of the "bohemian brown" SD1100IS included the SD950IS and the SD1000.
Here is my take on the SD1100IS:

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Benazir Bhutto's book to be published in several languages

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Benazir Bhutto's bookFormer Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s book “Reconciliation – Islam, Democracy and the West” will be published in several languages, including Urdu.

The book that been published by Harper Collins in the United States and Simon and Schuster in Europe and Asia was described by former Time Magazine publisher Walter Isaacson as an "extraordinarily important and beautiful work" that can be a brilliant manifesto for challenging militants in the Islamic world.

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Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Black) - Review

[This is the same review I posted for the kit.If you're getting the body because you don't like the 18-55 lens, keep in mind that some dealers offer this camera in a kit with the much nicer 17-85 USM IS (image stabalization) zoom.]
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Benazirs niece Fatima to write Bhutto dynasty memoir

Monday, April 27, 2009

Islamabad, Apr. 20: Former Pakistan Premier Benazir BhuttoFormer Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto’s niece, Fatima Bhutto, is reportedly in talks with a British literary agent to write and sell a memoir on the Bhutto dynasty.

Fatima, 25, who already has two books to her credit, has reportedly sent a 12-page proposal for the as-yet-untitled family memoir of Pakistan’s best known political dynasty to top British literary agent David Godwin.

According to the Daily Times, Fatima is likely to meet Godwin, whose clients include Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai and William Dalrymple, in London shortly.

“It’s the story of her family from the inside – she is the most remarkable woman with an extraordinary story to tell,” Godwin was quoted as saying by the literary website bookseller. com.

“It’s a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, a family ravaged by death and division,” Godwin added.

Fatima and her step-mother Ghinwa Bhutto have often hinted that they believe Benazir or her widower Asif Ali Zardari had a hand in the killing of her father Murtaza Bhutto.

Godwin said Fatima “believes Benazir was the cause of the death of her father and part of the book will be an investigation into whether that was the case”.

Though Benazir made several warm references in her autobiography, ‘Daughter of the East’, to her niece, Fatima believes her aunt tried to split the Bhutto family apart.

Benazir also disparaged Ghinwa as a “Lebanese belly dancer”, and six months after Murtaza’s death persuaded Fatima’s biological mother, Fauzia, to return to Karachi to seek parental custody.

“It was just vulgar and crude,” Fatima said about the event while talking to the Guardian newspaper after Benazir’s assassination last year.

Fatima did her Master’s degree at London’s School of African and Oriental Studies. Instead of heading a debating society like her aunt at Oxford, she wrote her dissertation on the resistance movement to former president Ziaul Haq.

She published a book of poetry, ‘Whispers of the Desert’, at the age of 15, followed in 2006 by a collection of stories about the 2005 earthquake that killed 73,000 people in Pakistan.

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Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera - Review

I had been eyeing this camera since it was first announced. I was looking for a decent camera, a step above the compact point-and-shoots, and a step below the DSLRs. This camera seemed to fit the bill, and it was at my price point also. I bought the camera with the idea that this would be the be-all-end-all of non-DSLR digital cameras for the next couple years, and I bought it before the review sites had their reviews up.
Anyway, I've used the camera for a couple days now and taken about 400 shots with it. It is pretty good, although I want to share my thoughts on a couple things that other reviews have brought up.

Brisk sale of Benazir's last book in Pak

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Former Prime Minister Benazir BhuttoFormer Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s last book, ‘Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West’ is selling like hot cakes across Pakistan.

The Saeed Book Bank at Islamabad’s Jinnah Super Market said: “We are selling 100 copies a day. It is the only book in our shop that has a high selling rate.”

“We had ordered 50 books on the demand of the people and all them have been sold. People are taking a keen interest in her last book completed just days before her assassination,” said another shop

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Canon CB-2LV Battery Charger - Review

There's not much to review with a thing like this. It does what it's supposed to do: it'll charge your battery. Very exciting. Amazon does indeed have one of the best prices for this thing, but I gotta admit that paying more than 30 bucks for a dinky piece of plastic is lame no matter what way you slice it.
I gave it 4 stars simply because it works and effectively replaces the one that comes with your camera when you lose it and are sick of tearing apart your house looking for it. And Amazon's service was speedy as always.

