05/25/12 ~ Mera Pak Watan

Rahim Yar Khan: 15 dead, 20 hurt as bus overturns
US drone attack kills 3 in Miranshah
Multan: Groom among four injured in brawl
Gun and grenade attack injures 10 in Karachi
Hyderabad: Dacoits gang busted
Dir: Teacher tortures minor student, arm broken
Water supply to Islamabad remains shut
Lahore: Minor boy drowned in canal
Qaim, Malik brief president over Karachi unrest
CNG stations to remain closed for 24 hours in Sindh
Rahim Yar Khan:10 dead, 25 hurt as bus overturns
Chris Gayle the best batsman in Twenty20 cricket
LPG price up by Rs 5-6 per kg
APCNGA rejects CNG price hike, threatens to close stations
Egypt poll results point to deeply divisive runoff race

Rahim Yar Khan: 15 dead, 20 hurt as bus overturns

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The incident happened on National Highway when a speeding bus that was leading to Karachi from Fort Abbas overturned near Zafar Abad. Initial reports revealed that the passenger coach met this unfortunate fate as the driver tried to save a cyclist but could not have a grip on driving. As a result, 15 people lost lives. The dead bodies and the injured were being shifted to Shaikh Zaid Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan and other district hospitals.

US drone attack kills 3 in Miranshah

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A US drone attack early Saturday killed at least three people in Miranshah area in North Waziristan near Afghan border. The attack took place at a house near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal district. It was third drone attack in as many days in the region. According to details, a US drone fired two missiles at a house and at least three people were killed. The identities of the dead in the drone strike were not immediately known. Washington considers Pakistan s semi-autonomous northwestern tribal belt the main hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants plotting attacks on the West and in Afghanistan. North Waziristan is a stronghold of the Haqqani network -- Afghan insurgents blamed for a series of spectacular attacks on Western targets in Kabul -- and Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. Islamabad has been resisting US pressure to launch a sweeping offensive against militants in the area. Pakistan says the missile attacks are counter-productive, violate its sovereignty, kill civilians and fuel anti-US sentiment.

Multan: Groom among four injured in brawl

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According to details, ‘barat’ of Ijaz Ahmad reached the residence of Muhammad Bakhsh at the Nawabpur Road in Multan where the two parties clashed over a minor dispute. The relatives of the bride locked the groom and his relatives in a room and tortured them resulting in injuries to groom and three others. The injured were shifted to Nishtar Hospital for treatment.

Gun and grenade attack injures 10 in Karachi

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Some unidentified persons, riding on motorcycles, opened indiscriminate firing near Yadgar Fish Point on Jamshaid Road and then hurled a hand grenade, injuring 10 people. Panic spread in the area after the grenade attack. Teams of police and Rangers reached the spot and started investigation. Eight of the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital while two were moved to Jinnah hospital.

Hyderabad: Dacoits gang busted

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At least six members of a dacoits’ gang were arrested by police in Hyderabad. Large quantity of arms and looted gold was also recovered from them. According to SSP Hyderabad, the accused have confessed to loot coaches and buses at the Super Highway. He informed that women were also among the gang members. He said that raids are being conducted to arrest other members of the gang.

Dir: Teacher tortures minor student, arm broken

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According to details, a 5th Class student Naseeb Ullah was severely tortured by his teacher in Pitraq area of Upper Dir due to which his arm was broken while three of his fingers were also damaged. The boy was shifted to Peshawar for treatment where X-rays of his hand and arm were taken. Meanwhile, the maternal uncle of the boy has demanded action against the school teacher.

Water supply to Islamabad remains shut

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According to details, electricity was disconnected by IESCO at the Sangjani Filtration Plant due to non-payment of electricity bill by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Water supply to several sectors of Islamabad remained shut for the 4th consecutive day. Meanwhile, Islamabad will witness more water shortage in the coming days as underground water level will become low while the Met office has predicted that the Monsoon will start late this season. However, CDA has plenty of water stored at the Simly Dam which will be used during that period.

