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Mayor Karachi visits different areas to review development work

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Mayor Karachi, Wasim Akhtar paid a surprise visit to different parts of Karachi on Wednesday night, Dunya News reported.Wasim Akhtar during his visit to various parts of the city reviewed progress on the ongoing development work in the areas and issued some instructions.Mayor Karachi also examined the material used in construction of the road and directed the contactors to complete the construction work as soon as possible.

Lahore: Transporters fined for overcharging

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – According to details, DSP Motorway along with his team conducted an operation in Manga mandi area of Lahore on Wednesday on the directives issued by IG Motorway Police Shaukat Hayat and fined the transporters for overcharging from the passengers.The passengers who are eager to travel to celebrate Eid with their families expressed satisfaction over the Motorway Police timely action and saving them from paying extra fares to reach their destinations.Speaking on the occasion, Motorway Police admin officer Shaukat Ali Changaizi asked the passengers to use helpline 130 in case the transporters demand extra fares.

Panama JIT to present third progress report in SC today

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed to probe Panama Leaks case, has finalised the third progress report and will submit it in the Supreme Court today (Thursday).Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Additional Director General Wajid Zia, who is leading JIT, will appear before the three-member bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan today to submit third progress report.Earlier, the JIT finalised the third progress report in the Panama case on Wednesday in its meeting, which are being held daily, at the Federal Judicial Academy.The third progress report is being prepared in the light of thorough interrogation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and PM’s sons Hussain and Hassan Nawaz.On the other hand, the JIT probing the Panama Papers case against the Sharif family has Wednesday rejected Captain (r) Safdar’s application of changing the date of his hearing.According to sources, Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law had submitted an application before the JIT to change the hearing date as he planned to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah this week.The JIT rejected Safdar’s request and directed him to appear on June 24 as per initial orders.

Faisalabad: Protest against marathon loadshedding

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FAISALABAD (Dunya News) – Residents of Kaleem Shaheed Colony, Ghulam Muhammadabad and ABC Road staged a protest on Wednesday against marathon 28-hour loadshedding by blocking roads.According to details, power supply of these areas was cut off after the wind storm that hit the city on Tuesday but failure of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company’s (FESCO) to restore electricity infuriated residents who came on roads and chanted slogans against FESCO officials.The protesters were of the view that loadshedding has adversely affected dsily routine and the lives of citizens besides creating water shortage and halting commercial activities.

'Federal Govt taking steps for development of Karachi'

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair while talking to media in Karachi on Wednesday has said that the federal government in taking all steps for the development of Karachi.He further said that the government and security institutions are working under integrated strategy for establishing durable peace in Karachi.Answering a question, he said that the Governor’s House is not a political arena of Pakistan Muslim Leagur-Nawaz (PML-N). He further said that I held meetings with leaders of all political parties as the Governor of the province.

Bairstow seals England rout of South Africa

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SOUTHAMPTON (AFP) - Jonny Bairstow made a dashing 60 not out as England thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton on Wednesday.England, set just 143 to win, reached their target for the loss of only one wicket with 33 balls left.Opener Alex Hales was 47 not out, his unbroken second-wicket stand with Bairstow worth 98 runs.But the foundations for a victory which put England 1-0 up in this three-match series were laid by their bowlers.They restricted South Africa to 142 for three after Proteas skipper AB de Villiers won the toss.De Villiers made 65 not out and Farhaan Behardien an unbeaten 64 in an innings where fast bowler Mark Wood took two for 36.The fourth-wicket pairs unbroken partnership was worth 110 runs after they came together with South Africa 32 for three -- which represented a recovery after they had slumped to seven for two.But South Africas total still looked short of a competitive score on what is usually a good batting pitch.England new-ball duo David Willey and Wood both struck with their opening deliveries.Left-arm pacemans Willeys very first ball of the match saw Jon-Jon Smuts out for a golden duck when he pushed forward tentatively and played on.Wood then followed suit when Reeza Hendricks pulled his first ball to a leaping Willey at mid-wicket.Left-hander David Miller advanced down the pitch to drive Willey for six but fell for nine when caught behind off Wood.Spinners Liam Dawson (four overs for 17 runs) and debutant Mason Crane (four overs for 24) both bowled tidily on their Hampshire home ground.Leg-spinner Cranes lone really bad ball was his last delivery, a full toss which de Villiers pulled for four. That was South Africas first boundary for five-and-a-half overs.De Villiers, stepping well outside off stump, slog-swept Willey to complete a 49-ball fifty.Behardien pulled Wood for four for his fifty and next ball hit him straight back over his head for six.Jason Roy, returning to England duty after being dropped for their Champions Trophy semi-final defeat by eventual title-winners Pakistan in Cardiff last week, was in good touch.After managing just 51 runs in eight one-day international innings so far this season, Roy made 92 for Surrey in their One-Day Cup semi-final win over Worcestershire last week.On Wednesday, he struck three sixes -- the best a drive off left-arm quick Wayne Parnell.But on 28 he missed an ambitious reverse-sweep against medium-pacer Andile Phehlukwayo and was plumb lbw.Bairstow, however, kept the runs coming with big sixes off leg-spinner Imran Tahir and debutant left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.South Africas day was summed up when Bairstow, on 37, drove Tahir to long-on only for Behardien to drop a routine catch, with the ball going for four.Tahirs next delivery was duly smashed for six by Bairstow, who went to a 29-ball fifty by cover-driving Shamsi for four.The series continues at the Taunton headquarters of southwest county Somerset on Friday before concluding in Cardiff on Sunday.

