Friday 23 June 2017

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Lahore: Police nab 5 suspects during search operation

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – At least five suspects were taken into custody during police combing and search operation in different parts of Lahore on Friday night, Dunya News reported.According to details, police carried out combing and search operation in Faisal Town, Islampura and Model Town and its surrounding areas.Police also uses biometric device for the identification of residents during house-to-house search and arrested five suspects from Faisal Town who failed to provide any identity document.

Peshawar: Two terrorists killed in battle with security forces, police

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PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – At least two terrorists of a banned outfit were killed in encounter with security forces and police in Chamkani area of Peshawar in the wee hours of Saturday, Dunya News reported.According to details, police and security forces raided a compound in Chamkani area on intelligence report during which terrorists hiding in the compound opened fire. The law enforcement agencies returned the fire as a result two terrorists were killed.Three police officials, including an SHO, were also wounded in encounter with the terrorists which lasted for three hours. The injured cops were immediately shifted to hospital.The security forces declared the compound clear after a search operation and hoisted Pakistan flag on the building.According to IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the dead terrorists belonged to a banned organization and were involved in several cases of bomb attacks.

PM Nawaz to celebrate Eid in London

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LONDON (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with his family in London, Dunya News reported on Saturday.The Prime Minister will reach London today (Saturday) after performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia. PM Nawaz is expected to stay in London for a few days.Sources said that the Prime Minister will also undergo a medical checkup during his stay in London.

Traffic cop death: MPA Majeed Achakzai arrested

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QUETTA (Dunya News) - MPA Majeed Achakzai of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) was arrested from his residence in Satellite Town area of Quetta on Friday on charges of crushing to death a traffic police official.A case has been registered against Majeed Achakzai and he was locked at the Civil Lines Police station.Traffic police official Haji Attaullah was killed on Thursday when MPA Majeed Achakzai’s vehicle ran over him at the GPO Chowk. Two other people were also wounded in the accident.

Funeral prayers of martyred policemen offered in Karachi

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KARACHI (Dunya News) - The funeral prayers of four policemen, who were martyred in firing incident in SITE area, were offered at the Police Headquarters garden in Karachi on late Friday night.A special contingent of the police saluted the cops, who died in the line of duty. Floral wreath was also laid at the coffins of the martyred policemen.The funeral prayers of the martyred policemen were attended by provincial minister Manzrro Wasan, DG Rangers Maj Gen Muhammad Saeed, IG Sindh A.D. Khawaja, highly ranked police officials and a large number of people.According to police sources, ASI Muhammad Yousuf, Constable Shabbir, Constable Khalid and Constable Israr embraced martyrdom when some unidentified miscreants riding on motorcycles sprayed bullets on them when they were breaking their fast at a roadside restaurant in SITE area.

ICC confirms plans for World XI series in Pakistan

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LONDON (AFP) - Plans for the full resumption of international cricket in Pakistan moved forward Friday when the sports global governing body said it wanted to send a World XI to the country later this year.With the exception of Zimbabwes tour two years ago, Pakistan have had to play all of their home matches outside of the country since a 2009 terror attack on Sri Lankas team bus in Lahore.But Friday saw the International Cricket Council, following the conclusion of its annual meeting in London, announce that plans for a World XI to play in Pakistan later this year were continuing to be developed.The ICC board said it had agreed to support a three-game Twenty20 series between Pakistan and a World XI in a bid to help revive international cricket in the country.All the matches would take place in Lahore and be accorded full Twenty20 international status, the ICC said, adding further details will be announced in due course.After Pakistans stunning 180-run win over arch-rivals India in the final of the one-day international Champions Trophy tournament at The Oval last week, coach Mickey Arthur said he hoped the visit of the World XI would go ahead.Were scheduled to have a World XI in Pakistan in September for three Twenty20 games, he said.So hopefully that starts paving the way for future tours. We can only hope.Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed added: I hope this win will boost Pakistan cricket and all the (major) playing nations will come to Pakistan.Giles Clarke, the president of the England and Wales Cricket Board and head of the ICCs Pakistan task force said, in comments reported by the Guardian in March: The desire is to give the cricket-starved Pakistani supporters the chance to see some of the worlds finest players in live action.Furthermore, the terrorists cannot win and cricket must not give up on Pakistan.

