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Indian diplomat's daughter sues NY
Krittika Biswas has sued the city for $1.5 million, claiming civil rights violations. Page 4Rally urges light sentence for Ravi
More than 300 supporters of Dharun Ravi rally outside a New Jersey statehouse. Page 12Upcoming Movie "Rowdy Rathore"
Action thriller Rowdy Rathore is directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala. Page 24Khan's bout with Peterson cancelled
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NATO invites Pakistan to Chicago summit
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders in Chicago this weekend, the Pakistan Embassy in Washington said on Tuesday, ending speculation Islamabad might be excluded from the high-level talks on Afghanistan's future. Nadeem Hotiana, an embassy spokesman, confirmed Zardari's attendance at the May 20-21 summit, a sign Washington and Islamabad may finally be able to significantly improve ties following the NATO air strike in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and prompted Pakistan to shut NATO supply routes into Afghanistan. "This meeting will underline the strong commitment of the international community to the people of Afghanistan and to its future. Pakistan has an important role to play in that future," NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in a statement. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is also expected to attend the meeting, where NATO nations will hone their plans to withdraw most of their troops by the end of 2014. As the Western presence ebbs, Pakistan, whose tribal areas are home to Taliban and other militants, will be key in shaping Afghanistan's future. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen suggested last Friday that Pakistan could be excluded from the summit if it failed to reopen the supply routes to Afghanistan. Rasmussen noted that other countries providing supply routes to NATO had been invited to the summit. Pakistan boycotted an international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn in December in protest against the NATO air strikes the previous month. Pakistan had demanded a formal apology from the United States for the border attack before it reopens the supply routes and called for an end to U.S. drone strikes on its tribal areas. U.S. and Pakistani officials are continuing talks in Islamabad aimed at reopening those ground supply routes. Pakistan now says it expects the routes to reopen; Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters on Tuesday that the U.S. military hoped that would occur in the "very near future." In a statement, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's office said ministers had backed a proposal to allow NATO to send only non-lethal equipment into Afghanistan on Pakistani roads. "It was also decided that the military authorities should negotiate fresh border ground rules with NATO ... to ensure that (such border) incidents do not reoccur," the statement said.Road Closures and Traffic Impacts
Listed here are potential traffic impacts Saturday, May 19th through 6 p.m. Monday, May 21st. - Lake Shore Drive (LSD) from 39th street to Balbo will be closed - Access to 1-55 southbound and access to LSD via 1-55 northbound will be closed - I-55 northbound from I-90/94 to LSD will be closed - Columbus Drive from Balbo to McFetridge will be closed - Roosevelt Road from Michigan Avenue to LSD will be closed - Indiana Avenue from 21st street to 25th Street will be closed - 31st Street from Martin Luther King Drive to LSD will be closed - Martin Luther King Drive from Cermak to 26th street will be closed - Cermak from Michigan Avenue to Martin Luther King Drive will be closed - Ontario street from Orleans to Fairbanks will be intermittently closed - Ohio street from Orleans to Fairbanks will be intermittently closed - Clark street from Oak Street to Ontario will experience lane reductions - Dearborn street from Kinzie to Ontario Street will experience lane reductions For updated information on road closures and traffic alerts visit www.chicagonato.orgShahrukh Khan faces Mumbai stadium ban after brawl
MUMBAI - Bollywood actor accusing him of manhandling Shahrukh Khan and cricket of- and abusing security personnel at ficials in Mumbai were engaged the stadium. in a war of words on Thursday But Khan said he was en- hours after the actor's altercation raged after he saw guards push- The rematch was cancelled after Peterson tested positive for a banned substance. Page 37 with security guards and officials at the city's Wankhede stadium following an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match. ing children who were part of his entourage. "You have no right to touch little girls who are not even 13," the Entertainment........... Page 24 Health....................... Page 31 Sports....................... Page 36 Officials of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) filed a police complaint against Khan, 46-year-old actor told reporters Continued on Page 6 Business................... Page 38 Community................ Page 42 Thought of the Week: "People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." - Eleanor RooseveltASCtv
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