Saturday, 26 March 2016

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Jhang: 6 killed, 2 injured as van crashes into truck

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JHANG (Dunya News) – 6 people were killed and injured 2 late Saturday night as a van carrying 8 passengers of a single family collided with a truck at Multan road. Rescue rushed to the scene on news of the accidentAccording to the details, the family was off to a wedding ceremony to Jhang from Majhi Sultan when their van crashed into a truck.The 6 dead include 3 men, 2 women and one child.

Football: 'He made us champions' - Barcelona pays homage to Cruyff

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BARCELONA (AFP) - It was Johan Cruyff who made us champions, wept long-time Barcelona fan Jose Gilabert Cortina, a retired printer who joined the thousands of fans who came to the Camp Nou on Saturday to pay tribute to the Barca legend.Dutchman Cruyff, who first moved to Barcelona from Ajax Amsterdam in 1973, died on Thursday in his adopted city aged 68 after a five-month battle with lung cancer.When he arrived as a player 43 years ago I came to all the matches for the sheer entertainment he provided, recalled the bespectacled 69-year-old.We were a team of losers, it was 14 years since wed won the Liga and he changed everything. You would have thought that football had been transformed into another sport, he recalled with tears in his eyes like many of his generation who mixed with the international crowd including Spaniards, Chinese, Japanese and Moroccans who came to the special condolence area opened by the club at the Camp Nou.Cruyffs debut in 1973 was like a revelation, recalled 74-year-old retired taxi driver Fidel Diaz Fernandez.Style and freedomThe style and freedom with which the 1.80 metre athlete with blue eyes and a Beatles haircut played was a breath of fresh air during a time when Spanish dictator Franco was still in power.Franco was still in power and you couldnt wear long hair at that time without being taken for a transvestite. Cruyff did it, said Fidel.He was always inventing something, recalled 70-year-old composer Franck Charles, particularly of Cruyffs time as a coach from 1988 to 1996. I remember a lovely phrase that he said to the players before they took to the pitch: guys have fun. And they had funToday its Messi who resembles him the most. Like Cruyff said theres no need to run a lot to control the game and Messi doesnt run much.Suddenly, Fidel, the former taxi driver with grey hair, begins to laugh loudly as he recalls Cruyffs legendary goal against Atletico Madrid in 1973 when the striker leapt into the air, twisting his body to score as he faced away from goal.And it amuses him now to see top officials from Barcelonas eternal rivals Real Madrid - such as president Florentino Perez - come to pay tribute to the player who changed the face of football, 43 years after Reals humiliating 0-5 home loss.When Cruyff arrived at Barcelona the team were second bottom in the league. But they won 17 games in a row to win their first La Liga title in 14 years.The relationship between player, club and fans became even stronger after he took over as head coach in 1988.In an eight-year spell in charge he won four consecutive league titles, and Barcelonas first European Cup in 1992.Catalan DutchHe was a Dutchman more Catalan than a lot of Catalans, recalled Franck, noting Cruyffs insistence on naming his son Jordi (the patron saint of Catalonia), a regional name banned at the time by the Spanish administration.He supported the Catalans a lot in their battles, Franck continued.Under Franco, Cruyff was the first to wear the armband bearing the colours of Catalonia as captain, added Jose. That he was pro independence or not, I dont know, but he was clearly for a self-determination referendum for the Catalans to decide their future.On front of the cameras, the president of the region, the separatist Carles Puigdemont, praised Cruyffs ability to bet on the collective talent. On behalf of the country, thank you for all Catalans.At the end of the day, Barcelona said that more than 15,000 people had visited to pay their respects.The club added that the Cruyff family will also visit on Tuesday afternoon.

