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New PAF chief, DG ISI will assume charge today
Policeman among 4 shot dead in Karachi
Railway corruption case: SC to resume hearing today
Karachi: Timber Market, marble industry call off strike
Republican heap blame on Obama for Afghan crisis
No use of taking vitamins, food supplements: study
United extend lead with Wolves thrashing
Lahore: Bookmaker shot dead
Postponed FUU paper to be held today
Govt investigating hate slogan wall chalking: Qaim
Father, son gunned down in Quetta
Peshawar: two alleged paedophiles arrested
Terror revisits Karachi, six gunned down in street
Altaf Hussain vows to end feudal system
Bangladesh indicts ex-PM's son for grenade attack

New PAF chief, DG ISI will assume charge today

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Air Martial Tahir Rafiq Butt will take charge of Chief of Air Staff, while Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam will assume charge of Director General ISI today. Tahir Rafiq Butt will replace Air Chief Martial Rao Qamar Sulaman who retired yesterday. Rao Qamar was made PAF chief on March 18, 2009. The DG ISI Shuja Pasha also retired yesterday after completion his service. He assumed charge of DG ISI in 2008 and Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez gave him extension of one year in March 2010. Again in March 2011, Prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani gave him extention of one year,

Policeman among 4 shot dead in Karachi

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According to details, some unidentified persons entered the Khichi Coordination Committee office in Agra Taj Colony and opened indiscriminate firing and injured six people, including a police official. The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital where Addur Rasheed Kichi, a member of Khichi Coordination Committee, and his bodyguard Zubair Khichi succumbed to their injuries. ASI Khalil also died of his wounds during treatment at the hospital. Panic gripped the area after the incident while residents of the locality staged a protest on Mari Road blocked that traffic by burning tyres. A large number of police and Rangers personnel were deployed in the area after the incident, On the other hand, the PPP MNA from Lyari, Nabeel Gabool telephoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and informed him about the incident. Nabeel Gabool was of the view the situation in Lyari is very tense and only Pakistan People’s Party workers are being murdered. Nabeel Gabool also threated to resign from his National Assembly seat if the killer were not arrested in three daysMeanwhile, Shidh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Sham has taken notice of the incident and sought report from IG Sindh.

Railway corruption case: SC to resume hearing today

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The three-member bench of the Supreme Court under Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will resume hearing of the Pakistan Railway corruption case today. In the previous hearing Chairman Railway Arif Azeem had informed the apex court that on the direction of the SC the summery to bring back former secretary board Shafique Ullah has been sent to the prime minister. The chairman railway also submitted the compliance report on the court’s earlier orders.

Karachi: Timber Market, marble industry call off strike

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The biggest timber market in the country situated in Karachi and marble industry have called off their strike and reopen today after the improvement in the security arrangement in the city. Three days ago, the traders of Timber Market shut down their businesses and demanded improvement in the security for the traders. The traders of Timber Market have called off their strike after appointment of new SHOs in police station after consutation with businessmen and increase in police force in the affected areas. The Marble Industry Association also went on strike two days ago in protest against distribution of extortion slips and unsatisfactory security arrangement. After assurance from the administration, around 300 marble industries situated on Mangu Pir Road will become functional again today.

