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- Malik writes letter to US authorities for release of Aafia
- Karachi: 2 killed in clash between two gang war groups
- Punjab government gets authority to collect sales tax
- Chiniot: Newspaper Hawkers Union leader killed
- 9 perish in Karachi killing spree
- US judge orders Abu Hamza remain in detention
- 50 dead as Syria rebels take border town
- Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalate
- Algeria's ex-president Bendjedid dies
- Djokovic to face Tsonga in Beijing final
- Azarenka advances to China Open final
- Man City rises to 2nd as Chelsea extends EPL lead
- Loeb keeps overall lead at Rally France
- Golf: Grace takes 4-stroke lead into final round
- IMF chief predicts sustainable Gulf growth
| Malik writes letter to US authorities for release of Aafia Posted: Pakistan government has formally appealed to USA for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui on humanitarian grounds.Interior Minister Rehman Malik wrote a letter to FBI Chief Robert Mueller in which it is said that Dr Aafia Siddiqui is severely ill and her family as well as entire Pakistani nation is desirous for her acquittal.The letter also mentioned that Government of Pakistan also wants Aafia’s freedom.
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| Karachi: 2 killed in clash between two gang war groups Posted: According to details, two gang war groups exchanged fire near Aath Chowk in Lyari area in which a main accused of gang war, Rashid Bangali, was killed. Rashid Bangali was wanted by police in dozens of cases.Another accused, Israr Baloch, was also killed in exchange of fire. Panic griped the area after the incident and residents forced to remain in their houses.
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| Punjab government gets authority to collect sales tax Posted: A notification in this regard has been issued under 18th Amendment. According to notification, Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) will now collect sales tax instead of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).Earlier, FBR used to collect the tax for Punjab government.The PRA has now been authorized to collect sales tax on restaurant services, advertisements in newspapers and franchise services.
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| Chiniot: Newspaper Hawkers Union leader killed Posted: According to details, four unidentified persons entered house of the Senior Vice President of Chiniot Newspaper Hawkers Union, Ashraf Multani, in Muhalla Qazian area and subjected him to severe torture. The motive behind that attack is stated to be water dispute.The residents of the area reached the house of Ashraf Multani when the family raised alarm. The attackers managed to flee from the sight after the attack.Ashraf Multani was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Chiniot Newspaper Hawkers Union has demanded DPO Chiniot to arrest the culprits behind the killing.
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| 9 perish in Karachi killing spree Posted: Target killing continues in Karachi as nine more people, including an activist of a religious party, were killed in different localities of the city.According to details, some unidentified target killers shot dead Abbas Qadri in Sarjani Town area. Police said the deceased was an activist of a religious party.Some unidentified gunmen shot dead Azhar in Gulshan Iqbal while three people were killed in firing incidents in Lyari and Korangi areas.In another incident of target killing, two people were shot dead in Orangi Town area while a man named Nasim was killed in Faqeer Colony of the same locality.Meanwhile six persons sustained injuries in firing incidents in Ghas Mandi, Maripur, Orangi and Lee Market. Police have arrested an accused involved in firing.
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| US judge orders Abu Hamza remain in detention Posted: A US judge ordered that radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza, described by the US government as an Al-Qaeda mastermind, be kept in detention after a brief court hearing Saturday.Hamza and four other terror suspects who were extradited overnight from Britain appeared in US court in the latest stage of a trans-Atlantic legal saga.The one-eyed extremist, whose trademark hook on the stump of his right arm and other prosthetic limbs were removed, did not speak at his hearing in New York, except for a few words muttered to his court-appointed lawyer. Hamza, 54, faces terror charges over a 1998 kidnapping in Yemen, setting up a terrorist training camp in the United States and for facilitating violent jihad in Afghanistan. He will be formally charged on Tuesday.Wearing a navy blue prisoners outfit, Hamza kept his head bowed during the hearing before US Magistrate Judge Frank Maas, who summarized the charges before him.Sabrina Shroff, a lawyer for the self-avowed cleric, requested he be given special shoes, without which he will not be able to function in a civilized way due to foot trouble, and requested medical care on account of his diabetes.In the same New York court, Adel Abdul Bary, a 52 year-old Egyptian, pleaded not guilty and Khaled Al-Fawwaz of Saudi Arabia, 50, refused to enter a plea. His lawyer cited procedural issues.Bary and Fawwaz are charged with conspiring with members of Al Qaeda to kill US nationals and attack US interests abroad.Bary is also charged with murder, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and other offenses in connection with the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Those blasts destroyed the buildings, killing 224 people and injuring thousands more.Two others, British citizens Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, pleaded not guilty before a judge in New Haven, Connecticut. They were ordered held in custody. Another hearing is set for October 15.Ahmad, 38, and Ahsan, 33, are charged with terror-related offenses stemming from their involvement in Azzam Publications in London, which allegedly provided material support to militant Chechen separatists, the Taliban and associated terrorist groups.They were arrested in 2004 and 2006, respectively.US officials hailed the extradition of Hamza and the other terror suspects as a watershed moment in Washingtons battle against Al-Qaeda.These are men who were at the nerve centers of Al-Qaedas acts of terror, and they caused blood to be shed, lives to be lost and families to be shattered, US Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.
