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LAHORE - As many as 10 people were injured and one died in a scuffle between two cable network groups over cable distribution rights in Green Town on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Qaisar (20), a Satukatla resident.
The injured were identified as Muhammad Hussain, Khaild Hussain, Mazhar Hussain, Akram, Yousaf, Ghulam Murtaza, Faryad and others. The scuffle started between two groups: Faryad Group and Bhola Group on the ownership of a cable contract in PCSIR (Staffers

Lahore - 'The Verve', dramatics society of Beaconhouse School System, A level Gulberg Campus, staged their annual play, 'One wife too many', on February 24 and 25 at Alhamra Cultural Complex Hall No 1, Gaddafi Stadium. The play, written by Ray Cooney, an English playwright, is a comedy in two acts. The play was directed by Ijlaal Khan. The actors include Sohail (John), Arsalan Qaisar (Stanley), Tayyaba Waseem (Mary), Zareen Salman (Barbara), Musa Malik (Troughton), Nauma N Bashir

ISLAMABAD - Apparently following a policy of reconciliation and engagement with all political parties, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has decided to pitch two major factions of the PML - Nawaz and Quaid - against each other not only for a political gain in Punjab but also to shift the public's attention from the issue of Raymond Davis.
A PPP insider informed Pakistan Today that the government was mulling a strategy to divert focus from the Davis' issue and its break up with

COMMENT; Imran Tahir became the sixth South African and 34th bowler overall to take four or more wickets on debut in one-day internationals.
The Pakistan born leg-break bowler achieved this feat by taking four wicket for 41 runs against West Indies at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, on Thursday. The 31-year old also became the first South African and 18th bowler overall to take four or more wickets while playing for the first time in a WC match.
Imran Tahir was born on March

KANDAHAR - A suicide car bomb attack killed an intelligence agent and wounded 26 other people in an Afghan town on the Pakistan border Thursday, officials said, in the latest in a wave of blasts. The explosives-packed vehicle with two bombers inside blew up in Spin Boldak after intelligence agents acting on a tip-off opened fire in a bid to stop it, Lutfullah Mashal, a spokesman for Afghanistan's national spy agency, said.
"We had intelligence that it was coming. The car was

KARACHI - Socio-economic activities in Keamari were suspended for hours on Wednesday after activists of a political party blocked the roads to protest the arrest of their colleague. The transportation of trade cargo at the Karachi port came to a halt when angry protesters belonging to the ANP took to streets in the afternoon and blocked the main MA Jinnah Road.
The forced cut in supply route slowed down the pace of cargo handling at the port with Pakistan International Container

ATHENS - Greek police clashed with protesters on Wednesday as around 100,000 workers, pensioners and students marched to parliament in protest at austerity policies aimed at helping Greece cope with a huge debt crisis. Riot police fired scores of rounds of teargas and flash bombs at protesters hurling petrol bombs, choking the main Syndagma square with smoke and sending crowds of striking protesters running for cover.
Public and private sector employees' 24-hour strike grounded

ISLAMABAD - The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Railways was informed on Tuesday that trains in the country could stop at any time as Pakistan Railways (PR) had diesel reserves for a day only. Muhammad Shafi, Railways member finance, told the committee that met with Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair that PR purchased diesel on credit from Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and now total credit had exceeded the amount Rs 900 million.
"We have diesel reserves for one day only,

FAISALABAD - A drink party ended in nightmare when a man died and his brother and friend were taken to a hospital in serious condition after drinking poisonous liquor. Reportedly, two brothers Ashiq Hussain and Kashif Hussain, residents of Chak No 68 JB, and their friend Muhammad Boota from the same village arranged a drink party at their Dera.
They consumed an overdose of home-made liquor and slipped into coma after which they were taken to a hospital where Ashiq Hussain died

LAHORE - Urging the Pakistani team to rely heavily on the spinners, former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said spin bowlers would play a decisive role in the upcoming World Cup. "Already we have seen in the warm-up match between Australia and India how important a role spinners can play in this tournament," Malik, who was a shock omission from Pakistan World Cup squad, told reporters.
Malik also pointed out that since the tournament is being held in February-March, the weather at

LOS ANGELES - Rapper Jay-Z overshadowed Grammys front-runner Eminem as the music awards show got under way on Sunday, while two-time winner Lady Gaga made a grand red-carpet entrance encased in an egg. Jay-Z won three early awards including a pair for his duet with Alicia Keys on 'Empire State of Mind,' a love letter to New York that will compete for record of the year later in the ceremony.
The hip-hop star received six nominations in all. Eminem, who leads the field with 10

LUBUMBASHI - DR Congo's army repulsed an assault by gunmen on Lubumbashi airport in the south of the country Friday in which a civilian security guard was killed, a government spokesman said. "Fewer than 20 people", who have not yet been identified, sparked a three-hour gun battle when they attacked the airport at around 4:00 am, Communications Minister Lambert Mende told AFP.
"The situation is under control. The people who were trying to seize control of the airport's arms store

LAHORE - Lahore Police on Friday has tightened security at and around all shrines located in the city after a low intensity time device went off just outside the shrine of Baba Haider Saien on Thursday night.
On other hand police investigators have failed to find clues on a suspect for the blast outside shrine of Darbar Baba Haider Saien. Lahore Police sources said that seeing no other way to stop suicide bombers and terrorists have beefed up further security at around 1,000

ISLAMABAD - The Senate on Friday passed a bill to amend the West Pakistan Regulation and Control of Loudspeakers and Sound Amplifiers Ordinance, 1965, in its application to the Islamabad Capital Territory which provides a mechanism to control misuse of amplifiers and loudspeakers.
The new bill, The West Pakistan Regulation and Control of Loudspeakers and Sound Amplifiers (Amendment) Bill, 2010, would serve as a major deterrent to the growing sectarianism. Religious leaders

LAHORE - No one is ready to listen to logical facts regarding the blasphemy law and the print and electronic media is dominated by right-wing journalists who are responsible for spreading extremism in society, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab said on Monday.
She was talking to journalists after launching ceremony of regular transmission of radio channel FM 97.6 at the Kinnaird College for Women. Fauzia said that case of killing of three Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD - The government and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) agreed on Monday to dovetail all the accountability laws for various cadres into one consolidated law for across-the-board accountability. The PPP ministerial team led by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Babar Awan held talks on the accountability mechanism with the PML-N team led by Senator Ishaq Dar.
PML-N MNAs Zahid Hamid and Anusha Rehman were also at the meeting. Briefing the media after the meeting,

FAISALABAD - Due to the increasing number of protest rallies in the city, the city government is considering reserving a venue for all sorts of protestors to discharge their anger against the government without halting the city life. The idea was conceived by District Coordination Officer (DCO) Nasim Sadiq who floated his proposal during his recent meeting with the trader's community.
Ghanta Ghar Chowk and surrounding eight bazars' area is currently being used as the spring board