Thursday 27 April 2017

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PTI to show political strength in Islamabad today

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to hold a public meeting in Islamabad’s Parade Ground today (Friday), Dunya News reported. Among other leaders, Imran Khan will give the main address to the people and will present a political strategy.All arrangements for the public meeting have been finalized. An 80 feet long and 20 feet wide stage has been prepared to accommodate the party leaders. The venue has been decorated with party flags and more than 40,000 chairs have been places for the workers.Separate enclosures for male and female workers have been arranged at the venue. The PTI leaders have predicted that a great number of people would participate in the post-Panama case verdict rally today.Foolproof security arrangements have been made for the PTI’s public meeting. At least 20 walk through gates have been installed while 2400 police and Rangers officials will be deployed for the security purpose.

Prices of petrol, high speed diesel likely to reduce

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The prices of petrol and high speed diesel are likely to be reduced from May 1 while the prices of light diesel and kerosene oil are expected to increase, Dunya News reported on Thursday.Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) of Pakistan will send its recommendations regarding petroleum prices to the Ministry of Petroleum on April 29.According to details the price of petrol is likely to be reduced by Rs 2.35 per litre and high speed diesel by Rs 2.85 per litre. However, the price of light diesel is expected to increase by Re 1.40 per litre and kerosene oil by Rs 8 per litre.OGRA will send its summary to the Ministry of Petroleum on April 29 and the new prices will be implemented with effect from May 1, 2017.

Gilani to file appeal to get the stigma of conviction removed

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MULTAN (Dunya News) - Former prime minister and leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he is consulting with his legal team regarding filing a review (petition) against the apex court’s verdict.Addressing a press conference in Multan on Thursday, a day after his five-year disqualification ended, Yousuf Raza Gilani said that he may file an appeal against the apex court’s verdict to get the ‘stigma’ of conviction removed.Yousuf Raza Gilani was disqualified for holding a seat in the parliament from the date of his conviction by a Supreme Court bench headed by Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry over contempt of court.He said that my stance of not writing a letter to the Swiss authorities against then president Asif Ali Zardari to reopen a graft case against him had been vindicated when the apex court directed then premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to find a way out of the impasse between the executive and the judiciary.Gilani further said that he as well as his party had always respected the judiciary. I sacrificed my position but I averted clash between institutions, he said. Former MP said that I feel proud for protecting the Constitution.

India seeks health certificate of Kulbhushan Jadhav

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NEW DELHI (Dunya News) – Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman, Gopal Bagley while addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday requested Pakistan to issue a health certificate of Kulbhushan Jadhav who was awarded death sentence for espionage by a Pakistan military court.Gopal Bagley further said that health and well-being of Kulbhushan Jadhav is a matter of concern for Modi government and requested Pakistan to issue his health certificate.He also requested Pakistan to issue visa to mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav as she intends to meet her son.Kulbhushan Jadhav, a serving Indian military officer on an espionage mission to foment sectarianism and terrorist activities in Pakistan, was arrested from Balochistan in 2016. He was awarded death sentence by a military court on April 10, 2017.

Indian steel tycoon Jindal holds secret meeting with PM Nawaz in Murree

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A three-member delegation led by Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal held a secret meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Murree despite the fact that they were granted visa to travel to Lahore and Islamabad only.Dunya News has obtained the a copy of the travel documents of Sajjan Jindal that shows passport No 3883994 was issued on August 25, 2016 from Mumbai. A 10-day business category visa was issued to Sajjan Jindal on April 25 from New Delhi.Sajjan Jindal and the Indian delegation were issued special visas under which they were exempted from police reporting in Pakistan.It is pertinent to mention here that special visas were issued to Sajjan Jindal and his delegation to visit Lahore and Islamabad only but the Indian delegation met Prime Minister in Murree.The Indian delegation arrived in Islamabad at 12:05pm from Afghanistan yesterday from where they reached Murree to meet Prime Minister. The meeting last for one and a half hour after which the Indian delegation returned to Islamabad and left for India at 6:30pm on a special plane.

