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- Pakistan to start World T20 campaign against NZ today
- Egypt court upholds dissolution of parliament
- PM urges UN to declare blasphemy a global crime
- Two Pakistanis stabbed in Greece during Anti-racist demo
- US responsible for most global issues
- 214th Urs of Pir Waris Shah starts today
- Gastro breaks out in Chunian
- Death toll in Yemen sectarian clashes reaches 12
- 5 Iraqi soldiers killed in roadside bomb explosion
- Nuclear protesters briefly block Indian port
- US jeweler: Buy a diamond, get free hunting rifle
- Australia beat West Indies in rain-hit World T20
- Hamilton takes pole position for Singapore GP
- Top seed Tsonga to face Seppi for Mets title
- Fulham beat Wigan 2-1 in Premier League
| Pakistan to start World T20 campaign against NZ today Posted: Pakistan will take on New Zealand today in Pallekele in their opening match of Group D of the World T20 Cup. Pakistan captain Muhammad Hafiz is confident of his side’s victort aganst Kiwis in today’s match.He said that star all-rounder Shahid Afridi is fully fit now and will be part of Pakistan’s playing eleven. The match between Pakistan and New Zealand will start at 3:00pm Pakistan time. The Kiwis beat Bangladesh in their opening match of the tournament.The second match of the day will be played in Colombo between defending champions England and India. Both the teams have already qualified for the Super Eights stage. The match will start at 7:00pm Pakistan time.
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| Egypt court upholds dissolution of parliament Posted: Egypts Supreme Administrative Court has upheld last summers ruling that dissolved parliament just days before Mohammed Morsi was declared victor in the countrys presidential election.It ruled against an appeal by a former lawmaker who wanted the court to reinstate two-thirds of parliament, only excluding the third that was deemed to have been elected illegally.The Saturday ruling upheld the decision of the Supreme Constitutional Court, which said parliamentary elections had incorrectly allowed party members to contest the third of seats set aside for independents.Parliament convened once after its dissolution, on orders from Morsi, whose Brotherhood group controlled the most seats.Morsi now holds legislative powers in the absence of parliament and after the forced retirement of generals he previously shared powers with.
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| PM urges UN to declare blasphemy a global crime Posted: Addressing a gathering at the Sindh Chief Minister House held in connection with distribution of cheques among affectees of Baldia Town, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf expressed grief over loss of life during protest on Youme Ishq-e-Rasool (PBUH) which was observed on Friday.The Prime Minister said that President Asif Ali Zardari will rase the issue of anti-Islam film at the UN General Assembly. He also urged United Nations to declare blasphemy a global crime.Addressing the gathering, Governor Punjab announced free education in Punjab for children of those workers who died in Baldia Town factory blaze. Governor and Chief Minister Sindh also addressed the gathering. Later the Prime Minister distributed cheques among the affectees of Baldia Town.
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| Two Pakistanis stabbed in Greece during Anti-racist demo Posted: Two Pakistani immigrants were in hospital late Saturday after being stabbed on the margins of an anti-racism rally on the outskirts of Athens, police said.One of them was said to be in a serious condition.The attack, in the western suburb of Metamorfossi, came after the end of the demonstration, in which about 300 people were protesting racist violence.A motorbike and a car stopped in front of the men and a group of people got out and attacked them with knives. A third Pakistani immigrant with them at the time escaped unhurt, said police.Since the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn won seats in parliament in the June election, there has been a sharp rise in racist attacks in the immigrant quarters of Athens.In recent weeks the once-fringe group has organised Greeks-only food handouts and blood donations, and has twice ousted migrant peddlers from street markets to the delight of local operators and the outrage of authorities.The groups ratings have risen to over 10 percent in recent opinion polls.Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias earlier this month stripped the groups 18 lawmakers of their police guards after one of them was allegedly implicated in the smashing of immigrant trading stalls.But some observers say that the groups members have benefited from judicial inertia and a suspiciously soft-handed response by police, who usually fail to arrest Golden Dawn members even when under direct attack by them.Last month, a young Iraqi was stabbed to death by five bikers.Protests againt the surge in racist violence also took place in the port of Piraeus, next to Athens, and in another Athens suburb.
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| US responsible for most global issues Posted: During an interview to a US TV channel, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Hussain Haroon, declared US responsible for most global issues.Hussain Haroon said that if the US wants to stop attacks on its embassies it should put an end to things like anti-Islam films.He said that the drone strikes have increased anti-Americanism in Pakistan. To another question, he said that Pakistan wants trade and not the aid from US.
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| 214th Urs of Pir Waris Shah starts today Posted: The 214th Urs of sufi poet Pir Waris Shah will start at Jandiala Sher Khan near Sheikhupura today. People from close and far-off areas will attend the three-day celebrations of the Urs.The Punjab government had imposed a ban on all programmes last year including the Heer recitation competition among the pilgrims. Apart from the ban on literary programmes the Punjab government has also banned gathering of more than two people in the premises of the Shrine.Pir Waris Shah, best known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, is also called Shakespeare of the Punjabi language. His poetic work is also translated in several languages of the world.
