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Karachi: 15 held in Rangers operation
Primary school blown up in Charsadda
Free apps drain smartphone batteries much quicker
Rallying: Solberg seizes early lead in Rally of Portugal
PUTC win 66th Girls Athletic Championship
Sindh Games: Athletes facing hardships
Wasim Akram backs Aamer's return after ban
Pakistan addicted to using terrorists against India: US
Sargodha: Madhiana indicted in teachers torture case
Entire world awaits PNSC recommendations: Gilani
SC to announce reserved verdict in RPPs case today
Rally on the Mall: Petition filed against PML-N leaders
Karachi: Action against closed petrol pumps ordered
3 cups of tea a day keep heart attacks, diabetes away
Philippines: Heavy rains hit Bicol, Visayas regions, 3 killed

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A heavy contingent of Rangers cordoned off different streets and searched specific homes during the operation which lasted for two hours. The persons arrested during targeted operation are being investigated. Firing erupted in the locality soon after Rangers left the area after completing the search operation. The angry residents tortured the media teams who were there to cover the search operation and also tried to snatch cameras from TV journalists. Police failed to reach the locality after firing broke out after ther search operation.

Primary school blown up in Charsadda

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According to details, some unidentified miscreants blew up Govt boys Primary School No 2 in Ibrahim Zai area of Charsadda during night between Thursday and Friday. The blast was so severe that it completely destroyed two rooms and a corridor of the school. The miscreants managed to escape from the scene after the blast. No loss of life was reported in the incident. Police have reached the spot after the blast and launched a search operation, howerer, no arrest was made.

Free apps drain smartphone batteries much quicker

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Yes, you read the headline right; a recent study conducted by researchers at Purdue University has shown evidence that your miserly ways of “purchasing” the free app over the $0.99 one will cost you in another way. But not in the way you might think. Play a lot of Angry Birds Free version on your phone and you’ll notice a shorter battery life than had you paid full price. Researchers Abhinav Pathak, Charlie Hu, and Ming Zhang asked a simple question, “Where is the energy spent inside my app?” They took several popularly downloaded apps for the Android andWindows Mobile operating systems, including Angry Birds, Free Chess, and The New York Times, and looked specifically at power use. They developed their own software to analyze the apps’ energy usage by breaking down power drawn for hardware and specific entities within each of the apps. The results were shocking: 65 percent to 75 percent of energy in free apps was spent specifically in advertising modules. Breaking it down in more detail with Angry Birds, the researchers found the core of the app consumes only 18 percent of the total app energy. Here’s the kicker though, rendering the ad itself takes only 1 percent of energy while a third party entity called Flurry consumes 45 percent of energy. This energy is being spent gathering your GPS location and aggregating information from the user’s phone. Further adding to the overall power drain is even after the ad has been downloaded, the 3G connection remains open for about 10 seconds.

Rallying: Solberg seizes early lead in Rally of Portugal

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On the 3.27 km course in front of the city s famous Jeronimos Monastery, Solberg finished one tenth of a second ahead of French eight-time world champion Sebastien Loeb (Citroen), with Finnish duo Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) and Mikko Hirvonen (Citroen) both seven-tenths adrift. There will be three night-time stages on the race which takes the drivers south to Faro in the Algarve.

PUTC win 66th Girls Athletic Championship

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The Punjab University Teaching Department has won the 66th Girls Athletic Championship which concluded at the Punjab University Old Campus Ground. On the second day of the two-day event, shot put, long jump, 100 metre, 400 metre and 3000 metre races were held in which teaching Department secured first position. Shibly College, Faisalabad remained runners up while Samundri College got third position.

Sindh Games: Athletes facing hardships

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The participants of the Sindh Games, being held at Mirpur Khas, are facing hardship. The 351 strong contingent was stunned to see that no one from organizers were present when they reached Mirpur Khas. The athletes who are strangers in Mirpur Khas even don’t know whereabout of there accommodation during the games. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad will inaugurate the games.

Wasim Akram backs Aamer's return after ban

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Pakistan former captain and renowned all-rounder Wasim Akram said Aamer should be allowed back into international cricket after serving a ban for for his mistake. "I think we should move on in Aamer s case, forgive him as he has served his punishment for the mistake he committed and allow the youngster another chance," Wasim said. The 19-year-old Aamer was released from a British jail after serving half of his six-month sentence for spot-fixing at the Lord s Test against England in 2010.

Pakistan addicted to using terrorists against India: US

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Michael Sheehan told lawmakers at a recent Congressional hearing that Pakistan has “an addiction to playing around with militia groups to achieve certain interests, particularly vis-à-vis India,” which “gets them in all kinds of trouble.” Sheehan said the US has been having conversations with Pakistan on this issue, but without much success, and so the US has virtually “given up” trying to change Pakistan’s views on India. “It’s the way they view the world,” said Sheehan, and the US must “understand the way they view the world and try to work through it.”

