Sunday 3 August 2014

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Rangers remove security camp from outside Farooq Sattar house

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – According to details, Rangers removed removed the security camp setup outside the residence of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) deputy convener and MNA Dr Farooq Sattar house in PIB Colony on early Monday morning.The Rangers also cordoned off parts of PIB Colony and conducted a search operation.The Rangers arrested three persons from the area, including two neighbours of Dr Farooq Sattar.Talking to media soon after the raid, Farooq Sattar said that after removal of security camp outside his house, he was left without any security.

CGames: 'Best ever' Commonwealth Games end in Glasgow

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GLASGOW (AFP) - The Glasgow Commonwealth Games were hailed as the best ever on Sunday as the 11-day showpiece came to an emotional conclusion inside a chilly Hampden Park.An event long written-off as a dusty anachronism in the modern, profit-driven era of international sport ended with England on top of the medals table for the first time since 1986 and with rich plaudits ringing in its ears.The Games have made us all very proud and truly brought our family together, said Prince Imran, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), during a closing ceremony which fused the pop of Kylie Minogue and poetry of Rabbie Burns.Scotland, and Glasgow, you really have delivered in every aspect the best Games ever.Prince Imran's warm endorsement echoed similar praise earlier in the day from Mike Hooper, chief executive of the CGF, who described the event as the stand-out Games in the history of the movement.With more than 4,700 athletes having competed for 261 gold medals on offer, the Commonwealth Games flag was then entrusted to officials of the 2018 Games to be hosted by Australia's Gold Coast.England started the day already assured of top spot in the medals table for the first time since 1986, dethroning Australia.By the end of Sunday's action, with just 11 more titles to be decided, England had captured 174 medals of which 58 were gold. Australia finished on a total of 137 with 49 gold.On a rain-hit final day in Glasgow, Lizzie Armitstead struck further gold for England in the women's cycling road race going one better than four years ago in New Dehli.Fellow English rider Emma Pooley finished 25 seconds behind to finish second and add to the silver she won in the time trial.I can call myself a champion finally. It's special and something I've always dreamed about, Armitstead said.I just feel like I deserve this. I've trained so hard and I'm always on the podium but I don't win too many races.Welsh rider Geraint Thomas then won gold in the gruelling men's 168km road race.Thomas, who won bronze in the time trial, survived suffering a puncture with just 6km to go to finish in a time of four hours 13 minutes and five seconds.A sprint finish saw New Zealand's Jack Bauer claim silver while Scott Thwaites took bronze for England.I'm a massive diesel engine at the moment, said Thomas, whose day got even better when it was revealed he would carry the Welsh flag in the closing ceremony later Sunday.Australia won gold in the men's hockey with a 4-0 thumping of India for a fifth consecutive Commonwealth title, and in the netball with a 58-40 revenge win over New Zealand, who beat them at the same stage four years ago.Scottish hopes of a 20th gold medal were dashed when Kirsty Gilmour lost 21-14, 21-7 to Canada's Michelle Li in the badminton women's singles final.India's Kashyap Parupalli was a popular winner in the men's singles title as he beat Derek Wong of Singapore in a three-game classic to win gold.I'm so happy, said the 27-year-old Indian. This championship means such a lot to me. These Games come every four years and that's what drove me on.English husband and wife pairing Chris and Gabrielle Adcock comfortably won the mixed doubles, Khe Wei Won equalled the Malaysian badminton gold medal record as she went level on four with Eei Hun Chun after she won the women's doubles with partner Vivian Kah Mun Hoo. Malaysia also won the men's doubles through Tan Wee Kiong and Goh Wei Shem.Australia won the two remaining titles in the squash tournament.David Palmer, 38, had come out of retirement in a bid to finally add a winning squash gold medal to his Commonwealth Games collection and he ended with two on Sunday.First Palmer teamed with Rachael Grinham to beat England's Alison Waters and Peter Barker 11-8, 11-10 in the mixed final.He then joined Cameron Pilley to deny singles champion Nick Matthew and his teammate Adrian Grant in the men's doubles, winning 11-7, 11-9.I almost ran out of gas, admitted Palmer after the Games' concluding gold medal event.