Lahore: Minor boy drowned in canal

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According to details, eight-year-old Sufiyan and nine-year-old Qasim of Multan road went to canal with their friends to take a bath. Both Qasim and Sufiyan slipped into deep water while taking bath and raised alarm. People present nearby came to their rescue and managed to save Qasim while search for Sufiyan is still in progress.

Qaim, Malik brief president over Karachi unrest

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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Interior Minister Rehman Malik gave briefing to President Asif Ali Zardari over law and order situation of Karachi on Friday. President’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said that the president took notice of the killings during Awami Tehrik’s rally when he was in Chicago to attend NATO meeting. Now when he is back in the country, he wants to review the entire situation by himself. Babar also told media that the president has summoned Fehmida Mirza in the Bilawal House for a briefing over PM’s ruling. The president will discuss the overall situation of the country and Karachi’s law and order in the meeting, Babar added.

CNG stations to remain closed for 24 hours in Sindh

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According to load management programme, the provision of gas will remain closed to at least 600 CNG stations across Sindh from 9am on Saturday till 9am on Sunday. The surveillance teams of the Sui Southern Gas Company would examine implementation of the decision made by the company. The violators would have to be deprived of availability of gas for one more day as a penalty.

Rahim Yar Khan:10 dead, 25 hurt as bus overturns

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The incident happened on National Highway when a speeding bus that was leading to Karachi from Fort Abbas overturned near Zafar Abad. Initial reports revealed that the passenger coach met this unfortunate fate as the driver tried to secure a cyclist but could not have a grip on driving. As a result, ten people lost lives on the spot. The dead bodies and the injured were being shifted to Shaikh Zaid Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan and other district hospitals by the time of filing this report.

Chris Gayle the best batsman in Twenty20 cricket

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No one doubts Chris Gayle s ability to hit the cricket ball long and hard - he has done it repeatedly in both Tests and ODIs, in all sorts of climes and conditions. Yet even his staunchest supporter will probably be amazed by the kind of numbers he has racked up in 20-over cricket. The very nature of the format demands that batsmen take risks all the time, and in doing so attempt low-percentage shots and get out. An average of 30 is considered acceptable in this version, at a strike rate of around 125. Not for Gayle, though. The spat with the West Indies board has been terrible news for the international team, but it has given Gayle ample time to play 20-over cricket for various sides, in various conditions, all over the world. (The list reads as follows: Barisal Burners, Sydney Thunder, Matabeleland Tuskers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Western Australia, Kolkata Knight Riders, Stanford Superstars, Jamaica and PCA Masters XI.) It has given him the opportunity to hone his skills, and work out his best strokes and scoring areas. The result has been awesome - Gayle is, quite simply, the best batsman in the world in 20-over cricket; no one even comes close. The IPL was only the latest example of what he is capable of achieving in this format - his tally of 733 was easily the highest in this edition of the tournament - and also the highest in any edition - while his 59 sixes are as many as the sum of the next three batsmen put together. His IPL performance took his tally of Twenty20 runs for 2012 past 1000, the second successive year he has achieved this. (In fact, his T20 averages in 2011 and 2012 are exactly the same - 57.57.)

LPG price up by Rs 5-6 per kg

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Patron-in-Chief All Pakistan LPG Distributors Association & Chairman FPCCI Standing Committee on LPG Abdul Hadi Khan Friday said after this increase, LPG will be sold at Rs 95-96 per kilo in Karachi, Rs96-97 per kilo in Lahore, Rs99-100 per kilo in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa & Peshawar, and Rs105-107 per kilo in Northern Areas, FATA, Mansehra, Batgram and AJK. Price of 11.8 kg cylinder was enhanced by Rs50-60 to Rs970-980 in Karachi, Rs1020-1030 in Lahore, Rs1168-1180 in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa and Rs1240-1262 in Northern Areas, FATA, Batgram & AJK Price of 45.4 kg cylinder decreased by Rs210 to Rs3732 in Karachi, Rs3924 in Lahore, Rs4495 in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa and Rs4858 in Northern Areas, FATA, Batgram & AJK. He said LPG sale had been doubled in last one month due to decline in prices, but soon after depletion of surplus reserves, marketing companies increased LPG prices, which is again a matter of concern. He said due to 5 to 7 time price cuts, LPG has come in reach of common user and its sales surged to 80%. However, producers did not enhance their production in accordance with the rise in sale and marketing companies got opportunity to raise price on pretext of supply shortages. He said unexpected price rise created problems for LPG distributors and consumers. Hadi feared prices might further go up as producers were not willing to increase their production. There are clear indications that LPG sales will come down in the country. He said current energy crisis could be handled with help of locally produced LPG. But, there is need to bring down LPG price to make it available to consumers and also as substitute fuel for automobiles

