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5.3 magnitude quake jolts southern Punjab

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JAMPUR (Dunya News) – An earthquake measuring 5.3 on Richter Scale struck parts of southern Punjab, including Jampur, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Vehari and Sadiqabad, on early Friday morning.According to US Geological Survey the epicenter of the quake which struck at 05:27am on Friday was 23 kilometre west of Jampur at the depth of 29 kilometre.The tremor was also felt in Bahawalpur, Ochh Sharif, Shujjabad, Dera Ghazi Khan, Kot Addu, Jahanian, Shorkot, Tando Allah Yar and Kabirwala. The quake spread panic among people and they rushed out of their homes. However, no loss of life or property was reported till filing of this report.Pakistan is among the most earthquake-prone regions of the world with high vulnerability to earthquakes.In Oct. 2005, a high intensity quake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan, causing large scale destruction and killing over 80,000 people besides leaving millions others homeless.

Mian Channu: 14 killed as bus turned turtle

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MIAN CHANNU (Dunya News) – At least 14 people were killed and 35 other sustained injuries when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujranwala to Shorkot turned turtle while taking a sharp turn due to over-speeding in Jhab Kalan area near Mian Channu on Thursday.Seven passengers were killed on the spot and another seven died at hospital. Three women and five children are among the 35 people injured in the accident. All the dead passengers belonged to Gujranwala.Rescue 1122 teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured to District Hospital Vehari. The driver and conductor to the bus managed to escape from the scene after the accident.Pakistan has one of the worlds worst records for fatal traffic accidents, blamed on poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

Michelle Obama doubles fund for girls education in Pakistan

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WASHINGTON (Dunya News) - Pakistan prime ministers wife, Kalsoom Nawaz, and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, attended a ceremony in connection with girls’ education at White House on Thursday.The US first lady, Michelle Obama, while welcoming the guests announced a US pledge of $70 million to help educate 200,000 adolescent girls in Pakistan. She said the money will help build more than a dozen schools, rehabilitate hundreds of facilities, and provide training and scholarships to help Pakistani girls.Addressing the ceremony, Maryam Nawaz said, We shall see about making a difference and we shall not rest until every girl is learning and in school. We shall not rest until every mother is confident that her daughter will have a better life than what she had.Maryam Nawaz further said that Michelle Obama has inspired millions of girls around the world and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, could not have a better role model.

Oil prices revive after battering

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Oil prices slightly rebounded Thursday as traders hunted for bargains lurking in the prior days steep fall.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in December rose 18 cents to $45.38 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Brent North Sea crude for December delivery, the global benchmark, finished at $48.08 a barrel in London, up 23 cents from Wednesdays settlement.The market posted sharp losses of about two percent Wednesday as official data showed US crude stockpiles increased much more than expected last week, adding to worries about a global glut that has depressed prices for more than a year.Offsetting that bearish news a bit were declines in US gasoline and distillate inventories.At least in the near term, the market is testing the argument that the decline in product inventories for last week was more critical than the build in crude oil, although we think much of the recovery is more technical in nature, said Tim Evans of Citi Futures.However, Evans said, rising stocks continue to confirm an ongoing physical oversupply.The market also felt pressure from a slowdown in China, which reported this week that gross domestic product grew in the third quarter at its slowest pace in more than six years.Worries about the health of the Chinese economy continue to batter commodities prices. In the US, crude stockpiles surged... and supply glut remains a concern, said Sanjeev Gupta, who heads the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at professional services firm EY.Gupta said a meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers on Wednesday did not produce any meaningful results as no potential production cuts were addressed.He said the market would be looking at a December 4 policy-setting meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries which is expected to provide vital clues about price development in the medium term.OPEC, which includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, has maintained high production levels despite the price decline, as cartel members try to hold onto market share.

