Swat?exodus and service
Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has composed his unique experiences in his book, ?Swat-Exodus and Service?, where he travelled miles to serve the devastated inhab
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Eid for those ?on the inside?
Karachi
Three-year-old Maha* excitedly clutches the packet of powdered milk, and the neatly-wrapped gift which was given to her by a group of c
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Hoarding mafia took birth during Shaukat Aziz tenure: Rabbani
KARACHI: Senator Raza Rabbani, the central leader of Pakistan People?s Party (PPP) said that the hoarding mafia took birth during the tenure of the former president Shaukat Aziz; however he warned the hoarders that ?public Raj? will wipe them out, if they continue their way.
Talking to party activists on the occasion of an Eid Milan party, Raza Rabbani expressed these views Tuesday in People?s Secretariat, Karachi.
?The democratic government can handle the hoarders and it wants to solve the problems faced by the public.?
PPP is a party of poor and labourers, but conspiracies are being hatched against the present government, he added.
The Senator said on the festive occasion of Eid we should not forget the poor and needy people, particularly the affectees of Swat and Malakand.
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Semenya?s gender test: SA?s athletics official under fire
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa?s government received support on Sunday for its demand that the country?s top athletics official be axed after he admitted lying about gender tests conducted on 800-meter world champion Caster Semenya.
Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene apologized Saturday, saying he had lied to protect the 18-year-old?s privacy.
The sports ministry called on the ASA to fire Chuene.
?If they fail to do so, they run the risk of being led by a liar,? Gert Oosthuizen, the deputy sports minister, said in a statement.
For once, the country?s main opposition was in agreement.
Democratic Alliance spokesman Donald Lee said Chuene had damaged South Africa?s image.
?Mr. Chuene?s immediate dismissal is the very least that needs to happen,? he said in a statement.
Chuene was not immediately available for comment.
Semenya won the 800 at the world championships in Berlin in 1 minute, 55.45 seconds on Aug. 19, finishing 2.45 seconds ahead of her closest competitor in the fastest time at the distance this year.
Hours before the final, the International Association of Athletics Federations announced it had ordered tests done on the runner. It said questions had been raised about her muscular physique, running style and recent stunning improvement in times.
The IAAF has refused to confirm or deny Australian media reports earlier this month that Semenya has both male and female characteristics, saying it is reviewing test results and will issue a decision in November on whether the athlete will be allowed to continue to compete in women?s events.
Chuene had repeatedly said tests were only done abroad, not in South Africa.
However, on Saturday he said he knew of tests conducted on Semenya at a Pretoria hospital on Aug. 7. He said his constant denials were an ?error of judgment,? but insisted he would not resign.
Oosthuizen said his ministry had been shocked by Chuene?s admissions and that his actions were unacceptable.
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Unhealthy men ?may lose 10 years?
Middle-aged male smokers with high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels face dying about 10 years before healthier counterparts, a study warns
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Sri Lanka beat Protease by 55 runs under D/L method
CENTURION: Sri Lanka won the rain-affected Group B match on the Duckworth-Lewis method defeating South Africa by 55 runs in the opening match of the 2009 Champions Trophy here at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.
Chasing a Sri Lanka total of 319-8, South Africa reached 206-7 in 37.4 overs when rain stopped play.
As no more play is possible there the match was decided under D L method in Sri Lanka?s favour.
Captain Graeme Smith made 58 and Jacques Kallis scored 41 for South Africa while Ajantha Mendis captured three and Lasith Malinga and Angeelo Mathews took two wickets each.
Earlier, opener Tillakaratne Dilshan struck 106 runs as Sri Lanka made 319-8.
Dilshan hit 16 fours and one six in a 92-ball innings and his second-wicket partnership with captain Kumar Sangakkara reaped 158 runs on a slow, even-bounce pitch.
Dilshan finally departed off the first ball of the 29th over, caught at the boundary by Albie Morkel off the bowling of right-arm speedster Dale Steyn on a warm Highveld afternoon.
It was the third ODI century for the 2009 ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year nominee, whose career-best 137 came against Pakistan in
Lahore this year.
Wicketkeeper Sangakkara had departed two overs before Dilshan, caught and bowled by JP Duminy for 54 when he played too early on the leg side and got a leading edge.
The exploits of Dilshan and Sangakkara followed the early, cheap departure of the grand old man of Sri Lankan cricket, 40-year-old Sanath Jayasuriya, for 10 when trapped leg before by Steyn.
Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera proved a further thorn in South African flesh, adding 116 runs off 106 runs for the fourth wicket before they departed from consecutive Wayne Parnell deliveries.
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3 accused of chilled molestation arrested in Karachi
KARACHI: Police has arrested three accused of child molestation in Korangi Industrial area of Karachi and filed a case starting investigation.
According to police Waseem, Javed and Bilal, kidnapped Isaac Manzor Maseh, 13, resident of Gulzar Colony, Korangi Industrial Area the previous night and sodomised him for three hours.
Later they threw him in the limit of Bilal Colony and ran away.
When Isaac went missing his parent lodged an FIR in the concerned police station. Taking immediate action on the report, police recovered the boy from the limit of Bilal Colony and later arrested the three accused on a lead given by the victim.
Medical examination and reports confirmed that the child has been sodomised.
Police has started investigation after lodging a case under Section 377/34 against the three accused.
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?Pakistan seeks better climate with India in NY talks?
LONDON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that Pakistan was considering naming former foreign secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan as a spe
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?Adebayor lacked respect?
LONDON: Thieryy Henry believes his former Arsenal teammate Emmanuel Adebayor was out of order with his celebrations in front of the Arsenal fans last
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PM terms Balochistan ?biggest challenge?
MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said the problem of power crisis will be resolved at the earliest.
Addressing a big gathering at the local circuit house, the PM said some elements intend to hamper the way of the government by brining people onto the streets on electricity issue. But they will not be allowed to succeed in their evil intentions, he added.
He said the biggest challenge that the country is facing at present is of Balochistan. The government is interacting with the Baloch leadership, he said, adding the issue will finally be resolved at table with all the stakeholders and political leaders after PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif returns from abroad.
He said the annulment of the 17th amendment is a promise made by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto while President Asif Ali Zardari has also talked about its abolishment in the Parliament twice.
The Prime Minister said the government?s policy against terrorism is very clear. The soil of Pakistan will not be allowed to be used for terror activities, he added.
He said the government will not embark on any pursuits which is in clash with country?s interest or Parliament?s decision.
He said the Accountability Bill will be tabled in the Parliament soon.
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