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• JI announces strike in Karachi today
• Dunya TV receives footages of Hyderi Market blasts
• Anti-Islam film: YouTube blocked in Saudi Arabia
• US in 'aggressive steps' to protect embassies: Clinton
• 26 killed in Mexico pipeline fire
• Anti-Islam filmmaker a 'shadowy character': Obama
• All bilateral issues to be discussed in Khar-Clinton meeting: US
• UK must explain its role in drone attacks: Nazir
• Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 82 runs in WT20
• Kurdish rebels kill 10 Turkish soldiers
• Dogs shoot their owners
• Gay couple sues B&B owner after being refused a room
• Women poisons boyfriend for more attention
• $7 million gold found in dead man's home
• HEC to conduct 15th APIU debate contest from Oct 1

JI announces strike in Karachi today Posted: Jamaat-e-Islami will observe shutter-down and wheel-jam strike in Karachi today against the killing of former town nazim Pervez Mehmood, poor law and order situation in the country and increasing incidents of extortion in the city.Pervez Mehmood was shot dead in North Nazimabad on the night between Monday and Tuesday by unknown armed men’s firing.On the other hand, Police have arrested more than hundred of JI workers and put Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chapter Mohammad Hussain Mehnati under house arrest.JI spokesman said that more than 100 party workers had been picked up by the police from their houses in a bid to foil today’s strike.

Dunya TV receives footages of Hyderi Market blasts Posted: The footage shows explosion on a road near the busy Hyderi Market area of Karachi.Two powerful blasts took place in the parking area of the market with a gap of two minutes on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring many others.

Anti-Islam film: YouTube blocked in Saudi Arabia Posted: YouTube said Tuesday that it was stopping users in Saudi Arabia from viewing an anti-Islam video that has sparked protests across the Muslim world, after the kingdoms press agency reported that the ruler had banned all access to the film and the site appeared to be blocked there.The online video sharing site said that it was preventing Innocence of Muslims from being seen on its site in Saudi Arabia after being notified by the government there that the clip is breaking the countrys laws.Google Inc., YouTubes owner, has blocked access to the video in Libya and Egypt following violence there, and in Indonesia and India because it says the video broke laws in those countries.The Saudi Press Agency said that the kingdom had sent a request to Google to veil all links containing the video, which was produced in the United States and which ridicules the Prophet Muhammad.The agency said King Abdullah had directed that all websites and links that accessed the video should be blocked. An Associated Press reporter in Saudi Arabia reported that the online video sharing site was inaccessible that evening.

US in 'aggressive steps' to protect embassies: Clinton Posted: Washington is also reviewing our security posture at every post and augmenting it where necessary, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added, after talks with Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa.We are taking aggressive steps to protect our staffs in embassies and consulates worldwide, Clinton said, amid a wave of anti-US protests around the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.A suicide bombing in Kabul on Tuesday brought the number of people who have been killed in a violent backlash over a YouTube trailer for a film mocking Islam to more than 30.Among the dead are four diplomatic staff in Libya, including ambassador Chris Stevens, killed when militants laid siege to the US mission in Benghazi a week ago on September 11 in a four-hour sustained attack with heavy arms.We will not rest until the people who orchestrated this attack are found and punished, Clinton said. The FBI has launched an investigation inside Libya, and Clinton said the US was working with the Libyan government, which is leading its own inquiry, so we can be sure who murdered our four colleagues and under what circumstances.

26 killed in Mexico pipeline fire Posted: A big fire erupted at a natural gas pipeline distribution center near Mexicos border with the United States on Tuesday, and 26 people were reported killed.Mexicos state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, initially reported 10 deaths at the facility near the city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas. Later, the death toll was raised to 26, according to the companys Twitter account.Pemex said in a statement that the fire had been extinguished and the pipeline shut off. The pipeline carries natural gas from wells in the Burgos basin.The company said through its Twitter account that four of those killed were Pemex employees and the rest were employed by contractors. It said officials were still investigating to determine the cause of the fire.Pipelines carrying gasoline and diesel fuel in Mexico are frequently tapped by thieves looking to steal oil products.Several oil spills and explosions have been blamed on illegal taps. But thieves seldom target gas pipelines.

