Wednesday 17 May 2017

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Karachi: Gas pipeline blown up near Hub Stream

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – A gas pipeline was blown up by some unidentified persons near Hub Stream in Manghupir area of Karachi on late Wednesday night, Dunya News reported.The gas pipeline was partially damaged in the blast. Police, Sui gas and bomb squad officials reached the spot after the explosion.According to bomb squad officials, IED device was used in the blast. The officials further informed that 500 to 600 grams of explosive material was used in the explosion.Sui Southern Gas Company’s engineer Muhammad Riaz informed media that gas supply to some areas of Sultanabad and Manghupir areas was affected due to damage to the gas pipeline.

Lahore: Police detain 3 suspects in search operation

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Police conducted search operation in different parts of Lahore on Wednesday and apprehended at least three suspects, Dunya News reported.According to details, the search operation was conducted in Garden Twon and Shadman areas of the city during which biometric device was also used for the identification of the residents.Police sources said that at least three suspects were taken into custody during search operation who failed to produce any identity document during checking. The arrested persons were shifted to police station for further investigation.

Karachi: Police, Rangers nab 10 suspects

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Police and Rangers conducted a joint search operation in Jamshaid Quarters area of Karachi on Wednesday and apprehended at least 10 suspects.According to details, the search operation was conducted in Baloch Para, Jahangir Road and Patel Para localities of Jamshaid Quarters during which 10 suspects were taken into custody during house-to-house search.All the entry and exit points of the area were sealed before the start of search operation. Police sources said that search operation was conducted after increase in street crimes in the area.

ICJ to announce verdict in terrorist Jadhav's case today

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THE HAGUE (Dunya News) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case today (Thursday) at 3:00pm. Jadhav, a former Indian naval officer, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of espionage by a Pakistani military court.The international court had conducted a hearing of the petition filed by India on May 15. Counsels of the two states, Pakistan and India had concluded their arguments following which the panel had reserved the verdict.Pakistan had maintained that it was beyond jurisdiction of the court to hear such a case.Counsel for Pakistan Khawar Qureshi maintained that responsibility to punish terrorists lies with all of the countries. Qureshi said that the issue at hand concerns national stability of Pakistan and ICJ does not have the jurisdiction to rule over such case.Pakistan would not be deterred in fight against terrorism and those sponsoring terror could not shake its resolve, the counsel added. Qureshi said that India owns Jadhav as its national and that there should be no interference on Pakistani soil.India, till date, has not presented Jadhav’s birth certificate and passport, he added.Earlier that day, a 13-member Indian legal team presented arguments which were branded weak by experts of the law.The international court had then adjourned the hearing and reserved the verdict.This is the second time that Pakistan and India have taken an issue to the International Court of Justice. Earlier in 1999, Indian forces had shot down an unarmed aircraft of Pakistan Navy that flew at least two kilometres inside the territory.ICJ took up the plea filed by Pakistan seeking USD60 million in compensation from New Delhi. However, the ICJ ruled that the issue was beyond its jurisdiction.Kulbhushan Jadhav, an agent of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), was sentenced to death for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities in Karachi and Balochistan.After the verdict, India moved to the International Court of Justice against the death sentence and termed the conviction in its application as “egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.” India stated that it had been repeatedly denied consular access to Jadhav.

Sahiwal coal power plant starts generation

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SAHIWAL (Dunya News) – Power generation from the first unit of Sahiwal coal power plant has begun on Wednesday and 660MW of electricity produced at the plant has been added in the national grid.After completion of the second unit, the plant will produce 1320MW of electricity. According to a Punjab government spokesman, the capacity to generate electricity will further increase after the completion of second phase and 1000MW of electricity would be added to the national grid.The spokesman further said that the Punjab government has provided 1700 acres of land, free of cost, to the Chinese company Huaneng Shandong. He said that electricity load-shedding in the country will be further reduced after completion of the power project.