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Another accused confesses to role in attack on Benazir

Saturday, April 25, 2009

: former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir BhuttoThe Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has recorded the statement of Abdul Rashid Turabi in connection with the case.

According to the superintendent of Police (Investigations), Tahir Ayub, Turabi has confessed to his involvement in the attack on Benazir.

Special Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Masood Janjua recorded turabi’s statement after he was produced before the court.

Turabi is now lodged in the Central Jail at Adiala on judicial remand for 14 days.

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Canon PSC-1000 Deluxe Pink Leather Case - Review

Bought this for Canon SD1100IS because it was advertised as an accessory. However, if the strap is on the camera, it doesn't fit. Waste of money.

Pirated copies of Benazir’s book selling like hot cakes

Friday, April 24, 2009

Pirated copies of Benazir’s book selling like hot cakesPirated copies of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto’s new book, ‘Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West’, are selling like hot cakes in Rawalpindi and adjoining areas.

According to the Daily Times, original and pirated copies of the 328-page book, launched by Harper Collins publishing house last week, are available at bookstores and Saddar book Bazaar’s stalls.

The original book is priced at Rs. 1, 300, but its pirated version can be purchased for Rs. 395.

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PPP Satisfies Followers in Senate Candidate Nominations

KARACHI: Nominating eight contestants in the first post-Benazir Senate elections from Sindh proved to be no less then an acid test for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership, which they successfully passed by satisfying a vast majority of its cadres by their candidate selections.

The women’s wing, student’s wing, minority’s wing, study’s circle and elites were all given a chance to become lawmakers in the upper house of the bicameral parliament of Pakistan.

Almas Parveen, a diehard female member of PPP, led a rally from Lyari, a stronghold of PPP, to Bilawal House where she was given the candidature certificate by Provincial Minister and Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah in the presence of Faryal Talpur, sister of President Asif Zardari.

“PPP respects its workers and considers them eligible to become Senators,” Shah proudly told the crowd, while they were chanting ‘Jeay Bhutto, Jeay Benazir’ slogans.

PPP also nominated PPP Karachi Chapter Chief Faisal Abedi as its candidate in the Senate elections. As a student, Abedi was a member of the People’s Student Federation; he is a senior PPP activist and is known for his close relations with President Asif Zardari. With his efforts, Abedi successfully regularised the services of PIA employees and also gave MQM a tough time in the February 2008 elections.

Of all the eight electoral candidates, People’s Study Circle Sindh Chapter Chief Mola Bux Chandio is the most known figure among the party cadres. Hyderabad-based Chandio is an author, orator and ideologue. He has compiled various books in Urdu and Sindhi and has preached the philosophy of PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to PPP members and workers.

“The party is proud to have a person like Chandio whose unwavering support for the party has remained intact even during the worst of times that we have witnessed in our political life,” Habibuddin Junaidi, a senior Karachi-based comrade stated.

Farooq Naek, federal law minister and former defence lawyer for Benazir Bhutto, has also been nominated by the party as a candidate in the Senate elections. Naek is also from Karachi and although he was not a man of the PPP, the present leadership cannot be questioned about his nomination has BB herself had nominated him for Senator in the last elections.

The same is the case for Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik. Malik was the FIA Director General during the tenure of the BB-led government from 1993 to 1996; he also made efforts to bring PPP and the PML-N closer and arranged meetings between Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.

Tharparkar received two nominations as both Advisor to the Sindh Chief Minister Gul Mohammad Lot and former Hindu MNA Khattumal Jeewan were nominated as PPP candidates for the Senate elections.

Lot is the son of Ghulam Mohammad Memon; Gul Mohammad and his family witnessed the worst sort of victimisation during the tenure of former Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and had to leave the country in Arbab’s tenure.

