Sunday 7 September 2014

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Islamabad 'dharni' spectacle, few hundred people: Rana Mashood

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – During a press conference at the Lahore Press ‎club, Punjab Law Minister Rana Mashood mocked the Islamabad ‘dharni’ of ‎comprising of just a few hundred people, and their ‘so-called’ demands keep ‎changing from time to time.‎Mashood said that the Chinese premier’s visit to Pakistan was postponed due ‎to the Islamabad ‘dharna’, which shows that who the true friends of Pakistan ‎were. He added that a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was investigating the ‎Model Town tragedy after the registration of First Information Report (FIR).

Khan 'world champion' of lying: Saad Rafiq

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif while commenting on ‎‎Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairperson Imran Khan’s speech, said that the government should ‎‎focus upon relief efforts for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) instead of giving attention ‎‎to Khan’s hatred-based politics. On the same occasion, Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja ‎‎Saad Rafiq said that Khan has become the ‘world champion’ for lying publicly, which was seen ‎‎openly during his public addresses based on hate-speech.‎Asif said that the nation would remember those who were helping the IDPs instead of ‎‎remembering those who took the constitution hostage, and not those whose politics was based on ‎‎stubbornness.‎Rafiq mocked Khan’s ‘ridiculous’ political rhetoric of helping the flood affected people in the ‎‎morning and attending the ‘dharna’ at night. He added, “Khan should free Chief Minister (CM) ‎‎Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervaiz Khattak of his ‘dharna’ duties so that CM KP, and his cabinet, ‎‎could fulfil their obligations pertaining to the provincial government.

Nobody paid to participate in 'Inqilabi' movement:Tahirul Qadri

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri while ‎addressing the sit-in participants said that change was not possible through the route of the ‎parliament, and they were fighting this war for the benefit of the nation.He added as it would help the ‎people of the nation in attaining their fundamental human rights.‎Qadri claimed that his movement was against the corrupt government but not against democracy, ‎which is why this ‘Inqilabi’ movement is necessary to achieve the people’s rights. He also ‎claimed that nobody had been paid to be a part of this movement, and the government has ‎coerced these unarmed men to engage in violent behavior.

Zarb-e-Azb is Pakistan's war for survival:Bilawal Bhutto

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KARACHI (Web Desk) -- Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while ‎addressing the nation on television said that the entire nation should be united in such difficult ‎times, as military operation Zarb-e-Azb continues in North Waziristan, and this is Pakistan’s war ‎for survival.‎In his video message for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Bilawal said that the entire ‎nation stands alongside the Pakistan Army’s troops deployed to counter terrorism in North ‎Waziristan. At the same time, he added, the nation cannot forget the IDPs who have lost their homes ‎for the sake of the country, and the nation should help the IDPs whereas the sacrifices of ‎army troops would be remembered for all times to come.‎He further said that the army needs the same vigour and support from the nation, as it supported ‎the Swat operation in 2009. He added that the strong-hearted IDPs did not lose hope despite ‎suicide bombing attacks and the US drone attacks.‎On a concluding note, Bilawal said that there is hatred everywhere nowadays but the nation ‎needs to stand together in such times, as the nation has sacrificed so much for democracy and ‎attaining this country.BBZ IDPs appeal DefenceDayPakistan http://t.co/GY3gCdXUkY— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) September 7, 2014