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| 50 dead as Syria rebels take border town Posted: Nearly 50 soldiers and rebels were killed on Saturday in clashes near Syrias northern border, as Turkey hit back against what it said was new mortar fire from inside Syria.Damascus, for its part, said four Turks were among a convoy of terrorists killed in the heart of Aleppo, just hours after UN condemnation of deadly jihadist bombings in the countrys commercial capital.Forty government soldiers and nine rebels were killed when rebels took a town in the northwestern province of Idlib near the border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The clashes at Khirbat al-Joz... ended when fighters of the rebel brigades took control of the area, said the Britain-based watchdog.The fighting lasted more than 12 hours and resulted in at least 40 dead among the regular forces, including five officers, and nine (rebel) fighters, it added after earlier reporting 25 soldiers and three rebels dead.Turkish officials said they were sure a mortar round that struck on Saturday morning was fired by pro-government forces in Syria, and not rebels who have been fighting for nearly 19 months to oust President Bashar al-Assad.It prompted fresh retaliatory fire after reprisals on Wednesday and Thursday for the previous shelling, the Hatay provincial governors office said.A mortar round struck today (Saturday) at 7:00 am (0400 GMT) about 50 metres (yards) inside Turkish territory in an open space about 700 metres from the village of Guvecci and about 300 metres from a police station.No casualties were reported.The Turkish army responded with four mortar rounds, the governors office said, adding that the Syrian fire had come from loyalists who were firing at rebels near the border.The cross-border exchanges came despite unanimous condemnation from the UN Security Council on Thursday of deadly shelling from the Syrian side further east in Sanliurfa province that killed five people.Following that incident, the Turkish parliament authorised further military action but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was not seeking a mandate for war.In a new statement on Friday, the Security Council condemned bombings Wednesday claimed by a jihadist group that killed nearly 50 people in Aleppo, expressing condolences to families of the victims of these heinous acts.State television, meanwhile, said four Turks were among foreign fighters the army had killed in the Bustan al-Qasr district of the battleground city of Aleppo.
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| Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalate Posted: The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday.Panetta said the U.S. is using its diplomatic channels to relay worries about the fighting in the hopes that it will not broaden.His comments came on the heels of warnings from Turkeys prime minister that his country is not far from war with Syria.Turkish and Syria traded artillery fire Saturday as rebels clashed with President Bashar Assads forces near the border, heightening the fears that the crisis could erupt into a regional conflict. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday cautioned Damascus not to test Turkeys limits and determination and said Ankara was not bluffing in saying it wont tolerate such acts.In other comments during a press conference with Perus Defense Minister, Pedro Cateriano, Panetta warned that the international community is ready to impose more sanctions against Iran if the country does not begin to address concerns about its nuclear program.The economic sanctions are having a damaging effect on Iran, as inflation and unemployment rise, and the value of the currency drops, increasing prices.Iran, said Panetta, has to engage seriously with the international community to resolve issues with its nuclear program and if it doesnt, make no mistake, the international community will continue to impose additional sanctions.Panettas comments came after meetings Saturday with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, and the countrys defense ministry dubbed the Pentagonito to continue meetings with Cateriano.After his meeting with Humala, Panetta said the U.S. is increasing efforts to build partnerships in the region and said America will do whatever it can to provide assistance to Peru to meet the challenges of terrorism, illicit trafficking and humanitarian needs.Later, he and Cateriano, during a joint press conference, said that they are negotiating an update in the defense cooperation agreement between their two countries.Noting that the last agreement was sealed in 1952, Panetta said the U.S. is committed to improving its ability to conduct joint military exercises, training and education exchanges with Peru.Cateriano said updating the agreement will help his country modernize its military.Panetta also said that the U.S. wants to work with Peru to confront the drug trafficking, calling it one of the most serious threats we face in the hemisphere. He said he listened to the concerns of the Peru officials, and will determine if there is any additional help the U.S. can provide.Panetta is leaving Peru and will fly to Uruguay Saturday afternoon to attend a regional meeting of defense ministers from the Americas.
