Thursday 2 November 2017

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Dense smog, fog blanket different cities of Punjab

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LAHORE (Dunya News) - Dense smog and fog blanketed different cities of Punjab, including Lahore on night between Thursday and Friday, Dunya News reported.The thick smog and fog also affected road traffic very badly. According to a Motorway spokesman, the Motorway sections at various places were closed as visibility was down to zero. Visibility was also down to zero at several places at the National Highway.The Motorway police have appealed the drivers to use GT Road for travelling. The Motorway police have also urged the drivers to drive slowly and switch on fog lights. They also requested people to stay home and avoid unnecessary travelling.

Karachi: Police nab six accused after encounter

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Police arrested at least six accused in injured condition after separate encounters in different parts of Karachi on Thurssday, Dunya News reported.According to details, police arrested four accused in injured condition after encounters in Landhi, Awami and Industrial Area. Arms motorcycles and mobile phones were also recovered from them. Police sources said that the arrested persons were involved in several cases of street crime.Police also conducted an operation in Orangi Town area and arrested two drug peddlers. Police have also recovered huge quantity of narcotics from their possession.On the other hand, rescues teams recovered body of a dead man from Qayyumabad Stop area while a man was killed in Noorgoth area near Super Highway in firing incident.

Two women, 10-year-old girl released from Indian jail reach home

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GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) - Two Pakistani women, Fatima, her sister Mumtaz and Fatima’s 10-year-old daughter Hina returned to their ancestral city Gujranwala on Thursday after spending 11 years in an Indian jail in Amritsar.A large number to relatives and residents of the area were present at Fatima’s residence in Dhale area of Gujranwala to welcome them. The sisters and girl child were garlanded on returning home.Talking to Dunya News after reaching home, Fatima and Mumtaz termed their release from the Indian Jail a miracle. Earlier, Rangers personnel presented bangles and Mehdi to them at their arrival at Wahga border.Fatima and Mumtaz were arrested by Indian authorities at the Attari railway station in 2006 on charges of smuggling drugs while they were travelling from Pakistan to India in Samjhouta train. At the time of arrest, Fatima was pregnant and had delivered a girl, Hina, in the jail.

Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar to appear in accountability court today

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Safdar will again appear before accountability court in National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) references today (Friday).Nawaz Sharif is nominated suspect in references regarding Park Lane Apartments, Al Azizia Steel Mills and offshore companies, while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (r) Safdar are nominated in reference regarding Park Lane apartments alone.The Accountability court will again hear Nawaz Sharifs petition to combine three references in the light of the judgment of Islamabad High Court (ICH).A two judge bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Thursday revoked the decision of accountability court against merging anti-graft references in Nawaz Sharif’s case.Two prosecution witnesses Sidra Mansoor of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and Jahangir Ahmad of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will also appear in the accountability court.On the other hand, Islamabad police have chalked out tight security arrangements for today’s hearing. At least 1,000 police and FC officials would be deployed for the security duties.

West Indies win series after drawn Zimbabwe Test

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BULAWAYO (AFP) - An obstinate stand of 91 between Regis Chakabva and Graeme Cremer secured Zimbabwes first draw in Test cricket since 2005, leaving the West Indies to settle for a 1-0 series victory.The West Indies were on course to win the second Test on the final day when Sikandar Razas dismissal for 89 left Zimbabwe on 210 for seven, leading by just 88 runs with nearly 64 overs still left to play.But Chakabva and Cremer combined in an unbroken stand for the eighth wicket that chewed up nearly 50 overs, leaving West Indies coach Stuart Law frustrated at the slow, placid nature of a Queens Sports Club pitch that permitted just 27 wickets in five days.Id just like to see a more even contest between bat and ball, said Law. There are a lot of people saying that Test cricket is dying, and on a pitch like this it is.Both sides had an outside chance of forcing a result when Zimbabwe went into the final day on 140 for four in their second innings, leading by 18 runs.But Zimbabwes hopes narrowed when they lost Peter Moor for 42 in the fourth over of the day, particularly with man of the match Raza tiring from his efforts.The allrounder became just the second player after South Africas Jacques Kallis to score 80 or more runs in both innings of a Test and take a five-wicket haul, but was ultimately undone by a vicious inswinger from Jason Holder after lunch.Chakabva and Cremer fought back, but the latter enjoyed some fortune. Three times the West Indies had appeals against Cremer turned down by the umpires, only for replays to suggest the batsman should have been given out.Having used up their two reviews, there was nothing the visitors could do about it.It costs a lot of money to set up the cameras and have the technology available to us, and to only be able to use it for two incorrect appeals, I think is ludicrous, said Law.With the lead edging past 150 after tea, Zimbabwe gave some thought to declaring and attempting to gain a share of the series, but thought better of it.We know its quite hard to take 10 wickets in 50 overs, let alone 30, so after Raza got out we almost had to shut up shop and just take overs out of the game to make sure we couldnt lose the Test match, said Cremer.Zimbabwe went on to score 301 for seven before the two captains shook hands on the draw.The West Indies were able to celebrate their first Test series win under captain Holder, who took up the role more than two years ago.There was only one team out there today trying to win it, and unfortunately we werent able to do it. I cant fault the commitment of our players, said Law.Everybody has worked really hard to get this 1-0 victory and were going to celebrate this series win.