Bangladesh's Rubel has surgery after door collision

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DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladeshi fast bowler Rubel Hossain has been ruled out of competition for at least a month after colliding with a door and breaking his jaw while on tour in England, his doctor said Wednesday.The mishap occurred in the Bangladesh team hotel in Birmingham on June 15 after the semi-final loss to India in the Champions Trophy.Bangladesh Cricket Board physician Monirul Amin said Rubel underwent surgery Wednesday and would need four to six weeks off to recover.We hope he will be fine after that period, and make himself available for selection for the Australia series, Amin told AFP, referring to the first of two Tests starting late August.Rubel featured in all four of Bangladeshs Champions Trophy matches but claimed just two wickets at an average of 95.50.Bangladesh progressed to the semi-final of the 50-over tournament for the first time in their history, but were crushed by India in a nine-wicket thumping.

Greats lament 'sad day' as Kohli topples Kumble

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - Batting great Sunil Gavaskar lamented a sad day after Anil Kumble stepped down as India coach over a rift with captain Virat Kohli, leaving the hotseat vacant once again.Kumble said Tuesday his position was untenable after Kohli questioned his leadership style and told the Indian board he had reservations about the spin legend extending his one-year stay.Since Duncan Fletcher left in March 2015, India, currently the worlds top Test team, have struggled for stability with Ravi Shastri and Sanjay Bangar both taking on temporary roles before Kumbles reign.I have very little knowledge about the differences between Virat and Anil. But it is a really sad day for Indian cricket, Gavaskar told NDTV.India have won everything since the time Anil took over, he added. I cant see Anil doing much wrong in one year. Differences (can) happen in any team but see the results.India suffered a humiliating defeat to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday, but Kumble also helped them reclaim the number-one Test ranking and maintained an unblemished record in five Test series.Former India captain and coach Bishan Singh Bedi also signalled his disappointment, tweeting: If theres more intelligent/committed Crkt analyser than @anilkumble 1074 on Indn horizon (we are) ignorant reallyKumble, 46, had already appeared headed for the exit after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) advertised for a new coach last month, although he was an automatic candidate.Former India opener Virender Sehwag and Australias Tom Moody are reported to be among the possible replacements for Kumble, whose contract ran out after the Champions Trophy.Sehwag, who seems to be the frontrunner for the job, believes it would be tough for anyone to match Kumbles success as coach.The way this Indian team has performed under his coaching, I doubt whether anybody else will be able to replicate his success, Sehwag told UC News, an online data provider.I dont know about his coaching style but as a player, as an individual and as a senior he is just brilliant, said Sehwag, who played under Kumbles Test captaincy.Sambit Bal, editor in chief of ESPNCricinfo.com, said the manner of Kumbles exit set an unwelcome precedent for Indian cricket.I think that sets a bad precedent really... its really a case where the BCCI has backed the captain over the coach, he said.The message is sent out to the next coach: fall into line or else, added Bal.A three-man panel of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, who picked Kumble in June last year, will deliberate over Kumbles replacement.As well as Sehwag and Moody, reports say other candidates are Englishman Richard Pybus, who has coached Pakistan and Bangladesh, former India manager Lalchand Rajput and ex-paceman Dodda Ganesh.An Indian Express column said the pressures of modern cricket demanded a strong chain of command.Giving veto powers to the captain and players over coaches sits at odds with the direction cricket is moving in, the column said.Indian cricket has once again endorsed that captain is more important than a coach, it added.

