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LG elections marked by major upsets as victories celebrated

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Lahore (Dunya News) – The Local Government elections for Punjab and Sindh were marked by some major upsets and zealous celebrations all across the provinces as fifty percents results of the Local Government Elections (LGE) were announced on Saturday. The results for 1350 seats of Punjab out of 2687 were made public while in Sindh victorious candidates of 743 seats out of a total of 1484 were disclosed.Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) remained on top of its game as the “Lion” consolidated its power once again by leading the poll count in Punjab. PML-N inflicted a crushing defeat on its prime rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) winning 186 seats from Lahore. The results of 217 seats for Lahore’s Municipal Corporation out of a total of 274 were announced. Celebrations broke out on the streets with PML-N supporters dancing in the streets enraptured by their party’s triumph. Overall, 645 candidates of PML-N were successful in winning seats throughout Punjab. 21 independent candidates were also declared triumphant . PTI won a total of 125 seats from the province while 30 candidates of Pakistan People’s Party were successful in winning seats from Punjab.On the other hand, PPP led the poll count from Sindh with a total of 541 seats in the Sindh province. 4 seats were won by PTI, 4 by PML-N and 4 by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) while 150 independent candidates tasted victory. 56 candidates of Pakistan Muslim League Functional (PML-F) were victorious while Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) won 11 seats. The well established rules of many were wracked by major upsets as the results flooded in. The most significant victim of such an upset was the Sher Ali group in Faisalabad who was hit hard by the results as their candidate Federal Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali’s brother and PML-N leader Chaudhary Sher Ali’s son Amir Sher Ali lost the voting battle to his bitter rival, the candidate of Provinicial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s group.Sanaullah gorup’s candidate Ashiq Rehmani caused the powerful upset by gaining 2291 votes while Sher Ali managed 2117. Amir Sher Ali was to contest the city’s Mayorship elections if he had managed to win.Meanwhile in Vehari district all 3 brothers of PML-N’s Member of Parliament Assembly (MPA)Yousaf Kasilia failed to bag a seat . Younas, Abid and Tariq Kasilia stood as independent candidates for the election from Gagu Mandi area but failed to make an impression with the voters.Asim Zafar, son of renowned lawyer S.M Zafar was also unsuccessful in grabbing the voters attention in Lahore.In Sukkur, Dr Nasrullah Baloch who has been elected twice as MPA also suffered defeat during the LB election.Former Member Sindh Assembly and PPP Sukkur’s General Secretary Syed Javed Shah failed to achieve success with the votes.Former Member Sindh Assembly Ghulam Qadir Bhutto’s son Nadeem Qadir suffered a crushing defeat as well.In Lahore, PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Chief of Staff Aun Chaudhary failed in impressing the voters while Chaudhary’s brother Chaudary Amin was defeated by PML-N’s Khurram Naveed by 70 votes. In Union Council (UC) 213 Kashmir Block, opposition leader Punjab Mehmood-ur-Rasheed’s nephew also lost the election.Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Shahbaz Sharif’s cousin Arif Hameed Butt won the election with 3027 votes.3 former Members of Punjab Assembly were successful and have been designated as Chairman of Union Councils.