CGames: England are tops as Commonwealth Games end

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GLASGOW (AFP) - England triumphed in the Commonwealth Games medals table for the first time in 28 years on Sunday, but there were final day consolations for former top dog Australia with wins in men's hockey, netball and a squash double.England started the day already assured of top spot in the medals table for the first time since 1986, dethroning Australia.By the end of Sunday's action, with just 11 more titles to be decided, England had captured 174 medals of which 58 were gold.Australia, who will host the next Games in 2018, finished on a total of 137 with 49 gold.On a rain-hit final day in Glasgow, Lizzie Armitstead struck further gold for England in the women's cycling road race going one better than four years ago in New Dehli.Fellow English rider Emma Pooley finished 25 seconds behind to finish second and add to the silver she won in the time trial.I can call myself a champion finally. It's special and something I've always dreamed about, Armitstead said.I just feel like I deserve this. I've trained so hard and I'm always on the podium but I don't win too many races.Welsh rider Geraint Thomas then won gold in the gruelling men's 168km road race.Thomas, who won bronze in the time trial, survived suffering a puncture with just 6km to go to finish in a time of four hours 13 minutes and five seconds.A sprint finish saw New Zealand's Jack Bauer claim silver while Scott Thwaites took bronze for England.I'm a massive diesel engine at the moment, said Thomas, whose day got even better when it was revealed he would carry the Welsh flag in the closing ceremony later Sunday.Australia won gold in the men's hockey with a 4-0 thumping of India for a fifth consecutive Commonwealth title, and in the netball with a 58-40 revenge win over New Zealand, who beat them at the same stage four years ago.Scottish hopes of a 20th gold medal were dashed when Kirsty Gilmour lost 21-14, 21-7 to Canada's Michelle Li in the badminton women's singles final.India's Kashyap Parupalli was a popular winner in the men's singles title as he beat Derek Wong of Singapore in a three-game classic to win gold.I'm so happy, said the 27-year-old Indian. This championship means such a lot to me. These Games come every four years and that's what drove me on.English husband and wife pairing Chris and Gabrielle Adcock comfortably won the mixed doubles, Khe Wei Won equalled the Malaysian badminton gold medal record as she went level on four with Eei Hun Chun after she won the women's doubles with partner Vivian Kah Mun Hoo. Malaysia also won the men's doubles through Tan Wee Kiong and Goh Wei Shem.Australia won the two remaining titles in the squash tournament.David Palmer, 38, had come out of retirement in a bid to finally add a winning squash medal to his Commonwealth Games collection and he ended with two on Sunday.First Palmer teamed with Rachael Grinham to beat England's Alison Waters and Peter Barker 11-8, 11-10 in the mixed final.He then joined Cameron Pilley to deny singles champion Nick Matthew and his teammate Adrian Grant in the men's doubles, winning 11-7, 11-9.I almost ran out of gas, admitted Palmer after the Games' concluding gold medal event.Meanwhile, Games officials turned out to sing the praises of the Glasgow showpiece with Mike Hooper, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation calling them the stand-out Games in the history of the movement.The spirit of these Games has continued to endure, he added.The closing ceremony, with Australian pop star Kylie Minogue the headline act, takes place at Hampden Park from 2000GMT with the Commonwealth Games Federation flag to be entrusted to officials from Australia's Gold Coast, the hosts of the 2018 Games.

