Seven killed in Gulf helicopter crash

Updated at: 1453 PST, Thursday, September 04, 2008 Seven killed in Gulf helicopter crashDUBAI: Seven people including a Briton and an American were killed when their heliopter crashed in the Gulf en route to an offshore oil platform, civil aviation authorities in Dubai said on Thursday.The Bell 212 came down on Wednesday about 50 nautical miles from Dubai, killing all seven crew and passengers on board, a civil aviation statement said.It said the other victims were two Indians, a Pakistani, a Filipino and a Venezuelan.

Lawyers stage sit-in at Constitution Avenue in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers and their leaders started gathering in front of Parliament House to launch protest demonstration for the restoration of deposed judges.Chaudhry Atizaz Ahsan, Ali Ahmad Kurd and Justice(r) Tariq Mahmood have reached the scene to join the protest.Meanwhile, lawyers have boycotted the court proceedings across the country and a sit-in will be staged at Constitution Avenue. On Wednesday, lawyers’ bodies had announced