Saturday 28 October 2017

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At least three dead in Mogadishu car bombings

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MOGADISHU (AFP) - At least three people were killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital on Saturday that were claimed by Shabaab Islamists, police and medics said.Following the blasts, witnesses reported hearing gunfire and said the entire area around the Nasa Hablod Hotel 2 had been sealed off by security forces.The twin attacks came just two weeks after a massive truck bomb exploded in central Mogadishu, killing at least 358 people, making it the deadliest attack in the troubled countrys history.The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab claimed Saturdays bombings in a statement on its Andalus radio station, saying its fighters had forced their way into the hotel.The Mujahedeen fighters are inside Nasa Hablod 2 hotel where... apostate officials are staying, said a brief statement posted on a pro-Shabaab website, quoting Andalus.Mogadishus Aamin ambulance service has so far removed three bodies from the scene and evacuated 17 wounded, its director Abdukadir Abdurahman told AFP.A car loaded with explosives went off at the entrance of Nasa Hablod Hotel and there is gunfire, police official Ibrahim Mohamed told AFP, saying there was also a minibus loaded with explosives which went off a nearby intersection.An AFP correspondent at the scene also reported seeing two people lying on the ground but their condition was not immediately clear.Mohamed Ahmed Mohamud, who drives a tuktuk taxi told AFP he saw a soldier stopping a car near the hotel when the blast went off.I was driving in front of the hotel, a soldier talked to small luxury car then a big blast went off. Two female passengers were on board, but now I dont know where they have gone, he said.Gunfire inside the hotelWe can hear the gunfire but it is difficult to know who is fighting, the forces cordoned off the building and no one can go close to it, said a witness called Abdulahi Nure.A taxi driver at the scene told AFP he saw four bodies being carried away, while another witness called Yusuf Moalim said a senior police official appeared to be among the victims, whose car had been near the hotel entrance when the blast occurred.The Nasa Hablod 2 is a popular hotel located in the north of the city whose sister hotel, the Nasa Hablod, was hit by Shabaab militants in June 2016, in an attack that killed 11 people, including a junior minister.That attack also began when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car outside the hotel which was then stormed by gunmen, provoking an assault that lasted several hours and only ended when special forces killed three attackers inside.The Shabaab lost their foothold in Mogadishu in 2011 but have continued their battle to overthrow the Somali government, launching regular attacks on military, government and civilian targets in the capital and elsewhere.

Earthquake tremors felt in different cities of Pakistan

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SWAT (Dunya News) – According to the reports, earthquake tremors have been felt in Swat and different areas surrounding Swat including Shangla, Saidu Sharif, Kalam, Malakand, Dasu, Abbottabad and Kohistan at around 10:52 PM on Saturday.Tremors were also felt in Bagh, Sargodha, Kot Momin, Phool Nagar, Sangla Hill and surrounding areas. The people were terrified and came running out of buildings and houses, reciting Kalma-e-Tayyaba.The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.9 on Richter-scale. The origin of the quake was the Hindu-Kush range with depth of 30 Kilometers.

Ashes hopeful Stoneman extends contract with Surrey

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LONDON (AFP) - Mark Stoneman who is likely to open the batting with Alastair Cook in the upcoming Ashes series with Australia signed an extension to his contract with English county Surrey on Saturday.The 30-year-old -- who scored over 1,000 runs in his first season with the club after joining from Durham -- played in Englands last three Tests partnering former skipper Cook in what has become a problematic spot for the side.Stoneman, whose top score in the three Test series with the West Indies was 52, said he hoped to enjoy many more fruitful campaigns with Surrey.I am delighted to have extended my contract, Stoneman told the countys website.It is a fantastic place to play cricket and I have thoroughly enjoyed my first season with the club.I believe over the next few years I can be part of a successful period in Surrey CCCs history, added Stoneman who was unlucky to score an unbeaten 144 in the One-Day Cup final last term and end up on the losing side.Surrey also persuaded three other England players to commit themselves with contract extensions including another of the 16-man Ashes squad uncapped wicketkeeper/batsman Ben Foakes.The 24-year-old -- who averaged over 42 in the County Championship -- signed a contract that sees him out till 2020.I am grateful for this opportunity to extend my future at Surrey because I have enjoyed my first three years here greatly, he said.England One Day specialists Jason Roy and Tom Curran -- who will hope to make it out to Australia for the Twenty-20s and the ODIs post Ashes -- were the other two to sign extensions.