Tennis: Raonic rips Pospisil in first all-Canada final

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Wimbledon semi-finalist Milos Raonic captured his sixth ATP title Sunday at the Washington Open, defeating Vasek Pospisil 6-1, 6-4 in the tours first all-Canadian final.In his first event since producing his best Grand Slam showing, Raonic took the top prize of $316,400 (235,635 euros) from the $1.9 million (1.4m euros) hardcourt event, a warm-up for the US Open starting later this month.I couldnt have asked for a better way to lead into my most important part of the year, Raonic said. Im fortunate to have played so well at the starting stages. Its tough after a few weeks away.Raonic, who said he was far ahead of where he hoped to be in US Open preparations, had not won an ATP crown since last September at Bangkok and had not reached a final since losing to Juan Martin del Potro last October in Tokyo.Pospisil, coming off a Wimbledon mens doubles title alongside American Jack sock, played in his first ATP final after upsetting Czech top seed Tomas Berdych in the third round and playing four sets Saturday after completing a rain-halted quarter-final and beating Richard Gasquet in the semi-finals.He came out strong. He caught me off guard. He played so strong, Pospisil said. I wasnt 100 percent but it wouldnt have made much difference.In only the second ATP final between players born in the 1990s, 23-year-old Raonic ripped through the first set against 24-year-old Pospisil in just 29 minutes, breaking three times and dropping only four points on his serve.I would never imagine starting off that well and I was fortunate enough to do so, Raonic said.Raonic took the lone break of the second set in the final game, swatting a crosscourt backhand winner past his countryman to end matters after 67 minutes.I didnt think I played bad. Milos played well, Pospisil said. I didnt get much sleep last night either.Raonic, who won his only prior match with Pospisil in last years Montreal semi-finals, will match his career high of sixth in next weeks world rankings.Pospisil could have jumped past his career-high ranking of 25th with a win, but will still rise from 36th into the top 30 as both head for home soil in the ATP Toronto event.Were both very excited to go there and play in front of the home crowd, Pospisil said.Asked about their time as pre-teen rivals, Raonic said, Vasek won every time and Pospisil knew his winning score of their first meeting, 7-6, 6-4.I always knew Milos would get there when I was 15, the way he was serving and the potential he had, Pospisil said. He had his breakthrough and I was able to get mine too.In the later WTA final, 29-year-old Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam champion, seeks her first WTA title since 2010 at San Diego against Japans Karumi Nara.Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open winner, had not reached a final since 2011 until earlier this year in Oerias while Nara, 22, won her first WTA title earlier this year at Rio de Janeiro and is set to surpass her career high of 38th in the rankings.

Tennis: Nishikori pulls out of Toronto with infected toe

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TORONTO (AFP) - Japan's Kei Nishikori has withdrawn from next week's ATP Toronto Masters event with an infected toe, the tour announced Sunday.Nishikori, ranked 11th, lost to France's 14th-ranked Richard Gasquet in the ATP Washington quarter-finals on Friday.The Asian number one struggled at times in moving across the court against Gasquet, a US Open semi-finalist last year, but insisted after the match that there was no health problem.I'm fine, he said. He just played well.Nishikori, who was hoping for a strong US hardcourt season in the run-up to the US Open, must now look to the Cincinnati Masters tournament in two weeks in what figures to be his final warm-up event before the year's final Grand Slam event begins at Flushing Meadows on August 25.Nishikori lost in the first round at last year's US Open.This year, Nishikori is enjoying his best season with titles at Memphis and Barcelona.

Golf: McIlroy wins WGC Bridgestone to regain top ranking

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AKRON (AFP) - British Open champion Rory McIlroy outdueled Sergio Garcia to win the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday and regain the world number one ranking.In his first start since claiming his third major title at Royal Liverpool, McIlroy erased a three-shot overnight deficit, firing a final round of four-under par 66 for a 15-under total of 265 and a two-shot win over Garcia.The 25-year-old from Northern Ireland will overtake Australian Adam Scott atop the world rankings, regaining the number one spot he last held in March of 2013.Garcia closed with a one-over par 71 on the rain-softened Firestone Country Club Course for a 13-under par total of 267.His three-stroke lead was gone in the blink of an eye as McIlroy birdied the first three holes and Garcia bogeyed the third to fall one adrift.McIlroy finished with five birdies and one bogey.Garcia would pull level going into the back nine, but McIlroy took the lead for good with a birdie at 11.The Spaniard, who birdied eight of the back nine holes in a 61 on Friday, had his only birdie of the day at the ninth against two bogeys.Before the drama of the final group played out, defending champion Tiger Woods was the focus of attention as he withdrew after eight holes with back pain that puts his appearance in next week's PGA Championship in doubt.The 14-time major champion, who had back surgery in March, said he began suffering from back spasms after landing hard in a bunker after a shot at the second hole. He withdrew after eight holes to bring his third start since his surgery to an abrupt end.

