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• Zardari convenes allied parties meeting today
• Ali Baba and 40 Thieves have made country beggar: Shahbaz
• Malik Riaz contempt case: CJ nomination as witness baffles experts
• Pakistan to cull 21,000 infected sheep: official
• Germany bars US extremist pastor Terry Jones
• Hezbollah urges protests against anti-Islam film
• 17 bodies found with gunshot wounds in Mexico
• Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit
• Jolie in Iraq urges open borders for Syria refugees
• Spain, Czechs to clash in Davis Cup final
• Murray receives rousing welcome to hometown
• Motorcycling: Lorenzo wins San Marino MotoGP
• Juventus comes from behind to beat Genoa 3-1
• Javier Ballesteros, son of late Seve, wins tourney
• Karachi: Several injured as two trains collide near Bin Qasim Station

Zardari convenes allied parties meeting today Posted: President Asif Ali Zardari will chair the meeting of allied parties which will be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr today. The meeting will review present political situation in the country, Sindh Local Government Act, 2012 and the upcoming general election and setting up of caretaker government.ANP will attend the meeting while Pir Pagara has decided not to participate in the meeting.President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday held telephonic conversation with Pir Pagara. Both the leaders discussed political situation of the country.

Ali Baba and 40 Thieves have made country beggar: Shahbaz Posted: During his meeting with parliamentarians in Lahore, Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that Ali Baba and his 40 Thieves have made the resource-rich country a ‘beggar’.He said the masses witnessed worst loadshedding during the past four and a half year. The chief minister said that the national institutions are being destroyed by looting and corruption.The chief minister said that the masses will not tolerate the corrupt rulers further. He said that PML-N gain overwhelming majority in the next general elections.

Malik Riaz contempt case: CJ nomination as witness baffles experts Posted: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising of Justice Ejaz Afzal and Justice Ijaz Chaudhry, will resume hearing of Malik Riaz contempt case today.Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadir on Saturday submitted a list of six witnesses, including the chief justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Registrar Supreme Court Faqir Hussain and Malik Riaz’s son-in-law Salman Ahmad.Names of these personalities were mentioned in Malik Riaz’s June 12 press conference. It is for the first time in the courts’ history of Pakistan that Chief Justice of Pakistan has been named as a witness in any case. The move was also surprising for Adviser to the Prime Minister Fawad Chaudhry.During previous hearing, the court had ordered Attorney General to present a list of witnesses but no one would have thought that the name of the head of the apex court would be included in the list. The legal experts have termed Attorney General’s action as an attempt to portray Chief Justice as controversial.

Pakistan to cull 21,000 infected sheep: official Posted: Pakistan is to cull thousands of Australian sheep after they were found to be infected with harmful bacteria, the citys top administration official said on Sunday.The provincial live stock ministry ordered 21,268 sheep which arrived from Bahrain to be culled after laboratory tests showed bacterial presence of salmonella and actinomyces in them, Roshan Shaikh told AFP.The animals arrived some 10 days from the Gulf state, which had in turn imported them from Australia and refused to accept them after finding they were infected, Haleem Adil Shaikh, an advisor to provincial chief minister said.A Pakistani importer brought these sheep to Pakistan but we also ordered them to be culled after receiving report based on laboratory tests, he added.Five years ago, Pakistan culled thousands of chickens after they were found infected with H5N1 (birdflu) virus.

Germany bars US extremist pastor Terry Jones Posted: Germany has barred notorious US pastor Terry Jones from entering the country after protests across the Muslim world sparked by an anti-Islam film he backs, the interior ministry said Sunday.A visit by Jones would be contrary to the interest in maintaining public order, a ministry spokesman said, referring to plans by a far-right group to invite the Florida pastor to Germany.Jones, who sparked deadly protests in the past with plans for a public Koran burning, has said the provocative low-budget movie Innocence of Muslims was not intended to insult Muslims.The small Pro Deutschland group reportedly wants to stage a Berlin screening of the film that ignited a wave of protests and sometimes deadly violence in the Muslim world last week.For us, its a question of art and freedom of expression, the groups leader Manfred Rouhs told the latest edition of news magazine Der Spiegel.German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich also told Der Spiegel he would use every legal means at his disposal to stop the group showing the film.Such groups and organisations only want to provoke Germanys Muslims, he said, accusing them of recklessly pouring oil on the fire.Pro Deutschland is known for its provocative demonstrations. Last month, its activists called protests outside three Berlin mosques, in action they said was aimed at Islamist extremists.Jones provoked outrage in the Muslim world when he initially made his threat to set fire to the Koran in September 2010, but the actual burning of the Muslim holy book in March last year went relatively unnoticed.