Football: Dortmund trim Bayern's lead with win at Bremen

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BERLIN (AFP) - Second-placed Borussia Dortmund cut the gap behind German league leaders Bayern Munich to five points on Saturday as Marco Reus netted twice in their 3-1 win at Werder Bremen.Reus fired in the opening and third goals, but Borussia should have won by more as Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang squandered three clear chances.Right winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan capped a superb display with Dortmunds second having provided the final pass for both of Reus goals.As the second-placed team, you always look at what the top side is doing, but Bayern are still a long way ahead and were just worrying about ourselves, said Reus.We didnt have the right tempo in the first-half. In the end things turned out well, but it was harder than it looked.After Bayern were held to a goalless draw at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday, Dortmund took the chance to trim the Bavarian giants lead.They have now scored 18 goals in their last four games and a staggering 64 in 20 games this season under new coach Thomas Tuchel.Dortmund opened the scoring after nine minutes when Mkhitaryan fired in a cross, Aubameyang let the ball roll to Reus, who fired home at the far post.Bremen levelled when Nigeria striker Anthony Ujah tapped home on 32 minutes after Matthias Ginter cleared off the line.A superb cross off the offside of the boot from Mats Hummels found Mkhitaryan at the far post just before the break to head home on 44 minutes.Reus added a third after Mkhitaryans final pass split the defence as the defeat left Bremen 14th in the table.Wolfsburg climbed to third with a 2-1 win at home to fellow Champions League side Bayer Leverkusen with goals by Nikolas Bendtner and Julian Draxler.Ex-Manchester United striker Javi Hernandez equalised for Leverkusen, but the game was marred by two poor refereeing decisions from Manuel Grafe.The FIFA-listed ref missed a clear offside for Bendtners goal, then failed to award a penalty when Wolfsburgs Daniel Caligiuri was clearly fouled by Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the second half.Borussia Moenchengladbach earned their sixth straight victory to go fifth with a 4-1 win at Hertha Berlin having been bottom in September with five defeats.Gladbach blitzed Hertha with two goals in as many first-half minutes at Berlins Olympic Stadium from left-back Oscar Wendt, plus a solo effort from Brazil striker Raffael.Gladbach grabbed a third when Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka drilled home a penalty on 55 minutes after Ivory Coast winger Ibrahima Traore was fouled in the area.Alexander Baumjohann converted a late penalty for Hertha after being fouled before Havard Nordtveit grabbed Gladbachs fourth in added time.The result boosts Gladbach ahead of Tuesdays Champions League match at home to 2015 finalists Juventus while Hertha drop to sixth.Gladbach are now just two points behind Schalke, who needed a late Leroy Sane equaliser in their 1-1 draw at home to Ingolstadt after the Bavarian visitors took a shock first-half lead.Bochum-born Cameroon internationals Joel and Marvin Matip faced each other for the first time with Joel at centre-back for Schalke while Marvin captained Ingolstadt.Huub Stevens picked up a point in his first game as coach of Hoffenheim in their goalless draw at Cologne.Caretaker coach Stevens has been tasked with keeping second-from-bottom Hoffenheim in order for 28-year-old Julian Nagelsmann to make history next season as the Bundesligas youngest head coach.Japan striker Yoshinori Muto claimed a hat-trick to rescue a dramatic point for mid-table Mainz in their 3-3 draw at bottom side Augsburg.Having given Mainz a 2-0 lead before Augsburg roared back with three unanswered goals, Muto saved his best for last with a 93rd-minute strike.

Football: Suarez, Neymar keep Barca on track, Madrid ease past Las Palmas

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MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona kept pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga as Luis Suarez and Neymar once again compensated for the absence of Lionel Messi with a goal apiece in a 2-0 win at Getafe.Madrid were comfortable 3-1 winners over Las Palmas earlier on Saturday thanks to goals from Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese Rodriguez.Neymar and Suarez have now combined for Barcas last 14 league goals since Messi went down with knee ligament damage over a month ago.However, it was Sergi Roberto who shone brightest for Barca as his stunning backheel assist freed Suarez for the opener before also crossing for Neymar to volley home the second to cap off a rapid counter-attack.Barca should have been in front inside the two minutes, but Munir El Haddadis year-long wait for a goal continued as his overhead kick from point blank range somehow flew wide of the target after good work by Neymar.On-loan Celtic striker Stefan Scepovic had Getafes best opportunity of the game 10 minutes later, but he scuffed his shot wide with just Claudio Bravo to beat and with that went Getafes chance of causing an upset.Barcas dominance in possession was rewarded with a brilliantly crafted opening goal as Roberto flicked Neymars cross perfectly into Suarezs path and the Uruguayan kept his cool to register his 300th career goal for club and country.Roberto was at the heart of the second goal just before the hour mark too as Bravo collected a corner and bowled the ball out for the midfielder, who carried it forward before picking out Neymar and the Brazilian fired a volley in at the near post.Madrid also enjoyed an easy afternoon despite missing a host of star names against La Liga newcomers Las Palmas.Real were without Keylor Navas, Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema through injury as coach Rafael Benitez preferred not to risk any of his stars ahead of Paris Saint-Germains visit in the Champions League on Tuesday.However, they suffered another injury scare as Luka Modric was replaced at half-time with a hip problem putting his participation in midweek in doubt.The Canary Islanders were making their first visit to the Santiago Bernabeu in 13 years, but couldnt have gotten off to a worst start as Isco and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid 2-0 up inside 15 minutes.Hernans header briefly gave the visitors hope seven minutes before half-time, yet Madrid restored their two-goal advantage just five minutes later through Jese Rodriguezs fine finish.We played very well again in the first-half. We started the game sensationally well and then maybe with the advantage our tempo dropped in the second-half, said Madrid boss Rafael Benitez.But we controlled the game in the second-half thanks to our good play in the first.Elsewhere, Villarreal leapfrogged Celta Vigo into fourth with their first win in four league games as goals either side of half-time from Mario Gaspar and Cedric Bakambu saw of Sevilla 2-1.Fernando Llorente reduced the arrears 14 minutes from time, but defeat sees Sevilla slip eight points off the top four ahead of their clash with Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.Valencia moved up to sixth as three second-half goals handed them bragging rights against local rivals Levante.Paco Alcacer opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Sofiane Feghouli and Zakaria Bakkali sealed the three points.

