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• Mohmand: Soldier killed in cross-border militants attack
• Karachi: Gang war accused killed in encounter
• Lahore: Kuwait-bound PIA flight cancelled after delay
• Renowned novelist Razia Butt passes away
• UN Security Council condemns Syria attack
• UK arrests 3 in London stabbing of Indian general
• Inter and Lazio win in Europa League, Spurs held
• Azarenka advances to China Open quarters
• Tennis: China's Zhang shocks Gasquet in Beijing
• Oil gains as Syria-Turkey tensions rise
• Euro rises after comments from ECB head
• Gold price surges to 9-month high on ECB moves
• Umar Akmal fined for 'offensive' umpire snub
• IMF warns Pakistan economy deteriorating
• Zardari urges Austrian businessmen to invest in Pakistan

Mohmand: Soldier killed in cross-border militants attack Posted: According to details, Afghan militants infiltrated into Pakistani territory and attacked Gorsal Post in Tehsil Baizai of Mohmand Agency on Thursday night, killing one security official and wounding another.The attackers used heavy weapons in the attack. Pakistan security forces returned the attack due to which Afghan militants fled back to their hideouts in Afghanistan.

Karachi: Gang war accused killed in encounter Posted: According to details, a gang war accused Hanif was killed during exchange of firing with Rangers in Ali Muhammad area of Lyari.Three gang war accused were also wounded in the encounter who were identified as Ubaid, Shakir and Muhammad Baksh. The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital.The law enforcing agencies also recovered six Kalashnikovs, four hand grenades and three walkie talkies from the possession of the accused. A heavy contingent of Rangers has been deployed in the area.

Lahore: Kuwait-bound PIA flight cancelled after delay Posted: The Kuwait-bound PIA flight was delayed after it developed some technical fault. At least 90 passengers who reached the airport at 6:00pm on Thursday were informed at 1:00am on Friday that the flight has been cancelled due to technical fault.Boarding cards of all the passengers were cancelled. According to the sources, the passengers will now leave for Kuwait at 12:00 midnight through PIA flight PK-239 from Sialkot tomorrow.

Renowned novelist Razia Butt passes away Posted: Famous novelist and story writer Razia Butt breathed her last on Thursday night in Lahore. She was 89. Her funeral prayers will be offered today (Friday) in Defence area of Lahore.Razia Butt had written 51 novels and 350 stories. Many drama serials were made on the novels of Razia Butt. Her famous novels included ‘Saiqa’, ‘Ma’amlay Dil ke’ and ‘Bano’. A movie was also made on her novel ‘Naila’.

UN Security Council condemns Syria attack Posted: Ankara had demanded strong Security Council action after Syrian fire killed five Turkish women and children on Wednesday, prompting retaliatory Turkish strikes on a military position in Syria that reportedly killed several soldiers.The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms the shelling by the Syrian armed forces, a statement issued by the top UN body said.The statement, which is less strong than a full council resolution, was issued only after hours of haggling between Turkeys Western allies and Russia, long a backer of the Syrian government.The text also urges restraint. Guatemalas Ambassador to the United Nations Gert Rosenthal, the current council president, said this applies to both Syria and Turkey.Nearly all of the strongly worded message, however, is aimed at Syria.Saying the shelling highlighted the grave impact the crisis in Syria has on the security of its neighbors and on regional peace, the Security Council demanded that such violations of international law stop immediately and are not repeated.

UK arrests 3 in London stabbing of Indian general Posted: British police have arrested three people in an investigation into the attempted murder of an Indian army general stabbed last week near Londons busy Oxford Street.Lt. Gen. Kuldeep Singh Brar, who helped lead a deadly 1984 raid in India on Sikhisms holiest shrine, was set upon by four men and slashed in the neck as he walked with his wife shopping on Sept. 30. Brar, 78, was treated in a London hospital and released.He told Indian media the attack was an assassination attempt, linking it to his role in the Indian forces storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out Sikh militants. More than 1,000 people were killed in that operation.Scotland Yard said Thursday it had arrested a 33-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. It said another man in his 30s also was arrested.The force said all three suspects were being questioned at a London police station.

