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• Main accused in Tando Adam lynching case escapes
• SC issues cause list of cases
• Warner braces for Pakistan spin challenge
• Afghanistan set to face Australia in ODI in Dubai
• Football: Barcelona beat Madrid 3-2 in first leg
• Usain Bolt clocks 19.58 in 200 metres at Lausanne
• Ex-US ambassador Crocker arrested in hit-and-run
• 1.5 million child labourers in Colombia: study
• Oil prices fall near $96, reversing morning gains
• Euro pushes higher on fed stimulus hopes
• Refusal of marriage: girl dies, boy hospitalised
• Bulleh Shahs Urs celebrations start in Kasur
• PPP, MQM discuss LB system
• Innocent boy lynched in Kasur
• Ephedrine case: ANF freezes assets of accused

Main accused in Tando Adam lynching case escapes Posted: The main accused in Tando Adam lynching case, Iqbal Sheikh, was admitted in surgical ward at the Civil Hospital in Hyderabad in injured condition from where he escaped. Two police official who were deployed there were suspended for negligence.Meanwhile, SSP Hyderabad Pir Fareed Jan has said that he has no information regarding escape of the accused. However, SHO Market was informed by SHO Tando Adam Police Station that the accused was shifted to Karachi for treatment.

SC issues cause list of cases Posted: As per the cause list issued, the Supreme Court will hear contempt of court case against Prime Minister on August 27. A five-member bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa will hear the case.The same five-member bench will hear the NRO implementation case on August 27.A two-member bench comprising Justice Jawad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain will also hear a case regarding illegal transplant of human organs.The hearing of Irsalan Iftikhar case and Hajj corruption case will be held on August 28.

Warner braces for Pakistan spin challenge Posted: Dashing Australian opener David Warner on Thursday said he and fellow batsmen were ready for Pakistans spin challenge in their limited over series starting next week.The 25-year-old left-hander, who has made an impact with his aggressive strokeplay at international level, is bracing for Pakistans successful spin trio led by Saeed Ajmal and backed up by Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez.Australia first face Afghanistan in a tune-up one-day in Sharjah on Saturday before taking on Pakistan in three one-day and as many Twenty20 internationals on dry and spin-friendly pitches in the United Arab Emirates.But Warner said Australians have prepared well.We had a great camp in Darwin, Warner told reporters. Some wickets there were turning. I think the boys definitely challenged themselves in that area and they got through pretty well.In January this year Pakistan routed the then worlds best Test team England 3-0 here, with Ajmal and left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman sharing 43 wickets between them but England hit back by taking the one-day series 4-1 and T20s 2-1.Warner said facing Ajmal and Afridi will be a big challenge.I havent faced them before in turning conditions. I have faced both in a Twenty20 game in England where the ball wasnt turning much. I have faced Afridi in Australia but not in turning conditions as yet so I am really looking forward to it.We knew that in this series we are going to face a lot of spin bowling. We are looking forward for the challenge and now we see that as a bonus, said Warner of the series in which the first one-day will be in Sharjah on August 28.The second match is scheduled for Abu Dhabi (August 31) and the third in Sharjah (September 3).That will be followed by three Twenty20 matches in Dubai on September 5, 7 and 10.Warner hoped the series will provide good preparation for the World Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka in September-October.It is disappointing we cannot play in Pakistan but we are two teams who like facing each other. I am looking forward for the challenge which can be great, said Warner, who promised no let-ups against minnows Afghanistan.We are playing for Australia which always takes teams seriously. Anytime we walk out there with the Australian cap on it is a thrill. We will treat it as another game for Australia.Warner warned Afghanistan can be a surprise package.We know what Afghanistan is capable of over here. Everyone says that some of us struggle against spin bowling and we know that they might have some good spin bowlers as well.We havent got to see much of their footage. We are expecting a team that is jumping out of the skin to play against Australia. They are a type of a team that can bring anything into the table and we are looking forward to that challenge.