JIT in Panama case will bring facts before nation: Pervaiz Elahi

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ATTOCK (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) senior leaders Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi has said that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in will bring the facts before nation, Dunya News reported.He stated this while speaking to media in Attock on Wednesday. Answering a question regarding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif claims on Dawn Leaks, Pervaiz Elahi said that the JIT formed under the Supreme Court in Panama case will bring the facts before nation.Pervaiz Elahi said that the people should not be disappointed and added that everyone must keep an eye and on the JIT formed to probe the Panama case.

Saudi Arabia gifts 150 tons of dates to Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Saudi Arabia has gifted 150 tons of dates to Pakistan in a ceremony held at the Saudi embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday, Dunya News reported.Acting Saudi ambassador Marwan Bin Rizwan handed over the gift to Additional Secretary SAFRON, Tariq Hayat, on behalf of the Saudi government.Speaking on the occasion, Marwan Bin Rizwan said that the government and people of Saudi Arabia always stood with Pakistani brethren.

Multan: Breach in canal inundates village, cotton fields

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MULTAN (Dunya News) – According to details, a vast area of residential land, mango orchids and cotton fields were submerged under water due to 20 feet breach in canal near Tataypur village in Multan on Wednesday.Residents of the area tried to fill the breach on self-help bases but failed to plug the gap. Afterwards, the breach was filled with the help of an excavator after a hectic effort of five hours.The resident accused the irrigation department officials for the loss of property and crops as they failed to reach the spot in time.

Broom, Neesham have Kiwis on cruise control

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DUBLIN (AFP) - New Zealand eased to their second successive victory in the one-day international tri-series in Ireland, beating Bangladesh by four wickets with 15 balls to spare on Wednesday.Set a modest target of 258, a fifth wicket stand of 80 between Neil Broom and Jimmy Neesham proved a match-winning one.Although Broom fell two runs short of his second 50 of the series and Neesham followed him back to the pavilion immediately after reaching the landmark, there was no late scare for this impressive Black Caps sideAfter Luke Ronchi had given New Zealand their usual fast start (27 from 27 balls) skipper Tom Latham led from the front with 54 from 64 balls.When he was dismissed in the 21st over, they were already scoring at the required run-rate and although Ross Taylor was leg before to Mustafizur Rahman for 25, Broom and Neesham regained the momentum which put them firmly in control.Rahman and Rubel Hossain each took two wickets but the Bangladesh bowlers just did not have enough runs to play with on the compact Clontarf ground.Bangladesh managed only 257 for nine despite three batsmen making half centuries.Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmuduallah all reached 50 but none could go on and Sarkar ended up as the top scorer with 61.Hamish Bennett, the one change in the Black Caps line-up which beat Ireland in their first match on Sunday -- he replaced Scott Kuggeleijn -- was rewarded for an economical 10-over spell with two wickets in the last over to finish with three for 31.Bangladesh also had to had make one change to their first line-up with captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who had been suspended for the Ireland game last Friday, returning in place of Taskin Ahmed.The Tigers enjoyed a bright start with Tamim Iqbal and Sarkar putting on 72 for the first wicket but they had lost two wickets by the first drinks break with Tamim caught on the cover boundary for 23 and eight balls later, Sabbir Rahman was bowled by Mitchell Santner, the Black Caps five-wicket man of the match on Sunday.Santner was even more economical on Wednesday, conceding just 36 runs, but that was his only wicket and it was Ish Sodhi was upstaged him with two for 40, ending Sarkars 67-ball innings which included just five boundaries.Despite the short boundaries, Bangladesh struggled to find them with Mahmudullah the most successful, hitting six in his 51 while Mushfiqur hit the only six of the innings in his 55.Mosaddek Hossain picked up the pace in the closing stages with a run-a-ball 41 (four boundaries) but it was New Zealand -- three places higher than Bangladesh in the rankings -- who were the happier at the break and the batsmen finished the job in some comfort.The next match in the series is Ireland against Bangladesh at Malahide on Friday.

