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Oil bounces back but gains limited

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SINGAPORE (AFP) - Oil prices rebounded in Asia Monday but stayed below $45 a barrel as gains were limited by a strong dollar and data showing a decline in Chinese crude imports.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was trading 35 cents higher at $44.64 and Brent crude was up 38 cents at $47.80 a barrel at around 0245 GMT.A bullish US jobs market report last week sent the dollar higher, which would make dollar-priced oil more expensive for holders of weaker currencies, hurting demand and prices.The US government released a surprisingly strong October jobs report that showed the US economy still growing at a firm rate, with the unemployment rate falling to 5.0 percent on the back of 271,000 new jobs created, nearly double the number in September.That led to strong gains of the dollar on expectations for an increase in the interest rate by the Federal Reserve in their next meeting scheduled in December, said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia Pacific oil and gas practice at professional services firm EY.A hike in interest rates encourages investors back to US assets for higher returns, pushing the dollar higher.Data showing that crude imports from China, the worlds second-biggest oil consumer, fell to the lowest level in five months is also helping keep a lid on prices in the face of a world supply glut.Chinas crude imports fell to about 6.23 million barrels a day in October, Bloomberg News reported quoting data from the Beijing-based General Administration of Customs.With few signs of change in the short-term supply and demand fundamentals, crude oil prices are likely to remain range-bound in the coming weeks, Gupta said.Oil prices have fallen by more than half since reaching peaks of over $100 a barrel in June last year due to an oversupply of the commodity and weak demand.

138th birthday of Allama Iqbal today

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – The 138th birthday of national poet Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observed today (Monday) all over the country, Dunya News reported.Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877. He is also recognised as national poet, and known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan (thinker of Pakistan), Shair-e-Mashriq (poet of the east) and Hakeemul Ummat (doctor of the Muslim ummah) and is credited with sparking the pan-Islamic thought among Muslims of the subcontinent.He is also considered one of the most important figures in literature with literary works in both Urdu and Persian languages. Asrar-e-Khudi, Payam-i-Mashriq, Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i Kalim and Armughan-e-Hijaz were amongst his best works.Allama Iqbal is widely credited for conceiving the idea of Pakistan and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the country.Other than thought provoking work, his works comprise romantic and humourous poems in both Urdu and Persian languages.Various social, political and cultural organizations will hold special programmes to pay homage to the poet. He passed away in Lahore on April 21, 1938.

NAB gets its first success against Dr. Asim

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KARACHI: (Dunya News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday seems to have achieved its first major success against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Dr. Asim Hussain. Parking made by Dr. Asim’s hospital in North Nazimabad area in a park’s place has been removed, reported Dunya News.As the investigation from Dr. Asim by NAB continues, the prosecutors had questioned him over Dr. Ziauddin Hospital administration occupying a park in North Nazimabad illegally and setting up a car-parking in its place.According to sources, the land of the park was occupied by the hospital administration and the cars of the visitors used to be parked there. Although no answer had been received from the hospital administration in this regard yet parking in the park has been banned by building a wall outside it. Now the cars and the motorbikes of the visitors are being parked on the road.

PTI to oust Amjad Afridi over violation of party discipline

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PESHAWAR: (Dunya News) – In what appears to be the strongest action taken by the party so far, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has on Sunday decided to oust Amjad Afridi from the party and has also declared MPA Yasin Khalil unfit for any party position in the future. Moreover, it has also been announced that PTI leader from Mansehra Azam Khan Swati will never be given any responsibility at the local level in future, reported Dunya News.According to details, the decision has come in the light of the gross violation of the party discipline during Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) local body elections. A committee had been set up under the headship of PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi to investigate the complaints about violation of party discipline and the committee ordered ousting Amjad Afridi and deeming Yasin Khalil unfit for any party position.Yasin Khalil had been alleged of having stopped voters from voting for councillors. The committee also warned MNA Shehryar Afridi and MPA Zia Ullah Bangash for violating party discipline and a strict warning has been sent to MPA Arif Yousuf.The committee also issued warning to Azam Khan Swati for having failed to look after the interests of the party in Mansehra and recommended that he shouldn’t be given any party position in future.The committee was headed by Shah Mehmood Qureshi while Naeem ul-Haq, Saif Ullah Niazi and Fazal Khan were other members of the committee.