The nomination of Jeewan is a sign of including non-Muslims in the country’s political process.

Former Sukkur Mayor Islamuddin Shaikh is also a PPP candidate for the elections. In the past, Shaikh was a PML-F Senator but he joined PPP and now his son is the PPP MNA from Sukkur. Since Shaikh is on close terms with Pir Pagaro, the PPP leadership asked him to secure Pagaro’s support and he did. Nominating Shaikh may benefit PPP in its reconciliatory politics.

PPP Provincial Deputy Information Secretary Waqar Mehdi told Daily Times that the PPP’s candidates will file their nomination papers on Friday morning.

When compared to the nominations of the last Senate elections, all the nominated candidates are well known figures therefore analysts have stated that PPP leadership has made a mature decision in selecting its representation in the Senate.

Bilawal House Media Cell member Aijaz Durrani said that PPP workers are happy to see the nomination of die-hard members such as Chandio and Abedi.

Canon PowerShot A470 7.1 MP Digital Camera (Red) - Review

For the list price ($129.00) I really couldn't find a better camera. I work in a photo processing lab, where I also deal with and sell cameras for most of the day, so before purchasing my own I did a lot of hands-on research playing with and reading about all the cameras that were within the price I wanted to spend.I'm still learning as far as all the fancy features, but if you're like me and just need a good camera for everyday type stuff, this one is perfect.With its 7.1 mega pixels, it takes really sharp pictures and what I really like is how fast the shutter is. There's virtually no delay between the time you focus the camera and go to snap the actual picture. That was my biggest problem with my old camera-- I'd go to focus in and then by the time I actually snapped the photo, the delay was so annoyingly long that the moment was lost.The LCD screen is a great size, not too large and not too small. At 2.5", you get a really good idea of what you're shooting, even without a viewfinder.The only complaint I have is that it's not as great outdoors in bright weather. The screen gets really washed out and makes it kind of difficult to get a good shot. This is fixable though, as they sell pop-up shade clips (about $10) you can attach to the camera so as to correct that. I haven't tried them personally, but heard they work really well.I also really like the size of the camera itself. A lot of people are attracted to the super slim tiny cameras you can fit in a pocket, but that didn't appeal to me.I wanted something I'd be comfortable holding, fit well in my hands, and didn't feel like I was going to drop it. Its like the perfect size for me, because it's still really compact but not so small that it gives me anxiety over dropping it/breaking something. Alternately, its not so big that I can't easily carry it around with me.
I would consider this camera a step up from a lot of others in the price range. Along with the scene modes (which is pretty standard on most point and shoots anyway) it has a manual setting, which is fun to play around with and really easy to navigate. For someone like me who is still learning all the technical stuff it's a good first camera. You can customize a fair amount but its not overwhelming and hard to learn. At my job we are trained on what are the best selling points, features, etc, and whereas I take that into mind I also know that everyone is picky in their own way and some people care about certain features more than others. Personally I just wanted something to use on vacations, to take pictures of friends and I, my cats, etc.If you want something for fast action scenarios, sporting events and the like, you might want to skip this camera. It's only got the standard 3.4 optical zoom, which really is not that far, and even though it zooms farther digitally...it will get more blurry the further in you go.That is one thing Canon needs to improve upon-- a lot of their lower end models like this one have poor image stabilizing.
Canon's face detection technology is pretty cool though.In Auto mode (and probably manual too, I'm not positive though) it actually locks onto a person's face and almost highlights it...like zooms just their face in so you can see if it's clearly focused before taking the pic. This is a feature you can turn on or off in the Menu settings.It throws you off a bit in relation to the rest of the photo, but once you get the hang of it it's really helpful (in group shots especially.)
Bottom line - great deal for the price!You see a lot of Nikon's (Coolpix series) in the $89-129 price range, but in my experience this newer Canon definitely surpasses them. I had a Nikon Coolpix 5600 (probably about 2 yrs old now), and whereas it took beautifully sharp photos, the lag time was incredibly slow and that's what made me like this Canon better. Faster shutter times make all the difference! Canon's photo software is easier to navigate as well, with more custom settings to play around with when you want to edit/share your pictures on your computer.Most people are surprised to learn what kind of camera I have after they've seen the photos it takes.I just think its really nice that you can get something of this quality for such a low price.
OH- And a note about the AA batteries for this Canon:Obviously if you use standard alkaline AA's your response time is going to be a lot slower. Investing in good quality rechargeables is more than worth the money, it makes all the difference.I myself prefer Energizer's Lithium batteries, the blue and silver ones, as oppose to the rechargeables...just because they are specially designed for high powered devices like digital cameras, and you don't have to mess around with a charger, or the whole rotating batteries in and out.I got a good couple months of use out of a set of two, while taking pictures frequently...on a trip, and even just in everyday daily use.It's about $5 for a two pack and $9 for 4.

