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Saturday, November 30, 2013

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Difa-e-Pakistan Council holds anti-drone protest in several cities

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LAHORE (Dunya News) - Protest rallies were held on Friday in various cities against the U.S. drone strikes on the appeal of Difa-e-Pakistan Council. (DPC).Addressing a protest rally in Lahore, Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed said that the enemies of the country will continue their conspiracies until the government shows strong resistance to anti-Pakistan elements.In Faisalabad, Sunni Tehreek staged a protest demonstration against U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan. The participants were carrying banners and placards and shouted anti-America slogans.In Multan, Shehri Mahaz and Jamat-ud-Dawa held joint protest against drone strikes and shouted slogans against US government.Difa-e-Pakistan Council also staged protest rally in Peshawar. The participants chanted slogans against the U.S. drone attacks and demanded of the federal government to block NATO supplies.Addressing the gathering, leaders of Difa-e-Pakistan Council said that the protest sit-ins would be held across the country if the federal government failed to take steps to stop drones attacks on Pakistan’s territory.

Afghanistan into World T20 qualifier final

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DUBAI (AFP) - Afghanistan booked their berth in a third consecutive ICC World Twenty20 qualifier final after defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the first semi-final at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.In Saturdays final, Afghanistan will play the winner of the second semi-final featuring Ireland and the United Arab Emirates.Man of the match Samiullah Shenwari helped Afghanistan chase down a modest 90-run target inside 15 overs, bagging three wickets and then scoring 24 not out.It is very exciting especially for me and my teammates; were in the final for a third time, so were all happy, said Shenwari, who claimed three wickets for 19 runs and featured in a run out as Nepal were restricted to 90 for eight.I think we have been doing well in all the departments. I am happy and lucky to be part of the Afghanistan team.Shenwari (24 not out), who is one of four players to have claimed a five-for in this tournament, put on a 69-run partnership with Nawroz Mangal (48).Shenwari was still at the crease when Gulbodin Naib (12 not out) struck a six to seal a seven-wicket victory with 5.4 overs to spare. Nepals Avinash Karn (two for 17) was the main wicket-taker.Elsewhere, the Netherlands secured fifth spot in the tournament after defeating Hong Kong by seven wickets at Abu Dhabi Oval, thanks to a 22-ball 44 from opener Ben Cooper, and Scotlands Richie Berrington hit an unbeaten 70 to guide his side to a five-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea to earn seventh spot.Also on Saturday, Nepal will face the loser of the second semi-final in the battle for third position.Hong Kong and the Netherlands secured the last two qualifying spots for next years ICC World Twenty20 finals in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Spanish court frees child rapist, killer

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MADRID (AFP) - A Spanish court Friday ordered the immediate release of a man who raped and killed three children, cutting his prison time by 10 years in line with a European human rights ruling.The killer, Miguel Ricart, was the latest convict to benefit from an October 21 ruling by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights.The Strasbourg court said Spain had acted illegally by retroactively cutting short the years of remission that an ETA prisoner had earned from good behaviour.Dozens of ETA members and other violent convicts in a similar situation then demanded their release under the same European court ruling.Ricart raped and killed young girls Miriam, Toni and Desiree in 1992 in the eastern Valencia region, a crime that shocked the country. The outlook for his return to society is not favourable, prisons director Angel Yuste warned this week.But on Friday, a court in Valencia ordered his release because of the European court ruling. The cabinetmaker was condemned to 170 years in jail in 1997 although he actually faced a maximum of 30 years behind bars under Spanish law.Under a new Spanish judicial policy introduced in 2006, Ricarts years of remission were subtracted from his full 170-year sentence instead of being deducted from the maximum 30 years of prison time, as was the previous practice.The new judicial policy was ruled illegal by the Strasbourg court because it violated the principle that a prisoners sentence cannot be increased retroactively.

