Sunday 23 April 2017

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Euro rises sharply after first round of French election

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TOKYO (AFP) - The euro rose sharply against the dollar and yen Monday in early Asian trade after projections from the French presidential election showed pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron was set to face the far-rights Marine Le Pen in a run-off.At 7:10 am (Sunday 2210 GMT) in Tokyo, the European single currency was at $1.0883, against $1.0726 on Friday at 2100 GMT. It had run up as high as $1.0933 earlier.Against the Japanese currency, the euro was trading at 119.88 yen, against 117.07 yen Friday in New York. It hit 120.88 yen earlier.On Sunday, Macron led the first round of the presidential vote, with projections based on partial results showing him polling 23-24 percent to Le Pens 21.6-23 percent.The two go through to a second round on May 7. Nine other candidates were eliminated.The prospect means markets are happy to buy what they see as the fact -- that 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron will be confirmed as the next president of the French republic in two weeks time, Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at National Australia Bank wrote in a commentary.Among those failing to make the cut was Communist-backed eurosceptic Jean-Luc Melenchon, who had enjoyed a late surge ahead of the first-round vote in an election marked by widespread disillusionment with the political class.Markets will be reassured that the dreaded Le Pen versus Melenchon run-off has been avoided, Diego Iscaro at research house IHS Markit Economics said in a commentary.Moreover, polls have repeatedly suggested that Macron is likely to comfortably beat Le Pen in the second round.The second round will come down to a battle between the pro-European, pro-globalisation vision of Macron, 39, and Le Pens hostility to the EU and NATO.Le Pen, 48, wants France to quit the eurozone, restore border controls and stage a referendum on leaving the EU.Her critics accuse her of sanitising the image of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and racism associated with her firebrand father, who started her far-right National Front (FN) party.Le Pen has predicted the EU will die and has vowed to take France out of the euro and hold a referendum on membership of the union.The proposal has caused alarm, with most polls showing the French against a Frexit or a return of the franc, fearing chaos for the eurozones second-biggest economy.Le Pen has downplayed the risks, accusing sceptical rivals and economists of scaremongering.

Lahore: Fire breaks out at plaza in New Anarkali

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Fire erupted in a shop in a New Anarkali plaza in the wee hours of Monday which spread very quickly and engulfed several more shops.Fire brigade and Rescue 1122 teams reached the spot and launched rescue operation. At least six vehicles of fire brigade are busy in bringing the fire under control.Rescue teams are confident to bring the blaze under control very soon which is still raging with full intensity. No loss of life has been reported in the incident.The rescue teams informed media that the fire broke out due to short circuit.

Dar meets World Banks South Asia Region vice president

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WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with World Bank Vice President for South Asian Region Ms. Annette Dixon in Washington on Sunday.Ishaq Dar while apprising the Vice President Ms. Annette Dixon about the current economic situation in the country said that government has taken concrete measures to bring structural changes for the sustainable economic development.Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that government is undertaking energy sector projects at top priority to overcome loadshedding by early 2018. Around 25000 MW projects have been identified and are at different stages of implementation. Out of this, 10,000 MW will be added in the system by March 2018. In the meantime, there has been no loadshedding in the Industrial sector for last 03 years which is a significant achievement, he added.Ishaq Dar further said that the present government is in the process of making a Master Plan for energy sector. The Master Plan will take care of the future demand of the energy from various sectors of the economy.Finance Minister further stated that the Govt. believes in inclusive & sustainable high growth. The government has established the Micro Finance Company to extend micro-finance facilities to the poorer segments of society. The Govt. has tripled the allocation for Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) since 2013 and the number of beneficiaries has increased to 5.4 million.Ishaq Dar appreciated that World Bank (WB) has been a great partner in Pakistan’s development. We are continuing on the path of reforms and will not make any compromise in this regard.