Malaysian Airlines downsizes to save itself

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The plan to save MalaysiaAirlines (MAS) could succeed where past endeavourshave failed because the government has finally put politicsaside by agreeing to sweeping job cuts, people briefed on therestructuring told Reuters.The job cuts - if they are followed through - would mark adeparture from previous attempts to restructure the loss-makingairline, which has for years operated with bloated staff numbersamid political pressure from unions.Under the radical $1.9 billion overhaul unveiled last week,MAS said it would shed nearly a third of its 20,000 workforceafter the airline was broadsided by two jet disasters this year.Flight MH370 remains missing since it disappeared en routeto Beijing in March and MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July.Unfortunately, it took two crashes to make the governmentrealise that sweeping changes were needed at MAS, said one ofthe people. With the job cuts, MAS finally has a plan that hasa chance of succeeding.Both the sources declined to be identified as they were notauthorised to speak to the media.It is not the first time that MAS has announced a big jobcull.In 2006, as then chief executive Idris Jala returned MASto profitability by cutting costs, the airline announced that6,500 jobs would go.But those cuts were never implemented in full, partly due toopposition from the main labor union, which has close ties to the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the partyof Prime Minister Najib Razak.UMNO often uses state firms like MAS as a tool to reinforceaffirmative action policies favouring majority ethnic Malaysover other races, a strategy that has helped keep it in power.MAS has failed to turn a profit since 2010. One of thesources said that the union's ties to UMNO turned job cuts intoan unsurmountable political decision.The management were frustrated. They could not doanything, he added. After MH370 and MH17, and with Khazanahplanning to spend six billion ringgit of taxpayer money, themandate is there.The leader of the biggest MAS union declined to comment indetail on the latest plans for job cuts.State investment fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd, themajority shareholder in MAS, is spearheading the restructuring,which will also see the airline delisted from the local exchangeby the end of the year.Khazanah said it would invest in re-skilling those wholose jobs and pledged to set up a panel to improve often rockyrelations between unions and management.HIGHER FARES, SMALLER COMPANYWhile a leaner workforce is key to turning the airlinearound, Khazanah has said the success of the restructuring planalso hinges on several other factors, including reducing MAS'network and fleet, and improving fare pricing.The sources said MAS was likely to replace its ageing,fuel-guzzling fleet of Boeing 777 with newer AirbusA330s and the A350s to maintain medium-haul services,particularly within Asia.The airline could also sell its six Airbus A380s, which ituses on services to London, Paris and Sydney, to stem the lossesit makes on operating these jumbo jets.If they keep the six A380s, then I'm convinced they willnever make money. In my view, that's the single biggest obstaclefor them to make the yields positive, said Shukor Yusof, ananalyst at Malaysia-based aviation consultancy Endau Analytics.MAS is also expected to increase aircraft utilisation ratesand staff productivity, which would help boost revenue whilekeeping a lid on costs, under Khazanah's plan.Khazanah wants MAS' cost per average seat kilometre (CASK),an industry metric for cost efficiency, to be within 15 percentof low-cost carriers, on par with Gulf airlines like Emirates,and below regional competitors like Singapore Airlines Ltdand Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.Another way to boost revenue would be to stop dumping faresin the market, the sources said. MAS has recently adopted astrategy of pricing fares way below their competitors toincrease passenger numbers at the expense of profitability.One of the sources, however, said MAS has to be carefulabout raising fares too fast.Yes, MAS needs help and a lot of work. It will lose anyremaining competitive advantage very quickly if the changehappens too quickly, he added.

Tarimun Barrage under threat, barrier may have to be broken

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LAHORE: (Dunya News) – There is a serious threat to the Tarimun Barrage according to the meteorological department. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is considering breaking the barrier to save the barrage. Extremely high level of floods in Jehlum and Chenab rivers has brought some serious damage to the areas on the banks of both rivers. Water levels are constantly rising in the Ravi and Sutlej rivers too. Streams have also brought devastation along with them as crops expanding on thousands of acres have been ruined by the floods. Hundreds of villages and small town have been evacuated.According to the latest update, there is a high level of flood near Head Qadriabad on River Chenab currently where the flow of water has reached 774,000 cusec water. There is high level of flood near Khunki as well. Water flow has reached 637,000 cusec. At Head Marala, inflow of water is 190,000 cusec while outflow is 189,000 cusec. Inflow of water at Head Panjnad is 18,900 cusec while outflow is 3000 cusec.A stream of 140,000 cusec is passing through Head Tarimun right now. Water levels may rise to 900,000 cusec at this point. Atthara Hazari barrier is considered to be broken.People are moving to other places too. At Mangla, inflow of water is 110,000 while outflow is 101,000 cusecs of waters. At Head Rasool, the inflow and outflow of water is 116,000 cusec. There is a medium level of flood in River Ravi at Head Balloki. Inflow of water at this point is 91,220 cusec while the outflow is 80,000 cusec.

Meaningful talks are being held now: Shah Mehmood

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that meaningful talks are being held now between PTI and the government. He said that the talks are going in the right direction.Talking to media today (Sunday) after concluding 11th round of talks, Vice Chairman PTI said that it would be incorrect to say that there is a consensus on five and a half points. He said that meaningful talks were being held between both the parties now. “We are trying to bring the nation out of this crisis as soon as possible”, said Shah Mehmood.Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on this occasion that rupee’s value is depreciating because of the political instability in the country. “We are striving hard to improve the economy”, Dar said. “We are trying to improve the economic situation by trying to stabilize the political situation of the country through talks”, said Ishaq Dar.Ishaq Dar informed that both the parties will meet again tomorrow to hold negotiations. He said that the talks will be held 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. “It will be better if media waits till then”, said the Finance Minister.Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that economic stability was everyone’s requirement and the betterment of the economy will benefit everyone.

