Tuesday 19 August 2014

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US urges all sides in Pak to peacefully resolve differences

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WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The United States has appealed to all sides in Pakistan to refrain from violence and resolve their differences through peaceful discussions in a way that strengthens democracy in the country.We are carefully monitoring the demonstrations in Islamabad. We urge all sides to refrain from violence, exercise restraint, and respect the rule of law, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters at her daily news conference.We believe that all parties here should work together to resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue in a way that strengthens Pakistan's democracy, and that's certainly the consistent message we have sent, she said in response to a question.Pakistan's cricketer turned politician and opposition leader Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri, who are calling on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, tonight marched with thousands of their supporters towards the Parliament.They entered the heavily fortified 'Red Zone', Islamabad's diplomatic and political enclave, despite the government's efforts to keep them away. Minor clashes were also reported to have taken place between anti-government protesters and security personnel.The agitators led by Khan want Sharif to step down over alleged rigging of last year's parliamentary elections. Qadri also wants Prime Minister Sharif ousted.

PM Nawaz refuses to resign

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has refused to resign as demanded by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri.Presiding over a high-level meet at the Prime Minister House, Nawaz Sharif said the doors to dialogue would be kept open but he would not resign from his post, sources said.The meeting also agreed to speed-up the process of establishing contacts with political forces, sources added.PTI chief Imran Khan has claimed that the 2013 elections were rigged and that Sharif has a fake mandate.

Study links antibiotic to heart death risk

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PARIS (AFP) - Danish researchers reported a link Wednesday between a commonly-used antibiotic and a significantly higher risk of heart deaths, while observers urged caution in interpreting the results.In a study published online by the British medical journal The BMJ, the team said clarithromycin use was associated with a 76-percent higher risk of cardiac death, compared to use of penicillin V.The absolute risk difference was 37 cardiac deaths per 1 million courses with clarithromycin, reported the trio from the Statens Serum Institute's epidemiology department in Copenhagen.The risk stopped when treatment ended. Clarithromycin is prescribed to millions of people every year, to treat bacterial infections like pneumonia, bronchitis and some skin infections.The team had analysed data from more than five million antibiotics courses given to Danish adults aged 40 to 74 in the period 1997 to 2011.Of the patients, just over 160,000 had received clarithromycin, 590,000 roxithromycin, and 4.4 million penicillin V.Clarithromycin and roxithromycin are macrolides -- antibiotics that affect the electrical activity of the heart muscle and are thought to increase the risk of fatal heart rhythm problems, the researchers said.No increased in risk was observed with roxithromycin.While the absolute increase in risk with clarithromycin was small, the team said, it was one of the more commonly used antibiotics in many countries... thus the total number of excess cardiac deaths may not be negligible.The researchers called for their findings to be confirmed in further studies, even as a host of other experts pointed out that the study did not warrant a halt to clarithromycin use.There were shortcomings in the paper, including that the researchers had no data on whether patients smoked or were obese -- which could explain some of the differences in death rates, said Kevin McConway, an applied statistics professor at The Open University.Since in any case the cardiac death rate while on these drugs is very small, this isn't a risk that I personally would worry about anyway, he wrote in a reaction distributed by the Science Media Centre.Mike Knapton of the British Heart Foundation said it was already known that doctors should exercise caution when prescribing clarithromycin to patients with a certain heart syndrome.The bottom line is no one should be taking antibiotics unless they absolutely have to and doctors should give careful consideration before prescribing them, he said.

