Saturday 10 January 2015

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Mark Zuckerberg under fire as ShameOnMarkZuckerberg trends

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LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistani twitter-space exploded early Sunday with tweets naming-and-shaming Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly linking Pakistan to extremism and insinuating that Islamophobic comments can make the world a better place to live. ShameOnMarkZuckerberg Attack happened in France so why is he criticizing Pakistan? Biased fool pic.twitter.com/imGNjthTEj— Alina S (@iflowery86) January 10, 2015 ShameOnMarkZuckerberg Attack happened in France? What is the need to create hatred against Pakistan in his fb? pic.twitter.com/orAvfIqmUZ— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) January 10, 2015 One twitterati suggested using Zuckerbergs policy and speaking against him across social media.Then Why not speak against him and make Facebook an Interesting place?? ShameOnMarkZuckerberg pic.twitter.com/wJ9JdZ6woC— Zammon Saleem (@ZeeEsss) January 10, 2015 His post was generally perceived as IslamophobicInnocent kids martyred in Pakistan,where was he? 12 killed in France (which is wrong as well) he blames every Muslim. ShameonMarkZuckerberg— Ali (GoNawazGo) (@AliIsStillHere) January 10, 2015 Zuckerberg was even termed hypocrite for Facebook allegedly censoring Free Kashmir and Free Palestine postsZukerberg be a man & release data on how many Free Kashmir & Free Palestine or those Exposing Israel you blocked. ShameOnMarkZuckerberg— MuhammadAnjumKiani (@AnjumKiani) January 10, 2015 Echos of boycotting and deactivating Facebook also emergedThose who are saying ShameOnMarkZuckerbergwhy don't they deactivate their Facebook account and Boycott FB— Bilal Aslam (@bilalaslem) January 10, 2015 Millions of Muslim r giving him bread n butter but buying his crap n still he disrespect them ShameOnMarkZuckerberg pic.twitter.com/uRkEWY2O13— The Ugly Reporter (@NeeliMirch) January 10, 2015 Zuckerberg said he is committed to making the Facebook a free space where anyone can express themselves ‘without the fear of violence’, adding that he won’t succumb to pressure.

Karachi is being subjected to 'state terrorism': Altaf Hussain

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said early Sunday that Karachi is being subjected to ‘state terrorism’ in the guise of Karachi operation, Dunya News reported.Addressing the participants of the sit-in protest outside the Chief Minister’s House, Altaf Hussain said that Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah is sleeping without a clue of situation of the city.He urged Prime Minister, Federal Interior Minister and Army Chief to immediately take the notice of the situation, adding that MQM will not sit silent now.Earlier, Raabta Committee said that a foul play is in order in the name of law and order adding that the evidence will be presented before the court.Raabta Committee held the press conference headed by leader Qamar Mansoor who said that MQM is being subjected to state torture in the name of Karachi operation.He alleged that the Sindh government is involved in the extrajudicial killing of the workers, claiming that the police and agencies personnel are acting on ethnic basis.MQM leaders neared CM house by jumping over the container barricades placed outside. The delegate has now staged sit-in protest against alleged killing by the government.

Karachi: 59 die, several injured as bus collides with oil tanker

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least 59 persons died and several others were injured after a passenger bus collided with oil tanker at Super Highway early Sunday, Dunya News reported.According to the details, the bus was enroute to Shikarpur. Those injured are in severely critical situation and casualties can rise.The impact became severe because of the oil in the tanker and the most of the bodies are not recognizable because of the level of the burns.The doctors say that the casualties will be identified through DNA samples.Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as details arrive

MQM delegate stages sit-in at CM House, says MQM is being targeted

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Raabta Committee said on early Sunday that MQM is being targeted in the name of Karachi operation, alleging that Sindh government is involved in the killing of the workers.Raabta Committee said that a foul play is in order in the name of law and order adding that the evidence will be presented before the court.Raabta Committee held the press conference headed by leader Qamar Mansoor who said that MQM is being subjected to state torture in the name of Karachi operation.He alleged that the Sindh government is involved in the extrajudicial killing of the workers, claiming that the police and agencies personnel are acting on ethnic basis.MQM leaders neared CM house by jumping over the container barricades placed outside. The delegate has now staged sit-in protest against alleged killing by the government.

Kerry, headed to India, sees Oman's ailing ruler in Germany

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MUNICH: (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped briefly in Germany on Saturday to meet with the ailing ruler of Oman, the Mideast country thats served an important intermediary role in negotiations over Irans nuclear program.Kerry, headed to India for an international conference, met for about 90 minutes with Sultan Qaboos bin Said, 74, who has been receiving medical treatment in Germany since November.After the 90-minute meeting, Kerry tweeted that he was grateful for strong friendship with the sultan.Among the topics they covered were the Iran talks, which are set to resume this coming week in Switzerland, the situation in Yemen, the Syrian civil war, the terrorist attacks in Paris and tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.Oman hosted several secret meetings between U.S. and Iranian officials in the months leading up to an interim nuclear deal in November 2013.

