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Kacha Khu: Road accident kills three
Musharraf rejects US allegations about ISI's links with Haqqanis
Apples co-founder Steve Jobs has died
US drone kills 5 al-Qaida militants in Yemen
US military can't make up NATO shortfalls:Panetta
Sarah Palin says she will not run for president
Libyans say Gaddafi hometown could fall in days
Obama pics Shakira for education role
Economic crisis as serious as 2008: Cameron
Gold rises on bargain hunting
Oil rebounds from 12-month lows
Dollar rises after reports on hiring, growth
Terror threat top priority with Pakistan: Victoria Nuland
PML-N to stage sit-in at Presidency today
Afghan team win football tournament

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According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the car, travelling to Lahore from Khanewal, fell asleep while driving and crushed some passengers to death who were waiting for a bus at the Kacha Khu stop near Khanewal. At least three people were killed and two others were injured in the accident. The rescue teams shifted the dead and injured to the nearby hospital.

Musharraf rejects US allegations about ISI's links with Haqqanis

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Rejecting the accusations by American officials that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency was waging a proxy war in Afghanistan, Musharraf claimed the US was using Pakistan as a scapegoat for its failures in the neighbouring country. Addressing a press conference in Washington he described the allegations about the ISI supporting the Haqqani network as “irresponsible”. The responsibility for dealing with the Haqqanis should be “equally shared” by Pakistan and the US, he said. Pakistan forces should use whatever influence they have and tell the Haqqanis not to cross the border. At the same time, US forces are responsible for controlling the Haqqanis on the Afghan side of the border, he added. He said that former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was a friend of Pakistan, and Pakistan suffered the most due to his death. He said that if Rabbani’s killer came from Pakistan even then it does not mean that the killer was sent by Pakistan army or its intelligence wing. Musharraf said the blame game needs to stop so that Pakistan and the US could work against a common enemy. The world needs to understand Pakistan’s viewpoint and unless the US stops violating Pakistani interests, there could be no alliance between the two sides, he said. The former president said that said that the Government of Pakistan should not negotiate with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. “Talking to them shows the government’s weakness,” he said. “If we have an unstable Afghanistan on the border, if the people of Afghanistan cannot handle the situation themselves and the coalition and the US forces leave as they have decided in 2014, then there is a possibility civil war in Afghanistan,” he said. Claiming that India is being given space in Afghanistan’s peace process at the cost of Pakistan, former military ruler said the US must realise that such a situation would be unacceptable for Islamabad. “Any result of a peace process in Afghanistan in favour of India would not be acceptable to Pakistan and the US must understand this,” said Musharraf, who currently lives in self-exile outside Pakistan.

Apples co-founder Steve Jobs has died

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Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," the company said in a brief statement. "Steve s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve" Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems. He took another leave of absence in January his third since his health problems began before resigning as CEO six weeks ago. Jobs became Apple s chairman and handed the CEO job over to his hand-picked successor, Tim Cook. The news Apple fans and shareholders had been dreading came the day after Apple unveiled its latest version of the iPhone, just one in a procession of devices that shaped technology and society while Jobs was running the company.

US drone kills 5 al-Qaida militants in Yemen

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An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to military rules, said the dawn strike targeted militant hideouts in the al-Arqoub area east of Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province. Islamic radicals seized control of Zinjibar in May, taking advantage of a wider uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh to establish a militant-ruled enclave. Government forces and mutinous military units who oppose each other but consider al-Qaida the greater enemy have fought their way back into the city, but continue to suffer casualties to militant attacks. US drones regularly hit targets in Yemen. American-born al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a drone on Sept. 30 in the north of the country in what American officials said was a major blow to the militant organization. Officials said that Wednesday s drone strike in Abyan killed 5 and injured seven. Yemeni officials also reported other clashes around Abyan province in the past two days that killed nine people. The office of Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said that three foreigners, two Pakistanis and a Chechen, were killed in Abyan on Tuesday. Foreign fighters commonly turn up in al-Qaida s ranks in Yemen and other countries. Military officials said two Yemeni soldiers were killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb and two others in fighting with al-Qaida militants, also east of Zinjibar. A second roadside bomb detonated by remote control killed two civilian anti-al-Qaida activists Wednesday near a checkpoint in the town of Lawder northeast of Zinjibar, said Jihad Hafeez, a member of an anti-al-Qaida coordinating committee said.