Sanders wins Alaska, Washington caucuses

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SEATTLE (AFP) - Bernie Sanders won the Democratic caucuses in Alaska and Washington on Saturday, giving his campaign a much-needed boost as he seeks to disrupt Hillary Clintons path to the partys presidential nomination.US networks projected Sanders winning by wide margins in both western states where 117 delegates are up for grabs -- 101 in Washington and 16 in Alaska.The Vermont senator and the former secretary of state were also facing off Saturday in Hawaii, where 25 delegates are at stake. The results for that contest were expected later in the evening.Appearing at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, Sanders said his victories in two of the three caucuses where voters turned out in high numbers showed that the tide was turning in his favor.We are making significant inroads in Secretary Clintons lead and we have ... a path toward victory, he told a cheering crowd.US networks projected Sanders winning 79.2 percent against 20.8 percent for Clinton in Alaska.In Washington, he was projected to win 74.6 percent against 25.1 for Clinton.What momentum is about is in election after election, winning the overwhelming percentage of young people who are participating, Sanders told his supporters in Wisconsin. And by young, I dont mean just the very young. The older you get, the younger the age appears.A win for the Vermont senator in the trio of western caucuses would bring momentum to his campaign as he seeks to dent Clintons lead in the race to their partys nomination.Going into Saturday, Clinton had already amassed 1,711 delegates, including super-delegates who are unelected by voters, compared to 952 for Sanders, according to a CNN count.Political revolutionTo win the Democratic nomination, 2,383 delegates are needed.Sanders, 74, gave a rousing rendition of his standard stump speech late Friday in Seattle, railing against police brutality, a too-low minimum wage, soaring student debt and other ills.Real change historically always takes place from the bottom on up when millions of people come together, Sanders said to applause and cheers from the crowd in the citys Safeco Field baseball stadium.We need a political revolutionBy contrast, Clinton has already shifted her focus toward Novembers general election.She delivered a somber counterterrorism speech Wednesday in the aftermath of deadly attacks in Brussels, using it as an opportunity to launch vigorous assaults on Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and warn their reckless foreign policies would harm US interests.We need to rely on what actually works, not bluster that alienates our partners and doesnt make us any safer, she said.Despite the huge gap with Clinton that he needs to fill, Sanders has refused to throw in the towel, repeatedly stressing that his grassroots campaign is heading all the way to Julys nominating convention in Philadelphia.A series of recent polls has shown Sanders consistently doing better than Clinton against Republicans Trump, Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich.Saturdays three contests are caucuses, essentially neighborhood meetings where voters can discuss political platforms and debate the merits of the candidates.Since they generally require voters to show up in person rather than mailing primary ballots, the format favors Sanders, whose supporters have consistently shown more grassroots enthusiasm.Millennials and first-time voters have been flocking to Sanderss message of economic equality, universal health care, and his call to reduce the influence of billionaires on the campaign finance system.But the delegate math still dramatically favors Clinton.According to RealClearPolitics poll averages, in the remaining states with the three largest delegate allocations -- California, New York and Pennsylvania -- Clinton leads Sanders by nine points, 34 points and 28 points respectively.

Pakistani fans' 'well done' for Amir while shame for others

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LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistani fans were seen chanting ‘shame shame’ to the players at the airports as the national cricket team arrived back in the country late Saturday night. The national cricket team’s elimination from the ICC World Twenty20, and more so a stinging defeat at the hands of India once again, weigh heavily on the hearts of the nation. But amidst all the blames and demeaning slogans for others, some fans at the airport showed respect and admiration for the left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir, saying ‘well done sir’.@faizanlakhani Amidst shame slogans Amir is given respect.Slogans agst @MHafeez22 @Umar96Akmal @iamAhmadshahzad pic.twitter.com/OTEBPFiXEE— manu (@Imaan_hamxa) March 26, 2016 Sitting in the teams bus, Amir acknowledged the gesture with a quick salute and a wave from the window.After a match-fixing ban of 5 years, the Pakistani bowler seemed determined to prove himself upon his return to the team, and indeed he has.Amir’s bowling spell against India in Asia Cup earlier left many in amazement, with the young gun dismissing Indian batting giants including Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane in the very first over of the match and then went on to oust Suresh Raina as well. Other Indian batsmen appeared to be flabbergasted as to how to handle his deliveries. The 23 year old proved his mettle and won the hearts of millions with his bowling attack.Even Indias feisty batsman Virat Kohli was seen commending the young player. Kohli even went further and said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had taken a good decision for accepting him back into the squad. Kolhi lauded the youngster saying had he not been banned for 5 years, he would have been amongst the top 3 bowlers of the world.Despite an overall poor performance by the team in the World T-20 tournament, Amir’s bowling stats speak for themselves and the fans aspirations with him don’t appear to be fading anytime soon.

