Sunday 10 April 2016

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Burj Khalifa builder plans taller viewing tower

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DUBAI (AP) — Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the worlds tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon.The government-backed company behind the project, Emaar Properties, hopes the new tower will entice a fresh wave of view-seeking homeowners even as it raises numerous other promised skyscrapers and repairs a prominent one gutted by fire on New Years Eve.Company Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said the new observation tower would be a notch taller than the 2,717-foot (828-meter) Burj Khalifa. Just how much taller he wouldnt say.Unlike the Burj Khalifa, the new $1 billion tower will not be a traditional skyscraper but more of a cable-supported spire containing garden observation decks graced with trees and other greenery. Emaar says it will also contain a boutique hotel, restaurants and glass balconies that rotate outside the wall of the tower.The structures design means it is unlikely to be widely recognized as a taller building than the Burj Khalifa even if it surpasses it in height.The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, for example, says at least 50 percent of a structures height must contain usable floor area for it to be considered in its ranking of the worlds tallest buildings. That typically disqualifies telecommunications and observation towers that have only a small number of floors.It and the Burj Khalifa could also be surpassed by a skyscraper being built in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, that promises to rise more than 1 kilometer (3,281 feet) high.The new Dubai tower will be the centerpiece of a new 6 square-kilometer (2.3 square-mile) development on the edge of the Dubai Creek, near a protected wildlife sanctuary that regularly attracts flamingoes and other water birds.Alabbar likened the structure, designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, to a 21st-century Eiffel Tower that can act as a magnet not just for tourists but also for property buyers willing to pay a premium for nearby apartments with a view. It is due to open by the time Dubai hosts the World Expo in 2020.Many ... of our customers would like to have that view. And if you ask me what is the financial model, that is the financial model, he said.Emaar followed a similar strategy when it raised the Burj Khalifa, which opened in 2010. The silvery skyscraper is flanked by fancy low and high-rise apartment complexes, some of which are still being built, as well as hotels, restaurants and one of the worlds biggest shopping malls.The area is also home to The Address Downtown, a 63-story luxury hotel built by Emaar that went up in flames on New Years Eve.Dubai police have blamed exposed wiring for sparking the blaze. Outside experts say the type of cladding used to sheath the building was likely a factor in fueling that fire and several others that have engulfed skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates.Emirati authorities have ordered a nationwide safety survey of existing buildings and promised to tighten regulations in the wake of the fire.Asked about fire risks Sunday, Alabbar said it was important to learn from the accidents but suggested there are limits to how much builders can do.Safety rules are good, but can you really eliminate all risk? I dont think human beings are able to eliminate all risk, he told reporters. Risks are there as long as we are progressing ... These things do happen, and you have to go and fix them and make sure if they happen, they happen to a minimum.

Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns

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KIEV (AFP) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Sunday in the wake of a months-long political crisis that has paralysed the government and frozen the release of vital Western aid.The tough-talking prime ministers decision comes barely two months after he survived a parliamentary no-confidence hearing in which lawmakers took turns takings jabs at his seeming inability to fight corruption since assuming office in February 2014.Parliament is expected to approve Yatsenyuks resignation on Tuesday and start crafting a new pro-European government that is likely to continue pulling the former Soviet country out of Russias orbit and toward the West.Having done everything to ensure stability and make a smooth transition of power possible, I decided to step down from the post of prime minister of Ukraine, the 41-year said in a weekly television address.Yatsenyuk said President Petro Poroshenkos party had already nominated parliament speaker Volodymyr Groysman to succeed him and that he would not stand in the way.From today onwards, I see my goals in a broader light than just heading the government, the former banker said.He vowed to lobby for the international support for Ukraine and its membership in the European Union and NATO.But he failed to mention what future role he saw for himself in politics or how he would achieve those goals.Yatsenyuks strident condemnation of Russias alleged backing of the two-year pro-Moscow uprising in eastern Ukraine and his ability to clinch a vital IMF rescue package helped his party become parliaments second largest in October 2014 polls.He formed a ruling coalition with the presidents bloc and several junior partners that was able to push through unpopular belt-tightening measures prescribed by the International Monetary Fund under its $17.5-billion (15.4-billion-euro) rescue plan.But his partys approval rating has slumped to just two percent because of the painful transition away from a state-sustained economy and his seeming lack of will to fight graft that has permeated all levels of government.Yatsenyuk oversaw a dire economic stretch in Ukraine that saw the currency lose about two-thirds of its value against the dollar and the economy shrink by nearly 10 percent last year.The coalition fractured after the February 16 no-confidence vote and the prime ministers days seemed numbered ever since.IMF chief Christine Lagarde said days after the vote that she could not see how lending to Ukraine could continue with the government in such a state of disarray.Yatsenyuk became premier in the chaotic days that followed the February 2014 ouster of Russian-backed president Viktor Yanukovych -- a corruption-tainted leader who sparked three months of protests over his decision to walk away from a landmark EU pact.He immediately admitted that he was committing political suicide by taking on the job.Yanukovychs flight to Russia was followed a month later by the Kremlins annexation of Crimea and the April 2014 outbreak of a separatist revolt that has claimed nearly 9,200 lives and plunged Moscows relations with the West to a post-Cold War low.But the nation of around 40 million has continued to break its reliance on Russia and has now geared its trade toward European states.Poroshenko said in a television interview taped before Yatsenyuks resignation that he expected Groysman to head the cabinet next.But I will work with any prime minister, the president added.Analysts and the Ukrainian media predict that one of the most important changes in the government will involve the departure of Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko.The US-born former State Department worker and private banker has been widely praised by the West for being able to pull together a crucial debt restructuring deal in August 2015.Jaresko said in March she was ready to head the government under strict conditions that would give her the freedom to fight the decades-long links between politicians and a handful of powerful tycoons.But her candidacy seemed unlikely to win the required parliamentary majority and Poroshenkos group soon nominated 38-year-old speaker Groysman to the post.Slovakias former deputy prime minister Ivan Miklos has provisionally agreed to join the new government if he is able to keep his citizenship and be given the freedom to fight corruption and pursue the plans outlined by the IMF.Analysts believe he will probably take Jareskos place.

