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Seven killed over old enmity in Faisalabad
Mansehra: 3 brothers among 4 shot dead in jirga
Muzaffargarh: student commits self-immolation
Chinese FM urges world to recognize Pakistans sacrifices
Houla massacre: US expels Syrian envoy
Army chief favors political solution of Balochistan: Kaira
Dr Shakeel is not anti-Pakistan: Pentagon
Pak-China cooperation has paramount importance: Khar
Multan: Madrasa teacher tortures student
PPP, MQM vow to foil conspiracies against peace in Sindh
Quetta: Fire breaks out in PAF aircraft
Failure in test: class 8 student commits suicide in Karachi
Deadly fungus wiping out populations of bats in North America
Class 7 student commits suicide
Chris Hayes apologizes for refusing to call US soldiers Heroes

Seven killed over old enmity in Faisalabad

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According to details, the rival group entered into a house in Green Town area in the limits of Millat Town Police Station and started indiscriminate firing killing at least seven people including two women and a child. The women and the child died on the spot while four others succumbed to injuries at Allied Hospital Faisalabad. According to doctors, four injured were in critical condition who have been shifted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. A heavy contingent of police rushed to the scene after the incident.

Mansehra: 3 brothers among 4 shot dead in jirga

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The rival group opened firing in a jirga in suburban area Bedara in which three brothers were killed. They were transporters. The fourth victim was identified as Arshad Taliban who was wanted by police in several cases of murder and terrorism. After firing the opponents fled from the scene. Police shifted the dead bodies and injured to King Abdullah hospital Mansehra.

Muzaffargarh: student commits self-immolation

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Resident of Ada Baseera, Mudassar, was a student of class 9 at government high school. The parents used to blame him as a weak in his studies while teachers tortured him in school. After getting fed up of the daily rebukes, Muddasar doused himself in oil and set himself on fire. He was taken to Nishtar Hospital Multan in highly critical condition. According to doctors, the child suffered severe burns on 50% of his body and was shifted to burns unit of the hospital for further treatment.

Chinese FM urges world to recognize Pakistans sacrifices

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has said that his country will continue to firmly support Pakistan s efforts for ensuring its security&sbquo; sovereignty&sbquo; territorial integrity and national dignity. Addressing a joint news conference with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad tonight&sbquo; he said that China wishes Pakistan to succeed in its pursuit for progress and prosperity. He said that both the countries have much more in common and they share common interests in different fields. He said the purpose of his visit to Pakistan is to further consolidate strategic partnership between the two countries and strengthen the strategic communication between the two sides. The Chinese foreign minister also called on President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Ginai and discussed with them the Pak-China cooperation in different sectors including energy, agriculture, communication, IT and minerals.

Houla massacre: US expels Syrian envoy

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"We hold the Syrian government responsible for this slaughter of innocent lives," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, informing charge d affaires Zuheir Jabbour that he had 72 hours to leave the United States. Nuland said the expulsion was carried out in coordination with Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, which have also moved to expel Syrian ambassadors or top envoys. In her written statement, Nuland said the massacre was "the most unambiguous indictment to date" of Syria s flagrant UN Security Council violations and urged all countries to take "similar action" to condemn the regime. She said UN observers confirmed that more than 90 people, including at least 30 children under the age of 10, had died on Friday in the village of Houla after a "vicious assault involving tanks and artillery." She added these are "weapons that only the (Assad) regime possesses." According to the latest UN figures, 108 people died in the massacre, including 49 children. In her daily briefing, Nuland said the United States welcomes the fact that the Russians back "a full investigation" because it will show "regime-sponsored thugs" killed children and their parents at point-blank range. "From that perspective, is this going to be a turning point in Russian thinking? We hope so," she added. With Russian and Chinese support, the UN Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned Damascus for using artillery in the May 25 massacre. Russia, like China, had previously opposed two UN Security Council resolutions on Syria. Nuland appeared to link the massacre to Iran when she said that over the weekend "the deputy head of the Quds Force said publicly that they were proud of the role that they had played in training and assisting the Syrian forces." She added: "And look what this has wrought." She said the "shabiha thugs" behave much like Iran s Basiji militia. Nuland said the US did not expel the "handful" of diplomats who remain at the Syrian embassy "primarily because they are simple civil service members," unlike the charge (d affaires) who personally represents Assad and his regime." Syria s ambassador to Washington, Imad Mustapha, already returned home last year. The envoy s expulsion is "a political measure. This is a statement of our extreme disapproval and horror at the massacre," Nuland said. "We will obviously continue to look at other ways we can pressure the regime economically, politically, diplomatically, and continue to try to tighten the noose."