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| Posted: According to eye-witnesses, a Wasa official while cleaning the water tank put some medicine in it and the residents who used this water fell ill.The affected people have been shifted to RHC Balqees and District Hospital for treatment.
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| Death toll in Yemen sectarian clashes reaches 12 Posted: Twelve people were killed in renewed clashes between Shiite Zaidi rebels and Salafists in northern Yemen on Saturday, the second straight day of bloodshed, tribal sources said.They died in fierce fighting in the streets of Reda in Amran province, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of the capital Sanaa, witnesses said, adding that few residents ventured out because of the clashes.Eight men from Sunni tribes were killed and 11 wounded in the fighting, a tribal source told AFP, while a Shiite rebel source spoke of four dead and nine wounded among the Zaidi ranks.Saturdays death toll was earlier put at eight, a day after another Salafist was reported killed.Witnesses said Zaidi rebels shelled a mosque in Reda on Saturday morning and also blew up a Koranic school. Fighting still raged in the afternoon.The confrontations first broke out as Salafists and tribesmen tried to prevent a Zaidi protest against administrative appointments in their regions.The two sides, armed with rocket-propelled grenades, brought in reinforcements and the situation was tense in the city, witnesses said.Residents said tensions escalated after the appointment of supporters of the Islamist party Al-Islah to head Yemens northern provinces, a move rejected by the Zaidis.The clashes come ahead of a national dialogue scheduled for later this year as part of a political agreement that led to the February departure of president Ali Abdullah Saleh following a year of unrest.Zaidi rebels have indicated they would take part in the dialogue.Dozens of people have been killed since last year in sectarian clashes between the rebels and Sunni Salafists trying to tighten their grip on northern Yemen, in the absence of government control.Zaidis make up a minority in the Sunni-majority country.
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| 5 Iraqi soldiers killed in roadside bomb explosion Posted: Five Iraqi soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi officials said, as suspected Sunni militants, seeking to undermine the Shiite-led government continue to target the countrys security forces.A police official in Salahuddin province said the attack on a two-vehicle military convoy occurred early in the afternoon near the predominantly Sunni town of Duluiyah, 75 kilometers (45 miles) north of Baghdad. Four other soldiers were wounded in the blast, the official said.Doctors in the towns hospital confirmed the death toll. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Iraqi government, Ali al-Moussawi, said authorities will conduct random searches of Syrian-bound Iranian planes on suspicion that they might be carrying weapons to the war-torn nation.Iran is an ally to Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose military has battled opposition forces during an 18-month-old uprising that has become a civil war.U.S. officials have accused Baghdad of allowing Iran to fly weapons to Assads forces through Iraqi airspace. Iraq denies the claims.Al-Moussawi told The Associated Press that Baghdad has informed Tehran of their decision to search Iranian planes, flying to Syria, if we have suspicions on the nature of the cargo.On Friday, Iraq prevented a North Korean plane from entering its airspace on suspicion it was carrying weapons to Syria.
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| Nuclear protesters briefly block Indian port Posted: A government official says thousands of fishermen in nearly 500 boats blocked a port for nearly two hours, protesting construction of a nuclear power plant in southern India.The official said nearly 3,000 protesters demonstrated on Saturday against the loading of nuclear fuel in the first unit of the Russian-built reactor, about 700 kilometers (435 miles) south of Chennai, the Tamil Nadu state capital. He spoke on condition of anonymity.Construction of the plant has been delayed by protests by residents and anti-nuclear groups in the past year concerned about safety following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan last year.The government says the plant will meet safety standards.R. Bhattacharya, secretary of the state-run Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, says the first unit is expected to start generating electricity within four months.
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| US jeweler: Buy a diamond, get free hunting rifle Posted: A jeweler in metro Atlanta is adding some bang to the bling.Under a new promotion, customers who buy a diamond worth $2,499 or more from D. Geller and Son will get a voucher for a free hunting rifle.Owner Mike Geller told WSB-TV that he got the idea after seeing a similar offer at a Missouri car dealership. He said many of his customers are hunters.Gellers stores are not handing out rifles at the counter. Customers must go to a local gun dealer to redeem the voucher and follow all laws governing the purchase of firearms.
