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Lahore: Policeman injured by dacoits
Lahore: Dacoit killed in encounter with police
Karachi: Arrangements finalised for DPC rally today
Election schedule for 12 Senate seats from Sindh announced
7 killed, 3 injured in blast in Peshawar
Woman, three children burnt alive in Muzaffargarh
Seven killed in Iraq attacks
Syria uprising intensifies, spills into Lebanon
HRW to Israel: charge or free Palestinian hunger striker
Holders Spain ease into Davis Cup quarter-finals
USA defeat Switzerland 3-0 in Davis Cup
Bartoli reaches first Paris Open final
Mali finished third in Africa Cup of Nations
United go on top after Suarez handshake snub
Golf: Westwood takes lead in Dubai Desert Classic

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According to details, a policeman, Azhar,  deployed for security of Punjab chief minister’s son-in-law, Imran Yousuf, was coming to Lahore from Narowal on his motorcycle. Three unidentified dacoits, riding on a motorcycle intercepted him when he reached near Shahdara Town and tried to snatch his motorbike. The dacoits opened fire when Azhar resisted the robbery attempt and critically injured him. The dacoits fled from the scene after the firing. Police have shifted Azhar to a nearby hospital where his condition is stated to be stable.

Lahore: Dacoit killed in encounter with police

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According to police, two dacoits robbed a man of his money, gold and mobile phone in township area and escaped from the scene on their motorcycle. A police mobile present nearby chased the dacoits. An exchange of fire took place between dacoits and police party in which one dacoit was killed which the other managed to escape. Police have moved the dead boday of the dacoit to a hospital and started search for his accomplice.

Karachi: Arrangements finalised for DPC rally today

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Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) rally against the US drone attacks and likely restoration of land route supply for NATO troops in Afghanistan will be held today near Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum in Karachi. Around 2,500 police personnel would be deployed for the security during the public gathering while a heavy contingent of other law enforcement agencies would be deployed on the nearby rooftops of venue.

Election schedule for 12 Senate seats from Sindh announced

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According to Election Commission, the nomination papers for the seven general seats, two women seats, two technocrats seats including Ulema and one minority seat can be filed from 9:00 to 4:00pm on Feb 13 and 14. Appeals can be against rejection of nominations with the Secretary Election Commission from February 20 to 21 which will be disposed off till Feb 22 while last date for withdrawal of candidature is February 24. The final list of the candidates will be published on Feb 24 while the polling will be held on March 2 at the ProvincialAssembly Building, Karachi from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

7 killed, 3 injured in blast in Peshawar

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According to police, explosive material planted in a TV set in a house in Bashikhel area of Peshawar exploded, killing seven people and injuring 3 others. Police have cordoned off the area and started search operation. The rescue teams have shifted the dead and injured to a nearby hospital.

Woman, three children burnt alive in Muzaffargarh

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According to details, fire broke out in the house of Muhammad Asif situated in Khanwala locality of Baseera near Muzaffargarh which engulfed the entire building soon, killing 21-year-old Tahira Bano, her two children, three-year-old Khurram Shahzad and two-mont-old Sawaira and a guest Saima. Rescue teams reached the site and brought the fire under control. The cause of the fire is stated to be due to short circuit. Police have registered a case and started investigation.

Seven killed in Iraq attacks

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Seven people including a tribal chief were killed on Saturday in attacks west of Baghdad and in the capital itself, police and medics said. A roadside bomb at Amariyat al-Fallujah in Anbar province killed Sheikh Najem Mustafa al-Hafez, head of the Aweissat tribe, along with his brother, his wife and their two-year-old son, police lieutenant Jabbar Hamad said. Hamad said Hafez was well-known for his hostility to insurgents and his loyalty to the police and army. A doctor at Fallujah hospital 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of Baghdad confirmed that the facility had received four bodies after the incident. The hospital also received the remains of two people killed when a magnetic bomb attached to their car in the city exploded. In the capital, an interior ministry employee named as Haidar Shamki was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car in east Baghdad, a ministry official said.

