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YDA links opening of emergency wards with release of doctors
Shab-e-Baraat to be observed today
Musharraf convenes party meeting in Dubai
PTI to protest against reopening on NATO supply today
Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoria
Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 3 civilians
Monsoon floods kill 81 in India's northeast
Greipel wins 4th stage of Tour de France
Djokovic, Federer book semi-final showdown
Zohb: 12 Al Qaeda, TTP activists arrested
Wimbledon: Aisam, Hlavackova bow out of mixed doubles
Karachi: Fire at plastic godown brought under control
Rana Sana says young doctor ended strike, YDA denies
Shahbaz vows to sit in tent office till end to loadshedding
Sanaullah says PPP leaders behind YDA strike

YDA links opening of emergency wards with release of doctors

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Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the spokesman of Young Doctors Association (YDA) Nasir Abbas has appreciated release of arrested doctors by the Punjab government. He said that the association wanted to solve the issue but several doctors have not been released yet.  He said that the young doctors will return to their duties within half hour time after the release of all arrested doctors and withdrawal of cases against them.

Shab-e-Baraat to be observed today

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Believers will offer special prayers all the night in specially decorated mosques and inside their homes for seeking the forgiveness and blessings of Allah Almighty. Shab-e-Barat has tremendous benefits for Muslims. It is best to pray and worship Allah on that night and seek his forgiveness.  Muslims pass the night (Shab-e-Baraat) offering special prayers, recitation from the Holy Quran, holding Milad Mahfil, Zikr, and other religious rituals to mark the occasion with due solemnity.

Musharraf convenes party meeting in Dubai

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According to sources, former President Pervez Musharraf has summoned a meeting of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) in Dubai on July 14 to remove differences within the party. The sources said that Gen (retd) Musharraf has threatened to perge APML in Pervez Musharraf Foundation if the differences were not removed. The APML secretary information Asia Ishaq has termed the difference as beauty of politics. Musharraf had appointed Maqsood Mueen and party’s finance secretary after which differences crept up in the party.

PTI to protest against reopening on NATO supply today

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Addressing a press conference along with his party leadership in Lahore, PTI chairman said that the parliament has lost its validity after restoration of NATO supply. He said that the issue of energy crisis would also be highlighted in different rallies across the country. While stating stance of the PTI, he said that Pakistan should segregate itself from war on terror. He said that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had exposed before the meeting of Defence Cabinet Committee about restoration of NATO supply, adding that this wrong decision would ignite restlessness in army. He advocated that neither the US sought unconditional apology nor stopped drone attacks nor discussed the issue of transit fee in detail. Restoration of NATO supply means that Pakistan has re-entered the war on terror which has nothing to do with our national interests, he said. While refuting any coalition with Sheikh Rashid, he said that this information is just rumour devoid of any reality.

Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoria

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The price of oil fell below $84 a barrel Monday, unwinding some of the massive gains made Friday, when investors cheered the latest EU plans to tackle the continent s debt and economic woes. Signs of an economic slowdown in China also weighed on markets. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for August delivery was down $1.35 at $83.61 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude for August delivery was down $1.50 at $96.30 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. On Friday, crude soared $7.27 to close at $84.96 in New York after the leaders of the 27 European Union countries said that they would seek to centralize regulation of European banks and, if necessary, bail them out directly, instead of funneling loans through governments that already have too much debt. The EU said it also plans to ease borrowing costs for Italy and Spain, the third- and fourth-largest of the 17 economies that use the euro, stop mandating painful budget cuts to every country in need of emergency financial aid and tie their budgets, currency and governments more tightly. While markets cheered the measures, experts noted Europe s economy remains weak, with unemployment hitting a new high of 11.1 percent in May. Investors will be closely watching economic indicators in coming weeks as well as how EU finance ministers hash out the details of their plans. "We ve been burned before," energy trader and consultant The Schork Group said in a report. "Wasn t Greece supposed to be stabilized in 2009, 2010, 2011?" Evidence of a weakening Chinese economy also dented confidence in commodity markets. Chinese industrial production fell to a seven-month low, according to HSBC s purchasing managers  index. Oil prices were also weighed down by the strengthening dollar, which makes crude a less attractive investment for traders using other currencies. The euro was down to $1.2601 from $1.2646 on Friday in New York. On the bullish side, analysts mentioned the EU embargo on Iranian oil exports which went into full effect on Sunday as the West seeks to compel Tehran s nuclear program to accept closer international oversight. "This weekend marked the official beginning of the EU s embargo on Iranian crude exports, which will not only see a full halt to purchases of Iranian barrels by buyers in the EU, but will also make acquiring shipping insurance for vessels carrying Iranian supplies considerably more difficult," noted a report from JBC Energy in Vienna. In other energy trading, heating oil was down 4.05 cents at $2.6694 per gallon while gasoline futures fell 3.98 cents at $2.5920 per gallon. Natural gas slid 3.9 cents at $2.785 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 3 civilians

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An Afghan provincial official says a NATO airstrike has killed three civilians in the east of the country. A spokesman for the coalition says initial reports of the strike do not suggest any civilian deaths. Logar province spokesman Din Mohammad Darwesh says NATO forces were on a foot patrol in Charkh district Monday morning when they came under fire from insurgents. He says they called in an airstrike and the bombardment killed three shopkeepers. NATO spokesman Maj. Martyn Crighton says initial reports show only one airstrike in Charkh on Monday, with no civilian deaths. He says the strike was called on insurgents who were planting a bomb. Crighton says a number were killed and the body of at least one tested positive for traces of homemade explosives.