Nibiru to bring apocalyptic earthquakes on Nov 19: conspiracy theorists

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(Web Desk) – Mysterious planet Nibiru will bring apocalyptic earthquakes from November 19 onwards, claimed conspiracy theorists in their recent attempt to forecast the end of time.Writer Terral Croft said second two weeks of November and then December are crucial because of global seismic activities will reach at their peak. The earthquakes will be triggered by gravitational influence of Nibiru. This mystery planet will not only disrupt the functioning of earth but also create problems for other planets and parts of solar system.Despite complete rejection by NASA, people claim that Planet X or Nibiru orbits around sun after thousands of years. Different tricks are applied to calculate when Nibiru will exactly orbit near earth which will cause “apocalyptic earthquakes”.The rumours came to light after PlanetXNews.com highlighted the matter and predicted an apocalypse in near future due to weather patterns across earth and elsewhere. It was also claimed that there will be volcanic eruptions due to strong gravitational force.Earlier,Conspiracy theorists had predicted that a long spell of tribulation will hit earth from October 15 after the appearance of Planet X.One of these doom-mongers, Dave Meade, believed that the process of triggering end of planet which will last for seven years and begin from October 15. There will be seven whole years of a series of tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes, he added.According to Meade’s prediction, Planet X or Nibiru would have emerged in the solar system and pass from near earth resulting in bringing series of natural disasters to the planet, including volcano eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes.Another doom monger had predicted the end of world on September 23 sayingbasing biblical prophecy of the rapture. It was said that apocalypse will blow away the world after the appearance of a woman wearing the sun. She will have the moon under her feet and wear a crown on her head with twelve stars, the prophecy claimed giving Biblical verses from John 14:1-3 as proof.

FO directs for recovery of abducted Afghan deputy governor

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign office has instructed authorities concerned to launch search operations to recover deputy governor of Afghan province after he was abducted in Peshawar on Saturday.Reportedly, deputy governor of province Kunar had arrived in Pakistan for medical treatment but was abducted in Peshawar. Afghan embassy has requested the foreign office to locate missing public servant and inform about his whereabouts.File photo of the abducted deputy governorThe foreign office has stated that departments concerned have been informed of the incident and directives have been issued.Afghan-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa consul general reported that Nabi arrived in Peshawar on Thursday and scheduled an appointment with a doctor in Dabggari area on Friday.According to him, he was abducted by unidentified men in Dabggari.In 2016, an ex-Afghan governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was abducted in Islamabad and recovered two weeks later in Mardan.

Pope Francis condemns Europe's low birth rates

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VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday decried low birth rates in Europe and urged more help for young people preparing their future path in society.A Europe that rediscovers itself as a community will surely be a source of development for herself and for the whole world, the pope told (Re)Thinking Europe - a project sponsored by the European bishops conference (COMECE).Europe is suffering, the pontiff said, from a period of dramatic sterility. Not only because Europe has fewer children, and all too many were denied the right to be born, but also because there has been a failure to pass on the material and cultural tools that young people need to face the future.The Argentinian pontiff described the European Union as a tired grandmother, no longer fertile and vibrant, in a 2014 address to the European Parliament.On Saturday, he said he found Europe to be increasingly distinguished by a plurality of cultures and religions but warned of the dangers of erecting walls of indifference and fear when it came to assimilating migrants who are more a resource than a burden.For Francis, leaders together share responsibility for promoting a Europe that is an inclusive community, as it looks to meet challenges including the imbalances caused by a soulless globalisation.Among the popes audience were European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans and EU parliament chief Antonio Tajani.They heard Pope Francis insist that Europe is not a mass of statistics or institutions, but is made up of people who should not be reduced to an abstract.

Kunar's Deputy Governor gone missing from Peshawar

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Verifying the news after contact with the Pakistani ambassador in Afghan embassy, the spokesperson for Foreign Office presented the Afghan embassy’s narrative saying that Kunar’s Deputy Governor Muhammad Nabi had come to Peshawar for medical treatment but has since gone missing without any contact.“The Afghan embassy also requested the Foreign Office to gather and share information regarding the missing governor,”the Spokesperson said while adding that the relevant institutions have been informed regarding the incident and have been instructed to recover the missing governor.Although, Some sources hold that Kunars Deputy Governor has been abducted. Pakistan Security Forces however, did not confirm the incident.Afghan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Consul General Moeen Akhtar said that Muhammad Nabi had come to Peshawar on Thursday and scheduled an appointment with a doctor in Dabggari the next day.“There, he was abducted by unidentified gunmen and we still haven’t heard anything about him,”he added.Muhammad Nabi’s abduction was confirmed by officers at the Shah Qabool police station. The officers said they were trying to locate the governor and rescue him.Last year, former Afghan governor Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was recovered in Mardan, around two weeks after he was kidnapped in the capital city Islamabad.