Inter and Lazio win in Europa League, Spurs held Posted: Italian teams Inter Milan and Lazio earned their first group-stage victories in the Europa League on Thursday but Athletic Bilbao was soundly defeated by Sparta Prague to continue last seasons runner-ups poor start to the campaign.First-half goals by Philippe Coutinho, Joel Obi and Marko Livaja set Inter on its way to a 3-1 win at Neftci of Azerbaijan and left Andrea Stramaccionis side level on four points in Group H with Rubin Kazan, which beat Partizan Belgrade 2-0.Even though there were a lot of changes to the side, Inter put in a really solid first half. This group of players is on the way up, said Stramaccioni, whose team plays AC Milan in the city derby this weekend.Lazio heads Group J on four points after its 1-0 home win over Maribor of Slovenia, courtesy of Edersons 62nd-minute winner. Tottenham is languishing in third place after conceding a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at struggling Panathinaikos for a second straight point.Spurs took a first-half lead through Michael Dawson but couldnt make their dominance count before Toche leveled in the 77th for Panathinaikos, which threw captain Costas Katsouranis off the team Wednesday after a disappointing start in the Greek league.There is a sense of disappointment, said Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas, who won the Europa League with Porto in 2011. In the second half, we made a lot of mistakes in passing and that let them in the game. But a point away from home is positive.Bilbao, which lost last seasons final to fellow Spanish side Atletico Madrid, is in the bottom three in the Spanish league and still hasnt won a match in Europe after losing 3-1 in the Czech Republic, having fallen three goals behind by the 56th minute.Bilbao is bottom of a Group I headed by Lyon, which beat Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 4-3 in a thrilling match in Israel thanks to Gueida Fofanas stoppage-time winner.Hannover played with 10 men from the 10th minute but still managed to come from behind to beat Levante 2-1 at home to climb top of Group L.Defender Karim Haggui was sent off for pulling down Fanis Gekas and Michel scored from the resulting penalty for Levante, but goals by Szabolcs Huszti and Didier Ya Konan earned Hannover victory.Genk of Belgium stayed top of Group G by holding FC Basel to a 2-2 draw.

Azarenka advances to China Open quarters Posted: Azarenka easily beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 6-3 and will next face Romina Oprandi of Switzerland.Azarenka is hoping to rebound from last week in Tokyo when she withdrew from the tournament after a bout of dizziness in the third round. Azarenka has won four times this year, including the Australian Open.In other matches, Kerber beat former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.Li Na beat Shuai Peng 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) in an all-Chinese clash, but Lis chances of becoming the first Chinese finalist in Beijing became harder as third-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska was next.In mens singles, Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-3 to make the Beijing quarterfinals for a fourth time.Local wild card Zhang Ze upset fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Zhang, Chinas highest ranked player at 165th, has reached his first career quarterfinals. Gasquet won the Bangkok title last week.Also winners were Feliciano Lopez of Spain and Sam Querrey of the US, who will meet on Friday.

Tennis: China's Zhang shocks Gasquet in Beijing Posted: Chinese wildcard Zhang Ze pulled off a major shock on Thursday when he beat Frances world number 11 Richard Gasquet to reach the China Open quarter-finals in Beijing.While China enjoyed further success through Grand Slam-winner Li Na, who joined top seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova in the womens last eight, Zhangs win was off the scale.The 22-year-old, six foot two (188 cm) right-hander from Nanjing is ranked just 165th in the world, yet he triumphed 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 against Gasquet, the fifth seed and winner of last weeks Thailand Open.I had a very good start, winning the first set. I played a lot against his forehand which gave me the opportunity to control the game, said Zhang, whose ranking is already the best ever by a Chinese male player.This is a new start. It is a very important driving force for me, because the more matches you win, the more points you are going to get and the higher ranking you will get, he added.Gasquet admitted afterwards that his exploits in Bangkok had left him tired -- but he insisted that Zhang, who plays Germanys Florian Mayer in the next round, was worth his win.Last week I played a big tournament. Im not physically 100 percent, but its not the reason I lost, Gasquet said. Hes talented, he played aggressive and fast, and at the end he played better than me. He deserves this victory.Elsewhere Li, who needs a good week to help her qualify for the $4.9 million season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul, needed three sets and a tie break to overcome compatriot Peng Shuai.Last years French Open champion finally won 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) after almost two hours and 30 minutes, with Peng spurning a number of opportunities to win the match.Two days ago I had an unbelievable serve but I think I hit too many double faults. I wish I could have had a good serve in the match today, said Li, who will play defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarter-finals.World number one Azarenka dispatched Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-3 to reach the last eight without dropping a set. She will next play Switzerlands Romina Oprandi.It was a little bit of a challenge today, for sure, Azarenka said. I felt like I could have been a bit more aggressive and not hesitate so much.When I won that last point, I was relieved and happy to finish the match in two sets.