Qualcomm sues Apple for breach of software license contract

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(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc has sued Apple Inc, alleging that it violated a software license contract to benefit rival chipmaker Intel Corp for making broadband modems, the latest salvo in their longstanding dispute.Qualcomm said in a lawsuit filed in California state court in San Diego on Wednesday that Apple used its commercial leverage to demand unprecedented access to the chipmaker’s highly confidential software, including source code.Apple, which could not be reached immediately for comment, started using Intel’s broadband modem chips in the iPhone 7.In its complaint, Qualcomm alleged that Apple was required under its contract to ensure that Apple engineers working with Qualcomm did not communicate details about Qualcomm chips to Apple engineers working on competing chips from Intel.Qualcomm alleged that in July, Apple emailed Qualcomm to request “highly confidential” information about how its chips work on an unnamed wireless carrier’s network. Apple copied an Intel engineer in the email for information, Qualcomm alleged.In another instance, Qualcomm alleged that an Apple engineer working on a competing chip asked an Apple engineer working with Qualcomm to get technical information from Qualcomm.Reuters had reported earlier this week that Apple would drop Qualcomm’s chips altogether from its iPhones and iPads beginning next year.

Karachi Mayor insists Federal Govt, Army, Judiciary to take notice of census data issue

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has insisted the Army, Judiciary and Federal Government to take notice of ‘wrong census data’Karachi Mayor has boosted the public correspondence movement in the wake of alleged “wrong census data” with regard to Karachi.Inviting people to the November 5 protest, the Karachi Mayor said that the number of inhabitants of Karachi in new census data has been reduced to 150 million from 300 million.MQM-P leader said that miscalculations in census in a specific city, concerns the entire country. Moreover, he stressed that wrong census will result in disproportionate distribution of resources and faulty planning and management.Karachi Mayor stressed the habitants of the city to actively participate in the protest and in the struggle to have their voice heard.

Myanmar Rohingya must return as citizens: UN refugee chief

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UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Myanmar must grant citizenship to the Rohingya to allow hundreds of thousands of people from the Muslim minority to return to Rakhine state from where they were driven by an army campaign, the UN refugee chief said Thursday.These people cannot remain stateless because this statelessness exposes them to discrimination and abuse, as has been the case in the past, said Filippo Grandi, the UN high commission for refugees.More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled Rakhine since late August during military operations that the United Nations has described as ethnic cleansing and the worlds most acute refugee crisis.Myanmar authorities say the security crackdown was in response to attacks by Rohingya militants on police posts in late August.For people to go back and for this return to be sustainable, you need to address the very complex issue of citizenship, Grandi told reporters after addressing the Security Council.No return will be sustainable ... if that issue is not unblocked.For decades, the Rohingya have faced discrimination in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are denied citizenship and denigrated as illegal Bengali immigrants.Aside from recognizing the Rohingya as citizens, the government must also agree on a development program for Rakhine state, one of the poorest in the country, said Grandi.The violence has to stop and humanitarian aid workers must be given access to Rakhine to reach those in need after villages were torched and remaining residents face hunger, Grandi said.Myanmar authorities are in talks with the UN World Food Programme to resume food deliveries in Rakhine, but details on the relief effort have yet to ironed out, he added.Grandi said the Myanmar government had invited the UN refugee agency to a meeting to discuss the plight of the Rohingya and he expressed hope that this will lead to more cooperation.In Washington, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that he will travel to Myanmar next week, becoming the most senior US official to visit since the start of the Rohingya crisis.

Three dead in Colorado Walmart store shooting police

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Three people were fatally shot at a Walmart store in Colorado on Wednesday evening, police said, in a country that is struggling with frequent deadly gun violence.There are (3) confirmed dead, the Thornton Police Department said on Twitter, raising an earlier toll after a woman whom it earlier announced was transported from the scene died.There is currently NO one in custody, said the department, appealing for anyone with information to call.Last month, a gunman in Las Vegas killed 58 people in the countrys worst mass shooting in recent history.More than 33,000 gun-related deaths occur annually in the United States, according to a study released this month.While US politicians are quick to enact sweeping policies, including military action, in response to terrorism attacks, authorities have taken little concrete action to address the far-deadlier epidemic of domestic gun violence.The inaction is largely due to the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby -- and Republicans who rely on it for funding and other support -- categorically rejecting gun control measures.