Republican heap blame on Obama for Afghan crisis

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A crisis in Washington s relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai sparked attacks Sunday on President Barack Obama, as Republican presidential candidates heaped blame on him for the troubles in the US exit strategy. Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum assailed the president on separate television talks shows as creating an untenable situation by setting a hard-and-fast 2014 timetable for a US withdrawal. "If the game plan is we re leaving irrespective of whether we re going to succeed or not, then why are we still there?" asked Santorum on ABC s "This Week." "Let s either commit to winning, or let s get out." The attacks from the right came as the administration was struggling to contain the fallout from a massacre of 16 villagers, many of them women and children, by a US soldier who allegedly went on a rampage March 11 in southern Afghanistan. Republicans seized on the issue to accuse Obama of failing to heed his commanders demands for more troops, for withdrawing a surge force too soon and failing to demonstrate US commitment to a successful outcome. "I think it is plain to see that the conditions there are not going very well," said Romney on Fox News Sunday. "And I lay part of the blame for that on the lack of leadership on the part of our president, both in terms of his interactions with Karzai and with leaders there as well as his relative detachment from our military commanders there." "This does have the indications of a similarly failed withdrawal or a failed completion effort on the part of this president, just like we saw in Iraq. He likewise failed in the way we left Iraq," he said. But neither he nor Santorum, who are vying to run against Obama in November, were clear about what they would do if they were in the president s place. Santorum said he agreed in some respects with former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a rival for the Republican nomination who said last week it was likely the US mission in Afghanistan was "not doable." Romney said the current timetable should remain in effect "unless of course there are changes in conditions that suggest a faster withdrawal." Advocates of an extended US presence in Afghanistan, meanwhile, argued that the decline in US public support for the war reflected a loss of confidence in the US strategy.

No use of taking vitamins, food supplements: study

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People taking vitamins or supplements are more likely to die over a given period than people not taking them, a new study from Finland says, adding weight to recent findings from the U.S. along those lines. In the new study, researchers gathered data on nearly 1,800 people between the ages of 62 and 74 who were participating in a prospective, population health study of the residents of one town in Finland. Over a 10-year period, 59 of the 221 people (26.6 percent) taking a vitamin or supplement died, whereas 281 of the 1,553 people (18.1 percent) of the nonusers died. After the researchers took into account other factors that can affect a person s risk of dying — such as age, gender and smoking  — they found that people taking vitamins or supplements were 50 to 70 percent more likely to die over the course of the study than those not taking them, said study researcher Dr. Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, of the University of Eastern Finland. The findings are in line with a recent study from University of Minnesota researchers, who looked at 38,000 women who were around age 62 at the study s start, and found a slight increase in mortality among those taking vitamins or supplements. They found, for example, that 40.8 percent of 13,000 women taking a daily multivitamin died over the 19-year study, whereas 39.8 percent of the 10,000 women who hadn t taken a daily multivitamin had died. Both studies showed an association, not a cause-and-effect link.

United extend lead with Wolves thrashing

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Reigning champions Manchester United won 5-0 away to 10-man Wolves on Sunday, moving four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League. Goals from Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez s second-half double sent Wolves, already in the relegation zone, to the bottom of the table. The heavy defeat for the Molineux club was made worse by the 39th-minute red card shown to defender Ronald Zubar for two bookable offences. However, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson put his team s performance in perspective by telling Sky Sports: "It was okay, I don t think it was anything special. I think we ve taken our goals well. "The finish from Valencia was fantastic. Antonio is back in the team and his form was fantastic. He s made one for Danny Welbeck before half-time that killed the match. "It s difficult for them (Wolves) with 10 men, they were honest and kept plugging away but the 3-0 advantage was too much for them." Asked about the title race, Ferguson added: "Hopefully we achieve what we want to achieve. "What s significant today is it s reduced the goal difference by five goals and that s down to three now and it may make a difference at the end of the season," he added. "I expect it to go to the wire." Central defender Evans scored his first goal for United in the 21st minute with a close range shot after being teed up by Michael Carrick following a United corner. At 1-0 down, Wolves were not yet out of the game but they then saw Zubar, already shown a yellow card for a heavy challenge on Wayne Rooney, sent off by referee Anthony Taylor after diving in on Welbeck. United made Wolves pay by scoring two more goals before the break for a 3-0 half-time lead, with the unchallenged Valencia netting before setting up Welbeck for United s third goal in first half stoppage-time. Hernandez, completely unmarked, made it 4-0 with a close-range header in the 56th minute and minutes later he scored his second and United s fifth with a half-volley at the far post after getting on the end of Valencia s cross. Victory left United four points clear of title rivals City before their cross-town foes  match at home to Chelsea on Wednesday. Sunday s other Premier League match saw Newcastle win for the first time in five league matches as they reignited their push for a Champions League spot by beating Norwich 1-0. Papiss Cisse scored the only of the game in the 11th minute but Newcastle keeper Tim Krul had to save from Anthony Pilkington and Zak Whitbread before Steve Morison missed a late chance for Norwich. Victory left Newcastle five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.