Sargodha: Madhiana indicted in teachers torture case

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Aslam Madhiana and other co-accused were presented before the court under tight security. The court rejected Aslam Madhiana plea to transfer the case from Anti-terrorist Court and indicted him. The court has summoned witnesses to apperar before court on March 31.

Entire world awaits PNSC recommendations: Gilani

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Prime minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the entire world awaited parliamentary recommendations, which would be Pakistan’s benchmark for its future agenda. Addressing a meeting of parliamentary leaders of all political parties at the PM House said that the issue of national security was of paramount importance, and hence it was important to obtain a nationwide consensus. The PM said that the PNSC (Parliamentary Committee on National Security) had worked very hard over recommendations for conducive relationships with USA, NATO, ISAF, which the entire global community eagerly awaited. He made it clear that the issue of NATO supplies was not only related to USA alone but involved 48 (NATO member) countries, and joint consensus over the issue would evolve into any future strategy to cope with the issue. “The role of parliamentary leaders is very important, as your vision will decide the future line of action,” he added. The sources said that the joint sitting of the parliament mat approve PNSC recommendations in today’s meeting. The meeting was attended by opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Muneer Khan Orakzai, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Speaker National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza, Ishaq Dar, Mushahid Hussain Syed, Haider Abbas Rizvi, Afrasayab Khattak, Kalsoom Parveen, Muzaffar Hussain Shah, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Rehman Malik, Syed Khurshid Shah and Pakistan’s ambassador to America Ms Sherry Rehman. COAS, Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, and DG-ISI Lt Gen Zaheer-ul-Islam also attended the meeting.

SC to announce reserved verdict in RPPs case today

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The rental Power Projects case was heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The judgment was reserved on December 14 last year and will be announced today. Former Federal Minister Raja Perwaiz Ashraf defended the projects while Federal Minister Faisal Saleh Hayaat leveled serious corruption allegations in the projects.

Rally on the Mall: Petition filed against PML-N leaders

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According to details, the Punjab Assembly members of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), headed by Rana Sana Ullah, arranged a protest rally at the Mall, Lahore against power crisis before the start of provincial assembly session. It is pertinent to mention here that holding a public rally of any kind at the Mall is prohibited. A lawyer has submitted an application to the CCPO, praying that the Punjab Law Minister Rana Sana ullah and other provincial assembly members have violated Section 144 by organizing a protest rally at the Mall. He said the law is same for all people and a case must be registered against the PML-L leaders who have violated the law.

Karachi: Action against closed petrol pumps ordered

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Commissioner Karachi has directed authorities to take action against owners who kept their petrol pumps shut in anticipation of rise in petrol prices. The petrol pumps in Karachi re-opened on Thursday evening after remaining closed for two days due to unrest and violence in the city. The petrol pumps in many parts of the city were shut down again by greedy owners to gain more benefit as the speculations of proposed hike in petroleum prices was aired by media. The residents in different parts of Karachi face difficulties as they wandered around in search of petrol. Meanwhile, Commissioner Karachi Roshan Shiekh has directed authorities to take serious actions against all petrol pump owners who closed their pumps in order to gain profits from the upcoming rise in the petrol prices. Roshan Sheikh told media that he directed five deputy commissioners of the city to take serious actions against the closed pumps and seal all such pumps. Sheikh further said that the license of the closed petrol pump would be sealed adding that the owners who have closed their pumps would be arrested.

3 cups of tea a day keep heart attacks, diabetes away

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Over the years, experts have discovered that drinking at least three cups of tea may protect against heart attacks and diabetes. A review showed that regular drinking of black tea, with or without milk could reduce the risk of heart problems by cutting levels of bad cholesterol and blood sugar. The experts said the benefits of tea are largely due to the flavonoid content- antioxidant ingredients that counteract cardiovascular disease. One cup of tea provides 150-200mg of flavonoids and it is the best source of antioxidant in the nation’s diet. In terms of delivery of antioxidants, two cups of tea is equivalent to five portions of vegetables. These flavonoids found in tea are thought to control inflammation, reduce excess blood clotting promote blood vessel function and limit furring up of the arteries.

Philippines: Heavy rains hit Bicol, Visayas regions, 3 killed

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A fisherman died off Catanduanes province while a woman and her six-year-old son drowned while trying to cross a swollen river near Sipocot, Camarines Sur, said Jay Ramos, a civil defense official of the Bicol region. All three died on Monday, March 26, he said. Another fisherman went missing off Tolosa, Leyte on Tuesday, March 27, the government s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in Manila. The council reported scattered flooding across the central islands, with about 200 people forced to leave their homes for higher ground. The storm has since crossed over into the South China Sea, the state weather service said. The Philippines is struck by about 20 storms and typhoons every year, bringing death and misery to millions. Tropical storm Washi (Sendong) wrought flash floods in two southern cities in December last year, killing more than 1,200 people.

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