From crime to journalism, Belgian terror suspects a mixed bag

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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Two brothers who dabbled in crime, a freelance journalist, a university drop-out and a mystery man -- the five suspects in Belgiums airport and subway train attacks are a mixed lot.Two of the men blew themselves up at the Brussels airport, a third inside a metro train, killing 31 people and injuring 300 on March 22.A fourth suspect was charged Saturday with terrorist murder and identified by the federal prosecutors office only as Faycal C.A fifth man remains on the run.Here are brief profiles of the five:Faycal C, or Faycal CheffouFaycal C, believed to be the man in a hat pictured in CCTV footage alongside the two airport bombers, but whose device did not go off, is the first person to face terrorist offences over the bloodiest attacks ever to strike the symbolic capital of Europe.Sources close to the inquiry told AFP he was Faycal Cheffou, an independent journalist who was accused by the Brussels mayor last year of trying to recruit extremists among refugees and who can be seen on YouTube in 2014 demanding the authorities respect the rights of asylum-seekers.He was arrested late Thursday close to the federal prosecutors office with two others when tailed by police, and has been charged with taking part in a terrorist group, terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder.Police searched his home but found no explosives or weapons.Najim LaachraouiMoroccan-born Najim Laachraoui, 24, has been identified as one of the two airport suicide bombers and is believed to have been the bomb-maker for Novembers attacks in Paris.He is described as having been a good student with a good disciplinary record, and friends and family remember an easy-going youngster who liked playing frisbee and football.In 2012 he enrolled for a first year electro-mechanical engineering course at Brussels Free University (ULB) but failed to sign up for a second year.He was a practising Muslim, whose radicalisation shocked the family. When he told them in 2013 he was heading to Syria they contacted the police.He resurfaced in September, two months before the Paris attacks, when he was stopped by police on the Austria-Hungary border. He was travelling with Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam and using the false identity of Soufiane Kayal.Investigators have found traces of Laachraouis DNA on explosives used in the Paris gun and suicide bomb assaults, as well as at hideouts and a suspected bomb factory in the Schaarbeek district of Brussels.Ibrahim El BakraouiThe 29-year-old was one of the two airport suicide bombers and is the brother of Khalid, who blew himself up on a train at Maalbeek metro station in the Belgian capital.Long before, the two lived the lives of small-time Brussels hoodlums, piling up convictions for carjackings, robberies and shoot-outs with police.Baby-faced Ibrahim was handed a nine-year sentence in 2010 after a gunfight with police. He took part in a bungled robbery at a Western Union office in which an officer was shot and wounded.After his release from prison in 2014 he went to join the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria or Iraq.Turkey said it had detained Ibrahim in June last year as a foreign terrorist fighter and then deported him to the Netherlands, but that Belgium failed to confirm his links to terrorism.Ibrahim, who is seen on the CCTV footage with two others pushing airport trolleys with their bomb-laden bags, left a confused and scared message on an abandoned computer, according to the Belgian federal prosecutor.Hunted everywhere... no longer safe, Ibrahim said in the message. I dont know what to do.Khalid El BakraouiHis younger brother Khalid, 27, who blew himself up at Maalbeek station just a short walk from the main EU institutions, was a convicted carjacker, receiving a five-year sentence in 2011.On an Interpol terrorism list, Khalid is suspected of having rented a flat under a false identity in the Forest district of Brussels that was raided by police on March 15.It was as a hideout months earlier for the Paris team and he was thought to have rented other properties used to prepare the Paris attacks, including one in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi from where ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud set off to spearhead the assault.The fifth manA man caught on CCTV footage at the metro station talking to the train bomber remains on the run.

