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- Pak-US strategic dialogue to revive next month
- Karachi: ANP leader remain unhurt in cracker attack
- Sialkot: 6 injured in Indian forces firing at Charar sector
- Monsoon spell continues in central Punjab
- Punjab CNG stations to remain open from Aug 17 to 22
- Jumat-ul-Wida is being observed today
- 8 killed, 9 injured in Karachi violence
- Chiniot: Tea stall owner get Rs 0.75m Sui gas bill
- 53 killed in pre-Eid Iraq attacks
- UN Council OKs new Syria office after observers go
- Taliban say they have infiltrated Afghan forces
- South Africa rally after top order collapse
- Pietersen faces extended wait over T20 squad
- Murray upset in 2 sets by Chardy in Cincinnati
- Diego Junior set to play in Argentina
| Pak-US strategic dialogue to revive next month Posted: Highly placed sources in the US Capital, Washington, DC, said that efforts were underway to make sure that the strategic dialogue between both countries will be revived on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. It may be noted that the 67th UNGA session will kick-off in New York in mid-September this year. Pakistans President Zardari is likely to attend UNGA this time and US wanted to convey a message that it is serious in rebuilding relations with Pakistan, sources maintained. Therefore, the agenda for the revival of strategic dialogue is being worked out in both countries currently, sources added.Emphasis will be on social sector and non-security related areas in the next strategic dialogue meeting, sources pointed out. Both sides will try to focus on 4-5 priority areas like agriculture, energy, trade, water etc in order to address specific issues in the meeting, they argued. Pakistans Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar and the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton will chair from each side. Strategic dialogue was started in 2008 but was suspended in 2010 after strained relations between both countries on security issues.Core groups in different areas under the umbrella of strategic dialogue continued to meet but foreign ministers did not meet for this purpose during last two years. The process remained stalled as tensions peaked between Pakistan and US during the last year or so on security issues.As many as 11 core groups are part of strategic dialogue process, including Economy and Trade, Energy, Defense, Security, Strategic Stability and Non-Proliferation, Law Enforcement and Counter-terrorism, Science and Technology, Education, Agriculture, Water, Health and Communication and Public Diplomacy.Pakistan and US are trying to put the bilateral relationship back on track after signing agreement on NATO supply routes, particularly since the US has also apologized on Salala incident and also released the outstanding coalition support funds.Revival of strategic dialogue will also be another indication that the US is serious in its long term commitment to Pakistan and is not going to leave it high and dry, sources said. They, however, cautioned that the discussions under the strategic dialogue this time round will be much more focused and only in high priority areas.- Contributed by Awais Saleem, Dunya News correspondent in Washington, DC
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| Karachi: ANP leader remain unhurt in cracker attack Posted: According to details, some unidentified persons carried out a cracker attack on ANP leader Bashir Jan when he was passing through Frontier Colony on his vehicle after attending an Iftar Party.Bashir Jan remained unhurt in the attack. His guards also opened fire during the incident. His vehicle was damaged in the attack.Police and Rangers reached the spot after the incident. Meanwhile, CM Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has taken notice of the attack on ANP leader and sought report of the incident.
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| Sialkot: 6 injured in Indian forces firing at Charar sector Posted: At least six Pakistani citizens were injured after unprovoked firing and mortar shelling by Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) at Sialkot working boundary, here on Thursday night.According to military officials, Indian forces opened fire in village Surkhpur of Chapriyal sector, some 10 kilometers away from Sialkot. Unprovoked firing injured six civilians including two women and a child.The injured have been shifted to CMH Sialkot. Pakistan security forces also replied to the unprovoked attack, pressing the rivals to refrain from further attacks.
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| Monsoon spell continues in central Punjab Posted: The Monsoon spell continues in different parts of the country. Rain in Multan on Thursday turned the weather pleasant while rain water accumulated on roads after heavy showers in KhanewalMet Office has predicted more rains for Multan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal Division, Hazara, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan for the next 24 hours.Highest temperature during the past 24 hours was recorded in Dalbandin where mercury reached 43 degree centigrade while temperature in Islamabad and Quetta remained 35, Lahore and Peshawar 36 and temperature remained 33 degree centigrade in Karachi.
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| Punjab CNG stations to remain open from Aug 17 to 22 Posted: Chairman All Pakistan CNG Association, Ghayas Piracha, in a statement said that the decision was taken while keeping in view Eid-ul-Fitr.He also hailed government for providing relief to the masses on Eid-ul-Fitr.
