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Rasm-e-Qul for Begum Nusrat Bhutto today
Worlds population reaches 7 billion: UN report
Bulawayo: Zimbabwe beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI
India wins 5th ODI against England
Pakistan Railways turns a blind eye to senior citizens plight
Vehari: 4 killed in bus-ambulance collision
Dry weather likely in most parts of country
Japan: 5.2 magnitude quake jolts Fukushima prefecture
Sindh govt establishes crime range cell in Karachi police
Manufacturing factory catches fire in Karachi
Spot fixing case: Trial judge begins summary
LHC moved against disgusting attitude of DIG, SP CIA
LHC seeks explanation from UHS on MCAT
Nobody dares to threaten bar members: Asma
Rs 25 b embezzlement in NA Employees Housing Society

Rasm-e-Qul for Begum Nusrat Bhutto today

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Meetings of the PPP s Federal Council and Central Executive Committees will also be held on the occasion. The former first lady was laid to rest in her family mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bux in Larkana on Monday in the presence of thousands of mourners. Quran Khawani was held at the Governor’s House in Lahore, attended by many party leaders including governors of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the occasion, leaders paid homage to the deceased Bhutto. Such sittings were also organised at the Presidency and Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi for the departed soul. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers attended the gathering in large number. Quran Khawani was held at People’s Secretariat and 70 Clifton in Karachi as well.  Funeral prayers were held in absentia for the late lady in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Dera Ghazi Khan and Muzaffarabad.

Worlds population reaches 7 billion: UN report

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The United Nations will warn this week that the world s population could more than double to 15billion by the end of this century, putting a catastrophic strain on the planet s resources unless urgent action is taken to curb growth rates. That figure is likely to shock many experts as it is far higher than many current estimates. A previous UN estimate had expected the world to have more than 10billion people by 2100; there are nearly 7 billion. The new figure is contained in a landmark study by the United Nations Population Fund to be published worldwide this week. The report, The State of World Population 2011, is being compiled to mark the expected moment this month when someone will take the world population over the seven billion mark. Some experts reacted with shock to the figure. Roger Martin, chairman of Population Matters, which campaigns on population control, said that the Earth was entering a dangerous new phase.   Our planet is approaching a perfect storm of population growth, climate change and peak oil,   he said.   The planet is not actually sustaining seven billion people.   The Earth has now doubled in population since the 1960s, boosted by high birthrates in Africa, Asia and Latin America as the spread of medicine and better health care has seen the mortality rate for young children decline. This has easily offset the general decline in the birthrate of advanced countries. It has also been boosted by an increase in lifespans of people across the world. Some experts reacted with scepticism that the population would really hit the upper end of the predicted spectrum of growth and reach 15billion so quickly. Professor Jack Goldstone of George Mason University, author of The New Population Bomb, said that he thought world leaders would act to ensure the Earth s population would start to plateau below that higher level.   The means and the desire to reduce the number of children people have is spreading around the world,   he said. A level of 10-12billion by 2100 was more likely.

Bulawayo: Zimbabwe beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI

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Malcolm Waller hit a single off the fifth ball of the last over to take Zimbabwe to a dramatic one-wicket win in the third and final one-day international against New Zealand at Queens Sports Club on Tuesday. Waller finished on 99 not out off 74 balls as Zimbabwe chased down a New Zealand total of 328 for five which included centuries by Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. It was Zimbabwe s highest successful run chase and ended a sequence of seven successive defeats for the home side. New Zealand captain Taylor (119) and Williamson (100 not out) shared a fifth wicket stand of 195 off only 133 balls. It turned what seemed likely to be a respectable total into an imposing one, doubling the total by adding 164 runs in the final 15 overs, with the rampage starting in the batting powerplay taken after 35 overs. But Zimbabwe got off to a brisk start with captain Brendan Taylor following centuries in the first two matches with 75 off 65 balls as he and Hamilton Masakadza (36) put on 100 for the second wicket. Tatenda Taibu hit an aggressive 53 but it was a swashbuckling sixth wicket stand of 112 off 85 balls between Waller and Elton Chigumbura that put victory within reach for Zimbabwe. Waller and Chigumbura got the target down to 34 off 36 balls when Chigumbura was bowled by Jacob Oram, trying a big shot. In a nervy finish, three more wickets fell and with four needed off the last over, Waller was dropped twice by Ross Taylor at midwicket. Two runs were scored off the first miss and one off the second. Then Ray Price skied a catch and was caught with the scores tied but the batsmen crossed and Waller had the strike and clinched the match. While Taylor accelerated after a slow start in which he scored his first fifty off 83 balls before reaching his century off 115 deliveries, Williamson was in superb form from the start, hitting his century off 69 balls.