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Top militant accused of bombing Benazir’s Karachi rally arrested

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Late former premier Benazir BhuttoPakistani security forces have arrested a top militant leader blamed by the slain former premier Benazir Bhutto for plotting a suicide attack on her in Karachi on October 18, 2007.

Qari Saifullah Akhtar and his three sons were arrested on Tuesday by security forces at Ferozwala near Lahore, Geo News quoted official sources, as saying.

Akhtar, who is linked to al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and was head of the outlawed Harkatul Jihad al-Islami, fought along with the Mujahideen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens - Review

Once upon a time the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the basic lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of research and development that went into designing the 50 mm lens and this here lens may be the best lens, dollar for dollar, that you can ever buy. The question is can you afford not to own this lens?
Years of development have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is sharp as a filed tack.Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people, this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well surprise you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured.The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you want to use the 1.8 aperture to blow out a background.This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive.It is not USM - so it is a little loud.It does not have a moving focus scale. For the money though - this is heaven.
As to the build quality - yes, it is plastic.No, it's not built like the Rock of Gibraltar. If you are going to give this lens extensive use as your everyday lens and you shoot a lot, it may not hold up all that well as one reviewer suggests. However, I've now had this lens and used it fairly regularly (although not as the primary lens) for about 8 years and it is still in great condition. In my mind, spend the $$ on this first before you go and drop $330 on the 50mm 1.4 USM lens and I think you'll find it gets the job done nicely and that the extra $250 on the 1.4 may not be worth the difference in build (major difference), speed (minor difference) and image quality (minor difference).

Rawalpindi Police charge Baitullah Mehsud with Benazir's murder

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud and former premier Benazir BhuttoPolice in Rawalpindi have charged local Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud with the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto and declared him an absconder.

"We have submitted preliminary charges against Baitullah Mehsud in connection with Benazir Bhutto's murder in an anti-terrorism court Rawalpindi," a foreign news agency quoted a senior police official, as saying.

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Canon Powershot A1000IS 10MP Digital Camera (Purple) - Review

This camera takes excellent pictures. I particularly like the Optical Image Stabalization, Motion sensor, and face recognition. I only make 4 X 6 prints. So far no problems. The pet/children mode does a good job of stopping action.
I've used the optical viewfinder a couple of times. It doesn't show 100% of the picture, but it sure makes a difference in extreme sunlight.
Sometimes it is necessary indoors to increase the ISO in order to increase the flash distance (easily done with a button). I still get great pictures. I know some reviewers blow the pictures up and indicate the noise in the picture. It's just not evident in normal picture prints. I'm sure there would be obvious noise if I was using high ISOs. Battery life is great also. I use Lithium AAs. They last so long there is no need to use recharageable batteries.
The only thing I definately miss is a button to delete "ALL" pictures. There's a button for individual deleting, but you have to use the menu to detete all. I guess you could look at it as a safety feature, making it hard to accidentially delete all your pictures.
There is a lack of manaul controls, but I never used the manual controls in my prior cameras.
The camera size will fit into a pocket, even though I prefer using a case that fits on my belt. I would highly recommend this camera to others.