Afghanistan set to face Australia in ODI in Dubai Posted: Afghanistan takes another big step toward cricketing respect on Saturday when it plays Australia in a one-day international, only the second time the team of mostly war refugees has faced a test-playing nation.The violence-wracked country qualified this year for its second consecutive Twenty20 World Cup, but isnt expected to beat Australia. Even so, coach Kabir Khan said playing well will give the team confidence ahead of the T20 tournament in Sri Lanka in September and show that it has moved beyond simply being a feel-good story for the sport. He also hopes it will inspire a younger generation to take up the sport.Afghanistan played its first ODI against a test nation earlier this year when it faced Pakistan, losing by seven wickets.The Australia match is a day where Afghan cricket can go a step higher than where we are, Khan told The Associated Press. Some of the players have seen Australia on TV and they are stars. Now they will get a chance to play against them.Made up of players who learned the game in Pakistan refugee camps, Afghanistan has gone from the World Cricket League Division 5 in 2008 to playing its first ODI this year against a test playing team, Pakistan.The teams success has helped cricket replace football as the national sport, and even the Taliban have approved cricket where frequent breaks mean the sport doesnt interfere with prayer times in the Muslim nation.Cricket clubs have sprung up across the country and the government is building new grounds in order to keep up with the growing demand from 70,000 club cricketers. A new crop of players are also showing potential, with the under-19 team set to play Sri Lanka for ninth place at the under-19 World Cup on Friday. Two years ago, the team finished 16th.Any countrys future depends on its youngsters and the quality of its youngsters, Khan said, adding that several players from that team including skipper Javed Ahmadi have been included in its World Cup team.The way this team has performed for last seven or eight years, we need a very good strong backup otherwise we will lose that place. A lot of teams at this stage have lost their place ... We have loads of examples of that in world cricket like Kenya going down, Bermuda going down.Acting Australia coach Steve Rixon said his team was glad to do its part to bolster the prospects of Afghanistan cricket. But he said Australia was there to win and show why it once was the No. 1-ranked ODI team in the world. It currently sits fourth.Afghanistan has come in as a minor contender but they are there and they are competing at the top level, Rixon said.We have to come in with every ounce of respect for the opposition, he said. I like the idea that little minor nations are getting a chance to come in and play against the bigger boys. I think that is great for cricket.Vice captain David Warner said it would be a mistake to take a team like Afghanistan lightly.They are the type of people that could bring anything to the table and we are looking forward to that challenge, Warner said.Warner said the biggest hurdle is coping with spin bowling. Afghanistan has several quality spin bowlers including all-rounder Mohammad Nabi and Samiullah Shenwari. Its top fast bowler Hamid Hassan is out injured but expected to be back for the World Cup.

Football: Barcelona beat Madrid 3-2 in first leg Posted: Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez scored second-half goals to give Barcelona a 3-2 first-leg home victory over Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup on Thursday.The traditional curtain raiser to the new Spanish season was threatening to become a lacklustre affair until Ronaldo put Madrid ahead on 55 minutes.Barca replied three times before Angel Di Maria capitalised on a Victor Valdes mistake to give Madrid some hope ahead of next weeks second-leg in the Santiago Bernabeu.

Usain Bolt clocks 19.58 in 200 metres at Lausanne Posted: Usain Bolt was fast and impressive at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting on Thursday. Yohan Blake was fast and maybe even more impressive.Bolt, the Olympic champion and world record holder over 100 and 200 metres, timed 19.58 seconds in the fastest 200 ever run at the speedy Lausanne track.Yet he was almost overshadowed by Blake, his Jamaican friend and rival who 20 minutes earlier closed the gap between them in the all-time 100 rankings.Blake, a two-time Olympic silver medalist behind Bolt, clocked 9.69 to become the joint second-fastest man in history.9.69 is a wonderful result, said Bolt, who ran that time when setting a then-world record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I knew he is going to push real hard tonight.Blake, fighting off a post-London Games cold, overcame a slight headwind to shave .06 off his previous best. He ran 9.75 to beat Bolt in the Jamaican Olympic trials in June and the same time again when his training partner finished in 9.63 to defend his Olympic title earlier this month.I knew I was fast and my coach told me I could run faster, said Blake, who shares coach Glen Mills with Bolt. Today I could finally prove it.Blake made a fast start and an impressive driving finish to equal the 9.69 run by Tyson Gay of the United States in 2009. Gay trailed in Blakes wake Thursday, placing second in 9.83.I have been working for that. Now it all comes together, Blake said. My performance proves it.Still, Bolts world record of 9.58 to win gold at the 2009 world championships is at a different level, and his fooling on the start line Thursday suggests he is at ease with Blakes challenge.After playing air guitar for the television cameras, Blake used the 1.4 metres per second of wind assistance to set an Athletissima record, 0.26 behind his gold medal-winning time in London.This season has not always been great but Im thrilled with the way it is finishing, Bolt said.However, the season is unlikely to climax with another Bolt vs. Blake match. They are set to avoid each other in the final two Diamond League meets, at Zurich next Thursday and Brussels a week later.