Euro drops as ECB whets hopes for more stimulus

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NEW YORK (AFP) - The euro slumped Thursday after the European Central Bank signaled it could wield additional stimulus to fight persistent ultra-low inflation and weak growth in the eurozone.After a two-day meeting in Malta, the ECB held its key interest rate steady at a record low 0.05 percent, as expected, and took no immediate new measures.But the ECB president, Mario Draghi, said in a post-meeting news conference that the bank would review its monetary policy stance in December, raising expectations of more economic stimulus.While the European Central Bank left monetary policy unchanged today investors sold euros aggressively after the central bank sent a strong message to the market that they are not only ready and willing to increase stimulus but actively exploring ways to do so, said Kathy Lien of BK Asset Management.The euro tumbled more than two cents against the dollar, trading at $1.111 around 2100 GMT, its lowest level in more than two months.Draghi suggested the stimulus boost could include a further reduction in the banks key interest rates, already at all-time lows.Coming into this meeting, it was widely anticipated that the ECB was firm on its rate policy and would only look to ease further via extraordinary measures such as its ongoing bond-purchase program, said Christopher Vecchio, currency analyst at DailyFX.Instead, Mr. Draghi & Co. are flirting with the notion that zero interest rate policies (ZIRP) can easily become negative interest rate policies (NIRP), he said in a market note.

Waqar praises ageless centurion Misbah

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DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistans head coach Waqar Younis praised Misbah-ul-Haq who struck a brilliant hundred in the second Test against England in Dubai on Thursday, saying age is no barrier for him.The 41-year-old Pakistan Test captain smashed 102 not out to lift his team to 282-4 at the close on the opening day to build a strong platform after winning the toss and opting to bat.Misbah became the 13th oldest batsman to score a hundred over the age of 40 and the oldestof the players currently playing at international level.Asked was Misbah growing in stature with age, Waqar replied: Thats what we have been saying for the last three years now. I guess its his determination, he wants to carry on playing and I dont think age is a barrier so if you are fit and still manage the modern ways of cricket, then why not?Waqar, who played alongside Misbah between 2001 and 2004, praised the hundred as special. I think the knock he played today was a very good knock and it was a captains knock and whenever wickets fell he was the most responsible, said Waqar.Misbah anchored the innings with a 93-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Younis Khan (56) and had another unbroken fifth wicket stand of 104 with Asad Shafiq who was still at the crease on 46. On 87, Misbah smashed two consecutive sixes off spinner Moeen Ali and then reverse-swept him for two to complete his ninth Test hundred -- a style which Waqar said was not new. I think Misbah has done a few times, said Waqar of Misbahs last minute aggression. I dont really know but that is the way he plays. I think he believes in that that when you are nearer to an interval or close to end of the game people bring the fielders in and he is comfortable hitting over the top.Waqar said Misbah wants to go out on a high note.He has said before this series, said Waqar of Misbah hinting retirement at the end of this series.You never know that, this might be his last series so he wants to make the most of it, we dont know what he wants to do but, of course, the way he is batting Pakistan need him.He added: I think we had a good day although we had hiccups early on but it was good the way Misbah handeld things. He accelerated the innings when needed and when it was needed to control he did that.The first match of the three-Test series ended in a draw in Abu Dhabi last week.