Monsoon floods kill 81 in India's northeast

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The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes, officials said Monday. Nearly half a million people are living in relief camps that have been set up across Assam state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told journalists in Gauhati, Assam s capital. The rest of the 2 million displaced have moved in with relatives or are living in the open, sheltering under tarpaulin sheets. Assam officials say 81 people have been killed over the past four days. Most of them were swept away when the mighty Brahmaputra River overflowed its banks and flooded villages. Sixteen people were buried in landslides triggered by the rains. At least 11 people were missing in six districts, the state disaster management agency said in its bulletin. Air force helicopters were dropping food packets and drinking water to marooned people, Singh said after surveying the flood-hit districts. Army soldiers used boats to rescue villagers from rooftops of flooded homes. Teams of doctors have opened health clinics in the 770 relief camps that had been set up across Assam, one of India s main tea-growing states. The hilly tea growing areas have not been affected, but lower rice fields have been washed away. Thousands of cattle have perished after being swept away by the raging water or getting stuck in the mud. The stench of rotting animal carcasses was adding to the woes of the people in tents at the relief camps, officials said. In the worst-hit Dhemaji district, raging waters of the Brahmaputra River swept away entire villages. Officials said the entire Majuli island, one of the world s largest river islands, was awash as water levels in the Brahmaputra rose above the danger level. "This is one of the worst floods to hit Assam," Singh said. He announced the national government would give immediate assistance of 5 billion rupees ($90 million) to the state. Railway workers were working round the clock to restore train services disrupted after railway tracks became submerged in flood water. "Restoration of the railway line is a priority," Singh said. Officials say the situation was expected to improve over the next few days as the rain was tapering off and water levels were beginning to recede. Monsoon floods hit Assam, with a population of 26 million people, almost every year, with heavy rains swelling the Brahmaputra and its innumerable tributaries that crisscross the state.

Greipel wins 4th stage of Tour de France

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German rider Andre Greipel prevailed in a sprint finish to claim the fourth stage of the Tour De France here Wednesday with Fabian Cancellera holding onto the leader s yellow jersey. The closing stages were marked by a multi-bike pile-up less than three kilometres from the line with British sprint king Mark Cavendish among the casualties. With the main peloton held up by the crash Lotto rider Greipel took the honours after the 214km ride from Abbeville to the historic Normandy cathedral city of Rouen. Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi came in second from Dutch rival Tom Veelers. This was the 29-year-old Greipel s second stage win in the race after he opened his Tour de France account last year in Carmaux, and his 14th overall of the year. As expected a day after the rigours of the first crash-hit stage on Tuesday left skin on the road and led to three abandons, the early breakaway which formed almost immediately was allowed to race on unhindered. Japanese Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) and French pair David Moncoutie (Cofidis) and Anthon Delaplace (Suar-Sojasun) were no threat to the bunch and soon built a maximum lead of nearly nine minutes. With a pancake flat finish, however, they were at the mercy of the sprinters  teams. They began to put riders at the front of the bunch to prepare the chase, which began in earnest 30 km after Cavendish had beaten his sprint rivals for the green jersey points at the intermediate sprint at 140 km. Twenty kilometres further on, the day s first crash took down Australian Jonathan Cantwell (Saxo Bank) and Frenchman Mickael Cherel (AG2R), but they were soon back on their bikes chasing. It took an extra effort, however, for yellow jersey contender Vincenzo Nibali to rejoin the peloton after he suffered a flat tyre and had to wait for a new bike before being paced back to the bunch by two Liquigas teammates. With 60 km remaining the trio s lead had dropped to 5:00 and was almost halved by the time Arashiro took advantage of a small descent to try and distance his breakaway companions. His effort did not last long and the front trio were back together for a desperate bid to get to the finish. But with sprinters  teams like Orica-GreenEdge and Lotto beginning to up the pace their lead dropped to below a minute for the first time with 15 km to race, with the closing stages marred by the second major crash of the 99th Tour.