Time for the PPPs accountability started, Farooq Sattar

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Political temperature is rising in Pakistan following the Supreme Court’s verdict in Panama case. Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-Pakistan) in a move aimed at exhibiting political strength conducted a rally titled ‘Suno Karachi’ from Liaquatabad to Mazar-e-Quaid under the leadership of the party chief, Dr Farooq Sattar on Sunday against the Sindh government.The MQM-Pakistan chief, Dr Farooq Sattar while addressing the participants of the rally at the Mazar-e-Quaid strongly criticized Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). He said that the time of PPP’s accountability has started.Farooq Sattar also announced to go to the Supreme Court next week to seek powers for the mayors.On the other hand, pro-party founder slogans were chanted during the MQM-Pakistan rally raising questions over legitimacy of the charter narrative weaved by MQM Pakistan after detachment with party’s founder last year.

Demanding PMs resignation to save democracy: Khursheed

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SUKKUR (Dunya News) – Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has one again criticized Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and said that we are demanding PM’s resignation to save the Parliament and democracy in the country.Khursheed Shah said that Nawaz Sharif would become stronger after stepping down as Prime Minister and added that it would be easy for him to control his party from London or Saudi Arabia.Khursheed Shah further said that decision to form a grand alliance against the government would be taken in the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting.

Lahore: Firing between rival groups claims two lives

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – At least two people were killed in firing between two rival groups in Misri Shah area of Lahore on Sunday, Dunya News reported.According to details, one person died on the spot while three others were critically wounded when two rival groups exchanged fire in Misri Shah area. The deceased was identified as Riaz Gujjar.The injured were rushed to hospital where Ahsan succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The condition of remaining two injured persons is stated to be serious.Police reached the hospital and shifted the dead to mortuary for autopsy.

Younis breaks 10,000-run barrier as Pakistan build reply

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KINGSTON (AFP) - Younis Khan became the first Pakistan player to complete 10,000 Test runs as his team reached 201 for four in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 286 at stumps on the third day of the rain-affected first Test at Sabina Park on Sunday.Younis moved on from a painfully slow start to get to 58 while Babar Azam stroked 72 in dominating a 131-run third-wicket partnership with the former captain to give the tourists the ascendancy into the final session of the day.However, fast bowler Shannon Gabriel dismissed both in the space of three deliveries to limit Pakistans progress and leaving captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq to continue the workmanlike effort heading into the fourth day.Having confirmed this series as the last before he retires from international cricket, 39-year-old Younis played with exaggerated care at the start of his innings. In contrast, Azam displayed much more aggression and purpose although he once again fell short of a maiden Test century.Possibly mindful of his proximity to the landmark when he started his innings 23 runs away from the cherished goal, Younis took 47 minutes to get off the mark while Azam attempted to keep the scoreboard ticking over at the other end.Playing his first Test in the Caribbean after missing the 2011 tour due to the death of his brother, the former captain eventually started to creep towards his 10,000th run, triggering the celebrations when he swept a delivery from off-spinner Roston Chase in the first over after tea to the backward square-leg boundary to become just the 13th player overall -- and the oldest -- in the history of the game to scale that summit.I thought about bowing out of international cricket three years ago but one of the motivating factors for me to stay was to get to ten thousand runs, Khan said at the end of the day.I am finished after the series, no matter how many runs I score, but I just hope I have been able to make a useful contribution as a player and also help the younger ones to do as well as I have, or even better.Hailed as a potential successor to Younis as the permanent occupant of the number three batting position, Azam enjoyed a moment of luck just after lunch when West Indies captain Jason Holder failed to hold on to a caught-and-bowled chance with the batsman on 12.Yet just as it looked as if their partnership would continue until the close of play, Gabriel broke through.Younis mistimed an off-drive to give to be caught at extra-cover and become the fast bowlers 50th Test wicket. Then in his next over a tentative Azam played on to spark further celebrations among the West Indian players.Earlier, Holder finished unbeaten on 57 after the delayed start to another rain-affected day as Mohammad Amir completed his best Test innings figures to wrap up the home sides innings after they resumed at the overnight position of 278 for nine.He bowled last man Gabriel to finish with six for 44, an effort which improved on his previous best of six for 84 against England at Lords in 2010.Play started 90 minutes later than scheduled due to the continuing effects of heavy, torrential rain on a damp outfield which reduced play to just 55 minutes on the second day.Pakistan started their reply brightly with Azhar Ali looking ominous before he chased a wide delivery from Alzarri Joseph to give a catch to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich.Ahmed Shehzad, playing his first Test for almost two years, also opened brightly with a flurry of shots, including five boundaries in 31 only to be trapped leg-before on the back foot by Holder.