Illegal SIMs should be blocked, orders Supreme Court of Pakistan

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KARACHI (Web Desk) - Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered that a task force comprising representatives from cellular companies, police, IB, FIA, ISI, MI and FBR be constituted under Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) chairman to block illegal mobile phone SIMs.A 5-member bench of SC headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued these orders during the course of hearing of implementation of court’s decision in Karachi violence case here in Karachi registry Friday.Chairman PTA Ismail Shah gave presentation to SC during the course of hearing on blocking illegal SIMS on multi media.Shah said that activating more than two SIMs on one mobile or IMEI number will not be allowed in one day. More than five SIMs will not be allowed to be activated on one national identity card. In first phase service providers will identify the customers holding more than 10 SIMs. Importing mobile phone without IMEI number will not be allowed.Cooperation from customs authorities is needed to curb import of mobile phones without IMEI numbers, he said. He further said final recommendations will be evolved till December, 17.The court ordered that task force should work out final recommendations till December, 17 and present report thereof to it.CJP remarked “task force report will be reviewed again during next hearing after three weeks. He inquired the machines by means of which non operational SIMs are activated have come from where and how.Chairman PTA said these machines have been recovered from illegal service providers and Karachi police chief IG Shahid Hayat has recovered 20 such machines during targeted operation.The hearing of the case has been adjourned for 3 weeks.

Nawaz Sharif withdraws hike in medicine prices

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ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - On the directions of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, notification regarding increase in prices of medicines has been withdrawn.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday took strict notice of increase in the prices of medicines and directed the authorities concerned to bring the medicine prices back to the previous level.Earlier, the federal ministry of health issued a notification increasing prices of around 11,000 medicines of varied nature by 2 to 15 percent with immediate effect. However, the prices of life-saving drugs were not increased.A senior officer of Ministry of Health Services said that due to the price issue some medicines were not available in the market and people were facing serious problems.In a statement today‚ the PM stated that increase in the prices of medicines is not acceptable and it should be withdrawn immediately.

Rana Sanaullah says no missing person is in Punjab govt custody

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LAHORE (Web Desk) – Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said no one from missing persons was not in the custody of provincial government and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).Talking to the media here on Friday, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the issue of illegal SIMs was very serious and that these SIMs were used in terrible acts of terrorism.He said innocent people would not be charged in Rawalpindi incident, adding culprits would be brought to book.Rana further said schedule of local bodies elections in Punjab would be issued on December 09.The Law Minister strongly criticized on PTI Chairman Imran Khan over closure of NATO supply and shooting down drones.To a question, he said Prime Minister had constitutional right to appoint Army Chief and hailed the appointment of new army chief General Raheel Sharif.Earlier, Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif said seven hundred and thirty eight missing persons have been located in the last four months. He said the remaining missing persons will also be traced shortly. He said it will take months and weeks to resolve this issue and not years.

Fazlur Rehman demands ban on unnecessary use of loudspeakers

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rehman has demanded ban on unnecessary use of loudspeakers.Addressing a news conference here on Friday after a meeting ‘Unity among Ummah’ over the issue of Rawalpindi carnage, the JUI-F chief said that loudspeakers should be used according to need as there unnecessary use was also a cause of concern for residents of neighbourhoods.Fazlur Rehman told reporters that the accused arrested for their alleged involvement in attacking Mosques and Imambargahs had confessed to their crime.The JUI-F chief also called for the implementation of laws to avoid such incidents. “All existing laws should be implemented. If the government implements these laws, sectarian conflicts can be prevented.”He further said that only transferring of officials after incidents like the Rawalpindi tragedy was not a solution to the problem.

LPG price goes up by Rs 46/kg

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - LPG price has been increased by Rs 46 per kilo, with household cylinder getting expensive at Rs 541 and the commercial cylinder dearer at Rs 2082.LPG distributors’ Association Chairman Irfan Khokhar lambasted the fresh increase by LPG companies without the permission and clearing by OGRA, demanded Prime Minister and OGRA (Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority) to take notice of this outrage.According to market sources, LPG and other fuel prices are linked with Saudi Aramco prices in Pakistan. The Saudi Aramco contract price of the commodity with the start of November has touched $900 per ton from $840 per ton, while local producers have not matched the local prices with the Saudi Aramco prices and retained at $840 per ton on the instruction of the federal government.Local production stands at 1,300 tons per day, while local LPG marketing companies are purchasing the commodity from producers at Rs 104,000 per ton including all taxes, LPG marketing companies are supplying the commodity to retailers at Rs 120,000 per ton while retailers are selling at around Rs 160,000 per ton.This shows that LPG retailers are earning Rs 40 on per kg, while marketing companies are charging Rs 16 per kg including transposition and other expenditure.

