Pakistan political leader Altaf Hussain arrested in London

Mr Altaf Hussain (left) - Violence in Karachi (right) - Photo BBC

In what was being seen as a showdown any day, yesterday was that day when a battalion of London Metro police barged into the house of a self-exiled political leader from Pakistan and head of one of the biggest political parties Altaf Hussain and took him into custody for interrogation.

Mr Altaf, living in London since 1991 has been held on suspicion of money-laundering.

His arrest has sparked widespread violence in Karachi, the port city of Pakistan and main supporting centre of the MQM, which controls Karachi. However, his party has urged supporters to stay calm amid outbreaks of violence there.

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Pastor arrested in USA for trying to burn thousands of copies of Quran

A pastor in Florida, USA has been arrested by police for being all set to burn some 3,000 copies of Quran, the equivalent of Bible for the Muslims. The 3,000 Qurans were seized as evidence.

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The pastor had his Jeep-hooked tailor filled with 3,000 copies of Quran, already soaked in kerosene oil and as ready to torch the copies of Quran.

Suspect's wife Stephanie Sapp. told the police :"Some were already inside the grill soaked in kerosene, the others were in boxes in the back of the pick-up truck."

"He was potentially driving a bomb down the road had there been a crash," said Sheriff Grady Judd.

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Second Boston Bomber Suspect Arrested

In a dramatic suspect-hunt-finish, the Boston police captured the second suspected Boston bomber from a boat where he was hiding after the shootout in which his elder brother was killed.

It is reported that Police captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, on Friday night after a day-long manhunt using helicopters and heavily armed officers in a Boston suburb.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was apprehended 'covered in blood and hiding in a covered boat in Watertown.

Tsarnaev reportedly surrendered himself to police having been shot twice. He was rushed to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is reported to have lost a great deal of blood. He is currently in a 'serious condition'

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Breaking News: Pakistani police arrest Pervez Musharraf

It has been reported that Pakistan's ex president Pervez Musharraf has been arrested by police and produced before a magistrate.

On Thursday a court ordered his arrest over an attempt to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007.

The district court judge ordered General Musharraf to be held under house arrest for two days, the BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad reports.

It may be added that Musharraf returned from years of self-imposed exile last month hoping to lead his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party into the general election next month. However, he has been declared unfit to contest elections - bringing an end to any hopes of his participating in Pakistan's politics.

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Supreme Court of Pakistan orders arrest of the Prime Minister

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister, reports Dawn News.

The prime minister has been accused of receiving kickbacks and commission in the Rental Power Plants (RPPs) case as minister for water and power.

The bench ordered the arrest of 16 persons, including the premier, and directed the authorities to present Prime Minister Ashraf in court tomorrow. 

In the case, nine RPPs firms were accused of receiving more than Rs. 22 billion as a mobilization advance from the government to commission the projects but most of them did not set up their plants and a few of them installed them but with inordinate delay.

The order came at a time when a religious cleric Dr Tahir ul Qadri has staged a sit-in in the capital Islamabad since last night and has said that it would not abandon its sit-in unless the present government was removed and a caretaker set was announced.

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Italian Football: Lazio captain arrested in illegal betting probe

Lazio captain Stefano Mauri and several top players were arrested on Monday, while national team defender Domenico Criscito's room was searched at Italy's Euro 2012 training camp, as part of a probe into illegal betting.

Mauri was one of 19 people implicated in the investigation into alleged match-fixing in the domestic game, as police swooped in dawn raids on a number of addresses up and down the country, according to Italy's domestic Ansa news agency.

The players are suspected of having received money to fix matches for betting syndicates, whose head is believed to be based in Singapore.

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