Pakistan 125-2 at tea on third day of first Test

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KINGSTON (AFP) - Younis Khan was just one run short of becoming the first Pakistan batsman to complete 10,000 Test runs as his team reached 125 for two in their first innings at tea on the third day of the rain-affected first Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Sunday.Replying to the home sides total of 286, Younis was on 22 at the interval in partnership with Babar Azam (47 not out), the third-wicket pair progressing at a snails pace through the afternoon session in which they combined for 66 runs off 28 overs.Their partnership has so far been worth 71 runs.Possibly mindful of his proximity to the landmark, Younis batted with exaggerated caution, taking 40 minutes to get off the mark while Azam attempted to keep the scoreboard ticking over at the other end.Hailed as a potential successor to Younis as the permanent occupant of the number three batting position, he enjoyed a moment of luck just after lunch when West Indies captain Jason Holder failed to hold on to a caught-and-bowled chance with Azam on 12.Holder had finished unbeaten on 57 after the delayed start to another rain-affected day as Mohammad Amir completed his best Test innings figures to wrap up the home sides innings after they resumed at the overnight position of 278 for nine.He bowled last man Shannon Gabriel to finish with six for 44, an effort which improved on his previous best of six for 84 against England at Lords in 2010.That occasion was, ironically, to prove his undoing for the then teenaged fast bowlers role in the spot-fixing scandal that overtook the game and resulted in him being banned from the game for five years.Play started 90 minutes later than scheduled due to the continuing effects of heavy, torrential rain on a damp outfield which reduced play to just 55 minutes on the second day.Pakistan started their reply brightly with Azhar Ali looking ominous before he chased a wide delivery from Alzarri Joseph to give a catch to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich tumbling in front of first slip.Ahmed Shehzad, playing his first Test for almost two years, also opened brightly with a flurry of shots, including five boundaries in 31 only to be trapped leg-before on the back foot by Holder.

Younis first Pakistan player to reach 10,000 Test runs

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KINGSTON (AFP) - Younis Khan became the first Pakistan player to score 10,000 Test runs on Sunday, reaching the landmark shortly after tea on the third day of the first Test against West Indies.The 39-year-old is just the 13th batsman in the history of the sport to break the 10,000-run barrier.He took his place in the record books with a sweep shot for a boundary off slow bowler Roston Chase on the second ball after the interval at Sabina Park having started the day requiring just 23 runs to reach his target.Younis, playing in his 116th Test, will retire after the three-match series in the Caribbean having made his debut in 2000.He has made 32 Test centuries with a best score of 313 against Sri Lanka in 2009.Indias Sachin Tendulkar is the all-time leading Test run scorer, making 15,921 runs before he retired.Younis, who had been one run short of the milestone at tea on Sunday, can still move up a place in the overall record books with Indias Sunil Gavaskar on 10,122 runs, now well within his sights.Younis Khan has been an excellent ambassador of Pakistan cricket. The number of records he has set in the recent past is something we as a nation can take great pride in, said Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar M. Khan.He is the only Pakistan batsman and Test cricketer in the world to score centuries in 11 countries across the world, the feat he achieved against Australia early this year.I congratulate him on rewriting the record books and hope he carries the form to win the Test series against the West Indies.

PM won't resign on someone's wish: Talal Chaudhry

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) legislative member Talal Chaudhry has on Sunday said that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif won’t be resigning over someone’s wishes. He said that the unfortunate opposition had been crying for the last four years, reported Dunya News.Responding to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Moula Bux Chandio’s demand of PM’s resignation, Chaudhry said that PM wouldn’t resign to please someone.He asked what performance had Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had shown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) or PPP in Sindh to ask for the votes of these people.He claimed that PPP had done nothing in Sindh while PTI had failed terribly in KP.