Ex-US ambassador Crocker arrested in hit-and-run Posted: Ryan Crocker, the former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, is facing hit-and-run and intoxicated driving charges, authorities said Thursday.Crocker, who was long one of the top U.S. diplomats and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was arrested Aug. 14 in Washington state, Trooper Troy Briggs said. He registered a 160 blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit and a .152 in successive breath tests when was arrested in Spokane Valley, Briggs said.Crocker, who was driving a 2009 Ford Mustang convertible, was stopped in the left lane at a red light. And when the light turned green, he tried to turn right across the path of the semi in the right lane, Briggs said.The vehicles collided and Crockers car spun out, but he kept driving, Briggs said. A witness followed him to a nearby bank and called police.He was very cooperative but obviously intoxicated, Briggs said.Crocker pleaded not guilty in court the next day, KXLY-TV reported (http://is.gd/82E4aT). His lawyer, Julie Twyford, did not immediately return a call or email from The Associated Press on Thursday.Crocker retired from the foreign service last month after serving three decades in some of the worlds most dangerous hotspots, most recently Afghanistan.An Arabic speaker and six-time ambassador, he came out of an earlier retirement last year to take the helm of the embassy at President Barack Obamas request. This year, Crocker announced he was retiring due to a serious health issue that he previously had while ambassador to Iraq.He also ran embassies in Iraq, Pakistan, Kuwait, Lebanon and Syria.Crocker was in Beirut when the U.S. Embassy there was blown up in 1983, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans. His residence in Syria was ransacked by a mob when he was ambassador there in 1998, and insurgents attacked the embassy in Kabul last September during Crockers service there.He served as ambassador to Iraq from 2007 through 2009. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.Crocker has been on leave from his position as dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.His next court appearance is scheduled for September 12.

1.5 million child labourers in Colombia: study Posted: Nearly 1.5 million children aged between five and 17 were working in Colombia during the third quarter of 2011, driving the child labor rate up to 13 percent, an official report said Thursday.This is embarrassing news for the country, because the goal of a developed society is that its children do not work, said Jorge Bustamante, director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE).Close to 23 percent of working children do not go to school, added Bustamante, who conducted the investigation together with the Institute for Family Well-being and the Labor Ministry.According to official data, Colombia has 44.9 million inhabitants, 11.2 million of which are children aged five to 17 -- little more than a quarter of the population.Among the children who were working at the time of the study, 31.7 percent reported voluntarily working to earn their own money, while 27.6 percent admitted to being forced to contribute to their familys livelihood.Over half of working children said they received no pay, 28.3 percent said they were salaried employees and 20 percent worked independently.A third of the children work in hotels and restaurants, another third in agriculture or fishing and 16.1 percent in factories, according to the report, which did not include exploitation of minors by armed groups and in the sex trade.

Oil prices fall near $96, reversing morning gains Posted: Benchmark crude fell 99 cents to finish at $96.27 per barrel in New York. The decline erased nearly all the gains from the day before, when minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserves July 31-Aug. 1 meeting suggested the Fed was preparing new steps to boost the economy.But on Thursday, oil traders were less sure that the central bank would act. And there was more uncertainty out of Europe.James Bullard, president of the Feds St. Louis bank, told CNBC Thursday that the minutes from the Feds meeting were stale because the economy had picked up since then. The oil market had hoped for another round of bond-buying, called quantitative easing, or QE.If youre going to downgrade the expectations of QE, that will definitely put some downward pressure on the market for oil, said Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group.The leaders of Germany and France also suggested Thursday that they would be hesitant to extend deadlines for Greece to make reforms tied to its bailout.Oil prices headed lower around midday, shortly after the European leaders made their comments.Overall, oil prices have climbed nearly $10 per barrel since Aug. 1, partly on hopes that the U.S., Europe and China would do more to increase growth in their respective economies. Growth increases demand for oil and other energy products.At the pump, the national average for gasoline rose less than a penny overnight to $3.718 per gallon, according to AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service. Thats about a quarter more than a month ago and about 15 cents higher than a year ago.Natural gas prices also fell after the government said more natural gas went into storage last week than analysts had expected. The nations gas reserves remain well above average because of strong production and relatively soft demand.

