Wednesday 25 October 2017

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Polling for NA-4 by-election to be held today

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PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Voting for the National Assembly constituency NA-4-Peshawar by-election will be held today (Thursday), Dunya News reported.The polling will start at 8:00am and will continue till 5:00pm without any interval. At least 14 candidates are in the run for the seat. Of them, five belong to political parties and nine are independents.The seat fell vacant after the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Gulzar Khan who had won this seat in 2013 general election by securing 55,134 votes. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate had secured 20,412 votes and remained second.A tight contest is expected in the by-election in the constituency. PTI has fielded Arbab Amir Ayub while Nasir Khan is PML-N candidate. Pakistan People’s Party’s Asad Gulzar and Awami National Party’s Khush Dil Khan are also in the run.There are 352,445 registered voters in the constituency out of which 207,943 are male and 144,502 are female voters who will exercise their right of vote today.

Qandeel murder case: Abdul Qavi shifted to Multan after polygraph test

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MULTAN (Dunya News) - Mufti Abdul Qavi, accused in Qandeel Baloch murder case, was shifted back to Chehlek Police Station, Multan after undergoing polygraph test at the Punjab Science Francis Agency which lasted for six hours.Sources said that during polygraph test Mufti Abdul Qavi was questioned regarding Qandeel Baloch murder case. He was also questioned about the third person present during his meeting with Qandeel Baloch at the hotel.Mufti Abdul Qavi was also quizzed about his relations with members of Qandeel Baloch’s family and other relatives. The polygraph test lasted for six hours after which a special police team shifted Mufti Abdul Qavi to Multan.

Accountability court to hear references against Sharif family today

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar will appear before the accountability court today (Thursday) hearing the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) references against the Sharif family.Earlier, Nawaz Sharif was indicted in NAB references regarding Park Lane Apartments, Al Azizia Steel Mills and offshore companies, while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt (retd) Safdar were indicted in reference regarding Park Lane apartments alone.Prosecution witness Sidra Mansoor will record her statement in Park Lane Apartments reference in the accountability court today. The defence lawyer will cross-examine the witness.Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is once again out of the country and is unlikely to appear before the court. During previous hearings, his representative Zafir Khan appeared before the court on his behalf.Tight security arrangements have been made for today’s hearing. At least 400 officials would be deployed for the security duties. Apart from 15 persons with Mary Nawaz, people listed in the list and media representatives will be permitted to go to court room.

Contempt of court case: Imran to appear before ECP today

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has decided to appear before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today (Thursday) in Contempt of court case.The ECP had issued the contempt notice to Imran Khan in January 2017 over his remarks about the commission in a petition filed by Akbar S Babar.The ECP had issued non-bailable arrest warrants of Imran in relation to a contempt of court case against him earlier.However, the PTI approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) which, on September 20, suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants. Hearing the case, Justice Aamer Farooq, who headed a three-member larger bench, directed the PTI chief to reply to the ECPs show-cause notice.

Rajanpur: Toxic buttermilk claims one life, sends 15 to hospital

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RAJANPUR (Dunya News) – One man died while condition of 15 other was deteriorated after drinking toxic buttermilk in Daulatpur area in the jurisdiction Kandai Police Station in Rajanpur on Wednesday.The affected persons, including women and children, were shifted to hospital where doctors said that condition of four victims is very critical.The affected persons included Rasheed, Rabnawaz, Afshan Bibi, Shafia Bibi, Hafeez Bibi, Shahbaz, Kalsum, Samra, Momal, Sima, Nasreen and Shahzad.