US military can't make up NATO shortfalls:Panetta

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The US defense chief warned NATO allies on Wednesday that they can no longer depend on the United States to make up for the type of military shortfalls witnessed in the Libyan and Afghan wars. With the US military facing its own major budget cuts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called on European and Canadian allies to work closely to pool resources at a time of austerity biting on both sides of the Atlantic. "As for the United States, many might assume that the United States defence budget is so large it can absorb and cover alliance shortcomings - but make no mistake about it, we are facing dramatic cuts with real implications for alliance capability," he said in a speech in Brussels. Panetta delivered his warning before talks with NATO counterparts, centred on the missions in Libya and Afghanistan as well as the weaknesses the alliance experienced in the conflicts. Although US defence spending far exceeds European budgets, Panetta said American military leaders were facing $450 billion in cuts over 10 years, which he called tough but "manageable". But if the US Congress fails to tackle the country s deficit this year, the Pentagon "could face additional cuts in defense ... (that) would be devastating to our national security and to yours as well". The cuts contemplated by the Pentagon would reduce the size of the force and curtail some weapons programmes, but the gargantuan US defence budget -- at nearly $700 billion -- still dwarfs that of the 27 other NATO members combined. NATO defence ministers agreed to focus on multinational cooperation to make better use of resources and the alliance will identify projects at a summit in Chicago next year, said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere, however, said it would be tricky for Europeans to make up for "what the Americans can t afford any longer for our common security, but we must concentrate on what is really necessary". "The important thing is - even if it sounds difficult - to become smaller but more effective," he said. US officials have long urged European allies to shoulder more of the burden of the alliance. Panetta stressed that a new era of austerity would require member states to coordinate budget cuts to ease the impact on NATO.

Sarah Palin says she will not run for president

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she will not run for president, leaving little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current field of contenders. After months of leaving her fans guessing, Palin said in a statement that she and her husband Todd "devote ourselves to God, family and country." She said her decision maintains that order. Palin sent the statement to supporters. She told conservative radio host Mark Levin that she would not consider a third party candidacy because it would assure President Barack Obama s re-election. Sen. John McCain plucked Palin from relative obscurity in 2008 by naming her as his running mate. She electrified Republican activists for a while after she delivered a well-received speech at the party s national convention. Palin later seemed overwhelmed by the national spotlight, faltering at times in televised interviews even when asked straightforward questions. Palin s announcement was much anticipated but not greatly surprising. Her popularity had plummeted in polls lately, even though she remained a darling to many hard-core conservatives. Some Republicans felt she waited and teased too long about a presidential candidacy. Some remained perplexed by her decision to quit her job as governor with more than a year left in her single term. Palin also angered some Americans with a defensive speech shortly after a Democratic congresswoman was gravely wounded in an Arizona shooting in January that killed six people. Palin s announcement came one day after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would not run. Republican insiders say the field is set. It includes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whom party insiders see as the strongest contenders. Libertarian-leaning Rep. Ron Paul of Texas continues to draw a devoted following, and former pizza company executive Herman Cain has gained in recent polls. Voting in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary election will start in about three months.

Libyans say Gaddafi hometown could fall in days

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The three-week-old siege of the Moammar Gaddafi s hometown of Sirte on the Mediterranean coast has been largely stalemated. Fighters loyal to Libya s interim government traded shelling Wednesday with Gaddafi loyalists holed up in the center of the city, but the fighters made no significant advances. Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Ahmed Bani told reporters in Tripoli that fighters surround Sirte and "no more than 20 percent is outside of rebel control." "We ve reached the point where we will be able to completely dominate Sirte in the next few days," he said. Still, the 20 percent referred to the main residential area of Sirte that the fighters have been unable to take despite heavy battles. Loyalists have been based in the Ouagadougou Conference Center, a hall Gaddafi built for international summits, and a nearby hospital, from which they have been able to dominate the surrounding residential areas. Deputy Defense Minister Fawzy Abu Kataf said the forces are delaying an all-out assault on the city to allow residents to flee. But he insisted the city could fall within days. "It is an ethical and humanitarian issue that is delaying the liberation," he said. "We just need the Libyan residents from Sirte to get out of the way. ...It is going to two to three days till liberation." Fighters earlier this week took the strategic suburb of Abu Hadi, 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of the city center, allowing them to encircle the city on three sides with the fourth side blocked by the Mediterranean Sea. Abu Hadi is a center for Gaddafi s tribe, the Gadhadhfa, and the capture set off a looting spree by fighters, who broke into and burned homes of tribe members, making off with gold and other possessions.