West Indies spinner Warrican strikes to halt Sri Lanka

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COLOMBO (AFP) - West Indies debutant Jomel Warrican took four wickets to bundle Sri Lanka out for 200 on day one of the second Test Thursday, raising hopes of a series-saving victory for the visitors.The 23-year-old spinner, who received his Test cap from the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers, grabbed 4 for 67 off 20 overs after Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo.Warrican said he could not have asked for a better start to his Test career. He was inspired by Sobers, the 79-year-old regarded by many as the games best-ever all-rounder, who told him: You have many games to come.The newcomer was modest about his own efforts. I thought the performance was average. It could have been better, but four-for (67) is a very good start for me.Sri Lankas top scorer Milinda Siriwardana (68) said he was disappointed with the teams performance, but hoped they could dismiss the visitors for under 200 on Friday.Our spinners Rangana and Dilruwan, I am sure will bowl the West Indies out below our total, Siriwardana said.Bad light stopped play when the visitors were 17-1 off 5.2 overs in their quest for the first West Indian Test win on Sri Lankan soil.They lost Shai Hope lbw to Dhammika Prasad in the first over for just four. With Kraigg Brathwaite (four not out) was nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo on five.Warrican took the scalps of Siriwardana and tailenders Dhammika Prasad and Nuwan Pradeep, as the hosts slid from 145 for 6 at tea to be all out in just 66 overs. He also dismissed Kusal Perera for 16.Siriwardana, playing only his second Test, was caught deep on the boundary trying to hit Warrican for his third six. He struck six fours in his maiden Test 50.Rangana Herath, who was 26 not out, was the next-highest scorer. Sri Lanka won the first Test in Galle by an innings. But the hosts suffered an early collapse on Thursday, losing four wickets before lunch and another two before tea. The visitors savoured early success when Jerome Taylor had opener Kaushal Silva caught behind off the fourth ball for a duck.Umpire Rod Tucker was forced to reverse his initial decision of not out after the West Indies captain Jason Holder called for a review.Opener Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored 184 in the first Test, looked shaky from the start and was next to fall, followed by series debutant Kusal Mendis.After a fourth review, captain Angelo Mathews was also given out, caught by Kraigg Brathwaite at second slip off Holder for 14.In the afternoon session Dinesh Chandimal, whose century had helped Sri Lanka to victory in the first Test, was clean-bowled by Taylor for 25. Kusal Perera was caught and bowled by Warrican for 16.The West Indies have not found Sri Lanka a happy hunting ground since they played their first official Test on the island in 1993.Now they are next to bottom -- above only Bangladesh -- in the league table of regular Test-playing nations while Sri Lanka are one notch above them in seventh place.Sri Lanka are going through a rebuilding phase after the recent retirements of star batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. But they were still far too strong for the visitors in Galle.

McCullum looks for sportsmanship not sledging against Aussies

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CANBERRA (AFP) - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said Thursday he expects good spirit to prevail over spiteful sledging in next months Test series against Steve Smiths rebuilt Australian team.The Kiwi skipper has been regarded as a poster boy for good sportsmanship in the game and last month collected a spirit of cricket award for his leadership on New Zealands tour to England.His stance on on-field spite has not always been matched by an Australian team brought up on what former captain Steve Waugh called mental disintegration.Things became heated the last time the two nations met in the World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March, with wicketkeeper Brad Haddin criticised for repeated sledging.Haddin later said he did it because he felt uncomfortable with how nice the Black Caps had been for their earlier pool match in Auckland.Asked whether he thought things might change now that Haddin and some other senior Australian players had moved on, McCullum said only time would tell.Were certainly not spending any energy on it or worried about it, he said ahead of New Zealands first tour match against the Prime Ministers XI in Canberra on Friday.With Steve Smith and Darren Lehmann as coach, I think the two teams will get on well.Itll be healthy competition on the field but I think it should be played in good spirits.Our focus will be very much on our skills rather than anything.Under McCullums leadership, the Black Caps have earned praise for their fearless but fair-minded style of play in 2015 -- including their run to the final of the World Cup and a drawn Test series with England.Its better than not being the nice guys, McCullum smiled.We just go play cricket and we have a good time while were at it.Weve got a great bunch of guys that were playing with. Were out there representing our country and thats where our focus is rather than the other stuff.Following Fridays day-nighter, New Zealand will play a two-day red-ball match against a Cricket Australia XI over the weekend, before playing them again in Sydney over four days next week.New Zealand are aiming to win their first Test series in Australia since 1985, beginning in Brisbane on November 5.

Shahzad makes 80 as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe

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BULAWAYO (Dunya News) - Mohammad Shahzad made 80 as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by three wickets to level their five-match one-day series at 2-2 with one match left to play.Zimbabwe set a target of 185 runs from 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat first, losing eight wickets.However, Afghan batsmen managed to chase the given target with a brilliant opening by Noor Ali Zadran, scoring 26 runs and Mohammad Shahzad who scored 80 runs from 81 balls by hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes.With today’s ODI match, levelling the series 2-2, Afghanistan will face Zimbabwe in the final match of the ODI series on Saturday, 24th October.Mohammad Nabi was caught out after scoring 12 runs along with Nawroz Mangal who scored only 6 runs, Samiullah Shenwari 10 runs, Shafiqullah 4 runs, Asghar Stanikzai 32 runs but Rashid Khan remained not out by scoring 9 runs along with Mirwais Ashraf who scored no runs.On the bowling side, Dawlat Zadran managed to take 3 wickets from 9 overs, Rashid Khan took 2 wickets and Mohammad Nabi took one wicket along with Amir Hamza.