APCNGA rejects CNG price hike, threatens to close stations

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The central chairman of All Pakistan CNG Association while addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that if government does not take back all these steps then we will close down all the CNG and Petrol Pumps of the country for strike. The final program for strike and stage a sit in will be announced on Tuesday. Ghiyas Paracha said that the proposal for imposing more CESS tax and CNG and increase of CNG retail price will crush CNG industry. Both the proposals are unjust with 4 Million vehicle owners and 50 Million CNG consumers. “CNG sector consumes only 7% percent of Gas and gives 21% revenue which makes it one of the most profitable sector for government”, Ghiyas Paracha added. He said: “We will not let LPG to disturb 50 million consumers and 4 million vehicle owners and an economical travel facility of the middle class of our country.” He said they have given a comprehensive formula to enhance government’s revenue and gas shortage this plan will resolve the electricity and energy crisis of the country. “With the help of our formula government will earn more than 78 billion monthly extra revenue which will help to meet government’s circular debt. He said that in summer season LPG is at the cheapest price, the imported LPG is substandard, if it may provided to public absolutely free even then it is not feasible and suitable for public. Only some selfish persons want to import substandard LPG and snatch it from poor consumers. Ghyas Paracha said that for benefit of some selfish persons how government can give loss to 40 million people and snatch cheaper travel facility from price stricken masses of the country. He said that New Taxes in budget would boost up the inflation and people can never purchase 100 rupees kg CNG. he conspiracies to shut down CNG sector will give lose of trillions to government and public and we would not let LPG to disturb 50 millions consumers and 4 million vehicle owners. He said that there must be some enemy in the government who wants to defame and fail the government in the next elections so why he is floating these type of anti public ideas and proposals.

