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Gujranwala: Two kids drowned in pond
Bahawalpur: Five killed in cylinder explosion
NDMA starts copter service to provide relief goods to flood affectees
PIA flight brings back stranded pilgrims from Jeddah
Gaddafi calls for guerrilla war against rebels
Clinton urges Libya rebels to jail Lockerbie bomber
IBM buying Algorithmics for $387 million
Federer, Serena advance at US Open
Sagan wins Tour of Spain 12th stage
Faisalabad: Seven killed in bus, van collision
Lakki Marwat: 2 dead, 15 injured in a suicide attack on police station
BulawayoTest: Resilient Zimbabwe strong on day 1
Galle Test: Australia bundle Sri Lanka on 105
BulawayoTest: Resilient Zimbabwe strong on day 1
Mandi Bahauddin: Four of a family die in road accident

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According to reports, 10-year-old Asif son of Muhammad Riaz and his 8-year-old cousin Asim were taking bath in a pond near their house. The boys accidently moved to deep area of the pond and drowned. The residents recovered the bodied of the boys from the pond water. Touching scenes were witnessed when the dead bodies of the boys were brought to their house.

Bahawalpur: Five killed in cylinder explosion

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According to details, Malik Mahbood Ahmad of village Gogran was going to Head Panjnad along with his family in a van. The cylinder of the van exploded with a bang when it reached near Gharibabad village at Lodhran-Jalalpur Pirwala Road. The van caught fire after the explosion, killing 3-year-old Kinza, 8-year-old Mahwish and two unidentified people on the spot while 10-year-old Shanza succumbed to her injuries in hospital. According to medical experts at the Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital, all the wounded persons are suffering from 70 percent burn injuries whereas condition of another girl named Sakina was stated to be critical.

NDMA starts copter service to provide relief goods to flood affectees

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According to a notification issued by National Disaster Management Authority, rescue and relief teams have been dispatched to the areas affected by flash flood in Sindh. At least 224,000 people have been affected by the recent floods in Sindh and NDMA has established 374 relief camps in the flood affected areas where 93,860 people have been shifted. The NDMA has distributed 283,000 ration packs, 17,o00 tents, 40,000 blankets, 30,000 mosquito nets, and 13 water purification units among the flood affectees in Sindh. National Disaster Management Authority has also warned district management authorities in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Kashmir about the expected heavy rains in the areas. Meanwhile Wapda has been put on high alert due to rise in level of water at Mangla and Tarbela Dam.

PIA flight brings back stranded pilgrims from Jeddah

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According to details, Pakistani pilgrims were scheduled to return on August 27 from Jeddah through a Saudi Airlines after performing Umrah. However, flights were delayed from Jeddah to different other countries due to protest and violence by pilgrims from Egypt and Algeria at the Shah Abdul Aziz Airport. The flight of Pakistani Umrah pilgrims was also delayed and these Pakistanis were stranded at the airport for the past five days. Pakistan International Airlines arranged special flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis from Jeddah. The first special flight reached Islamabad from Jeddah with 132 pilgrims. The pilgrims informed media at the Islamabad Airport that PIA officials at Shah Abdul Aziz Airport did not cooperate with the Pakistani pilgrims and they did not provide any information regarding flight schedule. The pilgrims blamed that they suffered the hardships due to mismanagement of PIA staff at Jeddah Airport and they were not able to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families.

Gaddafi calls for guerrilla war against rebels

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Libya s fallen leader Moamer Gaddafi called for a guerrilla war against rebel forces who have seized control of the country, in audio tapes aired on an Arab satellite television. "Prepare yourselves for a gang and guerrilla war, for urban warfare and popular resistance in every town ... to defeat the enemy everywhere," he said in a second message of the day that could not be immediately authenticated. "The aim is to kill the enemy wherever he may be, whether he be Libyan or foreign," Gaddafi, himself a revolutionary who led a 1969 coup against the country s monarchy, said on the 42nd anniversary of his takeover. "We will never allow our (oil) wells and our ports to be under their (the West s) control. Our resistance will expand," vowed the 69-year-old colonel. Earlier, in a less calm voice likewise broadcast on the pro-Gaddafi, Arab television Arrai Oruba which is based in Syria, Gaddafi reiterated he would not surrender and was prepared for "a long battle" even if Libya burns. He urged his supporters to keep up their resistance to the insurgency which has forced him into hiding, as a major conference opened in Paris on aiding the rebel National Transitional Council to set up a new administration. "Even if you cannot hear my voice, continue the resistance ... We will not surrender. We are not women and we are going to keep on fighting," he said. "If they want a long battle, let it be long. If Libya burns, who can govern it? So let it burn," Gaddafi added in the message sent from an undisclosed location. A senior rebel leader dismissed the statements as a reflection of Gaddafi s "despair" at the success of the insurgency. "Gaddafi s speech is a sign of misery and despair," Ahmed Darrat, who is overseeing the interior ministry for the rebels until a new government is elected, told AFP in Tripoli. Gaddafi claimed there were splits between NATO, "the alliance of aggression" whose warplanes have paved the way for the insurgents  advance, and the rebels, "its agents."