Kohli trumps de Villiers as India level series

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CHENNAI (AFP) - Indias bowlers backed up a long-awaited century from Virat Kohli as the hosts defeated South Africa by 35 runs on Thursday to level the five-match one-day series 2-2.Kohli smashed 138 off 140 balls to lift India to 299-8 after Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat in the must-win international at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.The tourists managed only 264-9 in reply despite a heroic 112 off 107 balls by skipper AB de Villiers even as the other batsmen folded in the stifling heat and humidity.Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed three wickets and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took two to set the stage for the decisive final match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Dhoni said teamwork was pivotal in the crucial series-levelling game.As a team we did well, we bowled well and batted well, he said. Virat batted exceedingly well, especially the runs he got after the 35-over mark.Everyone has scored runs in the series now so thats good as we go into the last match.Kohli, who was named man of the match, lavished praise on de Villiers for fighting it out in the hot weather.It was pretty difficult out there because there wasnt much of a breeze during the day when it was so hot, said Kohli. If AB (de Villiers) starts cramping then you know how hard it is because he is one of the fittest people around.A century in a winning cause is always special, but the knock by de Villiers too was very special. I told him in the dressing room that my heart was in my mouth when he was batting. He plays unbelievable shots. Credit goes to him, he fought it out.The South African captain refused to blame the loss of the toss for the defeat.The toss did not decide our fate, he said. It was a hard-fought game on a pretty tough wicket.And I loved the way the boys fought till the end. We had a great opportunity to clinch the series, but hopefully we will take some positives to Mumbai.South Africa missed all-rounder JP Duminy and fast bowler Morne Morkel who were ruled out of the key game due to injuries.Kohli struck six boundaries and five sixes in his 23rd one-day century, the first after a gap of 13 innings since scoring the match-winning 107 against Pakistan in the World Cup match in Adelaide in February.Left-hander Suresh Raina overcame his poor run of 3, 0, 0 in the previous three matches to score 53 off 52 balls and share a fourth-wicket stand of 127 with Kohli.South Africa restricted Indias total by claiming five wickets for 33 runs after the hosts were cruising at 266-3 in the 45th over.De Villiers reached 97 with a six off Harbhajan and brought up his 22nd one-day century -- the fifth against India -- with a straight six off Amit Mishra.But he fell in the 45th over, caught behind off Kumar, with his team still needing 67 runs off the last 33 balls. De Villiers hit 10 boundaries and two sixes. The match was officiated by Indian umpires at both ends after the International Cricket Council withdrew Aleem Dar of Pakistan for the last two games in Chennai and Mumbai due to security concerns.The right-wing Shiv Sena party, known for its anti-Pakistan stand, had threatened to stop Dar from umpiring in the Mumbai match.

PIA gets two more aircrafts on lease

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has got two more aircrafts on lease on Thursday, Dunya News reported.Spokesperson of PIA told media that the new aircrafts are Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 and the aircrafts will be added to the fleet of the national airline within next week, which will make the number of aircrafts owned by PIA, 37.The spokesperson said that the new Boeing plane will be used for international flights, while the Airbus will be used for the local flights. He said that both of the new aircrafts will consume less fuel as compared to the old ones which will help PIA save millions of rupees.