Took bitter pill of military courts for sake of country: Khurshid Shah

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SUKKUR (Dunya News) – Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah on Saturday has said that they took the “bitter pill” of establishment of military courts for the sake of the protection of the country and the nation. He said that the federal government would send the cases for trials in military courts and not the provincial governments.He expressed these views while talking to the media in the press club.He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is a sentimental person and could take any decision. He responded to the statement of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari saying that the political parties of the country agreed upon the 21st Amendment in the Constitution because otherwise they would continue to hold vigils in remembrance of the martyrs.He also said that the people responsible for assisting Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) were also discussed in the All APrties Conference (APC). He expected the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to take action against those people and also punish the people who fund terror acts and banned outfits.

Altaf Hussain urges govt to register case against Faraz's torturers

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday has urged the government to register a case against the police officers and other officials involved in the brutal torture of MQM worker Faraz Alam.He expressed these views in a statement issued.Hussain said that on one hand banned outfits including Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) are targeting the MQM workers and on the other hand the police is torturing them after arrests and shifting them to unidentified places.Earlier, MQM worker Faraz Alam was arrested in an alleged case of target killing.Hussain urged the Prime minister (PM), Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to register a case against the police officials involved in the torture of Faraz and his killing.

George Zimmerman arrested on aggravated assault charge

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MIAMI: (AP) - Florida authorities say George Zimmerman, whose acquittal of murdering an unarmed black teen sparked a national debate on race and self-defense laws, has been arrested for allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend.The Seminole County Sheriffs Office says the 31-year-old Zimmerman was arrested for aggravated assault in Lake Mary about 10 p.m. Friday and is being held at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility.Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013 of a second-degree murder charge for shooting an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, where he was a neighborhood watch volunteer. The Justice Department has yet to say whether it will file federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman, who said he shot Martin in self-defense during a confrontation in February 2012. Relatives of Martin accused Zimmerman of racially profiling the teen.During a court appearance Saturday morning, Zimmermans bond was set at $5,000 and he was ordered to avoid contact with the woman who was not identified.Judge John Galluzzo gave few details of the incident, but said a wine bottle was involved and that the alleged assault happened at Zimmermans home.After the brief hearing, Zimmermans attorney, Don West, told the Orlando Sentinel that his client was arrested after allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend several days ago.Zimmerman was also told by the judge to stay out of Volusia County, where the woman lives.The judge ordered Zimmerman to pack up any personal belongings his girlfriend may have left at Zimmermans home and give them to his lawyer.Zimmerman, who wore blue scrubs and handcuffs, appeared calm during the brief hearing.Although the incident didnt involve a firearm, the judge ordered Zimmerman to surrender any weapons out of an abundance of caution.Zimmerman is scheduled to appear back in court on Feb. 17.No further details about the alleged assault were released. A message left for Seminole County Sheriff officials seeking further information about the incident was not immediately returned Saturday morning.Since his acquittal in the Martin case, Zimmerman has had several brushes with the law:He was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief after his then-girlfriend said he pointed a gun at her face during an argument, smashed her coffee table and pushed her out of the house they shared. Samantha Scheibe decided not to cooperate with detectives and prosecutors didnt pursue the case.Zimmerman was accused by his estranged wife of smashing an iPad during an argument at the home they had shared. Shellie Zimmerman initially told a dispatcher her husband had a gun, though she later said he was unarmed. No charges were ever filed because of a lack of evidence. The dispute occurred days after Shellie Zimmerman filed divorce papers.Zimmerman has also been pulled over three times for traffic violations since his acquittal.

Chelsea moves 2 points clear of Man City at top of EPL

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LONDON: (AP) - Chelsea overcame a difficult start to beat Newcastle 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, moving two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after Manuel Pellegrinis side was held to a 1-1 draw at Everton.Oscar put Chelsea ahead in the 43rd minute against the run of play, before setting up Diego Costas second-half strike to make the game safe.At Goodison Park, City took the lead through Fernandinhos fortuitous strike in the 74th, but Steven Naismith headed an equalizer for Everton four minutes later to end its slide of four straight defeats.Earlier Saturday, Liverpool won 1-0 at Sunderland thanks to Lazar Markovics first-half strike. Brendan Rodgers side is provisionally only four points away from the top four though 17 points behind Chelsea.

Thousands protest in Spain for better hepatitis C treatment

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MADRID: (AP) - Thousands of people affected by hepatitis C have marched in several Spanish cities to press for easier access to latest-generation medicines for the deadly liver disease.The Platform of People Affected by Hepatitis C, which organized the protests, says the government is applying a confused and selective approach to treatment by not providing expensive drugs to all patients equally.It claims the latest drugs, that have up to a 95 percent cure rate, are being supplied to patients with the highest survival potential and not to those in the later stages of the illness.One protest started early Saturday at Madrids 12 de Octubre hospital and marched 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoys office.Rajoy has said anyone with a proven case will receive the appropriate treatment.