Oil, gas giants could waste trillions in a 2C world: report

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PARIS (AFP) - Thirty percent of investments planned by oil and gas majors over the next decade could be wasted if the world economy retools to cap global warming at two degrees Celsius, researchers warned Wednesday.The 2C (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) target is the cornerstone of the 196-nation Paris Agreement, inked in 2015.Projects worth $2.3 trillion (two trillion euros) could become unprofitable as energy shifts toward renewables and if fossil fuel prices stagnate, according to an analysis of investment budgets for 69 publically traded oil and gas companies.Some players will be more exposed than others, said the report, Two degrees of separation: Transition risk for upstream oil and gas in a low-carbon world.Up to 50 percent of ExxonMobils proposed capital expenditure to 2025, for example, is allocated to uneconomical projects likely to disappoint shareholders, the researchers concluded.Shell, Chevron, Total and Eni were found to have put 30 to 40 percent of future spending at risk, about average for the companies examined.At the other end of the scale, 14 companies -- including state-owned giant Saudi Aramco -- were seen as well-aligned with the 2C scenario.This report is a real game-changer for the future of corporate-investor engagement, said Nathan Fabian, director of policy & research at PRI, a UN-backed network of investors who oversee $62 trillion (56 trillion euros) in assets.Investors in oil and gas companies have been in the dark about their exposure to climate risk -- now they will be able to confront companies with precise information.PRI produced the report in collaboration with Carbon Tracker, a financial think tank that assesses the impact of climate change on capital markets and investment.Major energy companies are already under growing pressure from investors to explain how global warming -- and the shift to a low-carbon economy -- will affect their bottom lines.Last month, three-fifths of ExxonMobil shareholders defied the board and voted for the company to report annually on how new technology and 2C policies will affect business and investment plans.- Off the table -=================Weeks earlier, a majority of Occidental Petroleum shareholders called for similar measures.There are clear signs that oil demand could peak in the early 2020s, so companies need to start taking options that would come onstream then off the table, said James Leaton, Carbon Trackers research director.Sticking with the growth-at-all-costs scenario just doesnt add up for shareholder value when policy and technology are heading in the opposite direction.The move towards corporate transparency around climate issues extends beyond the fossil fuel industry.On June 29, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures -- initiated at the COP21 Paris climate summit by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney -- will issue final recommendations.The task force has already called for the disclosure of climate-related impacts and risks, and strategies to confront them -- backed by metrics and targets.The Carbon Tracker report on investment risk in the fossil fuel industry looks at oil and gas production to 2035, and capital investment to 2025.The proposed projects would generate 380 billion tonnes of CO2 -- 60 percent from oil, 40 percent from gas -- by 2035, exceeding the fossil fuel carbon budget consistent with a 2C cap on global warming.Companies will need to knock off at least 60 billion tonnes of that total for the world to have a 50/50 shot at a 2C world.In a joint statement, institutional investors backing the report -- including Britains Legal & General Investment Management, Dutch pension fund PGGM, and the French fund FRR -- cautioned against the risk of stranded assets.Some companies have to reconsider their business strategy, they said.ExxonMobil, Total, Eni and Shell are all involved in the single biggest uneconomic asset flagged by the report, the $33.5 billion (30 billion euro) Kashagan Phase 2 project in Kazakhstan. Analysts estimate it would require oil prices of at least $110 a barrel to break even.London Brent crude closed at just over $45 (40 euros) a barrel on June 21.

German prosecutors investigate teenager for shooting toy gun at Thai king

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(Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich late one evening earlier this month. The king was not hurt.The unidentified youth, together with a 13-year-old who is too young to be investigated, is suspected of having fired the gun from a garden or house window at a group of cyclists that included King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a regular visitor to Bavaria, and his entourage.A toy pistol, a soft air pistol, was used. First it was fired at a group of cyclists, one of whom was the King of Thailand, said Thomas Rauscher, prosecutor in the southern town of Landshut. Neither the king nor any of his entourage was hurt.Prosecutors said the kings household said they had no interest in charges being brought in the case.Reuters was unable to contact the youth, who has not been identified, or representatives for him.It was not clear who had drawn the incident to the attention of the police. Representatives at the Thai Embassy in Berlin were not available for comment. The Royal Household in Bangkok did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Later, more shots were allegedly fired at the kings car in the small, historic town of Erding, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Munich, said the prosecutor.The 14-year-old is being investigated for attempted grievous bodily harm and it was unclear whether the boys knew who they were shooting at, said the prosecutor.His office will decide whether to charge the teenager with a criminal offence. The incident took place on June 10 at about 11 p.m. (2100 GMT).The king ascended the throne in December after the death in October of his father, the revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who had reigned for seven decades.His coronation is likely to take place at the end of the year, a deputy prime minister in Thailand has said.