Samuels replaces De Kock in IPL's Delhi team

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels on Thursday replaced South Africas Quinton de Kock in the Delhi Daredevils squad for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) season.Injured wicketkeeper-batsman De Kock was ruled out ahead of season 10 of the cash-rich league with a finger injury acquired during the New Zealand tour last month.Samuels, 36, who represented the now defunct Pune Warriors in 2013, returns to the Twenty20 event after going unsold in the February auctions, tournament organisers said in a statement.The Jamaican-born top-order batsman, a veteran of 71 Tests, 187 one-day internationals and 55 twenty20 internationals, is also a useful off-spinner.The Zaheer Khan-led Delhi outfit are languishing at seventh place in the eight-team table with just two wins from six matches.

India keep Champions Trophy squad on hold

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India are refusing to unveil their squad for the Champions Trophy amid speculation they might pull out because of a row with the sports governing body over revenue sharing.The powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has already missed the agreed April 25 deadline for naming their squad for the eight-nation event beginning in England and Wales on June 1.The other seven nations have named their squads but India are unlikely to face any sanction from the International Cricket Council (ICC) under the rules of the 50-over tournament.Indias reluctance stems from their long-running opposition to changes in the financial and governance structure of the ICC which would reduce their influence and earnings along with the other members of the so-called big three Australia and England.The ICC board meeting in Dubai on Wednesday voted in favour of the new financial model despite the BCCI -- the worlds richest cricket board -- voting against.The board also voted in favour of a new constitution which will now be put before the ICC Full Council for approval.The dispute has raised speculation in India that the cricket-mad nation could pull out the 50-over Champions Trophy tournament, an event they won in 2013, an option the BCCI was not ruling out.It is too early to make predictions since the event is more than a month away, but nothing can be ruled out. Lets wait and watch, a BCCI board official told AFP Thursday on condition of anonymity.We can still name the team, say even in a week or two, as we have a squad in mind and its just about putting a seal on it. And I am sure it will be accepted by the ICC.Under the ICC shake-up, India stands to earn $277 million less in revenue over the next eight years, the global cricket board said in a statement.

Canada, Mexico win NAFTA breathing space

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OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada and Mexico got a reprieve in their tough trade relationship with Donald Trump after the US president walked back his threat to jettison the NAFTA continental trade pact Thursday.After speaking by telephone with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts a day earlier, Trump announced that the North American Free Trade Agreement would instead be renegotiated.He still left open the possibility of withdrawing from the pact, however, if talks fail.Were going to give renegotiation a good, strong shot, Trump said Thursday morning from the Oval Office, while adding that If Im unable to make a fair deal for the United States, meaning a fair deal for our workers and our companies, I will terminate NAFTA.Trumps unrelenting back-and-forth has kept Washingtons two closest trade partners on edge as they move to revamp one of the worlds biggest trading blocs.The Republican billionaire had threatened to scrap NAFTA altogether during his presidential campaign, and has kept his partners guessing about his intentions ever since.While most of his fire has been directed at Mexico, Trump abruptly shifted course this week to pick fights with Ottawa over softwood lumber and dairy products.US media reported on Wednesday that he was likely to give formal notice of pulling the United States out of NAFTA -- and then came the White House announcement that the US would renegotiate the agreement after all.In Mexico, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray warned Thursday that the end of NAFTA was a real possibility.Weve confirmed it was something under consideration, he told Mexicos Radio Formula.Behind the scenes, politicians, diplomats and business groups have put pressure on Washington not to scrap the accord that created one of the worlds largest trading blocs.Twice over a 24-hour period, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out to Trump by telephone to extoll the virtues of NAFTA and warn that its demise would lead to massive job losses in both countries.- A fixture since 1994 -========================NAFTA has been a fixture in US relations with its two neighbors since it went into effect January 1, 1994 under president Bill Clinton.It removed tariffs and allows a free flow of goods between the United States, Canada and Mexico.Trudeau has repeatedly said he was open to renegotiating the pact, while reminding lawmakers in Washington that more than half of US states rely on free trade with Canada -- notably in the automotive and agricultural sectors.I highlighted that whether or not there was a better deal to come, there were an awful lot of jobs, an awful lot of industries right now that have been developed under NAFTA, Trudeau said Thursday of his call with Trump.And a disruption like canceling NAFTA would cause a lot of short and medium term pain for an awful lot of families, he added.Every minute more than one million dollars in goods cross the Canada-US border.US cereal producers, meanwhile, said they were shocked and very worried about the fate of NAFTA.- Market shudder -==================North of the border, Maude Barlow, president of the Council of Canadians, a leftist think tank, noted that Canada has its own grievances with its US neighbor and that it was time for Trudeau to stand up for Canadian interests.Business groups have been equally vocal after the Trump administration earlier this week slapped tariffs on some imports of Canadian timber and threated to retaliate against Canadian pricing moves to effectively limit access to its dairy market. (Neither timber, nor milk are covered under NAFTA).Analysts said renegotiating NAFTA is the lesser evil for Trump. Reports that Trump was considering an executive order to withdraw the US from the pact sent a shudder through the markets, National Bank analyst Angelo Katsoras said in a research note.A move to do so, he added, would elicit an uproar in Congress, risk disrupting the activities of companies with supply chains spread across the hemisphere, hurt the economy and trigger a wave of lawsuits.