Clinton urges Libya rebels to jail Lockerbie bomber

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Two years ago, Washington criticised Scotland for releasing Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, an alleged Libyan agent convicted of bombing Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, southern Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people. Believing that he was dying of cancer, Scottish judges freed him and he was welcomed back to Libya as a hero by Moamer Gaddafi s regime. Gaddafi is now on the run, and many in the United States and Britain want Megrahi re-arrested. US officials said Abdel Jalil was expecting the issue to come up when he met Clinton on Thursday on the sidelines of a conference on Libya s future. "Our bottom line is that we believe that Megrahi should properly be behind bars, that he should not have been released," another senior State Department official told reporters, also speaking on condition of anonymity. "We recognise that the NTC has a whole host of challenges that it needs to confront, but it was important for the secretary to convey our view on this," the official added. The officials said the new Libyan leadership will have to "grapple with" US demands, and confirmed that Clinton did urge the Libyans that he be put back in jail, as some in the US Congress are demanding.

IBM buying Algorithmics for $387 million

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US computer giant IBM announced that it is buying Algorithmics, a Toronto-based firm that makes risk analytics software, for $387 million. The acquisition of Algorithmics by the Armonk, New York-based IBM comes one day after it bought i2, a British firm that makes software for crime and fraud prevention, for an undisclosed amount. Algorithmics, which has around 900 employees, is a member of the Fitch Group, which is majority owned by Paris-based holding company Fimalac. It makes software for banks, investment and insurance businesses to help them assess risk and address regulatory requirements. Its clients include The Allianz Group, BlueCrest, HSBC, Nedbank, Nomura, Societe Generale, and Scotia Capital. "With the combination of IBM and Algorithmics  analytics technologies, companies can measure and assess operational risk associated with lending processes, market and credit risk exposures," IBM said in a statement. Rob Ashe, general manager of business analytics at IBM, said "today s economic environment demands that financial institutions have more cash on hand, a better understanding of their financial standing and the ability to deliver more transparency to stakeholders. "Combining Algorithmics  expertise with IBM s deep analytics portfolio will allow clients to take a more holistic approach to managing risk and responding to economic change across their enterprises," Ashe said.

Federer, Serena advance at US Open

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Roger Federer and Serena Williams, with 29 Grand Slam titles between them, cruised into the US Open third round as the injury-plagued and illness-hit tournament claimed two more victims. Five-time US Open champion Federer eased past Israel s world number 93 Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 for his 225th win at a major, one more than Andre Agassi and just eight behind Jimmy Connors s all-time mark of 233. Triple women s champion Serena Williams took just 49 minutes to dispose of Dutch qualifier Michaella Krajicek 6-0, 6-1 and could face Belarusian Victoria Azarenka for a last 16 place if the fourth seed beats Argentina s Gisela Dulko. Meanwhile, the number of walkovers and injury-enforced retirements at the tournament climbed to 13. Czech 23rd seed Radek Stepanek called it quits in the third set against Juan Monaco of Argentina with a shoulder injury. Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic reached the third round without hitting a ball when Czech player Petra Cetkovska, who beat the Serb at Wimbledon and was runner-up at New Haven at the weekend, withdrew through injury. Venus Williams, who pulled out on Wednesday, insisted that she has no intention of retiring despite being diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disorder. In an interview on ABC s "Good Morning America," the 31-year-old said she was relieved that doctors had finally diagnosed her Sjogren s Syndrome, a condition in which the body s immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. Serbian 11th seed Jelena Jankovic was also keeping the physios busy, needing on-court treatment on her back before wrapping up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Australia s Jelena Dokic. Also going through were Italian seventh seed Francesca Schiavone, who beat Croatia s Mirjana Lucic, and German 10th seed Andrea Petkovic who came from a set and 3-0 down to beat China s Zheng Jie 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. In the men s event, there were wins for Czech ninth seed Tomas Berdych, Serb number 20 Janko Tipsarevic as well as Germany s Tommy Haas who, at 33, is the oldest player left in the men s draw. Haas, whose ranking has tumbled to 475, is playing in his 14th US Open and he made the third round with a straight sets win over Colombia s Alejandro Falla.

Sagan wins Tour of Spain 12th stage

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Slovakia s Peter Sagan showed he is the rider to beat in the Tour of Spain s bunch sprints by picking up his second stage victory in the Tour of Spain. Already the winner of stage six into Cordoba in Andalusia following a fast descent, the Liquigas rider was equally unstoppable on the 12th stage s slight rise into the Galician port of Pontevedra. He finished ahead of Germany s John Degenkolb and Italy s Daniele Bennati to claim his 13th victory of the season, while Britain s Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead. In the overall standings, Wiggins leads team mate and compatriot Chris Froome by seven seconds for a second day, with Sweden s Fredrik Kessiakoff in third, nine seconds back, and Nibali fourth, at 10 seconds. Wiggins  main rival Nibali clawed back a second after the bunch shattered on the final slight climb. The Tour of Spain finishes on Sept. 11 in Madrid.