Army chief favors political solution of Balochistan: Kaira

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A high level meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday reviewed the law and order situation in Balochistan. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani presided the meeting. Later briefing media about the meeting Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the meeting decided to initiate dialogue process in the province. He said the first the dialogue will be held with political parties believing in the federation. In the second phase&sbquo; dialogue will be held with those nationalist groups&sbquo; which are working under the federation and in the third phase&sbquo; dialogue will be held with other groups. The minister said that Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani particularly insisted on political solution of Balochistan issue and he said that as it is a political issue&sbquo; therefore military option will not be a lasting solution. Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the meeting expressed the resolve to thoroughly review the issue of missing persons and take concrete steps for its solution. He said that all clauses of the law regarding arrests&sbquo; detentions&sbquo; and trial will be implemented and stern action will be taken against those committing human rights violations. Earlier in his opening remarks&sbquo; Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said it is sincere intention of the Government to create an enabling environment for dialogue with leadership of Balochistan. He said Balochistan had been on low priority of the previous Governments and&sbquo; therefore&sbquo; its genuine share in the progress had long been denied. The Prime Minister said the present democratic government has seriously taken into account the factors resulting in discontentment of people of Balochistan and continuing unrest in the largest province of Pakistan. He said the demand of the Balochistan province for increase in its share in the NFC Award was also fulfilled. The share of Balochistan in the divisible pool was raised from five point one per cent to nine point nine per cent while an amount of one billion rupee was allocated for rehabilitation of IDPs from Dera Bugti. Additionally&sbquo; one hundred and twenty million rupees were also paid to the IDPs of Maula Bund Area. The Prime Minister said ban on recruitment of Balochistan domiciled candidates against the federal government posts was lifted.

Dr Shakeel is not anti-Pakistan: Pentagon

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Briefing the media in Washington, Pentagon Spokesperson George Little said Dr Shakil only helped Washington in operation against Osama bin Laden. He said that Al Qaeda was still a big threat and US will continue efforts to curb it. He said US was concerned over Shakil Afridi’s condition in Pakistan. George Little said that Dr Shakil did not steal any secret document but only helped US to get the most wanted terrorist. The Pentagon spokesman refrained from commenting over the issue of reduction of US aid to Pakistan. He said that NATO supply route through Pakistn was important for the US and talks are underway with Islamabad while US is hopeful of progress in this regard. Responding to a question, George Little said, more efficient efforts were needed for the normalization of relations between the two countries. The Pentagon spokesman said he was unaware whether Haqanni network was being included to terrorists list or not.

Pak-China cooperation has paramount importance: Khar

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Pakistan has said that role of China in the economic uplift of region was of paramount importance, and any danger to China was equal to that of Pakistan. Addressing a joint press conference at the Foreign Office on Tuesday alongwith the visiting Chinese foreign minister, Pakistan’s foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar termed the relationship with China as trust surplus, which Pakistan considered as quite important and imperative. She cited 8 official visits of President Zardari, intended to relay a clear message, as to how important was Pakistan-China relationship, and stressed the importance of Pakistan-China strategic friendship for regional peace and harmony. She said that Pakistan was specifically interested in joint ventures and cooperation in fields of agriculture, energy, and basic structures. She also cited the fact that Pakistan and China were two countries to initiate Free Trade Agreement; adding that Pakistan trade volume to China had registered a 100% increase during past four years, totaling to $.2.3 billion. Expressing her great pride in globally exemplary relations between two nations, she said that China had always assisted Pakistan in natural calamities. On the occasion, she also expressed Pakistan’s fervent desire for Chinese assistance for permanent membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), while also thanking Chinese assistance for Pakistan’s non-permanent seat of UNO. She also expressed that both countries would cooperate in issues related to anti-terrorism, and defense –related issues. Speaking on the issue, the Chinese foreign minister ensured that China did want to enhance its strategic friendship partnership with Pakistan, as this was his prime agenda. He said that both countries had striking similarities of thought, and lauded relationship spanning over a period of 6 decades. He also extended an invitation to Pakistani foreign minister to visit China, which she gladly accepted.

Multan: Madrasa teacher tortures student

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According to details, Muhammad Kashif of Purana Shujabad Road in Multan is student of a nearby madrasa. On Tuesday when Kashif was attending his lessons, his teacher Qari Javed severely tortured him with batons for not memorizing his assigned lesson. Kashif fell unconscious due to torture who was immediately shifted to Nishtar Hospital Multan. Parents of Kashif have registered complaint to the police while the accused teacher fled from the scene.