Palestinians clash with Israel soldiers at Hebron funerals

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HEBRON (AFP) - Violence broke out Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron as Palestinians buried five teenagers killed in a wave of attacks and clashes with Israeli forces.The funerals came as Israeli border guards shot dead a Palestinian at a checkpoint between the West Bank and Israel after he allegedly tried to stab one of them, police said.The surge of unrest since early October has triggered fears of a third Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation by a generation gripped by despair and anger over stalled peace efforts.Nine Israelis, 66 Palestinians and an Arab Israeli have been killed since the violence erupted in Jerusalem a month ago.The violence has spread to the West Bank, with daily protests and attacks on Israeli soldiers, and to the Gaza Strip, where there have been clashes with Israeli forces along the enclaves borders.Thousands of Palestinian mourners attended the funerals of the teenagers, two of whom were girls, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, a powder-keg in the decades-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict.They waved Palestinian flags and chanted we will die but Palestine will live on.Clashes broke out between stone throwers and Israeli soldiers as the funerals began, and Palestinian medical sources said Israeli fire wounded 12 Palestinians.One Palestinian was buried separately in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.Israel has been withholding the bodies of suspected assailants as part of measures to dissuade attacks on Jews. On Friday, it said it had released seven bodies, apparently to ease tensions.Families of young people killed in the violence have clamoured for their bodies to be released and accuse authorities of collective punishment.Ziad Natsheh, who buried his son Tareq, 17, said as he received condolences Saturday that he was relieved to give him a dignified burial.Hotbed for unrestLiving in a country where there is nothing else but war, everyone expects to know death, injury or lose a child, said Natsheh.Many attackers who have targeted Israeli forces come from Hebron, a stronghold of the Islamist movement Hamas.Hebron, home to a shrine known to Jews as Cave of the Patriarchs and to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque, has 200,000 Palestinian residents.But the presence of 500 Israeli settlers near the city centre, living behind barbed wire and watchtowers, with an army-patrolled buffer zone, has kept tensions high.On Friday, dozens of protesters outside the shrine condemned restrictions on access imposed by Israel, which has divided it into a mosque and a synagogue.Media reported that more army checkpoints were being set up in Hebron at access points to Jewish areas, with Palestinians aged 15 to 25 not allowed to pass.Amnesty International has urged Israeli authorities to protect Palestinians in Hebron from attacks by Israeli settlers, which the rights group says have escalated in less than a month.Clinton at Rabin rallyHundreds of Palestinians also attended the funeral of another victim of the West Bank violence, eight-month-old Ramadan Thawabteh.Palestinian officials said he was asphyxiated by tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers near his Bethlehem home Friday.Israel denied any link, with the army saying tear gas was used dozens of metres (yards) away from the Thawabteh residence, and no riot dispersal means were directed at it.Simmering tensions boiled over in September regarding the status of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, holy to both Muslims and Jews, before escalating from October 1.Palestinians accuse Israel of seeking to change the rules governing the compound, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he will not alter a status quo that forbids Jews from praying there.On Friday, the Palestinians also urged the International Criminal Court to accelerate its probe into accusations of Israeli war crimes, handing over a 52-page dossier alleging summary killings and collective punishment.Later Saturday, former US president Bill Clinton addressed a rally attended by tens of thousands in Tel Aviv in memory of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli premier assassinated 20 years ago by a right-wing Jewish extremist.He urged Israelis to decide that Yitzhak Rabin was right, that you have to share your future with your neighbours, that you have to stand for peace, that the risks of peace are not so severe as the risks of not making peace.

