Pak Army evacuates 75,000 stranded people
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army continues its rescue and relief efforts for affected persons in the flood-hit areas of the country and so far shifted more than 75,000 stranded people to safer places.
According to a statement issued by ISPR, 60 additional life-saving boats have been transported from Lahore to Multan and Sukkur for evacuation and rescue activities.
In KPK, 18 helicopters are busy in distributing rations and evacuating the marooned people from Kalam. Todate 3,000 tourists have been evacuated from Kalam. So far 30,000 cooked food packets have been distributed among the affectees of Charsadah, 33,601 in Nowshera and 28,920 food packets and 2000 water bottles have been distributed at Upper Swat.
Eight trucks of 25 tons of rations each have reached Tarbela Ghazi for further distribution among the affected people. Army Engineers are busy in making temporary bridges on River Swat to facilitate the transportation. People stranded at inaccessible places are being provided food through Helicopters and even Animal transport is also being employed.
In Sindh, 25,000 people have been evacuated from Guddu, Kashmoor, Sukkur, Ghotki and Qadirpur. 10,000 water bottles and packets of cooked foods have been distributed among the affectees.
Kaneria rubbishes ”match fixing” reports
LONDON: Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan’s leg spinner, has rejected reports that he is under investigation over his involvement in a cricket betting scandal while playing for English county side Essex.
Kaneria, who has been Essex”s key player for several years, said that he has always played his cricket honestly, adding that such reports are tarnishing his image.
“My cricketing career is completely unstained and I”m surprised at such allegations,” said Kaneria, who is Pakistan”s most successful Test spinner of all time.
According to reports appeared in British media, the UK Police is investigating Pakistani leg spinner Danish Kaneria, who plays for English county team Essex, for his involvement in a cricket betting scandal.
Kaneria and another Essex player are to be probed following incidents in one-day matches last summer.
The England and Wales Cricket Board suddenly issued a brief statement from Essex Police on Friday evening stating that inquiries are currently being conducted into the actions of two Essex players in a match last season.
“Following allegations received about two Essex county cricket players involved in match irregularities, we have initiated an investigation and are working closely with Essex County Cricket Club and the English Cricket Board,” the statement said
Kaneria is missing the start of the county season with Essex, the official reason being he is playing in a domestic tournament at home. His future at Essex is now in doubt, The Sun reports.
The other player, a lower-profile member of the staff who is not featuring in the opening championship match against Hampshire, will almost certainly be released if found guilty.
The suggestion is the players did not actively throw matches but manipulated passages of play by bowling poorly or sending down no balls or wides, the paper said.
Essex has known about the allegations for a month, but was shocked when they became public, it added.
The ECB said: “As this is an ongoing Police investigation there will be no further comment while the investigation is underway.”
Gaza To Export Flowers As Israeli Siege Continues
November 22, 2009 by Trend PK
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Full Story And Original Content.TrendPK.com Gaza To Export Flowers As Israeli Siege Continues:Israeli officials informed Palestinian crossings authorities that flower would be permitted for export from the Gaza strip starting 23-24 November, while commercial and humanitarian goods destined for Gaza continue to be restricted. Flowers were last exported from Gaza on 14 February 2009, following a
Full Story And Original Content.TrendPK.com Gaza To Export Flowers As Israeli Siege Continues:Israeli officials informed Palestinian crossings authorities that flower would be permitted for export from the Gaza strip starting 23-24 November, while commercial and humanitarian goods destined for Gaza continue to be restricted.
Flowers were last exported from Gaza on 14 February 2009, following a [...]
Violence Continues in Kashmir
Srinagar: At least 20 people were injured as violent clashes continued today in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley over Saturday’s mysterious death of two women in Shopian, 52 km from here, official sources said.
Piercing the tight security arrangements, angry residents clashed with police and paramilitary forces at nearly two dozen places here and parts of Baramulla, Bandipora and Pulwama districts, the sources said.
Though the government has ordered a judicial probe into the mysterious death of the two women, the locals were up in arms as the kin of the victims suspect involvement of security personnel in their rape and murder.
Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani yesterday rejected the inquiry, extended the day-long strike by two more days and urged people to stage massive protests against the “brutal killing” of the two women.
Chairperson of Muslim Khawateen Markaz Zamrooada Habib along with 15 activists was detained by police when they took out a protest march from Sarai Bala to Lal chowk in the heart of the city this afternoon, the sources said.
The sources said they were stopped by police near Lal Chowk and lodged at Kothibagh police station.
Mehbooba Mufti, eight PDP MLAs detained
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and her eight party MLAs were on Tuesday detained when they took out a protest march, defying prohibitory orders, in connection with the issue.
Mehbooba along with her party MLAs Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Nizamuddin bhat, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Mohammad Khalil Band, Syed Bashir Ahmad, Sartaj Madani and Mohammad Rafi besides some party activists were detained while they were returning to the party headquarters after marching on the streets of the city, official sources said.
PDP leaders carrying placards with slogans like revoke armed forces special powers act (AFSPA), resolve Kashmir issue, punish the killers of two women of Shopian and we want justice, took out a procession from party headquarters near Emporium Garden and marched on the streets of Lal Chowk and Budshah Chowk.
However, at Koker Bazar and Maisuma, some youths pelted stones at the PDP leaders following which policemen chased the stone-pelting mobs.
Violence Continues in Kashmir was first posted on June 2, 2009 at 5:20 pm.
Protest against custodial killing of civilian in occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR: People staged a protest demonstration against custodial killing of a civilian by Indian police in the occupied Kashmir.
According to local media, Manzoor Ahmed, 30, was subjected to brutal torture by Indian police in the custody of Special Operation Group.
As a result, hundreds of people took to the streets to protest the extrajudicial killing. The demonstrators pelted stones on the police too.
On the other hand, Indian police personnel subjected demonstrators to heavy lathi charge and excessive tear-gassing.
Protest against custodial killing of civilian in occupied Kashmir was first posted on May 19, 2009 at 10:15 pm.