Syria uprising intensifies, spills into Lebanon

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Syrian armour moved against protest flashpoints and a general was gunned down in Damascus on Saturday as the bloodshed showed no signs of abating, even spilling over into Lebanon. The Syrian National Council, or SNC, said Arab recognition of the opposition umbrella group was imminent, ahead of key talks on the crisis in Cairo on Sunday. In Aleppo, tensions escalated as President Bashar al-Assad s forces stepped up security after twin car bombs killed 28 people and wounded 235 in Syria s second city on Friday, activists said. Thirty-one people were killed across the country on Saturday, mostly civilians, said Rami Abdel Rahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Tank shelling killed 10 civilians in Homs, nine of them in the rebel stronghold neighbourhood of Baba Amr, Abdel Rahman told AFP. Dozens were wounded. Assad s forces have waged a brutal week-long onslaught on the central protest city of Homs that has killed at least 500 people since February 4, Abdel Rahman said. In Lebanon, a 17-year-old girl was among three people killed and 23 were wounded in clashes between Sunni Muslims hostile to Syria s regime and Alawites who support it, a security official said. Ten of the wounded were Lebanese soldiers, including a sergeant in critical condition. The rival factions in Tripoli fired guns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other in the bloodiest clashes since June, when six people died in the wake of demonstrations against Syria s government. In recent years Tripoli has been rocked by intense clashes between members of its Sunni-majority community and Alawites -- the community from which hails the Syrian president. Syrian state media, meanwhile, blamed "terrorists" for Friday s double car bomb attacks on security posts in Aleppo. The rebel Free Syrian Army accused the "criminal" regime of launching the attacks "to steer attention away from what it is doing in Homs, Zabadani and elsewhere."

HRW to Israel: charge or free Palestinian hunger striker

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An international NGO on Saturday called on Israel to "immediately charge or release" a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for the past 56 days. Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement Israel should "immediately end its unlawful administrative detention" of Khader Adnan, who has refused food since December 18, and "charge or release him." Adnan, who was arrested near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on December 17, had served as a spokesman for Islamic Jihad, but Israel has not charged him formally or revealed any evidence against him. His hunger strike, longer than any Palestinian prisoner before him, according to Palestinian officials, is in protest over what he calls his unjust detention and mistreatment by Israeli authorities. On Saturday, hundreds of Palestinians held a protest outside the Ofer prison in the West Bank in solidarity with Adnan and hurled rocks at security forces, an Israeli military spokesman said. The security forces used riot dispersal methods, and activists said 16 protesters were wounded by rubber bullets and tear gas. In addition, two Israelis and two Palestinians were arrested in a separate rally for Adnan in the West Bank village of Beit Omar, the military and activists said. Last month, a military court ordered that Adnan be held in administrative detention for four months, although with his condition frail and worsening, he has been held mostly in a string of Israeli hospitals since early January. Under Israeli military law, a court can order an individual held for up to six months at a time without charge, although the order can be appealed.

Holders Spain ease into Davis Cup quarter-finals

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Defending champions Spain reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals for a sixth successive year on Saturday when they secured an unassailable 3-0 lead over Kazakhstan in their World Group first round tie. Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez defeated Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the doubles to put Spain, playing without Rafael Nadal, into a last eight clash against either Austria or Russia. In Friday s opening singles, Juan Carlos Ferrero had beaten Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-4 whole Nicolas Almagro saw off Andrey Golubev 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.

USA defeat Switzerland 3-0 in Davis Cup

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The United States reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals here on Saturday when the doubles pairing of Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead over hosts Switzerland. The Americans defeated Olympic champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to secure the winning point. In Friday s opening two rubbers, Fish defeated Wawrinka in five sets and John Isner upset Federer in four.

Bartoli reaches first Paris Open final

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France s Marion Bartoli reached the WTA Paris Open final for the first time in her career by beating Czech Klara Zakopalova 7-6 (7/3), 6-0 at Stade Pierre de Coubertin on Saturday. It is the first time in five attempts that 27-year-old Bartoli, the second seed, has reached the final in her home tournament. She will face either German ninth seed Angelique Kerber, conqueror of Maria Sharapova on Friday, or unseeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in Sunday s final. Having fought back from a set and 1-4 down in her quarter-final win over Italian seventh seed Roberta Vinci the day before, Bartoli displayed similar reserves of determination to overcome Zakopalova. The Czech world number 51 led 5-2 and 40-15 in the first set but Bartoli saved two set points before storming back to win the set, with her opponent s resolve crumbling in a one-sided second set. "I have troubled getting started" said Bartoli afterwards. "But when I was able to save those set points and win the first set, things got much better afterwards. I m really happy." Bartoli reached the semi-finals at last year s French Open at nearby Roland Garros and is gunning for an eighth career title, her last having coming in Osaka last October. She is also aiming to become the first French winner of the indoor tournament since Amelie Mauresmo in 2009.