Whats Zardari's relation with Ayaan, Hanif Abbasi asks PPP

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – The verbal wars between the government and opposition are getting sharper and sharper each passing day since the decision on Panama Leaks. Hanif Abbasi on Sunday asked Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) how its chairman Asif Ali Zardari was related to Ayaan Ali, reported Dunya News.Not only did Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) take PPP and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) head on but also took jibes at Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rasheed. He also levelled accusations of financial and moral corruption on PTI chairman Imran Khan.Declaring Sheikh Rasheed as ‘Pindi’s Banarasi Thug’, Hanif Abbasi asked Moula Bux Chandio to tell how Ayaan Ali is related to Asif Zardari. He said that if Chandio says Ayaan Ali is like a sister to Zardari, he’d salute them.He further demanded declaring dope test mandatory for contesting elections.

Arrested athletes for raising anti-govt slogans go missing, families worried

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LAHORE: (Dunya News) – The students arrested on Saturday for raising slogans against the government have now gone missing. The families came to know about it only when they didn’t reach home but nobody knows where the athletes are. Even the Railway police is unaware of their whereabouts, reported Dunya News.The students had raised slogans against the government during a ceremony at Railway Stadium in Lahore. Karachi Athletics Association also has no idea about the students. Mother of Shakeel and Awais has been demanding justice upon their going missing while their brother says that he’s still in contact with the two of them but doesn’t know where they currently are.Railway Police had arrested the athletes but now even they are denying any knowledge of their whereabouts.

Karachi: PSP calls off protest camp, announces march on May 14

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KARACHI: (Dunya News) – Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) on Sunday called off its protest camp while party chief Mustafa Kamal announced a march on May 14, saying that no deal was possible with the rulers and that his party would go the last mile for securing the rights of the people, reported Dunya News.Addressing the workers, Mustafa Kamal said that the first phase of the protest was over and now the second phase had begun. He gave a million march call on May 14.“If we wish, we can lock Karachi down. But we won’t do this”, he said. He added that the modes of protest had changed but the 16 points couldn’t be amended. He added that the protest would continue till the securing of rights.

Pak 59 for 2 after Amir claims career best 6-44

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KINGSTON (AFP) - Pakistan lost two early wickets to be 59 for two replying to the West Indies first innings total of 286 after Mohammad Amir had completed his best Test innings figures at lunch on the third day of the rain-affected first Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Sunday.Amir wrapped up the home sides innings after they resumed at the overnight position of 278 for nine, bowling last man Shannon Gabriel to finish with six for 44, an effort which improved on his previous best of six for 84 against England at Lords in 2010.That occasion was, ironically, to prove his undoing for the then teenaged fast bowlers role in the spot-fixing scandal that overtook the game and resulted in him being banned from the game for five years.Jason Holder, the West Indies captain, was left unbeaten on 57.Play had started 90 minutes later than scheduled due to the continuing effects of heavy, torrential rain on a damp outfield which reduced play to just 55 minutes on the second day.Pakistan started their reply brightly with Azhar Ali looking ominous before he chased a wide delivery from Alzarri Joseph to give a catch to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich tumbling in front of first slip.Ahmed Shehzad, playing his first Test for almost two years, also opened brightly with a flurry of shots, including five boundaries in 31 only to be trapped leg-before on the back foot by Holder.Babar Azam and Younis Khan, who needs just 23 runs to become the first Pakistan batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, will resume after lunch.

Afridi meets Sethi in Dubai, farewell plan finalised

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DUBAI: (Dunya News) – Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi had a meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Najam Sethi in Dubai on Sunday where a farewell plan for the former captain was agreed upon between the two, reported Dunya News.Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi is not the first one to discuss Afridi’s farewell. Earlier, PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan had also hinted at holding a ceremony to bid farewell to the current Test captain Misbah ul-Haq and the legendary batsman Younis Khan along with Shahid Afridi.
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