Shehbaz favoured by Pakistan's majority to become premier: GSP survey

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(Web Desk) – A public opinion survey conducted by United States-based organisation Global Strategic Partners has revealed that Shehbaz Sharif is favoured by the majority of Pakistan to become the prime minister.According to details of the survey, data for which was conducted by Institute for Public Opinion Research, 65 percent of the respondents voted chief minister Shehbaz Sharif the highest among Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan and Asif Ali Zardari.At least 51 percent of the respondents said that they like Imran Khan.A comparative analysis shows 53 percent of the respondents see Shehbaz Sharif as a better potential prime minister than Imran Khan whereas 39 percent of the people think the other way around.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf comes second in the potential 2018 federal government-list with 27 percent and Pakistan People’s Party stands third in terms of ballot power.The survey has come in some six months ahead of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s tenure expiration which is due in mid 2018.Pakistan has been politically struggling for over two months since Nawaz Sharif, president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was ousted in a verdict delivered by the apex court on July 28th in a corruption case pushed for by opposition parties namely Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Awami Muslim League and Jamaat-e-Islami.Then petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan following disqualification of Nawaz Sharif and disolution of the cabinet.In multiple interviews since then, PM Abbasi has cleared that policies of Nawaz Sharif are to be pursued for the rest of the tenure of Nawaz-league.Alleged intraparty frictionsSince Nawaz Sharif has been convicted in the corruption case, Pakistans biggest political party has succeeded in having its candidate, wife of the ex-premier Kulsoom Nawaz win NA-120 by-election on September 17 and draw a counter narrative to corruption charges.Meanwhile, there have been reports of intra-party rifts doing rounds which are invariably denied except for former interior minister chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan who has stated that there are differences of opinion within the party.However, he has denied divisions in the political party.Maryam Nawaz, daughter of the disqualified premier, who led successful electioneering in NA-120 by-polls among all leaders of the party have maintained that both Nawaz Sharif and brother Shehbaz Sharif are on the same page.Whilst opposition parties have been claiming of divisions within the federally ruling party, PML-N has denied tensions between the two leaders.

Sharif files another appeal to challenge NAB references in SC

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Accountability courts are proceeding the hearings with regard to NAB references against Nawaz Sharif. While the former prime minister filed another appeal to challenge the references in Supreme Court two days ago after the first appeal was rejected by the SC’s registrar, pointing out certain objections.NAB had filed four corruption references against the Sharifs and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad’s accountability court last month following the SC’s order.The references against the Sharif family pertain to the Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metals Establishment, their London properties and over dozen offshore companies owned by the family.PML-N Chairman also requested the apex court to consider the appeal for hearing, citing that it is not within registrar’s domain to reject appeals. Nawaz Sharif has filed another appeal today and requested the court to consider the hearing of appeal, filed against registrar’s authority on November 2.Last month, SC had dismissed review petitions filed by the ousted PM and his children against the Panama Leaks case.

Briton accuses lawmaker of advances, parliament says 'unable to act'

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(Web Desk) – A British woman has revealed to The Telegraph on Saturday that a member of the parliament sexually harassed her and she was denied justice by the parliament.The alleged victim said that the police told her they were unable to act as the incident happened abroad while parliament’s authority concerned Kathryn Hudson maintained that she was unable to act.The victim has stepped forward after The Times revealed that four members of the parliament had made advances on younger researchers and colleagues.A Conservative and a Labour minister are among the four accused. Use of text messages through mobile phones was revealed as one of the means of communication by the accused ministers.The Times reported on another Labour MP who approached a younger researcher while drunk with inappropriate tex messages.In a response, Prime Minister Theresa May’s office stated that there was no formal knowledge of any such allegations however, the claims would be treated ‘extremely seriously’.

Will shut down poor performing companies: Finance Minister assures

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – According to sources, Provincial Finance Minister DR. Ayesha Ghous Pasha informed that data regarding companies’ performance and funding is being compiled for a thorough review and all the companies with poor performance and funding irregularities will be shut down.It was also discovered that Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah emphasized in the meeting that no company would be allowed to operate illegally.It was decided in the meeting that data regarding the relatively better performing companies will be announced to the public.Dunya News Investigation Wing, on October 20, unearthed mammoth irregularities over Rs80 bn in financial matters of 56 companies formed by Punjab government.As per details garnered, Punjab govt had constituted 56 companies under guise of good governance and registered them under Article-42 of Companies Ordinance 1984. Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif was inspired by the Turkish model and therefore summoned analysts from the same.Opposition had decided to raise the issue of ‘Punjab Companies Scandal’ in Punjab Assembly on October 25and demanded that the issue be discussed for at least two days in assembly.Earlier, the finance department had confessed that Punjab government has been violating the ‘Information Act’. The department made it clear that foreign loans were issued to the companies and terms of agreement prevent the department from revealing further information.The finance department referred all queries to the federal government, stressing that any further information will be revealed only after permission is granted from the federal government.