Election Commission of Pakistan postpones Sindh LB polls schedule

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has delayed the announcement of the schedule to hold local bodies (LB) polls in Sindh.The ECP had to announce the schedule today (Friday), however, the commissioned deferred the decision as Sindh government could not provide important documents pertaining to local bodies polls.On Thursday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) deferred Local Bodies (LB) polls schedule for Punjab.As per details, the ECP was to issue election schedule in respect of Punjab and Sindh on November 29 (Friday), but no formalities including issuance of notification on delimitation were met by government of Punjab.Earlier, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had accepted the new schedule for local bodies polls proposed by the Election Commission of Pakistan.A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the petition in this regard.In a letter forwarded to SC registrar, theECP had suggested that local government elections in Punjab should be held on January 30, 2014, Sindh 18 January and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in February.The commission also proposed that elections in cantonment boards of all the provinces should be held in February. However, polls would be conducted in Balochistan as per schedule on December 7.Later, the apex court directed the Election Commission of Pakistan and provincial governments to decide the dates for the local bodies’ elections through mutual consultations.Meanwhile‚ the ECP cancelled the previous schedule for local bodies’ polls in Sindh and Punjab.The court allowed the ECP to announce a schedule for the election as per its proposal. After which, the ECP is now likely to formally announce a new schedule for all four provinces.According to the schedule proposed by the election commission‚ the local bodies polls in Punjab could be held on January 30 next year‚ and in Sindh on January 18.The Election Commission of Pakistan‚ in its letter‚ further stated that the polls in Balochistan are being arranged on December 7.

Army chief Raheel Sharif appoints Lt. Gen. Ishtiaq Nadeem as CGS

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ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Lieutenant General Ishfaq Nadeedm Ahmad has been appointed as new Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Pakistan Army.ISPR said that before his promotion to the rank of Lt Gen, he was Director General Military Operations (DG MO) for over two years.Ishfaq Nadeedm has commanded a strike infantry division and led successful military operation in Swat. He has also been chief of staff of a strike corps.Before, Ishtiaq Nadeem, Lt General Rashad Mahmood was CGS who has been promoted to the office of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC).Lt. Gen. Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad had taken part in Swat Operation and played active role in clearing the area from clutches of the terrorists. He had also served as Chief of Staff of a strike Corps.

NATO apologises for Afghan air strike that 'killed child'

