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Three die in German air crash
Dav Whatmore reaches Lahore
Karachi: Policeman shot dead colleague
Formula One: Grosjean fastest in Barcelona testing
Nadal to play charity match in Real Madrid stadium
Football: FIFA probes Bahrain World Cup rout
Gaza marathon draws hundreds in rainy weather
Death toll at 15 after US storms sweep Midwest
40th death anniversary of Nasir Kazmi today
American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq
Gayle remains in ecile for Aussies visit
Oil prices gain on Iran tensions, positive data
Dollar mixed after US jobs data
Senate polls to be held today
President summons Senate session on March 12

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At least people were killed in a plane crash in western Germany Thursday, police said. The Cessna, which was believed to have six people on board, plunged to the ground not far from the small airport of Offenbach. Rescuers found three bodies but were continuing their search, police said. Contact with the aircraft was lost shortly before 7:00 pm (1800 GMT) and it caught fire before crashing for unknown reasons.

Dav Whatmore reaches Lahore

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Dav Whatmore, the former Australia Test cricketer, reached Lahore from Dubai in the early hours of Friday morning. Whatmore immediately left the airport for hotel without talking to media. He is expected to sign a deal as Pakistan’s head coach.

Karachi: Policeman shot dead colleague

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According to details, the incident occurred in Karachi Cantt area near 15 office where 32-year-old police official Fahim was shot dead by his colleague named Abdul Qadir. Police have termed the incident an accident. However, police have arrested Abdul Qadir and started investigation while dead body of deceased police official was sent to Jinnah Hospital for autopsy.

Formula One: Grosjean fastest in Barcelona testing

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Lotus-Renault s French driver Romain Grosjean posted the fastest lap on the first day of final testing ahead of the start of the new Formula One season here on Thursday. Grosjean clocked a best time of 1min 23.252 to head the standings at the Circuit de Catalunya at Montmelo, north of Barcelona. This represented a welcome upturn in fortunes for his team who were forced to skip the first week of testing here last month. The French driver bettered the time set by McLaren s Jenson Button s in the opening session of 1min 23.510 in the final quarter of an hour having completed 73 laps. Ferrari had a low-key session, Felipe Massa coming in eighth as the team get to grips with their new car. Two of the 12 F1 teams - HRT and Marussia, who raced as Virgin last year - were absent again. HRT are hoping to have their car ready for a run out on the final day s testing on Sunday, while Marussia will not be able to test at all after failing a mandatory crash test. This is the third and final batch of testing before the 2012 F1 campaign starts in Melbourne on March 18.

Nadal to play charity match in Real Madrid stadium

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Rafael Nadal will play a charity match to help celebrate the 110th anniversary of Real Madrid, his favorite football club. The second-ranked Spaniard will play an opponent who is yet to be decided on July 14 at Madrid s Santiago Bernabeu stadium. All earnings from the event will go to fund charity efforts by the Real Madrid Foundation and the Rafa Nadal Foundation.

Football: FIFA probes Bahrain World Cup rout

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FIFA have announced an investigation into Bahrain s staggering 10-0 World Cup victory over Indonesia in Manama, a match in which the visiting goalkeeper was sent-off after just two minutes. Bahrain had gone into Wednesday s crucial Asian zone qualifier needing to make up a nine-goal difference on group rivals Qatar to have any hope of reaching the final round of qualifying for the 2014 finals. As it was, Qatar s 2-2 draw against Iran in Tehran was enough to render Bahrain s result academic. "Given the unusual outcome in relation to the results-expectation and head-to-head history, and in the interests of maintaining unequivocal confidence in our game, FIFA Security will conduct a routine examination of this game and its result," said a FIFA statement. Mohammed Tayeb and Sayid Dhiya both scored hat-tricks in the 10-0 win, but a Mohammed Kasola strike four minutes from time in Tehran earned Qatar a 2-2 draw against Iran. That point was enough for the Qataris to join Iran in the next stage. Bahrain had been given a major boost when Indonesia goalkeeper Samsadir was red-carded.