Lahore: CTD apprehends 4 terrorists of banned outfit during action

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Counter Terrorism Department on Saturday apprehended 4 terrorists of an outlawed outfit during action in Township area of Lahore.According to CTD officials, the arrested suspects include Fawad Habibullah, Zahoor Ahmed, Muhammad Asad and Zia Miraj.The captured terrorists belong to the banned outfit Hizb ut-tahrir.1800 grams of explosives material and banned literature have been recovered from the suspects.A case has been registered against the terrorists.

Babar Ghauri reaches Dubai, attempts to bring back to Pakistan

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – According to sources, former Federal Minister and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Babar Ghauri reached Dubai Saturday. Investigation department immediately came into action on the news of his arrival. The department will attempt to bring him back to Pakistan for investigation purposes.Investigation teams have started preparations for Ghauri’s return pertaining to the statements made by target killer Saulat Mirza.The target killer had named Ghauri during interrogation, after which the MQM leader had departed for the US.According to a statement issued by MQM, Ghauri is in London and MQM rejects the news claims related to Ghauri.

Pakistan cricket team arrives home after elimination from World T-20

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan cricket team’s players arrived home late Saturday night after being eliminated from the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The national cricket teams two players Imad Waseem and Mohammad Nawaz reached Islamabad through flight EK-614.5 of the players including Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, and Mohammad Amir arrived earlier in Lahore through flight EK-622.Meanwhile 5 other players including Sarfraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan reached Karachi through flight EK-610.The players were accompanied by team Manager Intikhab Alam and Head Coach Waqar Younis.Team skipper Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik did not return with the side as he shall be staying in Dubai for some days.Pakistani team was able to win only one out of the four group stage matches it played in the tournament as the collective performance of the side was utmost disappointing.

Pathankot attack: Pakistan's investigation team to reach India today

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s 5 member investigation team for probing the attack on Pathankot airbase will be reaching India today (Sunday). According to the Indian media, the investigative team will be given limited access up until the attack site.According to the details, the 5 member team will talk to eyewitnesses and will also interrogate Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Salwinder Singh, who is alleged to be involved in the incident.The team will also examine the ammunition used in the onslaught.The investigation team is being headed by Muhammad Tahir Rai, who is the Additional Inspector-General (IG) of Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). Other members include Intelligence Bureau (IB) Lahore’s Deputy Director Muhammad Azeem Arshad, Lieutenant Colonel of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Tanvir Ahmad, Lieutenant Colonel Irfan Mirza of Military Intelligence (MI) and CTD Gujranwala’s Shahid Tanvir.

England down Sri Lanka in thriller to make World T20 semis

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NEW DELHI, (AFP) - England qualified for the World Twenty20 semi-finals and knocked holders Sri Lanka out after a nailbiting 10-run victory in their do-or-die showdown in New Delhi on Saturday.Jos Buttler smashed 66 in a 37-ball knock as England posted a commanding total of 171 for four that ultimately proved too much for Sri Lanka despite a brave, undefeated innings of 73 by injured skipper Angelo Mathews.England are now likely to face New Zealand in a semi-final encounter in New Delhi on Wednesday having also defeated South Africa and Afghanistan in the group stages.After the West Indies also qualified for the last four from Group 1 on Friday, Sri Lanka have no chance of progressing further although they do have one final match against South Africa.Buttler, who hit eight four and two sixes, shared in a fourth-wicket partnership of 74 with skipper Eoin Morgan (22) as Sri Lankas bowlers struggled to contain a late England onslaught at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.But after having Sri Lanka on the ropes at 15 for four, they were then made to sweat for their victory with Mathews hammering Englands spin bowlers to all corners despite struggling with a leg injury.Mathews hit five sixes and three boundaries in a 54-ball innings that had Englands fans with their hearts in their mouths.He received crucial support from Chamara Kapugedera who hit 30 while Thisara Perera (20) and Dasun Shanaka who struck 15 off nine balls to take the contest down to the wire.Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid were on the receiving off some fiercesome hitting from the Sri Lankans, with both men conceding 21 in a single over.But Joe Roots stunning catch at mid-off to dismiss Shanaka off the bowling of Chris Jordan in the 19th over proved crucial as Mathews then began running out of partners.With Sri Lanka needing 15 from the last six balls, allrounder Ben Stokes conceded just four runs to clinch the England victory.Sri Lanka eventually made 161 for eight in their 20 overs.Englands innings got off to a poor start when Alex Hales, back in the team after a back injury, was given out lbw off the bowling of the veteran Rangana Herath with only four on the board.Rookie spinner Jeffrey Vandersay was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, taking two for 26 in an economical four-over spell in which he took the wickets of both Jason Roy and Root.But powerful hitting from Roy, who made 42 off 39, and Root (25) began to turn the match in Englands favour before Buttler then stepped on the accelerator.Stokes finished the England innings off with a six before then starring with the ball.He was the pick of the England bowlers, conceding just 19 runs in his four overs. Liam Plunkett also impressed with figures of one for 23.