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UNSC to consider UN probe into Benazir killing after Pak requests

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Benazir bhutto The United Nations Security Council has said that it will consider a UN investigation into the assassination of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto only after a formal request is made by the Pakistan government.

It said that so far no request has been received from Islamabad in this regard.

"So far we have not received any request," The Nation quoted United States Ambassador to the world body Zalmay Khalilzad as saying while responding to a question at a Pakistan Day reception in New York.

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Canon 200DG Digital Camera Gadget Bag (Black) - Review

I was very implressed with this bag. First of all i have to tell you what i fit inside this bag
1. My DSLR camera with 18-70 lens,
2. My 35mm SLR body
3. A telephoto zoom lens 55-200
4. My Sony HC-42 camcorder.
5. All the manuals, filters, film rolls, a mini tripod and the cables for my DSLR and camcorder.
I still have enuf room in it left to fit another lens. It has ample side and top pocket space to fit your small stuffs. Sits comfortably on your sholder. Doesn't require you to squat and place it on the ground to access the contents (like backpacks).
The only reason i gave it 4-stars is, it would have been perfect with a zippered top rather than vulcrows. Well worth the money.

UN probe into Benazir’s murder: New Pak PM

Monday, April 20, 2009

UN probe into Benazir’s murder: New Pak PM  Pakistan's 15th Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani vowed to take all out efforts for the supremacy of Parliament, and asked MPs to pass a resolution to conduct UN probe into Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.

In a maiden speech on the floor of National Assembly after he was elected as Prime Minister, he said, “I request the national assembly as my first job to pass a resolution for UN probe into the assassination of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.”

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Canon NB-4L Battery Pack - Review

I use three batteries in rotation, as I am frequently travelling in places where there is no electricity. When I traded in my old PowerShot S410 for a new PowerShot SD750 I took a chance on buying two generic batteries ($12 instead of $42).
Both generics were slightly less than perfect, in that they would regularly activate the 'low battery' icon/light even when they were fully charged. Occasionally, they would even evoke the 'change battery' message. On these occasions I had to open the battery compartment, partially remove the battery, then re-install it, in which case I could now proceed to take pictures with the same battery.
My sense was that the total battery life of the generics was not dramatically shorter than the Canon original, although I did not attempt to measure this precisely.
As soon as I was able (about a month after I bought them, as I was travelling at the time) I returned the generics to Amazon and paid full price for the Canon original. Although the generics could be 'worked around' it wasn't worth it to me, as I discovered I was more interested in taking photos than in saving $30 (times 2).

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NYT describes Benazir's tome as a work of `enormous intelligence'

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir BhuttoFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's posthumously published book has been described by the New York Times as a work of "enormous intelligence, courage and clarity", containing the best-written and most persuasive modern interpretation of Islam.

Reviewing Benazir's book -- Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West -- noted journalist Fareed Zakaria says in the Sunday issue of the New York Times that Bhutto finally managed to close "the gap between ambition and action that haunted (her) for most of her public life."

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Canon PowerShot SD880IS 10MP Digital Camera (Gold) - Review