We will bring all looted money back to Pakistan: Imran Khan

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) offered him the post of Deputy Prime Minister in a National Government. He said that he could have become the Prime Minister like Moeen Qureshi or Shaukat Aziz but he was given more respect than most of the prime ministers of Pakistan.Speaking to the protesters at the sit-in today (Sunday) in Islamabad, Imran Khan asked all the segments of the society to join him at the sit-in in Islamabad. He said that ‘Azadi March’ has given employment opportunity to several cart-drivers as they were selling their goods to the protesters.Imran Khan told that PTI member Ishaq Khakwani has filed a case before the court against PM Nawaz Sharif for lying. Imran Khan said that nobody answers the allegations on him in the Parliament.“Abdul Malik got 4,150 votes in Baluchistan while BNP’s candidate received 4,500 votes. Returning Officer wrote a letter that he did not count 600 votes”, said Imran Khan. He said that Abdul Malik Baloch was had become Chief Minister Baluchistan because of fake votes.“Mir Zafarullah Jamali contested Mir Khoso. Jamali got 40,000 votes while Khoso got 35,000 votes. But match was fixed so 24,000 votes were rejected”, said Imran Khan.Imran said that it was former Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who maneuvered the results there.“General Abdul Qadir Baloch also got elected through rigging”, Imran said. He said that as long as these people will keep getting elected through fake mandate, nobody will work for the well-being of the people of Pakistan.“In 1995, Nawaz Sharif got a loan of Rs. 6 billion from Al-Taufeeq Bank in London but was never returned. The bank confiscated Nawaz Sharif’s property in Park Lane. But somehow, Nawaz Sharif arranged 8 billion rupees from somewhere and gave it to the bank. When asked where did the money come from, Nawaz Sharif said that an Arab friend sent him this amount”, said Chairman PTI.“Asif Ali Zardari bought Surrey Palace and said it on the floor of the House that Surrey Palace did not belong to him. But when General (r) Pervez Musharraf gave the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Zardari immediately claimed the palace”, Imran Khan said.Imran Khan said, “Shahbaz Sharif says he has no property outside the country but fact is that he has properties worth 150 million rupees in London”.Chairman PTI said that Pakistan did not want corrupt people to rule it. He said that only he could bring the 200 billion dollars of Pakistanis.

Dialogue between govt, PTI committees underway

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) negotiations committees on Sunday agreed on resuming the dialogue which is underway at PTI leader Jahangir Tareen’s residence, Dunya News reported.According to the sources, PTI and the government committees are scheduled to resume negotiations at 5pm today. Reportedly, PTI committee has gotten PTI chief Imran Khan’s approval regarding the written response and the committee has given the written response the final review to be presented at the eleventh phase of the dialogue.Reports suggest that a written exchange will take place between PTI and the government over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation, reformation of election commission and the terms of reference.Abdul Hafeez Pirzada will join the PTI committee whereas Attorney General will become part of the government committee for the negotiation.

Pakistan faces threat from bureaucracy: Sirajul Haq

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Jamaat Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq said on Sunday that Pakistan faces sheer threat from the ‘attitude of Islamabad’s bureaucracy’ and not from the ‘world of disbelievers’, Dunya News reported.He said this is the attitude that resulted in creation of Bangladesh, adding that the map of the country will change again if attitudes are not changed.Jamaat’s Balochistan chapter staged a rally in solidarity with Muslims of Gaza that turned into a Jalsa at Bacha Khan Chowk.Addressing the gathering, Jamaat chief said that same people have been making into power over and over again in the past 65 years. He said that trading takes place in the name of politics here and that smaller provinces are not being given their rights.Haq said that people in Balochistan have climbed mountains and that Islamabad’s sit-in protests have restrained rulers within their offices.He said people in Islamabad started digging their graves but the political jirga and opposition parties made both parties sit on table after playing a positive role.He said that Jamaat Islami will begin ‘Pakistan Movement’ from Pakistan minaret in Lahore in order to establish ‘Islamic system’ and objectives of creation of Pakistan.

Syria rebels advance near Golan Heights: NGO

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BEIRUT (AFP) - Syrian rebels have made fresh advances near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in Quneitra province, where 26 troops and 17 rebels were killed in a battle on Saturday, a monitoring group said.Fighting has raged in the province since August, when rebels and the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front took control of a border post.Rebels have since taken control of hills overlooking the border post, as well as several villages nearby, (after battles that killed) a large number of troops on both sides, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman said Sunday.On Saturday, the regime tried to take back the village of Msahra, but failed, said Abdel Rahman, with the fighting leaving the 43 dead on both sides.Over the course of Saturdays fighting, the rebels also seized a string of new hilltops.The Observatory says the fighting around Quneitra has killed some 70 loyalists and dozens of rebels since the end of August.For many months, rebels have sought to take full control of southern Damascus, Daraa province on the Jordan border, and Quneitra.Elsewhere, regime warplanes carried out fresh strikes against areas under Islamic State (IS) control in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor and the northern province of Raqa.The air strike on Raqa killed two children, said the Observatory, while the raids on two areas in Deir Ezzor killed at least 12 civilians, among them seven members of a tribe that had fought the IS.The strikes come amid a stepped-up campaign by Assads regime targeting IS positions in northern and eastern Syria.Activists say such air raids often kill many civilians as well as jihadists.The Britain-based monitor and activists meanwhile reported several shells launched from rebel positions onto Abbasiyeen Square and other areas of central Damascus.The shelling comes three weeks into a major battle in the eastern Damascus district of Jobar, which the regime is trying to wrest from rebel control.On Sunday, the air force carried out 10 air strikes against rebel positions east of Damascus, the Observatory said, reporting no casualties.Syrias war has killed more than 191,000 people since March 2011.