Banned Aamer hopes for earlier return to game

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KARACHI (AFP) - Disgraced Pakistan paceman Mohammad Aamer Sunday said he hoped to return to the game before a five-year ban ends next year if the world cricket body amends its anti-corruption code.Aamer's spot-fixing ban ends in September 2015, but Pakistani cricket officials have applied for it to be relaxed, with the matter likely to be finalised in October. It's a frustratingly lengthy wait and I am counting every day with my fingers crossed, 22-year-old Aamer told AFP.He was found guilty of spot-fixing during a Test at Lord's in 2010 with two team-mates, spent three months in a British jail and was banned in 2011 from the game by the International Cricket Council (ICC).I can't say anything before October, whether I am able to return to international cricket or be able to play in domestic matches, its all up to the ICC, said Aamer.Aamer said the Pakistan Cricket Board's taking up his case with the ICC had raised his spirits.I am thankful to the PCB for taking up my case with the ICC and that has raised my spirits, said Aamer.Whether I am able to play the World Cup (2015) or not it's not in my hands but even without me Pakistan is a strong team and have the prayers and good wishes of all the fans in the country, said Aamer.The cricket board last year requested the ICC relax some of the conditions of Aamer's ban to allow him to take part in domestic matches.That prompted the ICC to form a committee to look into the matter as it agreed to review its anti-corruption code which carries a minimum five-year ban for offenders.I have never lost hope, that's always with me, Aamer said. I train hard and will resume training in the next few days after the Ramadan break, so from my side I will be ready whenever the go-ahead comes.The left-armed paceman became the youngest player ever to take 50 Test wickets and guided Pakistan to a 1-1 series draw against Australia when the two teams played in England in June 2010.

England call up Finn to replace Plunkett

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LONDON (AFP) - England on Sunday called Steven Finn into the squad for the fourth Test against India to replace injured paceman Liam Plunkett.After suffering particularly badly on Englands disastrous Ashes tour of Australia, Finn has been in good form for Middlesex this season.Yorkshires Plunkett dropped out to rest an injured ankle that will not be recovered in time for the fourth Test starting at Old Trafford on Thursday, with the five-match series level at 1-1.Liam Plunkett experienced some left ankle discomfort at the end of the second Investec Test and will miss the fourth Test as this continues to settle, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a short statement.England hope that rest will get Plunkett ready for the fifth Test starting on August 15.Finns form in Australia was so bad that he was the only member of Englands squad not to get a match in any of the five Tests, all won by the host nation.The 6 feet 7 inch (two metre) tall Finn, 25, made his Test debut for England against Bangladesh in 2010 and has since taken 90 wickets in 23 internationals.He has taken 44 wickets so far in the county championship this summer at an average of 29.72.

Ban Ki-moon calls attack on Gaza school as 'criminal act'