PPP, MQM vow to foil conspiracies against peace in Sindh

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Altaf said this while holding a meeting with Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik who called on his at his residence in London. On this occasion, both the leaders vowed that the ruling coalition in Sindh will foil all conspiracies against peace in the province. Rehman Malik said some elements were trying to instigate turbulence in Sindh but the PPP and the MQM along with their coalition partners in the province will fail those elements. He commended Altaf Hussain for playing exemplary role for the stability of democracy and welfare of the state.  The MQM chief said that removing public’s deprivation to promote unity and solidarity was need of the hour. Both the leaders negated the idea of cancellation of dual nationality of Pakistanis.

Quetta: Fire breaks out in PAF aircraft

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Fire broke out while carrying out routine maintenance on an aircraft at PAF Base Samungli in Quetta. PAF Fire Fighting team extinguished the fire immediately at the accident site. A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident.

Failure in test: class 8 student commits suicide in Karachi

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According to police authorities, eighth class student Raza of Paposh Nagar committed suicide by hanging himself with rope tied around his neck. Raza committed suicide as he was declared fail in assessment test and feared his parents’ anger over his performance in school. The parents of the students stopped med from coverage of the incident. According to SSP Central Asim Qaim khani, the incident took place in the evening. It is worth mentioning here that it was second such incident of student’s suicide within last 48 hours. On Monday, a student of seventh class in Abbottabad committed suicide over ill-treatment in school and hostel.

Deadly fungus wiping out populations of bats in North America

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White-nose syndrome (WNS) was found in several gray bats in the southeastern state of Tennessee, though there was no sign that the disease had yet killed any of the endangered creatures, the Fish and Wildlife Service said. "While no mortality has been observed in gray bats that can be linked to WNS, the confirmation that gray bats can be infected is cause for concern," it said in a statement. The fungus has been documented in 19 US states and four provinces of Canada since it first emerged in 2006, and has killed nearly seven million bats according to experts  estimates. It had previously been found in six different species of hibernating bats, including the endangered Indiana bat. The disease can cause unusual behavior in bats that typically hibernate through the winter, resulting in clusters of bats near cave entrances and some of the nocturnal creatures venturing outside during the day. These activities can deplete the bats  energy reserves and cause them to die prematurely. Gray bats were listed as endangered in 1976. Most live in a small number of caves in the southeastern United States, making them particularly vulnerable to disturbances like disease or human intrusion. Bats are valuable as natural pesticides because they eat lots of insects, and the loss of the bats has raised concerns among farmers and biologists alike. "The news that another federally endangered bat species, the gray bat, has been confirmed with white-nose syndrome is devastating for anyone who cares about bats and the benefits they provide to people," said FWS director Dan Ashe. A US study last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested that the fungal disease was likely introduced into a New York cave by a visitor from Europe. For now, experts have no way to treat or cure the epidemic, which has swept 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) across the United States and into Canada, killing up to 97 percent of the bats in colonies it afflicts. "We are not sure what this diagnosis is going to mean for gray bats and the spread of WNS," said Jeremy Coleman, National WNS Coordinator for the Service. "Individual bat species appear to respond differently to WNS, and only research and time will reveal where gray bats fit on the spectrum."

Class 7 student commits suicide

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According to family members Mobin took great passion for writing in his diary. A diary that today reveals horror stories, of what led him to take his own life. He wrote about his teachers’ unacceptable behavior, alleging that due to his teachers bad behavior he returned home and hung himself. According to DSP Cantt Raja Suboor the statements of Mobin’s former teachers, class fellows and hostel’s warden’s have been recorded. Mobin’s teacher, Sohrab Jadoon told the police that the young boy was unhappy with “hostel life”. The teacher further said that he had only asked Mobin to speak in English during the English period. DSP Raja Saboor added, that all angles were been investigated and will be included in the final report. It is important to note that during preliminary investigations Mobin’s mother had informed the police that her son’s death was an accident.

Chris Hayes apologizes for refusing to call US soldiers Heroes

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Hayes  point was that the word is inadvertently used to start more potentially unjust wars - not unreasonable - but now says his own word choice was poor. After speaking with a former Marine whose job it was to notify families of the death of soldiers, he said that while he means no disrespect to those who serve us all, the word "seems to be rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war." Hayes also said that, on the flip side, it is "noble" to join the military. While a "liberal caricature" like himself would not truly understand "submitting so totally to what the electorate or people in power are going to decide about using your body," Hayes conceded, he saw valor in it. Nevertheless, Hayes  words, on Memorial Day of all days, caused a predictable furor with some. He issued a statement Monday apologizing for his comments: In discussing the uses of the word "hero" to describe those members of the armed forces who have given their lives, I don t think I lived up to the standards of rigor, respect and empathy for those affected by the issues we discuss that I ve set for myself. I am deeply sorry for that.