Obama pics Shakira for education role

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US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Colombian pop diva Shakira a member of his advisory commission on Hispanic education, citing her pioneering work to help children in Latin America. The singer, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, a Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and producer founded the "Barefoot Foundation" which set up schools and education projects in Colombia, South Africa and Haiti. Last year, the singer of "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don t Lie" joined the World Bank to set up a program to push education and developmental programs for children in Latin America. Shakira was among four people named to the President s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, along with Nancy Navarro, a Maryland politician, Adrian Pedroza, an immigration and education campaigner and educational expert Kent Scribner. "I am grateful that these impressive individuals have chosen to dedicate their talents to serving the American people at this important time for our country," Obama said. "I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead." The commission was created by an executive order by Obama last year and exists to expand access to high quality education for Hispanic students throughout the United States. The Hispanic community, a growing voting demographic which usually leans Democratic, will play a key role in Obama s campaign to win a second term next year, in key swing states including Florida and Colorado.

Economic crisis as serious as 2008: Cameron

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In a somber speech at an annual convention of his Conservative Party, Britain s prime minister David Cameron vowed to stick to sharp austerity measures despite the economy s meager growth and insisted Britain would not help fund "endless bailouts" of its tottering European neighbors. "The threat to the world economy and to Britain is as serious today as it was in 2008 when world recession loomed," Cameron told delegates in the northwest England city of Manchester. "The eurozone is in crisis, the French and German economies have slowed to a standstill, even mighty America is being questioned about her debts," he said. Cameron made his keynote address after the government statistics agency said the country s economy grew by a weaker than expected 0.1 percent in the second quarter, fueling worries over sluggish growth. "We need to tell the truth about the overall economic situation," Cameron told delegates. "People want to know why the good times are so long coming." He insisted that Britain s program of 81 billion pounds ($126 billion) of public spending cuts, which are seeing thousands of public sector jobs lost and welfare payments axed, would eventually return the country to prosperity. "Slowly but surely we re laying the foundations for a better future. But this is the crucial point it will only work if we stick with it," Cameron said. Cameron also took on critics, including many within his party, who demand cuts to Britain s 8.4 billion pound ($13.2 billion) annual aid budget. Aid spending and health are the only two sectors spared from Cameron s austerity drive. "I really believe, despite all our difficulties, that this is the right thing to do," Cameron insisted. "That it s a mark of our country, and our people, that we never turn our backs on the world s poorest." The four-day gathering of the center-right Conservatives, who head Britain s coalition government with the smaller and left-leaning Liberal Democrats, has wrestled with how to kick-start the country s spluttering economy.

Gold rises on bargain hunting

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Gold rose as bargain-hunting investors bought contracts, convinced that continuing economic uncertainty will bolster the value of precious metals. Gold for December delivery rose $25.60, or 1.6 percent, to $1,641.60 an ounce. December silver gained 51.3 cents, or 1.7 percent, to close at $30.352. Gold prices have been sliding on concerns that a rally that began this summer was unsustainable. Gold hit a high of $1,891.90 an ounce on Aug. 22 and has fallen since then. As gold flirts with $1,600 an ounce, it has become an attractive investment for those who think the European debt crisis will continue to roil currency markets and the global economy. Gold is often seen as a safe-harbor investment when the economy is uncertain. A key factor underlying gold s value is continued strife in Europe, where finance ministers are struggling to settle on a rescue plan for debt-laden countries like Greece, said Rohit Savant, senior commodities analyst with CPM Group in New York. "As long as that uncertainty is around the market, that would provide support for gold as a safe haven," Savant said. Industrial metals fell Tuesday. A rising stock market boosted the outlook for demand in the world s factories, which use metals like copper and palladium in manufacturing. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 1.2 percent. Copper for December delivery gained 0.25 cents, or 1 percent, to end at $3.1060 a pound. January platinum rose $14.30, or 1 percent to finish at $1,482.90 an ounce and December palladium rose $6.20, or 1 percent, to $570.35 an ounce.