Shock, denial at Russia airport after plane crashes in Egypt

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SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - Irina Semyonova said her friend Natasha last called her from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to say shed bought her a present of perfume from the airports duty-free shop.She was vacationing there with a friend, Semyonova said blankly, showing a picture on her phone of a smiling swimsuit-clad young woman, her blonde hair in a long plait.Semyonova was one of a crowd of people gathered in Pulkovo airport in Saint Petersburg, Russias second-largest city, who were left reeling after news broke that the plane they had been waiting for had crashed shortly after takeoff in Egypts Sinai Peninsula.Like many Russians, Semyonovas friend had gone on holiday to one of Egypts Red Sea resorts which are especially popular during the winter when people try and escape the long months of cold and dark in search of warmer climes.Many of those who came to pick up friends or relatives were in denial as reports trickled in about the fate of the 224 people on board the Airbus 321 operated by the Russian carrier Kogalymavia.Airport officials tried to keep things calm with a tannoy announcement asking all those waiting to meet those on board the ill-fated Sharm el-Sheikh flight to come to the information stand.They were then ushered onto buses and taken to a hotel where psychologists and doctors were waiting at an impromptu crisis centre which has already asked family members to provide DNA samples for identifying remains.My wife was on that plane, said Nail, a grief-stricken 60-year-old with tears in his eyes. She was on vacation with our children but thank God, the children had come back two days earlier.I had a bad dream today, she was in it, he said. At 6:00 am she sent me a text message that she was going to the airport, and that was it.Ill keep hopingConfusion and fear also gripped passengers who had been due to fly out to Egypt on holiday as their plane, operated by Kogalymavia but chartered by a Moscow-based tour operator Brisco, failed to show up.Nobody came out to talk to us yet, we dont know what plane well be on, a passenger called Anzhelika told the Rossiya-24 channel.If its Kogalymavia, we dont want to fly, she said.After not answering its phones for much of the day, Metrojet broke its silence with a statement offering condolences to the families of the victims.It named the pilot as Nemov Valery and said he had more than 12,000 hours of flight experience, including 3,860 hours with Airbus A321.Metrojet said it had opened a phone line to answer the relatives questions. We will all need great courage to overcome these losses, it added.Russian investigators searched the companys offices and those of the tour operator and took samples of the kerosene used by the airline, the countrys powerful Investigative Committee said. But Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said it was too early to speak of safety violations.Russia has a dismal air safety record, with charter flights often under pressure to book to capacity on ageing jets in a bid to cut costs. Kogalymavia is a small regional carrier which flies mostly international charter services.Regional airlines in Russia are especially notorious and the crash is likely to raise renewed concerns about the safety of air travel in a country where experts have long sounded the alarm over the nations ageing fleet of passenger jets.Two years ago, Russian lawmakers called for a ban on planes built more than 20 years ago after a 23-year-old Boeing 737 operated by a regional airline crashed, killing all 50 people on board.Russia has already announced a probe into possible safety violations in Saturdays crash and a high-level delegation of rescue workers and investigators, including two ministers, was set to travel to the crash site.The Kremlin declared a day of national mourning for Sunday.I am meeting my parents, said 25-year-old Ella Smirnova, a tall young woman with a shock-induced smile on her face, waiting by Pulkovos information stand.I spoke to them last on the phone when they were already on the plane, and then I heard the news.I will keep hoping until the end that they are alive, but perhaps I will never see them again, she told AFP.Shortly afterwards, the Russian embassy in Egypt issued a statement saying there were no survivors.

4 TTP terrorists arrested from Zhob, Pishin

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ZHOB: (Dunya News) – 4 Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists have on Saturday been arrested in a joint operation by Frontier Corps (FC) and intelligence agencies in Zhob and Pishinm, reported Dunya News.According to details, 2 terrorists were arrested from Gawaal Ismail Zai area of Zhob district in Balochistan by FC and intelligence agencies while 2 other TTP terrorists were arrested from Pishin in another operation.Weapons were found in large numbers with the arrested terrorists. The terrorists have been shifted to unknown area for further investigation.

PTI worker shot dead near Rana Sanaullah's dera

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FAISALABAD: (Dunya News) – A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker was on Saturday shot dead near Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s dera and alleging the provincial minister for the death of the fellow worker, PTI supporters gathered outside Rana Sanaullah’s dera, reported Dunya News.According to details, PTI workers were holding a rally of a councilor’s victory when unidentified men opened fire on them and one of the workers died. The worker has been identified as Mudassir.Gathering outside Rana Sanaullah’s dera after killing of the fellow worker, PTI supporters started raising slogans against police and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N). PTI workers blocked Samundri Road as a protest while Rangers also arrived at the scene.