Hezbollah urges protests against anti-Islam film Posted: The leader of Hezbollah has called for protests against an anti-Islam video starting today (Monday) but says Muslims must not attack embassies.Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday that the Shiite militant group will organize demonstrations against the film in different parts of Lebanon.In a televised speech, he called for an international agreement making it illegal to attack any divine religion.

17 bodies found with gunshot wounds in Mexico Posted: Mexican authorities found Sunday the bodies of 17 men, with gunshot wounds and most of them tied up in chains, in a state that is a particularly violent battleground for rival drug cartels.Jalisco state attorney general Tomas Coronado quoted witnesses as saying that people in trucks stopped along a road and tossed the bodies out in the western state.Some 60,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006, when the government ordered federal troops to take on the cartels.

Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit Posted: Syria accused neighboring Turkey Sunday of allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territories, as the government and opposition said an explosion killed at least seven and cut off a main road headed south from the capital.In letters to the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Syrias Foreign Ministry Turkey allowed thousands of al-Qaida, Takfiri and Wahhabi terrorists access to the country in order to kill innocent Syrians, blow up their properties and spread chaos and destruction.Syrian authorities blame the anti-government uprising that began in March last year on a foreign conspiracy and accuse Gulf countries Saudi Arabia and Qatar, along with the U.S, other Western countries and Turkey, of offering funding and training to the rebels, whom they describe as terrorists.Turkey serves as headquarters for the leaders of the ragtag Free Syrian Army rebel group and hosts many meetings of the Syrian National Council opposition group. Relations between Turkey and Syria, once strong allies, have been deteriorating since after the crisis began last year and Ankara became one of President Bashar Assads harshest critics.Also Sunday, state-run news agency SANA said rebels detonated a 600 kilogram (1,320 pound) bomb under the highway near the southern town of Khirbet Ghazaleh, killing eight people and wounding 25. It said the bomb was detonated by remote control and cut the highway that links Damascus with the southern city of Daraa and the Jordanian capital of Amman.SANA added that nine cars and two buses carrying state employees were damaged in the blast. The opposition Local Coordination Committees said seven people were killed and others wounded in the blast that it said damaged a bus.Earlier in the day, government troops captured and cleared the neighborhood of Midan in the embattled northern city of Aleppo, SANA said, while activists reported that bombardment of rebel-held areas throughout the country claimed the lives of dozens of people.SANA said troops also killed dozens of rebels in other parts of Aleppo, the countrys largest city and commercial center. The LCC and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said many of the dead in Aleppo were killed in air raids on the rebel-held neighborhood of Shaar.The fight for Aleppo, a city of 3 million that was once a bastion of support for Assad, is critical for both the regime and the opposition. Its fall would give the opposition a major strategic victory with a stronghold in the north near the Turkish border. A rebel defeat, at the very least, would buy Assad more time.The Observatory also said troops shelled the Damascus neighborhood of Hajar Aswad, an area that has witnessed anti-government activities since the early weeks of the uprising.Sundays countrywide death toll reached over 50 people, the Observatory added. It was the same day that the school year began for some five million students.The Syrian uprising began with mostly peaceful protests in a number of the countrys impoverished provinces. As security forces violently suppressed them, the protest grew and escalated into an increasingly armed insurrection. Activists say at least 23,000 people have been killed in the past 18 months.On Sunday, the new international envoy tasked with ending the civil war, Lakhdar Brahimi, left Syria, ending a four-day visit during which he met with Assad and other officials, his office said in a statement. Brahimi summed up his first foray to Damascus Saturday with a startling and frank admission that he still has no plan for stopping the bloodshed which he warned could threaten world peace.