Ministry of Interior tells employees to avoid using WhatsApp

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Ministry of Interior directed employees to refrain from using popular instant-messaging service WhatsApp reasoning that it can “pose serious risk to enterprises when the data is sent without being encrypted”.The notification dated October 27, 2017, quotes Appthority report in which WhatsApp topped the list of the most blacklisted appsby the companies. It was recommended to all employees that they should avoid the use of such apps which send user information without their intervention to abroad servers.Photo: Notification from the Ministry of Interior dated October 27, 2017The report by Appthority claimed that WhatsApp, WinZip, and Where’s My Droid Pro are the most blacklisted iOS and Android apps in enterprise environments as they pose a serious threat to business security.To protect ones privacy, the ministry asked workers to install and use anti-viruses like Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Nod32 and Avast. Software firewall such as Cornodo Firewall or Zonealarm should be installed and updated, the notification adds.The ministry warns employees against downloading attachments from emails unless sure about the source. It was told that malicious activities must be reported to the concerned people immediately.

Uproar in National Assembly over delimitation bill

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid presented constitutional amendment bill for delimitation of constituencies on Thursday that was met with uproar in National Assembly.PPP’s Naveed Qamar objected that the bill would have to be passed first in the Council of Common Interests before it enjoys any support from the members belonging to PPP.PTI members in the National Assembly also demanded that the security concerns of PPP should be considered regarding the support of the bill.Two third majority to pass the bill in National Assembly was also absent in the house and so the meeting was postponed.Speaker Ayaz Sadiq later met senior PPP leaders Naveed Qamar and Khurshid Shah to ask them to reconsider the matter but they did not agree.

'Effective' Martial earns France recall

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PARIS (AFP) - Fresh from netting the winner against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, Manchester United forward Anthony Martial was rewarded on Thursday with a call-up to Didier Deschampss France squad.Having scored six goals in all competitions this season despite sharing left-wing duties at Old Trafford with Englands Marcus Rashford, Martial earned his first national selection in a year.He remains effective. He hasnt been with us for the last five or six gatherings but Anthony was with us (before), he was at the Euros, said coach Deschamps of the 21-year-old, who has scored just once for France in 15 caps.He had a difficult period but hes come back well. Ive seen him perform when coming off the bench but Im not going to pigeon-hole him as a substitute.All four of Martials Premier League goals for United this season have come as a substitute, however he has scored in both the Champions League and League Cup when starting the game.Lyon forward Nabil Fekir was also recalled for the French squad while midfielder Steven NZonzi and defender Benjamin Pavard have been included for the first time.Deschamps is without a number of established stars for Frances friendlies against Wales on November 10 and Germany four days later.Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Chelseas midfield enforcer NGolo Kante, Marseille forward Dimitri Payet and Monaco pair Djibril Sidibe and Thomas Lemar will all miss out due to injury.Deschamps was already without Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy and talented Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele.Hugo was injured yesterday (Wednesday playing for Spurs against Real Madrid), he underwent exams this morning which confirmed he has a groin tear, meaning he will be out for two weeks, said Deschamps of his captain Lloris.Benjamin (Pavard) has been playing very well for his club (Stuttgart) and for the French under-21s.Fundamentally hes a centre-back but he can play in other positions.Sevillas NZonzi, formerly of Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City, has been brought in as cover for Kante.Steven is 28, he played for the under-21s a long time ago, he played very well last season with a lot of competition for his position, said Deschamps.Hes made a good start to the season with Sevilla.Squad:Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (Paris SG), Benoit Costil (Bordeaux), Steve Mandanda (Marseille)Defenders: Lucas Digne (Barcelona/ESP), Christophe Jallet (Nice), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris SG), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal/ENG), Layvin Kurzawa (Paris SG), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart/GER), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona/ESP), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid/ESP)Midfielders: Blaise Matuidi (Juventus/ITA), Steven NZonzi (Sevilla/ESP), Adrien Rabiot (Paris SG), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham/ENG), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich/GER)Forwards: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich/GER), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal/ENG), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal/ENG), Anthony Martial (Manchester United/ENG), Kylian Mbappe (Paris SG), Florian Thauvin (Marseille)

