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IBF offers Khan, Peterson rematch
DPO Toba Tek Singh injured in traffic accident
Khanewal: One killed in dacoits infighting
Fazl says 2012 is election year
24-hour gas cut for Sindh, Balochistan industries
APML all set to stage rally in Karachi today
MQM served masses indiscriminately: Sattar
PPP agrees to hold dialogues: Farhatullah
21 civilians killed in Syria violence: activists
Afghan commission alleges US detainee abuse
Iran offers to share nuke technology with Africa
15 killed in attacks in northeast Nigeria
Kenyan jets kill 60 or more Somali Islamic insurgents
IMF doubts Greece's ability to fix economy: report
Asif to appeal to CAS over ICC ban for spot-fixing

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Promoters for British boxing star Amir Khan have claimed that he has been offered a world title rematch with Lamont Peterson after the International Boxing Federation (IBF) revealed to them that the "mystery man" seen ringside at last month s fight was one of their officials. Khan lost both his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles after home-town fighter Peterson was awarded a controversial split-decision victory following their bout in Washington on December 10. The 25-year-old had questioned the performance of referee Joe Cooper and aired grievances over alleged inconsistencies with the judges  scorecards, before turning his attention to the mystery individual at ringside. Khan has already appealed against the defeat, but on Thursday he took to Twitter to draw attention to the unidentified man s actions during the fight. There was no immediate identification of the man, but Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer of Golden Boy Promotions now claims the IBF told him that he was one of their officials named Mustafa Ameen, who was given accreditation for the fight despite not being directly involved in it. "His name is Mustafa Ameen and the IBF have confirmed to us his name, and they have confirmed to us that he s involved in an official capacity with the IBF," Schaefer told Sky Sports News. "However, he was not in Washington in an official IBF capacity, but the IBF asked the Washington commission to issue him a credential so that he could attend the fight." Schaefer also claimed that the WBA have offered Khan a rematch with the American, and urged the IBF to follow suit. "We have been informed today by the WBA that they will order an immediate rematch," he said. "We received a verbal confirmation today and we will get a written confirmation by next Tuesday. "That means that no fighter can take an interim fight, that the next fight for Peterson would be a rematch. "We hope that the IBF will follow because that s the least they can do. The ruling of the WBA to order an immediate rematch should put additional pressures on the IBF." Schaefer said he was also hopeful that the outcome of the fight will be changed to "no contest", allowing Khan to retain his belts, but said: "It s difficult to guess the no-contest ruling. I certainly hope this could happen."

DPO Toba Tek Singh injured in traffic accident

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According to details, DPO Toba Tek Singh, Ahsan Younus came to Faisalabad for some official work. His car collided with a tractor trolly near Pansarra while returing to Toba Tek Singh, critically injuring DPO and tow of his guards. He was rushed to Civil Hospital, Faisalabad in where doctors said his condition is very critical. Provincial Minister Rana Sanaullah also reached Civil Hospital after hearing the news of the accident. He informed the media that Ahsan Iqbal received serious injuries in the accident.

Khanewal: One killed in dacoits infighting

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According to police, six dacoits entered a house in Chab area of Khanewal to commit a dacoity. Four of the dacoits went to Rakh Makhdoon with all looted goods and cash. One of their accomplices, Intezar Ali reached Rakh Makhdoon after some time and asked then to return looted goods, resulting in a clash in which Intezar was shot dead by his own group and his dead body was thrown into fields.

Fazl says 2012 is election year

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Terming the 2012, the year of new elections in the country, Chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI), Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has said that his party may consider the option of resigning from the parliament in order to pave the way for early elections. Talking to editors, and senior journalists at a lunch here on Saturday, Maulana Fazl-ul;-Rehman, who is also the chairman of the parliament’s Kashmir Committee said he had conveyed a message to the PML(N) Chief, Nawaz Sharif  to “sit together”, and discuss the issue. “I have conveyed message to Nawaz Sharif to sit together, and discuss the issue. If he convinces us that resignations are necessary, we may consider that,” he maintained. The former opposition leader, however, believed that the general elections could not be held before October-November 2012 due to incomplete voters lists, and the absence of an independent election commission. “The Supreme Court has already ordered for removal of almost 35 million bogus votes from the old lists, which had been used by hidden hands in favour of their favourite candidates or political parties,” Fazl said. Similarly, he said, elections would turn out to be a futile exercise in the absence of an independent election commission, and a caretaker government, which must enjoy the consent of all the political parties.

24-hour gas cut for Sindh, Balochistan industries

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According to Sui Southern Gas Company, as per schedule set in consultation with trade uninions and industrial associations, the gas supply to industries of Sindh and Balochistan and Keptive Power Plant s will remain suspended from 7:00am on Saturday till 7:00am on Monday. The teams of Sui Southern Gas Company will strictly monitor the the closure schedule in Sindh and Blochistan and those who found violation the closure schedule will face 48-hour gas shutdaown.