Oil prices fall, US contract hits January low

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NEW YORK (AFP) - World oil prices fell Tuesday , with the New York benchmark below $95 a barrel for the first time since January ahead of the weekly US inventories report and the contract's expiration.West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in September tumbled $1.93, closing at $94.48 a barrel.In London Brent North Sea crude for October delivery, the key European futures contract, slipped a modest four cents to finish at $101.56 a barrel.Earlier in the session Brent sank to $101.07, its lowest level since late June 2013.The September WTI was under technical pressure as speculative traders sold off ahead of Wednesday's contract expiration, said Robert Yawger of Mizuho Securities USA.People are unwinding some of the contract they have on their book, Yawger said.The downward trend was exacerbated by market expectations of a third consecutive week of increases in crude oil supplies at the Cushing, Oklahoma terminal, the price settlement point for WTI, said Yawger. The Cushing build was due in part to a Kansas refinery outage since early August caused by a fire. Reports that the refinery could come back on line quickly failed to move WTI higher, Yawger said.Overall US crude inventories are expected to fall by 900,000 barrels, according to a poll of analysts by Dow Jones Newswires.Brent extended its losses after shedding $1.93 and settling at a 14-month low Monday.The downswing that has been observed in recent weeks and was briefly interrupted last Friday is continuing. It is still under pressure from a combination of factors: plentiful supply, a lack of supply outages and weak refinery demand, Commerzbank said in a research note.

Dollar firms after upbeat US housing data

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NEW YORK (AFP) - The dollar strengthened against other major currencies Tuesday after US data showed an encouraging surge in housing construction and inflation remained tame.US housing starts jumped 15.7 percent in July to the highest pace since last November, and building permits gained 8.1 percent.A slight 0.1 percent rise in US consumer prices in June month-over-month left the annual rate up 2.0 percent, a level the Federal Reserve's monetary policy makers have regarded as non-threatening.Weak eurozone and British data earlier in the day already had spurred gains in the greenback. Eurozone exports fell 0.5 percent in June, narrowing the single-currency bloc's trade surplus to a sliver.Britain's annual inflation rate slid to 1.6 percent in July from 1.9 percent in June, a much larger slowdown than analysts expected that put a possible Bank of England rate hike further into the future.The outlook for the US economy leaves a lot to be desired but at the end of the day, dimmer prospects abroad is making the dollar and US assets more attractive to foreign investors, said Kathy Lien of BK Asset Management.She said the encouraging numbers on the US housing market would leave the Fed comfortable in its plan to exit its bond-purchase program in October.The dollar rally came ahead of Wednesday's release of the minutes of the last meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.Analysts will pore over the minutes for signs of whether the FOMC might accelerate plans to raise its key interest rate, now expected in the second half of 2015.If they contain a less dovish bias, we could see further gains in the greenback, Lien said.

Army urges dialogue to resolve political crisis

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – In reaction to the present situation in the country, Pakistan army on Wednesday called for dialogue to end five days of protests in Islamabad aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif government.Situation requires patience, wisdom and sagacity from all stakeholders to resolve prevailing impasse through meaningful dialogue in larger national and public interest, Director General (DG) Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa said through a recognised Twitter account.

Army takes charge of Interior Ministry's control room

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LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistan Army has reportedly taken charge of federal Interior Ministry’s control ‎room, and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that it is the army’s responsibility to guard the ‎Red Zone, Dunya News reported.‎According to ISPR, the military leadership believes that all stakeholders must engage in meaningful ‎negotiations to resolve political conflict. ISPR added that the Red Zone houses buildings that represent ‎the state, and those buildings must not be harmed in any way.‎ISPR Release1/3:Bldgs in red Zone r symbol of State&being protected by Army,therefore sanctity of these national symbols must be respected— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 19, 2014 ISPR Release 2/3:Situation requires patience,wisdom&sagacity from all stakeholders to resolve prevailing impasse— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 19, 2014 ISPR Release 3/3: (Continues)through meaningful dialogue in larger national and public interest— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 19, 2014