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| Jumat-ul-Wida is being observed today Posted: The Muslims across the country, and world over, are observing Jumat-ul Wida, last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan with religious reverence and zeal on Friday (today).Also known as Al-Quds Day, the Muslims observe this day to express solidarity with Palestinian people in their struggle against Israeli subjugation. Rallies in support of Palestinians will be held in different parts of the country to mark the day. The Youm-al-Quds is observed annually on the last Friday of Ramazan to oppose Israels control over Jerusalem.
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| 8 killed, 9 injured in Karachi violence Posted: According to details, some unidentified persons opened fire and killed a police official, Nasir Niazi, in Usmanabad area of Garden. In a separate incident in the same locality, four people were wounded in an exchange of firing between two rival groups.Police have recovered a dead body of a woman from Baldia Sector 12. According to police torture signs were visible on the dead body.In Bilal Colony, an unidentified man was killed during clash between two rival groups while a man was injured in when a gas cylinder was exploded in Saeedabad.Some unidentified miscreants opened fire and killed a man named Banaras in Baldia area while gunmen shot dead a man in Lines Area. The deceased was identified as Feroze. Police have also found butured head of a person from Kaghzi Bazaar area while the remaining body was recovered from Docks area.Some unidentified gunmen opened fire at an electronics shop in Manshera Colony and shot dead a man named Karim.Meanwhile, an activist of a religious party, Salim Abbas Naqshbandi, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at a hospital. Salim Abbas was wounded last week in firing incident in Korangi. At least three persons were wounded in two separate incidents on firing in Mawach Goth and Sher Shah area.
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| Chiniot: Tea stall owner get Rs 0.75m Sui gas bill Posted: According to details, Noor Muhammad, a resident of Mandi Sheikhan near Chiniot, runs a tea stall in the area whose monthly Sui gas bill ranges fron Rs 1100 to Rs 1200. His tea stall remain shut during the month of Ramazan but the Sui gas department imposed Rs 0.75 million bill on him.Noor Muhammad suffered a heart attack on receiving a huge bill. He was rushed to a nearby hospital from where he was shifted to a hospital in Sargodha.Noor Muhammad’s son went to the Sui Gas office for correction of bill but in vain.
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| 53 killed in pre-Eid Iraq attacks Posted: A wave of attacks across Iraq killed at least 53 people on Thursday amid warnings that insurgents would mount deadly attacks ahead of the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.Officials reported more than a dozen explosions and shootings in 15 cities and towns nationwide that also left more than 250 people wounded as Iraqis readied to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival.The latest unrest takes the overall death toll from violence this month to 198, according to an AFP tally based on security and medical sources.The deadliest violence struck in and around Baghdad, where 26 people were killed in a series of bombings.In the predominantly Shiite north Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadr City, 11 people were killed and 41 wounded by an evening explosion, while six people were killed and 26 wounded by a car bomb in the Husseiniyah district, also in the north of the capital, security and medical officials said.North of Baghdad, gunmen with silenced weapons attacked a checkpoint in Massud, killing at least six soldiers and wounding seven others, security forces and medical officials said.Three other people were killed and 11 wounded by twin blasts in the east Baghdad neighbourhood of Zafraniyah.And in Tal Afar, north of Baghdad, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt killed six people and wounded 10 others, police Second Lieutenant Abed Ghayib and Dr Mohammed Tawfik said.A series of attacks in Kirkuk province north of Baghdad, killed nine people.In the town of Daquq, a suicide attacker blew himself up at an anti-terrorism departments compound, while in the provinces eponymous capital, at least four car bombs were set off across the city -- including two at the offices of the state-owned North Oil Company.I came to investigate one of the attacks near the company compound, said police Colonel Abdullah Kadhim, head of Kirkuk citys sniffer dog unit.Suddenly, another bomb went off near me, and it damaged lots of cars and company property inside the parking lot.Kadhim suffered wounds to his leg.Provincial health chief Sadiq Omar Rasul put the toll from the attacks in Daquq and Kirkuk city at eight dead and 56 wounded. Provincial police Brigadier General Sarhad Qader said the victims included six police killed in the Daquq attack.Also in Kirkuk province, two bombings near the home of a police captain in the town of Dibis killed his brother and wounded four others, including the captain himself, police and a doctor at nearby Kirkuk hospital said.The violence in ethnically-mixed Kirkuk city was concentrated in its Kurdish-majority areas, and came on the anniversary of the founding of Iraqs most powerful Kurdish party, the Kurdistan Democratic Party.In Kut, 160 kilometres (100 miles) south of Baghdad, a car bomb exploded on Thursday evening, police Colonel Dhargham al-Assadi said. Five people were killed and 70 others wounded, according to Dhia al-Din Jalil al-Ibboudi, the head of the Kut health directorate.Attacks also struck Al-Garma, Al-Baaj, Badush, Tuz Khurmatu, Mosul, Taji, Khales and Baquba, leaving seven dead and dozens wounded.