APML all set to stage rally in Karachi today

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All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) is all set to stage show of power at Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi Sunday, in which APML chief Pervez Musharraf would address through video conference. A large number of APML workers arranged firework display and also danced of beat of drums during night between Saturday and Sunday in anticipation of today’s public rally. APML Secretary General Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said that the masses in the country have fed up from monopoly and hierarchical politics of PPP and PML-N and APML will steer the country from ongoing challenges of deteriorating economic crisis and mounted inflation, corruption and shortfalls. APML Senior office bearers including APML Secretary General Barrister Saif, APML Punjab Secretary General Fawad Ch, APML Chief Coordinator Ch Shahbaz, former Federal Minister Mian Zahid Sarfraz, former member parliament Pervez Ali Shah, Brigadier(r) Harris, Ghulam Rasool Unarh will also address on the occasion. APML public gathering will continue from 3pm to 7pm at Quaid’s mausoleum in Karachi, in which thousands of APML supporters and activists will participate.

MQM served masses indiscriminately: Sattar

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Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Dr Farooq Sattar said that his party is a democratic party and served the people of Pakistan and Sindh alike. Farooq Sattar stated this while addressing a public rally in Jamshoro on Saturday. A prominent spiritual and political figure of Jamshoro district Pir Zaman Shah Jilani announced joining MQM along with his followers during the public meeting. Earlier, Dr Farooq Sattar was warmaly received by MQM local leadership and Pir Zaman Shah Jilani and large nuber of workers on his arrival at the Jamshoro Toll Palaza.

PPP agrees to hold dialogues: Farhatullah

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Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar has said that the PPP ready to hold dialogues on any forum to resolve the issues. A section of the media has reported that the PML (N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif is contemplating to convene all Parties Conference on the situation in Balochistan. Commenting on it, spokesperson of the Party Farhatullah Babar said that the PPP believes in consultation and dialogue to find solution to all contentious issues. As such the party will consider deputing a high level delegation to participate in the proposed APC if and when it is held, he said.

21 civilians killed in Syria violence: activists

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Twenty-one civilians were killed in violence in Syria on Saturday, with the security forces shooting dead 17 people and four killed by a rocket that targeted a pro-regime demonstration, a rights group said. Eleven civilians were killed in the flashpoint central city of Homs, four of whom were at the demonstration, and another 10 were killed in the restive province of Idlib in the northwest, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP. In Homs "the security forces opened fire on protesters, killing seven of them, said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads of the Britain-based Observatory. Separately, "unknown elements fired an RPG rocket on Saturday evening at a pro-regime district where residents had gathered with candles to remember the victims of the bombing in Damascus, killing four and wounding numerous others," he added. "In the Maaret Dabse locality of Idlib province, 10 civilians were killed when government forces fired on them indiscriminately," Abdel Rahman said. Saturday s violence took place as thousands of regime supporters attended the funerals of 26 people killed in a suicide bombing in the Syrian capital the day before, which the government branded a "terrorist attack" and promised to avenge with "an iron fist." Another 63 people were wounded in Friday s attack, which the opposition blamed on the regime itself, as it did after similar attacks in Damascus on December 23, in which 44 people died.

Afghan commission alleges US detainee abuse

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An Afghan investigative commission accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, saying anyone held without evidence should be freed and backing President Hamid Karzai s demand that the US turn over all prisoners to Afghan custody. The demands put the US and the Afghan governments on a collision course as negotiations continue for a Strategic Partnership Document with America that will determine the US role in Afghanistan after 2014, when most foreign troops are due to withdraw. By pushing the detainees issue now, Karzai may be seeking to bolster his hand in the negotiations. At the center of the dispute are hundreds of suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda operators captured by American forces. The controversy mirrors that surrounding the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay. There, as at the prison in Afghanistan, American forces are holding many detainees without charging them with a specific crime or presenting evidence in a civilian court. Members of the Afghan investigation said US officials told them that many of those militant suspects held at the US-run portion of the prison outside Bagram Air Base north of Kabul were taken based on intelligence that cannot be used in Afghan courts. Detainees interviewed during two visits by the investigators complained of freezing cold, humiliating strip searches and being deprived of light, according to Gul Rahman Qazi, who led the investigation ordered by Karzai. Another investigator, Sayed Noorullah, said the prison must be transferred to Afghan control "as soon as possible," adding that "If there is no evidence ... they have the right to be freed." US Embassy spokesman Gavin Sundwall said Saturday that American officials only received the commission s report after its press briefing. He said the US investigates all allegations of prisoner abuse. "We will certainly take seriously the report and study it," he said. He added that the US is committed to working with the Afghan government on a joint plan to turn over detainees "in a responsible manner."