Faisalabad: Land for Saeed Ajmal's cricket academy confiscated

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FAISALABAD (Dunya News) – Star Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal’s land for cricket academy has been confiscated on Sunday, reported Dunya News.Reportedly, Agricultural University has notified about confiscation of the land. Ajmal, who has recently received a show cause notice from PCB, said that he did not accept this decision as he has already invested millions of rupees on this academy.He further said that he will protest against this decision on November 11.It seems that Saeed Ajmal is facing bad period of his career as nothing is going in the “magician’s” favor.

Jon Elia - An anarchist, a nihilist and a poet

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LAHORE: (Web Desk) -Jon Elia was born on December 14, 1931 and died on November 8, 2002. Born in a family of intellectual giants like Rais Amrohvi, Syed Muhammad Taqi and Shafiq Hasan Elia, he was one of the greatest poets Urdu language has ever produced. He was married to columnist Zahida Hina while his brother Rais Amrohvi was a journalist and psychoanalyst. His other brother, Syed Muhammad Taqi, was also a journalist while his father Shafiq Hasan Elia was a poet himself and a master in languages. He taught his sons diction and the three brothers proved totally worthy of their father’s teaching.Jon’s poetry seems to be emanating from his inner introvert personality. He was born in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Amroha is a city of literary legends like Raees Amrohvi and Kamal Amrohvi. As Qamar Ali Abbasi puts it in his travelogue ‘Dilli Dour Hai’, “a newborn in Amroha doesn’t forget the rule of row and rhyme while crying”, the city was known for the geniuses it produced in Urdu language. Jon was also fluent in Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew beside Urdu.In his columns, he repeatedly said that he wasn’t a fan of the Pakistan idea but when the country came into being, Jon Elia finally came here and settled in Karachi in 1957. His poetry continues to inspire the youth though he died in 2002, aged 71, long after he was young. His inner, though, was still youthful. As poet Pirzada Qasim says, Jaun was very particular about language. While his diction is rooted in the classical tradition, he touches on new subjects.Elia’s poetry is simple yet it touches the new topics and that is why the youth of our times can relate to his poetry. Almost every poet tries to copy Jon Elia’s style these days. Raja Asghar was right when he said in a feature published on Jon Elia’s death in Dawn, “it appeared that a lifetime of active participation in literary and cultural life of the City had made Jon Elia an icon - a symbol of our literary legacy”An anarchist in true sense of the word and a nihilist to the core, Jon Elia was a poet who discussed the idea of death extensively in his poetry.His poetry often discusses the tough life he had to live. This was probably due to the long fight he had to endure against Tuberculosis. He remained a chronic patient of TB from 1950s till the end of his life.He lived alone almost throughout his life. His marriage to Zahida Hina was a failure and though he tried to seem happy after separating from his wife, he certainly was lonelier than ever during this period. As Azra Abbas wrote about one of her meetings with Jon Elia after his separation with Zahid in her piece for BBC Urdu on June 1, 2003, This Jon seemed happy but he wasnt. And that Jon seemed sad but he wasnt. His obsession with loneliness and separation was visible in his poetry as well.He was never able to find his own equivalent, someone who could understand him,and got frustrated in this quest. As a result, he was a fan of his own only.It is not known to many that Jon Elia was not just a poet but was also an editor and a translator.Masih-i-Baghdad Hallaj, Jometria, Tawasin, Isaghoji, Rahaish-o-Kushaish, Farnod, Tajrid, Masail-i-Tajrid, Rasail Akhwan-us-Safa were some of his translations from Arabic and Persian. Not only did he translate these books but also introduced several new words in Urdu language, perhaps more than any other bastion of the language.Not all of his work has been published yet but Yaani, Lekin and Farnood have been sold in thousands so far and are still being published worldwide.Jon Elia died on November 8, 2002. Born in a well-off family in Amroha, and after living in a comfortable Haveli in Karachi, Jon Elia died finally as a migrant, an identity that he chose for himself and always guarded jealously.