Oil gains as Syria-Turkey tensions rise Posted: US benchmark crude rose to $91.14 a barrel, a jump of $3, or 3.4 percent, in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Thursdays rise follows a decline of 4 percent on Wednesday.The increase came as Turkeys military fired on targets in Syria for the second day. Prices also got a boost from a falling dollar, which tends to influence investors to buy commodities like oil and gold.Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, was up $3.34 to $111.55 in London.

Euro rises after comments from ECB head Posted: The euro rose against the dollar Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that Spain is making progress toward getting its finances under control.Spain is widely expected to request financial aid, but its government has been reluctant to do so. Draghi said its up to Spain to ask for help if it needs it, but he praised the countrys progress so far.Draghi made his comments at a press conference after the ECB said it was leaving its key interest rate for the 17 countries that use the euro unchanged.The euro rose to $1.3018 in late trading from $1.2899 late Wednesday. The British pound rose to $1.6185 from $1.6072.The dollar fell to 78.50 Japanese yen from 78.52 yen, to 0.9308 Swiss franc from 0.9390 Swiss franc and to 98.07 Canadian cents from 98.82 Canadian cents.

Gold price surges to 9-month high on ECB moves Posted: The price of gold is at a nine-month high after the head of the European Central Bank suggested that its bond-buying programme could benefit financially troubled Spain.Gold for December delivery rose $16.70 Thursday to finish at $1,796.50 per ounce. Some analysts believe it will continue to post gains over the next several months.ECB President Mario Draghi says Spain has made progress toward controlling its finances. He says the ECB could help control high debt costs but its up to individual countries to request help. The ECB also is leaving its key interest rate for the 17 countries that use the euro at a record low 0.75 percent.In other trading, prices are higher for oil, gasoline, silver, palladium, wheat, corn and soybeans. Copper is unchanged.

Umar Akmal fined for 'offensive' umpire snub Posted: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for an offensive snub of the umpires authority during his teams 16-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the World Twenty semi-finals on Thursday.The incident took place in the 17th over of Pakistans innings when Umar, who was the non-striker, ignored both on-field umpires request and went ahead to change his batting gloves.Respect for the umpires is integral and is something which we always emphasise and encourage, said match referee Jeff Crowe.In this incident, Umar showed blatant disregard to both the umpires requests, which was offensive and unacceptable from an international cricketer and contrary to our unique spirit, hence a level two charge was laid. Umar, when pleading guilty, apologised and regretted his action.Umar was found to have breached the ICC code of conduct, article 2.2.11, which relates to conduct contrary to the spirit of the game.Umar finished the game at the Premadasa stadium unbeaten on 29 as his team failed to chase down a 140-run victory target.Sri Lanka will face either Australia or West Indies in Sundays final.

IMF warns Pakistan economy deteriorating Posted: The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that Pakistans economic situation was worsening and faces a return to double-digit inflation as the government prints money to finance its deficit.In a mission report, the IMF said Islamabad urgently needed to address deep problems in its energy sector, including costly subsidies and poor distribution, while boosting growth to meet a rapidly growing population.Pakistan faces a challenging economic outlook. GDP growth in 2012/13 is projected to be in the 3-3.5 percent range, which needs to accelerate in order to absorb the growing labor force, the IMF said.Inflation has fallen recently but is expected to be back in double digits by the middle of next year if corrective measures are not taken to reverse monetary financing of the fiscal deficit.It said the countrys external accounts are deteriorating, with incoming investment slowing and the central banks reserves dropping.Decisive and far-sighted action is needed to address this challenging outlook, including raising taxes and cutting expenditures, especially subsidies, the IMF said.It warned that allowing inflation to rise is hurting the population at large.Underlying inflation remains high and represents a regressive tax that disproportionately hurts the poor, the IMF said.

Zardari urges Austrian businessmen to invest in Pakistan Posted: Talking to a delegation of Austrias industrial oil and gas company OMV at Bilawal House in Karachi on Thursday, President Asif Ali Zardari urged Austrian business community for making greater investment in Pakistan.The President said that as energy deficient country endowed with vast untapped oil and gas resources Pakistan offered great opportunities to entrepreneurs and investors.He urged the Austrian business delegation to take advantage of investors friendly policies of Pakistan.The Austrian delegation was led by Job Bijokis, Member Executive Board OMV Austria.Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain and Secretary Petroleum Dr Masood Waqar also attended the meeting.

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