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Karachi: Man killed in firing incident
US steps up for backing Syrian opposition: Clinton
6.6-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
UK beefs up security for Olympics
Five more bodies recovered from Gayari sector
Afghanistan: Police commander, 13 junior officers join Taliban
PM summons cabinet meeting today
6 booked in Khawaja Sharif murder plot
SC to hear NRO implementation case today
Jirga orders division between couple, 30 arrested
EU refuses to declare Hezbollah a terror outfit
Passport scam might be a conspiracy: Malik
Obama plan on illegal immigrants to cost $585 million
US to release CSF within days
Karachi: killings continue as 4 more bodies found

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As per details, unknown armed men killed a man in Qala Pul. Later the deceased was identified as Kashif. Police also launched a search operation in Peer Abad area but no arrest was made.

US steps up for backing Syrian opposition: Clinton

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The United States is stepping up support for the Syrian opposition amid signs events in the 16-month uprising are moving faster on the ground, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday. After failing to win a UN Security Council resolution on Syria after Russia and China imposed their vetoes, the United States is working outside the council to send "a clear message of support for the opposition," she said. Referring to heavy fighting in the country s second city Aleppo, Clinton said: "We are well aware that the pace of events is accelerating inside Syria." "We have to work closely with the opposition because more and more territory is being taken and it will eventually result in a safe haven inside Syria which will then provide a base for further actions by the opposition," she said. But she stressed: "We do believe that it is not too late for the Assad regime to commence with planning for a transition to find a way that ends the violence and begin the serious discussions that have not occurred to date." A commercial hub and home to 2.5 million people, Aleppo has become a new front in the uprising, after being largely excluded from the violence. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United States was working with all its partners to try to "bring unity in a day after" scenario once the Assad regime has fallen. Because events on the ground were moving fast "our efforts on behalf of a day when Syria can enjoy a democratic future have to accelerate as well," Nuland added. The United States is continuing to provide non-lethal assistance to the opposition to back its 16-month battle to oust Assad. "We have every reason to believe this will be important in terms of communication principally, but also medical support," Clinton told a press conference after talks with Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. She also urged the Syrian opposition not to engage in any reprisals or retribution against regime figures "that could lead to even greater violence than currently is taking place." The Syrian National Council has insisted it would not accept a unity government led by a member of the regime and said in a statement that the uprising was "about to achieve victory against the murderous junta in power." "There was never any question of a national unity government led by a member of the regime," Bassma Kodmani told AFP. Hours earlier another SNC spokesman, George Sabra, had said the council was ready to agree to a transitional government led by a regime member. Clinton warned that the opposition "has to be prepared. They have to start working on interim government entities." "They have to set up humanitarian response efforts that we can also support. They ve got to safeguard the chemical and biological weapons that we know the Syrian regime has, and so there s a lot to be done."

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

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A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the west coast of Indonesia s Sumatra island on Wednesday, seismologists said, sending terrified residents fleeing from homes and buildings. The quake struck around 07:30 am (0030 GMT) some 300 kilometres (186 miles) southwest of Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, at a depth of 45 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties but a resident on Simeulue, a small island about 150 kilometres (93 miles) off Sumatra s west coast, said the ground shook violently for about a minute. "People rushed out of their homes in panic. We felt strong shaking for about a minute, but so far there is no apparent sign of damage," said Abdul Karim, a 44-year-old civil servant in Sinabang, the capital of Simeulue island. Indonesia s meteorology agency did not issue a tsunami warning and confirmed there were no reports of casualties or damage so far. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology also said the Indonesian quake posed no tsunami threat to Australia. Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

UK beefs up security for Olympics

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Twelve hundred British troops that were on standby are being called up to provide extra security for the Olympic Games. The decision follows a private security firm s failure to recruit enough guards. Officials said the additional troops were a precautionary measure. "But we don t want to leave anything to chance. And given that these troops were on 48 hours notice, this was the last moment to call them up before what will be a very busy weekend," said British Secretary Of State for sports Jeremy Hunt. The troops will join some 3,500 of their uniformed colleagues already guarding Olympic venues, ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday.

Five more bodies recovered from Gayari sector

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According to ISPR, till now 66 bodies of the martyred army men have been recovered from under the avalanche. An avalanche on April 7 buried and martyred 140 army personnel and other civilians at the 6 Morthern Light Infantry Battalion Headquarters at the Gayari sector.