Gaza marathon draws hundreds in rainy weather

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Some 2,200 school children and 300 adults ran a relay race Thursday traversing the Gaza Strip north to south, roughly the distance of an Olympic marathon, to raise money for U.N. summer camps. The race, sponsored by the U.N. aid agency for Gaza refugees, was held in rainy and unusually cold weather. The children ran segments of one kilometer (0.6 miles), while some of the adults ran full marathons, said Adnan Abu Hassna, a spokesman for the U.N. agency. It was Gaza s second marathon in two years. Last year s winner, Nader al-Masri, won again this year, but due to the bad weather crossed the finish line in 3 hours and 20 minutes, a full hour more than last year s result, Abu Hassna said. Runners from France and the U.S. also participated, he said. Gaza is an isolated coastal strip of 1.7 million Palestinians who have been ruled by the Islamic militant Hamas since the group s violent takeover in 2007. Israel and Egypt enforced a border blockade after the takeover, but have eased restrictions in the past year. Abu Hassna said the race was an opportunity to highlight the difficulties of life in Gaza and raise money for the U.N. aid agency s summer camps. The aid agency provides services to hundreds of thousands of Gazans.

Death toll at 15 after US storms sweep Midwest

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At least 16 tornados were reported from Nebraska and Kansas across Missouri to Illinois and Kentucky, according to the Storm Prediction Center, an arm of the National Weather Service. One tornado hopscotched through the main thoroughfare of Missouri s country music mecca Branson, damaging famous theaters just days before the start of the tourist season. In the latest reported death, a Kansas man whose home collapsed on him was taken off life support Wednesday evening. Ryan Jewell, a meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center, said the next system is forecast to take a similar path as Wednesday s storms and has the potential for even more damage. On Friday, he said, both the Midwest and South will be "right in the bull s eye."

40th death anniversary of Nasir Kazmi today

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Nasir Kazmi was born on December 8, 1925 at Ambala in British India. Kazmi was educated at Ambala, Simla and Lahore. He returned to Ambala in 1945 and started looking after his ancestral land. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he came to Lahore. He did some journalistic work with Auraq-e-Nau as an editor and became editor-in-chief of the magazine Humayun in 1952. Later he was associated with Radio Pakistan, Lahore and other literary publications and organizations. Nasir Kazmi started his poetic life in 1940 by following the style of Akhtar Sherani and wrote romantic poems and sonnets. Later he began writing ghazals under the guidance of Hafeez Hoshyarpuri. He was a great admirer of Mir Taqi Mir and probably the melancholy and "Ehsaas-e-Mehroomi" in his poetry was a direct result of that. His tutor in poetry was Hafeez Hoshyarpuri, who himself used a lot of symbols from nature in his poems. He was one of the greatest poets of this era, especially in the use of "ista aaray" and "chhotee beher". His last four books were published after his death. He died in Lahore on March 2, 1972 due to stomach cancer.

American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq

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The quarrel at a Christian school was at first easily ignored by other students: a disagreement between a classmate and a teacher that could barely be heard. But it quickly escalated into gunfire Thursday in a murder-suicide marking the rare violent death of an American in Iraq s most peaceful region. Authorities in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah said 18-year-old Biyar Sarwar shot his gym teacher, U.S. citizen Jeremiah Small, before turning the gun on himself at a private English-speaking school during a morning sports lecture. Sarwar died later at a nearby hospital. Small, 33, was from Cosmopolis, a town in western Washington state near the coast. His father, J. Dan Small, confirmed the death on his Facebook page. "Our oldest, Jeremiah, was martyred in Kurdistan this a.m.," the elder Small wrote. Eyewitnesses in Iraq described a scene of chaos in the classroom, with some students fainting in fear after gunfire shattered the morning class. Ahmed Mohammed said he was sitting in the front of the classroom and paid little attention to the argument when it first erupted. He said he could barely hear what was happening because Sarwar was at the back of the room. "Then I heard the gunshot," said Mohammed, his face pale as he recounted the scene. "I turned my head and saw the body of the American teacher on the ground with blood near it. All the students started to run out of the room. Seconds later, as I was running to the reach the school gate, I heard another gunshot." A short time later, another student shouted that Sarwar had killed himself, Mohammed said. "So I rushed back to the class with other students to see the teacher on the ground with three bullets in his head and chest, and bloody, and Biyar with a bullet in his head."