Jolie in Iraq urges open borders for Syria refugees Posted: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Sunday called for Syrias neighbours to keep their borders open to refugees, during a visit to a refugee camp in Iraqs autonomous Kurdistan region.The most important thing is cooperation from the countries on the (Syrian) border... and to make sure these borders in all countries stay open, said Jolie, a UN refugee agency (UNHCR) special envoy.Ive been of course very encouraged to be here and hear the government speak of continuing this wonderful, life-saving open border policy, she told reporters at the Domiz refugee camp in Dohuk province.I know how gracious the Kurdish government and the Kurdish region people have been to the Syrian refugees.The three-province region hosts the majority of the Syrian refugees in Iraq.According to the UNHCR Syria Regional Refugee Response website, there are 25,508 registered Syrian refugees in Iraq, of which 16,833 are in Dohuk province.Another 10,914 Syrian refugees are awaiting registration, putting the total at more than 36,000.The UNHCR has said more than 250,000 Syrian refugees have been registered in neighbouring countries.The total number of Syrians who have fled the bloody civil war between supporters and opponents of President Bashar al-Assad is even greater.With the continuation of the bloodshed in Syria, we have to all be prepared for a greater influx (of refugees), and Im so happy to hear that the government is continuing to commit to these people, said Jolie.The actress, who has been on a tour of countries bordering Syria, arrived in a white UN helicopter, then travelled to the camp by pickup truck.She stepped out of the vehicle near the camp, waving to the whistling, cheering crowd of Syrian refugees that greeted her.I have been to the four borders of Syria, and this is the first camp I have been to where they are already preparing for winterisation, and also where there are ID cards, giving freedom of movement, which is an extraordinary thing, Jolie said.A statement on UNHCRs website said she had met Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Displacement and Migration Minister Dendar Najman in Baghdad, and also met Kurdistan officials including the regions premier, Nechirvan Barzani.Combined with the new influx of Syrian refugees and the sudden return of over 30,000 of their own citizens, the complexity of the situation and the challenges for this country just emerging from conflict cannot be overstated, the statement quoted Jolie as saying.

Spain, Czechs to clash in Davis Cup final Posted: Defending champions Spain reached a sixth Davis Cup final in 10 years on Sunday with victory over the United States and will tackle the Czech Republic, who shocked Argentina in Buenos Aires, in Novembers final.The title clash will be a repeat of the 2009 championship match in which Spain routed the Czechs 5-0 on home clay in Barcelona.But this time, Spain will travel to the Czechs wholl have the choice of surface in the November 16-18 showdown.Spain will be playing in their fourth final since 2008 after David Ferrer gave them a 3-1 victory over the US, beating John Isner 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on the clay courts of Gijon. This is a dream for me -- another Davis Cup final, said Ferrer. It was unbelievable, the atmosphere supported me the whole match.The United States had kept the tie alive with a doubles victory by twins Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday, but US Open semi-finalist Ferrer, on his favourite red clay, prevailed over Isner, the world number 10.Its disappointing. The Spanish team was just too good, Isner said.Ferrer, currently number one in his countrys team in Rafael Nadals absence, recorded his 16th Davis Cup victory in a row on clay while Spain clinched a 24th successive home victory in the tournament, a run stretching back to 1999.Nadal could make a return for the final if he recovers from the knee injury that kept him out of the Olympics and the US Open, but Spain captain Alex Corretja avoided speculating.We will monitor the players over the coming weeks, talk to all those we think appropriate, and go and see what condition they are in and then choose the players we think appropriate, said Corretja.We always hope to count on everyone and obviously Rafa is the same as everyone else.In Buenos Aires, world number six Tomas Berdych defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 as the Czechs secured a 3-1 win over four-time runners-up Argentina.Berlocq, the world 45, had been drafted in as replacement for eighth-ranked, former US Open winner Juan Martin Del Potro who suffered a left wrist injury in his win over Radek Stepanek in Fridays opening singles.The Czechs only Davis Cup title came in 1980.People think its impossible to win in Argentina, but we had belief and proved that it is possible, said Berdych, who beat Roger Federer on his way to the US Open semi-finals earlier this month.

Murray receives rousing welcome to hometown Posted: Thousands of people lined the streets in gloomy Scottish weather Sunday to give Andy Murray a rousing welcome to his hometown of Dunblane as he celebrated his Olympic and U.S. Open victories this summer.Britains first male grand-slam winner in 76 years arrived on an open-top bus before walking slowly through the towns streets, signing autographs as the crowds chanted his name, waved Scottish flags and lifted homemade placards.So many people, so much support, its been a bit overwhelming, Murray said. It will take a few days to sink in.The 25-year-old Murray beat Novak Djokovic in five sets to win the U.S. Open on Monday and end his agonizing wait for a major title, five weeks after overwhelming Roger Federer in the final of the Olympic tournament.Murray missed Fridays official victory parade for Scotlands Olympians and Paralympians in Glasgow, having been advised to take a couple of days of complete rest at home after playing continuously for four months.But he patiently spent hours with his fans two days later, taking part in a knockabout with youngsters at the local tennis club and stopping at a golden Olympic mailbox that was dedicated to Murray after his win at the London Games.An estimated 15,000 fans turned up under overcast skies as the rain held off in the cathedral town in central Scotland.Its overwhelming and Ive never had anything like that before, Murray said.The parade went an hour over schedule because Murray decided against travelling on the bus with his family and friends.