Pakistan aim to carry momentum into T20s

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ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan will look to transfer the momentum from their one-day whitewash against Sri Lanka into the three Twenty20 internationals starting in Abu Dhabi today (Thursday) and ending in Lahore three days later.Pakistan blanked Sri Lanka 5-0 in the preceding one-day series and start the Twenty20 fixtures as strong favourites as the number two-ranked side, with Sri Lanka a lowly eighth.If Pakistan sweep the T20 series they will come within a point of first-place New Zealand and could go top if India beat the Black Caps in a three-match series next month.Aside from winning nine straight ODIs since lifting the Champions Trophy in June, Pakistan have also won nine of their last 11 Twenty20 internationals -- all since Sarfraz Ahmed took over as captain.Off the field too, Pakistan will hope to build on their efforts to revive international cricket back home with the last match to be played in Lahore on Sunday.That contest will see the return of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, eight years after their team bus was ambushed by gunmen on the way to the ground in Lahore on March 3, 2009.The attacks, which killed eight people and left seven Sri Lankan players and a staff member injured, resulted in the suspension of all international cricket in Pakistan, forcing them to play home matches in the United Arab Emirates.Despite Pakistan hosting the Pakistan Super League final in March and three T20 internationals against a World XI -- with players from seven countries -- last month, regular Sri Lanka skipper Upul Tharanga and five other players, as well as coach Nic Pothas refused to travel to Lahore.That forced Sri Lankan selectors to hand all-rounder Thisara Perera, part of the World XI, the captaincy and choose a new-look side.But Ahmed said his team will not underestimate Sri Lanka.Its satisfying to win the ODIs and we will target that same winning momentum but definitely we will not take Sri Lanka lightly, said Ahmed.Maybe they dont have big names but their players have played in the past and have done well. No team is weak in T20s, so we have to be at our best.Pakistans pace bowling will be further boosted by the return of Mohammad Amir who missed the ODIs with a shin injury.Fill-in Sri Lanka skipper Perera hopes his team will put up a good fight.I am really happy to be leading the team, said Perera. Its a dream come true for me and I hope this team can do something special in this series.Squads:Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Usman Shinwari, Umar Amin.Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera (capt), Dilshan Munaweera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ashan Priyanjan, Mahela Udawatte, Dasun Shanaka, Minod Bhanuka, Sachith Pathirana, Vikum Sanjaya, Lahiru Gamage, Seekkuge Prasanna, Vishwa Fernando, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chaturanga de Silva.Umpires (first match): Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Shozab Raza (PAK).Tv umpire: Ahmed Shahab (PAK).ICC match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM).

Skipper Shakib seeks Bangladesh turnaround

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BLOEMFONTEIN (AFP) - Shakib Al Hasan will be Bangladeshs third captain on a disappointing tour of South Africa as they seek to regain some pride in two Twenty20 internationals, starting in Bloemfontein Thursday.Bangladeshs all-time leading all-rounder was reappointed T20 captain after a seven-year gap following the retirement from the format of Mashrafe Mortaza.He takes over a squad that has already suffered humiliating defeats in two Test matches and three one-day internationals.So poorly have Bangladesh performed that Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim and one-day skipper Mortaza were unable to hide their frustration in comments to Bangladesh media.I am not able to motivate my players or guide my bowlers, Rahim was quoted as saying after the Tests.Mortaza said after the one-day games that neither the batsmen nor the bowlers took responsibilities.While Bangladeshs batsmen were always expected to struggle in South African conditions, the bowlers have been the most conspicuous failures on the tour.In two Tests and three one-day internationals, the bowlers have captured only 23 wickets at a combined average of 100.21.With no new faces in the T20 squad and leading bowler Mustafizur Rahman having returned home because of injury, Shakib appears to have the odds stacked against him.South Africa, though, will be without inspirational captain Faf du Plessis, who suffered a lower back disc injury in the final one-day international, which will keep him out of action for six weeks.JP Duminy, who had a win and two losses against Australia in his only previous experience of captaincy three years ago, will take over.The hosts have rested two of their leading bowlers, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir.The South Africans lost a T20 series against Sri Lanka last season despite outclassing them in the Tests and one-day games.With South Africa fielding an unusually inexperienced bowling line-up, Bangladeshs batsmen will hope to seize the opportunity to make a strong finish to the tour.South Africas batting looks formidable, however, and the Bangladesh bowlers will need to perform far better than they have in previous matches if they are to contain them.Squads:South Africa: JP Duminy (capt), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wkt), AB de Villiers, Robbie Frylinck, Beuran Hendricks, David Miller, Mangaliso Mosehle (wkt), Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi.Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Imrul Kayes, Liton Das (wkt), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Taskin Ahmed.