Egypt poll results point to deeply divisive runoff race

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The runoff will be held on June 16-17, pitting the two top contenders from the first round of voting held Wednesday and Thursday. The victor is to be announced June 21. Nearly complete results showed the Brotherhood s Mohammed Morsi rising into the second round with a plurality of the votes. Former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq appeared headed into the second round as well though it was not entirely certain. A dark horse leftist candidate was close on his tail for the spot, and still-uncounted votes from the country s biggest metropolis, the capital Cairo and its sister city Giza, gave him at least a theoretical chance to overtake Shafiq. Morsi and Shafiq are the country s most polarizing candidates, each loathed by significant sectors of the population. A head-to-head match between them is the most heated imaginable scenario ironically, recreating the pattern of the past three decades, when the Brotherhood was the Mubarak regime s top opponent. The Brotherhood, which already dominates parliament, has promised to implement Islamic law in Egypt, alarming moderate Muslims, secular Egyptians and the Christian minority who fear restrictions on many rights. Morsi s first place win was based on the Brotherhood s ability to bring out its fiercely loyal base. But he garnered less than half the vote that the Brotherhood raked in during parliament elections late last year, a sign of public disenchantment with the group. Shafiq s strong showing, in turn, would have been inconceivable a year ago amid the public s anti-regime fervor. He was Mubarak s last prime minister and was himself forced out of office by protests several weeks after his former boss was ousted. A former air force commander and personal friend of Mubarak, he campaigned overtly as an "anti-revolution" candidate in the presidential election, criticizing the anti-Mubarak protesters. He still inspires venom of many who believe he will preserve the Mubarak-style autocracy that the popular revolt sought to uproot. He has been met at public appearances by protesters throwing shoes. But his rise underlines the frustration with the revolution felt by many Egyptians. The past 15 months have seen continuous chaos, with a shipwrecked economy, a breakdown in public services, increasing crime and persistent protests that turned into bloody riots. That has left many craving stability. In a runoff, the Brotherhood will likely try to drum up anti-Mubarak fervor among the public, while Shafiq will play on fears of an Islamist takeover. Each has repeatedly spoken of the danger if the other becomes president. Morsi has said there would be massive street protests if Shafiq wins, arguing it could only be the result of rigging though there were no reports of major violations in the first round. A top Brotherhood lawmaker, Mohammed el-Beltagy, said Shafiq s showing was a "shock." It "reflected the ability of the old regime to reproduce itself" through its old tools, he said. "This represents a complete threat to the revolution and the nation. Shafiq represents the pre-Jan. 25 Revolution state," he added, referring to the date last year when the uprising against Mubarak began. Political analyst Bashir Abdel-Fatah, however, contended that "Egyptians don t want an Islamist president they will vote for anyone but an Islamist." The first rounds results showed the drop in the Brotherhood s popularity since the parliament voting because of their reversals of political positions, poor performance in parliament and moves that people saw as "hunger for power." "Citizens felt that the Brothers are not really carriers of a message but they want to hijack power," he said. By mid afternoon Friday, counting had been completed in at least 25 of the country s 27 provinces, representing more than half the votes cast. The election commission said turnout in the election s first round was about 50 percent of more than 50 million eligible voters. Morsi was in the lead with 26 percent, according to the independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm, which was compiling official reports from counting stations. But the race for second place was neck-and-neck between Shafiq with 23 percent and leftist Hamdeen Sabahi with 20 percent. Cairo and Giza, where around 20 percent of the votes nationwide were cast, were likely to be decisive in determining the second-place finisher. The vote counting there was expected to be finished late Friday or early Saturday. Sabahi was a dark horse during months of campaigning but had a surprising surge in the days before voting began as Egyptians looked for an alternative to both Islamists and the former regime figures known as "feloul" or "remnants." Campaigning on promises to help the poor, Sabahi claimed the mantle of the nationalist, socialist ideology of Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Egypt s president from 1956 to 1970. "The results reflect that people are searching for a third alternative, those who fear a religious state and those who don t want Mubarak s regime to come back," said Sabahi campaign spokesman Hossam Mounis.

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Flood warning centre to be operational from June 15

LAHORE:

A flood warning centre will start working from June 15, a committee that met on Thursday to review flood preparation arrangements was told.

The meeting was presided over by Senator Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa. The government has also set up a helpline, 1129 for people threatened or displaced by floods. The meeting was told that the federal government had released Rs10 million for the Punjab for providing relief to possible flood affectees. Rs5 billion was allocated to Sindh, Rs3 billion to Balochistan and Rs2 billion to Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.

The Finance Department has released Rs50 million to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority. As many as 850 boats have been distributed among 14 districts. Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa directed officers of departments concerned to liaise with each other, warning them that negligence won't be tolerated.

The Education Department and divisional and district administrations were directed to identify sites where relief camps could be set up in case of a flood. Irrigation Department was ordered to complete fortification of bunds on all rivers and canals before the monsoon season starts.

A warehouse has been constructed in Harbanspura, Lahore for storing edible items for flood affectees. Tents worth Rs50 million have been purchased whereas 1,300 tents have been stored in the warehouse. The meeting was told that the Home Department has set up a wireless system and provided walkie talkies and base radio station for improving communication system in flood-prone districts.

Secretaries of various departments gave briefings about the steps taken by their departments.

