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Karachi: one more dead body recovered
Spain beat France 2-0, reach Euro 2012 semis
Pre-monsoon rains from Tuesday
PM for concrete steps to end power crisis
Foreign troops will not be allowed to use Pak soil: FO
Delay in hydel projects causes burden on masses
India to announce new measures to boost economy
Deadly Israel raids on Gaza deals blow to truce efforts
Rehman orders to improve Diplomatic Enclaves security
Three more shot dead in Karachi
PM allocates portfolios to federal, state ministers
Kenya arrests 2 Iranian terror suspects
KSE gains 64 points despite political uncertainty
Gold dips in local market
Lahore: Lawyers express solidarity with CJP

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According to details, body of a man was recovered from Memon Socity area of Lyari which was packed in gunny bag. The identity of the deceased is not yet known. Police have shited the body to Civil Hospital. Meanwhile, four people were injured in firing incidents in Azeempura, Azizabad, Banaras and Paposhnagar.

Spain beat France 2-0, reach Euro 2012 semis

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Spain took another step toward becoming the first country to successfully defend a European Championship title, proving once again in a 2-0 victory over France on Saturday that football s not all about strikers. Another disappointing performance from France s misfiring Karim Benzema seemed to lend further weight to Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque s Barcelona-like philosophy. On Wednesday his team will play Cristiano Ronaldo s Portugal in an enticing, all-Iberian semifinal encounter. Spain s opener came from the unlikely source of defensive midfielder Xabi Alonso who ghosted into a goal-scoring position to score a 19th minute opener with a powerful downward header. He then put the game beyond doubt with a late penalty. With Benzema struggling to make any impact and ballooning the few chances he had high over the bar, France had just one shot on target; striker-less Spain had five. The message to Portugal and others: We can score from anywhere. "We were in control most of the time," del Bosque said: "I don t think this is an unfair result because they didn t have a chance." On Sunday, either England or Italy will claim the last remaining semifinal berth, two teams who will have exceeded expectations if they make it to the last four. The winner will play Germany. England captain Steven Gerrard on Saturday called upon his teammates to "seize the day," saying it was time to prove the doubters wrong by reaching the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time in 16 years. His coach, Roy Hodgson, appears to have galvanized the England camp and confidence is growing. But the coach warned against over-confidence, saying it could be a "very long night for us" if Italy takes control. Gerrard and fellow midfielder Scott Parker both in their early 30s are aware this could be their last major tournament. They may come up against Mario Balotelli who, at age 21, said Sunday he feels like Peter Pan, the fictional flying boy who never grows up. "I am a bit of a Peter Pan, because I m free," the unpredictable and fiery striker said. He met the media on Saturday for the first time at the European Championship and revealed how much "fun" it s going to be facing three of his Manchester City teammates in the quarterfinals England goalkeeper Joe Hart, center back Joleon Lescott and midfielder James Milner. English left back Ashley Cole, hoping he can collect his 100th cap by making the final, invoked a famous English symbol to sum up his team s approach one that perhaps will be necessary given the team s relative lack of flair.

Pre-monsoon rains from Tuesday

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According to Met Office, southwest monsoonal currents are likely to penetrate southern and eastern parts of the country from Sunday evening. Under the influence of southwest monsoon incursion, intermittent scattered rain-thundershowers are likely in Eastern Balochistan, Sindh coast, central and upper parts of Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and most parts of Kashmir from Tuesday to Thursday. Gilgit-Baltistan is also likely to receive scattered rain. The Met Office further informed that onset of regular monsoon season is likely during the first week of July. Meanwhile, weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country on Saturday. Roads and bazaars gave a deserted look due to severe heat wave. Prayers for rain were offered in different cities. Highest temperature was recorded in Sibbi, Turbat and Noorpur Thal where mercury soured up to 47 degree centigrade. Temperature recorded in other cities included Larkana and Jacobabad 46, Karachi 34, Quetta 33, Lahore and Multan 43, Islamabad 42, Murree 30, Peshawar 42, Gilgit 34 and Muzaffarabad 42 degree centigrade.

PM for concrete steps to end power crisis

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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday directed the Ministry of Petroleum to ensure the supply of 28,000 tones fuel oil to power sector daily to add 1200 MW in the national grid system. The Prime Minister stated this while chairing an important Energy Meeting to cope with the energy crisis at Prime Minister House on Saturday. The meeting also decided to provide 15mmcfd to GTPS, Faisalabad which would add another 65 MW in the national grid leading to ease up the pressure. The meeting also discussed to provide 100 mmcfd additional supply of gas to Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) to produce 300 MW which could help KESC in reducing their off take from the national grid of equal quantity of power making it available for helping in improving the supply of electricity. The gas is proposed to be made available to the power sector by suspending its supply of one day more to the industrial and the CAPTIVE power sectors in Punjab sparing the 66 mmcfd of gas for use in the most efficient power plants to produce electricity.