Afghanistan: Police commander, 13 junior officers join Taliban

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The commander, known only as Mirwais, had been with the Afghan National Police for a year and was in charge of two police stations and 20 officers in the Bala Boluk district of western Farah province, bordering Iran, said Abdul Rahman Zhewandai, a spokesman for the provincial governor. He said the seven officers who refused to defect with Mirwais were found poisoned but they all survived. Mirwais absconded with two police vehicles and 20 light and heavy machine guns -- including AK-47 rifles -- and rocket-propelled grenades, Zhewandai said. Farah province is one of the most insecure areas of western Afghanistan, which is relatively calm compared to other regions. Zhewandai said the police defections were a first. Mirwais belonged to the Taliban when the militants controlled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, when a U.S. invasion ousted them from power, Zhewandai said. The defection comes at a time when the United States and its NATO allies are trying to prop up Afghan forces to take over the nation s security.

PM summons cabinet meeting today

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The meeting will review power crisis, current political scenario, contempt of court case and other important issues. While Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naik will brief the cabinet about NRO implementation case.  The meeting will approve bailout package of Rs 8.5 billion for Pakistan Steel Mills.

6 booked in Khawaja Sharif murder plot

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FIA has declared the murder plot of former chief justice of Lahore High Court Khawaja Sharif as baseless and registered a case against six officials. The case has been registered against Ehsanur Rehman, Shahid Mahmood, Toqeer Shah, Talha Burki and two CID officials. According to the FIR, the Chief of the Special Branch Punjab Col (r) Ehsanur Rehman, Director Special Branch Shahid Mahmood, Secretary to Punjab CM Toqeer Shah and PML-N worker Talha Burki with the help of two CID officials had hatched a conspiracy to produce a false and fabricated intelligence report in a bid to create differences among federal government, provincial government and judiciary.

SC to hear NRO implementation case today

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The government is considering filing a petition in the apex court, requesting it to review its verdict announced on July 12 in NRO implementation case. On Tuesday, the federal government in its reply - submitted by Attorney General Irfan Qadir - stated that the Prime Minister follows the decisions of the federal cabinet and it has so far not advised him to write letter to the Swiss authorities for reopening of the cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Therefore the letter to the Swiss authorities cannot be written.  The reply prays to the apex court to review its July 12 judgment in which it had asked the Attorney General to apprise the Prime Minister about the court orders in respect of writing of letter to the Swiss authorities. The government also stated that the seven-judge bench did not have the authority to summon the prime minister. After dismissing prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 19, it gave Raja Pervaiz Ashraf two weeks to indicate whether he would write to the Swiss authorities to reopen the cases which were shelved in 2008 when Zaradri became president. The allegations against Zardari date back to the 1990s, when he and his late wife, former premier Benazir Bhutto, are suspected of using Swiss bank accounts to launder $12 million allegedly paid in bribes by companies seeking customs inspection contracts. The government insists the president has full immunity. But in 2009 the court overturned a political amnesty that froze investigations into the president and other politicians, ordering that the cases be reopened. It worthy of mention that the apex court had ordered the then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for submission of implementation report in the court by writing letter to the Swiss officials but he did not follow the court order. As a result, he had to deprive of his office for ever.

Jirga orders division between couple, 30 arrested

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The husband was also pressed by the Jirga to give two daughters as penalty and payment of Rs 2,00,000 as fine. While taking action on the news of Duyna, SP Kashore took in time action and arrested more than 30 people. As per details, Gulzar Ahmad, resident of Rahim Bux wedded Quzbana Khatoon two month back. The Jirga held a meeting under the supervision of Fateh Muhammad Sheikh who ordered to depart the couple at once. The Jirga not only ordered the youth to give his two daughters as penalty and Rs 2,00,000 as fine but also ordered him to leave the village for six months. Having his minor daughters, the victim reached the office of Dunya News and refused to follow the Jirgar order as protest. Taking action on the information of Dunya News, the SP Kashmor recovered the newly-wedding girl and arrested more than 30 people in this regard.