Provincial Minister for Prisons Malik Iqbal Channar, Special Assistant to chief minister Manshaullah Butt, senior member of the board of revenue, secretaries of the Communication and Works Department, Irrigation Department, Agriculture Department, Information Department, Energy Department, Housing Department, Development and Public Health Engineering Department, Livestock and Dairy Development Department and Planning and Development Departments, Additional IG of Police Punjab and divisional commissioners as well as district coordination officers were among

those who attended the meeting.

Published in The paksarzameen.tk, May 25^th, 2012.

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Hockey coach demands improvement from India

IPOH: India’s hockey coach ripped into his squad Friday over its pummelling by New Zealand a day before, saying much work remained before the former power was ready for the London Games.

Australian Michael Nobbs had especially harsh words for his defence, calling it “awful” for leaking what he called easy goals by the Black Sticks on the first day of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.

“We were really bad at the back. Everything we talked about and practised in training was forgotten,” Nobbs told reporters in the northern Malaysian city of Ipoh, site of the annual hockey tournament.

The seven-team tournament which also includes Great Britain, Pakistan, Argentina, South Korea and Malaysia is an important last chance for teams to tune up and hone line-ups before the Olympics in July.

India dominated Olympic hockey from the 1920s to the 1950s. A recent run of good form has raised hopes of a strong result in London, with much of the credit going to Nobbs.

But Nobbs said the team went back to “our old style of play” against the Kiwis, accusing defenders of letting their marks get away, and singling out Rupinder Pal Singh and V Raghunath.

Nobbs said the side, ranked 10th in the world, must figure out how to raise its game against better teams like fourth-ranked Great Britain and seventh-ranked New Zealand if they want a good showing at the Olympics.

“We seemed to have problems with teams like Great Britain and New Zealand and need to close the gap playing them,” said Nobbs.

“Indian hockey needs to play catch-up and start defeating these teams in order for us to move up the rankings.”

Nobbs spoke as the team was readying for its second match late on Friday against the sixth-ranked South Koreans.

“The Koreans will be another tough opponent but one that we can defeat. It all boils down to how the players handle the pressure,” he said, adding he was optimistic the team would bounce back in coming games.

Nobbs further warned his players that the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, which runs to June 3, was a chance for him to determine who was worthy of a ticket to London.

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Azlan Shah Cup: Pakistan draw first blood on blue turf

KARACHI: Pakistan got their Azlan Shah Cup campaign and the Olympics preparation off to a flying start as they beat Argentina 4-2 in the tournament's opening match in what was the Greenshirts' first international on the blue Astroturf.

The win also handed new captain Sohail Abbas a perfect start to his reign.

The game was heading towards a goal-less first-half before Mohammad Irfan, following a brilliant pass from Shafqat Rasool, found the goal in the 34th minute. The match gained momentum after the interval with Abbas, courtesy a powerful drag-flick, scored in the 50th minute. However, Argentina bounced back and halved the lead through Peillat Gonzalo who struck off a penalty-corner three minutes later. Their continued attacks yielded results when Paredas Matias Enrique found the equaliser via a field effort in the 62nd minute.

But Pakistan, last year's finalists, held their nerves and scored twice late in the day to seal the result in their favour. Striker Haseem Khan made it 3-2 after he deflected Irfan's shot in the 65th minute before vice-captain Mohammad Waqas scored a minute before full-time.

Cautious strategy went in our favour: Coach

"The positive thing is that we executed our plan well," coach Khwaja Junaid told The Pak Sar Zameen from Ipoh. "It was in our strategy to start off defensively because we wanted to contain our energy till the end in the hot and humid conditions. Argentina were comparatively more aggressive and their energy level went down in the end."

The Olympian was extra pleased with the team winning its first game on the blue turf.

"We are still learning about the blue turf and the win will definitely boost our morale because Argentina are considered a very tough side. The players were cautious and left little gaps in their defense and midfield that went in our favour."

Meanwhile, Junaid also lauded Abbas' leadership.

"He played with responsibility and his individual performance was also not affected as he managed 50 per cent success rate in penalty-corner conversion."

Pakistan will now meet New Zealand on Sunday.

Published in The Pak Sar Zameen, May 25^th, 2012.

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