Djokovic, Federer book semi-final showdown

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic and six-time winner Roger Federer face a titanic Wimbledon semi-final showdown after the two title contenders wasted little time on their last eight matches on Wednesday. While third seed Federer pummelled Russian 26th seed Mikhail Youzhny into submission in a 90-minute 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 masterclass on Centre Court, Djokovic also took the express route against German 31st seed Florian Mayer, recording an emphatic 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory on Court One. Friday s other semi-final between home favourite Andy Murray and French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will produce a first-time Wimbledon finalist. Djokovic will attempt to reach his second successive Wimbledon final by extending his current winning streak against Federer to four matches in their first ever encounter at the All England Club. The world number one has proved a thorn in Federer s side of late, beating him in the semi-finals of the US and French Opens, although the Swiss great holds 14-12 edge over their 26 career meetings. "It s always a pleasure playing against Roger. I m looking forward to it," Djokovic said. "He is a great champion and has been so dominant and consistent at the Grand Slams. He is the ultimate challenge on grass courts." While Djokovic has every reason to feel confident, Federer, who has now reached a record 32 Grand Slam semi-finals, looked in peak form as he delivered a royal command performance in front of Prince William and Catherine. The most gripping of the four quarter-finals saw world number four Murray reach his fourth successive semi-final with a 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) win over Spain s David Ferrer on Centre Court. Murray, hoping to end Britain s 76-year wait for a male singles champion at Wimbledon, is now just one win away from becoming the first British man to reach the All England Club final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Tsonga reached the semi-finals for the second successive year with a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 win over German 27th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. The 27-year-old, who has lost five of his six meetings with Murray including on grass in the 2011 Queen s final, knocked out Federer in last year s quarter-finals after being two sets to love down before losing to Djokovic in the last four. "I am happy to win and to get a second chance at a semi-final," Tsonga said. "Philipp played very well. He served well and was the better player from the baseline. It was tough out there."

Zohb: 12 Al Qaeda, TTP activists arrested

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The security forces have arrested at least 12 Al Queda and banned Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) activists during an operation in Mughal Kot area od Zohb. Those who were arrested included eight Turks, three Chechens and one Pakistani. Security forces also recovered hand grenades, machine guns, CDs and maps from the accused.

Wimbledon: Aisam, Hlavackova bow out of mixed doubles

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In the second round match of the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon, Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his partner, Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova, were beaten by Scotland s Fleming and partner Su-Wei Hsieh, from Chinese Taipei 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-1. In the women’s doubles event Venus Williams and Serena Williams beat American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and India s Sania Mirza, 6-4, 6-3 in the third round. In the other main matches of the day Switzerland’s Roger Federer also advanced to the men’s event semi-finals. Federer will meet top seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-final.

Karachi: Fire at plastic godown brought under control

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According to details, fire broke out at a plastic godown near Nipa Chorangi in Gulshan Iqbal which engulfed the entire godown quickly. Three vehicles of fire brigade reached the spot after the incident. However fire tenders from all over city were called in due to intensity of the blaze who brought the fire under control after two hours hectic efforts. According to fire brigade officials, cause of the fire is not yet known. Residents of the adjacent buildings around the godown faced difficulties due to accumulation on smoke in their apartments.

Rana Sana says young doctor ended strike, YDA denies

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A group of senior doctors held a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for two hours on Wednesday and appealed to him to release the detained doctors while they will try to convince the young doctors to end their strike but the CM flatly refused until the young doctors return to their duties. The chief minister formed a 10-member committee to review the matter while the senior doctors guaranteed to convince young doctors to call off strike. Punjab Law Minster Rana Sanullah said that the government has directed to release all protesting doctors but those doctors will not be freed against whom the cases were registered. On the other hand, YDA spokesperson Dr Aftab Ashraf said that the YDA has not called off strike. He said YDA will resume work in emergency wards after the release of the young doctors and withdrawal of cases against them, however, they will continue their strike at OPDs and indoor departments till the implementation of the service structure.

Shahbaz vows to sit in tent office till end to loadshedding

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Addressing a gathering on the occasion of inauguration of camp office in Hafizabad, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the energy crisis in the country had turned more serious than terrorism. He said the federal government was behaving in a discriminating way with Punjab province. He said the energy crisis has wreaked havoc with the lives of 100 million population of Punjab. He said there were many cities out of Punjab where there was no loadshedding even for a second. Shahbaz said Punjab government has conveyed its concern to the federal government but to no avail. The Punjab CM said that the federal government was making false propaganda against Punjab.

Sanaullah says PPP leaders behind YDA strike

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Talking to media after a ceremony of distributing foggers among different district officers to tackle dengue, Punjab Law Minster Rana Sanaullah said that Rehman Malik instigated doctors for his political interests. He said doctors fleeing from Punjab were guests of Rehman Malik in Islamabad from where they were threatening via SMS to those doctors who were returning to their duties. Rana Sana said that the Punjab government was ready to have talks with the young doctors but before this they would have to call of the strike. He said Rehman Malik was conspiring to destroy law and order in Punjab after Karachi.

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