Dawn Leaks: PM directs action over committee's recommendations

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has on Thursday directed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to act exactly in accordance with the committee’s recommendations on the issue of Dawn Leaks, reported Dunya News.According to details, Chaudhry Nisar met PM today and briefed him about the recommendations of the committee. PM directed him to act completely in accordance with the recommendations.Interior Ministry spokesperson told that some important legal and administrative procedures had to be decided in the implementation of the recommendations so that the directions could be carried out as soon as the recommendations are made public.The arrangements will be made within next 24 to 36 hours and the committee recommendations will be made public as soon as they are implemented.

Facebook steps up fight on state-led propaganda

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Facebook said Thursday it is stepping up its security to counter efforts by governments and others to spread misinformation or manipulate discussions for political reasons.The new effort expands Facebooks security efforts beyond abusive actions such as hacking and financial scams to more subtle and insidious forms of misuse, including attempts to manipulate civic discourse and deceive people, according to a white paper released by the worlds leading social network.The initiative is part of Facebooks efforts to counter fake news but goes beyond that to tackle efforts by governments and non-state entities to use the social network to manipulate public opinion.With the new effort, Facebook will be using its security team to take aim at so-called information operations that aim to distort domestic or foreign political sentiment, the document said.Facebook said it will focus on three areas in this drive: targeted data collection by governments to locate and counter dissidents; content creation or fake news spread via the social network; and false amplification, or using artificial means or automated bots to promote or denigrate a group or cause.Facebook, which came under criticism for its role in the spread of misinformation during the 2016 US presidential campaign, has argued the platform did not play a major role in influencing voters.But in Thursdays white paper, Facebook said it responded to several situations that we assessed to fit the pattern of information operations.We have no evidence of any Facebook accounts being compromised as part of this activity, but, nonetheless, we detected and monitored these efforts in order to protect the authentic connections that define our platform, the report said.Facebook said it is not in a position to make definitive attribution to the actors sponsoring this activity but added that its data does not contradict the conclusions of US intelligence in January that Russia sought to influence the election outcome.Separately, Facebook released its global transparence report showing government requests for account data increased by nine percent in the second half of 2016 from 59,229 to 64,279 requests.About half of the data requests from law enforcement in the US contained a non-disclosure order that prohibited Facebook from notifying the user, it said.

Karachi: Donkey hides issue, fifty more bags discovered

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KARACHI: (Dunya News) – Donkey hides’ issue has become a critical problem in Karachi as fifty more bags full of hides were on Thursday discovered by Custom officials from a warehouse in Keemari upon the information provided by suspects arrested from Gulistan-e-Johar along with donkey hides, reported Dunya News.According to Custom officials, the leader of the group involved in this smuggling Muzaffar Abidi was absconder in the case along with his aides Farooq Memon and Rafi. They told that evidence showed that the suspects’ network might also be linked with Lahore.The arrested suspects were presented before Custom court on Wednesday and they had been handed to Custom officials on physical remand for seven days.