Roy's bizarre exit turns 2nd T20 South Africa's way

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TAUNTON (AFP) - Jason Roys bizarre dismissal turned the second Twenty20 internationals South Africas way as the Proteas won by just three runs at Taunton on Friday.The narrow victory saw South Africa level the three-match series at 1-1 as they bounced back from a nine-wicket defeat by England in the series opener at Southampton on Wednesday to set-up a winner-takes-all clash in Cardiff on Sunday.England were on course for an unbeatable 2-0 lead while Roy (67) and Jonny Bairstow (47) shared a second-wicket stand of 110.But when Roy was given out obstructing the field -- the first time this had happened in a T20 international -- the innings fell away.Englands cause was not helped by batting second under increasingly dark skies in a match that started at 1600 GMT despite a lack of floodlights on the ground, although home skipper Eoin Morgan did field first after winning the toss.A target of 12 off the last over became four off the last ball after Liam Dawson hit Andile Phehlukwayo for a boundary.But he could not repeat the trick and South Africa had a morale-boosting victory to follow their first-round exit at the 50-over Champions Trophy, with this win achieved despite the absence of coach Russell Domingo, who had flown home after his mother was involved in a traffic accident.Durban-born Roy, dropped from Englands Champions Trophy semi-final loss to Pakistan after a run of low scores, was in superb form, hitting nine fours and going to his fifty with a six -- off spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.Bairstow fell first, chipping man-of-the-match Chris Morris (two for 18) to mid-on.And then came the turning point.Roy veered dramatically off a straight course, with the result he placed himself between the incoming throw from Phehlukwayo, which hit him on the heel, and the stumps.South Africa appealed and, after on-field umpires Rob Bailey and Michael Gough referred the decision, Roy was given out by TV umpire Tim Robinson, the former England opening batsman.Roy was clearly aghast but Morgan insisted it had been a 50-50 call.Everyone in the changing room thought it could go either way, so its not massively controversial, Morgan told reporters.You can see why the umpires gave him out. We still had me and Jos (Buttler) coming in after that so we had enough firepower and experience to win the game but we didnt.Buttler, who made his name at Taunton with Somerset before joining Lancashire, was brilliantly yorked by Phehlukwayo for 10 and Morgan was well caught in the gathering gloom by opposing skipper AB de Villiers -- whose reaction indicated hed seen the ball late.Earlier, Cape Town-born Tom Curran, a Surrey team-mate of Roy, marked his England debut with an impressive three for 33 in his maximum four overs.The tourists total of 174 for eight, with de Villiers top-scoring with 46, was a significant improvement on Wednesdays 142 for three.Curran, the son of the late former Zimbabwe international Kevin Curran, struck with just his second ball in international cricket when Reeza Hendricks bottom-edged a pull into his stumps.But fellow opener Jon-Jon Smutss brisk 45 kept the scoreboard ticking over.And star batsman de Villiers, as he so often does, upped the tempo further, with four sixes in his 20-ball innings.They included an extraordinary sweep off one knee against left-arm paceman David Willey that flew into the River Tone before he was dismissed next ball.Curran had Morris caught in the deep off a slower ball and the 22-year-old cleverly yorked Phehlukwafor a golden duck.But Farhaan Behardien added a 32 which proved more than useful.

England hope Broad will be fit for first Test

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TAUNTON (AFP) - England are optimistic Stuart Broad will be fit for next months first Test against South Africa at Lords despite a recent foot injury.The experienced pace bowler had scans on a bruised left heel after bowling only one over for Nottinghamshire in Leicestershires second innings as his side defeated their Midlands rivals in the Second Division of the County Championship this week.But with scans inconclusive, England hope the old-fashioned approach of a weeks rest will help the 30-year-old Broad regain full fitness in time for the first of a four-Test series that starts on July 6.He will now miss the four-day Championship match against Kent starting on Monday.An England spokesman added it was not yet clear if he would be fit to play for Nottinghamshire in their One-Day Cup final against Surrey at Lords on July 1, but said he would hope to be fit for the first Test at the home of cricket.Nottinghamshire coach Peter Moores said: Stuart has been assessed by the medics over the last 24 hours.They have ruled him out of the Kent game for him to keep getting treatment, and then well wait to see how he responds to that treatment.Broad, who no longer plays white-ball cricket for England, had taken 16 wickets at 20.87 in five Championship matches so far this season. He has also taken 10 wickets in as many One-Day Cup games en route to the final.If Broad, a mainstay of Englands Test attack with 368 wickets in 102 matches, plays in the final without suffering any adverse reaction, he will likely be named in the first Test squad.That would be a relief to England given the fitness problems affecting several of their other seamers.James Anderson, Broads longstanding new-ball partner and Englands all-time leading Test wicket-taker, has only recently returned from a groin injury, Chris Woakes is struggling with a side strain and all-rounder Ben Stokes has been hampered by a knee problem.