Outcry after Turkish woman assaulted for 'wearing shorts in Ramadan'

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ISTANBUL (AFP) - A Turkish man assaulted a young woman on an Istanbul bus for wearing shorts during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, images showed Wednesday, sparking a furore among womens rights activists.University student Asena Melisa Saglam was travelling on the bus on June 14 when the man seated behind her struck her in the face, images published by Turkish media showed.She responded by chasing after him but he grabbed her and slung her to the back of the bus before running out of the vehicle.Saglam said that throughout the journey the man had been verbally harassing her by saying she should not be wearing shorts during Ramadan.The man was detained shortly afterwards but following questioning -- in which he reportedly said he had been provoked -- he was set free, causing a new outcry.The release of the attacker is a threat to all women, the womens rights organisation We Will Stop Femicide Platform wrote on Twitter.We will wear whatever we want outside. We will not give up our freedoms.Following the outcry, an order was given to re-arrest the man. It later emerged that he had been held in jail since Sunday on separate accusations of committing a tax crime and is also wanted for drugs offences.Saglam, 21, was quoted by the Hurriyet daily as saying: From the moment I sat down he was making these remarks you dress like this during Ramadan? You should feel ashamed to be dressed like that.She said she put on her headphones and ignored him but then he got up, hitting her so the side of her jaw hit the bus window.Opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuse the government of presiding over a creeping Islamisation of Turkey which has undermined the secular principles of the state set up by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk that enshrined womens rights.But the government insists that while it has given women the right to wear the Islamic headscarf at university, school and even in the army this has not impeded the freedom of Turkish women to dress as they please. A man named Abdullah Cakiroglu who kicked a Turkish woman who was wearing shorts last year in a similar case is currently on trial and faces nine years in jail if convicted.The incident comes amid continued alarm over the levels of violence against women in Turkey, which the authorities admit is unacceptably highAccording to the Platform, 173 women were murdered in the first five months of 2017 and 328 for the whole of 2016.

Saudis, allies have list of demands for Qatar: US

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have drawn up a list of demands to be presented to Qatar, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday, amid a regional diplomatic crisis.We hope the list of demands will soon be presented to Qatar and will be reasonable and actionable, Tillerson said, two weeks after Riyadh imposed an embargo on its neighbor.On Tuesday, Tillersons spokeswoman had declared Washington mystified that Saudi Arabia had yet to produce a clear list of demands after accusing Qatar of sponsoring terrorism.Washingtons top diplomat has been working his telephone intensively in recent days trying to defuse a stand-off that has put key US allies at loggerheads with one another.President Donald Trump has signalled sympathy for Riyadhs position, alleging that gas-rich Qatar has in the past provided high level support for extremists.But the biggest US air base in the Middle East is in Qatar, and US diplomats are keen to de-escalate the crisis and unite the region in the battle against the Islamic State group.We understand a list of demands has been prepared and coordinated by the Saudis, Emiratis, Egyptians, and Bahrainis, Tillerson said in a statement.The US secretary has said he is ready to assume a mediation role if regional contacts fail, but for the moment he is supporting efforts by Kuwait to bring the parties together.

Three labourers die in Lahore roof collapse

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Three labourers died while two others were injured when the roof of a godown located on Raiwind road collapsed on Wednesday.As per details, the labourers trapped under the debris and suffered critical injuries when the roof collapsed.The casualties were immediatley rush to the hospital after te happening.Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while taking notice of the matter has announced 5 lac grant for each of the family of the deceased.

USAID, finance ministry renew ongoing cooperation for development in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD, June 20 (APP): The United States is providing an additional Rs 19 billion to create economic opportunities and pursueeconomic and political reforms that promote prosperity in Pakistan.The additional funds will be obligated for development in Pakistan through an amendment to the Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed recently by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Finance, a statement issued by the US embassy here said.The USAID programmes to be supported through this agreement were developed in consultation with the Pakistani government and supportthe government of Pakistan’s vision 2025, which sets forth a roadmap for a prosperous Pakistan.The agreement reaffirms the U.S. government’s commitment to continue its engagement with Pakistan through bilateral cooperationand robust civilian and security assistance.The additional funding will enable the U.S. and Pakistan to work jointly on issues that are important to both countries: energy, economic growth, stability, governance, education, and health.Between 2005 and 2016, the United States, through USAID, has provided nearly Rs 840 billion of development funds to Pakistan,making the country one of America’s largest recipients of foreign assistance.

NADRA told to submit details of Chinese residents to security agencies

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has ordered National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to submit details of all Chinese citizens in Pakistan to security agencies.He chaired a meeting in the capital with the officials of NADRA, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and Interior Secretary. The several steps came under discussion, during the meeting, to make the security of Chinese residents in Pakistan foolproof.It was decided today that Chinese citizens will require an invitation from the Chamber of Commerce to attain business visas. An electronic system will be established to process their visas which will work with the cooperation of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Only the Passport DG will be allowed to extend their visas. Pakistan embassies will only allow them one-year multiple entry work visa. The relevant person will have to acquire security clearance from Chinese officials for work visas. The relevant companies would be required to request for extension of work visas of their employees.Nisar has directed NADRA to submit the data of Chinese citizens in Pakistan to security agencies as soon as possible.Moreover, it has also been decided in the meeting to re-launch Pakistan origin cards for expat wives of the nationals.

Posted by IMRAN ALI SOOMRO (DARVESH) at 6/22/2017 07:56:00 AM

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