Anti-Islam filmmaker a 'shadowy character': Obama Posted: U.S. officials blame the film in part for the violence in Libya, where U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. The White House says the matter still is under investigation and that assessment could change.Obama says Stevens was beloved by a vast majority of Libyans.Despite the violence, he says the situation in Libya is not hopeless. But he says it will be bumpy and at times dangerous.Obama made the comments

All bilateral issues to be discussed in Khar-Clinton meeting: US Posted: The spokesperson of the US State Department, Victoria Nuland has termed the forthcoming visit of Pakistani foreign minister to Washington, DC has been long-expected. FM Khar and Secretary Clinton are likely to discuss a full range of bilateral issues in their forthcoming meeting, she said while declining to comment as to how important the issue of Haqqani network will be during these discussions.Well, I’m not going to rack and stack the issues. They’re all important, but you know that we’ve been very intensively focused on our concerns about the Haqqani Network. We’ve been continuing to encourage further squeezing by the Government of Pakistan on the Haqqani Network, and we have now made a full designation, as the Secretary announced a week ago, said while referring to the designation of Haqqaqni network as a foreign terrorist organization.The spokesperson, however, acknowledged that the overall security cooperation was coming back to normal after a tense period. I’m expecting that the full range of issues we have with Pakistan – bilateral, regional, etc – will be covered, including our continuing effort to get our counterterrorism activities back up and running fully, she maintained.When asked about Ambassador Grossmans recent visit to Pakistan, she said that he covered the full range of issues in his meetings with Pakistani leadership and reported the same to Secretary Clinton. We’ll try to build on that conversation going forward. Let me just remind that the Secretary and Foreign Minister Khar have had a very strong relationship ever since Foreign Minister Khar took office, she recalled.On the expectations from the next round of meetings of both dignitaries, she said that this was an effort to revive the relationship. They have both rolled up their sleeves to try to stabilize and strengthen the relationship, and I think this is a good opportunity, obviously, for them to take stock of where we are and continue to try to move forward, she stressed. She also declined to offer any details whether there was any plan in the pipeline to revive Pak-US strategic dialogue on the sidelines of the forthcoming UN General Assembly session. When asked about the closure of US Consulates in Pakistan after protests broke out in response to a religiously sensitive video targeting Muslims, she conceded that the US Consulates General in Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar were closed Tuesday for public services. But the Embassy in Islamabad is open, although we suspended visa services today. Again, we do that to keep crowds down around the mission, she added.We did see protests throughout the country today, and despite violence in some cities, they have now been dispersed. All of our official American personnel in Pakistan are safe and accounted for. And we are continuing to work with the Government of Pakistan on the security, the spokesman said adding that they were not concerned about the security as such. Our security cooperation in response to the demonstrations with the Government of Pakistan has been good, and we’re continuing to talk about it, she observed.We’re consulting with a very broad range of countries about the response to this video – not just ones where our embassies and consulates and missions have been affected, but around the world and encouraging leaders – whether they’re government leaders, religious leaders – to speak out strongly along the lines that the Secretary and the President have, that we can all condemn this reprehensible video, but it should never be an excuse for violence, Ms. Nuland argued.She said the terrorists were exploiting the situation. We are seeing, whether it is the recent calls by Hezbollah for people to go out into the streets, some of the things we’ve seen on al-Qaida sites, we’re seeing a lot of piling on. We’re seeing a lot of extremist activity trying to exploit the sentiments from this video to gin up folks to violence and try to use that as an excuse for things that might otherwise have been planned, for their otherwise rejectionist agendas. So that’s very concerning, this sort of spoiler, pile-on agenda that’s happening now, she regretted.The spokesperson also called for calm and the need for peaceful protests. First of all, strengthening security, strengthening of vigilance, sharing information, but also leading publics, speaking out strongly that this must never be an excuse for violence, that outrage, concern, hurt, should be expressed through legitimate, democratic channels, should be expressed peacefully, and it’s never an excuse to take the lives of others, she opined.- Contributed by Awais Saleem, Dunya News correspondent in Washington, DC

UK must explain its role in drone attacks: Nazir Posted: He was reacting to the statement of former director of Britain’s Public Prosecution Lord McDonald.Lord McDonald in his statement had said that a British intelligence agency had provided information to the US about the Taliban commanders.Lord Nazir Ahmad said that the British ministers should submit explanation of their statements about the activities of the intelligence agencies.If this was true then this was violation of international laws and was against sovereignty of Pakistan, he said.He said that hundreds of innocent people including women and children were killed in US drone attacks since 2004.

Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 82 runs in WT20 Posted: It was the first match at the World Twenty20 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium:Sri Lanka 182-4 (Kumar Sangakkara 44, Jeevan Mendis 43 not out, Tillakaratne Dilshan 39; Graeme Cremer 1-27) def. Zimbabwe 100 (Hamilton Masakadza 20; Ajantha Mendis 6-8, Jeevan Mendis 3-24).

Kurdish rebels kill 10 Turkish soldiers Posted: The convoy, which included a vehicle carrying unarmed conscripts traveling to join their units, was hit on a highway in Bingol, where the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, are active. Cevdet Yilmaz, the Turkish minister for development, said around 70 soldiers were wounded in the attack.On Sunday, suspected Kurdish rebels detonated a roadside bomb in Bingol, killing eight police officers.Private NTV television said the military launched an offensive in Bingol after Tuesdays attack and that police are searching for a vehicle believed to be carrying the assailants.There has been a surge of fighting in recent months between Turkish security forces and the PKK rebels, who are seeking self-rule in southeast Turkey.Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that as many as 500 Kurdish rebels have been killed or captured in fighting in the past month, and he again urged the PKK to lay down their arms.The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people since the rebel group considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies took up arms in 1984.

Dogs shoot their owners Posted: Another man in Utah is recovering after he was shot in the buttocks by his four legged friend.The 46-year-old American took his canine on a duck hunt in Utah, before his pal accidentally stepped on a shotgun.The man was rushed to hospital but avoided any serious injuries, the Telegraph (UK) reports.It is believed the man was getting out of his boat when the dog shot across the bow.Kevin Potter, the Box Elder County Sheriffs deputy, who wasnt shot, said: (The dog) did something to make the gun discharge.I dont know if the safety device was on. Its not impossible the dog could have taken it off safety.It just boils down to this: dog shoots owner. In the butt.Meanwhile the French hunter, identified only as Rene, told France Bleu radio the dog accidentally pulled the trigger of his shotgun when he jumped on him while they were hunting on Sunday in the Dordogne region.Rene said he was hunting with three dogs when two of them ran off after a deer while the youngest stayed behind.He jumped on top of me for a cuddle and accidentally fired the gun, shooting him in the right hand, Rene said.The hunter was rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Bordeaux but the damage was too serious and the hand had to be amputated.It wasnt the dogs fault, Rene insisted.And hes adorable I should have left the (guns) safety on, thats all.

Gay couple sues B&B owner after being refused a room Posted: Michael Black, 64, and John Morgan, 59, from Cambridgeshire, are seeking damages from Susanne Wilkinson, from Berkshire.Ms Wilkinson, who runs the Swiss Bed and Breakfast in Cookham, said she turned them away because of her religious beliefs, and that it was her human right to do so.Judgement on the case, being heard at Reading County Court, has been reserved for the next one to two weeks.The couple had booked a room at the B&B back in March 2010, but, when they arrived, Ms Wilkinson refused to accommodate them.Lawyers from the human rights organisation Liberty have taken up the case, and, according to the BBC, argue that it was unlawful for a person concerned with the provision of services to the public to discriminate against a person on the grounds of their sexual orientation.The men seek a declaration that they have been discriminated against, and are seeking damages of £1,800 each.Mrs Wilkinson reportedly believes that providing a double bed for a couple would have been promoting a sin, sex outside marriage.Defence lawyers for Mrs Wilkinson argue that a person who is offering bed and breakfast in their own home is entitled to refuse to allow people to stay if they are not married or in a civil partnership.The lawyers added that as the couple are not in a civil partnership, there was no direct or indirect discrimination.According to the Telegraph, James Dingemans QC, for Mrs Wilkinson, told the court: If Mrs Wilkinson had simply said, dont come in because youre gay, that could never be justified. It was simply the provision of the double bed which Mrs Wilkinson believed was wrong.Henrietta Hill, for the couple, said: It is obvious that there is a difficult balancing act to be carried out in this case. The proper balance to be struck has already been determined by the very clear will of Parliament.The case echoes that of Steven Preddy and Martyn Hall who sued B&B owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull after they refused them a double room at Chymorvah House in Marazio, Cornwall.