Moeen Ali pens new long-term deal with Worcestershire

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LONDON (AFP) - England all-rounder Moeen Ali has signed a fresh five-year contract with newly promoted Worcestershire, the club announced on Wednesday.The 30-year-old, set to jet out to Australia ahead of the Ashes series on Saturday, joined the county from neighbouring Warwickshire in 2006.Its happy days, said Ali, whose deal keeps him at New Road until the end of the 2022 campaign. To commit my future and probably the rest of my career to Worcestershire is a fantastic feeling.Ali, who had one year remaining on his current deal, is one of Englands key players, meaning he played little for Worcestershire this season as a result.He only made three county championship appearances in Worcestershires promotion campaign and participated in six one-day matches.But director of cricket Steve Rhodes said the left-handed batsman and off-spinner was a central figure for the county, who will play in division one of the championship next year after being crowned division two winners.Moeen is our England player and its important for us to have an England player, said Rhodes. Its also important for our dressing room, our players, our staff and our members and supporters and everyone involved at the club.It sends a message to other clubs that our better players dont feel the need to be elsewhere.He is in such a rich vein of form internationally and on the back of a wonderful season, he is turning himself into one of the best all-rounders in the world in international cricket.

Migrating pelicans get free lunch in Israel

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ISRAEL (Reuters) - A visit from tens of thousands of migrating pelicans may be a gift for bird-watchers, but for Israeli fish farmers it can be costly. In response, Israeli authorities have taken to feeding the birds to help preserve the farms’ stocks.Staff members of staff at the reservoir in Mishmar Hasharon feed the pelicans with six tonnes of fish three to four times a week, during the three months that the pelicans are flying over Israel, in a project funded by the Israeli Agriculture Ministry.Estimates of the number of birds that pass over Israel each year range from 75,000 to over 100,000. They migrate from southern Europe to spend the winters in central Africa.“When they pass here they make a lot of damage in the pools of the fish,” Zvika Gerber, CEO of Afikei Emek Hefer Communal Water Company, told Reuters.“They eat here and in the north, and then they have enough food to continue to the south of Sudan.”

PSB to prepare athletes for 2018 Asian Games through concise planning

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ISLAMABAD (APP):The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has chalked out a comprehensive plan to prepare the athletes for the 2018 Asian Games scheduled to be held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.Talking to APP, a PSB official said for the first time the Games are being co-hosted in two cities of Indonesia. “The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games will be held in Jakarta,” he said.The official said the disciplines to be contested in the Games include Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Bridge, Canoeing, Cycling, E Sports, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Kabaddi, Karate, Martial Arts, Mechanical Sports, Modern Pentathlon, Roller Sports, Rowing, Rugby sevens, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Sports Climbing, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling.“Since the inception of Asian Games in 1951, Pakistan has won a total of 199 medals (44 gold, 64 silver & 91 bronze medals) in the Games so far,” he said.He said Pakistan bagged most medals in the 1962 Asian Games held in Indonesia. “Pakistan had won 28 medals (8 gold, 11 silver & 9 bronze medals) in the event.”“Pakistan grabbed the least medals in the 2006 Asian Games held in Qatar. Pakistan won a total of four medals in the event, 1 silver and 3 bronze,” he said.He said to prepare the athletes for the 2018 Asian Games, PSB in collaboration with national sports federations will hold training camps from January 2018.“The athletes would be provided training-com-competitions tours abroad for comprehensive preparation,” he said.The official said national sports federations will be directed to hunt talented athletes from competitions including Quaid-e-Azam Games, Pakistan Inter-Board Sports Competitions, National Games, National Championships, Schools, Colleges and Universities.“The qualified coaches will be asked the train athletes and foreign coaches services will also be hired in consultation with national sports federations,” he said.