Mali finished third in Africa Cup of Nations

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Cheick Diabate scored in each half as Mali defeated 10-man Ghana 2-0 in a play-off Saturday to finish third at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The big Bordeaux striker poked in a rebound midway through the opening half and tapped home a cross with 10 minutes left after Ghana defender Isaac Vorsah had been red carded for a second caution. It was fourth time lucky for the Malian Eagles as they lost three previous third place matches in the African football showpiece while the Ghanaian Black Stars were suffering a second loss in three play-off appearances. Striker Asamoah Gyan, who missed a penalty in the semi-final loss to Zambia, was a notable omission as Ghana made four changes with suspensions ruling out defender John Boye and midfielder Derek Boateng. Mali also had four new faces compared to the side that took Ivory Coast to the wire in the other semi-final with goalkeeper Oumar Sissoko, defenders  Ousmane Coulibaly and Abdoulaye Maiga and striker Garra Dembele coming in.

United go on top after Suarez handshake snub

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Manchester United regained top spot in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday in a stormy clash marred by fresh controversy stemming from the Luis Suarez racism affair. Two second-half goals in three minutes from United talisman Wayne Rooney -- playing in his 500th game at senior level -- saw the champions go one point clear of Manchester City, who face Aston Villa on Sunday. But the early kick-off at Old Trafford was dominated by incidents involving Suarez, who scored Liverpool s only goal in his first start since returning from an eight-match ban for racially abusing United captain Patrice Evra. Despite assurances from both clubs  managers during the week that Evra and Suarez would shake hands before the kick-off, the Uruguayan caused an unnecessary flashpoint by ignoring Evra s outstretched hand. Evra angrily grabbed Suarez s arm as the South American walked away, before United defender Rio Ferdinand then snubbed Suarez s offer of a handshake. Disgusted United manager Sir Alex Ferguson branded Suarez a "disgrace" afterwards and said the striker should never play for Liverpool again. "I couldn t believe it. I just could not believe it," Ferguson said when asked for his reaction. "I had a chat with Patrice this morning and he said he was going to shake his hand. He said  I have nothing to be ashamed of.  "Suarez is a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club. He shouldn t be allowed to play for Liverpool again. "The history that club s got, he could have caused a riot. It was terrible what he did. It was a terrible start to the game and it created a terrible atmosphere." Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish later insisted he had not seen the incident, but lost his cool with a television interviewer at the suggestion it had led to a bust-up between players from both sides at half-time. "I never knew he didn t shake his hand. I will take your word for it. That is contrary to what I was told," Dalglish said. "It s bang out of order to blame Luis Suarez for anything that happened today, how many bookings were there? The fans had a bit of banter." Dalglish meanwhile admitted Liverpool had been beaten by a better side. "They were the better side but you would expect that at home. We left ourselves with a mountain to climb," Dalglish said. The Suarez incident was the main talking point of a low-key opening 45 minutes, with Paul Scholes  header from close range the best scoring chance. However, tempers flared on the stroke of half-time, with Suarez appealing for a foul after being tackled by Ferdinand when through on goal, and later kicking the ball angrily towards the dug-out area. Police and stewards were then called to the tunnel to defuse tensions between scuffling players from both sides. When the second half kicked off, Rooney effectively settled the result in a devastating three-minute spell. The England striker volleyed in his first from close range on 47 minutes after Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson inadvertently flicked on a Ryan Giggs corner. Rooney then made it 2-0 in the 50th minute after a Jay Spearing blunder let in Antonio Valencia. Valencia s pass found Rooney, who coolly stroked his shot past Pepe Reina. United remained firmly in control for the remainder of the half but a lapse in concentration saw Suarez pull a goal back for Liverpool to set up a nervous final 10 minutes.

Golf: Westwood takes lead in Dubai Desert Classic

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England s world number three Lee Westwood shot a five-under par 67 and surged to the top of a crowded leaderboard at the $2.5 million Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday. Overnight joint leaders Rory McIlroy and Denmark s Thomas Bjorn struggled as conditions became slightly tougher on the third day of the European Tour event, but Westwood was solid to open a one-stroke lead going into the final day. In tied second place at 14-under par 202 was the trio of Spain s Rafael Cabrera-Bello (70), Scotland s Stephen Gallacher (68) and German Marcel Siem (68). McIlroy was a shadow of his hitting form over the past two days and mixed four birdies with four bogeys in an even-par round of 72 which tied him for the fifth place at 203 alongside world No4 Martin Kaymer (70), Scotland s Scott Jamieson (70) and Sweden s Joel Sjoholm (66). Bjorn, champion here in 2001 when he beat Tiger Woods in a memorable showdown, hit his second shot into the water on the par-5 18th and finished with a double bogey to be tied ninth at 12-under par 204. Westwood was fast off the block as he made three birdies in his first four holes before sandwiching his fourth birdie on the seventh with bogeys on the sixth and eighth holes. Making the turn at two-under, he was again three-under for the first four holes of his inward journey, which was how he finished at 67. The Englishman, who has been a regular in this tournament since 1994 and has finished runner-up twice, said he was confident of closing the deal this time.

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