Israeli missile shoots down 'target' over Golan: army

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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel shot down what it identified only as a target over the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hours after Syria accused it of hitting a military position near Damascus airport.The Patriot Aerial Defence System intercepted a target above the Golan Heights, the official Israeli army Twitter account said, without elaborating.A military spokeswoman refused to comment on Israeli media reports that the object was a drone.Syrias state news agency SANA said earlier that several Israeli missiles hit near Damascus airport at dawn.Israel has not confirmed or denied the reported Damascus attack.But Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said it was consistent with Israels policy to prevent arms transfers through to Hezbollah, while stopping short of confirming his country was behind the incident.We are acting to prevent the transfer of sophisticated weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon by Iran, Katz told army radio.When we receive serious information about the intention to transfer weapons to Hezbollah, we will act. This incident is totally consistent with this policy.In Moscow, the Kremlin called for restraint and the foreign ministry condemned the attack.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not say if Israel had warned Moscow of the strike, saying only that their defence ministries are in constant dialogue.In Moscow, visiting Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu that the Jewish state would not allow concentration of Iranian or Hezbollah forces on the Golan border, Liebermans office said.Israel has conducted multiple air strikes in Syria since that countrys civil war erupted in 2011, most of which it has said targeted arms convoys or warehouses of its Lebanese arch-foe Hezbollah, which is a key supporter of the Syrian regime.Last month, it said it had carried out several strikes near the Syrian desert city of Palmyra, targeting what it said were advanced weapons belonging to Hezbollah.The strikes prompted Syria to launch ground-to-air missiles, one of which was intercepted over Israeli territory in the most serious flare-up between the two neighbours since the Syrian civil war began six years ago.Israel seized 1,200 square kilometres (460 square miles) of the Golan from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community.Around 510 square kilometres of the Golan are under Syrian control.The two countries are still technically at war, although the border remained largely quiet for decades until 2011, when the Syrian conflict broke out.

Tomorrow PTI might demand PM House for ten minutes: Maryam

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Federal Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) might also demand Prime Minister (PM) House for ten minutes tomorrow. She said that press conference couldn’t be allowed at Press Information Department (PID) and PTI must stop threatening the institutions, reported Dunya News.Responding to PTI’s demand to hold press conference at PID, Maryam Aurangzeb said that PTI had been informed in writing about the rules under which PID could be used for press conference. She said that PTI must stop institutions as they were only working according to the rules and regulations.Talking to a private TV channel, Maryam said that the institutions were working according to the rules and PTI must stop threatening them.

PTI protests over closing of PID gates on its leaders

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ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday protested over closing of the gates of Press Information Department (PID) on its leaders as the party leaders wanted to hold a press conference at PID. The leaders and party workers protested against the refusal and raised slogans against the government and PID, reported Dunya News.There was physical clash between the PID officials and PTI leaders on the occasion. They raised slogans against the government and also lodged a complaint against Public Information Office (PIO) in Aabpara Police Station.PTI alleged PID officials of misbehaving with the legislators and also staged a protest outside Aabpara Police Station. They also filed a complaint against PIO and Minister of State for Information Maryam Aurangzeb.The PTI leaders claimed that they had as much right over PID as the ruling party and alleged that the government was using state institutions for its own promotion.

Pakistan's border side won't be used against Afghanistan: Pak Army

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RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - On the directions of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, a high-level Pakistan Army delegation headed by Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar visited Afghanistan today, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).The delegation met Afghanistan acting defence minister Mr Tariq Shah Bahramee and Chief of Army Staff General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali.Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar conveyed condolences on behalf of COAS Bajwa on loss of innocent lives in Mazar-e-Sharif terrorist attack and expressed solidarity with Afghan forces and people.Free medical treatment in Pakistan to injured of Mazar e Sharif attack was also offered by the delegation.The Pakistan Army delegation held talks with Afghan forces on bilateral border coordination measures. Afgan authorities were conveyed that Pakistan Army has control in all areas on Pakistan side of the border and shall not allow its soil to be used against Afghanistan.The message was conveyed that terrorists are common threat and shall be defeated at any cost.
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