Karachi: RAW trained target killer arrested from Korangi, arms recovered

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested on Saturday a target killer who is said to be the worker of a political party, from Korangi area of Karachi and recovered arms from him. The arrested suspect confessed that he was planning to assassinate journalists, reported Dunya News.Senior Superintendent (SSP) Police CTD Junaid Shaikh said in a press conference that the suspect was involved in killing seven people. He also said that the suspect was trained by Indian secret agency RAW in city of Dilipur. The target killer had a gang of 7 other criminals. Police have started the search operation to arrest the other accomplices of the suspect.

Presiding Officer tortured, PTI's Ashraf Sohna arrested in Okara

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OKARA: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers brawled at a polling station in Okara and a Presiding Officer got injured as a result. Police arrested PTI leader Ashraf Sohna along with son, nephew and 7 other workers, reported Dunya News.The rescue teams shifted the injured Presiding Officer to a hospital. Police arrested Ashraf Sohna, his son Bilal, his nephew and 7 other workers and locked them up at B-Division Police Station.

Faisalabad: Abid Sher Ali's car stoned as 'Tigers' take on each other

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FAISALABAD: (Dunya News) – The war between the two factions of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) in Faisalabad is on its peak these days. The groups led by Law Minister Punjab Rana Sanaullah and PML-N leader Chaudhry Sher Ali clashed with each other on Saturday and Chaudhry Sher Ali’s son Abid Sher Ali, Federal Minister of State for Water and Power, was thrown stones at. Rangers finally took control of the situation, reported Dunya News.Clashes continued to take place throughout the day in various areas of Punjab and the tense situation continued till the announcements of results.Same happened in Faisalabad where Rana Sanaullah group’s workers attacked Abid Sher Ali’s car when he arrived at UC 116 on Dijkot Road. The workers pushed Abid Sher Ali and threw stones at his car.Both the groups then pounced onto each other and started raising slogans in favor of their faction. Sher Ali group’s supporters also arrived at the scene and blocked the road.Abid Sher Ali phoned DCO, upon which district administration’s officers and Rangers arrived on the scene and controlled the situation. However, both sides continued to raise slogans against each other.

Dried fruits prices spike as winter approaches

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – The rates of dried fruits increased by 40% within last three months while the export of dried fruits have increased by 30%, reported Dunya News.During the period of first three months of the previous fiscal year, dried fruits worth 2.5 billion rupees were imported while this year the imports have been of 3.3 billion rupees. With the winter approaching, the rise in prices is making the commodity out of the reach of poor people.According to the retailers, the demand of dried fruits and increased taxes are the reasons of hike in the prices of dried fruits. Currently the price of peanut is 200 rupees per kilo, almonds 1300 rupees, pistachio 1400 rupees, cashew is 1100 rupees and walnut is 400 rupees while the price of nut pine is 2000 rupees per kilo in the market.

Azhar, Rahat to make comeback in 3rd Test between Pakistan, England

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LAHORE: (Dunya News) – Fast bowler Rahat Ali is going to replace Imran Khan in the 3rd, and final, Test starting in Sharjah as the latter has already been ruled out of the game due to an injury. Pakistan already leads the series 1 game to Nil, reported Dunya News.The final match of the Test series is going to start tomorrow. Pakistan had defeated England by 178 runs in the 2nd Test.Vice Captain Azhar Ali is also confirmed for the 3rd Test while the out of form Shan Masood is expected to make way for him.England team is also expected to make 2 changes.The match is going to start at 11am according to Pakistan Standard Time.

Futuretech In Pakistan Begins Pre-booking Of iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus

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KARACHI (Web Desk) -- Advance Telecom will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the most advanced iPhones ever, beginning on Friday 13th November 2015 in 5 Futuretech & 11 Advance Stores across Pakistan. Customers can avail amazing offers by booking the devices on futuretech.pk starting 31st October 2015 and become a part of this exciting launch in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad.For more information on iPhone, please visit:http://www.apple.com/iphone.