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| Australia beat West Indies in rain-hit World T20 Posted: David Warner and Shane Watson blasted Australia to a rain-affected 17-run win over West Indies in the World Twenty20 on Saturday.With the win, Australia advanced to the Super Eights, and the second team to advance from Group B will be decided when West Indies and Ireland meet on Monday.West Indies totaled a formidable 191-8 thanks to aggressive half-centuries from Chris Gayle (54) and Marlon Samuels (50), but Warner launched Australias brilliant reply with 28 off 14 balls, which included three boundaries and two sixes.He was the only Australian wicket to fall, caught behind off fast bowler Fidel Edwards at 30-1 after 13 balls.Watson continued the challenge with an unbeaten 41 off 24 balls including three sixes and two boundaries following his two-wicket bowling spell, and Mike Hussey had 28 off 19 before the match was stopped after 9.1 overs because of a downpour that didnt let up.Australia, at 100-1, was 17 runs ahead of the 83 par score on the Duckworth/Lewis method.Watson was named player of the match for his contribution with bat and ball.Earlier, Gayle and Samuels hit four sixes each in smashing half-centuries to propel West Indies to what appeared to be a winning total.Gayle, dropped on 4, also hit five boundaries in an entertaining 54 off 33 balls while Samuels made a 32-ball 50 including three boundaries to treat a capacity crowd at R Premadasa Stadium.Gayle started cautiously and struggled to middle the ball. He was dropped at third man by Watson off seamer Mitchell Starc.But he found his form in the fifth over bowled by Starc, uncorking three boundaries and a six, and continued to dominate until he was caught and bowled by Watson at 93-3 in the 11th over.Gayle shared 39 runs with Johnson Charles and 46 with Samuels to redeem West Indies after it lost opener Dwayne Smith on 8-1.Samuels was out caught by Warner off spin bowler Brad Hogg at 140-4 in the 16th over.Fast bowler Starc returned the best figures for Australia with 3-35. Watson took 2-29.
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| Hamilton takes pole position for Singapore GP Posted: Lewis Hamilton maintained McLarens recent dominance by claiming pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, and said on Saturday the season was mapping out perfectly for a Formula One championship challenge.Hamilton gave McLaren a fourth consecutive pole for the first time since 1999, and his chances of also making it four straight wins in Sundays race were boosted by Williams Pastor Maldonado snatching a surprise second place in qualifying, providing a buffer to the Britons title rivals.We have put ourselves in the best position, so we need to capitalize on that, Hamilton said. Weve done the work we need to do to put us in a strong position for tomorrow the key will just be to stay out of trouble and look after the tires.Ive always believed that if we could start the season strongly, wed be able to pull ahead. Weve been there or thereabouts all season, but now were starting to see the real strength of my team pull through.Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel qualified a disappointing third after being the fastest in all three practice sessions. He was surprised he couldnt manage at least a front-row spot.Its hard to say what happened. A little disappointed, especially Q3, Vettel said. Its a shame it didnt come together at the end.Maldonado provided the shock of the night by taking second. Aside from his surprise win at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Venezuelan has been in the points only one other time this season.He was even more enthused about the chances for a shock victory by the fact that the car performed well during the long-stint, heavy-fuel race settings.Im really looking forward to the race because yesterday we showed very good pace, very consistent. So I think it is going to be a good one for us this timeJenson Button of McLaren qualified fourth, ahead of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, who holds a 37-point lead over Hamilton in the championship standings with seven races to go.We were not quick enough in free practice, and not quick enough in qualifying, Alonso said. The McLarens were unbeatable, at least for pole.Starting fifth, on the inside, we have a good position to fight for the podium, which is maybe the maximum for the weekend.Force Indias Paul di Resta equaled a career best by qualifying sixth, one place ahead of Red Bulls Mark Webber, who was cleared by stewards after complaints by Marussias Timo Glock that the Australian caused interference in the first qualifying session.Lotus Romain Grosjean will start from eighth, recovering from heavy contact with a wall earlier in the qualifying session.The Frenchman again beat teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who was down in 12th, dealing a blow to his championship challenge.Mercedes pair Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg finished ninth and 10th, having failed to set times in Q3. Instead they only did formation laps on harder tires, meaning they will start on that rubber in the race, giving them different strategies to the cars ahead.Felipe Massa of Ferrari qualified 13th, a place ahead of Saubers Sergio Perez, who finished second in the previous race but whose car had been off the pace throughout practice.At the tail end of the grid, Charles Pic of Marussia will have 20 seconds added to his race finishing time as punishment for ignoring red flags during practice.
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| Top seed Tsonga to face Seppi for Mets title Posted: Italian fifth seed Andreas Seppi ended hopes of an all-French final at the Metz ATP event when he knocked out Gael Monfils 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday.Monfils was returning to the circuit this week after a four-month injury absence, but ran out of steam against the dogged Italian.French top-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face Seppi in Sundays final after defeating Russian veteran Nikolay Davydenko 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.I am happy about being in the final again here. I am rather positive about my game, said defending champion Tsonga.Its always been tough against Andreas. It will be a difficult match. He is very solid and playing very well lately so I will prepare myself for a big fight.
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| Fulham beat Wigan 2-1 in Premier League Posted: Hugo Rodallega scored his first goal for Fulham against his former side Wigan at the DW Stadium as the visitors held on for a 2-1 victory in the Premier League on Saturday.The Colombia international, who joined Fulham in the offseason, scored in the 31st minute when he headed into the goal from close range.Winger Damien Duff doubled the advantage in the 68th when he shot into the top left corner from just inside the area.Wigan manager Roberto Martinez threw on substitutes Callum McManaman and Ryo Miyaichi for the last 15 minutes in a late attempt to salvage the game and despite an injury-time strike by Arouna Kone, Fulham held on for the win.Fulham has nine points from five games and into fourth place in the league.
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