Dhawan excels before rain washes out India opener

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PORT OF SPAIN (AFP) - Shikhar Dhawan extended his excellent Champions Trophy form to the start of the West Indies tour but heavy rain forced the abandonment of the opening one-day international at the Queens Park Oval on Friday.Dhawan stroked an assured 87 and featured in an opening stand of 132 with Ajinkya Rahane (62) as the tourists reached 199 for three off 39.2 batting first when torrential midday showers curtailed their innings and no further play was possible.A no-result was declared in late afternoon when it became clear that prevailing conditions would not allow for a minimum 20 overs to be faced by the West Indies to constitute a match.After West Indies captain Jason Holder chose to field on winning the toss on a bright warm morning, Indias openers laid the foundation for a formidable total.They dominated a bowling attack that lacked genuine potency in the absence of injured fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who has been ruled out of consideration for the first two ODIs after breaking down during the series against Afghanistan two weeks earlier.Rahane made the most of his opportunity with the experienced Rohit Sharma rested from this campaign following the Champions Trophy.He was first to the half-century mark but was also the first wicket to fall, deceived by a slower delivery from fast bowler Alzarri Joseph and offering a simple catch to Holder at mid-on.Dhawan was then joined by captain Virat Kohil and looked certain to complete an 11th ODI hundred only to fall leg-before to Devendra Bishoo 13 runs short of the landmark.Leg-spinner Bishoo, who was not considered for any of the three ODIs against the Afghans, was the pick of the bowlers with figures of one for 39 from his allotment of ten overs.As the skies clouded over India lost another wicket in attempting to accelerate with Yuvraj Singh becoming Josephs second wicket.Kohli and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni were playing with greater urgency when the showers first arrived with India at 189 for three off 38 overs.They resumed after half an hour but managed just another eight deliveries before the players were again chased off the field by a heavy downpour. Despite the best efforts of the groundstaff and the umpires, who were hoping to have the West Indies face 26 overs in pursuit of a target of 194 on the Duckworth Lewis System, no further play was possible.The second match of the five-game series takes place at the same venue on Sunday.

'Duck-master' MPA takes media for ride after speeding vehicle kills cop

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(Web Desk) – Speeding vehicle of a Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Dr Majeed Achakzai claimed a traffic police’s life on Thursday only for him to dodge questions on Friday over who was in the driving seat.Haji Attaullah of Dera Ghazi Khan was policing traffic on Thursday afternoon on GPO Road in Quetta when a four-wheel drive rammed him to his death.A case was lodged against an unidentified violator of the law and when quizzed about who was driving the vehicle, Dr Achakzai of politically sound and socially influential family, ducked the questions and beat around the bush in programme ‘Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ among other programmes.File photo of the ‘murdered’ traffic copPhotos of the scenes that unfolded on GPO Road show the MPA present on the crime site.While talking to Kamran Khan, the MPA observed that the bereaved family of the cop would decide fate of the entire episode. He went on to ask the anchorperson to ‘consider’, that he was driving the vehicle.Copy of the FIR lodged at Civil Lines Police StationFootage shows the gruesome Quetta happening:

Google to stop scanning Gmail for ad targeting

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google said Friday it would stop scanning the contents of Gmail users inboxes for ad targeting, moving to end a practice that has fueled privacy concerns since the free email service was launched.A Google statement said Gmail users would still see personalized ads and marketing messages but these would be based on other data, which may include search queries or browsing habits.Google Cloud senior vice president Diane Greene said in a blog that the free Gmail service would now follow the same practices as its corporate G Suite Gmail.Consumer Gmail content will not be used or scanned for any ads personalization after this change, Greene said.This decision brings Gmail ads in line with how we personalize ads for other Google products. Ads shown are based on users settings. Users can change those settings at any time, including disabling ads personalization.Privacy activists have long complained that the scanning of email contents amounts to unwarranted eavesdropping on users.The internet giant earlier this year reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit in the matter, but a federal judge rejected the deal as inadequate.US District Judge Lucy Koh ruled in March that the settlement was difficult to understand and does not clearly disclose the fact that Google intercepts, scans and analyzes the contents of emails sent by non-Gmail users to Gmail users for the purposes of creating user profiles of the Gmail users to create targeted advertising.Danny Sullivan, founding editor of the online blog Search Engine Land, called the move a big change for Gmail, noting that the scanning of email contents has been the biggest hit against the services since it began.But Sullivan wrote on Twitter: On the other hand, does it reassure consumers to know that Google has better info now about how to target them than by reading their emails?

At least 35 killed in Parachinar twin blasts

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PARACHINAR (Dunya News) – Just moments after the terrible terror attack in Quetta, two consecutive blasts were heard in Parachinar market, as confirmed by polytechnic officials. The explosion took place in Akbar Khan Siraye Market and it is presumed to be an act of terrorism.Emergency has been enforced in the regional hospitals of the largest city of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is believed that the explosions have induced fire in the market. Rescue teams are on their way for help and injured people are being to admitted to local hospitals.According to latest reports, at least 35 people have lost their lives in the deadly attack while over 60 injured. Security forces have arrived at the area which also has a bus station nearby. The troops of Balochistan Federal Corps (FC) and police are inspecting the market area of Kurram Agencycapital.PHOTO: Armed forces conduct rescue operations in ParachinarThe local residents were busy in Eid-ul-Fitr shopping when the terrorist attack occured. One blast was followed by another after people gathered around with gap of 15 minutes in between, which spread a wave of panic amongst the people. Security forces are conducting a search operation in the market area.National Assembly lawmaker Sajid Hussain Turi, who belongs from the same area. had an exlusive talk with Dunya News in which he condemned the incident. He told the army officials were quick to respond to the situation and have started the rescue operations. Turi said ambulances, firefighter vehicles and aerial help was being provided in the affected area.He told the hospitals within FATA are not capable to treat those injured.Turi confirmed the casualties in Parachinar market blast. The region is close to the Pak-Afghan border which was opened after a brief gap some days ago after which two consecutive blasts have occured today.Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan expressed grief with families of the victims and condemned the explosions. ISPR sources told helicopters had flew from Peshawar to Parachinar in order to conduct rescue operations in the Kurram Agency capital. ISPR DG Major General Asif Ghafoor said, Two army aviation helicopters taken off from Peshawar to Parachinar for speedy evacuation of injured to peshawer . Security Forces have cordoned off the area. Rescue operation in progress.The incident was condemned by Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.Parachinar market, againLast March, blast in Parachinar market had spread panic the Kurram Agency area. A large number of people at Noor Market were targeted on a Friday morning, in which several casualties were reported.VIDEO: Parachinar market blast in March, 2017Quetta BlastAt least 13 people including seven policemen lost their lives while 14 others have sustained wounds in a powerful explosion outside Inspector General (IG) office in Quetta. It was later confirmed by the Deputy Commissioner. Those injured were admitted in various hospitals and undergoing medical treatment.Security alert ahead of EidSecurity has been put on high alert following the terrorist attack in Quetta. Strict security measures have been undertaken on the occasion of Juma-tul-Wida across Lahore and other cities. A security high alert has been issued and more than 7000 security personnel are present at major roads, mosques, and sensitive locations in the provincial capital.Police have established check posts in various cities to inspect and check the terror threat. The checkpoints are conducting snapchecking while Police Response Units and Dolphin Force have been ordered to perform constant patrolling of sensitive areas.