Lahore: Bookmaker shot dead

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According to details, Shaukat alias Shauki, a resident of Sanda area in Lahore, was sitting in his house at night when some unidentified persons entered his house and opened fire, killing him on the spot. The residents of the area said that the deceased had a shoe manufacturing business and had no enmity with any one. However, police sources said that Shaukat was a cricket bookie and linked his killing to gambling. Police have started investigation after collecting information from the heirs of the deceased.

Postponed FUU paper to be held today

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According to a spokesman of the Federal Urdu University, the paper will start at 2:30pm today. The MA Private Part-1 paper was scheduled for March 17 but was postponed.

Govt investigating hate slogan wall chalking: Qaim

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Talking to Dunya news at he Sukkur Airport, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that he will meet traders soon to remove their grievances regarding extortion. He said that there is no demand form MQM for any ministry. He informed that the Saturday’s strike call in Karachi was given by the MQM and not by the traders. The chief minister said that President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a high level meeting to discuss law and order situation in Karachi.

Father, son gunned down in Quetta

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According to police, shopkeeper Yaqoob Shah and his son Naveed were sitting in their shop when some unidentified persons opened fire at them, killing both on the spot. Police reached the spot after the incident and cordoned off the area and launched search for the killers. Police have also shifted the dead bodies to the Civil Hospital for autopsy.

Peshawar: two alleged paedophiles arrested

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As per details, five-year-old Fistina was returning from school in Christian Colony of Tihkal when driver Raja Jan took liberties. When she reached home, she was tremendously scared and informed her parents about the situation. The father of the girl registered report in the police station while police arrested the accused. On the other hand, another man Shahzeb tried to abuse six-year-old Ruqayya of Maskin Abad Colony. Police have arrested the accused who have confessed to his crime. Police have sought opinion from court about registration of cases against accused.

Terror revisits Karachi, six gunned down in street

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According to sources, unknown armed men on a motorbike opened fire on some people sitting in a street in Taj Colony. As a result, six people were badly injured and taken to hospital where all of them succumbed to injuries. Police said that two of the victims have been identified as Abur Rashid Khichi and Zubair Khichi. After the mishap, panic gripped the area. Large number of police and Rangers contingents was deployed at the site of occurrence.

Altaf Hussain vows to end feudal system

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Addressing the party rally in Hyderabad on the foundation day of his party, the MQM chief said that his party has unflinching determination to end the feudal system in the country. He said he is living in exile which is a price for his refusal to compromise on principles. He said that President Zardari should help end the culture of extortion in the city of Karachi. Altaf said that his party would end the word minority on coming to power. He called upon all the Sindhis to join the MQM. The MQM chief said that not just Balochistan, but people’s grievances in other areas need to be addressed. He urged the people to ensure that they would not vote for any feudal in the next election. Party workers and leaders later danced to the tunes of drums. There was also fireworks display to celebrate the party’s foundation day rally attended also by a large number of women.

Bangladesh indicts ex-PM's son for grenade attack

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The attack had killed 24 people at an opposition rally. Prosecutors allege Khaleda Zia s son Tarique Rahman masterminded the attack. Several grenades ripped through the rally addressed by now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She was unhurt. A judge on Sunday said the tribunal would begin hearing witness testimony on March 28. Zia s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party says the case is designed to malign Zia s family and destroy politician Rahman s future hopes of leading the country. He has been living in London since 2008 and faces separate corruption charges. Twenty-nine others including former security officials were also indicted in the case Sunday.

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