India wins 5th ODI against England

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A 129-run opening stand between Craig Kieswetter (63) and skipper Alastair Cook (60) gave England the perfect platform to chase down a 272-run victory target but Jadeja took four for 33 as the tourists collapsed to 176 all out in just 37 overs. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed three for 28 and part-timers Suresh Raina and Manoj Tiwary one wicket each for India, who failed to beat England in any form of the game on their recent tour. India, put into bat, raced to 80 for nought. But they then slumped to 123 for four before captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided a late flourish with a sparkling unbeaten 75 off 69 balls to shepherd them to a commanding 271 for eight. England looked very much in the run chase as long as Kieswetter and Cook were in the middle, the pair hitting boundaries at regular intervals. Dhoni introduced spin in the eighth over but the breakthrough remained elusive until the 21st over when Varun Aaron bowled Cook to end his 61-ball knock. Apart from the openers, only two England batsmen reached double figures against the Indian spinners who claimed nine of the 10 wickets. Earlier, the left-right combination of Gautam Gambhir (38) and Ajinkya Rahane (42) gave India a solid start, adding 80 runs in 17 overs before Steven Finn triggered a top-order collapse with a double strike in the 18th over. Finn induced Gambhir to drag his first ball of the over on to the stumps and pegged back scoreless Virat Kohli s off-stump with the last. His new ball colleague Tim Bresnan removed Rahane in the next over as India slumped to 80 for three. Suresh Raina was badly dropped by Graeme Swann in the slips to deny Finn his third wicket and he went on to make 38. Raina celebrated the reprieve with two fours in that over and steadied the innings with Manoj Tiwary (24) but India still needed a late push to reach the 250-mark. Fortunately for them, Dhoni, who has not been dismissed in his last six one-day innings, responded with an immaculately paced knock. The right-hander began cautiously before stepping on the gas, milking the bulk of the 39 runs off the last two overs to power India to a total that proved beyond England s reach. The teams play a lone Twenty20 International at the same venue on Saturday.

Pakistan Railways turns a blind eye to senior citizens plight

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The National Assembly of Pakistan passed Senior Citizens Act in 2009 which was made immediately effective across the country. According to this law, people above 65 years were declared as the senior citizens and formation of a council was announced to facilitate them. The main aim of the council was to adopt the measures to provide physical, mental, social and economic welfare to the elderly people in the country but it seems that the government and the department concerned have ignored the senior citizens plight. The law was passed after a bill tabled by MNA Bushra Rehman but the old citizens continue to suffer and recent example of violation of this law is that the retired employees of Pakistan Railways are facing severe trouble as payments of their pensions are being delayed by the department.

Vehari: 4 killed in bus-ambulance collision

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According to the sources, at least 4 people including a woman were killed and 5 injured when a passenger bus going to Mailsi from Vehari collided with an ambulance coming from Bahawalpur. Police and the rescue teams rushed to the scene and the injured were shifted to local hospital. The sources added that 2 persons were critically injured in the accident while 3 others sustained minor injuries.

Dry weather likely in most parts of country

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Weather remained dry in most parts of the country during last 24 hours while zero temperature was recorded in Hunza and Kalam where cold weather has engulfed the adjacent areas. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), dry weather is expected till next few days in most parts of the country.

Japan: 5.2 magnitude quake jolts Fukushima prefecture

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The 5.2-magnitude quake struck Fukushima Prefecture overnight just after 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Its epicenter was on the coast near the town of Iwaki, 115 miles (186 km) north of Tokyo. Fukushima was severely hit by the quake and tsunami in March that left more than 21,000 people dead or missing. The Wednesday quake was about 70 miles (120 km south) of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility. Another 5.3 quake later Wednesday hit 262 miles (423 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo, off the Japan coast.

Sindh govt establishes crime range cell in Karachi police

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The Sindh government has established a new cell in police department in Karachi while three SPs have been appointed in the three zones. Niaz Khoso has been appointed as SP Crime Range East Zone and Arshad Kamal Kayani has been appointed has been appointed as SP Crime Range in South Zone while Khurrram Waris has been appointed as SP Crime Range West Zone. The newly established cell has been assigned the task to take stern action against terrorists.