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NEW YORK: (Reuters/Dunya News) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an attack that killed 10 people at a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a moral outrage and a criminal act.In his most strongly worded statement yet on an attack against a U.N. facility in Gaza, Ban called it yet another gross violation of international humanitarian law, which clearly requires protection by both parties of Palestinian civilians, U.N. staff and U.N. premises, among other civilian facilities.This attack, along with other breaches of international law, must be swiftly investigated and those responsible held accountable. It is a moral outrage and a criminal act, Ban said.A Gaza health official said at least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded after the strike near the boys' school in Rafah. Several bodies, among them children, were strewn inside the U.N. school's compound. At least one U.N. staffer was killed, said Robert Turner, the director of operations for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency in Gaza.Turner said preliminary findings indicated the blast was an Israeli airstrike near the school.At least six U.N. facilities have been struck by Israeli fire since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began. After an attack that killed at least 16 people at a U.N. school last week, Ban said nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children.In Sunday's statement, Ban reiterated that Israel's military has been repeatedly informed of the location of these sites.The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strike, which came as Israel signaled a possible scaling back in the ongoing war.The U.N. chief also expressed his frustration with the unraveling of the 72-hour ceasefire last weekend, which he had helped broker along with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.Ban spent six days in the Middle East last month and countless hours on the phone with Israeli, Palestinian and other leaders trying to broker an end to the fighting.He called on both sides to resume negotiations for a ceasefire and negotiations in Cairo to address the underlying issues.

No PTI member will leave party, we will not be deterred by PML-N threats: Shireen Mazari

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Information Secretary Shireen ‎Mazari while responding to the ruling government’s spokesperson Pervez Rasheed said that we ‎would not be deterred by empty threats of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Chaudhry ‎Nisar, adding that resignations of party members were ready whereas none of the members ‎would leave the party at any cost.‎Mazari further reiterated that resignations are ready and will be handed over to PTI Chairman ‎Imran Khan whenever he demands them.‎This government’s political mandate is phony and founded upon rigged elections, which is why ‎new general elections are necessary for upholding the merits of true democracy, adding that we ‎knocked upon the door of every institution demanding justice but all our requests were ignored ‎for 13 months, she said.‎PTI Information secretary said that nothing can stop the 14 August long march and the ‎government has not contacted us in this regards and, there will be no ‘back-door deal’ with the ‎government pertaining to the protest, adding that the government is responsible for the safety of ‎the general population on the streets of Islamabad.‎

We will annihilate the 'dynastic rule' of Sharif brothers on 14 August: Imran Khan

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan while addressing ‎a press conference at Lahore today said that we are marching towards Islamabad on 14 August to end the ‎monarchial rule of the ‘Sharif dynasty’ because this is a tussle between monarchy and democracy, ‎adding that we will not retreat from Islamabad until ‘Naya Pakistan’ is formed.‎Khan warned the police that if any of the political workers were harmed in any way during the ‎protest then they would not be able to find any place to hide in Punjab, adding that resignation is a ‎very small deed and, my partners would sacrifice their lives for the cause of true democracy.‎PTI Chairman while explaining the ‘farcical nature of democracy in Pakistan’ said that ‎unfortunately Pakistan has never witnessed true democracy until now but this time we will end the ‘ ‎reign of the emperor’ on 14 August, and the foundations of dynasticrule in Pakistan will ‎crumble, adding that this Independence Day protest is the nation’s battle against kingship.‎Khan while differentiating democracy from kingship said that true democracy requires the ‎accountability of rulers and they were answerable to the general population for their misdeeds but ‎not in kingship, adding that in a true democracy, the ruling elite will not exploit the poor.‎We will create a developed Pakistan where merit is upheld by denouncing political nepotism and ‎destroying the kingship of the ‘Sharif dynasty’ whilst letting the world know that in actuality this is ‎an unlawful government, which has come into power by misleading the general population through ‎a fake political mandate.‎Khan said while exposing the corrupt nature of the ruling elite (Sharif brothers) belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ‎‎(PML-N) who have amassed immense wealth during the past 20 years by shedding light upon the ‎mammoth wealth of the Sharif dynasty in foreign countries, especially in London, which was ‎created by billions of usurped Pakistani taxpayers’ money.‎PTI Chairman said that we would march to Islamabad on 14 August with 100,000 motorcycles and ‎create a new Pakistan where the ‘rule of law’ equally applies to everyone, adding that we will hold ‎new general elections with a newly formulated Election Commission to further the cause of true ‎democracy.‎Khan further reiterated that he is not a businessperson who will make back-door deals with the ‎government to achieve ulterior motives because he already has everything, and this is the entire ‎nation’s struggle to achieve real democracy.‎