Karachi: Police crackdown against crime, 3 arrested

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Police crackdown against crime continued late Sunday night, as 3 suspects were arrested from various areas of the city.According to the details, police conducted action in Mehmoodabad area and arrested a suspect, Syed Burmi, involved in looting citizens outside ATM machines.2 suspects were also arrested from Gulbahar area during police action.Meanwhile 2 dacoits were busy in looting citizens. One citizen was injured when upon resistance, the suspects opened fire. After the incident, residents of the area captured the felons and thrashed them violently, before handing him over to the police.On the other hand, a citizen injured by firing on a hotel lost his life in Khawaja Ajmir Nagri area.

Sindh Interior Minister meets Dr. Asim, relays message of key figures

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Interior Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal met with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain at Jinnah Hospital 2 days ago in a confidential meeting, according to sources. Siyal relayed messages conveyed by key figures to Dr Asim.According to the details, the meeting took place in special ward of the Hospital. Sources also state that the meeting was kept extremely confidential.Sources also stated that further political figures are also visiting the Hospital for meeting with Dr. Asim. The visits, however, are being kept confidential

State Bank of Pakistan rejects Imran Khan's allegations

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – State Bank of Pakistan Sunday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s allegations. In a statement issued by the country’s central bank, State Bank says that Khan’s allegations were fabricated and the bank rejects these accusations. The statement also says that the Shedron company which had taken 20 million dollars for Chaudhry Sugar Mill had no links with Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif or his family.According the statement, Shedron company was formed with the support of Faysal Bank, which it had established to facilitate the transfer of money to Chaudhry Sugar Mill. Faysal Bank had lent 20 million dollars to the Sugar Mill. The statement added that the loan had been returned 15 years ago.State Bank further clarified the issue saying that PM and his family had no links with the company while bringing money through foreign financers and formation of such companies was a normal affair.Earlier Deputy Governor State Bank Saeed Ahmad had also rejected Khan’s allegations that Ahmad was made the Deputy Governor State Bank after he helped the PM launder money.Talking to Dunya News, he said that he has been accused on baseless facts. He challenged the PTI chairman and said that he must show the documents in order to prove the allegations.

Sialkot: 30 injured as bus turned turtle

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SIALKOT (Dunya News) – According to details, s speeding bus turned turtle at the Pasroor Road in Sialkot on Sunday as a result 30 passengers were injured including 12 women and children, Dunya News reported.Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. According to rescue sources, the condition of five injured is stated to be critical.

Panama Leaks: PTI workers protest against PM Nawaz Sharif in London

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LONDON (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) workers Sunday protested against Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif outside the residence of his son, Hussain Nawaz, in London. The protesters demanded that PM Nawaz hands in his resignation over the Panama Leaks issue. The protesters also demanded that the British government should investigate the money-laundering case.The one and a half hour demonstration included almost a 100 protesters including women and children.The demonstrators held posters and banners calling for PM Nawaz to resign from his post.The protest comes in light of the hotly debated Panama Leaks issue in which the PM’s 2 sons, Hassan and Hussain along with daughter and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz have been caught up.The PTI protesters in London echoed the call of their chairman Imran Khan who earlier addressed the nation from Bani Gala and demanded that PM Nawaz should resign as a result of the allegations placed upon in the Panama Leaks.Khan said that PM Nawaz’s son Hassan Nawaz owns a house worth Rs 8 billion in the United Kingdom (UK), adding that the children of the Prime Minister are running their companies in Panama only because their father’s post as Nawaz Sharif gives the money earned through corruption to his children who make companies because of it.Khan has demanded that a commission led by Chief Justice (CJ) be formed to probe in the Panama Leaks, adding that experts who are best in dealing with white-collar crimes should be included in the team who investigate the PM’s corruption with the help of an international audit firm.WATCH VIDEO BELOW:

Pak Army continues restoration work of rains, land-sliding affected areas

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RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Pakistan Army continues its rescue operation in the rain-struck areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported Dunya News.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department, reconstruction work of the Karakoram Highway is being carried out in parts of Dassu, Nomad tunnel and Attabad.Roads around 700km in distance have been restored as a result of the army’s efforts. The Malakand-Chitral Road has been reopened for the traffic.Restoration work of the Shangla, Bunir and the Bahrain-Kalam Road is underway. Torrential rains and land-sliding are a hindrance in the restoration work whereas a C-130 plane has been dispatched to Skardu with 11 tons of wheat, according to the ISPR.