Manufacturing factory catches fire in Karachi

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A tube light manufacturing factory caught fire in a residential area near BR graveyard in Gulberg. The fire spread to different parts of factory within a short time. The Fire Brigade arrived at the scene after the information and controlled the fire after an effort of 6 hours. The reason behind the incident could not be known.

Spot fixing case: Trial judge begins summary

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The judge presiding over the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing trial has instructed the jury at a London court on Tuesday to accept that teenage bowler Mohammad Amir and agent Mazhar Majeed were involved in fixing. Former Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif face charges of conspiracy to cheat, and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments, following a Lord s test in August last year when they allegedly conspired with Majeed, Amir and other people unknown to bowl pre-planned no-balls. Butt and Asif deny the charges. The comments came as the judge began his summary of the trial at Southwark Crown Court and were the first official guidance given to the jury on Amir and Majeed. However the judge added that their apparent guilt should not bias the fate of Butt and Asif. "You can proceed on the basis that Majeed and Amir were involved in the spot-fixing at Lord s, as all parties agree that is the case," Justice Cooke told the jury. "But don t be concerned at their absence. Earlier, Butt s lawyer Ali Bajwa completed his closing arguments, stressing that it was possible for no-balls to have been fixed without the knowledge of his client. He suggested there was a criminal conspiracy between Majeed and Amir and possibly Asif, but insisted that Butt played no part in any spot-fixing that might have occurred. In his closing, Asif s lawyer Alexander Milne urged the jury to "follow the money" after police failed to find any marked cash from an undercover reporter in his client s room during initial police raids.

LHC moved against disgusting attitude of DIG, SP CIA

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Inspector Hamid Mehmood moved a writ petition in the court and said that being an in-charge investigation, he arrested some killers allegedly involved in a murder case. Later, it was revealed that accused were relatives of the DIG Investigation and ultimately I was removed from conducting an inquiry into the matter, he said. The petitioner also said that DIG Ali Amir Malik and the SP CIA Umer Wirk called me to their room and used abusive language before their relatives. They also threatened to kill me and my family members. The petitioner requested the court to provide him security and justice. Justice Qasim accepted the petition for hearing and ordered the DIG and the SP CIA to refrain from harassing Inspector Hamid Mahmood and his family. The court also remarked that police officers should treat their subordinates leniently; otherwise, the court would not remain silent.

LHC seeks explanation from UHS on MCAT

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LHC has said if reply on the petition seeking abolition of entry test for admission in MBBS till October 26 was not given, the result would be conditional with the judicial judgement. Six students had moved a writ petition before the two-member bench of Lahore High Court led by Justice Azmat Sheikh in which the petitioners were of the view that the condition of entry test for admission in MBBS is illegal and unconstitutional, seeking it null and void. During the hearing of the case, the UHS counsel requested the court to award him proper time to submit answer in the court. At this, the court while showing its anger ordered that parties must submit their explanations in the court till October 26.

Nobody dares to threaten bar members: Asma

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Asma Jahangir, while chairing the annual bar meeting, said that she condemns such incidents which had took place before this. She justified that she had not issued the statement on the tip of any person or agency. She said that no judge could claim to be the owner of the judiciary; rather it is a state institution for rule and law and guardian of human rights of the citizens.  While commenting on Aitzaz Ahsan’s statement, she said that there is no concept of justice without democracy. She said that she had a wish that judges should be selected on merit basis but, unfortunately, judges are selected keeping in the view the vested interests of political parties. She said that she had no personal grudge with any ad-hoc judge; rather she is against ad-hocism.

Rs 25 b embezzlement in NA Employees Housing Society

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A session of Senate’s Standing Committee for Interior was held under the supervision of Senator Talha Mahmood which revealed that the account of the National Assembly’s Cooperative Housing Society has only Rs 0.9 million out of Rs 250 million funds. The Committee was also told that Patwaris and the other employees of the society have been working at the same place for 15 years while, according to official rules and regulations, no employee can post on the same post more than three years. While keeping in view, the Standing Committee has sought details of such Putwaris, Tehsildars and Magistrates for further inquiry. In this regard, a special committee has been formed to probe into record of all the Housing Societies in Islamabad.

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