Government is ready to address oppositions' concerns: Prime Minister

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News, Web Desk) – Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the government is ready to address oppositions’ concerns. He said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) government is ready for dialogue with the opposition.In an interview to state radio today (Sunday), Prime Minister said that the PML-N government does not feel threatened by any long march. PM regretted that certain opposition parties were following the path of conflict, which, he said, wasn’t good for the country at this particular juncture. However, Nawaz Sharif said that the people are well aware of the agenda of these politicians and will never allow them to succeed in their designs.“Political problems are sorted out through dialogue and understanding”, said the Prime Minister. He said that protests and long marches will not be of any help. Prime Minister said that judiciary and various other institutions are independent and opposition must place its trust in those institutions.PM Nawaz Sharif said that Operation Zarb-e-Azb has entered its decisive stages and the entire nation is standing at the back of its Army. “Opposition parties must also support the operation and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)”, said PMLN leader. PM advised the opposition to play a positive role in the greater interest of the country.President PML-N told that the government is taking measures to improve the load shedding situation in the country and that several new power generation projects have been taken by the government in this regard during the current tenure.

Pakistan Awami Tehreek leaders from Rawalpindi resign

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RAWALPINDI: (Dunya News) – Senior Vice President of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Rawalpindi has resigned along with five district level officials of the party.While talking to press conference in Rawalpindi, Information Secretary of PAT Rawalpindi Allama Haider Alvi said that they had joined the movement to establish ‘Mustafvi System’ in the country and struggled for it but have serious reservations on Tahirul Qadri’s politics of violence.“Tahirul Qadri ordered to cut the throats of police officers which is contrary to the teachings of the religion and the constitution”, said Allama Haider Alvi.Vice President PAT Rawalpindi Akhlaq Ahmad Jalali said that there is no consultation in Pakistan Awami Tehreek. “Nobody knows Tahirul Qadri’s agenda”, said Jalali.They said that they will visit the entire Rawalpindi division and will educate the people about Operation Zarb-e-Azb and peace.5 officials of PAT Rawalpindi who have resigned today include Senior Vice President Habib-ur-Rehman Saifi, Vice President Akhlaq Ahmad Jalali, Secretary Information Allama Haider Alvi, Kamran Akhtar and Raja Pervez Hashmat.

People rejected Imran Khan in General Elections: Pervez Rasheed

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervez Rasheed has said that the people of Pakistan rejected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in General Elections 2013. He said that Imran Khan will have to face failure on August 14 as well.Responding to Imran Khan’s speech today (Sunday) Pervez Rasheed said that Imran Khan is the ‘King of U-turns’ and changes his demands every month. “We have been hearing these things for a long time from Imran Khan”, said the Senator. “Imran Khan has again come up with the same old charge sheet which was rejected by the people of Pakistan”, he added.Pervez Rasheed said that Imran Khan does not utter even a word against Taliban. “Imran Khan is only worried because government started Operation Zarb-e-Azb against the Taliban”, said Information Minister.Rejecting Imran Khan’s allegations, Pakistan Muslim League (N) Senator said that Imran Khan has never been able to prove his allegations against Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.

Protests against government receive foreign funding: Saad Rafiq

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GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq says that the ‎government is in a state of war and some shortsighted people are adamant upon charging towards ‎Islamabad, adding that Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri should hear that they would still not ‎come into power even if our government were toppled by the protest.‎Saad Rafiq further stated that Tahir-ul-Qadri wants the rule of a particular school of thought in ‎Pakistan but this country is not a single creed and consists of all minorities and sects, adding that ‎Qadri is playing with fire and, even his followers are unsure of what type of revolution he wants.‎While criticizing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Rafiq said that the ‎barmy has been deployed in Islamabad for security purposes and not because of any hidden ‎political agenda, adding that Khan was so keen on negotiating with the Taliban but not with the ‎government.‎
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