'Those opposing FATA merger in KP busy in filling own pockets'

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SWABI (Dunya News) – Major (retd) Amir said on Saturday that those politicians who oppose merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are in fact busy filling their pockets.While addressing to a three-day gathering organised by Jamaat-e-Ishaat-e-Tauheed Wa Sunnah, he criticised the act in parliament to amend Khatm-e-Nabuwwat clause in nomination papers. He asked why anyone couldn’t figure it out within two days.Maj. Amir called those who oppose FATA merger in KP corrupt and self-centred. The event was attended by Sheikh ul Quraan Maulana Muhammad Tayyab, KP CM Pervez Khattak, Maulana Samiul Haq and other religious scholars.A large number of people attended the occasion and supported the cause and rights of FATA locals.

Mourinho hails players' desire as United beat Spurs

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MANCHESTER (AFP) - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was delighted by the commitment of his side after they bounced back from a shock defeat by Huddersfield Town with a 1-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.Substitute Antony Martials goal nine minutes from time was enough for United to go three points clear of Spurs in second place in the Premier League table.Mourinho slammed United for a really poor attitude after the 2-1 defeat by Huddersfield but the Portuguese boss was far happier with what he saw against Spurs.We all feel we have to win every match so thats why I felt disappointed at Huddersfield, he told Sky Sports.It looked like we didnt know that every point is a precious point. Today, every ball looked like the last ball of their careers.As for Martial, whose United future has been a source of speculation, Mourinho said: Sometimes he starts the match and his contribution is good but he doesnt score.I dont understand some reactions when people question are they Red Devils? The two strikers were up against amazing central defenders, some of the best in Europe.There was nothing fancy about Martials winner, the forward finishing after a kick downfield by United goalkeeper David De Gea was headed on by Romelu Lukaku.Martial scores with a bad shot, but the bad shots can be the most beautiful, said Mourinho. To play well against a very, very good team feels even better.Former Chelsea manager Mourinho accepted the result could easily have gone the other way, saying: That was difficult, it could have been a draw. Both teams were trying to win but both knew the opponent was strong.We knew if we had one defensive mistake we could lose and thats what happened to them.We tried and we deserved the victory.Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino agreed with much of Mourinhos assessment, saying: It was an even game.It was a shame to lose. I think we deserved more. It was unlucky that in the last 10 minutes we conceded our goal. It was our mistake.Tottenham were without injured striker Harry Kane but Pochettino insisted his sides title challenge was about more than the in-form England forward.If Dele Alli had scored now the question would be different, Pochettino said. It is always about the result. You are always going to miss your main striker but it is not fair to talk about Harry Kane.

Specific lobby trying to trigger unconstitutional act: Ahsan Iqbal

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Speaking to the media on Saturday, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that a specific lobby consisting of some anchors, retired army officers and failed politicians are designing a narrative to push for an unconstitutional act, namely a confrontation between PML (N) and Pakistan Army, for their personal ends.“But this conspiracy will fall flat as Pakistan has become a stable democracy that can no longer be derailed,” he said, while blaming the lobby for trying to create chaos in a “Progressive Pakistan”.Citing a World Bank report, the Interior Minister said that Pakistan’s economic boom is 10 years high and cannot be disrupted with chaos anymore.Responding to a question related to institutions, he said that the government is not heading for collision with the institutions and next General Elections will be held right on schedule destroying the hopes of some “Failed Politicians”. He also added that PML (N) has honored the five year term of rule.

US soldier dies after helicopter crash in Afghanistan

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KABUL (AFP) - A US soldier died after the helicopter they were in crashed in Afghanistan, foreign forces said Saturday, denying Taliban claims that it had shot down the aircraft.Six other US crew members were injured in the accident late Friday in Logar province, south of Kabul, NATOs Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said in a statement.The death brought the number of US soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan -- where they are supposed to be in a non-combat role -- so far this year to 11, two above the tally for the whole of 2016.A US service member has died as a result of injuries sustained during a helicopter crash, Resolute Support said.US battlefield deaths have been relatively rare since the transfer of primary responsibility to Afghan forces at the end of 2014.The Taliban, which has waged a 16-year insurgency against foreign forces and their Afghan counterparts, said on Twitter that its militants brought down the aircraft.But provincial governor spokesman Salim Saleh told AFP the helicopter hit a tree after a successful operation to support ground troops in Kharwar district.When the foreign forces were leaving the area, their helicopter hit a tree and crashed. The forces cordoned off the area for hours to take their wounded soldiers out of the area, he said.The last US soldier to be killed in action died in August during an operation targeting Islamic State group insurgents in restive eastern Afghanistan.US forces continue to provide air support for Afghanistans fledgling security forces, who are struggling to beat back the Taliban and IS militants.As part of a new strategy outlined by US President Donald Trump in August, America is sending more than 3,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, on top of the 11,000 already deployed there, to help Afghan forces.
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