Pakistan prepare for England ODIs with Nepal win

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ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan tuned up for their four-match one-day series against England with a comfortable 121-run win against minnows Nepal in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.Pakistan put up a strong 326-6 in 50 overs with half-centuries from skipper Azhar Ali (73) and Shoaib Malink 63 while Mohammad Hafeez chipped in with 49 and Babar Azam notched a 29-ball 43 not out.Younis Khan (38) and Ahmed Shehzad (35) also made useful contributions.Ali and Hafeez put on 103 for the second wicket before Ali, who hit seven boundaries and two sixes retired to give other batsmen some practice.Hafeez knocked three sixes and as many boundaries against some inexperienced Nepalese bowling.Malik also smashed five boundaries and two sixes.In reply Nepal could manage 205-5 in their allotted 50 overs with Anil Mandal (61) and Gyanendra Malla (41) making some useful runs.Pakistan take on England in the first of four one-day internationals in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday followed by the second match, also at the same venue on Friday.The third one-day will be in Sharjah (November 17) and the fourth in Dubai (November 20). The sides will also play three Twenty20 internationals.

Accepting demands, PM Nawaz forms committee for reforms in FATA

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday accepted the demands of G.G. Jamal and other lawmakers from Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) and formed a committee for political and constitutional reforms in the territory, Dunya News reported.According to details, when the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party’s candidate for National Assembly Speaker, Ayaz Sadiq arrived at Jamal’s house to request withdrawal of candidacy in his favour, the latter demanded the government to bring political and constitutional reforms in the FATA region so that the people there have same rights and privileges as rest of the Pakistanis.After listening to the demand, Ayaz Sadiq had promised he would convey it to the Prime Minister. As per the latest reports, PM Nawaz accepted the demand deeming it fair and principled and formed a committee for reforms in FATA.A notification in this regard has also been issued. The committee will comprise Lieutenant General (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch, Lieutenant General (retd) Nasir Janjua, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehtab Ahmed Khan and Zahid Hamid and will be headed by Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.The Federal Secretary of the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), Pir Bakhsh Jamali will be committee’s secretary.Also Read: G.G. Jamal withdraws from Speaker election in Ayaz Sadiqs favourFATA lawmaker G.G. Jamal has on Sunday withdrawn from from the Speaker election in National Assembly to be held on Monday. Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for the seat Sardar Ayaz Sadiq told that the FATA members didn’t ask for chairmanship or ministries but demanded support for the bill for FATA’s rights, reported Dunya News.According to details, Ayaz Sadiq has started to gather support for his election. Immediately after submitting his nomination papers for the election, Ayaz Sadiq went to G.G. Jamal’s home to see him. Zahid Hamid, Haji Shah Gul Afridi, Bismillah Khan and Sajid Turi were also present during the meeting.During the meeting, FATA members demanded support for political reforms in FATA in exchange of their withdrawal from the election and also handed their demands to Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in writing. Ayaz Sadiq assured them of conveying their message to the government.Talking to media after the meeting, Ayaz Sadiq said that FATA members didn’t demand any chairmanship or ministry but the support for FATA reforms bill. “We’ll try to get the people of FATA their rights. G.G. Jamal didn’t link even the withdrawal from the election with the support for FATA reforms bill”, he said. He told that FATA members will consult with each other and inform of their decision tonight at dinner.Haji Shah Gul Afridi said on this occasion that the FATA members didn’t table any political demands. “We want the Speaker to be uncontroversial and that is why we didn’t put forward any personal agenda. We fielded the candidate only to get our demand accepted”, said Afridi.Afridi said that Ayaz Sadiq has assured the FATA members that Zahid Hamid will discuss the bill with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. “We hope that the people of FATA will enjoy the same rights as the other citizens of Pakistan”, he said.