Bilawal rants about Khan's 'political suicide' and PML-N's 'suicidal' tendencies

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LAHORE (Web Desk) Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari criticized ‎Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s political strategy and the current ruling party ‎Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in an equally fierce series of tweets comprising three parts.‎On the one hand there is @ImranKhanPTI & his political suicide attack on democracy. 1/3— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) August 19, 2014 Bilawal declared Khan’s political strategy as a ‘suicide attack’ on democracy. The criticism of Khan’s ‎political actions in the line of creating a ‘Naya Pakistan’ was the first of a round of tweets aimed at ‎cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan. The tweet implied that Khan’s political strategy has jeopardized ‎the essence of democracy in Pakistan by his demands.‎On the other hand theres a suicidal government that will take democracy with it if it dies now. 2/3— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) August 19, 2014 Bilawal also slammed the ‘suicidal’ PML-N for its inaptness to cultivate the values of democracy in ‎Pakistan. He also stated that the death of democracy would be a result of the government’s ‎inefficiency, leading to a precedent for insurgency against future governments.‎

Country can't afford Martial law at this point: Sirajul Haq

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ABBOTTABAD (Dunya News) – Jamaat Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq said that the country cannot afford Martial law at this time, adding that the ‘residents of Rawalpindi’ have the key to resolution of issues, Dunya News reported.Addressing a rally in Abbottabad, he said that Islamabad’s crisis must be resolved through negotiations.He claimed Pakistan and its atomic program are threatened at the moment and that the nation has to face conspiracies by staying unified.Refusing to be part of government’s negotiation committee, he said that this is the time to play the role of a mediator and not to politick.

Qadri and Khan should reconsider their decisions: Altaf Hussain

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LONDON (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf ‎Hussain appealed to Pakistan Awami Tehreek(PAT) chairperson Dr. Tahirul Qadri ‎and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan that they should review their ‎decisions and political strategy, as times are fierce.‎Hussain appealed that this current political crisis could only be solved through ‎mediation and dialogue between the concerned political entities. He added that ‎one last effort should be made in an attempt to solve the predicament through ‎negotiation.‎MQM chief reiterated that dialogue is the only solution, PTI and PAT should ‎refrain from creating conflict and chaos in such sensitive times for Pakistan.

Govt doesn't wish to use force against PAT, PTI marchers: Pervaiz Rasheed

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri have entered the Red Zone after breaking their promise, adding that the marchers wish for dead bodies for politicking, Dunya News reported.According to the details, the federal minister said that the government has been trying to negotiate since the day one but the protesting parties are not interested to talk.He said that Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri have entered the Red Zone after breaking their promises.He said the government doesn’t want to use force against the crowd, adding that the government is acting with patience.He said the protestors have their own plans, adding that they are carrying out the ‘anarchy march’.Pervaiz Rasheed said that the uncontrolled crowd has entered the Red Zone, adding that the marchers and their leaders will be responsible if any unwanted situation takes place.He said Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri must control their crowd so that the Supreme Court and other institutions could continue working.

Police baton-charges protestors, fires blanks

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LAHORE (Web Desk) – Islamabad Police baton-charged unarmed civilians over marching in crowds towards the Red Zone under ‎the leadership of their respective anti-government leaders.‎Police left no stone unturned in an effort to disperse the charged crowd and resorted to shooting ‎rubber blanks at the public, as they refused to deter.During the clash between the police and the protestors, one long march participant was ‎injured, as per the Dunya News reports.‎Emergency was declared at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Poly Clinic hospitals, and their ‎respective employees were alerted to stay cautious during such a time of unrest, reportedly.Medicines ‎have been arranged for two thousand people at the PIMS hospital. The female ward at Poly ‎Clinic has been emptied to facilitate the public.‎The participants of the march have reached near Embassy road and the Federal Lodges, reportedly.