UN offers to help resolve Qatar row

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UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The United Nations on Friday offered to step in to help resolve a deepening crisis in the Gulf after Qatar was confronted with a list of demands from its neighbors, including the closure of Al-Jazeera television.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier this week had been adamant that Kuwait was best placed to lead efforts to defuse the crisis.Tensions escalated, however, after Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates presented a list of demands to Qatar overnight.These included the closure of Al-Jazeera, a downgrading of diplomatic ties with Iran and the shutdown of a Turkish military base in the emirate, according to the list that was leaked.We hope that the countries involved resolve the situation through dialogue, said UN spokeswoman Eri Kaneko. We are ready to assist if requested by the parties.The list of demands has not been officially confirmed.We continue to follow the situation with deep concern. We are aware of reports of a list of demands on Qatar. We are not able to comment in detail on, or confirm such a list, added Kaneko.Anwar Gargash, the UAEs state minister for foreign affairs, warned that Qatar should take the demands seriously or face divorce from its Gulf neighbors.Qatar is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.On June 5, Saudi Arabia and the UAE led a severing of all links with Qatar for allegedly supporting groups, including some backed by Iran.Other allies, including Bahrain and Egypt, followed.Saudi Arabia regularly accuses Iran, its regional rival, of interference throughout the Middle East.

Pakistan sent into mourning ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr

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(Web Desk) – Over 40 lives lost and over 100 people were wounded on Friday as three bomb blasts rocked Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, and Parachinar, capital of Kurram Agency which is one of the semi-autonomous districts of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that the army has spent a lot to clear of insurgency.Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa mourned the casualties ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr by saying that the ‘enemy was trying to mar nation’s festive mood’.Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, presently in Saudi Arabia on a personal visit during holy Ramazan, condemned the attacks in a statement. The President branded the terror attacks to be executed by the last remnants of extremists in the country.Quetta and Parachinar on June 23, 2017Authorities said 13 people were killed and 124 wounded when twin blasts tore through a market inParachinar, capital of Kurram district, a mainly Shia area of Pakistan’s tribal belt.Local official Nasrullah Khan told AFP that the first blast detonated as the market was crowded with shoppers preparing for the Eid ul-Fitr festival marking the end of Ramadan.June 23, 2017: Quetta blast siteOnline photoWhen people rushed to the site... to rescue the wounded, a second blast took place, he said, adding that he could not give further details of the attack but that officials fear the toll will increase.Sabir Hussain, the medical superintendent at Parachinars main hospital, said it had received 13 bodies and 124 wounded.Minutes after Parachinar market blastOnline photoPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif called for security to be beefed up across the country as he condemned the attack, saying that no Muslim could ever imagine committing such a horrific act.Pakistan has seen a dramatic improvement in security in the last two years, but groups such as the umbrella Pakistani Taliban and other extremist outfits still retain the ability to carry out attacks.Man rescues minor at the targeted Parachinar marketOnline photoLocal lawmaker Sajid Hussain Turi, the owner of the market, said bazaars in Parachinar had been barricaded off and vehicles banned from the area after multiple attacks have hit the city this year.Parachinar was the location of the first major militant attack in Pakistan in 2017, a bomb in a market which killed 24 people in January and was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. In March a second Taliban attack killed a further 22 people.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday’s attack.Kurram, one of Pakistans seven semi-autonomous tribal districts, is known for sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shias, who make up roughly 20 percent of Pakistans population of 200 million.

Wahab Riaz included in the CT17 prize winners list

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(Web Desk) – Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz has been included in the list of players who will receive a reward worth Rs10 million from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.According to the notification by federal government, the prize distribution ceremony will be held on June 5. Each player of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 squad will be awarded the cash prize from government.Wahab Riaz was reported injured during the tournament opener for Pakistan. India thrashed the green shirts in that match by 124 runs. He had conceded 87 runs in his 8.4 overs against the men in blues.Young debutant Rumman Raees was included in the side, replacing the 31-year-old fast-bowler. Left-handed batsman Haris Sohail was also a part of the squad, though he didn’t play a single game in the ICC event.Related:Angry fan puts Wahab Riaz up for bids on eBayThe ceremony will be held in Prime Minister House. Earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had announced a hefty prize of Rs10 million for each player after the Sarfraz XI achieved victory in Champions Trophy on June 18. They stunned India and won by 180 runs in the all-important final match of CT17.It should be noted that PM Nawaz announced Rs5 million for each member of the team management as well.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shehryar Khan had also announced Rs 1 million cash reward for each player of the winning squad of Champions Trophy 2017. On the other hand, ICC gave $2.2 million (Rs 14.18 crore) for the winning team whereas India received a sum worth $1.1 million (Rs 7 crore) as the runner-ups of CT17.
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