Foreign troops will not be allowed to use Pak soil: FO

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Pakistan has made it clear to US that use of secrete options against Haqqanis Network will damage Pak-US ties. According to sources, Pakistan has warned US that foreign troops will not be allowed to use Pak territory and termed US administration’s statements in this regard as unnecessary. Pakistani people and armed forces suffered a lot in war against terror in the region but our sacrifices were not recognized. Meanwhile, Pakistan foreign office has strongly condemned the recent attacks in Afghanistan, including the one that took place on Friday at a lakeside hotel near Kabul resulting in the loss of several precious lives.

Delay in hydel projects causes burden on masses

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According to Wapda officials, electricity generated out of Tarbela, Mangla, Ghazi Brotha and other hydel projects is being sold by Rs 1.54 per unit while electricity generated out of furnace oil and gas is being putting for sale by Rs 8.74 per unit. So far as the electricity generated by private power companies is concerned, it is available at the price of Rs 9.07. According to experts, Pakistani rivers have capacity to generate about 40,000 MW but management arranged for only 6,600 MW. About 600 MW electricity is likely from Jinnah Hydro Power Project, Alai Khwar, Dabair Khawair, Sat Para Dam and Gomal Dam after hectic labour of eight years. If rulers had focused their attention on national issues and preferred hydel power projects, masses would have been provided with cheap electricity on low rates.

India to announce new measures to boost economy

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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday, a day after the rupee touched a new record low against the US dollar. The rupee fell to a record low of 57.32 against the dollar for the first time Friday, as global uncertainty pushed investors to the safe-haven US currency. "These are no doubts of signs of weakness in the Indian economy. I am concerned but not depressed," Mukherjee told reporters in eastern city of Kolkata. "We will be able to take certain measures, which will be announced on Monday, which will improve the market condition." Mukherjee said the government had discussed the economic situation with the central bank governor on Friday. He said at a time when the global economy is in turmoil, then no country can expect that there will be pocket of development and particularly in a large economy like India. Foreign corporate confidence in Asia s third largest economy is low, due to new restrictive tax policies and a perception of government paralysis in enacting further reforms. The rupee has been one of the hardest-hit currencies in Asia, reflecting investor concerns about India s economy, which is being buffeted by high inflation and slow growth. The economy grew just 5.3 percent in January to March, its slowest quarterly expansion in nine years.

Deadly Israel raids on Gaza deals blow to truce efforts

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"The air raids by the Zionist enemy are new crimes. We will not stay silent in the face of the crimes," said Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades of the Islamist movement Hamas which rules the Gaza Strip. A fresh Israeli air raid shortly after its announcement killed a Palestinian and wounded 10 people in a Gaza City residential district, Palestinian medics said. Adham Abu Selmiya, spokesman for the Hamas-run emergency services, named the dead man as Ussama Ali, 42, who had been on his way to a wedding when he was killed by a missile apparently aimed at a passing motorcyclist. The rider was injured and taken to the city s Shifa hospital. The other casualties were either passers-by or residents of nearby apartments, Abu Selmiya said. The Israeli military said its air force carried out an attack in the northern part of the strip, where Gaza City is located, but did not give the precise location. The air force "targeted a terrorist squad ... during final preparations to fire a rocket at Israel," it said in a statement. "A hit was confirmed." Palestinian officials said the attack raised to three the number of people killed in seven Israeli strikes on Saturday and the number since Monday s outbreak of the latest round of violence to 15, with dozens wounded. At least 150 rockets and mortar shells have since hit Israel, wounding five people, among them four border police officers. Earlier in the day, Palestinian medics said, an Israeli drone killed a Palestinian man, Khaled al-Burai, 25, east of Jabaliya, in northern Gaza. And a medic said Ali al-Shawaf, aged six, was killed and his father and another man wounded in a strike east of Khan Yunis, but the Israeli military denied it was responsible. "The explosion that caused the death of the Palestinian child today was because of ordnance belonging to one of the terror groups," Lieutenant Colonel Avital Leibovich, the army s foreign press spokeswoman, said on Twitter. Witnesses said Israeli aircraft carried out at least four other strikes elsewhere in Gaza on Saturday. One targeted militants travelling in a car in the Zeitoun neighbourhood east of Gaza City after they had fired rockets into Israel, witnesses said. Raids also struck the Beit Lahiya area in the north and the Nusseirat and Al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza, without causing casualties, they said. Raids on Friday night targeted two camps of the Brigades in the centre and north of the territory, and a former Hamas security post in Gaza City. They wounded about 20 people, the health ministry said.