Women poisons boyfriend for more attention Posted: For years, Thurman Edgar Nesbitt III, 45, had been suffering from unexplained nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulty, and blood pressure fluctuations, according to ABC 27.In July, Nesbitts physician, Dr. Harry Johnston, began to suspect that his patient was being poisoned by tetrahydrozoline, the primary ingredient in over-the-counter eyedrops.When a blood sample tested positive for tetrahydrozoline, Johnston contacted police in Fulton County, and state troopers questioned Nesbitts girlfriend, 33-year-old Vickie Jo Mills.Investigators say that that Mills, of McConnellsburg, admitted to putting Visine eye drops into Nesbitts drinking water between 10 and 12 times since June 2009, the Herald-Mail reports. Mills stated that she never meant to kill Nesbitt, according to court documents, and that she only wanted him to pay more attention to her.She was charged with 10 counts apiece of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, Public Opinion Online reports.On Monday, Mills waived her right to a preliminary hearing. Her case will now go straight to county court.

$7 million gold found in dead man's home Posted: In late June, neighbors called authorities because of a smell emanating from Samaszko’s home.He was a recluse who had told them he hated the government and feared getting shots, but still, it had been a while since they had seen him, according to the Appeal.According to the coroner, Samaszko, 69, had been dead for at least a month. He died of heart problems, the Las Vegas Sun reported.In came the cleanup crews, which discovered boxes of gold in the garage.“At that point, we took the house apart,” said Carson City clerk-recorder Alan Glover.They found gold coins and bullion, tiny dos-pesos, $20 gold pieces, Austrian ducats, Kruggerrands and English Sovereigns dating to the 1840s – enough gold to fill two wheelbarrows.Samaszko and his mother had lived in the three-bedroom home since the 1970s, which is around the time they started collecting gold.Glover told the Appeal that the two kept detailed records of the gold they had purchased.As for who can lay claim to the riches -- Glover said the Internal Revenue Service will take a sizable amount in taxes -- about $750,000 -- and that the rest will likely go to a first cousin, a substitute teacher in San Rafael, Calif., who is Samaszkos only relative as far as authorities can tell.The Las Vegas Sun reported that Glovers office found her using a list of people who had attended Samaszkos mothers funeral.Samaszkos home is currently for sale for $105,000.

HEC to conduct 15th APIU debate contest from Oct 1 Posted: A spokesman for the HEC said that first round of Inter-University level would begin from Oct 1 while second round contest would start at regional and provincial level from Dec 1.He said that final round would start at national level during March and April next year. The students of all public and private sector universities are invited to participate in the contest to win Allama Iqbal Shield, he added.All Pakistan Inter-University Debate Contest for award of Allama Iqbal Shield is an annual activity of HEC for public and private sector universities of Pakistan. Debates open new views of the art of public speaking among university students.They not only promote communication skills and critical thinking but also afford an opportunity to develop better understanding of social, economic and political issues among the students.The forum provides a chance to ask beating questions and pursue their answers.The Higher Education Commission (HEC), formerly the University Grant Commission, is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan. In Pakistan till 2002, Universities were recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) which gets its confirmation from The University Grants Commission Act, 1974.The Act was repealed in 2002 by the Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 and since then, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) is responsible for higher education policy, quality assurance, degree recognition, development of new institutions and raise of existing institutions in Pakistan.It also eased the development of higher educational system in Pakistan. Its main purpose was to upgrade universities in Pakistan to be centres of education, research and development.The HEC has played a leading role towards building a knowledge based economy in Pakistan by giving out hundreds of doctoral scholarships for education abroad every year. Dr. Javaid Laghari is the last obligatory appointed HEC Chairman.

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