Trump calls for death penalty for NY attacker

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NEW YORK (AFP) - President Donald Trump called Thursday for the man charged over the New York truck attack to be executed, after investigators said he confessed to being inspired by Islamic State group propaganda.Trump had earlier said he was considering sending Sayfullo Saipov, 29, to the militarys notorious Guantanamo Bay detention center, but backed off the idea in a blast of early morning tweets calling for the death penalty.Would love to send the NYC terrorist to Guantanamo but statistically that process takes much longer than going through the Federal system, Trump tweeted.There is also something appropriate about keeping him in the home of the horrible crime he committed. Should move fast. DEATH PENALTYSaipov appeared in a New York federal courtroom Wednesday on terrorism charges after he allegedly drove a rented pickup truck down a mile-long stretch of bike path Tuesday in Lower Manhattans West Side, where children and their parents were preparing to celebrate Halloween.Eight people were killed, five of them friends from Argentina celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation.A 31-year-old Belgian mother was also among the dead and 12 other people were wounded in the worst attack in New York since the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda hijackings.Police shot Saipov in the abdomen after he allegedly ran over his victims and exited his truck brandishing fake guns.Federal prosecutors have announced two charges so far: provision of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and violence and destruction of motor vehicles.The material support charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, but federal prosecutors can also seek the death penalty, although a capital punishment case would be extremely rare in New York.The complaint said Saipov, an Uber driver and father-of-three who moved to the United States in 2010, confessed to acting in the name of IS and felt good about what he had done, even demanding to hang an IS flag in his hospital room.NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY Trump wrote on Twitter late Wednesday.Trumps Guantanamo tweets reflect a reality at the naval base: If Saipov were sent there his trial would likely be delayed by many years.Since the first inmates arrived in 2002, only eight have been convicted in the military commissions there, according to Human Rights Watch.Three of those convictions were overturned and another three were partially invalidated, and the entire legal process has been beset by endless challenges and allegations of government misconduct.Saipov deliberately intended to attack on Halloween, determined to kill as many people as possible and believing that the streets would be more crowded for the holiday, authorities said.A year ago, he first planned an attack in the United States, before settling two months ago on a vehicle strike, prosecutors said.He appears to have followed almost exactly to a T the instructions that ISIS has put out in its social media channels before with instructions to their followers on how to carry out such an attack, senior police officer John Miller said.He was found in possession of knives, a stun gun in his vehicle and two cell phones contained thousands of IS propaganda images and dozens of videos that showed IS fighters killing prisoners, prosecutors said.While investigators are still working round the clock, it appears Saipov only became radicalized after moving to America.

Another MQM-P member Nasir Jamal defects to PSP

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Much to the shock of MQM-P, Former Deputy Convener and senior MQM-P leader Nasir Jamal defected to PSP on Thursday.Anees Qaimkhani claimed that many MQM-P party workers and office holders moved to the PSP after former deputy convener’s decision to join Mustafa Kamal. “Many members and party workers belonging to MQM-P, PTI and others are joining Kamal’s PSP,” said Qaimkhani.Nasir Jamal also held that MQM-P has become a subject to turmoil due to inner conflict for leadership.On the other hand, Addressing in a Seminar in Karachi University, MQM-P head Farooq Sattar said that Karachi’s population was maliciously shown less in latest census data.He further stated that the unrest is failing the otherwise “durable economy” and objectives set by UNICEF.Speaking on the defection issue, Sattar claimed that they are being backed against the wall but will show their strength and determination, this Sunday.

Daughter of Pakistan's founder - Dina Wadia - passes away at 98

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(Web Desk) – Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter Dina Wadia breathed her last today as she passed away at the age of 98.She is survived by her son Indian industrialist Nusli Wadia.According to sources within her family, Dina Wadia died today and her funeral activities will soon be taken care of. She was born in London on August 15, 1919.About Dina WadiaDina was the only child of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Rattanbai Petit – who was known as Maryam Jinnah after marriage. She was a pampered child and enjoyed a deep attachment with her father.Her mother died in1929 of cancer. The daughter-father relationship never deepened after Dinas marriage. It is worth mentioning that Jinnah never issued any legal notice to disown her daughter.She never traveled to Pakistan until her fathers funeral in Karachi in September 1948.In 2004, she was invited to watch a cricket match between India and Pakistan in Lahore. She accepted the offer and supported cricket diplomacy.In 2007, Dina filed petition in Mumbai High Court and demanded the authorities to hand over the Jinnah’s Mumbai mansion to her. She said that the property cannot be classified as evacuee property, as her father had died without leaving behind a will.Quaid-e-Azam’s residence in Mumbai is situated in Malabar Hill. Jinnah mainly lived in his Bombay mansion before the independence and moved to Karachi later on. Jinnah House was built in 1936 and it was vacated by Quaid in 1947 partition.In March, a lawmaker belonging fromBJP demanded that the residence of Pakistan’s founder should be demolished. He recommended building a cultural centre in place of the iconic Jinnah House.Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Mangal Prabhat Lodha expressed his rage in the Indian legislative assembly. While addressing the issue of budget of Public Works Department, he called Jinnah House the place from where the conspiracy of partition started.Her grandson Ness Wadia and Jehangir Wadia are both renowned Indian businessmen. Ness Wadia is the part of board of directors of several companies and also, owns shares in IPL franchiseKings XI Punjab.
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