Euro pushes higher on fed stimulus hopes Posted: The euro pushed higher against the dollar Thursday as expectations of Federal Reserve stimulus actions continued to guide sentiment on the forex market.The euro rose to $1.2562 from $1.2522 late Wednesday, scoring its third straight gain on the greenback.David Starkey of Western Union said the strong hints at a new stimulus found in the minutes of the latest Fed policy meeting released Wednesday remained the dominant theme in trade for a second day.The report highlighted that many of the committee members feel that without substantial and sustainable improvement, additional stimulative initiatives will be needed fairly soon, said Starkey.This has been taken to mean that the Fed may be growing impatient with the pace of the recovery and looking to offer a helping hand.The aim of more stimulus would be to drive down long-term US interest rates, making the dollar a less attractive investment compared to other currencies.The dollar also fell against the Japanese currency, trading to 78.47 yen from 78.53 yen. The euro was higher, at 98.59 yen per euro compared to 98.34The British pound slipped on the dollar after a three-day rise, buying $1.5858 compared to $1.5878 a day earlier. The dollar fell on the Swiss franc, to 0.9559 francs from 0.9585 francs.

Refusal of marriage: girl dies, boy hospitalised Posted: The girl passed away while body is suffering from critical situation.As per details, a young boy and a girl tried to commit suicide by eating poisonous liquor at Askari Park near Old Vegetable Market in Karachi. Having information about the incident, the passers-by called the rescue teams which shifted Rohail and Rose Marry to Jinnah Hospital in critical condition.According to sources, doctors succeeded in rescuing the boy while the ill-fated girl could not survive.Talking to Dunya News, Rohail said that he wanted to wed with Rose Mary but took extreme step as his parents refused to accept his proposal.

Bulleh Shahs Urs celebrations start in Kasur Posted: A large number of people and lovers of the Sufi poet are thronging his shrine in great numbers to attend Urs celebrations.Women devotees, carrying oil lamps in their hands, are seen making pledges on the shrine as part of a Sufi ritual.People put a floral wreath on the shrine of the mystic poet who disseminated the message of love, brotherhood and peace to the humanity.Followers of the great mystic are also giving offerings at his shrine. One one hand, his verses are being sung by artists while on the other hand Malangs are dancing to the beats of drums oblivious to the surroundings.Celebrations would continue till August 26.Tight security arrangements have been made on this occasion.

PPP, MQM discuss LB system Posted: A meeting of PPP-MQM Core Committee held at Sindh Chief Minister’s House to discuss the different points of draft of local bodies system.Agha Siraj Durani of PPP said that progress was underway on the draft of the LB system. He said that Mayor would enjoy more powers than the past.Syed Sardar Ahmad of MQM said that both the parties agreed on 107 out of 130 clauses of the draft of local bodies system.A working paper would be prepared to shift powers from provincial government to municipal level.Sindh governor and CM would give the final decision over the draft.

Innocent boy lynched in Kasur Posted: As per details, the boy was missing from noon. Family members with the help of neighbouring boys tired their best to search him and ultimately found that the boy had been mercilessly lynched by the roof of a room in school. Having information about the tragic incident, the people of area were stunned at the tragic incidents and heartedly mourned at his death. Police took the body in custody and shifted to hospital for postmortem. Further inquiry in underway; however nobody could be arrested in this regard.

Ephedrine case: ANF freezes assets of accused Posted: Anti Narcotics Force has decided to probe the assets of Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Mosa Gillani and Hanif Abbassi.The assets of the three accused have been frozen for the purpose of investigation.Other accused include former narcotics control secretary Zafar Abbas Luk, former health director general Dr Rashid Jumma, former health acting director general Dr Asad Hafeez, chief executive of Berlix Lab Multan Rizwan Ahmed Khan, alleged front man of Ali Musa Gilani, Tauqir Ahmed Khan, Director CAN Pharma Multan Hashim Tareen (allegedly involved in making a fake distribution network for Berlex), Director Florence Pharma Islamabad Ehsanur Rehman, Director Florence Pharma Multan Chaudhary Abdul Waheed Majid, Director Danas Pharma Islamabad Col (Retd) Tahir Lahoti and Executive Director Danas Pharma Islamabad Ansar Farooq.

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