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Fayyaz Ul Hassan swears over Quran, blames Sheikh Rasheed for removal

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fayyaz Ul Hassan Chohan on Sunday swore over Quran to proclaim his innocence and claimed that Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed is behind his removal from the party positions, Dunya News reported.The PTI leader was accused of taking bribe to influence the process of distribution of party tickets for the local body election. He has sent a video message swearing over Quran and proclaiming his innocence to the PTI chief with whom he is seeking an audience.Chohan was removed from key party positions i.e. Deputy Information Secretary and Organiser NA 56 Rawalpindi a few days ago by PTI chief over violation of party discipline.The PTI leader was accused of taking Rs 5 lakh for party tickets from as many as 4 candidates. He denied the allegations and expressed regret that the party chief did not hear him before issuing the directive of his removal.Chohan termed his removal a conspiracy against the party and blamed AML chief for it. He also sent the videos of the candidates in question vouching for him.He expressed the hope of having an audience with the PTI chief so he could tell his side of the story.

Imran Khan divorced Reham via text message, claims British media outlet

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(Web Desk) – British media outlet DailyMail on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan divorced celebrity wife Reham Khan by writing talaq, the Arabic word for divorce, three times in a text message.The British media outlet’s source claims that despite Reham and Imran’s insistence, the former was kept completely in the dark about the divorce and that she only found out upon landing in Birmingham.The paper further cited Millionaire businessman Zulfi Bukhari as PTI chief’s close confidant who met Reham at a hotel near Knightsbridge for over three hours to negotiate the divorce settlement, adding that it is still under negotiations.DailyMail further claimed the reasons for divorce included Reham’s refusal to let Imran Khan’s pet dogs into the bedroom despite his pleas. It says she had redone the Bani Gala palace as per her choice and that her children came and go as they pleased while Imran Khan’s nephews and nieces were made to feel unwelcome.Also Read: Reham Khans divorce settlement is worth Rs 8 crore: SourcesThe divorce settlement of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and ex-wife Reham Khan is worth Rs 8 crore which will be paid to Ms Khan in installments, Dunya News reported.According to details, a source close to Ms Khan has revealed to Dunya News that the first installment has already been paid to Ms Reham Khan and the remaining amount will also be paid in installments.Reportedly, the guarantor of the divorce settlement is Imran Khan’s close friend in UAE, Zulfiqar Bukhari who reached United Kingdom (UK) from Pakistan yesterday.Reham, in her written statement, has denied the reports of financial settlement.Also Read: Divorce finalised, reports of physical torture baseless, says Reham KhanIn first important statement after divorce, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan on Saturday said she has signed the divorce papers, adding that reports about physical torture are baseless and ridiculous.In her statement, she said the real reason behind divorce is that their bond had ended and they had decided it with heavy hearts before going to London that they will end their marriage.Khan said she has signed the divorce papers and that the news reports about physical torture are baseless. She said there’s no substance in reports of trying to poison PTI chief, adding that the reports of taking 5 crore from Aleem Khan and 8 crore from Faisal Wada are also made up.She reiterated their private issues will not affect their work. Reham Khan had married PTI chief on January 8 this year and the relationship lasted only 10 months when the couple mutually decided to divorce on October 31st.Also Read: Reham reconnects with ex Dr Ijaz, likely to meet soonReham Khan has reconnected with ex-husband Dr Ijaz and is likely to meet him soon.According to sources, Reham has reconnected with her ex-husband Dr Ijaz who wanted to take the matter of meeting children to court. The sources said Reham wanted to stop Dr Ijaz from going to court which is why the close relatives of the former couple made them talk to each other.

Army Chief will leave for 5-day US visit on Nov 15

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RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif will leave for 5-day United States (US) visit on November 15 where he will meet with American political and military leadership and exchange views on security affairs, Dunya News reported.According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Sharif will be on official visit to the US from November 15-20. He will meet American political and military leadership and discuss key issues including regional security.Also Read: Pakistan Army is battle hardened, organized training stairs to success: COASArmy Chief General Raheel Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan Army has fought more wars than any other outfit. He said that organized training is the stair to success.According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Raheel Sharif visited Attock to witness the closing ceremony of a championship. Talking at the ceremony, General Raheel said that integrated training leads to positive results in battlefield. He said that Pakistan Army has fought more wars than other army and its victories in war against terrorism are a living proof of its high professional standards. General Raheel said that Pakistan Army’s high professional performance has been recognized all over the world.