Pakistan, US agreed on strengthening ties: FO spokesman

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ISLAMABAD (APP): Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakria on Wednesday said Pakistan and United States (US) wanted to strengthen their relations and the visit of US Secretary of States would pave way in this regard.Talking to PTV, he said it was decided in a meeting of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and US Vice President on the side lines of United States of General Assembly (UNGA) session to improve ties between the two countries.Nafees Zakria said Pakistan presented its stance on ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LoC) and atrocities on innocent Kashmir in Occupied Kashmir during the visit of US Secretary of State.He said Pakistan had a great importance in the region, adding it had taken indiscriminate actions to eliminate menace of terrorism.

Governments' term completion important to address public issues: PM

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SKARDU (APP): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Wednesday said completion of term by the democratic governments was important to effectively address the problems of the people.Addressing a gathering here after inaugurating the Gilgit Baltistan University, the Prime Minister said the PML-N government was committed to serving the masses and had several development projects to its credit that proved that “it did not believe in making hollow promises”.The Prime Minister said the PML-N government was the only government which completed every single project it launched in the interest of common man.He said false pledges made by others for attracting mere votes did not make place in the hearts of people, however the PML-N always gave priority to prosperity of people by bringing improvement to their areas.Prime Minister Abbasi said his government was committed to bring about a revolutionary change in the lives of people of Gilgit Baltistan.He mentioned that he was in particular advised by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to complete all the earlier launched development projects of GB.He said unlike the previous governments, the PML-N government had increased funds for Gilgit Baltistan and mentioned the projects of roads networks, health and education schemes that aimed at providing best possible services to people at their door steps.Abbasi said the educated youth of GB would play a leading role in taking the region forward, adding that he was particularly pleased to inaugurate the Gilgit Baltistan University and also visiting the Skardu Cadet College.He said the issues of taxation for Gilgit Baltistan would be resolved.He said the lingering issue of timber had been resolved and hoped that it would be the last amnesty scheme. He urged the people to plant more trees and said Pakistan was facing serious climate issues and needed more tree plantation.The Prime Minister who earlier attended the budget meeting of the Gilgit Baltistan said his government was committed to uplift of GB as one of the most remotest and beautiful areas of the country and was diverting big resources for the purpose.He said work on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was going on at a fast pace and said it would usher in an era of progress and development that would transform the entire region.Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman said the Gilgit Baltistan region had witnessed a great change during the past four years, for which the credit goes to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for the uplift of area.He said with completion of the Gilgit-Chitral road, the region would get multiple connections and the dream of linking Gwadar to Gilgit was now a reality.Dr Arshad Ali Executive Director Higher Education Commission (HEC) briefed the Prime Minister about the establishment of the Gilgit Baltistan University for which 1,500 kanal has already been donated by the GB government. Set up at a cost of Rs 1769.845 million, the university would cater to needs of around 2,000 students.The university would have separate male and female hostels for 200 students each, laboratories and academic blocks.He said the government had allocated Rs 107 billion more for the Higher Education across the country. He said the government had spent Rs 1773.22 million from 2002-2018 in Gilgit Baltistan for eight projects and the allocation during the PML-N government were the highest.He said two out of 10 districts in Gilgit Baltistan would host universities, while sub-campuses would be set up at Ghizer, Chillas and Hunza.Earlier, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the Gilgit Baltistan University by unveiling the plaque. The university was earlier the campus of Karakorum University which has been converted to Gilgit Baltistan University.The event was attended by the GB Governor Mir Ghazanfar, Chief Minister Hafiz Hafizur Rehman, the Council members, Minister for Kashmir Affairs Barjees Tahir and DG Frontier Works Organization (FWO) Major Gen Muhammad Afzal.