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| Algeria's ex-president Bendjedid dies Posted: Algerias former long-time president Chadli Bendjedid, acclaimed for having introduced democracy to government institutions, died of cancer on Saturday aged 83, the APS news agency reported.Eight days of national mourning have been declared.Bendjedid had been admitted to the Ain Naajda military hospital in Algiers more than a week ago. He was hospitalised in Paris last January for cancer treatment and returned to hospital for brief spells in May and October.The former head of state will be buried on Monday in Algiers, at the El-Alia cemetery in Martyrs Square, according to the presidents office.Bendjedid was one of Algerias longest-serving presidents, holding office from 1979 to 1992, when he was forced from power when the army stepped in to stop Islamists from winning the countrys first multi-party legislative elections.The military intervention sparked a civil war which left an estimated 200,000 people dead.Bendjedid joined the underground for the duration of the war of liberation against colonial power France between November 1954 and 1962, when he was named military commander of the Oran region of western Algeria for 14 years.He became a member of the Revolutionary Council, set up in June 1965 after the overthrow of the countrys first president Ahmed Ben Bella.With the armys backing, he was elected president in January 1979 and his mandate was renewed in December 1988, two months after bloody unrest over price rises and demands for democracy.Bendjedid kick-started the democratisation of government institutions in Algeria, notably by promulgating a pluralist constitution in February 1989.But after the outbreak of civil war, he was placed under house arrest in Oran in January 1992 and not released until after Abdelaziz Bouteflika rose to the presidency in 1999.His memoirs are due to be published on November 1, the anniversary of the outbreak in 1954 of Algerias war of independence.Bendjedid was born on April 14, 1929 in Bouteldja, a village in eastern Algeria near the Tunisian border.
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| Djokovic to face Tsonga in Beijing final Posted: Novak Djokovic brushed aside Florian Mayer in the China Open Saturday to set up a final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, as Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka made it to the last two of the womens event.The world number two from Serbia furthered his aim of finishing the year top of the ATP rankings with a simple straight-sets victory, maintaining his unbeaten record at the Beijing tournament that stretches back three years.Top-seed Djokovic defeated the 29th-ranked Mayer of Germany 6-1, 6-4 with the help of seven aces.The 25-year-old, second to Roger Federer in the rankings, has won the China Open on the two occasions he has entered -- in 2009 and 2010 -- and will aim to make it three out of three on Sunday.There are no secrets between us, Djokovic said of Tsonga.Djokovic leads Tsonga 7-5 in head-to-heads, and has won all three of their meetings this year.We have played a lot of important matches on the big stage. Hes a very powerful player, big serve, big forehand, and if that works, he can win against anybody on any surface, he added.Tsonga marched into the final when Spains Feliciano Lopez retired during the second set of their match.The world number seven thrashed Lopez 6-1 in the first set and was 4-1 up in the second when the left-handed Spaniard called it a day, citing an injury to his left wrist.I played really well and I felt really good on the court, Tsonga said. I didnt know before he was a bit injured. Im just happy today with my game.The Frenchman has enjoyed an easy progression to the final of the Beijing tournament since needing three sets to overcome Uzbekistans Denis Istomin in the first round.The 27-year-old received a walkover in the second round after Nikolay Davydenko withdrew and beat Russias Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets in the third.During this week my level has got better and better, Tsonga said.I have played maybe some of my best tennis here. I havent played like this in couple of months and maybe a couple of years now and thats why I think I can win the final today.