2nd PTI worker also succumbs to injuries, party stages protest at Mall

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LAHORE: (Dunya News) – The 2nd Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker who had been injured during a clash with Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) workers in Lahore also succumbed to injuries on Sunday. Relatives of the dead protested outside Governor House Lahore with the dead body. PTI Chairman Imran Khan said that full-fledged protest will be launched if murderers didn’t get caught, reported Dunya News.As another family lost its valuable son to petty political infighting, relatives of the dead mourned their loss outside Governor House. According to details, PTI and PML-N workers clashed during the Local Body elections in Phool Nagar and PTI workers Abdul Jaan and Ayaz got injured in firing. Abdul died later but Ayaz kept fighting with the injuries till today when he also succumbed to injuries at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.The aggrieved family and PTI workers took the dead body to Governor House and demanded justice. Orphans of unfortunate Ayaz kept crying and calling for their father.Imran Khan said that severe protests will be launched if the killers are not brought to the book while PTI Punjab Organizer Chaudhry Sarwar alleged the Punjab government of target-killing the PTI workers. He said that the police should be told to catch the culprits instead of using them in the elections. He said that the provincial government is backing the target-killers. “I am warning the government that every road of Lahore will be blocked if any PTI worker gets killed now. Government has crossed all limits of tyranny”, he said.The protesters dispersed as the police assured them of arresting the killers as soon as possible.

GG Jamal withdraws from Speaker election in Ayaz Sadiq's favor

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) member of National Assembly GG Jamal has on Sunday withdrawn from from the Speaker election in National Assembly to be held on Monday. Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for the seat Sardar Ayaz Sadiq told that the FATA members didn’t ask for chairmanship or ministries but demanded support for the bill for FATA’s rights, reported Dunya News.According to details, Ayaz Sadiq has started to gather support for his election. Immediately after submitting his nomination papers for the election, Ayaz Sadiq went to GG Jamal’s home to see him. Zahid Hamid, Haji Shah Gul Afridi, Bismillah Khan and Sajid Turi were also present during the meeting.During the meeting, FATA members demanded support for political reforms in FATA in exchange of their withdrawal from the election and also handed their demands to Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in writing. Ayaz Sadiq assured them of conveying their message to the government.Talking to media after the meeting, Ayaz Sadiq said that FATA members didn’t demand any chairmanship or ministry but the support for FATA reforms bill. “We’ll try to get the people of FATA their rights. GG Jamal didn’t link even the withdrawal from the election with the support for FATA reforms bill”, he said. He told that FATA members will consult with each other and inform of their decision tonight at dinner.Haji Shah Gul Afridi said on this occasion that the FATA members didn’t table any political demands. “We want the Speaker to be uncontroversial and that is why we didn’t put forward any personal agenda. We fielded the candidate only to get our demand accepted”, said Afridi.Afridi said that Ayaz Sadiq has assured the FATA members that Zahid Hamid will discuss the bill with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. “We hope that the people of FATA will enjoy the same rights as the other citizens of Pakistan”, he said.

TAPI project: Turkmenistan begins building $10 bn gas pipeline

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TURKMENISTAN (AFP) - Energy-rich Turkmenistans leader has ordered the start of construction on a pipeline carrying gas from the former Soviet state to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the government said Saturday.President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ordered state companies Turkmengaz and Turkmengazneftstroi to begin building the isolated republics section of the pipeline, state media said.Overall, the pipeline will stretch 1,800 kilometres (1,100 miles) and is likely to cost more than $10 billion (9.3 billion euros).The Turkmenistan official newspaper also said the government expects the gas link, with an annual capacity of 33 billion cubic metres, to be fully operational by the end of 2018.The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project could help ease growing energy deficits in Asian giants India and Pakistan.For Turkmenistan, which has been hit by low energy prices and is dependent on China for the vast majority of its gas sales, TAPI is a key opportunity to diversify its exports.But uncertainty hangs over the costly project. Aside from the risks associated with a link traversing war-torn Afghanistan, the four-country consortium has yet to confirm the participation of a foreign commercial partner willing to help finance it.
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