First ever bill for safety and protection of journalists soon: Marriyum

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ISLAMABAD (APP):Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday said that the present government was in the process of promulgating the first ever bill for the safety and protection of the journalists containing a comprehensive plan for providing safe working environment to them and it would be presented in the cabinet meeting soon.She made these revelations while briefing the Senate committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, chaired by Senator Aslam Bodla here.She said that the moment she assumed charge as a state minister, the former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif advised her to bring in the legislation for the protection of the journalists. The minister told the committee that an exhaustive discussion had taken place with regard to the Protection of Journalists Bill during the last eight months and the government was contemplating to take joint steps with the media houses for the protection safety of the journalists.She said that all the elements of the Bill presented by MNA Tariq Ullah had been incorporated in the government Bill in which an appropriate definition of a journalist had also been formulated which includes all working journalists.The minister proposed the formation of a sub-committee to work further on the Bill and the Chairman of the committee acceded to the request.The minister informed the committee that the council of complaints of PEMRA was being re-constituted and people from different professional fields, lawyers and journalists would be included in it.She said that PEMRA was an authority and not an investigative body and was working in conformity with rules and regulations enshrined in the relevant Ordinance. She said that similarly the PTV Board of Directors had also been reformed in line with the Companies Act 2017.The minister told the committee that efforts were on the anvil to improve the performance of TV as an institution and she was personally supervising the process, adding that the cooperation of the parliament as well as the committee was also essential to accomplish the task. She requested the committee to schedule a separate and exclusive meeting regarding PTV affairs.Marriyum said that she would be ready to brief the committee about PTV affairs and the contemplated reforms whenever the committee so desired. She informed the committee that an FIR had been registered in regards to the fake IB letter about the parliamentarians.The committee meeting was attended by Senators Bashir Awan, Zeb Jaffar, Arifa Khalid , Naeema Kishwar, Fauzia Hameed, Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry, Parveen Masood Bhatti, Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon and Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar besides secretary Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, officials of the ministry, PEMRA and PTV.

Honda shows off self-balancing, electric bike

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TOKYO (AFP) - Honda on Wednesday showcased a new motorcycle that can stand unaided with or without a rider, using technology the firm learned from developing a walking humanoid.Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, Hondas Riding Assist-e is an all-electric concept motorbike that constantly assesses its position and moves the steering bar to ensure the heavy machine stays upright.For years, international bike manufacturers have experimented with various forms of gyroscopes to stop motorcycles falling over, said Hiroyuki Nakata, the engineer behind the idea.But if you wanted to keep something as heavy as a motorcycle standing, you need a large and heavy gyroscopic device and you need to keep turning it, he told AFP.Hondas device, however, is only the size of a lamp and can be rigged above the front wheel.With the system turned off, the motorcycle topples over when the rider takes his hands from it.But when it is flipped on, the bike stays stock still as if in a magic show, even when the rider walks away from it.Our vision is to put this on large motorcycles as well as small ones used for the daily commute, Nakata said.The technology was derived from Hondas ASIMO robot, a two-legged, self-standing humanoid that can jog, dance and converse with people.Japan is proud of the robot and has shown it off to world leaders, including Canadian leader Justin Trudeau and then-President Barack Obama.

Gilgit-Jaglot-Skardu highway to be completed by 2019, PM told

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SKARDU (APP):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Wednesday given a briefing on the 64-kilometer-long Gilgit-Jaglot-Skardu highway that will be completed at a cost of around Rs. 31 billion by December 2019, six months earlier that the scheduled completion time.Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA) while briefing the Prime Minister about Gilgit-Jaglot-Skardu highway and other road projects in Gilgit-Baltistan said the project was being built in collaboration with the Frontier Works Organization on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis.The Prime Minister was apprised that the road would have double the width of 40 feet – nine meters including its shoulders – and would be much safer and fast than the existing road.The road’s ground-breaking was earlier performed by former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.The project comprised five tunnels to speed up the traffic, besides having five bridges that would complete by May 2018.The Chairman NHA also spoke of the upgradation of Karakoram Highway, construction of five tunnels at Attabad lake site and ongoing work at Havelian Thakot section including the 6-lane Hazara Motorway.He said the work on 354 km long Gilgit-Chitral road would start soon.The Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction over the pace of work and said the completion of this road was a longstanding desire of the people of area. He was particularly appreciative of Director General FWO Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal for undertaking a very difficult task, and that too before schedule.
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