Oil rebounds from 12-month lows

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Oil is rebounding from 12-month lows on signs that financial leaders will move to bolster struggling European banks. Benchmark crude on Wednesday jumped $2.71, or 3.5 percent, to $78.36 per barrel in morning trading in New York, while Brent crude rose $2.30, or 2.3 percent to $102.09 in London. Prices climbed after the International Monetary Fund said it could intervene to keep Greece s banking problems from spreading. Concerns about the European financial crisis helped drop oil prices this week to the lowest level since September 2010. Meanwhile, the Energy Department reported that oil and gasoline supplies dropped unexpectedly last week.

Dollar rises after reports on hiring, growth

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The euro fell to $1.3314, from $1.3369 early Wednesday morning. It had risen from $1.3246 late Tuesday. A trade group s survey of the service sector found that those companies expanded their business in September, but at a slightly slower pace than in August. New orders and order backlogs increased, indicating that growth might pick back up, the Institute for Supply Management said. A separate report from payroll processor ADP showed that private companies added 91,000 jobs in September. That was a slight gain from August, but does not necessarily predict how the government s official jobs report will turn out on Friday. Europe s debt problems, meanwhile, continued to cause concern among currency traders. Greek civil servants took to the streets, paralyzing the government and transportation systems to protest budget cuts. Moody s lowered Italy s credit rating late Tuesday. Franco-Belgian bank Dexia SA appeared close to receiving a massive bailout because other banks will not lend to it. They fear exposure to debt Dexia holds from Greece and other struggling European countries. Those developments helped make the euro less attractive relative to the dollar. Traders fear that the crisis will cause a recession in Europe, hurting other investments that are traded in euros. In other trading, the dollar fell to 1.0453 Canadian dollar from 1.0641 late Tuesday. The Canadian dollar is tied closely to oil prices, which rebounded Wednesday from 12-month lows as traders grew slightly more optimistic about the U.S. economy s outlook. The dollar fell against other major currencies. The British pound rose to $1.5425 from $1.5385 late Tuesday. The dollar fell to 76.85 Japanese yen from 76.96. It slipped to 0.9236 Swiss franc from 0.9242.

Terror threat top priority with Pakistan: Victoria Nuland

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Ties between Washington and Islamabad soured after an elite team of US military forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at his hideout inside Pakistan territory. Ties were strained further following accusations the Pakistani intelligence agency had ties to the Haqqani network, a militant group that Washington blamed for a series of high-profile attacks in Afghanistan. Despite the growing acrimony, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the issue at hand was counter-terrorism. “Job one” in the United States’ relationship with Pakistan is to work on the terror and the problem that the Haqqani network is posing to both nations as well as Afghanistan, the State Department has said. When asked to comment on media reports that the Haqqani Network’s leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, had said the US had approached him about joining the Afghan Government, State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said: “I will say to you, again, what we’ve been saying for some two weeks very firmly with regard to the Haqqani Network.”

PML-N to stage sit-in at Presidency today

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According to details, the PML-N has declared that from now onwards their national manifesto is, “To awake or remove the government” while the government has said that all protesters will be treated as guests and they would be served cold drinks. Opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar criticised the government bitterly while talking to the media in Islamabad, saying the government had failed on all fronts while the public is starving for the electricity and no strategy has been made to curb this ongoing power crisis across the country. Meanwhile, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has welcomed PML-N’s announcement and said that the protesters will be their guests and cold drinks will be served to them if they would stage a peaceful protest.

Afghan team win football tournament

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Refugees Friendly Football Tournament’s final was won by team of Afghanistan after beating team of Nigerian refugees. The three-day tournament among refugees communities from Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Somalia in Pakistan was organized by a Non-Governmental Organization, SHARP, while an Islamabad-based team also took part in the matches. Distributing trophies, Chief Exective of SHARP said that such activities are essential for promoting harmony among the refugees community.

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