Fake 'amil' burns man while attempting to rid him of evil spirit

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GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) – While attempting to rid an elderly man of a supposed evil jinn, a local amil (shaman) burned a man who approached him in order to get some relief, reported Dunya News.Abdul Sattar, 60, was the father of six and was a labourer who lived in the Baghbanpura area of Gujranwala. He was sick for the past few days on the accounts of which, his family members called an amil saaein baba from Gojra who approached the family along with two aides.The amil declared that Abdul Sattar was possessed by an evil spirit and in order to cure him, he took him along with his assistants to one of the rooms of the house where he began to do perform exorcism while burning some coals.After hearing no sounds from the room, Sattar’s family members broke the door of the room and discovered Abdul Sattar’s body that was badly burned and tortured and that the amil baba along with his aides had disappeared from the scene.Baghbanpura police acted after they were intimated about the happening and submitted the dead body to the District Headquarter hospital and started the search for the culprit amil and his aides.

Karachi: 2 target killers arrested in Rangers action, ammo recovered

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Two target killers were arrested Saturday during Rangers action in Bagh Korangi. Large cache of ammunition was also recovered from the suspects.According to the details, Rangers arrested the felons during targeted action in the area. The raid was conducted at the home of a former sector in-charge of a militant wing of a political party.Weapons recovered from the suspects include a Light Machine Gun (LMG), 15 Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs) and thousands of bullets.Sources say that the ammunition was hidden for creating incidents of major unrest in the city.

Must raise RAW agent's arrest on international forums: Balochistan Assembly members

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Members of Balochistan Assembly while discussing about the arrest of the operative of the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) during the formal session of proceedings on Saturday put forth the demand to raise the issue with the global community, reported Dunya News.Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Maulana Wasi stated that if any incident happens in India then the blame is placed on Pakistan at once whereas India its self is meddling in the affairs of Pakistan.Provincial Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti said that RAW funded entities in the province will be confronted with full force.Assembly Member Samina Shakeel said that Pakistan has reached the root of terrorism after arresting the RAW agent.Majid Abro stated that all the incidents happening in Balochistan are sponsored by RAW whereas Zamrak Khan Achakzai said that befitting reply needs to be given to all entities who meddle in the affairs of the country.

Khan neither happy with national nor party's election commission: Rana Sana

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Saturday while criticising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan stated that he has become a prisoner of his own ego and arrogance, reported Dunya News.Rana Sanaullah said that Imran has no faith in any transparency and merit, further adding that he is neither happy with the Chief Election Commission of the country and the Chief Election Commission of his party as well.He said that earlier Khan was unable to maintain good ties with Justice Wajihuddin and now Tasneem Noorani and other members of the Election Commission have abandoned him.Rana Sanaullah further added that Khan thinks of nothing but rigging these days.

Pakistan team returns home tonight, Afridi stays in Dubai

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistani cricket team shall return to the country tonight after being knocked out of the ICC World Twenty20 that is being played in India, reported Dunya News.Team skipper Shahid Afridi will not be returning with the side as he shall be staying in Dubai for some days. Some players of the team will be landing in Lahore whereas rest will be heading to Karachi, both via Dubai.Sarfraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sami, Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan are among the players who shall be landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport whereas Team manager Intikhab Alam, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan, Shoaib Malik and others shall be landing at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.Pakistani team was able to win only one out of the four group stage matches it played in the tournament as the collective performance of the side was utmost disappointing.
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