Dutch dominate 1st day European allround speedskating champs

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CHELYABINSK, Russia: (AP) - Dutch skaters Koen Verweij and Ireen Wust dominated the first day of the European allround speedskating championships to lead their events after the first two races on Saturday.Verweij won the mens 500 meters, and held on to the overall lead despite finishing fourth in the 5,000 for a score of 74.586.Second was Dutch teammate Sven Kramer, who was first in the 5,000 after finishing 10th in the 500. Chasing a seventh European allround title, he goes into Sundays races with 74.762 points. Another Dutch skater, Wouter Olde Heuvel, was third on 75.082.In the womens competition, Wust, who is chasing a third consecutive European allround title, finished first in the 500 and second in the 3,000 for a total score of 80.488.Right behind her was longtime rival Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, who won the 3,000 and has an 80.931 total.Dutch skater Linda de Vries was third on 81.300 points.On Sunday at the Ural Lightning arena in Chelyabinsk, are the womens 1,500 and 5,000, and the mens 1,500 and 10,000.Some members of the Dutch team, the dominant power in speedskating, last month said they were considering a boycott of the championships in protest against alleged Russian involvement in the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines flight from Amsterdam over Ukraine last year. All of the Dutch skaters eventually opted to compete in Russia.

ECC approves 3 different surcharges to be added in electricity bills

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Saturday has approved as many as three different surcharges to be added in the electricity bills. Earlier, these surcharges were imposed for a limited period of time.According to the details, Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting which gave approval to at least three different surcharges to be added in the customers’ electricity bills. These surcharges are of Rs 0.6, Rs 0.3 and Rs 1.5 per unit each.According to the sources, the meeting has made a part of the tariff to these surcharges to escape legal proceedings in courts. The committee would forward an application to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in this regard. Earlier, these surcharges were made a part of the electricity bills for a limited period of time.Moreover according to the sources, the government has decided to have the electricity customers pay for technical losses of electricity for which ECC has given a go ahead to NEPRA to issue policy guideline. An analytical study would be done of the technical losses in accordance with the policy guideline. These losses would be received from the people in form of electricity bills.However, NEPRA has already refused to take 18 percent of the technical losses from the customers in wake of the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan. NEPRA is willing to receive only 13 percent of the technical losses from the people whereas Finance Ministry has a difference of opinion on the matter as it wants to charge 18 percent of the losses to the electricity customers.

Germany's Freund wins ski flying World Cup in Austria

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TAUPLITZ, Austria: (AP) - German ski jumper Severin Freund beat Four Hills Tour champion Stefan Kraft of Austria in difficult weather conditions to win a ski flying World Cup event on Saturday.From a lowered start because of strong winds, Freund jumped 227.5 and 210 meters to gain a total of 420.5 points26.1 ahead of Kraft, who had a personal best of 224 meters here in the opening round.Freund won the ski flying world title last year but had been lacking a World Cup podium in the discipline.I had to change that as quickly as possible. Its great I managed to do it today, said the German, who earned his 11th World Cup win in total.Slovenian pair Jurij Tepes and Peter Prevc finished third and fourth, respectively.Michael Hayboeck of Austria was 28th after the first round but improved to 16th to remain overall leader with 704 points. Second-place Kraft has closed the gap to seven points. Freund is fourth on 633.It was the first competition since a reconstruction of the 200-meter hill, which was the scene for Thomas Morgensterns horrific crash a year ago.The three-time Olympic champion from Austria suffered skull injuries and a bruised lung after losing balance and falling during a training jump. Morgenstern recovered in time to compete at the Sochi Olympics before retiring in the offseason.Another ski flying competition is scheduled for Sunday.

Cargo plane skids off runway in Ghana: airport officials

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ACCRA (AFP) - An Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane skidded off the tarmac on landing in Ghanas capital, Accra, on Saturday, the airports authority said.The Ghana Airports Company Ltd (GACL) said in a statement that plane, a Boeing 737 en route from the Togolese capital, Lome, and operated by Asky Airlines came off the runway at 11:05 am (1105 GMT).The aircraft was carrying general cargo. The accident scene has been secured and cordoned off. The only three crew members on board have been treated and discharged, it added.Operations at the airport were unaffected and flights were operating on schedule, the statement said.Emergency teams including the fire service, police, military and civil aviation authority were sent to the scene.The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has commenced initial investigation into the cause of the accident, it added.Local media reports said there was bad weather at the time caused by seasonal winds, which may have restricted visibility.Photographs on social media showed the jet with damage to its nose section, while the landing gear appeared to have buckled and at least one engine sheared off.

Mother of man who led Gambia's coup bid detained

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DAKAR, Senegal: (AP) - Relatives say the mother of the man believed to have led last months coup attempt in Gambia has been held by security forces for over a week.Earlier this week, Gambias government named Lt. Col. Lamin Sanneh as the leader of the attackers in the failed Dec. 30 power grab.Sanneh died in fighting with soldiers loyal to President Yahya Jammeh. Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, relatives of his mother, Metta Njie, said she was detained shortly thereafter and has since been held in an unknown location.A government spokesman this week declined to comment on reports that relatives of coup-plotters were being arrested.In the United States, two U.S. citizens of Gambian descent have been charged with participating in the bid to overthrow Jammehs government.
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