Gayle remains in ecile for Aussies visit

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Former captain Chris Gayle was again overlooked by the West Indies when a 30-man training squad for the forthcoming one-day and Twenty20 series against Australia was announced on Thursday. Gayle hasn t played for the West Indies since last year s World Cup and has been involved in a long-running dispute with the West Indies board. The WICB said that 17 contracted players, along with 13 others who are under consideration for selection, will participate in a two-week training camp in Barbados from March 1 to 12. The first one-dayer takes place at St Vincent on March 16. The 17 contracted players are: Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Shannon Gabriel, Nelon Pascal, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford and Devon Thomas. The 13 additional players under consideration: Samuel Badree, Tino Best, Nkrumah Bonner, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Shane Dowrich, Danza Hyatt, Garey Mathurin, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Krishmar Santokie and Dwayne Smith.

Oil prices gain on Iran tensions, positive data

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Oil prices rose on lingering tensions over major crude exporter Iran and in the wake of positive Chinese and US economic data, traders said. New York s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, gained 45 cents to $107.52 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for April jumped $1.47 to $124.13. "Crude prices are extending gains ... with the Iranian situation again seen to be the main market driver," said Jack Pollard, analyst at Sucden Financial Research. "Whilst we have heard little in the way of new developments, there is the feeling that the longer the situation persists the more volatile the nature of the situation may become with Iran pressured by international sanctions which is, ultimately, crude oil (price) positive." Oil rose Wednesday, following two days of losses, amid more sabre-rattling from Washington over Iran s suspected nuclear programme. Analysts said prices also found support from positive economic data from China and the United States -- the world s two biggest energy-consuming countries. Figures Thursday showed manufacturing activity in China expanded for the third straight month in February as export orders improved. The official purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 51 in February from 50.5 in January, with most sectors showing signs of improvement, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement. A reading above 50 indicates industry is expanding while a reading below 50 suggests it is contracting. Other data showed that new claims for US unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, adding to evidence of a continued improvement in the troubled American jobs market.

Dollar mixed after US jobs data

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The dollar is mixed against other major currencies after the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week. Applications fell to 351,000, matching a four-year low reached three weeks ago. The four-week average of unemployment claims also fell to a four-year low. The euro fell to $1.3307 in midday trading Thursday from $1.3337 late Wednesday. The British pound rose to $1.5945 from $1.5925. The dollar fell to 81.12 Japanese yen from 81.18 yen and to 98.50 Canadian cents from 98.89 Canadian cents. The dollar rose to 0.9057 Swiss franc from 0.9039 Swiss franc.

Senate polls to be held today

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Senate elections on 45 seats will be held today. A total number of 98 candidates are contesting the polls while the nine candidates from different political parties have already been elected unopposed. According to the final list issued by Election Commission&sbquo; there are ninety eight candidates in the field for forty five vacant seats. The elections are being held on the retirement of fifty senators with additional four members to be elected first time on the seats reserved for minorities as a result of 18th Amendment. Usman Saifullah of PPP and Mushahid Hussain Sayyed of Pakistan Muslim League-Q have been elected unopposed from Islamabad. Polling will be held in the Parliament House and Provincial Assemblies today. The members of the Lower House from FATA will elect four senators from the area, and four minority members would also be elected for the first time in the history of the country. From Punjab&sbquo; PPP’s Aitzaz Ahsan and PML-N’s Ishaq Dar have been elected unopposed on the reserved seats for technocrats. Both the parties have also grabbed one seat each reserved for women. The senators elected unopposed on these seats are Nuzhat Sadiq and Khalida Parveen. Another PML-N candidate Kamran Michael has also been elected unopposed on minority seat.

President summons Senate session on March 12

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President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the first session for the 10th Parliamentary Year of the Senate on March 12 at 10:00am to transact its business of oath-taking of the newly-elected members and the election of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Farhatullah Babar, spokesperson to the president, said that the constitution provides that the Senate shall meet for not less than one hundred and ten working days in each Parliamentary Year. The 10th Parliamentary Year of the Senate would start on 12th March 2012 and will end on 11th March 2013. He said that the President, on the advice of the Prime Minister, also approved the nomination of Senator Afrasiab Khattak to preside over the first meeting of the Senate during Tenth Parliamentary Year. The session would be prorogued on the conclusion of its business, he said.

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