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| Azarenka advances to China Open final Posted: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka beat ninth-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-2 at the China Open Saturday to set up a final against Maria Sharapova.Sharapova cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 semifinal victory over seventh-seeded Li Na of China in the other semifinal.Azarenka, who won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, was tested in the first set by Bartoli and her unorthodox style of play, but ran ahead to a 5-1 lead in the second set.But Bartoli refused to allow Azarenka to serve out the match in the seventh game even though the Belarussian held a match point. Bartoli broke serve on a second opportunity when Azarenka hit a forehand long.Azarenka took advantage of her next match point on Bartolis serve in the eighth game.Sharapova, who will be playing for her fourth title of the year, took 68-minutes to secure the first set. The Russian finally went ahead when Li, serving at 4-5, sailed a forehand long on a second set point in the 10th game.Li saved the first set point in the opening set with a winning volley smash at 30-40, but made the forehand error two points later to lose her serve and the set.Sharapova needed only 33 minutes to take the second set, winning 25 of the 34 points played.As far as today, it was a really high quality first set and a few ups and downs, Sharapova said. I came back and then I broke her in that last game of the (first) set.It was important for me to take that momentum going into the second.
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| Man City rises to 2nd as Chelsea extends EPL lead Posted: Chelsea extended its Premier League lead with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Norwich, and defending champion Manchester City climbed to second place by comprehensively beating Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday.Chelsea fought back quickly after Grant Holts opener for Norwich in the 11th minute, with Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard and Eden Hazard scoring before the break.Branislav Ivanovic fired in a late fourth as Chelsea went four points ahead at the top of the league in its best start since the 2005-06 season.City rose to second after goals from Aleksandar Kolarov, Sergio Aguero and James Milner.Everton slipped to third after being held to a 2-2 draw by Wigan, while West Bromwich Albion maintained its strong start with a 3-2 victory over bottom-place Queens Park Rangers.Swansea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Reading, while Arsenal was at West Ham in the late game.Chelseas victory was overshadowed by the lingering fallout from John Terrys racism case, a year after he racially abused Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.Defender Ashley Cole inflamed the situation on Friday when he responded to criticism of his evidence in Terrys judgment by blasting the Football Association with an obscene Twitter posting. Chelsea is now set to fine Cole after launching disciplinary action over the tweet.On the pitch, as Chelsea fans chanted support for Terry and Cole, the team fell behind when Grant Holt beat goalkeeper Petr Cech after 11 minutes.Fernando Torres ensured the lead only lasted three minutes by heading in the equalizer, before Chelsea steamrollered the winless visitors with Frank Lampard volleying the leaders in front.Juan Mata then ripped through the Norwich defense and slipped the ball through for Hazard to put Chelsea further ahead before halftime, while Branislav Ivanvoic volleyed in a late fourth.Earlier in the day, City was also rampant against Sunderland, but had only three goals to show for the dominance.Aleksandar Kolarov scored from a free kick after five minutes at Etihad Stadium, substitute Sergio Aguero added a second on the hour, and James Milner blasted another dead ball into the net.It was Citys first game this season without conceding a goal.We are disappointed defensively this season but we are happy with the clean sheet, City manager Roberto Mancini said. We are looking strong now, and since we have come back off the international break we have been playing well.Everton dropped to third after relying on Leighton Baines late penalty to earn a point.Arouna Kone put Wigan ahead after 10 minutes, but Nikica Jelavic headed Everton level less than a minute later. Franco Di Santo restored Wigans lead in the 23rd, which lasted until Kevin Mirallas was pulled down by Maynor Figueroa for Baines to equalize.West Brom is level on points with Everton, behind only on goal difference in fourth. Goals from James Morrison, Zoltan Gera and Youssouf Mulumbu secured the win that will add to the pressure on QPR manager Mark Hughes with his team bottom despite an offseason spending spree.Reading is out of the drop zone but only a point ahead of QPR after first-half goals by Pavel Pogrebnyak and Noel Hunt were wiped out by Miguel Michu and Wayne Routledge in Swanseas stirring comeback to clinch a point.