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KABUL (AFP) - US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan on Friday apologised for an air strike that President Hamid Karzai said killed a two-year-old boy, as acrimony deepened over a deal to allow US troops to stay in the country after 2014.Civilian casualties have been one of the most sensitive issues of the 12-year military intervention in Afghanistan, and Karzai warned that the latest incident threatened the proposed bilateral security agreement (BSA) with Washington.An official from NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said that force commander General Joseph Dunford quickly called President Karzai and expressed deep regrets for the incident.We did not target or strike a house. The information that we have shows that the air strike hit the road, the ISAF official said. Unfortunately, the civilian victims were in the vicinity of the strike.Dunford told Karzai he was committed to a joint investigation into the attack, which ISAF said targeted a Taliban commander involved in operations against Afghan security forces in the southern province of Helmand.Karzai, whose troubled relationship with the US erupted again in public last week over the security deal negotiations, has often used civilian deaths caused by NATO to berate the international coalition for its failures in Afghanistan.Karzai strongly condemns the air strike by NATO forces on a house which killed one child and wounded two women, a statement from his office said.This attack shows American forces are not respecting Afghan lives... As long as unilateral acts and atrocities continue by American forces on our people, we won't sign this BSA.The strike was launched from an unmanned drone and hit the village of Faqiran in Helmand on Thursday morning, the statement said.ISAF said that the strike targeted an insurgent riding a motorbike but did not confirm that a drone was involved.Karzai's spokesman Aimal Faizi further stoked tensions by saying that President Barack Obama had broken a recent promise to respect the sanctity and dignity of Afghan civilians in the same manner as US citizens.That is how the US respects the sanctity and dignity of homes in the US, bombing a residence for an individual? Faizi said in an email to AFP.It is just another example of not fulfilling the commitments of the past.Karzai, who is due to step down ahead of presidential elections in April, has been stalling over the security pact that would see some US troops to remain in Afghanistan after next year for training and counter-terror missions.About 75,000 NATO combat troops still deployed in Afghanistan are due to withdraw by the end of 2014 after fighting the Taliban since the Islamists were forced from power in 2001.Helmand provincial spokesman Omar Zwak told AFP that Thursday's air strike had killed a child called Rafiullah and that a second drone attack killed the targeted commander.The US has stressed that the BSA cannot be delayed further as NATO combat forces plan their withdrawal, and warned that vital international aid was at risk due to the extended postponements.Karzai last week refused to sign the BSA promptly despite a loya jirga assembly that he convened voting for him to do so, and he has since raised new conditions with US negotiators -- provoking frustration in Washington.We very much welcome the conclusions of the loya jirga, US ambassador James Cunningham said on Wednesday in the western Afghan city of Herat.We have a good agreement and we're prepared to sign it in the near future.A similar US deal with Iraq collapsed in 2011 leading to a complete US troop pull-out and the country is now in the grip of savage sectarian violence.Analysts say Karzai is keen to secure a reputation as a strong nationalist leader who stood up to foreign powers before he leaves office, even at the risk of alienating Afghanistan's biggest aid donor.

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to protest against price hike on Dec 22

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LAHORE (Dunya News) - Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has said that the government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has failed to control price hike and an end to US drone strikes in Tribal areas of Pakistan.Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Friday, Imran Khan said that those who blame PTI of backing Taliban, have themselves become servants of the US.Criticising the PML-N government, Imran Khan said PML-N came into power after striking a deal with the US.He said that Information Minister of Pakistan Pervaiz Rashid was behaving like spokesperson of the US State Department.The PTI chief said that the US would not leave Afghanistan even after NATO forces pullout and it would UAV program for 10 years.Slamming the economic planning of the government, the PTI chief said that government of Sharif brothers was introducing schemes for the benefit of tax evaders that would increase burden of taxes on salaried class.He said that investors would not come to Pakistan until peace is not restored in the country.He said that the black money could not bring peace in the country even if it was filtered through different schemes.Imran said that his party will hold a protest against inflation and price hike on December 22.Imran Khan said that they blocked NATO supplies in accordance with the unanimous resolutions, as per Peshawar High Court decision.He further said that they do not want to fight with the US, but they want to liberate this country from the claws of US slavery.The PTI chief condemned recent drone strike in Miranshah and said that it had become obvious that the US wanted to sabotage peace process in Pakistan.Earlier, Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Shireen Mazari issued a strong condemnation of the drone attack in Miranshah last night.In a statement, Shireen Mazari said it showed once again that the US has nothing but contempt for Pakistans leadership as it continues to assume these leaders will pay mere lip service to demands of stopping drones when in reality they remain subservient to the US.

