Karachi

Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister, Sharmila Farooqui said on Saturday that the new labour policy would benefit around 50 million labourer

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GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: India’’s Suresh Raina became only the second batsman in the ICC World Twenty20 and third to score a century in Twenty20 international cricket when he made 101 against South Africa here on Sunday.
Raina’’s century, off 59 balls, was the centre-piece of India’’s total of 186 for five in the first innings of their World Twenty20 Group C match against the Proteas at the Beausejour Stadium.
Only West Indies” Chris Gayle and New Zealand’’s Brendon McCullum had previously scored hundreds at this level.
Following is the list of Twenty20 international century-makers:
117 Chris Gayle, West Indies vs South Africa, Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007.
116 no Brendon McCullum, New Zealand vs Australia, Christchurch, Feb 28, 2010.
101 Suresh Raina, India vs South Africa, Gros Islet, May 02, 2010.

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ABBOTABAD: Leaders of the Tehrik Hazara Province on Sunday threatened to hold long mach on Islamabad if their legitimate demand for a separate province was not met.
On the call of campaign leader Baba Haider Zaman, a complete shutter down strike was observed in Hazara Division. A public meeting was also held at the Shuhda Chowk in Abbotabad to lodge their protest against the renaming of NWFP as Khber Pakhtunkhwa.

Sardar Haider Zaman, Amanullah Khan Jadon, Qalandar Khan Lodhi, Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani, Dr Azhar Jadoon and Wasim Khan Jadon addressed the gathering.

The speakers said that separate Hazara province would be achieved through a revolution, not by any resolution. They also decided not to hold any talks with the federal as well as provincial government.

?Those willing to hold talks will be welcomed only if they bring good news of Hazara province,? they said.

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LAHORE: Managing Director of Pakistan Electricity Power Company (PEPC), Tahir Basharat Cheema, said Sunday that energy conservation plan would be strictly implemented and its benefits would get to the people.

This he claimed while speaking to the chief executives of power distribution companies at the Wapda House.

Cheema said another 271MW have added to the system. ?2010 is the year to end power theft,? he said. Strict measures will be taken to stop power theft, he said.

He directed the power distribution companies to keep in view the needs of industrial, agricultural and domestic consumers so that power crisis would be overcome.

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VIHARI: Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Sunday termed the UN Commission?s report on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as ?ambiguous?; it fails to provide answers to a number of questions.

He was talking to media men after expressing his condolence with the family members of deceased Maulana Gul Muhammad here.

?If the UN Commission?s report satisfies the government then it is the responsibility of the latter to uncover the assassins of Ms Benazir Bhutto,? Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said.

He said Awami National Party (ANP) has got ?registered Khyber Pukhtoonwkwa? name from Punjab.

Regarding the 17th amendment, the JUI Chief said only a few clauses were changed on which ?I put my signature with reservations?.

?JUI wants provincial autonomy under the 18th amendment of the Constituion, renaming of the province is someone else?s agenda,? he maintained.

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GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to field against India in a Group C World Twenty20 match at the Beausejour Stadium here on Sunday.
India made two changes from the side that beat Afghanistan by seven wickets here on Saturday.
Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was ruled out with stomach illness and his place was taken by Dinesh Karthik.
And, in a tactical switch, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla replaced fast bowler Zaheer Khan.
This was South Africa’’s first match of the tournament and the Proteas opted to use the big-hitting Loots Bosman as captain Graeme Smith’’s partner at the top of the order.
Teams
India: Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wk), Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ashish Nehra
South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Loots Bosman, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe, Morne Morkel, Rory Kleinveldt, Dale Steyn
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Simon Taufel (AUS), TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)
Match referee Ranjan Madugalle (SL).

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GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Opener Suresh Raina?s brilliant century helped India set a huge target of 187 runs for South Africa here on Sunday.

After South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to field against India in the Group C World Twenty20 match, the Indians piled up 186 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 20 overs at the Beausejour Stadium.

Raina’’s century, 101 off 60 balls, was the centre-piece of India’’s big total in the Group ”C” match. He smashed five sixes and nine fours and became only the third batsman to score a Twenty20 international century.

Only West Indies” Chris Gayle and New Zealand’’s Brendon McCullum had previously made centuries at this level.

Together with Yuvraj Singh (37) he added 88 runs in 10 overs for the third wicket partnership after the pair came together with India 32 for two in the sixth over.

However, no other batsman could make any good contribution in an effort to accelerate the run-rate.

South African pacer Rory Kleinveldt claimed two wickets while Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis and Albie Morkel took one wicket each.

India made two changes from the side that beat Afghanistan by seven wickets here on Saturday.

Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was ruled out with stomach illness and his place was taken by Dinesh Karthik.

And, in a tactical switch, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla replaced fast bowler Zaheer Khan.

This was South Africa’’s first match of the tournament and the Proteas opted to use the big-hitting Loots Bosman as captain Graeme Smith’’s partner at the top of the order.

Teams
India: Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wk), Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Ashish Nehra

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Loots Bosman, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe, Morne Morkel, Rory Kleinveldt, Dale Steyn.

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Karachi

The residents of Memon Goth, the business hub of Gadap Town, have been facing acute water shortage for the last 15 days. Residents and

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? the many questions arising from the UN report and how it appears that no one is willing to answer them to the satisfaction of the public in general.

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FAISALABAD: A woman was made to lie down on her stomach and tortured in a police station of Faisalabad in the presence of senior male officers who appeared to be taking pleasure out of watching the humiliating act.

It has become a common scene where accused, normally males, are subjected to flogging by police. But what happened in the above police station is enough to make humanity feel ashamed where the woman was tortured and abused before senior male police officers.

A female DSP and SHO Women Zahida Perveen were also present on the occasion.

Women constables slapped the woman, wearing red Shalwar Kameez, whoe was later made to lie down on her stomach for flogging on the orders of male police officers.

SHO Nasrullah Niazi, on the occasion, appears to be talking to the woman, being subjected to the humiliation, about learning some lesson.

The woman in the TV footage appears to be shouting, asking the female and male police personnel to stop the insulting act.

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