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| Loeb keeps overall lead at Rally France Posted: Sebastien Loeb of France moved closer to clinching his ninth straight world rally title after winning four stages on an incident-packed Saturday, with Norwegian driver Petter Solberg crashing into an electricity pylon after ploughing through a vineyard.Loeb won the first two stages ahead of Citroen teammate Mikko Hirvonen, but Jari-Matti Latvala of Finland took the next before the days fourth stage was canceled for security reasons due to overcrowding.Im disappointed that it was canceled, especially for the fans, Loeb said. They wait for hours, they get stuck in traffic jams coming here and finally they see nothing. But thats security. There are people there to ensure that and if they decide theres a danger, they make this kind of decision.Loeb had a blip on stage five, finishing fifth, but won two of the next three to extend his overnight lead over Latvala to 29.7 seconds.Everythings going well and I hope it lasts, Loeb said. We have a small lead and the others havent been able to come back, so thats positive. The weather forecast (for Sunday) isnt great, so its good to have a bit of a margin.The Frenchman only needs to finish ahead of Hirvonen on Sundays final day featuring six stages to guarantee the world crown. The Finn is in third place, 54 seconds behind Loeb.Solberg crashed on the days first stage the Massif des Grands Crus-Ungersberg when he went off course and into a vineyard before ramming the nose of his Ford into a concrete pylon. The pylon then dropped down and only just missed spectators nearby as they ran for cover.But in a separate incident, two fans were taken to the hospital one with a broken arm and another with a broken leg when Nasser Al-Attiyah went off route. French television channel Sport said they were watching from an area that was not designated for fans when the Qatari drivers Citroen hit them.
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| Golf: Grace takes 4-stroke lead into final round Posted: Branden Grace shot a 69 at Carnoustie on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship.The South African is 20-under overall after a remarkable 60 in the first round at Kingsbarns.I didnt play particularly well but managed to get it around, Grace said. If we have a great day tomorrow, its going to be a low scoring round, and if the weather turns bad on us and the wind starts blowing, youll never know what St. Andrews has got for us.Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark is second on 16-under following a third-round 68 at Kingsbarns.(Grace) is a great player but Im going to do my best, Olesen said. I find the greens at St Andrews easy to read.Swedes Frederik Andersson Hed (66) and Alexander Noren (65) are tied for third, one shot further back from Olesen.United States Ryder Cup star Dustin Johnson (67) made the 5-under cut for the final round with a shot to spare on the Old Course at St. Andrews.Germanys Martin Kaymer and Swedens Peter Hanson both shot 69 to make the cut.Grace led by six with just four holes left before a double bogey six on No. 15 when he drove into a fairway bunker. Olesen also had a double bogey six on the 17th at Kingsbarns.The tournament has a first prize of $800,000 and is played over the Old Course at St Andrews, the Championship Course at Carnoustie and the Kingsbarns Golf Links.American businessman Hugh Connerty and Thai professional Thongchai Jaidee lead the Team Championship by five shots on 33-under.Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps, playing with pro-partner Paul Casey, failed to make the cut. On Friday Phelps holed an astonishing 153-foot putt during the second round of team play.
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| IMF chief predicts sustainable Gulf growth Posted: The head of the International Monetary Fund said Saturday that the economies of the oil-rich countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will continue to enjoy high growth rates, although at reduced rates.Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the IMF, also praised the GCC countries management of oil prices and reserves, and lauded their financial contribution to the transition of Arab countries following the uprisings that have rattled local economies.I would like to stress the important, positive role the GCC countries play in the broader Middle East and North Africa region, and the world at large, Lagarde said after a meeting of the six-nation GCC, which counts Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman as members.The generous financial aid the GCC has provided to some of the Arab countries undergoing transition is helping those countries through a very difficult period, she said. And, at the global level, GCC countries oil policy has helped stabilize oil markets and counter price pressures that could have inflicted serious damage on the world economy.She said that while other Arab economies are challenged, the GCC countries are enjoying growth that reached its highest level in eight years in 2011 at 7.5 percent.Nevertheless, given the uncertain global outlook, continued emphasis on strengthening resilience, including in fiscal and financial sectors, will be important alongside greater focus on the foundations for longer-term growth, she said.An IMF official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with the organizations policy, said following the GCCs strong performance in 2011, growth in the nations non-oil sectors is expected to slow as fiscal stimulus eases, but remain high by historical standards at around 6.5 and 5.6 percent in 2012 and 2013, respectively.Saudi Arabia is one of the largest donors to countries of the region and contributors to the IMF.Riyadh pledged an additional $15 billion earlier this year to the IMF following the funds call for new resources, the official said.
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