EU refuses to declare Hezbollah a terror outfit

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"There is no consensus for putting Hezbollah on the list of terrorist organisations," said Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency. Israel blames Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah for Wednesday s suicide attack at the Black Sea airport of Burgas in which five Israelis and their Bulgarian driver died. But an EU decision would require the unanimous approval of all its 27 members. Sitting beside the Cypriot minister at a news conference held after annual EU-Israel talks, Lieberman said: "The time has come to put Hezbollah on the terrorist list of Europe." "It would give the right signal to the international community and the Israeli people." But Kozakou-Marcoullis said Hezbollah was an organisation comprising a party as well as an armed wing and was "active in Lebanese politics". "Taking into account this and other aspects there is no consensus for putting Hezbollah on the list of terrorist organisations," she said. The EU would consider this if there were tangible evidence of Hezbollah engaging in acts of terror, she added. Lieberman said Israel was continuing to compile evidence from the Bulgaria attack and would onpass proof to the EU. But in Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told AFP that "for years we have been providing Europe with information on Hezbollah s direct involvement in terror attacks. "But certain states in the EU have clarified to us that because of political reasons, they prefer to not add Hezbollah to the list, despite them not disputing the evidence."

Passport scam might be a conspiracy: Malik

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Talking to Dunya News in London Rehman Malik said that Pakistan’s data is completely safe while stern action has been taken against NADRA officials allegedly involved in fake passport scandal and several people have been arrested. He said that ID used in issuance of fake passport was issued in 2002. Malik said the investigation is underway regarding passport scandal to find out whether it is a conspiracy against Pakistan. The Advisor said the investigations were also underway about failure of intelligence agencies, arrival of foreign newspaper reporter in Pakistan and his unchecked movement in NADRA and passport offices.

Obama plan on illegal immigrants to cost $585 million

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.More than 1 million requests are anticipated, according to internal documents obtained by AP. The program announced by President Barack Obama last month has been criticized by Republicans as a "backdoor amnesty" but praised by some immigration advocacy groups as the government continues to wrestle with the vast and complicated issue of immigration. Under the plan, eligible immigrants must have arrived in the U.S. before their 16th birthday, are 30 or younger, have been living in the U.S. at least five years and are in school or graduated or served in the military. They also must not have a criminal record or otherwise pose a safety threat. They can apply to stay in the country and be granted a work permit for two years, but they would not be granted citizenship. The Homeland Security Department plans, marked "not for distribution," describe how the government will manage the program. Illegal immigrants can request permission to stay in the country and apply for a work permit starting Aug. 15. Waivers of the plan s $465 paperwork fee could dramatically affect the government s share of the cost. The plans said there would be no waivers, but Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress last week that the government would grant waivers "in very deserving cases." The documents said that, depending on how many applicants don t pay, the government could lose between $19 million and $121 million. Republican critics pounced on that. "By lowering the fee or waiving it altogether for illegal immigrants, those who play by the rules will face delays and large backlogs as attention is diverted to illegal immigrants," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith. "American taxpayers should not be forced to bail out illegal immigrants and President Obama s fiscally irresponsible policies." U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services estimated it could receive more than 1 million applications during the first year of the program, or more than 3,000 per day. It would cost the government between $467 million and $585 million to process applications in the first two years of the program, with revenues from fees paid by immigrants estimated at $484 million, according to the documents. The government estimated that as many as 890,000 immigrants in the first year would be immediately eligible to avoid deportation. Once immigrants submit their applications, it could take between two and 10 days for the Homeland Security Department to scan and file it. It could take up to four weeks longer to make an appointment for immigrants to submit their fingerprints and take photographs. A subsequent background check could take six more weeks, then three more months for the government to make its final decision before a work permit would be issued. Napolitano said new information about the program should be made available by Aug. 1. She has said immigrants would generally not be detained by immigration authorities while their application is pending.

US to release CSF within days

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Finance ministry sources told Dunya News that the US has agreed to release coalition support fund to Pakistan within next 48 hours. According to Finance Ministry, the national reservoir would reach to $ 15.89 after release of funds by the US.

Karachi: killings continue as 4 more bodies found

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Disfigured body of Mujahid Hussain has been found out of PIB Colony Nishter. The victim was reportedly resident of Liaquat Abad. Another body of Abdul Khaliq has been found from Kalri in the area of Lyari. The victim is said to have been condemned to death by firing. Besides, a body also has been found from Veta Chorangi in Korangi. According to police, the victim might have been strangulated to death. The body of victim was shifted to hospital after post-mortem. Moreover, a corpse has been found near Metro well site. His name is reportedly Muhammad Umer. On the other hand, police have arrested more than a dozen alleged criminals during a search operation in the area of Dalmia in Karachi. Having information about dens of criminal minded people in Shanti Nagar, East Zone police and Elite Force conducted a joint operation in the aforesaid areas and cordoned off the Dalmia Shanti Nagar and banned all the incoming outgoing ways and arrested more a dozen people during targeted operation. Police force also used armoured vehicle during action.

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