Karachi: 3 TTP terrorists and 3 target killers of RAW arrested

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday arrested three terrorists of Banned terrorist organization, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and three target killers of RAW from Nagan Chorangi area of Karachi.According to CTD police, the three arrested terrorists of TTP named Noorullah, Israr and Sadique were planning a big terrorist activity during Ashura. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) of CTD, Junaid Sheikh told media that the terrorists had planned to attack two Imam Bargahs of New Karachi and one of Gulshan-e-Maymar area, by using a rikshaw or motorbike bomb blast. The suspects were involved in many other terrorist activities in the past. Mohammad Sadique was also involved in robberies worth 20 million rupees from different banks.On the other hand, CTD arrested 3 suspects involved in target killings from Korangi area. According to police, all three of the target killers got training from Indian secret agency RAW.Read more:dunyanews.tv/en/PreTest/304300An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi has accepted the challan against three suspected RAW agents today (Saturday) belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).Investigating officer presented the challan in five cases before the court in which it was stated that the suspects were detained from the super highway and illegal arms, ammunition and explosive material was seized from their possession.Sindh Home Ministry has also issued notification to initiate the proceedings of the five cases.Security agencies have detained several RAW agents from Pakistan who are said to be affiliated with a particular political party. Most of them were nabbed from major cities like Lahore and Karachi and had confessed their involvement in various terror activities.One of the suspected RAW agent arrested from Lahore was an officer in Punjab police.

Shehryar, Shashank were in contact through wives: Najam Sethi

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LAHORE: (Dunya News) – Head of Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Executive Committee Najam Sethi has on Thursday revealed some ‘Track-2 diplomacy’ between the Indian and Pakistani cricket board chiefs. He said that Chairman PCB Shehryar Khan and President Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) Shashank Manohar remained in contact during the former’s visit to India through their wives, reported Dunya News.Talking on Dunya News’ program ‘Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Saath’, Sethi revealed that the heads of the two boards remained in contact through their wives after Shiv Sena’s attack on BCCI’s office. He admitted that BCCI had given a direct hint after Shiv Sena’s attack of the postponement of the meeting between their officials and he left India immediately after the postponement but Shehryar Khan decided to stay.

OGRA responds to PTI's letter concerning petroleum prices

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has on Thursday responded to the letter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) concerning petroleum prices. The letter says that government is charging around 18 to 34 rupees per liter on petroleum products, reported Dunya News.According to details, PTI had written to OGRA seeking details of the import prices of the petroleum products and the details of taxes on them. The letter by OGRA in response says that the government receives custom duty from the consumers. It says that the government receives Rs. 3.75 per liter of diesel and Rs. 0.89 per liter of petrol as custom duties.OGRA’s letter says that the import price of petrol is Rs. 39.94 per liter while the price in the market is Rs. 73.76 per liter. Similarly, diesel’s import price is Rs. 40.54 and government has set the price at Rs. 84.04 per liter.The letter also says that kerosene’s import price is Rs. 38.43 but government is charging the price at Rs. 57.14 per liter.

Pakistan-made Burraq drone taken down several terrorists in NWA

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RAWALPINDI (Dunya News/AFP) – Various successful strikes by Pakistan-made drone Burraq took down several terrorists in North Waziristan on Thursday while also destroying various hideouts, Dunya News reported.According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Burraq drones targeted terrorists’ hideouts in North Waziristan killing various terrorists in the process.The security sources said that this is the first attack of the drone in dark and has been successfully. Only a hand few of countries have the drones with the ability to strike in dark.Also Read: Airstrikes kill 21 suspected militants in Tirah Valley, RajgalPakistan Air Force (PAF) jets killed at least 21 militants in the Khyber tribal region on Wednesday night, an army statement said.The airstrikes in Tirah Valley and Rajgal area of Khyber Agency destroyed several militant hideouts.The operation in Tirah aims to build on the army s offensive against strongholds of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups in nearby North Waziristan that began in June last year.Tirah’s geography makes it an almost perfect hideout. Rather than a single valley, it is a network of peaks and vales covering an area of 1500-1800 square kilometres (600-700 square miles) at altitudes of up to 2,500 metres (8,000 feet).The valleys are steep-sided and covered to a large extent with dense woodland. There are no roads in the area, with locals largely relying on mules and horses for transport.The Taliban have been launching attacks for more than a decade in a bid to overthrow the government. Thousands have been killed.Pak Army has stepped up anti-terrorist efforts after the Taliban attacked a school in December in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 150 people — mostly children.
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