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| UN Council OKs new Syria office after observers go Posted: The Security Council agreed Thursday to end the U.N. military observer mission in Syria in the face of an escalating civil war and back a new liaison office in Damascus to support U.N. and Arab League efforts to end the countrys 18-month conflict.Frances U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud, the current Security Council president, said members who have been deeply divided on tackling the conflict were united behind U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moons proposal to replace the 300 unarmed observers with a small group of military advisers and political, human rights and civil affairs experts.Araud said the council agreed that conditions set for possibly extending the observer mission a significant reduction in violence and an end to the Syrian governments use of heavy weapons had not been met and the missions mandate would end Sunday.The mission has been severely limited in its work by the violence in Syria, and members have been mainly confined to their hotels since June 15.Russias U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, whose country is the most important ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, invited U.N. ambassadors from key nations and regional and international organizations who agreed in June in Geneva on guidelines for a Syrian-led political transition to a meeting Friday at U.N. headquarters in New York.Churkin told reporters he wants the Geneva action group along with important actors Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are not members to make a joint or parallel appeal to all the parties of the Syrian conflict that they end violence as soon as possible by a certain point in time.Churkin said the appeal should also urge the government and opposition to appoint representatives to negotiate towards a political solution, and in particular towards the establishment of a transitional governing body as provided for in the Geneva document.In a letter to the council last Friday, Ban said the conditions for extending the observer mission had not been met, but he added that it is imperative for the United Nations to have a presence in Syria aside from its humanitarian operation in order to support U.N. and Arab League efforts in mediating and facilitating a peaceful resolution to the crisis.The Security Council initially authorized the 300-strong observer mission to deploy to Syria for 90 days to monitor implementation of a six-point peace plan brokered by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. The plan was to start with a cease-fire and withdrawal of the governments heavy weapons and culminate with Syrian-led political talks.Assads government and opposition forces agreed to the plan, but it was never implemented.Because of the worsening bloodshed and insecurity, the observer mission has been cut by about two-thirds.U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet told reporters after briefing the council behind closed doors that the observer mission will come to an end at midnight Sunday.There are currently 101 observers and 72 civilian staff members in Syria, he said. In order to have an orderly departure, the last observers will leave Aug. 24, but they will not do any work after Sunday.Mulet said discussions are under way on the new U.N. liaison office, which he said has been approved by the Syrian government and will have about 20-30 staff members.Russia and China have vetoed three Western-backed Security Council resolutions that would have stepped up pressure especially against the Syrian government by threatening sanctions if the fighting didnt stop.
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| Taliban say they have infiltrated Afghan forces Posted: The leader of the Taliban says his fighters have infiltrated the Afghan police and army and are successfully killing a growing number of U.S.-led coalition forces.Mullah Mohammad Omar released his message Thursday ahead of a holiday this weekend that ends the holy month of Ramadan. The note was emailed to news organizations.So far this year, 34 foreign troops have been killed in attacks by Afghan forces or militants disguised in Afghan uniforms. The coalition claims only 10 percent of the attacks can be linked to infiltrators.In his message, the Taliban leader also tells his fighters to protect the life and property of Afghan civilians.The U.N. says more than three-fourths of the 1,145 civilian deaths in the first six months of this year were blamed on insurgents.