Iraq police find bodies of 18 Sunnis; bombs kill 4

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Police found the corpses of 18 Sunni men Friday shot near a town just north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said, hours after they were abducted by gunmen wearing military uniforms.Such killings are reminiscent of Iraqs worst days of sectarian warfare in 2006 and 2007, when both Shiite and Sunni Muslim death squads roamed the streets and took people from their homes.Police said the abducted men were killed by gunshots to the head. Authorities found the bodies early Friday in farmland near the Sunni town of Mishahda, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Baghdad. Gunmen in four cars snatched the men, who included two army officers and the towns mayor, from their houses late Thursday.A Baghdad morgue official confirmed receiving the 18 bodies. He said that all the relatives who came forward to claim the bodies were Sunnis.Earlier this week, police found 13 bodies in areas around Baghdad.These recent killings show that the fears by many Iraqis that their country is heading to darker days similar to 2006-2007 are true and that the wounds of the past are not healed yet, Baghdad-based political analyst Hadi Jalo said. If the government does not take effective measures to stop the sectarian tension and security deterioration, I think that we should expect more such killings.Later Friday afternoon, a bomb went off inside a sheep market in Baghdads southeastern suburb of Nahrawan, killing three and wounding six, police said. And in the western Abu Ghraib suburb, a roadside bomb killed one and wounded five others, authorities said.Two medical officials confirmed the causality figures in the attacks. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to journalists.Violence has been on the rise in Iraq in recent months since a deadly security crackdown in April on a Sunni protest camp north of Baghdad. More than 5,500 people have been killed since.

Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

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STOCKHOLM (AP) - A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after essentially grazing the sun. Now, there is a silver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.New images, basically faint smudges on a screen, being analyzed Friday showed a streak of light moving away from the sun that some said could indicate it wasnt game over just yet.It certainly appears as if there is an object there that is emitting material, said Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Basically a dirty snowball from the fringes of the solar system, scientists had pronounced Comet ISON dead when it came within 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) of the sun Thursday.Some sky gazers speculated early on that it might become the comet of the century because of its brightness, although expectations dimmed over time.But it wouldnt be all bad news if the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock broke up into pieces, because some scientists say they might be able to study them and learn more about comets.The European Space Agency, which had declared ISONs death on Twitter late Thursday, was backtracking early Friday, saying the comet continues to surprise.Comet ISON was first spotted by a Russian telescope in September last year, and became something of celestial flash in the pan this week for its vivid tail, visible by the naked eye, and compelling backstory of impending doom.The comet was two-thirds of a mile wide as it got within 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) of the sun, which in space terms basically means grazing it.NASA solar physicist Alex Young said Thursday the comet had been expected to show up in images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft at around noon eastern time (1700 GMT), but almost four hours later there was no sign of it whatsoever.Images from other spacecraft showed a light streak continuing past the sun, but Young said that was most likely a trail of dust continuing in the comets trajectory.However, instead of fading, that trail appeared to get brighter Friday, suggesting that at least some small fraction of ISON has remained in one piece, U.S. Navy solar researcher Karl Battams wrote on his blog. He cautioned that even if there is a solid nucleus, it may not survive for long.Two years ago, a smaller comet, Lovejoy, grazed the sun and survived, but fell apart a couple of days later.This is what makes science interesting, said Fitzsimmons, who specializes in comets and asteroids. If we knew what was going to happen, it wouldnt be interesting.ISONs slingshot toward the sun left astronomers puzzled and excited at the same time.Made up of loosely packed ice and dirt, the space rock came from the Oort cloud, an area of comets and debris on the fringes of the solar system.

China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan

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BEIJING (AP) - China launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its newly established maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea, state media said.The state-run China News quoted Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Shen Jinke as saying the Chinese fighter jets identified and monitored the two U.S. and 10 Japanese aircraft during their flights through the zone early Friday, but made no mention of any further action.China announced last week that all aircraft entering the zone, a maritime area between China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, must notify Chinese authorities beforehand, and that it would take unspecified defensive measures against those that dont comply. Neighboring countries and the U.S. have said they will not honor the new zone and have criticized the move, saying it unnecessarily raises tensions.It was the first time China said it sent military planes into the zone on the same day as foreign military flights since proclaiming the zone on Nov. 23.The United States and other countries have warned that the new zone could boost chances for miscalculations, accidents and conflicts, though analysts believe Beijings move is not intended to spark any aerial confrontations but rather a long-term strategy to solidify claims to disputed territory by simply marking the area as its own.The zone is seen primarily as Chinas latest bid to bolster its claim over a string of uninhabited Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Beijing has been ratcheting up its sovereignty claims since Tokyos nationalization of the islands last year.There are questions whether China has the technical ability to fully enforce the zone due to a shortage of early warning radar aircraft and in-flight refueling capability.

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