Faisalabad: Seven killed in bus, van collision

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The van brushed with a car near Kamalpur interchange and skidding out of control collided with a bus, coming from the opposite direction. The seven passengers of the van passed away at the site while two were taken to hospital in extremely critical condition. The rescue 1122 squad shifted the dead bodies and injured to Allied Hospital in Faisalabad. According to police, the deceased were going to Chiniot from Faisalabad while the bus was heading to Faisalabad from Sargosha. The collision was so strong that the van was pressed into the bus and a crane was had to call to separate the vehicles.

Lakki Marwat: 2 dead, 15 injured in a suicide attack on police station

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According to police and eyewitness, a suicide bomber smashed his car into the wall of a police station that left two people dead and wounded at least 15 people. The police station and adjacent buildings were damaged in the incident. Police officials were present at the police station at the time of explosion, however, the exact number of police casualties could not be determined. The interior ministry had declared nine Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts, including Lakki Marwat, sensitive on the occasion of Eid.

BulawayoTest: Resilient Zimbabwe strong on day 1

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At the end of the day Zimbabwe complied 245 at the loss of four wickets in the absence of a threatening bowling attack. Pakistan were left to rue their decision to bowl first on a pitch that had nothing in it for their inexperienced seamers. Saeed Ajmal was the most successful bowler who took three wickets for 75, the other wicket fell to Suhail Khan. However, Mawoyo s determined stand of 82 not out was the top performance from Zimbabwe though his effort slipped under the radar for the most part, as Vusi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu provided the energy on a day of accumulation when the biggest threat came from Saeed Ajmal s doosras. Misbahul Haq s call at the toss unravelled quickly in the hot and dry conditions at the Queens Sports Club. The debutant new-ball pair of Sohail Khan and Aizaz Cheema showed some heart and skill in the first hour, but withered thereafter in the face of some stubborn batting. The left-armer Junaid Khan was easily the best seamer on view, but it was a day when Pakistan would have yearned to have their more skilful fast bowlers from the past.

Galle Test: Australia bundle Sri Lanka on 105

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On a remarkable second day where 16 wickets fell, Lyon claimed 5-34 - including a wicket off his first ball in Test cricket - as Australia took a near unbeatable position in the match. The tourists dismissed Sri Lanka for just 105 in their first innings and by stumps were 115-6 to be 283 runs ahead with four second innings wickets remaining. Lyon stole the show in just his sixth first class outing, completing a rise from Adelaide Oval groundsman to Test star inside a year and recording the best figures by an Australian bowler on debut since Jason Krejza s 8-215 in Nagpur in 2008. His dream day started when he dismissed Kumar Sangakkara (10) with his first delivery, in the process becoming the second Australian in Test history to achieve the feat alongside 19th century player Arthur Coningham. That success made him the second debutant to claim a wicket in his first over of Test cricket in the day after lanky NSW paceman Trent Copeland (1-24) had earlier removed Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) with his second delivery. Shane Watson s (3-11) triple LBW strike following lunch destroyed the middle-order before Lyon returned to mop up the tail, ending a Sri Lankan collapse of 7-18 with an athletic caught and bowled that also delivered his five-for.

BulawayoTest: Resilient Zimbabwe strong on day 1

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At the end of the day one Zimbabwe complied 245 runs at the loss of four wickets in the absence of a threatening bowling attack. Pakistan were left to rue their decision to bowl first on a pitch that had nothing in it for their inexperienced seamers. Saeed Ajmal was the most successful bowler who took three wickets for 75, the other wicket fell to Suhail Khan. However, Mawoyo s determined stand of 82 not out was the top performance from Zimbabwe though his effort slipped under the radar for the most part, as Vusi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu provided the energy on a day of accumulation when the biggest threat came from Saeed Ajmal s doosras. Misbahul Haq s call at the toss unravelled quickly in the hot and dry conditions at the Queens Sports Club. The debutant new-ball pair of Sohail Khan and Aizaz Cheema showed some heart and skill in the first hour, but withered thereafter in the face of some stubborn batting. The left-armer Junaid Khan was easily the best seamer on view, but it was a day when Pakistan would have yearned to have their more skilful fast bowlers from the past.

Mandi Bahauddin: Four of a family die in road accident

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According to details, a man Zahid was going on motorcycle with his wife, Tahira, and two daughters, Fareeha and Madiha, when they were hit by a van, as a result, the four dead at the site. Seven passengers of the van, including the driver, were also got injured in the incident. Rescue 1122 team reached the site and transferred the injured to Mandi Bahauddin District Headquarters Hospital. The driver is said to be in critical condition. The dead bodies have been handed over to their next of kin. Police have registered the case.

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