12 die in bloody clashes during LB polls in Punjab, Sindh

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LAHORE: (Web Desk, Dunya News) – 11 died in bloody clashes during local body elections in Punjab and Sindh while several were injured. Many of the polling stations displayed the scenes of a battlefield throughout the day in the two provinces. 10 died in an armed clash in Ranipur, Sindh, between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League – Functional (PML-F) workers, reported Dunya News.Another PML-F worker died in Khairpur as a result of firing, after which army was called in. Rangers also had to intervene in order to control the situation. Taking notice of the violence, Election Commission has demanded report from police and the relevant departments.Clashes in PunjabClashes continued throughout the polling time in many cities of Punjab including Lahore. While women clashed on one side, two other groups brawl on the other in Faisalabad. Polling process was put on halt in Union Council (UC) 101 Nisar Colony, UC 7, UC 132 and UC 146 due to clashes between the workers of various parties.UC 11 in Gujarat became a battlefield where the supporters of an independent candidate raised slogans against the District Coordination Officer (DCO) over mismanagement and police moved in to baton-charge the protesters. Police officials dragged the candidate to the police station, claiming that the arrested workers were creating problems at the polling station. Earlier, followers of a candidate and police also clashed with each other when a worker was caught as he cast fake votes. The polling process was suspended for a while due to this brawl and more police officials were deployed.In Kasur, polling process was suspended repeatedly as the workers indulged into clashes. Freestyle wrestling scenes were observed among the workers in Kot Radha Kishan. Workers also brawled with each other at Ward No. 7 and threw chairs at each other inside the polling station.Workers in Vehari, freely used their arms and chairs at each other. Women also got into fights at UC 75 and UC 26.Polling process was also disturbed in Sheikhupura due to mayhem at the polling stations. Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Khalid Sindh indulged into fight with a polling agent in Kanjah.In Lodhran, 3 people were badly injured as the workers clashed with each other at various polling stations. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and PML-N candidates brawled with each other at UC 44, bringing the polling process to a halt. Supporters of independent candidates at the UC 10 were left on each other’s mercy by the police and the wrestling continued for several minutes as the kids standing by made fun of the fighting workers. MNA Abdur Rehman Kanju visited various polling stations while displaying arms, openly violating the code of conduct. Armed guards kept terrorizing the people but the police remained silent observers.Meanwhile in Bahawalnagar, 2 were injured in a clash between the supporters of PML-N and independent candidates.Clashes in SindhSindh was even more violent. Workers continued to lock horns with each other throughout the day and Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah’s home town Khairpur echoed with the firing sounds. 11 had died by the end of polling in the province. A massive clash between PML-F and PPP candidates was seen at Junejo Polling Station in Ranipur area of Khairpur. Workers opened fire at each other and 10 lives were lost in this armed fight.Khairpur:Earlier, a brawl between PPP and PML-F workers at Kot DG Khairpur also cost the PML-F one of their workers while another was injured. Police baton-charged the workers to disperse them and the Rangers were called in to control the situation.10 got injured in an exchange of fire at Goth Maingo Faqeer due to which the polling was stopped.PML-F and PPP supporters also brawled at Ward No. 26 in Khairpur. First they used their fists, then the chairs and finally pointed guns at each other. Police arrested a PML-F worker after baton-charge.Political tensions are at their peak in CM Sindh’s home town and army, along with the Rangers, has been called in to control the situation.Other areas of Sindh:In Jacobabad, UC 4, 2 got injured in a clash between PPP and PML-F workers. 2 workers were also shifted to hospital due to brawl in Polling Station Ali Nawaz Panwar. 3 were injured in Union Council Loghi as a result of a clash. 2 were also injured in Shikarpur Polling Station No. 182 due to clash at the women’s polling booth.Polling was also suspended at UC Gagloo, Polling Station Thairi in Kandh Kot. 2 were also injured at UC 4 of Gambat in a clash between PPP and PML-F workers and Rangers had to be called in for maintain law and order.Taking notice of the situation, Election Commission has demanded report from police and the relevant departments.Rangers had to take control of the situation in UC17 New Pind in Sukkur due to mayhem. Jamiat Ulema Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) and PPP supporters also brawled at Qambar Shahdad Kot. In UC Loni’s Polling Station Sultan Mehar of Ghotki, supporters of the candidates clashed and 7 were injured as a result.

Islamabad: Aqeel Khan wins Tajammul Abbas Tennis Tournament

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Aqeel Khan won the final of Tajammul Khan Tennis tournament mens single on Saturday played between Aqeel Khan and Muhammad Abid. Chief Guest of the event, Federal Minister Riaz Pirzada expressed hopes of seeing the players performing good in Davis Cup, reported Dunya News.Aqeel Khan won the title in best-of-three contest with a score of 2-0 points. The players said that tennis is being neglected by the authorities and players do not have all necessary facilities. The chief guest Riaz Pirzada told Dunya News that the decision of participation in South Asian games being held in India is not final yet. He said that the funds for South Asian Federation (SAF) games have been allocated that which will be released if needed.
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