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Edible oil transporters call off strike
Lahore: Trader shot dead by dacoits
US cautious in commenting on new DG ISI's appointment
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy reaches Karachi
7 fall prey to target killing in Karachi
Senate session on Monday, NA meets on March 14
Syria envoy Annan to meet Assad today
Israeli air strikes kill 8 in Gaza
Poles claims first winter ascent of Gasherbrum I peak
FIFA delays 2014 inspection trip to Brazil
Lin polishes off Hidayat in All England quarters
Rallying: Hirvonen keeps Loeb at bay in Mexico
Cycling: Sanchez wins stage, Wiggins keeps Paris-Nice lead
Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife
Oil at $108 after Greece, US jobs report

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The Edible Oil Transport Association has called off their strike after negotiations with Commissioner Karachi, Roshan Ali Khan. It was decided that National Logistic Cell (NLC) would only use those tankers owned by the company for the supply edible oil and ghee. President Oil Tankers Association, Asif Ali Khan informed that arrested members of the association would be released and the supply of edible oil and ghee would start today. The 22-day tussle between Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers’ Association (PVMA) and tanker owners association has raised the edible oil prices up to Rs 25 per KG in the domestic market.

Lahore: Trader shot dead by dacoits

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According to details, four dacoits entered a general store on Sanda Road and tried to rob the shopkeeper at gun point. The traders, Muneer and Altaf offered resistance which infuriated the dacoits and they opened fire, injuring both the traders critically. The injured were rushed to the hospital where Muneer died of his wounds. Angry residents staged protest after the incident and blocked the road by burning tyres. The residents also alleged that a police party was present nearby at the time of the incident but they did not bother to intervene.

US cautious in commenting on new DG ISI's appointment

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The United States, while cautiosly refraining from commenting on the appointment of the new DG ISI, has said that it "wants the relationship with Pakistan to be on an upward trajectory." The spokesperson of the US State Department, Victoria Nuland has said that the administration was looking forward to the completion of Pakistani parliament s internal review vis-a-vis relationship with the US. She was responding to queries regarding the appointment of new DG ISI, Lt. Gen. Zaheer-ul-Islam in Pakistan.  The US officials have said repeatedly that they were waiting to receive the recommendations of the Parliament before making any comment on the nature of civilian and military relationship between both countries and the future course that it might take following setbacks in the last few months.  When asked if the relations will change between US and Pakistan with the appointment of a new DG ISI, she declined to offer any specific reaction. "With regard to the new ISI chief, I’m going to send you to our colleagues in the intelligence agencies who will be his counterparts." When another journalist asked her what kind of impact the new appointee will have on the tense bilateral relationship, she again declined to give a clear answer. "I can’t speak to this individual. I can’t speak to that relationship. It’s an intelligence-to-intelligence relationship", she asserted. On the relationship with Pakistan generally, she reiterated the stance of the administration about Pakistani parliament s review. "You know where we are, that we are looking forward to the completion of the internal review. We obviously always want our relationship with Pakistan to be on an upward trajectory," she emphasised. In response to another question about charges brought in Pakistan against three widows of Usama bin Ladin, who were detained after the Abbottabad raidMs. Nuland refused to comment. "I certainly don’t have any comment on that," she firmly stated. - Contributed by Awais Saleem, Dunya News correspondent in Washington, DC

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy reaches Karachi

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The first Pakistani film maker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, who won an Oscar Award on her documentary ‘Saving Face’ reached Karachi in the early hours of Saturday. A large number of her fans and family members were present at the airport to receive her. In her brief talk with Dunya News, Sharmeen Obaid said that she will hold a press conference today regarding her achievement at the Oscar Award ceremony.

7 fall prey to target killing in Karachi

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According to details, some unidentified persons shot dead 30-year-old Wali Muhammad in Aram Bagh area of Karachi while member of a religious party was gunned down in Godhra area of New Karachi. In another incident of target killing, a man named Faheem was shot dead in Mujahidabad area of Orangi Town. In Mominabad, member banned organization was shot dead by unidentified persons. In Hassan Square, a police official, Raja Jaleel, was critically injured during firing by unidentified miscreants. He was rushed to hospital where he died of his wounds. In yet another incident, Muzammil and Muhammad Aslam were shot dead by some unidentified assailants in Sohrab Goth area. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has sought a report on deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi.

Senate session on Monday, NA meets on March 14

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Next few days will witness hectic Parliamentary activities with session of both the houses of the parliament and the joint sitting falling one after the other. The President has summoned the Senate session on March 12 where 54 Senators-elect will take oath as members of the Upper House to replace the outgoing 50 law makers who have completed their six year term. It is for the first time that four representatives of minorities elected against seats reserved for them will also take oath as senators. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday, on advice of the Prime Minister, has summoned National Assembly session on 14th of March, 2012 at 5.00 pm. Farhatullah Babar, Spokesperson to the President, said that the summoning of the session has been rescheduled in view of fourth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Asia Regional Conference being held on 12-16 March 2012 in Karachi and it would not be possible for many parliamentarians including the Speaker National Assembly to attend the session that was earlier summoned on March 12.