Iran offers to share nuke technology with Africa

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Iran s nuclear chief says his country is willing to help what he called "friendly" African nations that have uranium reserves to set up facilities to process the ore into nuclear material. Fereidoun Abbasi says Iran has mastered the entire nuclear fuel cycle from extracting uranium ore to producing fuel for reactors and is ready to share the technology. Abbasi s comment was reported by the semi-official Mehr news agency Saturday. The offer appears aimed at touting Iran as a nuclear power that has mastered the technology and is willing to help others create peaceful nuclear programs. Iran says its program is solely aimed at generating electricity and denies Western accusations that it seeks to build a bomb.

15 killed in attacks in northeast Nigeria

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Members of a radical Muslim sect attacked a church in northeast Nigeria during a worship service, part of a series of assaults that killed at least 15 people, authorities said Saturday. The church shooting came as Boko Haram members attacked a beauty salon and fought government forces Friday night as part of its continuing sectarian battle against Nigeria s weak central government. In the last few days alone, the group has killed at least 44 people, despite the oil-rich nation s president declaring a state of emergency in regions hit by the sect. In Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, gunmen covered their faces with black cloth when they attacked Apostolic Church, local police commissioner Ade Shinaba said. Shinaba said at least eight worshippers died in that attack. At a nearby beauty salon, at least three others were killed in a similar attack. "Three gunmen with their faces covered with black cloth burst into my salon and started shooting at customers, chanting,  God is great, God is great, " said Stephen Tizhe, 35. In the town of Potiskum in Yobe state, gunmen set two banks ablaze with gasoline bombs, starting a gunfight with police that lasted three hours, local police commissioner Tanko Lawan said. At least two people were killed in the fight, he said. No arrests have been made in either attack, authorities said. The attacks Friday night came after gunmen claimed by Boko Haram attacked a town hall earlier that day in Mubi, Adamawa state, killing at least 20 people who had gathered for a meeting of the Christian Igbo ethnic group. On Thursday night, the sect also attacked a church in Gombe state, killing at least eight people.

Kenyan jets kill 60 or more Somali Islamic insurgents

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Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest assault by regional countries to heap pressure on the extremist rebels, officials said Saturday. "Levels of casualties were very high in air strikes," Kenyan army spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna told reporters, adding the bombing raids hit rebel positions in Garbahare in southern Somalia s Gedo region. "Provisional casualties are that Al-Shebab lost 60 or more fighters, and more than 50 were injured," Oguna said, adding that nine "technicals" --  pick-up trucks mounted with guns -- were destroyed. Al Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels have repeatedly dismissed Kenyan casualty reports as lies, and it was not possible to confirm the deaths independently. Kenya sent troops across the border into Somalia in October to battle the hardline militants it blamed for a spate of attacks on home soil, and are fighting alongside Somali pro-government forces. Progress has been slow, with Kenyan forces at first bogged down in mud, but the army has been keen to portray an upbeat message of its chance of success against the insurgents. "We will keep hitting them  until their spine is completely broken ... and we will relish that moment," Oguna said, adding that Kenya s official combat losses so far are six soldiers killed by enemy fire and 22 wounded.

IMF doubts Greece's ability to fix economy: report

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According to an IMF note obtained by the magazine, Greece must accelerate consolidation of public debts or else private creditors will see smaller and smaller returns. The IMF also envisions greater participation from eurozone countries in saving Greece. Greece, with a population of just 12 million, is over 350 billion euros ($448 billion) in debt and facing its fifth straight year of recession. The IMF slammed a lack of reforms in the country, saying tax revenues and money from a privatisation drive were lower than expected. Greece is expected to register a 5.5 percent contraction of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011. The country has been allocated two bailouts totalling 240 billion euros ($314 billion) -- including 30 billion to recapitalise banks -- and has so far drawn 73 billion euros from that total.

Asif to appeal to CAS over ICC ban for spot-fixing

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Mohammad Asif has lodged an appeal with sport s highest court against his minimum five-year ban by the ICC for spot-fixing, lawyers for the jailed Pakistan cricketer said Saturday. London-based firm SJS Solicitors also said Asif is appealing against his criminal conviction for ensuring no-balls were bowled at predetermined times during the fourth test between Pakistan and England at Lord s in August 2010. The 29-year-old seam bowler received a one-year prison sentence in November after being found guilty, along with former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments. SJS Solicitors said Asif s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is based on "multiple grounds that include the argument that the ICC disciplinary tribunal breached its own procedures, and in other ways infringed fundamental human rights to which Mohammad Asif is entitled." "In such a situation, the ICC ban is not only flawed, it could also be unlawful," the firm said. Asif was banned by the ICC in February last year from all forms of cricket for seven years, two of which are suspended. Butt was banned for 10 years with five suspended by the ICC and sentenced to jail for 30 months. Teenage bowler Mohammad Amir is the third Pakistan player involved in the conspiracy. He was banned by the ICC for five years and detained in a young offenders  institution for six months. Amir pleaded guilty to the charges before the trial at London s Southwark Crown Court.

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