Rehman orders to improve Diplomatic Enclaves security

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A high-level meeting chaired by Rehman Malik was held to review the security arrangements of Red Zone and Diplomatic Enclave. He directed concerned authorities to ensure foolproof security measures in the federal capital, especially in the Diplomatic Enclave.

Three more shot dead in Karachi

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As per details, a man was killed in Zaman Town by unidentified armed men’s firing. Two tortured body were recovered from the limits of Nappiar and Bugdadi police stations. Three men were injured in a firing incident occurred near Soljar Bazar. On the other hand police have claimed to arrest two target killers. Peer Abad police arrested three extortionists.

PM allocates portfolios to federal, state ministers

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Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has allocated portfolios to the newly inducted thirty-eight Ministers and Ministers of state.According to a notification&sbquo; the federal Ministers and Ministers of State and their portfolios:- Federal Ministers Portfolios Chaudhry Pervez Elahi Senior Minister (Defence Production&sbquo; Industries Qamar Zaman Kaira Information and Broadcasting Farzana Raja Benazir Income Support Programme Makhdoom Amin Fahim Commerce Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan Communication Nazar Muhammad Gondal Capital Administration and Development Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan&sbquo; Climate Change Syed Naveed Qamar Defence Hina Rabbani Khar Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh Finance&sbquo; Revenue&sbquo; Planning and Development&sbquo; Economic Affairs and Statistics Mir Hazar Khan Bajrani Inter-Provincial Coordination Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Senator Farooq H. Naek Law and Justice&sbquo; Parliamentary Affairs Haji Khuda Bux Rajar Narcotics Control Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan National Regulations and Services Samina Khalid Ghurki National Heritage and Integration Mir Israullah Zehri National Food Security and Integration Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar Overseas Pakistanis Senator Babar Khan Ghauri Ports and Shipping Sardar Alhaj Mohammad Omar Gorgej Postal Services Moula Baksh Chandio Political Affairs Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour Railways Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah Religious Affairs Mir Changez Khan Jamali Science and Technology Engr. Shaukat Ullah States and Frontier Regions Makhdoom Shahabuddin Textile Industry Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar Water and Power The Ministers of State and their portfolios are: Abbas Ahmed Afridi&sbquo; Commerce Mir Dost Muhammad Mazari&sbquo; Communication Sardar Salim Haider Khan&sbquo; Defence Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan&sbquo; Foreign Affairs Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari&sbquo; Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Imtiaz Safdar Waraich&sbquo; Interior Malik Azmat Khan&sbquo; Inter-Provincial Coordination Muhammad Moazzam Ali Khan Jatoi&sbquo;National Food Security and Research Dr. Nadeem Ehsan&sbquo; Overseas Pakistanis Rahela Baloch&sbquo; Science and Technology Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi&sbquo; Water and Power

Kenya arrests 2 Iranian terror suspects

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According to an official, the police chief in charge of Kenya s coastal region, said Friday the two were arrested in Nairobi this week and that one led counter-terrorism officers to the coastal town of Mombasa to recover 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of a powdery substance that police believe is explosive material. The U.S. Embassy in Kenya on Friday warned of an imminent threat of a terrorist attack in Mombasa and said all U.S. government personnel must leave the city. It also said travel to Mombasa by U.S. officials has been suspended until next month. Kenya has been facing the threat of an attack from al-Qaida-linked Somali militants. The al-Shabab insurgents have vowed to bomb an area of Kenya for sending its troops into Somalia.

KSE gains 64 points despite political uncertainty

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The Karachi Stock Market started the week with upward trend but the market dipped after former PM Yousaf Raza Gilani’s disqualification. However, on last day of the week, the market improved and surged by 64 points to close at 13,730 points. Average trade volume remained at 69 million shares.

Gold dips in local market

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According to Sindh Gold Association, one told gold price surged by Rs 100, while 10-gram gold price closed at Rs 48,857 after a decrease of Rs 85. In international market, gold price surged by $4 an ounce.

Lahore: Lawyers express solidarity with CJP

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They have also announced to observe black day on June 27 in this regard. While expressing solidarity with the Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, All Pakistan Lawyers Convention was held by Lahore Bar Association in Lahore. A large number of lawyers attended the session. Speakers criticized the government for its wrong policies and expressed unwavering solidarity with the Chief Justice of Pakistan. They were of the view that lawyers from across the country would stand by the Supreme Court in this hard time for rule of law and respect for the constitution. Rawalpindi Bar President made it clear that there is complete ban on the entry of Asma Jahangir, Ch Aitzaz Ahsan, Zahid Bukhari. During this, lawyers also shouted slogans against the government and in favour of Chief Justice of Pakistan.