Sri Lanka eyes upset in Champions Trophy: Ford

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COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka leaves for the Champions Trophy in England Thursday after intense training and with the team hoping for an upset, coach Graham Ford said Wednesday.Speaking to reporters in Colombo ahead their departure, the South African head coach of middle-ranked Sri Lanka said preparing for the tournament was one of his biggest challenges.We have to be realistic and accept that we go into this tournament as underdogs, Ford said. Sometimes that is a good place to be.He declined to identify the main opponents. However, he said Sri Lanka was up against some fantastic players, but they were in danger of lowering their guard.We will just be going one game at a time. It is no point in looking past the next game. In world cricket today, every single match that you play is tough.There are some high quality performers in every team. The group we are up against has some fantastic cricketers. We have to be on our best, he added.He said the Sri Lankans, currently ranked sixth in ODI games, had made progress in recent months thanks to intense training and could return from the tournament with smiling faces.Earlier this month, Sri Lanka hired famed South African paceman Allan Donald as a fast bowling consultant ahead of the Champions Trophy starting on June 1.Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews said the team had been improving and his colleagues were aware that there was no room for hiccups.We will definitely improve day by day and I am sure the boys are up to the challenge, Mathews said. We dont have time for hiccups in a tournament like this.The 15-man squad led by Mathews completed a week-long training session on Sunday.They went through strength and altitude training in the central hill region of Kandy, 500 metres (1,640 feet) above sea level, to prepare for conditions in England.

'Head of state' security for Aussies in Bangladesh

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DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh will provide the highest level of security for Australias cricketers when they tour in August-September, organisers said Wednesday, after a spate of recent Islamist attacks.What is usually reserved for a visiting head of state will be provided to them, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told AFP.He made the comments as Cricket Australias head of security Sean Carroll visited Dhaka to oversee plans for the tour, during which Australia are scheduled to play two Tests.Australia have not played a Test in the country since Ricky Pontings team visited Dhaka in 2006, just six years after Bangladesh were granted Test status.Australia were scheduled to play two Tests in Bangladesh in October 2015 but the tour was cancelled amid security fears after attacks by Islamist extremists in the Muslim-majority nation.Australia also refused to send their junior team to last years Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka.Bangladesh successfully hosted the England cricket team last year, drawing the Test series 1-1.We have guaranteed that the security, which was given to England cricket team last year, similar arrangement will be made for the Australian team, Chowdhury said.If there is any additional requirement needed, we are ready to provide that.Carroll visited Bangladesh in October during Englands month-long tour which came just months after an attack on a Dhaka cafe in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed.Bangladesh home minister and top security and police chiefs briefed Carroll on the planned steps for the tour on Tuesday.We are looking forward to working with the Bangladesh authorities and BCB to making sure there is very successful tour going ahead in August, Carroll told reporters.He said they were satisfied with Bangladeshs security plans for England last year and were now working to ensure a rigorous security plan for Australia.

