Tuesday 24 January 2017

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Intermittent rain in parts of Punjab turns weather cold

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Intermittent rain continues to lash parts of Punjab on Wednesday increasing the chill and cold in the province.Clouds have formed a blanket over the sky and will pour additional rain in the coming day.Traffic flow was slow and disrupted due to slippery roads.Light and heavy rainfall occurred at different places including Islamabad, Kasur, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Kahna, Kundian and Shujabad.Light drizzle in Karachi also intensified cold in the metropolis.Meanwhile, snow continues to fall after frequent intervals in Quetta stranding people in their homes.Mountains were covered in white blanket after snowfall in various areas of Azad Kashmir including Rawalkot, Neelum, Haveli and Leepa.The snowfall has also forced tourists to prolong their stay in Murree hotels while others are still arriving at Malika-i-Kohsar to enjoy the weather and striking scenery.Lowari Top has been closed for all sorts of traffic due to heavy snowfall.According to district administration, Chitral, Lowari Top has received more than five feet snow during the last two days.Met office has said that the spell of rain and snowfall will continue till the next day.

Tennis: Serena powers past Konta and into Aussie semis

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MELBOURNE (AFP) –Serena Williams kept her record-breaking Grand Slam dream alive Wednesday by beating Johanna Konta to make the Australian Open semi-finals, where she will meet fellow veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.The American joined sister Venus in the last four after stepping up a level to oust the dangerous Briton 6-2, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena and end her nine-match winning streak.

Increase in mysterious deaths of prisoners in Karachi jails

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - There was a sudden increase in mysterious deaths of prisoners in jails of Karachi, reported Dunya News.Accoring to details, 4 prisoners lost their lives inside 24 hours in 2 different jails of Karachi. Two of them died in Malir District jail whereas two died mysteriously in Central jail Karachi.Strangely, the reason of death of all four prisoners was written cardiac arrest in post martem reports. The names of prisoners who died were Manzoor Ahmad, Noor Bengali, Ameer alias Meeru and Yasir.

Karachi: Police arrests 3 dacoits in different areas

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - Three dacoits were arrested by police in different areas of Karachi and arms were also recovered on Tuesday night, reported Dunya News.In Jauharabad an injured dacoit was arrested after an alleged police encounter. According to police, a motorcycle and arms were also recovered from the accused named Shehroz.On the other hand, people caught dacoits while robbing and tortured them before handing them over to police.Police also arrested suspect for the alleged attack on artist Sanam Abbasis home. According to police case was registered and investigations were underway.

Multan: Drunk lawyer tortured by people, handed over to police

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MULTAN (Dunya News) - A drunk lawyer was tortured by people for hitting two people on motorcycle and a car on Tuesday night, reported Dunya News.Lawyer named Imran Khan could not control the car as he was driving drunk, which caused the accident. People were angered and tortured him on the spot before handing him over to traffic warden.Police was informed about the incident but lawyer tried to run away. Police arrested him and started the legal proceedings.

Trump invites India's Modi to US 'this year'

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Donald Trump will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States later this year, the White House said after the pair spoke by phone Tuesday.During the call, Trump emphasized that the United States considers India a true friend and partner in addressing challenges around the world, according to a readout of the call.The two discussed opportunities to strengthen the partnership between the United States and India in broad areas such as the economy and defense.President Trump looked forward to hosting Prime Minister Modi in the United States later this year.

Panama suspends Panama Papers probe

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PANAMA CITY (AFP) - Panama is suspending its probe into the Panama Papers, the leak of a legal firms files on clients who stored assets in opaque offshore companies, prosecutors said Tuesday.The records from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca revealed the names of leaders, politicians, celebrities and wealthy individuals from around the world who used the firm to create offshore entities to hide their assets.A legal challenge on constitutional grounds required the suspension, the countrys attorney general, Kenia Porcell, told a news conference.It was now up to the Supreme Court to rule on the matter and decide whether the probe should resume, she said.The Panama Papers scandal erupted in April last year when media reports divulged documents from the massive data dump leaked by an anonymous source to a German newspaper.Mossack Fonseca has argued that the revelations were illegal and based on stolen information.The explosive dossier linked some of the worlds most powerful leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron and others to unreported offshore companies.The revelations led to the resignation of Icelands prime minister.Other prominent people who turned up in the documents include Argentine President Mauricio Macri, footballer Lionel Messi and, most recently, the daughter of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.Offshore companies are not in themselves illegal, but the sudden publication of troves of data drew attention to rampant tax avoidance and even money laundering crimes.