Syria envoy Annan to meet Assad today

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Kofi Annan, the new Syria envoy, will meet Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Saturday morning. The U.N. chief told a group of reporters Friday that Annan s priority is to immediately stop all violence by government forces and opposition fighters if not simultaneously, then first by government troops, followed by the opposition. Ban said a cease-fire should be quickly followed by inclusive political talks to resolve the yearlong conflict. Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general, was appointed last month as the joint special envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League. Ban said he held a half-hour teleconference Friday morning with Annan and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby.

Israeli air strikes kill 8 in Gaza

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Palestinian medical officials said early Saturday that a total of eight people had been killed and three injured in five Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli raids came as Palestinians fired dozens of rockets and mortar rounds into southern Israel, injuring four people, one seriously, Israeli military sources said. One Israeli strike, on a car travelling in the Tel El-Hawa neighbourhood west of Gaza City, killed the head of the militant Popular Resistance Committees, Zohair al-Qaisi, and fellow member Mahmud Hanani, the group said. Both the PRC and the military wing of Hamas threatened to retaliate for Qaisi s death. The Al Quds Brigades, the military arm of Islamic Jihad said that strikes on the east side of the city had killed its members Obeid al-Gharabli, Mohammed Harara, Hazem Qoureqa and Shadi Seqali. The attacks came in response to Palestinian mortar and rocket fire which started on Friday morning. The Israeli military said that in the course of the day about 30 rockets and mortar rounds had landed in southern Israel. The PRC and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed offshoot of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas s Fatah movement, issued statements claiming to have fired rockets into Israel on Friday. The official Palestinian WAFA news agency quoted a statement by the Fatah-dominated Palestinan Authority condemning the Israeli retaliation, saying it had created a "negative environment" that would "escalate the circle of violence in the region." The Israeli military said Qaisi "was among the leaders who planned, funded and directed" a deadly cross-border attack into southern Israel from Egypt s Sinai last August.

Poles claims first winter ascent of Gasherbrum I peak

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Two Polish climbers have completed the first ever winter ascent of Gasherbrum I, an 8,068-metre (26,469-foot) peak in the northern Pakistani Karakoram range, expedition head Adam Hajzer said Friday. Adam Bielecki, 28, and Janusz Golab, 43, climbed the peak without oxygen, the Polish news agency PAP quoted Hajzer as saying. The team of four Polish and two Pakistani climbers spent 49 days on the ascent in extreme weather conditions with temperatures dropping to minus 35 Celsius (minus 31 Fahrenheit) and wind blowing at up to 100 kilometres (63 miles) per hour. Gasherbrum I, also known as Hidden Peak, is the world s eleventh highest.

FIFA delays 2014 inspection trip to Brazil

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FIFA has postponed a planned 2014 World Cup inspection trip to Brazil next week by its top administrator Jerome Valcke, who sparked anger there by criticizing delays in preparations. The governing body said Friday that FIFA President Sepp Blatter will first visit Brazil and meet with President Dilma Rousseff. Blatter "has personally written today (Friday) to the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff in order to schedule a date for an agreed meeting," FIFA said in a statement. FIFA said that secretary general Valcke will resume his scheduled tour of 2014 host cities after the presidents meet, which could happen next week. Valcke planned to join former Brazil playing greats Ronaldo and Bebeto in Recife, Brasilia and Cuiaba on the second of six tours this year. He angered Brazil last Friday, saying: "You have to push yourself, kick your (backside)," when asked in England about problems planning the 32-nation, monthlong World Cup tournament which will attract hundreds of thousands of fans from across the world. Valcke is also responsible for overseeing the 2013 Confederations Cup, an eight-nation event designed to test Brazil s infrastructure. It kicks off in June next year, although it is still unclear if Recife and Salvador will be ready to host matches. Brazil Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo described the comments as "unacceptable, offensive and inappropriate." He demanded Valcke s removal from the project, before accepting written apologies from the French official and Blatter. Despite the soured relations, FIFA officials continue to visit and work with Brazil s local organizing committee. A team of nearly 40 people were in the southern city of Curitiba on Thursday.

Lin polishes off Hidayat in All England quarters

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Badminton great Lin Dan eased into the All England Open semifinals by dispatching former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat 21-18, 21-8 on Friday. Hidayat, twice a runner-up in the world s oldest badminton tournament that Lin has won four times, couldn t reproduce his form of the previous day when he ousted 2008 champ Chen Jin. Lin stayed on top of a tight first game until at 17-17 Hidayat netted twice. Another shuttle into the net by Hidayat conceded the 27-minute game, and when Lin reeled off a 9-0 lead to start the second, all tension drained from the quarterfinal. After his ninth straight win over Hidayat since losing to the Indonesian star in the 2005 world championships final, Lin believed he was close to his best form. "I focused more on this match than my first two, and I think my form is improving bit by bit," Lin said. On the women s side, Li Xuerui, the next great Chinese player who moved up to a career-high No. 5 ranking on Thursday, eliminated No. 4 Saina Nehwal of India 21-13, 23-21 to reach her first All England semifinals at her second attempt. Li handled Nehwal from the start, and only Nehwal s desperation at the end, when she missed a game point, forced Li to need four match points to finish her off. The youngest at age 21 of China s five players in the top six, Li was on a 12-match winning streak after winning the German Open last weekend. She will face another rising star in Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan, who beat the only other unseeded quarterfinalist, Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea, 20-22, 21-14, 21-14. The Chinese hold no fear for Tai, who has come on in the last nine months with wins over No. 1 Wang Yihan and No. 2 Wang Xin.