Panama Leaks: Khurshid Shah demands to make investigation commission led by CJ

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NAUSHAHRO FEROZE (Dunya News) – Leader of the Oppostion in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah demanded on Sunday that an investigation commission led by the Chief Justice (CJ) be formed to probe into the Panama Leaks, reported Dunya News.While addressing the media, Shah stated that it is a matter of great concern that the Prime Minister (PM) is asking Pakistanis living abroad to do investment in the country whereas he himself is doing the very opposite.He further added that he also should get live coverage by the media while he is doing a speech in the National Assembly (NA) so that he may also provide the people with the facts, adding that the PM defended himself and his family via Pakistan Television (PTV).

Shah Mahmood Qureshi lambasts PTI's Unity Group

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi criticised his party’s senior members stating that the Unity Group that persists within the party has sown seeds of differences, reported Dunya News.Qureshi expressed his discontentment with party leaders including Jehangir Tareen and Chaudhary Sarwar and stated that he will abandon politics but will not ask for the party’s ticket from any of these two.He stated that Hamid Khan was prominent whenever it came to the struggle to restore independent judiciary in the country and, likewise, Yasmeen Rashid was there to be seen whenever the party workers were subjected to shelling during the sit-in days.He added that these leaders are being undermined as of now as Chaudhary Sarwar and Jehangir Tareen are saying that they will be distributing the party tickets here onwards.

Dunya News wins award over best coverage on Kashmir Issue

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Dunya News has been rated as the top channel to cover and depict true problems of Kashmiris and Azad Kashmir itself, reported Dunya News.Dunya News has been privileged with Azad Kashmir Award. Information Minister Azad Kashmir Sardar Abid Hussain presented the award to Bureau Chief Azad Kashmir over the best coverage regarding Kashmir issues in 2014.

PM directs to mobilise all resources to protect earthquake victims

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has directed alert for all federal and provincial rescue agencies in the wake of earthquake that jolted many areas in Pakistan on the eve of Sunday, reported Dunya News.PM said that all resources should be mobolised to protect the citizens and directed that every concerned organisation should reach the affected areas and earthquake victims should be shifted to safe places.He also said that he should be updated by the progress of the earthquake rescue mission.

Saeed Ahmad rejects Imran's allegations

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Deputy Governor State Bank Saeed Ahmad has answered Imran Khan and rejected all of his allegations on Sunday, reported Dunya News.Talking to Dunya News he said that he has been accused on baseless facts. He challenged Imran and said that he must show the documents in order to prove the allegations.He said that anyone can be accused by anyone in Pakistan; he can litigate in order to clear his name, he added. He also said that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is his friend and that any type of written document can be attained from a prisoner.

Imran should give details of his offshore investments, demands govt.

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Government officials and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Sunday responded to allegations levelled byPakistan Tehreek-e-Insafs (PTI) chairman Imran Khan against Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharifduring his address. Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid stated that the PTI chairman has no businesses, yet he manages to travel in airplanes.On the other hand, Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif accused Khan of using Shaukat Khanum Hospitals charity money for off-shore companies investments, adding that accountability should be indiscriminate. He further stated that the PTI chairman should declare the source of his income.Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah stated that Khans talk during the address was incoherent. He added that Khan initially wanted Shoaib Suddle to head the commission, but now is demanding Chief Justice (CJ) for leading the commission.Addressing the issue, Punjab governments Spokesperson Zaeem Qadri has stated that the PTI chairman has given a new twist to the term state enmity. Federal Information Minister Rashid had earlier asked 3 questions from Khan before his address to the nation.Rashid stated the first question saying that when will Imran Khan apologise to the nation over postponing Chinese President’s visit to Pakistan.He inquired a second question that when was Khan going to apologise to the nation over inciting people to attack Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).He asked the third questions that when was the PTI chairman going to apologise for causing loss of trillion of rupees to the country?The Minister said he hoped that Khan will answer these questions before addressing the nation.However, the PTI chairman did not refer to these questions during his address to the nation.

JI holds anti-corruption walk, demands resignation from PM

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Jamaate-e-Islami (JI) on Sunday has arranged ‘Corruption Free Pakistan Walk’ which started from JI Secretariat Noor-ul-Haq and ended at Mazaar-e-Quaid-e-Azam, reported Dunya News.Participants of the walk raised slogans against corruption and demanded Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s resignation. Addressing the walk, Liaquat Baloch said that off-shore companies are basically established for corruption.There are 350 cases of ‘mega scandal’ registered by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) but no one is ready to arrest the corrupt ones, he added.He also said that leaders should have resigned right after the confessions revealed in Panama. On this occasion, JI has announced to start movement against corruption. On April 19, protests will be arranged on 30 different points in Karachi with regards to corruption.
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