Tennis: French No.1 Gael Monfils left out of Davis Cup team

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PARIS (AFP) - French Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah left Gael Monfils out of his team on Tuesday then drew a parallel between the French number one and scandal-tainted footballer Karim Benzema.Benzema also is out of the national side, said Noah, justifying his decision to sideline Monfils for the February 3-5 tie against Japan in Tokyo.Real Madrid striker Benzema has been excluded from the French football team following his implication in a sex-tape and blackmail case which is before the French courts.There was no suggestion of impropriety on the part of Monfils, but the player is known to have upset Noah because of alleged lack of commitment to representing his country.Noah complained that last year Monfils, enjoying his best season, barely showed up for the national side in the Davis Cup.In the quarters he didnt even play but won a tournament the following week while for the semis he didnt play because he was in the US Open semis the week before and couldnt play the week after, said Noah, who named Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut to face Japan.

Tennis: Roger Federer surprised as title prospects grow

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Roger Federer was just one step away from his first Grand Slam final in 18 months Tuesday after he demolished giant-killer Mischa Zverev to set up an Australian Open semi-final with Stan Wawrinka.Federer, 35 and considered past his prime after an injury-ruined 2016, rolled back the years with a masterful 6-1, 7-5, 6-2 win in just 92 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.The four-time champion will next take on his Swiss Davis Cup team-mate and world number four Wawrinka in what promises to be an enthralling semi-final showdown.Federer, to his surprise, has now won five matches in his comeback from a six-month injury break, with hopes rising of a record-extending 18th Grand Slam title in Melbourne.I felt I was always going to be dangerous on any given day in a match situation. But obviously as the tournament would progress, maybe I would fade away with energy, Federer said.I think now that Im in the semis, feeling as good as I am, playing as good as I am, thats a huge surprise to me.If someone would have told me Id play in the semis against Stan, never would I have called that one for me. For Stan, yes, but not for me.It will be the Swiss legends record 13th Australian semi-final appearance and 41st Grand Slam semi-final.It was a dominant performance from Federer, hitting 65 winners to just 13 unforced errors and breaking left-hander Zverevs serve six times.I think it definitely went as good as it possibly could have gone, Federer said. I think I played great. Mischa has had a wonderful tournament.Zverev, ranked 50, had pulled off one of the major upsets of the tournament with a fourth-round win over world number one Andy Murray, and he didnt play badly against Federer, making only 13 unforced effors.Zverev didnt win a game in their most recent meeting at 2013 Halle, but he broke Federers serve in the fourth game of the second set and won a total of eight games.Federer ripped through the opening set in just 19 withering minutes, breaking Zverevs serve twice and not having one break point on his own service.The Swiss legend helped himself to 18 winners with just five errors as he laid down the markers for Zverev.Zverev was backing up after his superb tactical success over world number one and five-time finalist Andy Murray.But this was a far different proposition as Federers speed around the court, shot variation and attacking intent flummoxed the German.Zverev bravely remained true to his serve-volley game, coming to the net, but often being passed by crisp Federer volleys.Zverev picked up his game in the second set and broke Federer with three break points in the fourth before the Swiss quickly broke back.Zverevs serve again came under attack and he fell three break points down with Federer hitting two sublime backhand winners to take the break.He raced to three set points on his next service before taking a two sets lead in a total of 55 minutes.Federer uncorked another gorgeous backhand pass to take the decisive break in the fifth game of the final set.Zverev was taken to 10 deuces in the seventh game before Federer broke on his sixth break point for a 5-2 lead and to serve out for the match.