Rallying: Hirvonen keeps Loeb at bay in Mexico

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Finland s Mikko Hirvonen carved out a narrow 0.6sec gap over Citroen teammate and defending world champion Sebastien Loeb after Friday s opening five stages of the Rally of Mexico. Norway s Mads Ostberg, in a Ford Fiesta, was almost 40 seconds off the pace in third with young Belgian Thierry Neuville, in another Citroen, 45 seconds back. Ford s two factory drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg struggled at the back of the field, virtually a minute and a half off the lead after technical and road problems in their Fiestas. Solberg, the overnight leader, suffered two punctures, while a broken front suspension arm, caused by striking a rock, cost Latvala top spot on stage five and dropped him to eighth overall, one place behind Solberg. But there were no such problems for Hirvonen who impressed on his first outing on a gravel track in his factory Citroen. "The stages are extremely difficult but it s been okay for us with no problems," said Hirvonen. "I m not planning major changes because I m very happy with the car."

Cycling: Sanchez wins stage, Wiggins keeps Paris-Nice lead

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Former champion Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain pipped German veteran Jens Voigt in a two-up sprint to win the sixth stage of Paris-Nice here Friday. Britain s Bradley Wiggins retained the race leader s yellow jersey with a 6sec lead on Dutchman Lieuwe Westra, with American Levi Leipheimer in third at 10sec, two days from the finish in Nice. Sanchez, the 28-year-old Rabobank rider who won the race in 2009, and Voigt then got themselves into a seven-man breakaway that built a 4min 30sec lead on the peloton at the halfway stage. In the closing 10 km they took command of their own destiny by pulling away on the final climb to virtually set up a victory duel. The pair lost time coming into the finish, where discussions were briefly held before 40-year-old Voigt launched his sprint in the last few hundred metres. Sanchez, however, came out from the RadioShack rider s wheel, taking victory by a wheel-length at the line. The main peloton, which had meanwhile swallowed up the stragglers, was led over the finish 14secs later by Australian Heinrich Haussler. At 219.5 km long, Saturday s penultimate stage is the longest of the race. The race concludes on Sunday with a 9.6 km uphill time trial from Nice to the Col d Eze.

Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife

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Facebook s automatic efforts to connect user through "friends" they may know recently led two women in the U.S. state of Washington to find out they were married to the same man, at the same time. That led to the man, corrections officer Alan L. O Neill, being slapped with bigamy charges. According to charging documents filed Thursday, O Neill married a woman in 2001, moved out in 2009, changed his name and remarried without divorcing her. The first wife first noticed O Neill had moved on to another woman when Facebook suggested the friendship connection to wife No. 2 under the "People You May Know" feature. "Wife No. 1 went to wife No. 2 s page and saw a picture of her and her husband with a wedding cake," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist told The Associated Press. Wife No. 1 then called the defendant s mother. "An hour later the defendant arrived at (Wife No. 1 s) apartment, and she asked him several times if they were divorced," court records show. "The defendant said,  No, we are still married. " Neither O Neill nor his first wife had filed for divorce, according to charging documents. The name change came in December, and later that month he married his second wife. O Neill allegedly told Wife No. 1 not to tell anybody about his dual marriages, that he would fix it, the documents state. But wife No. 1 alerted authorities. "Facebook is now some place where people discover things about each other that end up reporting that to law enforcement," Lindquist said. O Neill, 41, was previously known at Alan Fulk. He has worked as a Pierce County corrections officer for five years, sheriff s spokesman Ed Troyer said. He was placed on administrative leave after prosecutors charged him Thursday. He could face up to a year in jail if convicted. O Neill is free, but due in court later this month, which is standard procedure for non-violent crimes, Lindquist said. "About the only danger he would pose is marrying a third woman," he said.

Oil at $108 after Greece, US jobs report

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Oil prices hit $108 a barrel Friday as Greece has cleared a major hurdle in its race to avoid bankruptcy and a key jobs report showed U.S. employers completed three of the best months of hiring since the recession ended. Benchmark oil for April delivery was up $1.42 to $108 per barrel in late morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude was up 38 cents at $125.68 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. Greece persuaded the vast majority of its private creditors to sign up to the biggest national debt writedown in history, paving the way for a second massive bailout. In the U.S., employers added 227,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3 percent last month, the lowest in three years. Crude has jumped from $75 in October and $96 last month as the U.S. economic recovery gathers momentum and Europe s debt crisis shows signs of stabilizing. Simmering tensions over Iran s nuclear program have kept crude near 10-month highs. On Thursday, an Israeli official said satellite images back Israel s contention that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. Iran says its nuclear capabilities are for peaceful purposes.

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