South Africa takes series as Zimbabwe crumbles

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BULAWAYO (AP) - South Africa claimed the one-day international series against Zimbabwe on Tuesday after a 61-run victory in the second game gave the tourists an unassailable 2-0 lead.South Africa made 257 after being put in at Queens Sports Club and Zimbabwes batting lineup crumbled in pursuit of only an average score on a tame pitch to be bowled out for 196 in the last over.Zimbabwe was 88-6 at one point before a minor flurry of runs down the order. Sean Williams provided the only prolonged resistance with his 55.Seamers Ryan McLaren took 3-21 and Wayne Parnell 3-38 for South Africa, which clinched the series with a game to spare and without front-line fast bowlers Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel. They are being rested for the three matches.Zimbabwe limited the visitors to 211-7 after winning the toss and applying pressure through its three-man spin attack. A late partnership of 41 between tailenders Wayne Parnell and Kyle Abbott took South Africa past 250, a below-par score on the batting-friendly surface but more than enough runs in the end.Faf du Plessis made 55 for his second straight half-century of the series, while Quinton de Kock (38), JP Duminy (36) and David Miller (45) all contributed. De Kock became the joint-fastest batsman to reach 1,000 ODI runs, equaling the 21 innings it took the West Indies Viv Richards and Englands Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott to reach the mark.Zimbabwe spinners Williams, Prosper Utseya and John Nyumbu all took two wickets each.Zimbabwes chase was effectively over inside 30 overs, however, as the top order collapsed. When Luke Jongwe edged to Hashim Amla at slip to be one of McLarens three wickets and leave Zimbabwe 88-6, it left just Williams and the tail.The left-handed Williams hit three fours and two sixes and No. 11 Brian Vitori launched two big sixes over mid-wicket at the very end, but it was in a lost cause for the home team.South Africa maintained its record of winning every one of its ODI series against its African neighbors ahead of the last game on Thursday.Steyn, Philander and Morkel will return for South Africa in an upcoming triangular series that also involves Australia.

Past US Open champs Djokovic, Federer seeded 1-2

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NEW YORK (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open, and five-time champion Roger Federer is No. 2, meaning they could only meet in the final.The U.S. Tennis Association followed this weeks ATP rankings in announcing the seedings on Tuesday.Federer moved up one spot from his No. 3 ranking because 2013 champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the years last Grand Slam tournament with an injured right wrist. The 33-year-old Federer is seeded at the U.S. Open for the 14th consecutive year, tied with Ivan Lendl for the longest streak, trailing only Jimmy Connors record of 18.

Football: Dunga rings changes in first Brazil squad

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - New Brazil coach Dunga announced the first squad of his second spell in charge of the Selecao on Tuesday, with only 10 of those who featured at the World Cup making the cut.After the traumatic semi-final exit from the World Cup at the semi-final stage to Germany last month, Brazil parted company with Luiz Felipe Scolari and brought back Dunga, the coach of the team at the 2010 World Cup.He named a squad of 22 players for the friendlies against Colombia in Miami on September 5 and Ecuador in New Jersey four days later.Neymar, who suffered a fractured vertebrae in the World Cup quarter-final defeat of Colombia but made his comeback for Barcelona this week, is in the squad.Only six of those who started the 7-1 mauling against Germany, David Luiz, Fernandinho, Hulk, Oscar, Luiz Gustavo and Maicon, feature.Chelsea duo Ramires and Willian and back-up goalkeeper Jefferson are also maintained, but Marcelo, Dani Alves and Paulinho are among those dropped.Captain Thiago Silva is missing after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month.Brazil squad for friendlies against Colombia and EcuadorGoalkeepers: Jefferson (Botafogo), Rafael Cabral (Napoli/ITA)Defenders: David Luiz, Marquinhos (both Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Gil (Corinthians), Miranda (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Maicon (Roma/ITA), Filipe Luis (Chelsea/ENG), Alex Sandro, Danilo (FC Porto/POR)Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg/GER), Elias (Corinthians), Fernandinho (Manchester City/ENG), Ramires (Chelsea/ENG), Everton Ribeiro (Cruzeiro), Oscar (Chelsea/ENG)Forwards: Hulk (Zenit/RUS), Ricardo Goulart (Cruzeiro), Willian (Chelsea/ENG), Neymar (Barcelona/ESP), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool/ENG), Diego Tardelli (Atletico Mineiro)
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