Last year, Canon SD870IS camera was a winner in the SD series and the SD880IS manages to offer even more at a lower starting price (than that of SD870IS last year).
>>>What's NEW?
--New DIGIC 4 technology, up from DIGIC 3 which tries to improve the camera performance in low light and at higher ISO - is it successful? I noted a slight improvement in some shots.
- Updated face detection technology. It helps the camera create better contrast for faces and does not bleach out all color from the faces in a shot. The Face Detection Self Timer is new, so if you want to take a group shot including yourself all you have to do is focus the camera on the group and then walk into the group. The camera will detect a new face and click the shot.
- A BIGGER CCD - 1/2.3" up from the previous 1/2.5" in the SD870 which allows for increase in MPs to 10MP (up from 8MP of SD870)
- 4X Zoom (up from 3.8X on SD870) and a wide angle which really helps with shots at close quarters (in a car/bus, of a large group etc.)
- Motion Detection is also new. On this mode the camera allows you to focus on a moving object or person by pressing the shutter half-way and then click the shot even though the object/person continued to move across the frame. Earlier, you would have got a motion blur if you tried to take the same picture
- The huge 3 inch LCD screen is the same as the SD870 but slightly improved technology gives you brighter playback in low-light which makes it easier to see the shots in replay. It does not have a viewfinder but I have never missed the viewfinder on my SD870 since Canon made the screen anti-glare. I'd take a bigger screen any day over a 2.5 inch screen with a viewfinder, but if you like to use the viewfinder to compose your shots you might need to look at the SD990 IS and drop another 100 bucks.
- Updated Scene Modes. It gives you the standard Canon modes like before: Auto, Manual, Digital, Color Accent (you can pick a color to retain in the shot and the rest of the picture will be black and white), Color Swap (swap a color in the pic for another) and Stitch Assist (take a panoramic pic by stitching together many shots).
The SD880 IS makes some additions to the special scene modes like Sunset and ISO 3200. The rest remain the same: Portrait, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot. I really like the special scene modes and use them extensively. According to Canon they are based on their library of shots and I agree that they really work very well to give me great pictures.

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Pak Foreign Secretary opposed to UN probe into Benazir's assassination

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan appears to be on a collision course with the new coalition government led by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

According to sources, the government has expressed its annoyance over Khan raising objections to a United Nations probe into the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

Khan is reportedly in agreement with certain elements in the Foreign Office (FO) who were opposed to the idea of seeking UN assistance to investigate the bombing on December 27.

The Daily Times quoted sources as saying that his opposition to a key government decision might land him in serious trouble, though he is trying to build bridges withForeign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and is hosting a reception today to introduce ambassadors and high commissioners to Qureshi.

Sources said several Foreign Office officials, apart from the Foreign Secretary, are professionally averse to the idea of involving the UN in the probe as they believed that asking the UN for help in a purely internal matter would set an unhealthy precedent for the body to interfere in the affairs of other countries.

Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said that any decision on the probe would be taken by the government.

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Canon Powershot E1 10MP Digital Camera (Blue) Review

I just needed a camera for fun..and I have had a Canon before.I didn't like that my old one had a rechargeable battery that didn't last long so I am really happy to find one like my old one that is a million times better in quality and it takes real batteries that LAST!!I LOVE IT!!
Takes great pictures and it's super easy to use...comparing it to my old one (which was an Elph), it takes much faster pictures although you do have to hold the shutter button down to take a picture which is annoying to have to tell other people using it.
Overall I highly reccommend it..takes great pictures!!!

Pak National Assembly to demand UN probe into Benazir's assassination on Thursday

Friday, April 17, 2009

Former premier Benazir BhuttoPakistan's National Assembly is set to pass a resolution on Thursday recommending that the United Nations (UN) conduct an investigation into former premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

President Pervez Musharraf has summoned the session on Thursday, which is likely to continue for at least a fortnight.

"Besides the resolution demanding a probe into Benazir Bhutto's assassination through a UN Commission, we will also try to pass another resolution seeking an apology over the judicial murder of the party's founding chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on behalf of the parliament," the Daily Times quoted Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chief Whip Khursheed Shah, as saying.

He also said parliamentary committees would chalk out a draft package for the restoration of the deposed judges, including sacked Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

"It is premature to say whether the restoration of the judges will be made during the forthcoming session or we have to call another session for this particular purpose at the end of April. One thing is for sure that all the coalition partners are committed to the cause of the restoration of judges," he said.

Repealing FCR: Parliamentary committees will also work on the repeal of the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the session, Shah added.

He said that, as this is the first working session of the newly elected National Assembly, there will be general discussions on pressing issues, such as the water and power crises, spiralling inflation, the re-publication of blasphemous caricatures in Danish newspapers, and the law and order situation.

"Some privilege motions and adjournment motions submitted by the MNAs, besides the Arbab Ghulam Rahim episode, will also come under discussion during the session," he added.

Shah said the National Assembly would work on forming parliamentary committees and electing their chairmen.

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