Govt still wants to resolve matters through talks: Saad Rafique

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LAHORE: (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that the government still wants to resolve the matters through talks. He said that the protesters should now end their sit-ins acting on the advice of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain.Talking to media today (Sunday) in Lahore. Saad Rafique said that the Chinese President’s visit to Pakistan was postponed due to the sit-ins in Islamabad. He said that Imran Khan has put on the ‘rigging glasses’ and is a champion of lies. He said that the government still wanted to resolve the matters through negotiations.Criticizing Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri, Saad Rafique said, “Instead of holding sit-ins, Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri should help the flood-affected people and the sit-ins on the advice of Altaf Hussain”.Saad Rafique said that instead of forcing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, protesters have tendered their own resignations.

Formula One: Williams re-sign Massa and Bottas

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MONZA (AFP) - Veteran Brazilian Felipe Massa and fast-rising Finnish star Valtteri Bottas will continue as Formula One team Williamss drivers in 2015, the team announced on Sunday.Massa was already expected to stay, as he was under contract, but it was confirmed he will be partnered by Bottas, after the team said it had taken up an option.Team principal Frank Williams said: Felipe is a pleasure to work with, and combines raw pace with a wealth of experience. As for Valtteri, we have known for many years he is a very special talent.Massa joined Williams following his release from Ferrari last year and he secured the teams first pole since 2012 at this years Austrian Grand Prix.Bottas has been on the podium four times in his last five outings.

FA issues corruption warning: report

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LONDON (AFP) - Several players suspected of links to match-fixing within English football have been warned to report any suspicious activity to the Football Association or face punishment, Britain's Mail on Sunday reported.FA head of football integrity, David Newton, told the Mail on Sunday that possibly a dozen players in lower league or non-league English football were on a 'watch list' of individuals who cannot be prevented from playing but who are considered 'persons of interest' in the governing body's efforts to root out fixing from the English game.In the event that we believe somebody is connected in some way (to fixing) we may remind them of their responsibilities, Newton said.We can seek various written confirmations from them that they have nothing they wish to share with us in terms of breaches of our rules or those of any other body or international association, and they will inform us the minute they do become aware of anything.In March 2013, the FA reminded clubs in the non-league Conference South of their responsibilities to uphold its rules after suspicious betting patterns were reported to it, but no formal police investigation took place on that occasion.However, Britain's National Crime Agency did become involved in a separate case which led to the convictions and imprisonment of Sanjay Ganeshan and Chann Sankaran in June over a conspiracy to fix matches in England in November 2013.The FA's director of governance and regulation, Darren Bailey, also told the Mail on Sunday: These matters are now treated with the utmost seriousness by all the relevant agencies.We're a lot happier in relation to the manner in which these matters are dealt with now.

Turkey in talks with France over missile purchase: Erdogan

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ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey has resumed talks with France on purchasing a new missile system after negotiations on a controversial deal with a US-blacklisted Chinese company hit a rock, the Turkish president was reported Sunday as saying.Some disagreements have emerged with China on the issues of joint production and technology transfer during negotiations over missile defence system, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters as he returned from the NATO summit in Wales, according to private television NTV.Talks are continuing despite that, but France which is second on the list has come up with a new offer. Right now we are holding ongoing talks with France, he said.Here joint production is important to us.Last September, Turkey reached a deal with China Precision Machinery Export-Import Corporation (CPMIEC) for its first long-range anti-missile system, but the contract has sparked concerns in Washington.Turkish officials had since said the deal with China was not finalised and that Ankara was open to new offers from other bidders.CPMIEC beat competition from a US partnership of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, Russia's Rosoboronexport, and Italian-French consortium Eurosam for the deal, estimated at $4 billion (2.9 billion euros).The Chinese group, which makes the HQ-9 missile system, is under US sanctions for selling arms and missile technology to Iran and Syria.The Turkish move also irritated its allies in NATO, which has said missile systems within the transatlantic military alliance must be compatible with each other.
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