Motorcycling: Lorenzo wins San Marino MotoGP Posted: Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino MotoGP to extend his lead in the world championship standings here on Sunday.The 25-year-old 2010 world champion, winning here for the second successive year, came home clear on his Yamaha ahead of Italys nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi on a Ducati, while Hondas Spanish rider Alvaro Bautista was third.On an emotional day both Rossi and Bautista dedicated their finishes to the late Marco Simoncelli, who was killed in the Malaysian MotoGP last year and after whom the circuit here is now named.Lorenzo had begun the day only 13 points ahead of compatriot Dani Pedrosa but the Honda rider was taken out of the race on the first lap by accident-prone Hector Barbera.Pedrosa had a nightmare, having to start from the back of the grid because of brake problems on the warm-up lap after he qualified in pole.Lorenzo leads Pedrosa by 38 points with five races remaining.To be honest I couldnt see the board very clearly and I thought Bautista was out not Pedrosa, said Lorenzo.It is bad luck for Honda but a great result for us. I am very happy to finally have the luck come down on our side.Rossi, who joins Lorenzo next season at Yamaha, was delighted to have equalled his season best performance - though his previous second place came in the rain-affected French MotoGP.I think this second place is something special, said the 33-year-old.First because it is in Misano which is very close to my home town and secondly the circuit is in the name of Marco (Simoncelli) and I dedicate this runners-up position to him and his family.Bautista was ecstatic at recording his first podium finish in MotoGP especially as it was for the Gresini team that Simoncelli rode for .I am emotional for sure, the 27-year-old said. My first ever podium finish is very special. I am so happy. This is in memory of Marco.Lorenzo had no problems at the start easing away while Rossi had a super start, surging into second, and Stefan Bradl also passed Cal Crutchlow who later in the lap was overtaken by team-mate Andrea Dovizioso.Crutchlows determination to regain the places he had lost on the first lap ended in disaster as with 23 laps remaining he slid off and was left clutching his knee.Bradl began to close on Rossi with 15 laps remaining while Dovizios also took closer order but it was Bautista who was making the most progress with a succession of fastest lap times on his Honda.Bautista passed Dovizioso into fourth with 11 laps to go and set off in pursuit of Bradl and Rossi with Lorenzo out on his own nearly six seconds clear.Bautistas remorseless momentum saw him then get the better of Bradl with nine laps to the finish and five laps later both Dovizioso and American Yamaha rider Ben Spies overtook a weakening Bradl.

Juventus comes from behind to beat Genoa 3-1 Posted: Serie A champion Juventus came from behind to beat Genoa 3-1 Sunday and extend its perfect record ahead of its return to the Champions League.Ciro Immobile gave Genoa the lead against the club which still owns half his contract, and the home side had several chances to double its advantage as Juventus seemed headed for its first league defeat since May, 2011.However, Mirko Vucinic and Kwadwo Asamoah came on in the second half to completely change the game. Emanuele Giaccherini leveled before Vucinic gave Juventus the lead from the penalty spot.Asamoah sealed the result eight minutes from time.Napoli, Lazio and Sampdoria also won to maintain their 100 percent records after three matches.Roma gave up a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 to Bologna, which picked up its first points of the season.Juventus had one eye on Wednesdays crunch Champions League opener with Chelsea and rotated its squad.

Javier Ballesteros, son of late Seve, wins tourney Posted: The 22-year-old Javier dedicated the win to his father, who died in May 2011 at the age of 54 from complications of a cancerous brain tumor.He said, My father always told me that you have to play with what you got, and thats what I did. I thought about him a lot during the 18 holes and I dedicate this victory to him and my mother.The young Ballesteros finished the three-round tournament at 6-under par to win by four strokes.Seve Ballesteros won five major titles, recorded 50 victories on the European Tour and transformed European golf.

Karachi: Several injured as two trains collide near Bin Qasim Station Posted: According to initial reports, Millat Express was standing near Bin Qasim Station when Shalimar Express hit it from behind. Both the trains were heading to Karachi.Several passengers have been wounded in the accident. Rescue teams have reached the spot and started rescue operations.

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