Tennis: Andy Murray left out of Britain's Davis Cup team

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LONDON (AFP) - Andy Murray was left out of Great Britains initial four-man team for next weeks Davis Cup World Group first-round meeting with Canada, which was announced on Tuesday.Captain Leon Smith says Murray needs rest following his shock Australian Open fourth-round defeat at the hands of Germanys Mischa Zverev.But he has not ruled out drafting the world number one into the team if he changes his mind about competing in the Ottawa match, which begins on February 3.We will continue to speak with Andy in the coming days regarding his potential involvement and if he decides he would like to be part of the team, then we can of course change the nominations as necessary, said Smith.In Murrays expected absence, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot are due to line up for Britain at the TD Place Arena.The winners of the tie will play either France or Japan in the quarter-finals in April, with the losers facing a relegation play-off after the US Open in September.Murrays next tournament is scheduled to be the Dubai Duty Free Championships at the end of February.He inspired Britain to glory in the 2015 Davis Cup -- their first triumph in the tournament since 1936 -- but they fell to eventual champions Argentina in last years semi-finals.

Cricket: Bangladesh player denied bail in girlfriend snaps case

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DHAKA (AFP) - A court refused to grant bail to Bangladeshi cricketer Arafat Sunny on Tuesday after he was charged with posting intimate photos of his girlfriend on social media.Metropolitan magistrate Zakir Hossain said another court which deals with internet-related crime would instead hear the bail application, meaning the 31-year-old spinner would remain behind bars on remand at a Dhaka prison.The court directed us to move to the cyber court to seek bail. It also asked the jail authorities to look after the health of Sunny as he was sick, Sunnys lawyer M. Muradduzaman told AFP.Police arrested the left-arm bowler in a Dhaka suburb on Sunday after his longtime girlfriend Nasrin Sultana, 23, filed a complaint two weeks ago.In her complaint Sultana said Sunny opened up a fake Facebook account in her name and posted intimate photos which she found offensive and defamatory.She also claimed that they had been married since 2014 and filed a separate lawsuit against Sunny on Monday, accusing the player of seeking dowry worth millions from her family.Sunny has denied all the accusations, including the claim that the couple had been secretly married for more than two years.If found guilty Sunny could be jailed for up to 14 years and fined 10 million taka (around $125,000) under the countrys strict internet law, which local right groups say is being used to crack down on dissent.Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan has said that Sunny, who has played 16 one-day internationals and 10 Twenty20 internationals. could be banned from the sport if found guilty.

Tennis: Nadal, Serena face high hurdles in Melbourne

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MELBOURNE (AFP) - Rafael Nadal faces his toughest test yet at the Australian Open on Wednesday with a quarter-final clash against big-serving Milos Raonic, while Serena Williams also has a stern challenge ahead.The Spanish 14-time Grand Slam champion is bidding to end a major title drought stretching back to the 2014 French Open, and Canadas Raonic could easily make like difficult.Its going to be a very tough match and I need to be very focused with my serve and play aggressive, Nadal said ahead of the feature evening match on Rod Laver Arena.If I am not playing aggressive, then I am dead.One element that could work in his favour is that Raonic suffering from the after-effects of flu, although the illness has not stopped him racking up dozens of unplayable aces as he has powered through the draw.Third seed Raonic, the highest-ranked player still standing in the mens draw, said he hoped to be back to 100 percent by the time he faces Nadal.I believe so, with the way things are going, Im getting better and better, he said.Whoever wins will face either Bulgarias Grigor Dimitrov or Belgian David Goffin, who take to the court in the afternoon session.Dimitrov, who will be playing in his third Grand Slam quarter-final, downed Goffin in their only meeting in the third round at the 2014 US Open.In the womens draw, Williams will have a confident Johanna Konta on the other side of the net as she tries to join sister Venus in the last four.Gunning for a record 23rd Grand Slam title to surpass Steffi Graf and a return of the number one world number ranking, it wont be easy for the second seed.Konta, the British ninth seed is on a nine-match unbeaten run and she has looked extremely solid ahead of her first career meeting with Williams.She has a very attacking game. I know her game pretty well. I look forward to it, said Williams, who is targeting a seventh Australian title.The winner will play either unseeded Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni or fifth seed Czech Karolina Pliskova, who open the days proceedings on centre court.Lucic-Baroni, 34, has become a crowd favourite after her unexpected run to a first Grand Slam quarter-final in 18 years.She made the Wimbledon semi-finals in 1999 aged 17 before her career fell apart, but has been riding popular support and Pliskova is not underestimating the threat she poses.She has to be playing well when shes in the quarter-finals, said the Czech, who made the US Open final last year and is tipped as a future champion.I have to be really ready on my legs, serving well. I think I have good chance.