RJ, strangers come forward to help blind girl abandoned by parents

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WEB DESK – It was really a dream come true for Nikita Shukla, after all that she had been through in her life.Shukla, a law student at the Government Law College in Mumbai, is completely blind and has no home, after being abandoned by her parents for refusing to marry at an early age.The third year law student met Suchitra at her studio when she had gone there to collect the prize she had won for the lucky contest.And, as the RJ spoke to her and get to know Nikita’s story, she asked her to go on record.Thanks to her friends and college professors, the 21-year-old managed to fund her education, surviving on one meal for three years.An encounter with a radio jockey, Sucharita Tyagi, has left her filled with hope. When the 21-year-old came to collect a contest prize held by the radio station, she met Tyagi. In a chat with her, she revealed her story, and ordeal.Sucharita Tyagi, moved by her plight, narrated the story through a series of tweets as she setup a fund-raiser for Shukla to help her continue with studies.Here is the story from Suchitra that she shared through the tweet thread.When we run contests, we try and pick up as many calls as we can, yet many go unanswered, so for one to get through On Air, is a big deal. One such lucky contest winner was Nikita Shukla, a third year law student at GLC, currently living at a hostel in South Mumbai. When Nikita came to claim her prize at Radiocity, she requested to meet RJs (as listeners sometimes do) So I met her a few weeks ago. Nikita is completely blind. Something her parents were not very excited about and wanted to get her married right after high school. When Nikita refused and insisted on studying further, she was asked to leave the house. Broke and without plan, Nikita bought a ticket to Mathura and was about to leave the city, when her friends convinced her to stay back. But how much money can college students contribute? Enough for her to pay her fee little by little. She’s borrowed from friends, sometimes kind professors even. A few small scholarships. But money was not enough to afford the luxury of three meals a day. For 3 years, Nikita has been surviving on only dinner.20 a month. The hostel fee paid in one go, gave her 20 free dinners a month, and that’s what she would eat All this while, scoring about 80% on her exams. Nikita didn’t come to Radiocity to tell me her story. She just came to collect a prize, but agreed to go on the record when I asked.Thanks to Suchitra’s effort, Nikita will now be able to take care of her expenses while pursuing her dream. One such lucky contest winner was Nikita Shukla, a third year law student at GLC, currently living at a hostel in South MumbaiThis is her. pic.twitter.com/rxzRoQMl9b— Sucharita Tyagi (@Su4ita) May 16, 2017 A single, blind girl who chose education over family, she couldnt believe people willingly GAVE her their money.Nikita Shukla, you star pic.twitter.com/JiL2TK0dZJ— Sucharita Tyagi (@Su4ita) May 16, 2017

RAW funding terror groups within Pakistan: Zehri

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QUETTA (Dunya News) – Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has on Wednesday revealed that RAW is funding the terror groups within the country.He let it be known while addressing a press conference in the provincial capital.The chief minister cleared out at the occasion that there will be no dialogue with the terrorists who are taking funds from India.Sanaullah Zehri vowed that we won’t back down and will keep on fighting enemies of the country.He also claimed that the law and order situation within the province has improved a lot in comparison to the past.The chief minister revealed that the work on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is in progress with fast pace and will be completed as early as possible.

Karachi: Office of political party demolished in Liaquatabad area

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – The office of a political party that was built on green belt in Liaquatabad area was demolished, reported Dunya News.As per details, the commissioner of the central region revealed that a political party has started to set up on green belt in Liaquatabad area as they illegally occupied the land.The illegal occupancy was put to an end by deputy commissioner Fariduddin.Officials confirmed that as many as 60 offices being illegally occupied by political parties have been demolished in the last few months.

WhatsApp outage frustrates users

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(Web Desk) – WhatsApp suffered yet another outage on Wednesday due to which users from different countries including Spain, Malaysia, England, Scotland, Ireland and others have been unable to log into the app.This has been the second outage within a month, resulting in flak for WhatsApp on social networking sites.Whatsapp is down worldwide right now. Supernatural cosmic energies asking us to speak to our family members for a change. Face to face.— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) May 17, 2017 Here we go again WhatsApp is down again WhatsApp WhatsAppDown— Christopher Hampton (@TheChrisHampton) May 17, 2017 Ugh WhatsApp is down again. topBBMAs— A n g i e -/ (@angie_vzr) May 17, 2017 According to reports, people using the instant messaging service were unable to receive or send texts and other attachments.About 10-12 percent of users are unable to log in their accounts while others experienced continuous connection issues as well as message sending/receiving.WhatsApp was down in parts of Pakistan, India, Canada, the United States and Brazil for both Android and iOS users during the first few days of the month of May. The issue had lasted for several hours before being resolved by the company.In the past, WhatsApp had experienced a major outage during New Years in 2015.
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