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| South Africa rally after top order collapse Posted: JP Duminy and Vernon Philander led South Africas recovery from 54 for four to 262 for seven at stumps on the first day of the third Test against England at Lords on Thursday.While the score, particularly the number of wickets lost, would have been uncomfortable for South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who won the toss and batted, the situation could have been so much worse.Fast bowler Steven Finn (three for 68) rocked the tourists with a pre-lunch burst of three for three in seven legitimate deliveries on his Middlesex home ground while James Anderson took three for 57.But come the close Philander was 46 not out, having shared a seventh-wicket stand of 72 with Duminy, who gave it away on 61.South Africa, 1-0 up in this three-match series and needing only to avoid defeat to replace England as the worlds number one Test side, saw their powerful top order all out before lunch.Opener Smith had made scores of 259 and 107 in his two previous Lords Tests.But a third century eluded him when Anderson, with his first ball from around the wicket, had the left-hander caught behind for 14 by wicket-keeper Matt Prior although England had to review Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasenas initial not out decision.It was the first time in four innings this series that Smith, who on Thursday broke Australia great Allan Borders record for most Tests as captain by leading the Proteas for the 94th match, had failed to make a fifty.First change Finn, who retained his place at the expense of Tim Bresnan after England recalled off-spinner Graeme Swann having opted for an all seam attack during the drawn second Test at Headingley, then took over.Alviro Petersen, who made a Test-best 182 at Headingley, was next out when he gloved the tall Finn, getting good bounce, down the legside to Prior for 22.It seemed hed withdrawn his hand from the bat in time, but Petersen did not review the decision.And 49 for two soon became 54 for four as England, whose build-up to this match had been overshadowed by their decision to drop Kevin Pietersen for sending text messsages to South African players, saw Finn make a quick double strike.Hashim Amla, who posted a South Africa record 311 not out in their innings victory in the first Test at The Oval, was bowled for 13 by a superb Finn delivery that nipped between bat and pad to clip off-stump.Jacques Kallis then fell for just three, going the same way as Petersen, although his legside glove needed a lengthy review by Australian third umpire Rod Tucker.It appeared Kalliss hand too was off the bat at the moment of impact.But Tucker felt differently, much to the all-rounders visible disbelief, and England captain Andrew Strauss had yet more reason to celebrate his 100th Test and 50th as skipper.AB de Villiers and Jacques Rudolph put on 51 for the fifth wicket.But the stand ended when de Villiers (27), edged Anderson to third slip Alastair Cook.Rudolph, carelessly, was bowled off an inside edge, hitting across the line by Swann for 42 and, three balls into the new ball Duminy, not moving his feet, wafted at an Anderson ball well outside off-stump and was caught behind, having batted for nearly three hours.There was a bizarre end to the days play when a power cut all round Lords saw several floodlights fail, with the umpires going off for bad light.
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| Pietersen faces extended wait over T20 squad Posted: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has several extra days in which to discover if he will be a member of the defending champions World Twenty20 squad.The International Cricket Council (ICC) had originally made this Saturday their deadline for all teams to announce their final 15-man squads for the tournament in Sri Lanka starting next month.However, the global governing body announced Thursday they had put this back until Friday, August 24, at the behest of several countries, with England now due to announce their squad on Tuesday.An England spokeswoman told AFP they had not asked specifically for an extension in order to reach agreement with Pietersen, dropped for the ongoing third Test at Lords against his native South Africa after admitting sending provocative texts to Proteas players.She said the reason was that England did not want a squad announcement deflecting attention away from a Test the hosts must win to prevent South Africa dethroning them as the worlds top-ranked side in the five-day game.Pietersen was Englands man of the tournament when they won the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean two years ago -- the first time theyd lifted a major piece of ICC silverware.
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| Murray upset in 2 sets by Chardy in Cincinnati Posted: Andy Murray lost in straight sets to Jeremy Chardy of France, an opponent he has dominated during his career, in the third round of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday.Chardy beat Murray 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. Murray had won their four previous matches, losing only one set.Murray won an Olympic gold medal at Wimbledon, then dropped out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto last week with a sore left knee. He said the knee felt good in his opening match on Wednesday.Serena Williams reached the quarterfinals on Thursday and extended her winning streak to 19 matches. Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 5 Angelique Kerber also won.Mardy Fish and Juan Mardin del Potro also advanced.
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| Diego Junior set to play in Argentina Posted: Diego Sinagra Maradona often known as Diego Junior is expected to join the club El Porvenir. The clubs coach says the paperwork is being completed and that the midfielder is expected to arrive next week in Argentina.Diego Junior was born in Italy in 1986, the offspring of a relationship Maradona had with an Italian woman, Cristina Sinagra, while he was playing with Italian club Napoli.I love Argentine football and to play there is something Ive wished to do, Diego Junior told the Argentine sports daily Ole.El Porvenir coach Luis Ventura said on his Twitter feed that signing Diego Junior would not cost the club a cent, but could generate interest and income.Diego Junior has had little contact with his father and has none of his football talent, with his career limited to lower-level clubs in Italy.
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