Football: Barca chief relaxed despite Messi speculation

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BARCELONA (AFP) - Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez insists he is sure Lionel Messi will sign a new deal with the Catalan giants despite continued speculation over the five-time World Player of the Years future.Messi has just 18 months left on his current contract and would have no shortage of lucrative offers should he decide to leave the club where he has spent the entirety of his glittering career.However, Fernandez believes negotiations over a new deal are progressing very well.There were many comments and people who want to intoxicate this situation, but we have been working on it for a long time and we are calm, he told Catalan radio station Rac1.Simmering tensions between the Barca board and squad boiled over a fortnight ago when the clubs CEO Oscar Grau claimed Barca had to negotiate any new contracts with common sense given their spiralling wage budget.However, star striker Luis Suarez, who recently signed a new deal to 2021, responded angrily to those comments.With Messi what you have to do is give him a new contract, not have common sense, said the Uruguayan.Messi, who will turn 30 in June, has been in spectacular form this season, scoring 28 times in just 26 appearances.Leo has got to the stage where he seems he is better now than he was two, three, four or five years ago. That is the feeling he gives us, that he gets better all the time and plays as he wants, added Fernandez.There is no doubt that Leo is the best player in the world. That is the reality.As well as Suarez, Barca have handed new deals to Neymar, Sergio Busquets and Javier Mascherano in the past year.And Fernandez is hopeful of also pining down captain Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic and Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the coming months.I am very calm, but I was very calm in the case of Mascherano, Neymar, Busi (Busquets), and I am very calm with the subject of Andres, Ivan, Marc and Leo because I have a lot of confidence that they are going to remain with us, he added.I am totally convinced that the four players will continue at Barcelona.

Football: Old Trafford capacity cut as United increase disabled places

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LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United are to create 300 new positions for disabled supporters at Old Trafford as part of a plan that will see the grounds capacity shaved from 75,635 to about 73,000.The increase in the number of places for disabled fans will involve United moving 2,600 season-ticket holders from their current positions over three years -- United admitted that would be a sacrifice for those supporters.United hope the structural alterations -- which were warmly welcomed by the Premier League clubs disabled fans and roughly double the number of spaces available to them -- will be completed by August.Old Trafford is a home for all United fans and these changes will help many more of our loyal disabled supporters to attend games to watch their heroes, said Uniteds group managing director Richard Arnold.Manchester United prides itself on its work in this area for more than 25 years and will continue to ensure that it remains at the forefront of our thinking.Arnold added: We know that many of the affected season-ticket holders have held their seats for decades and it will be a sacrifice to give them up.But we also know that the vast majority will understand and support this expansion.Chris Banks, secretary of the Manchester United Disabled Supporters Association, welcomed the planned changes: Im filled with pride that the club Ive supported since first coming to Old Trafford as a little boy in 1957 is leading the way in increasing accessible seating to meet the standards set out in the Accessible Stadia guide.Its a dream come true for me and many other disabled United fans.

Trump withdraws US from Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

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WEB DESK (Dunya News) -The newly elected US president while signing the executive order has formally abandoned the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.It is pertinent to mention that the promise to withdraw from the partnership was made by Donald Trump during his presidential campaign.In addition, Trump also signed a directive that would automatically ban US aid or federal funding for any international non-governmental organizations that perform abortions abroad.The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was negotiated by former President Barack Obamas administration however it didn’t get approval from the Congress.The TTP accord was signed by 12 countries back in 2015, however the agreement had not yet been put into place and US withdrawal could be the last nail in the coffin for the deal.
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